iShares Edge MSCI USA Momentum Factor Index Fund — new fund registration

BLACKROCK FUNDS registered 4 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2016-10-06. Featured series: iShares Edge MSCI USA Momentum Factor Index Fund.

Registration

Registrant / trust: BLACKROCK FUNDS
CIK: 0000844779
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2016-10-06
State of incorporation: MA
Accession: 0001193125-16-732788

Series & classes (8)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
iShares Edge MSCI USA Momentum Factor Index Fund	INSTITUTIONAL	—	Yes
iShares Edge MSCI USA Momentum Factor Index Fund	Class K	—	Yes
iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor Index Fund	INSTITUTIONAL	—	Yes
iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor Index Fund	Class K	—	Yes
iShares Edge MSCI USA Size Factor Index Fund	INSTITUTIONAL	—	Yes
iShares Edge MSCI USA Size Factor Index Fund	Class K	—	Yes
iShares Edge MSCI USA Value Factor Index Fund	INSTITUTIONAL	—	Yes
iShares Edge MSCI USA Value Factor Index Fund	Class K	—	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 0.90%
Management fee: 0.08%
Net expense ratio: 0.20%
Other expenses: 0.82%

Investment objective

The investment objective of iShares Edge MSCI USA Momentum Factor Index Fund (the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Funds SM (the “Trust”), is to seek to track the investment results of an index that measures the performance of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization stocks exhibiting relatively higher momentum characteristics.

Advisers

BlackRock Fund Advisors (Advisor)