BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund — new fund registration

BLACKROCK FUNDS registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2012-10-05. Featured series: BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund.

Registration

Registrant / trust: BLACKROCK FUNDS
CIK: 0000844779
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2012-10-05
State of incorporation: MA
Accession: 0000891092-12-005822
Reported net assets: $8.9B

Series & classes (3)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund	Institutional Shares	—	Yes
BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund	Investor A Shares	—	Yes
BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund	Investor C Shares	—	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 1.42%
Management fee: 1.20%
Net expense ratio: 1.34%
Other expenses: 0.22%

Investment objective

The investment objective of BlackRock Global Equity Market Neutral Fund (the Fund ), a series of BlackRock Funds SM (the Trust), is to seek total return over the long term.

BlackRock Global Long/Short Equity Fund — new fund registration

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Series & classes (3)

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

Investment objective

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