Investment objective & strategy
As of April 22, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The investment objective of BlackRock International Index V.I. Fund (the Fund) is to seek to match the performance of the MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) (the MSCI EAFE Index or the Underlying Index) in U.S. dollars with net dividends as closely as possible before the deduction of Fund expenses.
Strategy. The Fund employs a passive management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the MSCI EAFE Index. The Fund will be substantially invested in securities in the MSCI EAFE Index, and will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 90% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in the MSCI EAFE Index. The Fund may change its target index if Fund management believes a different index would better enable the Fund to match the performance of the market segment represented by the current index. The Fund invests in a statistically selected sample of equity … The Fund employs a passive management approach, attempting to invest in a portfolio of assets whose performance is expected to match approximately the performance of the MSCI EAFE Index. The Fund will be substantially invested in securities in the MSCI EAFE Index, and will invest, under normal circumstances, at least 90% of its assets in securities or other financial instruments that are components of or have economic characteristics similar to the securities included in the MSCI EAFE Index. The Fund may change its target index if Fund management believes a different index would better enable the Fund to match the performance of the market segment represented by the current index. The Fund invests in a statistically selected sample of equity securities included in the MSCI EAFE Index and in derivative instruments linked to the MSCI EAFE Index, which include equity index futures, currency forwards and total return swaps. Equity securities include common stock, preferred stock and securities or other instruments whose price is linked to the value of common stock. The Fund will, under normal circumstances, invest in all of the countries represented in the MSCI EAFE Index. The Fund may not, however, invest in all of the companies within a country represented in the MSCI EAFE Index, or in the same weightings as in the MSCI EAFE Index.
Top holdings
As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASML Holding NV | — | $7.68M | 2.49% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | — | $4.50M | 1.46% |
| Novartis AG (Registered) | NVSEF | $4.35M | 1.41% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PL | — | $4.20M | 1.36% |
| ROCHE HOLDING AG | — | $4.17M | 1.35% |
| SHELL PLC | — | $3.93M | 1.27% |
| NESTLE SA (REG) | — | $3.76M | 1.22% |
| BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | BISXX | $3.53M | 1.14% |
| TOYOTA MOTOR CORP | — | $2.95M | 0.95% |
| COMMONW BK AUSTR | — | $2.92M | 0.94% |
Portfolio moves
Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| iShares MSCI EAFE International Index Fund | 97% | 0.03% |
| Penn Series Developed International Index Fund | 97% | 0.94% |
| Transamerica MSCI EAFE Index VP | 97% | 0.18% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
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