# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000814507
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-287124
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
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**Document Hash:** 0e01355ff08d138bd0ff396ef16a8c6d
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-287124.hdr.sgml**: 20251119

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-287124

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251119

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251119

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20251119

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BLACKROCK EQUITY DIVIDEND FUND
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000814507

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0731

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-14517
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251496786

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
- **CITY:** WILMINGTON
- **STATE:** DE
- **ZIP:** 08543-9011
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 800-441-7762

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY
- **CITY:** WILMINGTON
- **STATE:** DE
- **ZIP:** 08543-9011

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** MERRILL LYNCH EQUITY DIVIDEND FUND
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20051128

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** MERRILL LYNCH EQUITY INCOME FUND
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20010103

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** MERRILL LYNCH DIVIDEND APPRECIATION FUND
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19870803

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### BLACKROCK EQUITY DIVIDEND FUND (Series ID: S000002243)

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|  |  |
|:---|:---|
| Class Name    | Class ID   |
| Investor A    | C000005780 |
| Investor C    | C000005782 |
| Institutional | C000005783 |
| Class R       | C000005784 |
| Service       | C000038256 |
| Class K       | C000166015 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### BLACKROCK EQUITY DIVIDEND FUND (Series ID: S000002243)

| Class ID   | Class Name    | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000005780 | Investor A    |  |
| C000005782 | Investor C    |  |
| C000005783 | Institutional |  |
| C000005784 | Class R       |  |
| C000038256 | Service       |  |
| C000166015 | Class K       |  |

**BLACKROCK EQUITY DIVIDEND FUND** 

(the "Fund")

**Supplement dated November 19, 2025 (the "Supplement") to the Fund's Summary Prospectuses and** 

**Prospectuses, each dated August 28, 2025, as supplemented to date** 

**The following changes are made to the Fund's Summary Prospectuses and Prospectuses, as applicable:** 

**The section of the Summary Prospectuses entitled "Key Facts About BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund — Portfolio Managers" and the section of the Prospectuses entitled "Fund Overview — Key Facts About BlackRock Equity Dividend Fund — Portfolio Managers" are deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:** 

***Portfolio Managers***

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Portfolio Manager** | **Portfolio Manager of<br>the Fund Since** | **Title** |
| Tony DeSpirito<sup>1</sup> | 2014 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. |
| Cem Inal<sup>2</sup> | 2025 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. |
| David Zhao | 2017 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. |

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<sup>1</sup> Effective December 31, 2025, Tony DeSpirito will no longer serve as a portfolio manager of the Fund.

<sup>2</sup> Effective November 28, 2025, Cem Inal will serve as a portfolio manager of the Fund.

**The section of the Prospectuses entitled "Details About the Fund — How the Fund Invests — About the Portfolio Management Team of the Fund" is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:** 

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**ABOUT THE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM OF THE FUND** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Fund is managed by a team of financial professionals. Tony DeSpirito,<sup>1</sup> Cem Inal<sup>2</sup> and David Zhao are the portfolio managers and are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Please see "Management of the Fund — Portfolio Manager Information" for additional information about the portfolio management team. |

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<sup>1</sup> Effective December 31, 2025, Tony DeSpirito will no longer serve as a portfolio manager of the Fund.

<sup>2</sup> Effective November 28, 2025, Cem Inal will serve as a portfolio manager of the Fund.

**The section of the Prospectuses entitled "Management of the Fund — Portfolio Manager Information" is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:** 

***Portfolio Manager Information***

Information regarding the portfolio managers of the Fund is set forth below. Further information regarding the portfolio managers, including other accounts managed, compensation, ownership of Fund shares, and possible conflicts of interest, is available in the Fund's SAI.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Portfolio Manager** | **Primary Role** | **Since** | **Title and Recent Biography** |
| Tony DeSpirito<sup>1</sup> | Jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio, including setting the Fund's overall investment strategy and overseeing the management of the Fund. | 2014 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2014. |
| Cem Inal<sup>2</sup> | Jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio, including setting the Fund's overall investment strategy and overseeing the management of the Fund. | 2025 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2025; Chief Investment Officer of US Large Cap Value Equities at AllianceBernstein from 2020 to 2025. |
| David Zhao | Jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's portfolio, including setting the Fund's overall investment strategy and overseeing the management of the Fund. | 2017 | Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2016. |

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<sup>1</sup> Effective December 31, 2025, Tony DeSpirito will no longer serve as a portfolio manager of the Fund.

<sup>2</sup> Effective November 28, 2025, Cem Inal will serve as a portfolio manager of the Fund.

**Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.**