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        </securityLending>
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        <name>XPF Ltd Class AG</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>XPF Ltd Class AG</title>
        <cusip>999999999</cusip>
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          <other otherDesc="Internal" value="BYD10U2P5"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>5408534.65</balance>
        <units>OU</units>
        <descOthUnits>Cost of Investment</descOthUnits>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6280589.05</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.4740300521</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetConditional assetCat="OTHER" desc="Fund of Fund"/>
        <issuerCat>PF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KY</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>Y</isRestrictedSec>
        <fairValLevel>N/A</fairValLevel>
        <securityLending>
          <isCashCollateral>N</isCashCollateral>
          <isNonCashCollateral>N</isNonCashCollateral>
          <isLoanByFund>N</isLoanByFund>
        </securityLending>
      </invstOrSec>
      <invstOrSec>
        <name>Yaupon CIS Ltd. QF1</name>
        <lei>N/A</lei>
        <title>Yaupon CIS Ltd. QF1</title>
        <cusip>999999999</cusip>
        <identifiers>
          <other otherDesc="Internal" value="BRY8S0NE0"/>
        </identifiers>
        <balance>4725753.84</balance>
        <units>OU</units>
        <descOthUnits>Cost of Investment</descOthUnits>
        <curCd>USD</curCd>
        <valUSD>6157580.14</valUSD>
        <pctVal>4.3864036279</pctVal>
        <payoffProfile>Long</payoffProfile>
        <assetConditional assetCat="OTHER" desc="Fund of Fund"/>
        <issuerCat>PF</issuerCat>
        <invCountry>KY</invCountry>
        <isRestrictedSec>Y</isRestrictedSec>
        <fairValLevel>N/A</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>2026-08-25</ncom:dateSigned>
      <ncom:nameOfApplicant>BlackRock Alpha Strategies Fund</ncom:nameOfApplicant>
      <ncom:signature>Chuck Pulsfort</ncom:signature>
      <ncom:signerName>Chuck Pulsfort</ncom:signerName>
      <ncom:title>Assistant Treasurer</ncom:title>
    </signature>
  </formData>
  <documents>XXXX</documents>
</edgarSubmission>
