Equity

MKILX

International Fund

  • NAV as of Apr 17, 2025 $19.02
    52 WK: 17.56 - 21.26
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of Apr 17, 2025 0.09 (0.48%)
  • NAV Total Return as of Apr 17, 2025 YTD: -2.61%

Overview

About this Fund

1. A high conviction, international stock portfolio
2. Flexible approach to finding the best opportunities
3. Seeks long-term capital growth

Investment Approach

The investment objective of BlackRock International Fund (“International Fund” or the “Fund”), a series of BlackRock Series, Inc. (the “Corporation”), is to seek long-term capital growth through investments primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of companies located outside the United States.
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Performance

Performance

  1y 3y 5y 10y
Total Return (%) -1.75 1.02 10.41 4.98
Benchmark (%) 6.09 4.48 10.92 4.98
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 6.09 5.58 11.48 5.21
Morningstar Ranking 681/692 641/651 458/615 -
Morningstar Quartile 4 4 4 3
Lipper Ranking 318/403 316/378 149/341 -
Lipper Quartile 4 4 2 -
  YTD 1m 3m 1y 3y 5y 10y
Total Return (%) 1.08 -5.37 1.08 -1.75 3.09 64.10 62.62
Benchmark (%) 5.23 -0.23 5.23 6.09 14.06 67.89 62.55
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 6.50 -0.16 6.50 6.09 17.70 72.19 66.19
  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Return (%) 21.88 9.41 -24.22 19.80 0.47
Benchmark (%) 10.65 7.82 -16.00 15.62 5.53
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 9.30 9.72 -15.84 16.25 4.85

Performance is shown after deduction of ongoing charges. Any entry and exit charges are excluded from the calculation.

The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted.

The performance information for periods prior to January 25, 2018, the commencement of operations of the share class, shows the performance of the Fund’s Institutional Shares. The performance of this share class would be substantially similar to Institutional Shares because this share class and Institutional Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities and performance would only differ to the extent that this share class and Institutional Shares have different expenses. See the Fund’s prospectus for more details.
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Key Facts

Key Facts

Size of Fund (Millions)
as of Apr 17, 2025
$1,188.0 M
Share Class launch date
Jan 25, 2018
Benchmark Index
MSCI ACWI ex-US Index
Morningstar Category
Foreign Large Blend
CUSIP
09248G503
Open to New Investors
Yes
Size of Class (Millions)
as of Apr 17, 2025
$272.1 M
Asset Class
Equity
Distribution Frequency
Annual
Lipper Classification
International Large-Cap Growth
Max Offer Price
as of Apr 17, 2025
$19.02
Turnover Percent in the Annual Report
as of May 31, 2024
86.00%

Portfolio Characteristics

Portfolio Characteristics

Number of Holdings
as of Mar 31, 2025
33
P/E Ratio - Forward
as of Mar 31, 2025
18.29
Average Market Cap (Millions)
as of -
-
Fund Standard Deviation (3y)
as of Mar 31, 2025
20.81
Best 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years
3 months ending Jan 31, 2023
25.31%
Active Share
as of Mar 31, 2025
87.56%
P/B Ratio
as of Mar 31, 2025
2.70
Alpha (3y)
as of Mar 31, 2025
-0.32
R-Squared (3y)
as of Mar 31, 2025
91.69
Beta (3y)
as of Mar 31, 2025
1.23
Worst 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years
3 months ending Jun 30, 2022
-18.84%

This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. For standardized performance, please see the Performance section above.

Fees

Fees

as of current prospectus
Gross Expense Ratio 0.65%
Net Expense Ratio 0.61%

Net Expense Ratio excluding Investment Related Expenses is 0.61%

  • Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses 0.00%
  • Interest expense 0.00%

Ratings

Ratings

Morningstar Medalist Rating

Morningstar Medalist Rating - BRONZE
Morningstar has awarded the Fund a Bronze medal. (Effective Feb 28, 2025)
Analyst-Driven % as of Feb 28, 2025
10.00
Data Coverage % as of Feb 28, 2025
98.00

Lipper Leader

 
 
 
Overall Lipper Leaders ratings based on an equal-weighted average of percentile ranks for each measure over 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods (if applicable) and do not take into account the effects of sales charges for these categories (Consistent Return, Preservation, Total Return, Expense, and Tax Efficiency) as of Mar 31, 2025 out of 378, 12,247, 378, 229 and 378 Funds, respectively in Lipper's International Large-Cap Growth classification.

Holdings

Holdings

as of Mar 31, 2025
Name Weight (%)
BEIERSDORF AG 5.24
SONY GROUP CORP 4.88
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 4.48
RELX PLC 4.37
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO LTD 4.37
Name Weight (%)
L AIR LIQUIDE SA POUR L ETUDE ET L EXPLO DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE SA 4.21
CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY 4.03
ASTRAZENECA PLC 3.89
SMC CORP (JAPAN) 3.88
NOVO NORDISK A/S 3.48
Name Market Value Weight (%) Shares
Detailed Holdings and Analytics
Holdings are subject to change. Fund holdings and allocations shown are unaudited, and may not be representative of current or future investments. The Fund is actively managed and its details, holdings and characteristics will vary. Holdings shown should not be deemed as a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The user relies on this data at its own risk and neither BlackRock nor any other party makes any representations or express or implied warranties (which are expressly disclaimed) nor shall they incur any liability for any errors or omissions in the data.

Exposure Breakdowns

Exposure Breakdowns

as of Mar 31, 2025

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of Mar 31, 2025

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of Mar 31, 2025

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
as of Mar 31, 2025

% of Market Value

Type Fund Benchmark Net
Negative weightings may result from specific circumstances (including timing differences between trade and settle dates of securities purchased by the funds) and/or the use of certain financial instruments, including derivatives, which may be used to gain or reduce market exposure and/or risk management.

Allocations are subject to change.

Portfolio Managers

Portfolio Managers

Gareth Williams
Gareth Williams

Managing Director, head of the Global Specialist Team within Fundamental Equities.

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Gareth Williams, CFA, Managing Director and portfolio manager, is head of the Global Specialist Team within the Fundamental Equities division of BlackRock's Portfolio Management Group.

 

Gareth has managed Global equity strategies at Blackrock since 2007, and is portfolio manager of the International Focus and Future Consumer strategies and the Global Equity Absolute Return fund. Gareth has an unconstrained global research focus and historically served as the team's Director of Research for 5 years through 2022. 

 

Gareth first joined BlackRock in 2005, including his service with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), which merged with BlackRock in 2006.

 

Gareth earned a BSc degree in economics and mathematics from the University of Bristol in 2005.

Sophie Steel
Sophie Steel

Director and co-portfolio manager of the International Focus and Future Consumer strategies.

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Sophie Steel, Director and portfolio manager, is a member of the Global Specialist Team within the Fundamental Equities division of BlackRock's Portfolio Management Group.

 

Sophie is co-portfolio manager of the International Focus and Future Consumer strategies. Sophie's research coverage for the Global Specialist Team spans consumer-facing sectors across the globe. Sophie is also Head of the Consumer Industry Group within Fundamental Equities.

 

Before joining BlackRock on the graduate programme, Sophie worked for the UK Government and the international affairs think tank, Chatham House. Her papers focused on Chinese international relations. 

 

Sophie earned an MA degree in Modern History from Oxford University; a postgraduate degree as a Chinese Government scholar in Mandarin from Tsinghua University, Beijing; and a Masters in Finance (MSc) from The London Business School.

Portfolio Manager

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