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: 811-06349

Name of Fund: BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc.

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Latin

    America 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: 10/31/2014

Date of reporting period: 01/31/2014


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments


Schedule of Investments January 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

 

Common Stocks   

Shares

    Value  

Brazil — 57.2%

  

AMBEV SA, ADR

     2,650,000      $ 17,331,000   

Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes SA

     245,000        1,289,340   

Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA

     3,000        32,322   

Autometal SA

     169,212        1,177,981   

Banco Bradesco SA — ADR

     1,335,000        14,057,550   

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

     1,430,000        13,451,155   

BR Properties SA

     640,000        4,487,227   

BRF SA — ADR

     350,000        6,188,000   

CCR SA

     1,125,000        7,244,380   

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar, Preference Shares

     150,000        5,805,449   

Cosan Ltd., Class A (a)

     74,000        855,440   

Cosan SA Industria e Comercio

     285,000        4,244,442   

Even Construtora e Incorporadora SA

     550,000        1,631,824   

Fibria Celulose SA (b)

     38,000        425,940   

Fibria Celulose SA — Sponsored ADR (b)

     64,000        714,880   

Hypermarcas SA

     530,000        3,349,218   

Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers SA

     190,000        1,577,789   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preference Shares — ADR

     2,200,000        26,928,000   

Klabin SA, Preference Shares

     750,000        3,835,077   

Kroton Educacional SA

     450,000        6,877,033   

Localiza Rent a Car SA

     200,000        2,527,712   

Lojas Renner SA

     7,000        160,783   

LPS Brasil Consultoria de Imoveis SA

     175,000        913,706   

Marcopolo SA, Preference Shares

     1,250,000        2,683,104   

Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia SA

     145,000        1,681,778   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA — ADR

     1,080,000        12,469,050   

QGEP Participacoes SA

     311,159        1,147,546   

Raia Drogasil SA

     106,768        642,842   

Suzano Papel e Celulose SA, Preference ‘A’ Shares

     860,000        3,392,603   

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA

     215,000        1,578,701   

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

     315,000        6,957,215   

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA, Preference ‘A’ Shares (b)

     760,000        3,747,643   

Vale SA, Preference Shares — ADR

     2,000,000        24,560,000   

Vale SA — ADR

     125,000        1,700,000   
    

 

 

 
               185,666,730   

Chile — 2.7%

  

Banco Santander Chile — ADR

     145,000        2,824,600   
Common Stocks        Shares     Value  

Chile (concluded)

  

SACI Falabella

       780,000      $ 6,106,082   
      

 

 

 
                       8,930,682   

Mexico — 27.2%

      

Alfa SAB de CV, Series A

       2,500,000        7,047,256   

Alpek SA de CV (a)

       650,000        1,294,751   

America Movil SAB de CV, Series L — ADR

       600,000        12,756,000   

Cemex SAB de CV — ADR (b)

       1,250,000        15,462,500   

Concentradora Fibra Hotelera Mexicana SA de CV (a)

       640,000        1,033,169   

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

       1,250,000        4,035,816   

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV — ADR

       133,000        12,001,920   

Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV, Series B, Series B (a)(b)

       640,000        1,583,490   

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV, Series O

       1,000,000        6,312,247   

Grupo Sanborns SA de CV (a)

       1,130,000        2,051,473   

Grupo Televisa SAB — ADR

       490,000        14,239,400   

Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV (b)

       1,250,000        2,286,152   

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV, Series V

       3,400,000        8,135,188   
      

 

 

 
                       88,239,362   

Panama — 0.5%

      

Copa Holdings SA, Class A

             12,000        1,568,400   

Peru — 5.2%

      

Credicorp Ltd.

       80,000        10,553,600   

Grana y Montero SA — ADR (b)

       115,000        2,424,200   

Southern Copper Corp.

       140,000        3,917,200   
      

 

 

 
                       16,895,000   

Spain — 0.6%

      

Cemex Latam Holdings SA (b)

             299,000        2,002,307   
Total Common Stocks 93.4%                      303,302,481   
      
                          
Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

         

Brazil — 0.6%

      

Hypermarcas SA:

      

3.00%, 10/15/15

     BRL        1,648        841,175   

11.30%, 10/15/18

       1,373        473,400   

Klabin SA, 12.24%, 1/08/19 (c)

       24        633,352   

Lupatech SA, Series 1, 6.50%, 4/15/18 (d)(e)

       2,128        87,078   
      

 

 

 
Total Corporate Bonds 0.6%                      2,035,005   

 

 

                
   BLACKROCK LATIN AMERICA FUND, INC.    JANUARY 31, 2014    1


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc.

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

 

Participation Notes   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Brazil — 4.7%

  

Merrill Lynch International:

      

(Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA), due 4/30/14

     USD        50      $ 538,693   

(Kroton Educacional SA), due 11/07/14

       325        4,966,746   

(Localiza Rent a Car SA), due 5/08/14

       75        947,892   

(Lojas Renner SA), due 4/16/14

       40        918,761   

(LPS Brasil Consultoria de Imoveis SA), due 8/13/14

       300        1,566,352   

Morgan Stanley BV:

      

(Arezzo Industria e Comercio SA), due 3/02/15

       100        1,231,630   

(Cosan SA Industria e Comercio), due 2/05/15

       153        2,332,255   

(Fibria Celulose SA), due 12/07/15

       55        616,492   

(Lojas Renner SA), due 2/25/14

       50        1,378,425   

(Lojas Renner SA), due 7/22/15

       33        891,066   
      

 

 

 
Total Participation Notes 4.7%        15,388,312   
Warrants (f)    Shares     Value  

Brazil — 0.0%

  

Hypermarcas SA (Expires 10/15/15)

             1,644          
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $285,825,773) — 98.7%
      $ 320,725,798   
Short-Term Securities                         

Money Market Funds — 1.8%

  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.03% (g)(h)

             2,496,956        2,496,956   
              

Beneficial

Interest

(000)

         

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.14% (g)(h)(i)

     USD        3,246        3,246,516   

Total Short-Term Securities

(Cost — $5,743,472) — 1.8%

  

  

    5,743,472   

Total Investments

(Cost — $291,569,245*) — 100.5%

  

  

    326,469,270   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (0.5)%        (1,776,210
      

 

 

 
Net Assets 100.0%      $ 324,693,060   
      

 

 

 
*   As of January 31, 2014, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax cost

  $ 310,944,078   
 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 57,467,937   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (41,942,745
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 15,525,192   
 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Schedule of investments
(a)   Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.

 

(b)   Non-income producing security.

 

(c)   Represents a step-down bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a lower coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

(d)   Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of principal and/or interest payments.

 

(e)   Convertible security.

 

(f)   Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

 

(g)   Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund during the period ended January 31, 2014, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                
2    BLACKROCK LATIN AMERICA FUND, INC.    JANUARY 31, 2014   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc.

 

Affiliate     

Shares/Beneficial

Interest Held at

October 31, 2013

      

Net

Activity

      

Shares/Beneficial

Interest Held at

January 31, 2014

       Income  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

       1,907,527           589,429           2,496,956         $ 191   

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series

       3,075,150           171,366           3,246,516         $     13,301   

 

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

 

(i)   Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. The Fund may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.

 

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
   BRL   Brazilian Real
   USD   US Dollar

 

Ÿ  

Foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of January 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

Currency

Purchased

      

Currency

Sold

    Counterparty  

Settlement

Date

      

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

 
BRL        276,527         USD        114,504      Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.     2/03/14         $ 83   
USD        39,042         BRL        94,169      Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.     2/04/14           20   
USD        105         BRL        255      Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.     2/04/14           (1
Total                         $ 102   
                       

 

 

 

 

                
   BLACKROCK LATIN AMERICA FUND, INC.    JANUARY 31, 2014    3


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc.

 

 

Ÿ  

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. 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)

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 is based on the pricing transparency of the investment 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, please refer to the Fund’s most recent financial statements as contained in its annual report.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of January 31, 2014:

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 
Common Stocks:                 

Brazil

  $ 185,666,730                             $ 185,666,730   

Chile

    8,930,682                               8,930,682   

Mexico

    88,239,362                               88,239,362   

Panama

    1,568,400                               1,568,400   

Peru

    16,895,000                               16,895,000   

Spain

    2,002,307                               2,002,307   
Corporate Bonds                       $ 2,035,005           2,035,005   
Participation Notes             $ 9,554,936           5,833,376           15,388,312   
Short-Term Securities     2,496,956           3,246,516                     5,743,472   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

  $ 305,799,437         $ 12,801,452         $ 7,868,381         $ 326,469,270   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

                
4    BLACKROCK LATIN AMERICA FUND, INC.    JANUARY 31, 2014   


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc.

 

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments 2             

Assets:

                

Foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 103                             $ 103   

Liabilities:

                

Foreign currency exchange contracts

    (1                            (1
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

  $ 102                             $ 102   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

2    Derivative financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instruments

      

The carrying amount for certain of the Fund’s assets and/or liabilities approximates fair value for financial reporting purposes. As of January 31, 2014, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  
Assets:   

Foreign currency at value

  $ 200,837                             $ 200,837   

Liabilities:

                

Bank overdraft

       $ (1,289,784             (1,289,784

Collateral on securities loaned at value

              (3,246,516                  (3,246,516
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

  $ 200,837         $ (4,536,300                $ (4,335,463
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the period ended January 31, 2014.

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:

 

     

Corporate

Bonds

       Participation
Notes
       Total  
Assets:            

Opening Balance, as of

October 31, 2013

  $ 1,495,204         $ 7,605,162         $ 9,100,366   

Transfers into Level 3

                          

Transfers out of Level 3

                          

Accrued discounts/premiums

    (646             (646

Net realized gain (loss)

                          

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

    (99,696        (1,771,786        (1,871,482

Purchases

    640,143                     640,143   

Sales

                          
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Closing Balance, as of January 31, 2014

  $ 2,035,005         $ 5,833,376         $ 7,868,381   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments held as of January 31, 2014

  $ (99,696      $ (1,771,786      $ (1,871,482
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

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.

 

                
   BLACKROCK LATIN AMERICA FUND, INC.    JANUARY 31, 2014    5


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 Latin America Fund, Inc.
By:  

/s/ J OHN M. P ERLOWSKI

  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc.
Date:   March 25, 2014

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/ J OHN M. P ERLOWSKI

  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc.
Date:   March 25, 2014

 

By:  

/s/ N EAL J. A NDREWS

  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
  BlackRock Latin America Fund, Inc.
Date:   March 25, 2014
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