# 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](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000033188) | Investor A Shares | — | Yes |
| [BlackRock ACWI ex-US Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000033188) | Institutional Shares | — | Yes |
| [BlackRock ACWI ex-US Index Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000033188) | 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)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/105247)

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2026-02-23](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-26-063944)
- [485APOS — 2024-05-22 (5 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-24-144839)
- [485APOS — 2024-05-22 (4 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-24-144836)
- [485APOS — 2024-05-22 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-24-144834)
- [485APOS — 2023-06-08](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-23-163343)
- [485APOS — 2023-06-07 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-23-162447)
- [485APOS — 2022-09-30 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-22-255751)
- [485APOS — 2020-05-15 (30 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-20-144137)
- [485APOS — 2019-05-29 (4 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-19-159789)
- [485APOS — 2019-05-29 (5 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-19-159795)
- [485APOS — 2019-03-11](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-19-070994)
- [485APOS — 2018-04-19](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-18-122679)

## More

- [Registrant profile: BlackRock Funds III](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/893818)
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