Forms & Applications
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Please contact us at 800-441-7762 if you need assistance. For questions on the forms for the BlackRock CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan, please call 866-529-8582 or click here.
Send your application, along with any other required documents, to:
Regular mail
BlackRock Funds
P.O. Box 9819
Providence, RI 02940-8019
Overnight mail
BlackRock Funds
101 Sabin Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
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Open a New Account
| Non-Retirement Accounts | |
|---|---|
| New Account Application (fillable PDF) |
Used to establish many types of BlackRock non-IRA accounts such as individual, joint tenant, trust, custodian (UTMA, UGMA), or corporate registrations. |
| IRA Accounts | |
| Traditional and SEP IRA Enrollment Kit | Used to establish a BlackRock Traditional IRA or SEP IRA account via contributions, transfer or rollover. Sections include Beneficiary Designation and Automatic Investment Plan (AIP) set up. |
| Traditional and SEP IRA Application (fillable PDF) |
Just the application, in a fillable PDF format. |
| Roth IRA
Enrollment Kit |
Used to establish a BlackRock Roth IRA account via contributions, transfer, rollover or conversion. Sections include Beneficiary Designation, Automatic Investment Plan (AIP) and EZ-Trader set-up. |
| Roth IRA Application (fillable PDF) |
Just the application, in a fillable PDF format. |
| SIMPLE IRA Enrollment Kit | Used to establish a new BlackRock SIMPLE IRA account. Sections include Adoption Agreement, Beneficiary Designation, Withdrawal Authorization and Instructions for Distribution. (Please note: you may also need to provide us with the SIMPLE IRA Salary Reduction Agreement). |
| Inherited IRA Enrollment Kit | Used to establish a BlackRock Inherited IRA account. Sections include Transfer from Owner, Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) guidelines and Beneficiary Designation. |
| CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan Accounts | |
| New Account Application | Used to establish an Account in the BlackRock CollegeAdvantage 529 Savings Plan, this application will provide us with the name, tax identification/Social Security number of the Account Owner and the Beneficiary of the Account, as well as providing information on your Investment Option elections, how you will fund the account, and more. If you are planning on funding your Account with an Automatic Investment Plan, you will need to complete that section of the New Account Application. |
| Incoming Rollover Form | Are you funding your Account with assets from another qualified 529 Savings Plan, an UTMA/UGMA, or maybe from qualified U.S. savings bonds? You will need to complete this form and submit it along with your New Account Application. You may need this form again in the future if you wish to roll other assets into your existing BlackRock CollegeAdvantage Account. |
| Payroll Deduction Authorization Form | You may also fund your Account by having your employer deduct directly from your payroll, and send the money to your Account. This will require two forms, initially: The Payroll Deduction Authorization Form provides us with information about the contributor to the Account, the employer handling the payroll deduction, and how to invest the money when it arrives. But to begin a payroll deduction plan, you (or the contributor) will also need approval from the employer. |
| Payroll Deduction Employer Authorization Form | This form is provided to your (or the contributor’s) employer to request that they begin the payroll deduction plan. You will need to work with your company’s payroll department to get started, but this form will provide them with everything they’ll need to begin the payroll deduction. |
Existing Account Forms & Applications
| All Accounts Types | |
|---|---|
| Automatic Investment Plan (AIP) Application (fillable PDF) |
Used to set up automatic investments in a BlackRock account via electronic transfer from a checking or savings account. Transfers can be made monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. |
| Bank Instructions Application (fillable PDF) |
Used to provide checking or savings account information to make purchases (non-systematic) or redemptions in a BlackRock account. |
| Power of Attorney Registration Form | Used as a legal instrument to authorize one individual to act as Power of Attorney on a BlackRock account. |
| Systematic Exchange Application (fillable PDF) |
Used to set up the investment of a lump sum into one BlackRock fund and then, on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual basis, have fixed dollar amounts exchanged into as many as four other BlackRock funds. $10,000 minimum investment. $50 minimum per systematic exchange. |
| Non-Retirement Accounts | |
| Certificate of Incumbency | Used to list persons authorized to enact transactions in a BlackRock account for a non-incorporated entity over a 60-day time period. |
| Change of Registration | Used to complete a name change (marriage, divorce) or a transfer from an existing account to a new or different account at BlackRock. Not to be used for Transfer on Death (TOD) or Power of Attorney (POA). |
| Checkwriting Application (Money Market Funds) (fillable PDF) |
Used to establish checkwriting privileges for BlackRock Investor A Share Money Market accounts. |
| Corporate Resolution Filing Form | Used to grant authority to a person or persons within an established company to sell or assign securities in a BlackRock account. Valid for 6 months from date of certification. |
| Dividend Allocation Plan (DAP) Application (fillable PDF) |
Used to set up allocation of dividends and capital gains distributions from a BlackRock account to another fund, a special payee or a bank account. |
| Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP) Application (fillable PDF) |
Used to set up systematic withdrawals from your BlackRock account for distribution to the address of record, another BlackRock account, special payee or bank account. $10,000 minimum beginning balance. |
| Transfer on Death (TOD) Registration Form | Used to document up to three beneficiaries and the percentage of assets to be transferred to each, upon the death of an owner of a BlackRock account. |
| Transfer on Death (TOD) Affidavit | Must be completed by a beneficiary of a BlackRock Transfer of Death account in order to transfer or redeem the account to their name. Also required is a certified copy of the death certificate and an inheritance tax waiver. |
| IRA Accounts | |
| IRA Change of Beneficiary Form (fillable PDF) |
Used to change the Primary and/or Contingent beneficiaries named on BlackRock Traditional IRA, SEP IRA or Roth IRA accounts. |
| IRA Distribution Request Form (fillable PDF) |
Used to request a distribution such as systematic withdrawals and Required Minimum Distributions from a BlackRock IRA account. |
| IRA Rollover Certification Form | Used to certify a rollover distribution from a Traditional IRA, Roth IRA or SEP IRA and for eligible distributions from 403(b), 401(k) or qualified retirement plans to a BlackRock Funds IRA account. Rollovers must be completed within 60 days of distribution. |
| IRA Transfer of Assets / Direct Rollover Request Form (fillable PDF) |
Used to transfer assets from an existing IRA to a BlackRock Funds IRA. |
| Roth IRA Conversion Form | Used to convert a Traditional IRA held at either BlackRock or a different custodian to a BlackRock Roth IRA. |
| IRS Form 5305-SEP - Contribution Agreement | This form is used to set up an Employer's contributions to an employees SEP IRA. |
| IRS Form 5305-SIMPLE - Match Plan | Used to set up an Employer's matching contributions to an employees contributions to a SIMPLE IRA. |
| BlackRock SIMPLE IRA Salary Reduction Agreement | Should be used in conjunction with the SIMPLE IRA Adoption Agreement to set up the payroll deductions to be contributed to a BlackRock SIMPLE IRA account. |
| CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan Accounts | |
| Reallocation Request Form | You would use this form to reallocate your Investment Options, or to establish a Systematic Reallocation. Please keep in mind; you may only change your Investment elections once per calendar year, so if you plan on setting up a Systematic Reallocation when you open your Account, you must supply this form along with your New Account Application (otherwise, it will count as your annual change). |
| Withdrawal Request Form | At some point, you will need to take money out of your BlackRock CollegeAdvantage Account to pay for higher education expenses. To do this, you will need to complete the Withdrawal Request Form. |
| Account Maintenance Form | Things change. We understand that. So we've created this form to allow you to make those changes as they come up. Address changes, changing your name, adding or changing a Successor Account Owner, changing (or adding) an Automatic Investment Plan or your bank instructions, it can all be done with this form. |
Other Forms
| 403(b) Beneficiary Designation/Change Form |
| 403(b) Distribution/Rollover Request Form |
| IRS Form W9 |
| IRS Form W9 Instructions |
| IRS Form W-8BEN |
| IRS Form W-8BEN Instructions |
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The information on this Web site is intended for U.S. residents only. The information provided does not constitute a solicitation of an offer to buy, or an offer to sell securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is not lawful to make such an offer.