BlackRock Russell 1000 Index Fund — new fund registration

BlackRock Funds III registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2011-01-14. Featured series: BlackRock Russell 1000 Index Fund.

Registration

Registrant / trust: BlackRock Funds III
CIK: 0000893818
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2011-01-14
State of incorporation: DE
Accession: 0001193125-11-007684
Reported net assets: $1.8B

Series & classes (3)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
BlackRock Russell 1000 Index Fund	Investor A Shares	—	Yes
BlackRock Russell 1000 Index Fund	Institutional Shares	—	Yes
BlackRock Russell 1000 Index Fund	Class K shares	—	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.25%
Gross expense ratio: 0.36%
Management fee: 0.03%
Net expense ratio: 0.36%
Other expenses: 0.08%

Investment objective

The investment objective of iShares Russell 1000 Large-Cap Index Fund (Large-Cap Index Fund or the Fund), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the Trust), is to match the performance of the Russell 1000 Index (the Russell 1000 or the Underlying Index ) as closely as possible before the deduction of Fund expenses.

Advisers

BlackRock Fund Advisors (Advisor)