BlackRock Pacific B  MBPCX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
What is this?
As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Diversified Pacific/Asia Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
Morningstar®
Style Box™
What is this?
   Large
   Value
  
  
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ -0.03
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 17.03
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
29.57%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
481
View Data Definitions
  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: BlackRock Pacific B
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Diversified Pacific/Asia
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 1988-10-21 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 29.57 67.09 -0.89 5.98 2.63 6.11
+/- Category -1.39 33.99 4.52 1.38 --- ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD -0.04 14.41 3.86 1.72 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 26.06 8.29 -1.30 7.29 3.62 6.32
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 21.27 26.82 -3.40 6.21 2.63 6.11
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 23.51 -5.06 4.90 1.03 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 20.15 -2.94 5.18 1.50 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 2 funds), (5 yrs : out of 1 funds), (10 yrs : out of funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is closed to all investors, the maximum deferred sales fee is closed to all investors, and the maximum redemption sales fee is closed to all investors.
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 16.94
Software 0.00
Hardware 7.93
Media 3.25
Telecommunications 5.76
Service 45.95
Healthcare 5.37
Consumer Services 6.24
Business Services 5.19
Financial Services 29.15
Manufacturing 37.11
Consumer Goods 15.39
Industrial Materials 12.40
Energy 6.46
Utilities 2.87
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 5.3
Stocks 94.7
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 94.7
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 78 Turnover % 86
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 21.48 ending as of 2009-09-30
View Data Definitions
Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
Samsung Electronics South Korea 3.14
BHP Billiton Limited United Kingdom 2.55
Honda Motor Company Japan 2.34
ANZ Banking Group Ltd Australia 2.04
National Australia Bank Limited --- Australia 1.96
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Taiwan 1.94
Japan Tobacco Inc. Japan 1.92
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. Hong Kong 1.91
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Japan 1.86
Shinhan Financial Grp South Korea 1.82
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1988-10-21
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Nicholas Scott  (2008-09-01)
Scott is managing director and chief investment officer for Asian Equities within the Portfolio Management Group at BlackRock. He joined BlackRock in January 2007. Before that, he was chief executive officer and chief investment officer for Prudential Asset Management, Hong Kong (“PAMHK”), and responsible for PAMHK’s overall business in Hong Kong and its investment business in Asia. Prior to joining PAMHK in April 2000, he was Head of Asian Pacific Equities in London with M&G Investment Management.
Robert Weatherston  (2008-09-01)
Weatherston is director and portfolio manager at BlackRock. He is a member of BlackRock’s Value Equity team. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2006, he was a fund manager overseeing Asian investments at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”). He joined MLIM in 1996. Weatherston holds Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-04-30)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.93
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-12-31)
Correspondence Information
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington DE 19809
Wilmington,  DE  19809
United States
Telephone:
800-441-7762
609-282-2800
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
Show Data Definitions

© Copyright 2009 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. Morningstar, the Morningstar logo, Morningstar.com, Morningstar Tools are either trademark or service marks of Morningstar, Inc.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Returns will vary and shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold.