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BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Absolute Return Credit

The Outcome: Insulated from Rising Interest Rates. Growth of a hypothetical $10,000 investment from fund inception (9/30/11) through 3/31/18 Rates Rose 50 bps 56 bps 45 bps 47 bps 107 bps 53 bps GLSC 0.50% 0.79% 1.48% 2.04% -0.83% 1.19% BarCap Agg -1.25% -1.18% -0.71% -0.96% -4.44% -1.07% 56 bps 65 bps 1.54% 0.00% -1.91% -2.44% $12,400 $12,100 $11,800 $11,500 $11,200 $10,900 $10,600 $10,300 $10,000 $9,700 $9,400 Herber Period of Rising Rates GLSC averages over 2.50% BlackRock Global L/S Credit - Inst. 84bps 0.70% -3.32% outperformance in rising rate periods www. Sep-11 Feb-12 Jul-12 Nov-12 Apr-13 Aug-13 Jan-14 Jun-14 Oct-14 Mar-15 Jul-15 Dec-15 May-16 Oct-16 Feb-17 Jul-17 Dec-17 Bbg Barclays Aggregate www 39bps 41bps 0.96% 0.87% -1.16% -1.18% US 10-Year Treasury Source: BlackRock, Morningstar, Bloomberg. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Assumes $10,000 Investment in BlackRock Global Long/Short Credit Institutional share on the fund's inception date (9/30/11) and reinvestment of all dividend and capital gain distributions. Periods of rising rates represented by the 10-year Treasury. Volatility calculated using annualized standard deviation based on weekly market movements 10/2/11-3/31/18. Index performance is for illustrative purposes only. It is not possible to invest directly in an unmanaged index. Please see accompanying fund fact sheet for standardized average annual total returns. BLACKROCK* FOR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY. NOT TO BE SHOWN OR DISTRIBUTED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. USR0418U-470515-1498457 11
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