BlackRock ACWI ex-US Index Fund — new fund registration

BlackRock Funds III registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2011-04-15. Featured series: BlackRock ACWI ex-US Index Fund.

Registration

Registrant / trust: BlackRock Funds III
CIK: 0000893818
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2011-04-15
State of incorporation: DE
Accession: 0001193125-11-099625
Reported net assets: $2.2B

Series & classes (3)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
BlackRock ACWI ex-US Index Fund	Investor A Shares	—	Yes
BlackRock ACWI ex-US Index Fund	Institutional Shares	—	Yes
BlackRock ACWI ex-US Index Fund	Class K shares	—	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.25%
Gross expense ratio: 0.40%
Management fee: 0.03%
Net expense ratio: 0.40%
Other expenses: 0.12%

Investment objective

The investment objective of iShares MSCI Total International Index Fund (Total International Index Fund or the Fund), a series of BlackRock Funds III (the Trust), is to match the performance of the MSCI All Country World Index ex USA Index (the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index or the Underlying Index ) in U.S. dollars with net dividends as closely as possible before the deduction of Fund expenses.

Advisers

BlackRock Fund Advisors (Advisor)