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          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL</name>
        <lei>549300RKVM2ME20JHZ15</lei>
        <title>SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL COM</title>
        <cusip>817565104</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="US8175651046"/>
          <ticker value="SCI"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>165308.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>12429508.52000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.395065051799</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>US</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>1</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>BNP PARIBAS SA</name>
        <lei>R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83</lei>
        <title>BNP PARIBAS SA EUR2</title>
        <cusip>000000000</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <isin value="FR0000131104"/>
          <ticker value="BNP"/>
          <other otherDesc="SEDOL" value="7309681"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>84898.00000000</balance>
        <units>NS</units>
        <currencyConditional curCd="EUR" exchangeRt="0.85733882"/>
        <valUSD>9151391.25000000</valUSD>
        <pctVal>1.027135231266</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetCat>EC</assetCat>
        <issuerCat>CORP</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>FR</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>N</isRestrictedSec>
        
        <fairValLevel>2</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
    </invstOrSecs>
    <explntrNotes>
      
      
      
      <explntrNote note="Monthly returns presented in Item B.5(a) have been calculated without deducting any applicable sales loads or redemption fees." noteItem="B.5.a"/>
      
      
    </explntrNotes>
    <signature>
      <ncom:dateSigned>2026-07-25</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>BlackRock Funds II</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Chuck Pulsfort</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Chuck Pulsfort</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
