Interim Report and Unaudited Accounts
BlackRock Global Funds (BGF)
R.C.S. Luxembourg: B.6317
28 February 2017
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Interim Report and Unaudited Accounts1
Contents
Board of Directors 2
Management and Administration 2
General Information 3
Chairman’s Letter to Shareholders 5
Investment Adviser’s Report 8
Statement of Net Assets 16
Three Year Summary of Net Asset Values 22
Statement of Operations and Changes in Net Assets 52
Statement of Changes in Shares Outstanding 64
Portfolio of Investments
ASEAN Leaders Fund
Asia Pacific Equity Income Fund
Asian Dragon Fund
Asian Growth Leaders Fund
Asian Local Bond Fund
Asian Multi-Asset Growth Fund
Asian Tiger Bond Fund
China Fund
Continental European Flexible Fund
Emerging Europe Fund
Emerging Markets Bond Fund
Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund
Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund
Emerging Markets Fund
Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond Fund
Euro Bond Fund
Euro Corporate Bond Fund
Euro Reserve Fund
Euro Short Duration Bond Fund
Euro-Markets Fund
European Equity Income Fund
European Focus Fund
European Fund
European High Yield Bond Fund
European Special Situations Fund
European Value Fund
Fixed Income Global Opportunities Fund
Flexible Multi-Asset Fund
Global Allocation Fund
Global Corporate Bond Fund
Global Dynamic Equity Fund
Global Enhanced Equity Yield Fund
Global Equity Income Fund
Global Government Bond Fund
Global High Yield Bond Fund
Global Inflation Linked Bond Fund
Global Long-Horizon Equity Fund
Global Multi-Asset Income Fund
Global Opportunities Fund
Global SmallCap Fund
India Fund
Japan Flexible Equity Fund
Japan Small & MidCap Opportunities Fund
Latin American Fund
Natural Resources Growth & Income Fund
New Energy Fund
North American Equity Income Fund
Pacific Equity Fund
Renminbi Bond Fund
Strategic Global Bond Fund
Swiss Small & MidCap Opportunities Fund(1)
United Kingdom Fund
US Basic Value Fund
US Dollar Core Bond Fund
US Dollar High Yield Bond Fund
US Dollar Reserve Fund
US Dollar Short Duration Bond Fund
US Flexible Equity Fund
US Government Mortgage Fund
US Growth Fund
US Small & MidCap Opportunities Fund
World Agriculture Fund
World Bond Fund
World Energy Fund
World Financials Fund
World Gold Fund
World Healthscience Fund
World Mining Fund
World Real Estate Securities Fund
World Technology Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
Appendix I – Share Classes
Appendix II – Eligibility for French “Plan d’Epargne
en Actions” (“PEA”)
Appendix III – Supplementary Information
(1) Fund closed to subscriptions, see Note 1, for further details.
Subscriptions may be made only on the basis of the current Prospectus and relevant KIID for the Funds, together with the most recent annual report and audited accounts and interim report
and unaudited accounts. Copies are available from the Investor Services Centre, the Transfer Agent, the Management Company or any of the Distributors.
2 BlackRock Global Funds (BGF)
Board of Directors(1)(2)(3)Management
and Administration continued
Nicholas C. D. Hall (Chairman)
Frank P. Le Feuvre
Alexander C. Hoctor-Duncan (resigned effective 6 October 2016)
Francine Keiser
Geoffrey D. Radcliffe
Bruno Rovelli (resigned effective 6 October 2016)
Barry O’Dwyer (appointed effective 17 October 2016)
Robert Hayes (appointed effective 17 October 2016)
(1) All Directors of BlackRock Global Funds are non-executive Directors.
(2) Frank P. Le Feuvre, Geoffrey D. Radcliffe, Barry O’Dwyer and Robert Hayes are employees
of the BlackRock Group (of which the Management Company, Investment Advisers
anddPrincipal Distributor are part). Nicholas C. D. Hall is a former employee offthe
BlackRockkGroup. (3)
Francine Keiser is an independent Director.
Management
and Administration
Management Company
BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A.
35A, avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg,
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Investment Advisers
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
Park Avenue Plaza, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055,
USA
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, Delaware 19809, USA
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
12 Throgmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2DL, UK
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
# 18-01 Twenty Anson, 20 Anson Road, Singapore, 079912
Sub-Investment Advisers
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited
16/F Champion Tower, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong
BlackRock Japan Co. Limited
1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8217, Japan
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
Level 26, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000, Australia
Principal Distributor
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
12 Throgmorton Avenue
London EC2N 2DL
UK
Depositary
The Bank of New York Mellon (International) Limited
Luxembourg Branch
2-4, rue Eugène Ruppert
L-2453 Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Administrator
The Bank of New York Mellon (International) Limited
Luxembourg Branch
2-4, rue Eugène Ruppert
L-2453 Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Transfer Agent and Registrar
J.P. Morgan Bank Luxembourg S.A.
European Bank & Business Center
6, route de Trèves, Building C
L-2633 Senningerberg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Société coopérative
2, rue Gerhard Mercator
L-2182 Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Legal Advisers
Linklaters LLP
35 avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Listing Agent
J.P. Morgan Bank Luxembourg S.A.
European Bank & Business Center
6, route de Trèves, Building C
L-2633 Senningerberg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Securities Lending Agent
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
12 Throgmorton Avenue
London EC2N 2DL
UK
Paying Agents
A list of Paying Agents is to be found on pages 3 and 4.
Registered Office
2-4, rue Eugène Ruppert
L-2453 Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Enquiries
In the absence of other arrangements, enquiries regarding
the Company should be addressed as follows:
Written enquiries:
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
c/o BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A.
P.O. Box 1058
L-1010 Luxembourg
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
All other enquiries:
Telephone: + 44 207 743 3300
Fax: + 44 207 743 1143
Website: blackrockinternational
Email: investor.services@blackrock
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General Information
Current Prospectus
The Company’s Prospectus dated 30 June 2016 and the relevant KIID for the Funds along with copies of the Account Opening
and Dealing Form may be obtained from the Local Investor Services Centre, the Management Company or any of the
Representatives or Distributors. Copies of the Company’s Articles of Association and the Annual Report and Audited Accounts
and Interim Report and Unaudited Accounts may also be obtained free of charge from any of these offices and from the Paying
Agents. All these documents are also available from blackrockinternational
Representatives
The representative in Hong Kong is BlackRock Asset Management Nort