N-CSR 1 d457049dncsr.htm BLACKROCK FUNDS III BlackRock Funds III

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: 811-07332 and 811-08162

 

Name of Fund:   BlackRock Funds III
       BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional
       BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury
       BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2025 Fund
       BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2030 Fund
       BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2035 Fund
       BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2040 Fund
       BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2045 Fund
       BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2050 Fund
       BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2055 Fund
       BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2060 Fund
       BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic 2065 Fund
       BlackRock LifePath® Dynamic Retirement Fund
       iShares MSCI Total International Index Fund
       iShares Russell 1000 Large-Cap Index Fund
       iShares S&P 500 Index Fund
       iShares U.S. Aggregate Bond Index Fund

 

       Master Investment Portfolio
       Diversified Equity Master Portfolio
       International Tilts Master Portfolio
       Large Cap Index Master Portfolio
       Money Market Master Portfolio
       S&P 500 Index Master Portfolio
       Total International ex U.S. Index Master Portfolio
       Treasury Money Market Master Portfolio
       U.S. Total Bond Index Master Portfolio

 

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Funds III and Master Investment Portfolio, 50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001

Registrants’ telephone number, including area code: (800) 537-4942

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2022

Date of reporting period: 12/31/2022

 


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

 


 

LOGO

  DECEMBER 31, 2022

 

   2022 Annual Report

 

BlackRock Funds III

·  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional

·  

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

        Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee        

 


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

Significant economic headwinds emerged during the 12-month reporting period ended December 31, 2022, as investors navigated changing economic conditions and volatile markets. The U.S. economy shrank in the first half of 2022 before returning to modest growth in the third quarter, marking a shift to a more challenging post-reopening economic environment. Changes in consumer spending patterns and a tight labor market led to elevated inflation, which reached a 40-year high before beginning to moderate. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the ongoing war continued to present challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices fell as interest rates rose, particularly during the first half of the reporting period. Both large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks fell, although equities began to recover in the second half of the year as inflation eased and economic growth resumed. Emerging market stocks and international equities from developed markets declined overall, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose notably during the reporting period, driving its price down, as investors reacted to fluctuating inflation data and attempted to anticipate its impact on future interest rate changes. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, and heightened uncertainty led to higher corporate bond spreads (the difference in yield between U.S. Treasuries and similarly-dated corporate bonds).

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), acknowledging that inflation has been more persistent than expected, raised interest rates seven times. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and is accelerating the reduction of its balance sheet. While the Fed suggested that additional rate hikes were likely, it also gave indications that the pace of increases would slow if inflation continued to subside.

The pandemic’s restructuring of the economy brought an ongoing mismatch between supply and demand, contributing to the current inflationary regime. While growth slowed in 2022, we believe that taming inflation requires a more dramatic economic decline to bring demand back to a level more in line with the economy’s capacity. The Fed has been raising interest rates at the fastest pace in decades, and seems set to overtighten in its effort to get inflation back to target. With this in mind, we believe the possibility of a U.S. recession in the near-term is high, but this prospect has not yet been fully priced in by markets. Investors should expect a period of higher volatility as markets adjust to the new economic reality and policymakers attempt to adapt to rapidly changing conditions.

In this environment, while we favor an overweight to equities in the long-term, the market’s concerns over excessive rate hikes from central banks moderate our outlook. Rising input costs and a deteriorating economic backdrop are likely to challenge corporate earnings, so we are underweight equities overall in the near term. However, we see better opportunities in credit, where valuations are attractive and higher yields provide income opportunities. We believe that global investment-grade corporates, global inflation-linked bonds, and U.S. mortgage-backed securities offer strong opportunities for a six- to twelve-month horizon.

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

Sincerely,

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of December 31, 2022
     
     6-Month    12-Month 
   

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

  2.31%      (18.11)%
   

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

  3.91   (20.44)
   

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

  6.36   (14.45)
   

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (2.99)   (20.09)
   

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

  1.32   1.47
   

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

  (5.58)   (16.28)
   

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

  (2.97)   (13.01)
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  0.50     (8.53)
   

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

  3.50   (11.18)

 

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

 

 

 

 

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T H I S   P A G E   I S   N O T   P A R T   O F   Y O U R   F U N D   R E P O R T


Table of Contents

 

     Page  

The Markets in Review

    2  

Annual Report:

 

Money Market Overview

    4  

Fund Summary

    5  

Disclosure of Expenses

    7  

Fund Financial Statements:

 

Fund Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    8  

Fund Statements of Operations

    9  

Fund Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    10  

Fund Financial Highlights

    11  

Fund Notes to Financial Statements

    14  

Fund Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    18  

Important Tax Information

    19  

Master Portfolio Information

    20  

Master Portfolio Financial Statements:

 

Master Portfolio Schedules of Investments

    21  

Master Portfolio Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    29  

Master Portfolio Statements of Operations

    30  

Master Portfolio Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    31  

Master Portfolio Financial Highlights

    32  

Master Portfolio Notes to Financial Statements

    34  

Master Portfolio Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    39  

Trustee and Officer Information

    40  

Additional Information

    44  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

    45  

Important Fund Information

    45  

 

 

LOGO

 

 

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Money Market Overview  For the 12-Month Period Ended  December 31, 2022

 

Market Review

2022 began with a heightened sense of uncertainty surrounding the global economy due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which spurred continued inflationary pressures through disruptions in trade and food and fuel price shocks. Economic conditions in the United States were tight throughout most of 2022 and several key barometers indicated that the Fed would need to step in. The unemployment rate rose to 4.0% in January 2022 and remained strong, ending the year at 3.5%. The consumer price index (“CPI”) started the year at 7.5% but decreased to 6.5% by the end of December 2022 largely due to Fed intervention.

Recession fears grew across different economic sectors. At the end of the second and third quarters in 2022, real gross domestic product (“GDP”) decreased at an annual rate of 1.60% and 0.60%, respectively. The strength of the labor market and inflation in the United States prompted the Fed to begin a series of aggressive rates hikes. From March through December 2022, the Fed hiked rates a total of 425 basis points (or 4.25%) in an effort to stem spiraling price pressures, which had sent inflation to a peak of 9.1% in June 2022. This would prove to be the fastest pace of hikes in over four decades.

In December, the Federal Open Market Committee (the “FOMC” or the “Committee”) reiterated its commitment to return inflation to its 2% objective and that the FOMC again will consider “the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, the lags with which monetary policy affects economic activity and inflation, and economic and financial developments” when “determining the pace of future increases in the target range.” Additionally, the Committee announced that it will continue reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities, as described in the Plans for Reducing the Size of the Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet that were issued in May 2022.

Given generally insufficient near-term Treasury bill (“T-bill”) supply and uncertainty surrounding the Fed’s rate hiking path, daily utilization of the Fed’s reverse repurchase agreement (“RRP”) facility surged in 2022, averaging nearly $2 trillion per day. On December 31, 2022 the RRP facility hit an all-time high with a balance of over $2.6 trillion. The secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”) — a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by Treasury securities — had been pegged at 0.05% from January until the FOMC’s first 25 bp rate hike in March 2022, when it rose to 0.30%. SOFR closed 2022 at 4.30% and averaged 1.64% for the year.

The 3-month London Inter-bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), which started the year at 0.22%, trended upward in 2022, ending the year at 4.77%. 3-month LIBOR averaged 2.40% throughout the year and hit an all-time high of 4.78% on November 30, 2022. The 3-month LIBOR-Overnight Indexed Swap spread (“L-OIS”) – a gauge of stress in the financial system – hit an all-time low of -0.12% in September 2022 and averaged 0.16% for the year. Industry-wide money market mutual funds (“MMFs”) experienced net inflows of approximately $32 billion during the year. Of this, assets of prime and municipal MMFs experienced $214 billion and $21 billion of inflows, respectively, while government MMFs fell $204 billion.

Portfolio Review

The prevailing investment themes in 2022 included the tightening of monetary policy by the FOMC and other central banks, the large and growing supply versus demand imbalance for front-end securities, and rising inflation. Yields across the balance of the Treasury curve rose as the Fed delivered rate hikes in an attempt to quell inflation. Since the beginning of this rate hiking cycle, we have preferred a below-neutral profile across our government funds. We continue to remain selective with respect to adding duration until we see more policy certainty from the central bank.

Approaching year-end, the market approached an inflection point. While Chair Jerome Powell and other Committee members continue to push a “hawkish” narrative, market yields toward the back-half of 2023 reflect interest rate cuts. This contrasting movement at the longer points of the Treasury bill curve versus FOMC rhetoric indicates market concerns that an over-tightening of policy will force the FOMC to reverse course midpoint next year.

Outlook

A short-term outlook for inflation above the FOMC’s preferred range and “hawkish” rhetoric from officials suggests increases in the target range for the federal funds rate further into “restrictive territory” are possible through at least the midpoint of 2023. The market has been in a near constant state of repricing since the FOMC first lifted rates off the zero lower bound. Pricing volatility should persist at least until the FOMC reaches its terminal rate. Continued defensive positioning by investors will likely contribute, in our estimation, to elevated usage of the Federal Reserve’s Overnight Reverse Repurchase Agreement Program by eligible counterparties.

The U.S. Treasury is approaching its borrowing limit. This event will negatively impact issuance of net new Treasury Bill supply. The U.S. Treasury can invoke “extraordinary measures” to expand borrowing capacity which would temporarily increase net new supply. Ultimately, Congress would need to act on the debt ceiling before the U.S. Treasury exhausts all accounting measures. At this time, our estimate is that the true borrowing limit could be reached toward the end of 2023.

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

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2022    BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek a high level of income consistent with liquidity and the preservation of capital.

 

CURRENT SEVEN-DAY YIELDS

 

     
      7-Day
SEC Yield
   

7-Day  

Yield  

 

SL Agency

     4.53     4.53

The 7-Day SEC Yields may differ from the 7-Day Yields shown due to the fact that the 7-Day SEC Yields exclude distributed capital gains.

Expense Example

 

    Actual

 

          Hypothetical 5% Return

 

       
     

 

Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/22)

 

 
 
 

 

   

 

Ending
Account Value
(12/31/22)

 

 
 
 

 

   

 

Expenses
Paid During
the Period

 

 
 
(a) 

 

           

 

Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/22)

 

 
 
 

 

   

 

Ending
Account Value
(12/31/22)

 

 
 
 

 

   

 

Expenses
Paid During
the Period

 

 
 
(a) 

 

   

 

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

 

 
 
 

 

SL Agency

  $

 

1,000.00

 

 

 

  $

 

1,000.00

 

 

 

  $

 

0.45

 

 

 

          $

 

1,000.00

 

 

 

  $

 

1,024.75

 

 

 

  $

 

0.46

 

 

 

   

 

0.09

 

 

 

  (a)

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Because the Fund invests all of its assets in the Money Market Master Portfolio (the “Master Portfolio”), the expense example reflects the net expenses of both the Fund and the Master Portfolio in which it invests.

 

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

 

 

F U N D   S U M M A R Y

  5


Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2022    BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek current income as is consistent with liquidity and stability of principal.

 

CURRENT SEVEN-DAY YIELDS

 

     
      7-Day
SEC Yield
    7-Day  
Yield  
 

Institutional

     4.09     4.09

SL Agency

     4.12       4.12  

The 7-Day SEC Yields may differ from the 7-Day Yields shown due to the fact that the 7-Day SEC Yields exclude distributed capital gains.

Expense Example

 

    Actual

 

          Hypothetical 5% Return

 

       
     

 

Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/22)

 

 
 
 

 

   

 

Ending
Account Value
(12/31/22)

 

 
 
 

 

   

 

Expenses
Paid During
the Period

 

 
 
(a) 

 

           

 

Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/22)

 

 
 
 

 

   

 

Ending
Account Value
(12/31/22)

 

 
 
 

 

   

 

Expenses
Paid During
the Period

 

 
 
(a) 

 

   

 

Annualized
Expense
Ratio

 

 
 
 

 

Institutional

  $
1,000.00
 
  $
1,000.00
 
  $
0.60
 
    $
1,000.00
 
  $
1,024.60
 
  $
0.61
 
   
0.12

SL Agency

 

 

 

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.45

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

1,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,024.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

 

 

  (a)

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period shown). Because the Fund invests all of its assets in the Treasury Money Market Master Portfolio (the “Master Portfolio”), the expense example reflects the net expenses of both the Fund and the Master Portfolio in which it invests.

 

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

 

 

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Disclosure of Expenses   

 

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

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

The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a 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 these Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect transactional expenses, such as sales charges, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are 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.

 

 

D I S C L O S U R E    O F    E X P E N S E S

  7


Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

   

BlackRock

Cash Funds:
Institutional

   

BlackRock

Cash Funds:

Treasury

 

 

 

ASSETS

   

Investments, at value — from the applicable Master Portfolio

  $  74,621,617,686     $  18,599,381,371  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    74,621,617,686       18,599,381,371  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

   

Payables:

   

Administration fees

    1,279,176       413,154  

Capital gains distributions

          12,224  

Income dividend distributions

    292,805,833       47,707,482  

Professional fees

    11,569       11,577  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    294,096,578       48,144,437  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 74,327,521,108     $ 18,551,236,934  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

   

Paid-in capital

  $ 74,348,281,443     $ 18,555,162,768  

Accumulated loss

    (20,760,335     (3,925,834
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 74,327,521,108     $ 18,551,236,934  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE

   

Institutional

   

Net assets

    N/A     $ 4,071,845,196  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    N/A       4,072,671,777  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

    N/A     $ 1.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    N/A       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    N/A       No par value  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

SL Agency

   

Net assets

  $ 74,327,521,108     $ 14,479,391,738  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    74,327,854,413       14,482,490,993  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 1.0000     $ 1.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    Unlimited       Unlimited  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Par value

    No par value       No par value  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

    

BlackRock

Cash Funds:
Institutional

    

BlackRock

Cash Funds:
Treasury

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Net investment income allocated from the applicable Master Portfolio:

    

Interest — unaffiliated

  $  1,286,672,904      $  292,761,809  

Expenses

    (67,356,832      (17,778,140

Fees waived

    20,401,971        5,450,449  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

    1,239,718,043        280,434,118  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

FUND EXPENSES

    

Administration — class specific

    13,405,609        4,744,436  

Professional

    10,945        10,948  

Miscellaneous

    2,326        728  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses

    13,418,880        4,756,112  

Less:

    

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Administrator

    (10,945      (259,141
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    13,407,935        4,496,971  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,226,310,108        275,937,147  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ALLOCATED FROM THE MASTER PORTFOLIO

    

Net realized gain (loss) from:

    

Investments — unaffiliated

    377,973        (194,460

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

    

Investments — unaffiliated

    5,367,947         
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    5,745,920        (194,460
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 1,232,056,028      $ 275,742,687  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional     BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

12/31/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

   

Year Ended

12/31/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 1,226,310,108     $ 73,513,935     $ 275,937,147     $ 567,364  

Net realized gain (loss)

    377,973       127,838       (194,460     613,425  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    5,367,947       (13,855,488            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    1,232,056,028       59,786,285       275,742,687       1,180,789  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Institutional

                (60,329,696     (520,307

SL Agency

    (1,249,685,273     (79,345,112     (219,621,645     (1,468,203
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (1,249,685,273     (79,345,112     (279,951,341     (1,988,510
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    8,679,547,243       5,092,739,270       (4,616,524,316     3,152,790,946  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    8,661,917,998       5,073,180,443       (4,620,732,970     3,151,983,225  

Beginning of year

    65,665,603,110       60,592,422,667       23,171,969,904       20,019,986,679  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 74,327,521,108     $ 65,665,603,110     $ 18,551,236,934     $ 23,171,969,904  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

   

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional

 
 

 

 

 
    SL Agency  
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended
12/31/22
     Year Ended
12/31/21
     Year Ended
12/31/20
     Year Ended
12/31/19
     Year Ended
12/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.0003      $ 1.0006      $ 1.0004      $ 1.0001      $ 1.0001  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.0178        0.0012        0.0078        0.0238        0.0206  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.0003 )(a)        (0.0003      0.0002        0.0003        0.0000 (b)  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.0175        0.0009        0.0080        0.0241        0.0206  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

             

From net investment income

    (0.0178      (0.0012      (0.0078      (0.0238      (0.0206

From net realized gain

    (0.0000 )(d)        (0.0000 )(d)        (0.0000 )(d)                
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.0178      (0.0012      (0.0078      (0.0238      (0.0206
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.0000      $ 1.0003      $ 1.0006      $ 1.0004      $ 1.0001  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

             

Based on net asset value

    1.79      0.09      0.80      2.43      2.08
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

             

Total expenses

    0.09      0.09      0.09      0.09      0.09
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.09      0.09      0.09      0.09      0.09
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.83      0.11      0.75      2.36      2.05
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $  74,327,521      $  65,665,603      $  60,592,423      $  54,357,819      $  47,238,155  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

 

(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.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury  
 

 

 

 
    Institutional  
 

 

 

 
    Year Ended
12/31/22
    Year Ended
12/31/21
    Year Ended
12/31/20
     Year Ended
12/31/19
     Year Ended
12/31/18
 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.0155       0.0001       0.0040        0.0210        0.0175  

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.0000 (a)(b)       0.0000 (a)       0.0001        0.0000 (a)        0.0000 (a)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.0155       0.0001       0.0041        0.0210        0.0175  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

           

From net investment income

    (0.0155     (0.0001     (0.0040      (0.0210      (0.0175

From net realized gain

    (0.0000 )(d)       (0.0000 )(d)       (0.0001      (0.0000 )(d)         
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.0155     (0.0001     (0.0041      (0.0210      (0.0175
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

           

Based on net asset value

    1.56     0.01     0.41      2.12      1.76
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

           

Total expenses

    0.12     0.12     0.12      0.12      0.12
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.12     0.06     0.12      0.12      0.12
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.46     0.00 %(f)       0.23      2.06      1.76
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 4,071,845     $ 4,357,983     $ 9,011,269      $ 1,813,191      $ 1,182,627  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.

(b)

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(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)

Amount is less than 0.005%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury (continued)  
    SL Agency  
     Year Ended
12/31/22
    Year Ended
12/31/21
    Year Ended
12/31/20
    Year Ended
12/31/19
    Year Ended
12/31/18
 
           

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.0157       0.0001       0.0042       0.0213       0.0178  

Net realized and unrealized gain

    0.0000 (a)(b)       0.0000 (a)       0.0001       0.0000 (a)       0.0000 (a)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.0157       0.0001       0.0043       0.0213       0.0178  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

         

From net investment income

    (0.0157     (0.0001     (0.0042     (0.0213     (0.0178

From net realized gain

    (0.0000 )(d)       (0.0000 )(d)       (0.0001     (0.0000 )(d)        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.0157     (0.0001     (0.0043     (0.0213     (0.0178
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Based on net asset value

    1.58     0.01     0.43     2.15     1.79
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

         

Total expenses

    0.09     0.09     0.09     0.09     0.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.09     0.06     0.09     0.09     0.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.60     0.00 %(f)       0.37     2.10     1.78
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 14,479,392     $ 18,813,987     $ 11,008,718     $ 10,620,209     $ 5,399,030  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Amount is less than $0.00005 per share.

(b)

The amounts reported for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for the fiscal period due to the timing of capital share transactions in relation to the fluctuating market values of the Fund’s underlying securities.

(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)

Amount is less than 0.005%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

1.   ORGANIZATION

BlackRock Funds III (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 a Delaware statutory trust. The following, each of which is a series of the Trust, are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually as a “Fund”:

 

     
Fund Name   Herein Referred To As    Diversification
Classification

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional

  Institutional    Diversified

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury

  Treasury    Diversified

Each Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all of its assets in a corresponding series of Master Investment Portfolio (“MIP”): Money Market Master Portfolio and Treasury Money Market Master Portfolio (each, a “Master Portfolio” and together, the “Master Portfolios”). MIP is an affiliate of the Trust. Each Master Portfolio has the same investment objective and strategies as its corresponding Fund. The value of each Fund’s investment in its corresponding Master Portfolio reflects the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Master Portfolio. The performance of each Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Master Portfolios. At December 31, 2022, the percentage of each Master Portfolio owned by its corresponding Fund was as follows: Institutional owned 100% of Money Market Master Portfolio and Treasury owned 93.3% of Treasury Money Market Master Portfolio. The financial statements of the Master Portfolios, including the Schedules of Investments, are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ financial statements.

Institutional only offers SLAgency Shares and is only available for certain eligible investors. Treasury offers multiple classes of shares. Institutional, Select, SLAgency, Capital, Premium and Trust Shares are sold without a sales charge and only to certain eligible investors. All classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and are subject to the same terms and conditions, and differ principally with respect to administration fees.

The Board of Trustees of the Trust and Board of Trustees of MIP are referred to throughout this report as the “Board” and the members are referred to as “Trustees.”

Treasury operates as a “government money market fund” under Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Fund is not subject to liquidity fees or temporary suspensions of redemptions due to declines in the Fund’s weekly liquid assets.

Institutional prices and transacts its shares at a net asset value (“NAV”) per share calculated to four decimal places, reflecting market-based values of its portfolio holdings (i.e., at a “floating” NAV).

With respect to Institutional, the Board is permitted to impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% on the value of shares redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions from Institutional for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that Institutional’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.

The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA” or the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of funds referred to as the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex.

2.   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. Each 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, contributions to and withdrawals from each Master Portfolio are accounted for on a trade date basis. The Funds record their proportionate share of the Master Portfolio’s income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses on a daily basis. In addition, the Funds accrue their own expenses. 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 Institutional’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds are recorded as paid-in-capital. The liquidity fees are collected and retained by Institutional for the benefit of Institutional’s remaining shareholders.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund or its classes are charged to that Fund or the applicable class. Expenses directly related to the Funds and other shared expenses prorated to the Funds are allocated daily to each class based on their relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Administrator”), are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

3.   INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s policy is to value its financial instruments at fair value. Each Fund records its investment in the Master Portfolio at fair value based on the Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the Master Portfolio. Valuation of securities held by the Master Portfolio is discussed in Note 3 of the Master Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.

4.   ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Administration: The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, entered into an Administration Agreement with the Administrator, which has agreed to provide general administrative services (other than investment advice and related portfolio activities). The Administrator has agreed to bear all of the Funds’ ordinary operating expenses, excluding, generally, investment advisory fees, distribution fees, brokerage and other expenses related to the execution of portfolio transactions, extraordinary expenses and certain other expenses which are borne by the Funds. The Administrator is entitled to receive for these administrative services an annual fee based on the average daily net assets of each Fund as follows:

 

             
Fund Name   Capital     Institutional     Premium     Select     SL Agency     Trust  

Institutional

    N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A       0.02     N/A  

Treasury

    0.07 %(a)      0.05     0.10 %(a)      0.15 %(a)      0.02       0.38 %(a) 

 

  (a) 

No shares outstanding as of December 31, 2022.

 

From time to time, the Administrator may waive such fees in whole or in part. Any such waiver will reduce the expenses of the Funds and, accordingly, have a favorable impact on their performance. The Administrator may delegate certain of its administration duties to sub-administrators.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, the following table shows the class specific administration fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:

 

       
Fund Name   Institutional      SL Agency      Total    

Institutional

  $      $ 13,405,609      $ 13,405,609    

Treasury

    2,039,661        2,704,775        4,744,436    

As of December 31, 2022, the only investors for the SL Agency Shares of Institutional are investment companies for which (i) BFA, BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), or an affiliate provides investment advisory or administration services, or (ii) BTC acts as securities lending agent and which have directed BTC on their behalf to invest securities lending cash collateral in SL Agency Shares of Institutional. Affiliated shareholders in the SL Agency Shares of the Funds represent a significant portion of the outstanding shares and net assets of Institutional and Treasury.

Distribution Fees: The Trust, on behalf of each Fund, entered into a Distribution Agreement with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Administrator. Shareholders of Capital, Institutional, Premium, Select, SL Agency and Trust Shares of the Funds do not pay any fees for distribution services.

Expense Waivers and Reimbursements: The Administrator contractually agreed to waive a portion of its administration fees for the Select Shares of Treasury through June 30, 2023. After giving effect to such contractual expense waiver, the administration fees for the Select Shares of Treasury will be 0.13%.

The fees and expenses of the Fund’s trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), counsel to the Independent Trustees and the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm (together, the “independent expenses”) are paid directly by the Funds. The Administrator has contractually agreed to reimburse the Funds or provide an offsetting credit against the administration fees paid by the Funds in an amount equal to these independent expenses through June 30, 2023. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Administrator in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

   
Fund Name   Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed  
by the Administrator  
 

Institutional

  $ 10,945    

Treasury

    10,948    

The Administrator has also voluntarily agreed to waive and/or reimburse a portion of their respective administration fees 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 fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Administrator. The Administrator may discontinue the waiver and/or reimbursement at any time. With respect to Treasury, for the year ended December 31, 2022, the amounts waived and/or reimbursed was $248,193.

Interfund Lending: In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), each Fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility for temporary purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by each Fund’s investment policies and restrictions. Each Fund is currently permitted to borrow and lend under the Interfund Lending Program.

A lending BlackRock fund may lend in aggregate up to 15% of its net assets but may not lend more than 5% of its net assets to any one borrowing fund through the Interfund Lending Program. A borrowing BlackRock fund may not borrow through the Interfund Lending Program or from any other source more than 33 1/3% of its total assets (or any lower threshold provided for by the fund’s investment restrictions). If a borrowing BlackRock fund’s total outstanding borrowings exceed 10% of its total assets, each of its outstanding interfund loans will be subject to collateralization of at least 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan. All interfund loans are for temporary or emergency purposes and the interest rate to be charged will be the average of the highest current overnight repurchase agreement rate available to a lending fund and the bank loan rate, as calculated according to a formula established by the Board.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Funds did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.

Trustees and Officers: Certain trustees and/or officers of the Trust are directors and/or officers of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) or its affiliates.

5.   INCOME TAX INFORMATION

It is each 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.

Each 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 each Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for a period of three years after they are filed. The statutes of limitations on each 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 Funds as of December 31, 2022, 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 Funds’ financial statements.

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

 

 

Fund Name

 

 

Year Ended
12/31/22

 

    

Year Ended
12/31/21

 

 

 

 

Institutional

    

Ordinary income

  $ 1,249,685,273      $ 79,345,112  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Treasury

    

Ordinary income

  $ 279,935,854      $ 1,942,772  

Long-term capital gains

    15,487        45,738  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 279,951,341      $ 1,988,510  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2022, the tax components of accumulated earnings (loss) were as follows:

 

         

Fund Name

 

 

Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains

 

   

Non-Expiring
Capital Loss
Carryforwards(a)

 

   

Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)

 

   

Total

 

 

Institutional

  $ 45,621     $     $ (20,805,956   $ (20,760,335

Treasury

          (194,460     (3,731,374     (3,925,834

 

  (a) 

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

 

6.   CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

The number of shares sold, reinvested and redeemed for Institutional were transacted at each class’s floating NAV per share calculated to four decimal places.

Transactions in capital shares for each class of Institutional were as follows:

 

 

 
   

Year Ended

12/31/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fund Name / Share Class

 

 

Shares

 

   

Amounts

 

   

Shares

 

   

Amounts

 

 

 

 

Institutional

       

SL Agency

       

Shares sold

    340,532,789,595     $ 340,551,735,236       295,375,820,800     $ 295,532,215,106  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    11,031       11,034              

Shares redeemed

    (331,851,421,519     (331,872,199,027     (290,286,668,679     (290,439,475,836
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    8,681,379,107     $ 8,679,547,243       5,089,152,121     $ 5,092,739,270  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    8,681,379,107     $ 8,679,547,243       5,089,152,121     $ 5,092,739,270  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 for Treasury.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

Transactions in capital shares for each class of Treasury were as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name / Share Class  

Year Ended

12/31/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

 

 

 

Treasury

   

Institutional

   

Shares sold

    36,268,615,974       15,745,033,072  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    59,074,614       516,489  

Shares redeemed

    (36,612,942,944     (20,398,402,430
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (285,252,356     (4,652,852,869
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

SL Agency

   

Shares sold

    354,705,253,711       266,853,258,115  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    19,988,904       42,778  

Shares redeemed

    (359,056,514,575     (259,047,657,078
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (4,331,271,960     7,805,643,815  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (4,616,524,316     3,152,790,946  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

7.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds 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.

 

 

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

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Trustees of BlackRock Funds III and Shareholders of each of the two funds listed in the table below

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of each of the funds listed in the table below (two of the series constituting BlackRock Funds III, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of December 31, 2022, the related statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of December 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional

BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2022 by correspondence with the accounting agent of the Master Portfolios. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

 

 

/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 14, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 2000.

 

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)

 

The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as capital gain dividends, subject to a long-term capital gains tax rate as noted below, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022:

 

 

 
Fund Name   20% Rate Long-Term
Capital Gain Dividends
 

 

 

Treasury

  $ 15,487  

 

 

The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, of distributions from direct federal obligation interest for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022:

 

 

 
Fund Name       Federal Obligation
Interest
 

 

 

Treasury

  $ 46,109,097  

 

 

The law varies in each state as to whether and what percent of ordinary income dividends attributable to federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. Shareholders are advised to check with their tax advisers to determine if any portion of the dividends received is exempt from state income tax.

The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as interest income eligible to be treated as a Section 163(j) interest dividend for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022:

 

 

 
Fund Name       Interest
Dividends
 

 

 

Institutional

  $     1,226,310,108  

Treasury

    275,937,147  

 

 

The Funds hereby designate the following amounts, or maximum amounts allowable by law, as interest-related dividends and qualified short-term capital gains eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022:

 

 

 
Fund Name  

Interest

Related

Dividends

     Qualified
Short-Term
Capital Gains
 

 

 

Institutional

  $ 1,022,655,521      $ 332,352  

Treasury

    275,937,147         

 

 

 

 

I M P O R T A N T  T A X  I N F O R M A T I O N

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Master Portfolio Information    as of December 31, 2022

 

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

 

   
Money Market Master Portfolio    Percent of
Net Assets
 

Repurchase Agreements

     39.3

Certificates of Deposit

     32.9  

Commercial Paper

     16.9  

Time Deposits

     5.2  

Municipal Bonds

     1.6  

Corporate Bonds

     0.6  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

     3.5  

PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

 

   
Treasury Money Market Master Portfolio   Percent of
Net Assets
 

Repurchase Agreements

    77.4

U.S. Treasury Obligations

    17.1  

Other Assets Less Liabilities

    5.5  
 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments      

December 31, 2022

  

Money Market Master Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Short-Term Securities

 

Certificates of Deposit — 32.9%            
Domestic — 4.1%            

Bank of America NA, 5.80%, 01/08/24(a)

  $ 170,000     $ 170,079,397  

Citibank N.A.

   

4.16%, 08/25/23

    135,000       133,880,502  

4.16%, 09/01/23

    64,000       63,445,179  

Series CD, 5.54%, 09/21/23(a)

    190,000       189,965,029  

First Republic Bank

   

4.40%, 01/04/23

    2,000,000       1,999,997,760  

4.40%, 01/06/23

    464,000       464,042,688  
   

 

 

 
      3,021,410,555  

Yankee — 28.8%

   

Banco Santander SA/New York(a)

   

5.40%, 01/06/23(b)

    240,000       240,020,414  

5.40%, 02/17/23(b)

    238,000       238,085,121  

5.54%, 01/18/23(b)

    207,000       207,049,160  

5.70%, 05/30/23

    200,000       200,141,388  

5.90%, 05/03/23(b)

    150,000       150,173,382  

Bank of Montreal/Chicago(a)(b)

   

5.20%, 01/09/23

    334,000       334,018,918  

5.60%, 07/03/23

    156,000       156,153,011  

5.74%, 06/01/23

    178,000       178,268,969  

5.80%, 09/05/23

    250,000       250,256,243  

Bank of Nova Scotia/Houston(a)(b)

   

5.30%, 05/05/23

    230,000       230,131,268  

5.32%, 07/10/23

    55,950       55,989,780  

5.46%, 05/12/23

    143,000       143,128,054  

5.54%, 05/12/23

    189,000       189,190,588  

5.70%, 09/15/23

    238,000       238,287,925  

Barclays Bank PLC/New York(a)(b)

   

4.88%, 02/16/23

    200,000       200,002,414  

4.90%, 02/03/23

    342,000       342,032,562  

5.54%, 04/05/23

    200,000       200,129,580  

5.60%, 06/08/23

    200,000       200,159,956  

5.70%, 03/31/23

    210,000       210,175,069  

5.80%, 08/17/23

    331,000       331,414,743  

5.90%, 09/21/23

    200,000       200,117,500  

6.06%, 11/22/23

    350,000       350,575,662  

Series CD, 4.90%, 02/15/23

    50,000       50,001,626  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce/New York(a)(b)
5.30%, 05/08/23

    200,000       200,186,740  

5.32%, 03/15/23

    100,000       100,048,239  

5.60%, 07/03/23

    341,000       341,652,844  

5.80%, 07/21/23

    107,400       107,681,325  

5.90%, 10/20/23

    200,000       200,504,462  

(1 day SOFR + 0.30%), 4.90%, 01/06/23

    335,000       335,014,137  

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank/New York(a)(b)
5.30%, 03/17/23

    236,000       236,159,619  

5.48%, 03/06/23

    175,000       175,137,484  

Credit Industriel et Commercial/New York, 5.28%, 07/10/23(a)(b)

    83,500       83,523,362  

Credit Suisse AG/New York(a)(b)

   

4.86%, 02/09/23

    395,000       394,758,572  

4.92%, 04/05/23

    240,000       239,921,520  

4.99%, 05/01/23

    225,000       224,828,642  

Kookmin Bank/New York(a)(b)

   

5.92%, 08/18/23

    142,000       142,095,117  

6.30%, 12/14/23

    194,000       194,272,570  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Yankee (continued)

   

Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg/New York, 4.31%, 01/06/23(b)

  $  225,000     $   225,016,650  

Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC(a)(b)

   

4.86%, 02/03/23

    157,000       157,010,744  

4.86%, 02/06/23

    85,000       85,004,695  

5.64%, 04/06/23

    237,000       237,084,047  

Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC/New York, 5.90%, 06/12/23(a)(b)

    148,000       148,218,375  

Mizuho Bank Ltd./New York(a)

   

4.86%, 01/27/23(b)

    300,000       300,030,300  

5.28%, 01/06/23

    244,000       244,022,163  

5.34%, 03/17/23(b)

    268,000       268,137,326  

5.35%, 03/10/23(b)

    189,000       189,105,199  

5.40%, 01/09/23(b)

    130,000       130,016,320  

5.90%, 04/27/23(b)

    150,000       150,267,201  

MUFG Bank Ltd./New York(a)(b)

   

4.86%, 01/23/23

    250,000       250,013,635  

4.86%, 01/24/23

    250,000       250,014,240  

4.90%, 03/10/23

    375,000       374,946,667  

4.90%, 03/13/23

    255,000       254,964,601  

5.36%, 06/07/23

    150,000       150,081,591  

5.38%, 01/04/23

    240,000       240,013,920  

5.50%, 03/08/23

    210,000       210,087,879  

Natixis SA/New York(a)(b)

   

4.86%, 02/07/23

    287,000       287,033,883  

5.50%, 06/01/23

    80,000       80,082,443  

5.60%, 09/08/23

    200,000       200,133,882  

Nordea Bank Abp/New York,
5.46%, 03/02/23(a)(b)

    225,000       225,121,059  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd./New York, 5.34%, 03/13/23(a)(b)

    100,000       100,028,033  

Royal Bank of Canada/New York

   

4.00%, 07/13/23(b)

    246,000       244,456,618  

4.08%, 07/14/23

    95,000       94,437,309  

4.80%, 01/11/23(a)(b)

    85,000       85,003,340  

5.60%, 07/03/23(a)

    191,000       191,262,606  

5.90%, 10/19/23(a)(b)

    200,000       200,366,288  

Standard Chartered Bank/New York(a)(b)

   

4.90%, 03/13/23

    316,000       316,040,941  

5.40%, 05/04/23

    175,000       175,154,870  

5.50%, 03/01/23

    202,000       202,125,741  

5.52%, 01/31/23

    305,000       305,121,295  

5.52%, 05/18/23

    92,000       92,109,992  

5.70%, 09/11/23

    250,000       250,242,080  

5.80%, 08/11/23

    378,000       378,618,298  

5.90%, 07/05/23

    250,000       250,470,667  

5.90%, 08/24/23

    188,000       188,338,690  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp./New York(a)

   

4.86%, 01/03/23(b)

    475,000       475,003,710  

4.86%, 01/20/23(b)

    240,000       239,992,198  

4.86%, 01/23/23(b)

    397,000       396,971,083  

4.86%, 01/30/23(b)

    239,000       238,952,814  

4.86%, 02/13/23(b)

    233,000       232,894,707  

5.50%, 05/03/23

    260,000       260,225,659  

5.54%, 01/24/23(b)

    210,000       210,030,547  

5.54%, 02/02/23(b)

    250,000       250,019,150  

5.64%, 06/01/23(b)

    350,000       350,420,063  

5.70%, 08/18/23(b)

    250,000       250,282,722  

5.70%, 09/28/23(b)

    86,000       86,080,765  

5.90%, 08/01/23

    95,000       95,187,178  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd./New York(a)(b)

   

5.38%, 01/06/23

    240,000       240,021,334  

5.50%, 01/24/23

    196,000       196,061,383  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

Money Market Master Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Yankee (continued)

   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd./New York(a)(b) (continued)

   

5.54%, 01/31/23

  $ 263,000     $ 263,103,659  

5.54%, 02/02/23

    300,000       300,126,882  

Svenska Handelsbanken/New York(a)(b)

   

5.62%, 07/03/23

    294,000       294,450,346  

5.70%, 05/31/23

    178,000       178,203,297  

Toronto-Dominion Bank/New York

   

2.80%, 05/08/23(b)

    225,000       223,337,840  

2.90%, 06/06/23(b)

    204,000       202,096,537  

3.70%, 05/01/23

    102,000       101,613,248  

4.35%, 09/13/23(b)

    132,000       131,103,279  

5.40%, 06/02/23(a)(b)

    333,000       333,340,153  

5.80%, 07/26/23(a)

    139,500       139,787,590  

5.80%, 09/05/23(a)(b)

    220,000       220,000,000  
   

 

 

 
      21,510,777,698  
   

 

 

 
      24,532,188,253  

Commercial Paper — 16.9%

   

Alinghi Funding Co. LLC(c)

   

3.44%, 02/15/23

    93,000       92,625,649  

3.95%, 04/13/23

    95,000       93,957,639  

Bank of Montreal

   

4.84%, 02/13/23(a)

    231,000       231,018,150  

5.70%, 03/22/23(a)

    285,000       285,236,311  

2.80%, 05/12/23

    200,000       198,500,244  

5.40%, 06/06/23(a)

    246,000       246,233,238  

(1 day SOFR + 0.30%), 4.95%, 01/13/23(a)(d)

    336,000       336,014,078  

Bank of Nova Scotia(a)(d)

   

5.32%, 01/30/23

    174,000       174,000,000  

5.86%, 07/27/23

    171,000       171,365,545  

5.92%, 11/01/23

    180,000       180,315,707  

Bank of Nova Scotia/The, 5.78%, 12/07/23(a)(d)

    237,000       236,999,389  

Bayerische Landesbank/New York(c)

   

4.34%, 01/13/23

    100,000       99,831,028  

4.36%, 01/17/23

    500,000       498,911,750  

Bedford Row Funding Corp., 4.81%, 01/13/23(a)(d)

    95,000       94,998,670  

Bennington Stark Capital Co. LLC(c)

   

4.36%, 01/03/23

    259,000       258,875,506  

4.35%, 01/05/23

    564,895       564,487,428  

BofA Securities, Inc.(a)

   

5.50%, 03/03/23

    238,000       238,102,673  

5.74%, 06/12/23

    15,000       15,019,530  

BPCE SA

   

5.50%, 03/03/23(a)(d)

    248,000       248,168,325  

5.46%, 06/01/23(a)(d)

    175,000       175,166,418  

4.25%, 09/01/23(c)

    238,000       229,656,810  

Chesham Finance Ltd./Chesham Finance LLC,
4.34%, 01/05/23(c)

    1,000,000       999,278,500  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.,
5.60%, 09/21/23(a)(d)

    432,000       431,755,350  

Crown Point Capital Co. LLC, Series A, 5.80%, 03/28/23(a)(d)

    144,000       144,139,680  

DNB Bank ASA, 5.46%, 03/23/23(a)(d)

    142,000       142,096,466  

Great Bear Funding LLC,
4.36%, 01/17/23(c)

    59,000       58,872,147  

HSBC Bank PLC, 5.50%, 06/06/23(a)(d)

    283,000       283,063,316  

ING U.S. Funding LLC(a)(d)

   

5.80%, 08/16/23

    300,000       300,358,746  

5.70%, 09/07/23

    233,000       233,109,184  

Legacy Capital Co. LLC, Series A,
4.90%, 02/21/23(a)(d)

    400,000       399,982,000  

LMA-Americas LLC, 4.32%, 01/03/23(c)

    120,000       119,942,400  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Commercial Paper (continued)

   

Macquarie Bank Ltd.(a)(d)

   

4.94%, 02/28/23

  $   250,000     $ 250,031,750  

5.50%, 03/02/23

    285,000       285,131,670  

5.74%, 03/24/23

    238,000       238,203,966  

5.80%, 07/03/23

    268,000       268,407,092  

(1 day SOFR + 0.35%), 5.00%, 01/04/23

    400,000       400,000,000  

(1 day SOFR + 0.35%), 5.00%, 01/09/23

    455,000       455,008,190  

National Australia Bank Ltd.,
5.10%, 04/05/23(a)(d)

    39,000       39,004,095  

NatWest Markets PLC, 4.28%, 08/22/23(c)

    285,000       275,128,629  

PSP Capital, Inc.(c)

   

4.00%, 08/10/23

    40,000       38,786,880  

4.01%, 08/15/23

    50,000       48,446,433  

Royal Bank of Canada, 5.32%, 01/04/23(a)(d)

    200,000       200,000,000  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB(a)(d)

   

5.74%, 05/31/23

    177,000       177,228,861  

5.80%, 08/02/23

    160,000       160,279,029  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB/New York, 5.70%, 07/13/23(a)(d)

    129,000       129,135,990  

Swedbank AB, 5.48%, 03/02/23(a)

    246,000       246,160,033  

Toronto-Dominion Bank/New York,
5.30%, 03/31/23(a)

    188,000       188,121,215  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 5.20%, 06/16/23(a)

    280,000       280,025,200  

UBS AG, 5.00%, 02/23/23(a)(d)

    300,000       300,000,000  

UBS AG/London(a)(d)

   

5.74%, 09/01/23

    220,000       220,126,570  

5.92%, 09/15/23

    274,000       274,317,588  

5.60%, 09/26/23

    100,000       100,028,164  

Westpac Securities NZ Ltd./London,
5.44%, 09/20/23(a)(d)

    255,000       255,017,595  
   

 

 

 
      12,610,670,827  
   

 

 

 
Corporate Bonds — 0.6%            
Automobiles — 0.3%            

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.(a)

   

5.05%, 07/25/23

    86,285       86,342,067  

5.05%, 12/11/23

    106,452       106,614,072  
   

 

 

 
      192,956,139  
Banks — 0.1%            

Kookmin Bank, (1 day SOFR + 0.70%), 4.95%, 06/09/23(a)(d)

    110,000       109,978,835  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.2%            

Protective Life Global Funding, (1 day SOFR + 0.55%), 4.87%, 03/31/23(a)(d)

    171,535       171,482,356  
   

 

 

 
      474,417,330  
   

 

 

 
Municipal Bonds — 1.6%            
Arizona — 0.2%            

Mizuho Floater/Residual Trust, RB, Series 2021, VRDN, 4.59%, 02/03/23(a)(d)(e)

    112,367       112,366,786  
   

 

 

 
Montana — 0.0%            

Taxable Municipal Funding Trust, RB(a)(d)(e)

   

Series 2018, VRDN, 4.57%, 02/03/23

    3,900       3,900,000  

Series 2018-4, VRDN, (AGM-CR), 4.43%, 01/06/23

    3,155       3,155,000  
   

 

 

 
      7,055,000  
New Hampshire — 0.0%            

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, RB, Series A, VRDN,
4.40%, 01/06/23(a)(d)(e)

    12,500       12,500,000  
   

 

 

 
New York — 1.3%            

Jets Stadium Development LLC, RB(a)(d)(e)

   

Series A-4A, VRDN, 4.65%, 01/06/23

    38,855       38,855,000  
 

 

 

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December 31, 2022

  

Money Market Master Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
New York (continued)            

Jets Stadium Development LLC, RB(a)(d)(e) (continued)

   

Series A-4B, VRDN, 4.65%, 01/06/23

  $ 2,400     $ 2,400,000  

Series A-4C, VRDN, 4.65%, 01/06/23

    33,800       33,800,000  

Jets Stadium Finance Issuer 2015 LLC, RB, VRDN,
4.65%, 01/06/23(a)(d)(e)

    118,395       118,395,000  

Mizuho Floater/Residual Trust, RB, M/F Housing, Series 2021, VRDN,
4.59%, 02/03/23(a)(d)(e)

    8,770       8,770,000  

Taxable Municipal Funding Trust, RB (a)(d)(e)

   

VRDN, 4.57%, 02/03/23

    1,215       1,215,000  

Series 20, VRDN, 4.56%, 02/03/23

    66,535       66,535,000  

Series 2019, VRDN, 4.42%, 01/06/23

    61,385       61,385,000  

Series 2021, VRDN, 4.57%, 02/03/23

    488,420       488,420,000  

Series 2021, VRDN, 4.57%, 02/03/23

    71,300       71,300,000  

Series 2022, VRDN, 4.57%, 02/03/23

    101,400       101,400,000  

Taxable Municipal Funding Trust, Refunding RB, Series 2019-F, VRDN,
4.57%, 02/03/23(a)(d)(e)

    2,565       2,565,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates,
Refunding RB, Series 2021, VRDN,
4.52%, 01/06/23(a)(d)(e)

    2,000       2,000,000  
   

 

 

 
      997,040,000  

Ohio — 0.1%

   

Mizuho Floater/Residual Trust, RB, Series 2020, VRDN, 4.57%, 01/06/23(a)(d)(e)

    34,170       34,170,000  
   

 

 

 

Wisconsin — 0.0%

   

Taxable Municipal Funding Trust, RB, Series 2019-B, VRDN, 4.57%, 02/03/23(a)(d)(e)

    6,145       6,145,000  
   

 

 

 
      1,169,276,786  
   

 

 

 
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Time Deposits — 5.2%            

Banco Santander SA/New York,
4.32%, 01/05/23

  $ 1,500,000     $ 1,500,000,000  

Credit Agricole CIB TD, 4.30%, 01/03/23

    63,000       63,000,000  

Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale

   

4.34%, 01/03/23

    168,000       168,000,000  

4.37%, 01/05/23

    400,000       400,000,000  

Royal Bank of Canada, 4.32%, 01/03/23

    1,705,000       1,705,000,000  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB,
4.31%, 01/03/23

    35,000       35,000,000  
   

 

 

 
      3,871,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 57.2%
(Cost: $42,656,129,558)

      42,657,553,196  
   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements — 39.3%
(Cost: $29,333,900,000)

      29,333,900,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 96.5%
(Cost: $71,990,029,558(f))

      71,991,453,196  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 3.5%

      2,630,164,490  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $  74,621,617,686  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(b)

Issuer is a U.S. branch of foreign domiciled bank.

(c)

Rates are the current rate or a range of current rates as of period end.

(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)

Cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

 

 
    Repurchase Agreements        

Collateral

 
Counterparty   Coupon
Rate
    Purchase
Date
    Maturity
Date
   

Par

(000)

    At Value
(000)
    Proceeds
Including
Interest
        Position   Original Par     Position
Received,
at Value
 

 

 

Barclays Bank PLC

    4.42 %(a)      12/30/22       01/03/23     $   338,000     $   338,000     $   338,165,996      

Corporate Debt/Obligation,
1.98% to 8.63%,
due 9/25/23 to 10/27/82

  $   389,307,000     $   354,900,113  
    4.44 (a)      12/30/22       01/03/23       327,000       327,000       327,161,320      

Corporate Debt/Obligation,
1.67% to 7.41%,
due 11/01/23 to 11/15/57

    347,080,000       349,892,392  
    4.54 (a)      12/30/22       01/03/23       30,000       30,000       30,015,133      

Corporate Debt/Obligation,
4.00% to 10.50%,
due 2/15/26 to 12/31/49

    40,961,000       33,955,236  
    4.55 (a)      12/30/22       02/03/23       75,000       75,000       75,331,771      

Corporate Debt/Obligation,
3.67% to 7.50%,
due 1/15/26 to 3/15/49

    75,090,000       80,251,177  
         

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total Barclays Bank PLC

          $     770,000             $     818,998,918  
         

 

 

           

 

 

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    4.55 (a)      12/30/22       02/03/23       226,000       226,000       226,999,736      

Corporate Debt/Obligation, 0.00%, due 1/03/23

    237,914,772       237,300,000  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.42 (a)      12/30/22       01/03/23       219,000       219,000       219,107,553      

Corporate Debt/Obligation,
0.25% to 13.43%,
due 4/06/23 to 4/08/68

    267,276,152       243,429,106  
    4.67 (a)      12/30/22       04/04/23       85,000       85,000       86,047,507      

Corporate Debt/Obligation,
0.75% to 11.50%,
due 4/06/23 to 2/12/52

    115,150,539       97,135,925  
         

 

 

           

 

 

 

Total BNP Paribas S.A.

          $     304,000               $    340,565,031  
         

 

 

           

 

 

 

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.54 (a)      12/30/22       02/03/23       100,000       100,000       100,441,389      

Corporate Debt/Obligation,
0.50% to 6.88%,
due 3/15/23 to 12/01/52

    117,098,000       105,000,255  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

   Money Market Master Portfolio

 

Repurchase Agreements  (continued)

 

 

 
    Repurchase Agreements           Collateral  
Counterparty   Coupon
Rate
    Purchase
Date
     Maturity
Date
    

Par

(000)

     At Value
(000)
     Proceeds
Including
Interest
           Position    Original Par      Position
Received,
at Value
 

BofA Securities, Inc. (continued)

    4.64 %(a)      12/30/22        02/03/23      $ 305,000      $ 305,000      $ 306,375,889        

Corporate Debt/Obligation,
2.30% to 5.30%,
due 5/15/36 to 12/15/72

   $ 366,300,629      $     326,350,000  
    4.82 (a)      12/30/22        03/05/23        198,000        198,000        199,723,150        

Corporate Debt/Obligation,
3.00% to 3.64%,
due 10/25/58 to 10/25/59

     316,291,089        237,600,000  
    4.30       12/30/22        01/03/23        10,500        10,500        10,505,017        

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Obligation,
2.62% to 4.13%,
due 12/12/25 to 12/16/36

     12,373,000        10,710,139  
            

 

 

                

 

 

 

Total BofA Securities, Inc.

             $ 613,500                  $     679,660,394  
            

 

 

                

 

 

 

Citigroup Global Markets,
Inc.(b)

    4.37 (a)      12/30/22        01/03/23        150,000        150,000        150,072,833        

Corporate Debt/Obligation,
0.00% to 2.75%,
due 1/03/23 to 12/22/23

     157,685,644        157,500,001  
    4.63 (a)      12/30/22        04/01/23        179,000        179,000        181,117,968        

Corporate Debt/Obligation,
0.00% to 6.17%,
due 2/25/23 to 8/25/67

     2,020,266,007        193,324,148  
    4.25       12/30/22        01/03/23        58,000        58,000        58,027,389        

U.S. Treasury Obligation,
0.25% to 3.00%,
due 10/31/25 to 1/15/26

     48,784,623        59,166,384  
            

 

 

                

 

 

 

Total Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

             $ 387,000                  $     409,990,533  
            

 

 

                

 

 

 

Credit Agricole Corp.(b)

    4.25       12/30/22        01/03/23        101,000        101,000        101,047,694        

U.S. Treasury Obligation,
0.25% to 3.88%,
due 8/31/25 to 8/15/30

     116,547,594        103,020,001  
    4.43 (a)      12/30/22        01/06/23        1,206,000        1,206,000        1,207,038,835        

Corporate Debt/Obligation,
0.00% to 13.00%,
due 5/02/23 to 5/01/79

     1,397,318,619        1,287,812,048  
    4.30       12/30/22        01/03/23        50,000        50,000        50,023,889        

U.S. Treasury Obligation,
0.75% to 1.13%,
due 3/31/26 to 2/29/28

     57,892,400        51,000,084  
            

 

 

                

 

 

 

Total Credit Agricole Corp.

             $ 1,357,000                  $ 1,441,832,133  
            

 

 

                

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    4.91 (a)      12/30/22        02/17/23        550,000        550,000        553,675,681        

U.S. Treasury Obligation,
0.00% to 15.50%,
due 9/22/23 to 12/15/67

     5,901,525,701        587,083,102  

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

    4.30       12/30/22        01/03/23        20,950,000        20,950,000        20,960,009,444        

U.S. Treasury Obligation,
0.13% to 6.00%,
due 2/15/26 to 2/15/47

     23,564,768,400        20,960,009,533  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    4.44 (a)      12/30/22        01/03/23        59,000        59,000        59,029,107        

Corporate Debt/Obligation,
1.50% to 6.00%,
due 8/09/24 to 9/09/52

     68,078,000        61,950,123  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    4.33 (a)      12/30/22        01/06/23        249,000        249,000        249,209,644        

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Obligation,
0.00% to 5.50%,
due 11/25/26 to 9/16/61

     2,986,463,144        261,450,000  
    4.40 (a)      12/30/22        01/03/23        97,000        97,000        97,047,422        

Corporate Debt/Obligation,
0.00%,
due 1/03/23 to 4/19/23

     102,317,767        99,910,000  
    4.42 (a)      12/30/22        01/03/23        285,000        285,000        285,139,967        

Corporate Debt/Obligation, 0.00%,
due 1/03/23

     299,023,108        293,550,000  
    4.44 (a)      12/30/22        01/03/23        115,000        115,000        115,056,733        

Corporate Debt/Obligation,
0.00% to 4.85%,
due 2/01/23 to 11/10/25

     120,332,509        119,031,689  
    4.50 (a)      12/30/22        01/03/23        90,000        90,000        90,045,000        

Corporate Debt/Obligation,
0.31% to 4.44%,
due 4/25/52 to 8/25/57

     134,265,888        96,300,000  
    4.62 (a)      12/30/22        01/06/23        581,000        581,000        581,521,932        

Corporate Debt/Obligation,
0.00% to 10.50%,
due 1/03/23 to 9/15/2119

     4,671,773,947        623,759,407  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

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Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

 

 
   

Repurchase Agreements

         

Collateral

 
Counterparty   Coupon
Rate
    Purchase
Date
    

Maturity

Date

    

Par

(000)

     At Value
(000)
    

Proceeds

Including

Interest

           Position    Original Par      Position
Received,
at Value
 

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (continued)

    4.65 %(a)      12/30/22        01/06/23      $ 1,025,000      $ 1,025,000      $ 1,025,926,771        

Corporate Debt/Obligation, 0.00% to 10.63%,
due 1/03/23 to 10/25/75

   $ 1,541,736,045      $ 1,117,276,185  
    4.67 (a)      12/30/22        01/03/23        90,000        90,000        90,046,700        

Corporate Debt/Obligation, 0.00% to 7.37%,
due 12/01/24 to 1/15/87

     118,977,017        96,334,377  
    4.73 (a)      12/30/22        03/31/23        175,000        175,000        177,092,368        

Corporate Debt/Obligation, 0.00% to 8.33%,
due 2/15/23 to 8/15/52

     240,859,592        186,258,567  
    4.77 (a)      12/30/22        03/30/23        143,000        143,000        144,705,275        

Corporate Debt/Obligation, 0.00% to 12.79%,
due 9/24/24 to 4/15/70

     243,169,472        156,429,856  
    4.78 (a)      12/30/22        03/30/23        205,000        205,000        207,449,750        

Corporate Debt/Obligation, 0.00% to 11.44%,
due 1/03/23 to 4/25/65

     407,952,295        228,151,246  
    4.30       12/30/22        01/03/23        8,900        8,900        8,904,252        

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Obligation,
2.50% to 5.00%,
due 1/15/39 to 3/20/47

     394,182,168        9,078,000  
            

 

 

                

 

 

 

Total J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

             $ 3,063,900                  $ 3,287,529,327  
            

 

 

                

 

 

 

Mizuho Security USA, Inc.

    4.47 (a)      12/30/22        01/03/23        24,000        24,000        24,011,920        

Corporate Debt/Obligation, 5.25%, due 10/01/57

     23,380,000        25,681,274  
    4.77 (a)      12/30/22        02/03/23        67,000        67,000        67,310,713        

Corporate Debt/Obligation, 4.00% to 5.50%,
due 5/15/35 to 5/15/62

     69,035,000        71,694,445  
    4.87 (a)      12/30/22        03/31/23        110,000        110,000        111,354,131        

Corporate Debt/Obligation, 2.30% to 7.20%,
due 3/20/25 to 6/25/52

     129,210,856        117,700,234  
            

 

 

                

 

 

 

Total Mizuho Security USA, Inc.

             $ 201,000                  $ 215,075,953  
            

 

 

                

 

 

 

Natixis SA

    4.45 (a)      12/30/22        01/06/23        125,000        125,000        125,108,160        

Corporate Debt/Obligation, 1.00% to 7.63%,
due 6/10/24 to 7/01/50

     149,138,101        131,250,000  
    4.53 (a)      12/30/22        01/06/23        125,000        125,000        125,110,104        

Corporate Debt/Obligation, 0.00% to 8.25%,
due 5/09/24 to 1/01/2999

     252,740,942        136,199,456  
            

 

 

                

 

 

 

Total Natixis SA

             $ 250,000                  $ 267,449,456  
            

 

 

                

 

 

 

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.40 (a)      12/30/22        01/03/23        131,000        131,000        131,064,044        

Corporate Debt/Obligation, 0.87% to 5.05%,
due 12/01/23 to 3/09/52

     156,843,000        137,550,911  
    4.64 (a)      12/30/22        02/03/23        53,000        53,000        53,239,089        

Corporate Debt/Obligation, 1.18% to 9.70%,
due 12/20/24 to 6/30/51

     58,633,000        56,135,699  
            

 

 

                

 

 

 

Total TD Securities (USA) LLC

             $ 184,000                  $ 193,686,610  
            

 

 

                

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

    4.85       11/30/22        02/02/23        85,000        85,000        85,732,889        

Corporate Debt/Obligation, 1.32% to 8.32%,
due 12/16/24 to 10/25/59

     130,279,906        94,792,539  
    4.60       12/02/22        02/06/23        150,000        150,000        151,265,000        

Corporate Debt/Obligation, 0.00% to 7.82%,
due 7/22/24 to 2/20/46

     192,260,267        160,500,000  

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

   Money Market Master Portfolio

 

Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

       
    Repurchase Agreements            Collateral  
Counterparty   Coupon
Rate
    Purchase
Date
     Maturity
Date
     Par
(000)
     At Value
(000)
     Proceeds
Including
Interest
            Position   Original Par     

Position

Received,
at Value

 

Wells Fargo Securities LLC (continued)

    4.47     12/29/22        01/05/23      $ 83,500      $ 83,500      $     83,572,575       

Corporate Debt/Obligation, 0.00% to 5.12%,
due 3/06/23 to 10/05/26

    $    87,428,000      $ 87,675,210  
    4.31       12/30/22        01/03/23        100,000        100,000        100,047,889       

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Obligation,
2.00% to 6.50%,
due 9/01/31 to 12/01/52

    130,068,950        103,000,000  
            

 

 

              

 

 

 

Total Wells Fargo Securities LLC

               418,500                  445,967,749  
            

 

 

              

 

 

 
             $ 29,333,900                $ 29,947,098,862  
            

 

 

              

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Variable rate security. Rate as of period end and maturity is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.

  (b)

Traded in a joint account.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

         
      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets

           

Investments

           

Short-Term Securities

           

Certificates of Deposit

   $                 —      $  24,532,188,253      $                 —      $  24,532,188,253  

Commercial Paper

            12,610,670,827               12,610,670,827  

Corporate Bonds

            474,417,330               474,417,330  

Municipal Bonds

            1,169,276,786               1,169,276,786  

Repurchase Agreements

            29,333,900,000               29,333,900,000  

Time Deposits

            3,871,000,000               3,871,000,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $             —      $   71,991,453,196      $             —      $  71,991,453,196  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  

December 31, 2022

  

Treasury Money Market Master Portfolio

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Short-Term Securities

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 17.1%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills (a)

 

3.26%, 01/10/23

  $ 120,000     $     119,904,600  

0.64%, 01/26/23

    103,035       102,989,932  

1.08%, 02/23/23

    67,285       67,180,785  

3.58%, 03/16/23

    730,580       725,376,444  

2.16%, 05/18/23

    378,830       375,802,059  

2.97%, 06/15/23

    46,540       45,929,234  

3.49%, 08/10/23

    12,000       11,752,664  

4.57%, 11/30/23

    41,550       39,871,406  

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes(b)

   

(3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.05%), 4.50%, 01/31/23

    706,425       706,430,822  

(3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.03%), 4.46%, 04/30/23 - 07/31/23

    494,015       494,021,217  

(3 mo.Treasury money market yield + 0.04%), 4.47%, 10/31/23

    130,000       130,000,000  

(3 mo.Treasury money market yield - 0.02%), 4.37%, 01/31/24

    143,905       143,904,773  

(3 mo.Treasury money market yield - 0.08%), 4.25%, 04/30/24

    43,650       43,608,302  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

U.S. Treasury Obligations (continued)

 

U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes(b) (continued)

 

(3 mo.Treasury money market yield - 0.14%), 4.68%, 10/31/24

  $ 227,000     $ 226,673,176  

U.S. Treasury Notes

 

0.13%, 01/31/23 - 04/30/23

    145,125       144,681,188  

1.50%, 02/28/23 - 03/31/23

    28,970       28,990,638  

2.50%, 03/31/23

    5,975       5,992,848  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities —17.1%
(Cost: $3,413,110,088)

      3,413,110,088  
   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements — 77.4%
(Cost: $15,443,000,566).

      15,443,000,566  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 94.5%
(Cost: $18,856,110,654(c))

      18,856,110,654  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 5.5%

      1,088,169,140  
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $ 19,944,279,794  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Rates are the current rate or a range of current rates as of period end.

(b)

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(c)

Cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

     Repurchase Agreements       

Collateral

Counterparty   Coupon
Rate
    Purchase
Date
     Maturity
Date
    

Par

(000)

    

At Value

(000)

    

Proceeds

Including

Interest

       Position    Original Par   

Position

Received,

at Value

Bank of Nova Scotia

    4.25     12/30/22       
01/03/23
 
   $     109,000      $     109,000      $    109,051,472    

U.S. Treasury Obligation, 0.13% to 4.38%, due 7/15/23 to 5/15/52

   $115,191,600    $111,232,515

Barclays Bank PLC

    4.30       12/30/22        01/03/23        1,000,000        1,000,000      1,000,477,778    

U.S. Treasury Obligation, 0.75% to 4.50%, due 4/30/26 to 2/15/52

   1,114,402,800    1,020,000,036

BNP Paribas S.A.

    4.25       12/30/22        01/03/23        50,000        50,000      50,023,611    

U.S. Treasury Obligation, 1.88%, due 2/15/51 to 11/15/51

   78,658,300    51,000,032
    4.25       12/30/22        01/03/23        1,125,000        1,125,000      1,125,531,250    

U.S. Treasury Obligation, 0.00% to 4.00%, due 2/15/23 to 11/15/52

   1,452,947,527    1,147,500,000
            

 

 

              

 

Total BNP Paribas S.A.

 

   $ 1,175,000                $1,198,500,032
            

 

 

              

 

BofA Securities, Inc.

    4.25       12/30/22        01/03/23        3,000        3,000      3,001,417     U.S. Treasury Obligation, 1.50%, due 2/15/25    3,232,600    3,060,045

Citigroup Global Markets,
Inc.(a)

    4.25       12/30/22        01/03/23        25,000        25,000      25,011,805     U.S. Treasury Obligation, 1.63% to 2.88%, due 4/30/29 to 8/15/29    29,075,800    25,500,067
    4.25       12/30/22        01/03/23        217,000        217,000      217,102,472     U.S. Treasury Obligation, 0.25% to 3.00%, due 10/31/25 to 1/15/26    182,521,777    221,363,886
   
4.25
 
 
   
12/30/22
 
 
    
01/03/23
 
 
     750,000        750,000      750,354,167     U.S. Treasury Obligation, 0.00% to 3.38%, due 1/03/23 to 8/15/52    824,167,800    765,000,076
            

 

 

              

 

Total Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

   $ 992,000                $1,011,864,029
            

 

 

              

 

Credit Agricole Corp.(a)

    4.25       12/30/22        01/03/23        249,000        249,000      249,117,583     U.S. Treasury Obligation, 0.25% to 3.88%, due 8/31/25 to 8/15/30    287,330,206    253,980,000

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

    4.30       12/30/22        01/03/23        10,900,000        10,900,000      10,905,207,778     U.S. Treasury Obligation, 2.25% to 2.50%, due 8/15/23 to 5/15/29    11,563,699,800    10,905,207,862

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2022

  

Treasury Money Market Master Portfolio

 

Repurchase Agreements  (continued)

 

     Repurchase Agreements            

Collateral

 
Counterparty   Coupon
Rate
    Purchase
Date
     Maturity
Date
    Par
(000)
    At Value
(000)
    Proceeds
Including
Interest
            Position   Original Par    

Position

Received,

at Value

 

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation - JPM.

    4.27     12/30/22       
01/03/23
 
 
  $ 250,001     $ 250,001     $ 250,119,178       

U.S. Treasury Obligation,
3.00%, due 2/15/48

  $ 306,307,000     $ 255,000,578  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    4.25 (b)      12/30/22        01/03/23       225,000       225,000       225,106,250       

U.S. Treasury Obligation,
0.00% to 2.50%, due 2/15/23 to 11/15/50

    414,100,611       229,500,001  

Natixis SA

    4.25       12/30/22        01/03/23       5,000       5,000       5,002,361       

U.S. Treasury Obligation,
1.63% to 4.00%, due 12/15/25 to 8/15/46

    7,004,800       5,100,016  
    4.25 (b)      12/30/22        01/03/23       100,000       100,000       100,047,222       

U.S. Treasury Obligation,
0.00% to 4.13%, due 9/30/23 to 2/15/49

    109,700,100       102,000,002  
          

 

 

            

 

 

 

Total Natixis SA

           $ 105,000              $ 107,100,018  
          

 

 

            

 

 

 

SG Americas Securities LLC

    4.25       12/30/22        01/03/23       430,000       430,000       430,203,056       

U.S. Treasury Obligation, 0.63% to 3.00%, due 1/31/24 to 8/15/30

    485,074,200       438,600,050  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    4.27       12/30/22        01/03/23       5,000       5,000       5,002,372       

U.S. Treasury Obligation, 0.13% to 3.88%, due 2/28/23 to 9/30/29

    5,408,500       5,100,027  
          

 

 

            

 

 

 
           $ 15,443,001              $ 15,539,145,193  
          

 

 

            

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Traded in a joint account.

  (b)

Variable rate security. Rate as of period end and maturity is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of financial instruments. For a description of the input levels and information about the Master Portfolio’s policy regarding valuation of financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Master Portfolio’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Master Portfolio’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

         
      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets

           

Investments

           

Short-Term Securities

           

Repurchase Agreements

   $             —      $ 15,443,000,566      $      $ 15,443,000,566  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            3,413,110,088               3,413,110,088  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 18,856,110,654      $             —      $  18,856,110,654  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2022

 

    

Money Market

Master

Portfolio

    

Treasury

Money Market

Master

Portfolio

 

ASSETS

    

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)

  $ 42,657,553,196      $ 3,413,110,088  

Cash

    2,498,662,567        987,474,640  

Repurchase agreements, at value(b)

    29,333,900,000        15,443,000,566  

Receivables:

    

Investments sold

           83,855,000  

Interest — unaffiliated

    136,314,990        18,104,699  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    74,626,430,753        19,945,544,993  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Payables:

    

Investment advisory fees

    4,485,925        1,153,647  

Trustees’ fees

    60,458        44,818  

Professional fees

    266,684        66,734  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    4,813,067        1,265,199  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 74,621,617,686      $ 19,944,279,794  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

    

Investors’ capital

  $ 74,620,194,048      $ 19,944,279,794  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    1,423,638         
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 74,621,617,686      $ 19,944,279,794  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 42,656,129,558      $ 3,413,110,088  

(b) Repurchase agreements, at cost

  $ 29,333,900,000      $ 15,443,000,566  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

    

Money Market

Master

Portfolio

   

Treasury

Money Market
Master

Portfolio

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

   

Interest — unaffiliated

  $ 1,286,672,904     $ 317,066,232  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    1,286,672,904       317,066,232  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

   

Investment advisory

    67,075,830       19,102,435  

Trustees

    249,961       156,673  

Professional

    29,156       19,747  

Miscellaneous

    1,885       2,135  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    67,356,832       19,280,990  

Less:

   

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (20,401,971     (5,911,083
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    46,954,861       13,369,907  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,239,718,043       303,696,325  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

   

Net realized gain (loss) from:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    377,973       (215,219

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    5,367,947        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    5,745,920       (215,219
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 1,245,463,963     $ 303,481,106  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Money Market Master Portfolio     Treasury Money Market Master Portfolio  
    

Year Ended

12/31/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

   

Year Ended

12/31/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 1,239,718,043     $ 86,810,661     $ 303,696,325     $ 1,091,424  

Net realized gain (loss)

    377,973       127,838       (215,219     655,711  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    5,367,947       (13,855,488            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    1,245,463,963       73,083,011       303,481,106       1,747,135  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS

       

Proceeds from contributions

    340,551,735,236       295,532,215,106       392,420,697,296       284,012,686,597  

Value of withdrawals

    (332,848,241,295     (290,536,982,552     (397,324,622,000     (280,628,392,519
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital transactions

    7,703,493,941       4,995,232,554       (4,903,924,704     3,384,294,078  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    8,948,957,904       5,068,315,565       (4,600,443,598     3,386,041,213  

Beginning of year

    65,672,659,782       60,604,344,217       24,544,723,392       21,158,682,179  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 74,621,617,686     $ 65,672,659,782     $ 19,944,279,794     $ 24,544,723,392  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

    Money Market Master Portfolio  
     Year Ended
12/31/22
     Year Ended
12/31/21
     Year Ended
12/31/20
     Year Ended
12/31/19
     Year Ended
12/31/18
 

Total Return

             

Total return

    1.81      0.11      0.82      2.45      2.10
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

             

Total expenses

    0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.07      0.07      0.07      0.07      0.07
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.85      0.13      0.77      2.38      2.06
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $   74,621,618      $   65,672,660      $   60,604,344      $   54,443,686      $   47,340,213  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    Treasury Money Market Master Portfolio  
     Year Ended
12/31/22
     Year Ended
12/31/21
     Year Ended
12/31/20
     Year Ended
12/31/19
     Year Ended
12/31/18
 

Total Return

             

Total return

    1.60      0.03      0.45      2.17      1.81
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

             

Total expenses

    0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10      0.10
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    0.07      0.06      0.07      0.07      0.07
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.59      0.01      0.37      2.12      1.76
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of year (000)

  $ 19,944,280      $ 24,544,723      $ 21,158,682      $ 13,699,249      $ 8,052,437  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   

 

1.   ORGANIZATION

Master Investment Portfolio (“MIP”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. MIP is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. The financial statements and these accompanying notes relate to two series of MIP: Money Market Master Portfolio and Treasury Money Market Master Portfolio (each, a “Master Portfolio” and together, the “Master Portfolios”). Each Master Portfolio is classified as diversified.

Treasury Money Market Master Portfolio operates as a “government money market fund” under Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Master Portfolio is not subject to liquidity fees or temporary suspensions of redemptions due to declines in the Master Portfolio’s weekly liquid assets.

With respect to Money Market Master Portfolio, the Board of Trustees of MIP (the “Board”) is permitted to impose a liquidity fee of up to 2% on the value of shares redeemed or temporarily restrict redemptions from Money Market Master Portfolio for up to 10 business days during a 90 day period, in the event that such Money Market Master Portfolio’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds.

The Master Portfolios, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA” or the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of funds referred to as the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex.

2.   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. Each Master Portfolio is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

Liquidity Fees: Any liquidity fees imposed on the value of shares redeemed in the event that the Money Market Master Portfolio’s weekly liquid assets fall below certain thresholds are recorded as paid-in-capital. The liquidity fees are collected and retained by the Money Market Master Portfolio for the benefit of the Money Market Master Portfolio’s remaining interest holders.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Master Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Master Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Master Portfolio, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Master Portfolio are charged to that Master Portfolio. 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.

3.   INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies (Money Market Master Portfolio): The Master Portfolio’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Master Portfolio is open for business and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Board has approved the designation of the Master Portfolio’s Manager as the valuation designee for the Master Portfolio. The Master Portfolio determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under the Manager’s policies. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with the Manager’s policies and procedures as reflecting fair value. The Manager has formed a committee (the “Valuation Committee”) to develop pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments, with assistance from other BlackRock pricing committees.

Investment Valuation Policies (Treasury Money Market Master Portfolio): U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price the Master Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Master Portfolio’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 Master Portfolio seeks to maintain the net asset value (“NAV”) per share of its feeder funds at $1.00, although there is no assurance that it will be able to do so on a continuing basis.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of the Money Market Master Portfolio’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Investments are valued on the basis of prices provided by dealers or pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments and information with respect to various relationships between investments.

 

   

Fixed-income investments for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third-party pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more independent brokers or

 

 

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dealers as obtained from a third-party pricing service. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), market data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless the Manager determines such method does not represent fair value.

 

   

Repurchase agreements are valued at amortized cost, which approximat