BlackRock Latin America I  MALTX
  Morningstar Report
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Latin America Stock Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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As of 2009-07-31
Day Change
$ -0.32
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 64.54
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
115.64%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
850
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: BlackRock Latin America I
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Latin America Stock
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1994-10-21 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 113.40 177.21 15.89 29.85 21.09 10.93
+/- Category 24.23 98.22 7.54 4.96 3.30 ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD 83.79 124.53 20.64 25.59 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 94.02 23.79 16.58 29.36 21.21 10.92
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 95.86 92.01 14.04 28.79 21.09 10.93
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 92.01 12.85 27.69 20.38 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 59.81 12.02 25.56 19.11 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 19 funds), (5 yrs : out of 18 funds), (10 yrs : out of 14 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is 2.00%.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 14.06
Software 0.60
Hardware 0.00
Media 3.55
Telecommunications 9.92
Service 36.28
Healthcare 1.85
Consumer Services 3.37
Business Services 4.17
Financial Services 26.89
Manufacturing 49.66
Consumer Goods 8.26
Industrial Materials 16.11
Energy 18.29
Utilities 7.01
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 1.9
Stocks 96.0
Bonds 0.0
Other 2.1
Foreign Stocks 95.2
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-07-31 Data through 2009-07-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 75 Turnover % 61
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 56.14 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Brazil 12.95
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. ADR Brazil 9.85
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. ADR L Mexico 7.66
Vale S.A. Brazil 7.66
Bank Bradesco ADR Brazil 4.00
AmBev ADR Brazil 3.83
Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais Brazil 2.90
Grupo Televisa SA ADR Mexico 2.70
Bradespar Brazil 2.30
Wal-mart de Mexico S A B de C V Mexico 2.29
Data through 2009-07-31
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1994-10-21
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
William Landers  (2002-09-30)
Landers is a managing director of and portfolio manager with BlackRock and has been a member of the Funds portfolio management team since 2002. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2006, Lander was a director of MLIM from 2004 to 2006, a vice president thereof from 2002 to 2004, and a portfolio manager therewith from 2001 to 2006. Landers was a research analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston from 1999 to 2001.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-03-02)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.30
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
Correspondence Information
100 Bellevue Parkway

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Telephone:
800-441-7762
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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