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        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>RF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <loanByFundCondition isLoanByFund="Y" loanVal="882420.00000000"/>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>JPMorgan Chase Bank NA</name>
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        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Trade Identifier" value="25FBKBB906F"/>
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        <balance>1.00000000</balance>
        <units>NC</units>
        <curCd>N/A</curCd>
        <valUSD>-507968.19000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>-0.14167758269</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>N/A</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>DFE</assetCat>
        <issuerConditional desc="derivative" issuerCat="OTHER"/>
        <invCountry>JP</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>

        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <derivativeInfo>
          <fwdDeriv derivCat="FWD">
            <counterparties>
              <counterpartyName>JPMorgan Chase Bank NA</counterpartyName>
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            <amtCurSold>11848105.80000000</amtCurSold>
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            <unrealizedAppr>-507968.19000000</unrealizedAppr>
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        </derivativeInfo>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
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      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Chicago Mercantile Exchange</name>
        <lei>SNZ2OJLFK8MNNCLQOF39</lei>
        <title>E-MINI RUSS 2000 SEP25</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="BlackRock Identifier" value="RTSU52029"/>
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        <balance>115.00000000</balance>
        <units>NC</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>192948.13000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.053815229343</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>Chicago Mercantile Exchange</counterpartyName>
              <counterpartyLei>SNZ2OJLFK8MNNCLQOF39</counterpartyLei>
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            <payOffProf>Long</payOffProf>
            <descRefInstrmnt>
              <indexBasketInfo>
                <indexName>CME E-mini Russell 2000 Index Futures</indexName>
                <indexIdentifier>RTYU5 Index</indexIdentifier>
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            <expDate>2025-09-19</expDate>
            <notionalAmt>12409326.87000000</notionalAmt>
            <curCd>USD</curCd>
            <unrealizedAppr>192948.13000000</unrealizedAppr>
          </futrDeriv>
        </derivativeInfo>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Barclays Bank PLC</name>
        <lei>G5GSEF7VJP5I7OUK5573</lei>
        <title>PURCHASED EUR / SOLD USD</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Trade Identifier" value="25FBKBCBPTP"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>1.00000000</balance>
        <units>NC</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.84463595"/>
        <valUSD>198422.36000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>0.055342048717</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>Barclays Bank PLC</counterpartyName>
              <counterpartyLei>G5GSEF7VJP5I7OUK5573</counterpartyLei>
            </counterparties>
            <amtCurSold>5973623.70000000</amtCurSold>
            <curSold>USD</curSold>
            <amtCurPur>5213132.00000000</amtCurPur>
            <curPur>EUR</curPur>
            <settlementDt>2025-09-17</settlementDt>
            <unrealizedAppr>198422.36000000</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>2025-07-31</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>BlackRock Funds III</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Chuck Pulsfort</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Chuck Pulsfort</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
