UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-05723

Name of Fund: BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund Inc.,

55 East 52 nd Street, New York, NY 10055

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/2013

Date of reporting period: 07/31/2013


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments July 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Common Stocks    Shares     Value  

Brazil — 17.6%

    

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA (a)

     712,370      $ 5,758,039   

BM&FBovespa SA

     941,964        5,078,641   

BR Malls Participacoes SA

     433,972        3,846,369   

BRF - Brasil Foods SA

     262,575        5,593,681   

Cia de Concessoes Rodoviarias

     885,997        6,951,738   

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA

     481,410        3,437,512   

Embraer SA

     670,879        5,704,979   

Eurasia Drilling Co., Ltd. - GDR

     110,729        4,373,795   

Itau Unibanco Holdings SA, Preference Shares - ADR

     1,030,279        13,136,057   

Localiza Rent a Car SA

     254,325        3,623,101   

Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia SA (a)

     406,255        5,075,182   

Natura Cosmeticos SA

     160,123        3,225,131   

Vale SA

     521,275        7,087,887   
    

 

 

 
               72,892,112   

Chile — 1.2%

    

SACI Falabella

     479,063        4,908,193   

China — 11.7%

    

Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd., Class H

     1,460,000        4,314,426   

Bank of China Ltd., Class H

     30,943,200        12,956,110   

China Galaxy Securities Co. Ltd., Class H (a)

     7,665,400        4,497,082   

CNOOC Ltd.

     3,631,000        6,562,408   

CNOOC Ltd. - ADR

     20,335        3,657,046   

Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd., Class H

     1,154,455        1,945,641   

PetroChina Co. Ltd.

     3,090,000        3,609,497   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     172,462        7,807,011   

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

     2,620,000        3,545,231   
    

 

 

 
               48,894,452   

Hong Kong — 10.6%

    

AIA Group Ltd.

     1,964,400        9,298,167   

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

     2,546,000        7,328,655   

China Railway Construction Corp.

     2,588,000        2,630,542   

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

     628,000        3,475,791   

Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd.

     3,153,000        5,681,810   

Kunlun Energy Co. Ltd.

     2,500,000        3,678,270   

Samsonite International SA

     1,551,600        4,246,596   

Sands China Ltd.

     1,470,400        7,947,190   
    

 

 

 
               44,287,021   

India — 6.9%

    

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. - ADR

     150,785        5,619,757   

Financial Technologies India Ltd.

     164,706        1,464,641   

ICICI Bank Ltd. - ADR

     119,135        3,905,245   

ITC Ltd.

     1,243,066        6,988,780   

Tata Motors Ltd. - ADR

     282,958        6,802,310   

Yes Bank Ltd.

     734,474        3,908,916   
    

 

 

 
               28,689,649   

Indonesia — 4.5%

    

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

     6,341,500        5,488,634   

Gudang Garam Tbk PT

     844,500        3,474,806   

Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT

     2,358,500        4,782,353   

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT

     4,462,084        5,162,128   
    

 

 

 
               18,907,921   

Ireland — 1.4%

    

Dragon Oil Plc

     638,057        6,002,366   

Italy — 1.4%

    

Prada SpA

     622,300        5,802,509   

Malaysia — 0.7%

    

Malayan Banking Bhd

     866,100        2,737,863   

Mexico — 6.1%

    

Cemex SAB de CV

     5,028,630        5,795,262   

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV - ADR

     63,438        6,311,447   

Grupo Financiero Banorte SA de CV, Series O

     853,515        5,422,696   

Grupo Televisa SA - ADR

     223,411        6,054,438   

Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV, Series V

     667,388        1,826,170   
    

 

 

 
               25,410,013   

Netherlands — 2.1%

    

Yandex NV (a)

     273,862        8,900,515   

Panama — 1.5%

    

Copa Holdings SA, Class A

     43,962        6,118,192   

Peru — 1.2%

    

Credicorp Ltd.

     40,288        4,785,812   

Philippines — 1.0%

    

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

     58,255        4,068,968   

Russia — 5.3%

    

Lukoil OAO - ADR

     52,243        3,106,369   

Magnit OJSC - GDR

     78,173        4,497,546   

Mail.ru Group Ltd. - GDR

     161,541        5,161,235   

Sberbank - ADR

     800,611        9,190,769   
    

 

 

 
               21,955,919   

South Africa — 1.6%

    

Shoprite Holdings Ltd.

     339,853        5,746,823   

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

     93,068        1,040,672   
    

 

 

 
               6,787,495   

South Korea — 8.3%

    

Hyundai Motor Co.

     24,407        5,046,720   

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.

     11,599        6,107,472   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

     15,821        18,028,290   

 

 

                
   BLACKROCK EMERGING MARKETS FUND, INC.    JULY 31, 2013    1


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Common Stocks    Shares     Value  

South Korea (concluded)

    

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.

     149,250      $ 5,301,206   
    

 

 

 
               34,483,688   

Taiwan — 7.0%

    

Delta Electronics, Inc.

     788,000        3,822,377   

Hermes Microvision, Inc.

     109,903        3,403,312   

HON HAI Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

     2,400,363        6,215,288   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - ADR

     934,510        15,867,980   
    

 

 

 
               29,308,957   

Thailand — 3.3%

    

Advanced Info Service PCL

     391,800        3,567,508   

Kasikornbank PCL - NVDR

     821,000        4,785,382   

Siam Cement PCL - NVDR

     364,800        5,334,877   
    

 

 

 
               13,687,767   

Turkey — 0.8%

    

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

     850,732        3,320,069   

United States — 2.7%

    

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (a)

     106,362        7,699,545   

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. (a)

     68,772        3,672,425   
    

 

 

 
               11,371,970   
Total Common Stocks – 96.9%              403,321,451   
    
                  
Participation Notes   

Par  

(000)

         

Switzerland — 1.7%

    

UBS AG (Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd. due 2/22/16) (a)

   $ 189,414        6,910,978   
   Shares          

Total Long-Term Investments

(Cost – $378,630,221) – 98.6%

             410,232,429   
    
                  
Short-Term Securities                 

Money Market Funds — 0.6%

                

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.04% (b)(c)

     2,449,847        2,449,847   
      

Par  

(000)

         

Time Deposits — 0.3%

    

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.01%, 8/01/13

   HKD 9,046        1,166,392   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost – $3,616,239) – 0.9%

             3,616,239   
Total Investments (Cost – $382,246,460*) – 99.5%        413,848,668   
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 0.5%        2,419,081   
    

 

 

 
Net Assets – 100.0%      $ 416,267,749   
    

 

 

 

 

 

*   As of July 31, 2013, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax cost

  $ 390,030,199   
 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 51,565,046   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (27,746,577
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 23,818,469   
 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.

 

(b)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund during the period ended July 31, 2013, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate  

Shares

Held at
October 31, 2012

   

Net

Activity

   

Shares

Held at
July 31, 2013

    Income  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

    12,893,760        (10,443,913     2,449,847      $ 10,434   

 

(c)   Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

                
2    BLACKROCK EMERGING MARKETS FUND, INC.    JULY 31, 2013   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

 

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

 

To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedule of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:      ADR    American Depositary Receipts      
     GDR    Global Depositary Receipts      
     HKD    Hong Kong Dollar      
     PCL    Public Company Limited      
     PEN    Peruvian Nuevo Sol      
     USD    US Dollar      
     ZAR    South African Rand      

 

Ÿ  

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of July 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

Currency

Purchased

       Currency
Sold
    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 
USD        34,930         PEN        97,349      Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.   8/01/13      $ 112   
USD        445,304         ZAR        4,374,440      State Street Corp.   8/01/13        1,896   
USD        415,551         ZAR        4,069,018      Citibank NA   8/02/13        3,102   
Total                         $ 5,110   
                       

 

 

 

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

Ÿ  

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access

 

Ÿ  

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

Ÿ  

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, please refer to the Fund’s most recent financial statements as contained in its semi-annual report.

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of July 31, 2013:

 

      Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Investments:

       

Long Term Investments:

       

Common Stocks:

       

Brazil

  $ 72,892,112                    $ 72,892,112   

Chile

    4,908,193                      4,908,193   

China

    8,154,128      $ 40,740,324               48,894,452   

Hong Kong

           44,287,021               44,287,021   

India

    16,327,312        12,362,337               28,689,649   

Indonesia

           18,907,921               18,907,921   

 

                
   BLACKROCK EMERGING MARKETS FUND, INC.    JULY 31, 2013    3


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

 

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.

 

 

      Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks (continued):

       

Ireland

         $ 6,002,366             $ 6,002,366   

Italy

           5,802,509               5,802,509   

Malaysia

           2,737,863               2,737,863   

Mexico

  $ 25,410,013                      25,410,013   

Netherlands

    8,900,515                      8,900,515   

Panama

    6,118,192                      6,118,192   

Peru

    4,785,812                      4,785,812   

Philippines

           4,068,968               4,068,968   

Russia

    8,267,604        13,688,315               21,955,919   

South Africa

           6,787,495               6,787,495   

South Korea

           34,483,688               34,483,688   

Taiwan

    15,867,980        13,440,977               29,308,957   

Thailand

    3,567,508        10,120,259               13,687,767   

Turkey

           3,320,069               3,320,069   

United States

    11,371,970                      11,371,970   

Participation Notes

                $ 6,910,978        6,910,978   

Short-Term Securities

    2,449,847        1,166,392               3,616,239   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 189,021,186      $ 217,916,504      $ 6,910,978      $ 413,848,668   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

    

       
      Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments 1

       
Assets:        

Foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 5,110                    $ 5,110   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1    Derivative financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts, which are valued at the unrealized/depreciation on the instrument.

      

 

Certain of the Fund’s assets are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial reporting purposes. As of July 31, 2013, foreign currency at value of $1,006,343 is categorized as Level 1 within the disclosure hierarchy.

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the period ended July 31, 2013.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

      Participation
Notes
    Total  
Assets:    

Opening Balance, as of October 31, 2012

             

Transfers into Level 3

             

Transfers out of Level 3

             

Accrued discounts/premiums

             

Net realized gain (loss)

  $ (21,015   $ (21,015

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation 1

    (322,005     (322,005

Purchases

    7,475,544        7,475,544   

Sales

    (221,546     (221,546
 

 

 

 

Closing Balance, as of July 31, 2013

  $ 6,910,978      $ 6,910,978   
 

 

 

 

 

  1    

The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held as of July 31, 2013 was $(322,005).

The Fund’s investments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 investments.

 

                
4    BLACKROCK EMERGING MARKETS FUND, INC.    JULY 31, 2013   


Item 2 – Controls and Procedures

 

2(a) –    The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2(b) –    There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3 – Exhibits

Certifications – Attached hereto


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund Inc.
By:  

/s/ John M. Perlowski

  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund Inc.
Date:   September 24, 2013

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ John M. Perlowski

  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund Inc.
Date:   September 24, 2013
By:  

/s/ Neal J. Andrews

  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
  BlackRock Emerging Markets Fund Inc.

Date: September 24, 2013

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