Equity

BIFRX

International Fund

  • NAV as of Apr 25, 2025 $19.26
    52 WK: 17.18 - 20.80
  • 1 Day NAV Change as of Apr 25, 2025 0.04 (0.21%)
  • NAV Total Return as of Apr 25, 2025 YTD: 0.63%

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 (%) -2.23 0.49 9.82 4.37
Benchmark (%) 6.09 4.48 10.92 4.98
Morningstar Category Avg. (%) 6.09 5.58 11.48 5.21
Morningstar Ranking 688/692 645/651 508/615 344/425
Morningstar Quartile 4 4 4 4
Lipper Category Avg. (%) 2.28 3.53 10.06 5.57
Lipper Ranking 329/403 337/378 179/341 184/223
Lipper Quartile 4 4 3 4
  YTD 1m 3m 1y 3y 5y 10y
Total Return (%) 0.94 -5.39 0.94 -2.23 1.47 59.72 53.31
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
Lipper Category Avg. (%) 3.71 -2.37 3.71 2.28 11.16 62.32 73.21
  2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Return (%) 21.15 8.80 -24.61 19.10 -0.02
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.
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Key Facts

Key Facts

Size of Fund (Millions)
as of Apr 25, 2025
$1,225.7 M
Share Class launch date
Aug 12, 2011
Benchmark Index
MSCI All Country World ex US Index (Net TR) (USD)
Morningstar Category
Foreign Large Blend
CUSIP
09253M684
Open to New Investors
Yes
Size of Class (Millions)
as of Apr 25, 2025
$4.5 M
Asset Class
Equity
Distribution Frequency
Annual
Lipper Classification
International Large-Cap Growth
Max Offer Price
as of Apr 25, 2025
$19.26
Turnover Percent in the Annual Report
as of May 31, 2024
86%

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
20.79
Best 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years
3 months ending Jan 31, 2023
25.12%
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
-0.37
R-Squared (3y)
as of Mar 31, 2025
91.73
Beta (3y)
as of Mar 31, 2025
1.23
Worst 3-Month Return Over the Last 3 Years
3 months ending Jun 30, 2022
-18.94%

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Fees

Fees

as of current prospectus
Gross Expense Ratio 1.38%
Net Expense Ratio 1.16%

Net Expense Ratio excluding Investment Related Expenses is 1.16%

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

Ratings

Ratings

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

Olivia Treharne, CFA
Olivia Treharne, CFA

Managing Director and co-Portfolio Manager on the Global Core Equity team.

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Olivia Treharne, CFA, Managing Director, is co-Portfolio Manager for the Global Dividend, International Dividend and Global Long-Horizon strategies on the Global Core Equity team. She sits on the team's Leadership Committee and also provides research analyst coverage, primarily of the financials sector. Olivia has 14 years of industry experience and has been co-PM on the Global and International Dividend strategies for over three years. She was named as a portfolio manager in recognition of her experience as well as her significant contributions to the Global Core Equity team as a research analyst.

 

Olivia graduated from Cambridge University with degree in Economics and also holds a Masters in Economic and Social History from Oxford University.

Stephen Andrews
Stephen Andrews
Molly Greenen, CFA
Molly Greenen, CFA

Director and co-Portfolio Manager on the Global Core Equity team.

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Molly Greenen, CFA, Director, is co-Portfolio Manager for the Global Dividend, International Dividend and Global Long-Horizon strategies on the Global Core Equity team. She sits on the team's Leadership Committee and also provides research analyst coverage, primarily of the industrials and materials sectors. Molly has 11 years of industry experience and was named co-PM of the Global Long-Horizon Equity strategy in February 2020 in recognition of her significant contributions to the strategy's investment process and performance. She joined BlackRock in 2013 through our graduate program, during which time she worked with both the Global Equity team and the European Equity team.

 

As one of the most senior investors on the Global Core Equity team, Molly had an instrumental role in the development of the Global Long-Horizon strategy.

 

Molly earned a MA (Hons) degree in Business Studies and Accounting from the University of Edinburgh in 2013.

Portfolio Manager

Literature

Literature

 

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