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          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>iShares Developed Real Estate Index Fund</name>
        <lei>549300CCO72SBIYZNP24</lei>
        <title>iShares Developed Real Estate Index Fund</title>
        <cusip>091936187</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US0919361875"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>660767.68600000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>7440244.14000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.814608072482</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>NYSE Liffe</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>MSCI EAFE         SEP21 XNLI 20210917</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="BlackRock Identifier" value="MFSU12028"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>42.00000000</balance>
        <units>NC</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>-121097.34000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>-0.07836251334</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>N/A</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DE</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="derivative" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <derivativeInfo>
          <futrDeriv derivCat="FUT">
            <counterparties>
              <counterpartyName>NYSE Liffe</counterpartyName>
              <counterpartyLei>N/A</counterpartyLei>
            </counterparties>
            <payOffProf>Long</payOffProf>
            <descRefInstrmnt>
              <indexBasketInfo>
                <indexName>MSCI EAFE Index</indexName>
                <indexIdentifier>MFSU1 Index</indexIdentifier>
              </indexBasketInfo>
            </descRefInstrmnt>
            <expDate>2021-09-17</expDate>
            <notionalAmt>4959707.34000000</notionalAmt>
            <curCd>USD</curCd>
            <unrealizedAppr>-121097.34000000</unrealizedAppr>
          </futrDeriv>
        </derivativeInfo>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. International PLC</name>
        <lei>4PQUHN3JPFGFNF3BB653</lei>
        <title>PURCHASED EUR / SOLD USD</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Trade Identifier" value="21FEKBB37LS"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1.00000000</balance>
        <units>NC</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.84206626"/>
        <valUSD>-171277.93000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>-0.11083454909</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>N/A</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DFE</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="derivative" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>XX</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <derivativeInfo>
          <fwdDeriv derivCat="FWD">
            <counterparties>
              <counterpartyName>Morgan Stanley &amp; Co. International PLC</counterpartyName>
              <counterpartyLei>4PQUHN3JPFGFNF3BB653</counterpartyLei>
            </counterparties>
            <amtCurSold>6765688.91000000</amtCurSold>
            <curSold>USD</curSold>
            <amtCurPur>5552931.00000000</amtCurPur>
            <curPur>EUR</curPur>
            <settlementDt>2021-09-15</settlementDt>
            <unrealizedAppr>-171277.93000000</unrealizedAppr>
          </fwdDeriv>
        </derivativeInfo>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>

      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>

    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2021-07-30</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>BlackRock Funds III</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Ann Frechette</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Ann Frechette</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
