UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-10543

 

Name of Fund: BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Core Bond Trust, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4

 

Date of fiscal year end: 08/31/2011

 

Date of reporting period: 08/31/2011

 

Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

 


 

 

 

 

(BLACKROCK LOGO)

August 31, 2011


 

 

 

Annual Report

 

 

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

 

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)


 

Not FDIC Insured § No Bank Guarantee § May Lose Value




 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

Dear Shareholder

 

3

Annual Report:

 

 

Trust Summaries

 

4

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

 

20

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

20

Financial Statements:

 

 

Schedules of Investments

 

21

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

100

Statements of Operations

 

104

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

106

Statements of Cash Flows

 

108

Financial Highlights

 

110

Notes to Financial Statements

 

117

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

131

Important Tax Information

 

131

Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements

 

132

Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plans

 

136

Officers and Trustees

 

137

Additional Information

 

140


 

 

 

 

 

 

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ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

Dear Shareholder

Market volatility has been extraordinary in recent months. Government debt and deficit issues in both the US and Europe have taken a toll on investor sentiment while weaker-than-expected US economic data raised concerns of another recession. Political instability and concerns that central banks have nearly exhausted their stimulus measures have further compounded investor uncertainty. Although markets remain volatile and conditions are highly uncertain, BlackRock remains focused on finding opportunities in this environment.

The pages that follow reflect your fund’s reporting period ended August 31, 2011. Accordingly, the following discussion is intended to provide you with additional perspective on the performance of your investments during that period.

One year ago, the global economy appeared to solidly be in recovery mode and investors were optimistic given the anticipated second round of quantitative easing from the US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”). Stock markets rallied despite the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe and inflationary pressures looming over emerging markets. Fixed income markets, however, saw yields move sharply upward (pushing prices down) especially on the long end of the historically steep yield curve. While high yield bonds benefited from the risk rally, most fixed income sectors declined in the fourth quarter. The tax-exempt municipal market faced additional headwinds as it became evident that the Build America Bond program would not be extended and municipal finance troubles abounded.

The new year brought spikes of volatility as political turmoil swept across the Middle East/North Africa region and as prices of oil and other commodities soared. Natural disasters in Japan disrupted industrial supply chains and concerns mounted over US debt and deficit issues. Equities generally performed well early in the year, however, as investors chose to focus on the continuing stream of strong corporate earnings and positive economic data. Credit markets were surprisingly resilient in this environment and yields regained relative stability in 2011. The tax-exempt market saw relief from its headwinds and steadily recovered from its fourth-quarter lows. Equities, commodities and high yield bonds outpaced higher-quality assets as investors increased their risk tolerance.

However, longer-term headwinds had been brewing. Inflationary pressures intensified in emerging economies, many of which were overheating, and the European debt crisis continued to escalate. Markets were met with a sharp reversal in May when political unrest in Greece pushed the nation closer to defaulting on its debt. This development rekindled fears about the broader debt crisis and its further contagion among peripheral European countries. Concurrently, it became evident that the pace of global economic growth had slowed as higher oil prices and supply chain disruptions finally showed up in economic data. By mid-summer, confidence in policymakers was tarnished as the prolonged US debt ceiling debate revealed the degree of polarization in Washington, DC. The downgrade of the US government’s credit rating on August 5 was the catalyst for the recent turmoil in financial markets. Extreme volatility persisted as Europe’s debt and banking crisis deepened and US economic data continued to weaken. Investors fled from riskier assets, pushing stock and high yield bond indices into negative territory for the six-month period ended August 31, while lower-risk investments including US Treasuries, municipal securities and investment grade corporate bonds posted gains. Twelve-month returns on all asset classes remained positive. Continued low short-term interest rates kept yields on money market securities near their all-time lows.

 

Sincerely,

 

-s- Rob Kapito

 

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

(PHOTO OF ROB KAPITO)

 

“BlackRock remains focused on managing risk and finding opportunities in all market environments.”

 

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of August 31, 2011


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6-month

 

12-month

 

US large cap equities

 

(7.23

)%

 

18.50

%

 

(S&P 500 Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US small cap equities

 

(11.17

)

 

22.19

 

 

(Russell 2000 Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International equities

 

(11.12

)

 

10.01

 

 

(MSCI Europe, Australasia,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Far East Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging market

 

(5.11

)

 

9.07

 

 

equities (MSCI Emerging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markets Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-month Treasury

 

0.08

 

 

0.15

 

 

bill (BofA Merrill Lynch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-Month Treasury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bill Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Treasury securities

 

13.04

 

 

6.21

 

 

(BofA Merrill Lynch 10-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year US Treasury Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US investment grade

 

5.49

 

 

4.62

 

 

bonds (Barclays

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital US Aggregate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax-exempt municipal

 

6.39

 

 

2.66

 

 

bonds (Barclays Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bond Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US high yield bonds

 

(1.57

)

 

8.32

 

 

(Barclays Capital US

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate High Yield 2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer Capped Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIS PAGE NOT PART OF YOUR FUND REPORT

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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2011

BlackRock Core Bond Trust


 

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Core Bond Trust’s (BHK) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 75% of its assets in bonds that are investment grade quality at the time of investment. The Trust’s investments will include a broad range of bonds, including corporate bonds, US government and agency securities and mortgage-related securities. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

          No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objective will be achieved.

 

 

Portfolio Management Commentary


 

 

 

How did the Trust perform?

 

 

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2011, the Trust returned (2.35)% based on market price and 4.02% based on net asset value (“NAV”). For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated category posted an average return of 3.09% based on market price and 5.36% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The largest individual factor impacting performance relative to its Lipper category competitors, many of which carry a lower average credit quality and/or a higher allocation to spread assets (those driven by movements in credit risk), is the Trust’s high-quality bias. This bias hurt performance for the period as spread sectors and lower-quality risk assets generally outperformed US Treasuries and government-related assets for the 12-month period.

 

 

Early in reporting period, the Trust’s exposure to non-government spread sectors, such as investment grade credit, non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) and asset-backed securities (“ABS”) contributed positively to performance on an absolute basis. The Trust’s allocation to high yield corporate credit and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) also had a positive impact. During the second half of the reporting period, the Trust’s allocation to high-quality, government-related debt benefited performance, as did its longer duration (greater sensitivity to interest rates) and yield curve-flattening stance as interest rates rallied in the final month of the period.

 

 

TheTrust uses interest rate derivatives, including futures contracts,options, swaps and swaptions, mainly for the purpose of managing risks relating to portfolio duration and yield curve positioning. The Trust also uses credit default swaps against both individual names and broad indices to manage credit risk in the portfolio. Credit default swaps against indices help to manage market risk as well. In addition, the Trust trades foreign currency exchange contracts and uses foreign currency derivatives to manage currency risk in the portfolio. Overall, derivative usage during period had a negative effect on performance.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

During the period, the Trust gradually reduced its exposure to non-agency residential MBS and CMBS. The proceeds from these transactions were rotated into more liquid corporate credit bonds that offer compelling carry yields (income) and strong fundamentals. Investment grade and high yield corporate bonds became the two largest credit spread sector allocations in the Trust. The Trust tactically managed its duration and yield curve positioning throughout the period.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Trust maintained a diversified exposure to non-government spread sectors, including investment grade credit, high yield corporate credit, CMBS, ABS and non-agency residential MBS. The Trust also held allocations to government-related sectors such as US Treasuries, agency debt and agency MBS. The Trust ended the period with leverage at 29% of its total managed assets.

 

 

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.


 

 

 

 

 

 

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BlackRock Core Bond Trust


 

 

 

 

Trust Information

 

 

 

 

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)

 

BHK

Initial Offering Date

 

November 27, 2001

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($12.69)1

 

6.34%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.067

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.804

Leverage as of August 31, 20113

 

29%


 

 

 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

 

 

2

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

 

 

 

3

Represents reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 20.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

Market Price

 

$

12.69

 

$

13.92

 

 

(8.84

)%

$

13.99

 

$

11.98

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

13.78

 

$

14.19

 

 

(2.89

)%

$

14.30

 

$

13.19

 

The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond and US Government securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

Corporate Bonds

 

52

%

 

38

%

 

US Treasury Obligations

 

16

 

 

19

 

 

US Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

13

 

 

23

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

12

 

 

10

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

1

 

 

2

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAA/Aaa5

 

40

%

 

43

%

 

AA/Aa

 

8

 

 

11

 

 

A

 

17

 

 

17

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

16

 

 

11

 

 

BB/Ba

 

6

 

 

8

 

 

B

 

11

 

 

7

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

Not Rated

 

 

 

1

 

 


 

 

 

 

4

Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s (“S&P’s”) or Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) ratings.

 

 

 

 

5

Includes US Government Sponsored Agency Securities, which were deemed AAA/Aaa by the investment advisor.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2011

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.


 

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.’s (HYV) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities that are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (BB or lower by S&P or Ba or lower by Moody’s) or in unrated securities considered by the Trust’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality. The Trust also seeks to provide shareholders with capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in domestic and foreign high yield debt instruments, including high yield bonds (commonly referred to as “junk” bonds) and high yield corporate loans which are below investment grade quality. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

          No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objective will be achieved.

 

 

Portfolio Management Commentary


 

 

 

How did the Trust perform?

 

 

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2011, the Trust returned 10.79% based on market price and 10.29% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 11.37% based on market price and 9.65% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which narrowed during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

High yield bonds outperformed higher-quality fixed income assets by a sizeable margin during the period due to the high yield market’s prevalence of solid technicals, strong credit fundamentals and substantial income in a low-interest-rate environment. More recently, however, these positives have been upstaged by escalating macroeconomic concerns, which continued to fuel investor uncertainty and risk aversion. Across the high yield credit spectrum, security selection in the mid- to lower-quality tiers benefited Trust performance, as did the Trust’s exposure to non-rated credits (i.e., preferred securities, warrants). Among fixed income sectors, positive security selection in the electric, metals & mining and media non-cable sectors boosted gains. Allocations to equity-related instruments also aided performance.

 

 

Over the period, an underexposure to higher-quality securities hurt Trust performance. Higher-quality securities exhibit more interest rate sensitivity than their lower-quality counterparts, so they reacted positively to a rally in US Treasury rates touched off by higher market volatility and a resulting flight to quality. Within sectors, security selection in the independent energy, non-captive diversified and consumer service sectors impeded Trust gains. Another notable detractor was the Trust’s allocation to senior secured bank loans, which underperformed high yield bonds over the period. The Trust pursued a higher-quality bias in bank loans over the last several months of the period.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

During the first half of the period, the Trust shifted its overall positioning from a more conservative stance to one that was more consistent with a gradually improving economy. As the US economic outlook worsened and the potential for contagion from the continued debt crisis in Europe increased, Trust positioning once again became more conservative. The Trust continued to purchase new issues, albeit cautiously, seeking more stable industries with companies offering good cash flows, earnings and revenue visibility, as well as attractive downside protection. More recently, the Trust has reduced exposure to riskier credits that typically require significant economic growth or expansion to realize a boost in valuations. While selling down higher-beta names (i.e., those with higher sensitivity to market volatility), the Trust began actively hedging its equity exposure by taking short positions in S&P 500® Index futures. Furthermore, the Trust increased exposure to names in the independent energy sector, while significantly reducing exposure to the wireless sector.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Trust held 79% of its total portfolio in corporate bonds, 13% in floating rate loan interests (bank loans), 3% in common stocks, 3% in other interests with the remainder in preferred stocks. The Trust’s cash equivalent position was negligible for most of the period. The Trust ended the period with leverage at 25% of its total managed assets.

 

 

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.


 

 

 

 

 

 

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BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.


 

 

Trust Information


 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

 

HYV

Initial Offering Date

 

November 30, 2001

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($11.55)1

 

8.83%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.085

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

 

$1.020

Leverage as of August 31, 20113

 

25%


 

 

 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

 

2

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

 

 

3

Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 20.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                  

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

Market Price

 

$

11.55

 

$

11.40

 

 

1.32

%

$

12.58

 

$

10.10

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

11.71

 

$

11.61

 

 

0.86

%

$

12.87

 

$

11.52

 

The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond investments:

 

 

Portfolio Composition


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

79

%

 

 

 

80

%

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Other Interests

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

1

 

 


 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

BBB/Baa

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

 

3

%

 

BB/Ba

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

35

 

 

B

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

 

46

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

CC/Ca

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

D

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not Rated

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

4

 

 


 

 

 

 

4

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2011

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.


 

 

Investment Objective

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.’s (HYT) (the “Trust”) primary investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income. The Trust’s secondary investment objective is to provide shareholders with capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in domestic and foreign high yield securities, including high yield bonds (commonly referred to as “junk” bonds), corporate loans, convertible debt securities and preferred securities which are below investment grade quality. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

          No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objectives will be achieved.

 

 

Portfolio Management Commentary


 

 

 

How did the Trust perform?

 

 

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2011, the Trust returned 9.09% based on market price and 9.95% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 11.37% based on market price and 9.65% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

High yield bonds outperformed higher-quality fixed income assets by a sizeable margin during the period due to the high yield market’s prevalence of solid technicals, strong credit fundamentals and substantial income in a low-interest-rate environment. More recently, however, these positives have been upstaged by escalating macroeconomic concerns, which continued to fuel investor uncertainty and risk aversion. Across the high yield credit spectrum, security selection in the mid- to lower-quality tiers benefited Trust performance, as did the Trust’s exposure to non-rated credits (i.e., preferred securities, warrants). Among fixed income sectors, positive security selection in the electric, metals & mining and media non-cable sectors boosted gains. Allocations to equity-related instruments also aided performance.

 

 

Over the period, an underexposure to higher-quality securities hurt Trust performance. Higher-quality securities exhibit more interest rate sensitivity than their lower-quality counterparts, so they reacted positively to a rally in US Treasury rates touched off by higher market volatility and a resulting flight to quality. Within sectors, security selection in the independent energy, non-captive diversified and consumer service sectors impeded Trust gains. Another notable detractor was the Trust’s allocation to senior secured bank loans, which underperformed high yield bonds over the period. The Trust pursued a higher-quality bias in bank loans over the last several months of the period.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

During the first half of the period, the Trust shifted its overall positioning from a more conservative stance to one that was more consistent with a gradually improving economy. As the US economic outlook worsened and the potential for contagion from the continued debt crisis in Europe increased, Trust positioning once again became more conservative. The Trust continued to purchase new issues, albeit cautiously, seeking more stable industries with companies offering good cash flows, earnings and revenue visibility, as well as attractive downside protection. More recently, the Trust has reduced exposure to riskier credits that typically require significant economic growth or expansion to realize a boost in valuations. While selling down higher-beta names (i.e., those with higher sensitivity to market volatility), the Trust began actively hedging its equity exposure by taking short positions in S&P 500® Index futures. Furthermore, the Trust increased exposure to names in the independent energy sector, while significantly reducing exposure to the wireless sector.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Trust held 79% of its total portfolio in corporate bonds, 13% in floating rate loan interests (bank loans), 3% in common stocks, 3% in other interests with the remainder in preferred stocks. The Trust’s cash equivalent position was negligible for most of the period. The Trust ended the period with leverage at 24% of its total managed assets.


 

 

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.


 

 

Trust Information


 

 

Symbol on NYSE

HYT

Initial Offering Date

May 30, 2003

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($11.21)1

8.83%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

$0.0825

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

$0.9900

Leverage as of August 31, 20113

24%


 

 

 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

 

 

2

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

 

 

 

3

Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 20.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

Market Price

 

$

11.21

 

$

11.19

 

 

0.18

%

$

12.23

 

$

10.00

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

11.49

 

$

11.38

 

 

0.97

%

$

12.60

 

$

11.31

 

The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond investments:

 

 

Portfolio Composition


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

Corporate Bonds

 

79

%

 

81

%

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

13

 

 

15

 

 

Common Stocks

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

Other Interests

 

3

 

 

1

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

2

 

 

1

 

 


 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

BBB/Baa

 

7

%

 

3

%

 

BB/Ba

 

35

 

 

36

 

 

B

 

45

 

 

47

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

11

 

 

11

 

 

D

 

1

 

 

 

 

Not Rated

 

1

 

 

3

 

 


 

 

 

 

4

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2011

BlackRock High Income Shares


 

Investment Objective

BlackRock High Income Shares’ (HIS) (the “Trust”) primary investment objective is to provide the highest current income attainable consistent with reasonable risk as determined by the Trust’s investment adviser, through investment in a professionally managed, diversified portfolio of high yield, high risk fixed income securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”). The Trust’s secondary objective is to provide capital appreciation, but only when consistent with its primary objective. The Trust seeks to achieve its objectives by investing primarily in high yield, high risk debt instruments rated in the medium to lower categories by nationally recognized rating services (BBB or lower by S&P or Baa or lower by Moody’s) or non-rated securities, which, in the investment adviser’s opinion, are of comparable quality. Under normal market conditions, the average maturity of the Trust’s portfolio is between eight and twelve years. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

          No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objectives will be achieved.

 

Portfolio Management Commentary


 

 

 

How did the Trust perform?

 

 

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2011, the Trust returned 10.59% based on market price and 9.56% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 11.37% based on market price and 9.65% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which narrowed during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

High yield bonds outperformed higher-quality fixed income assets by a sizeable margin during the period due to the high yield market’s prevalence of solid technicals, strong credit fundamentals and substantial income in a low-interest-rate environment. More recently, however, these positives have been upstaged by escalating macroeconomic concerns, which continued to fuel investor uncertainty and risk aversion. Across the high yield credit spectrum, security selection in the mid- to lower-quality tiers benefited Trust performance, as did the Trust’s exposure to non-rated credits (i.e., preferred securities, warrants). Among fixed income sectors, positive security selection in the electric, metals & mining and media non-cable sectors boosted gains. Allocations to equity-related instruments also aided performance.

 

 

Over the period, an underexposure to higher-quality securities hurt Trust performance. Higher-quality securities exhibit more interest rate sensitivity than their lower-quality counterparts, so they reacted positively to a rally in US Treasury rates touched off by higher market volatility and a resulting flight to quality. Within sectors, security selection in the independent energy, non-captive diversified and consumer service sectors impeded Trust gains. Another notable detractor was the Trust’s allocation to senior secured bank loans, which underperformed high yield bonds over the period. The Trust pursued a higher-quality bias in bank loans over the last several months of the period.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

During the first half of the period, the Trust shifted its overall positioning from a more conservative stance to one that was more consistent with a gradually improving economy. As the US economic outlook worsened and the potential for contagion from the continued debt crisis in Europe increased, Trust positioning once again became more conservative. The Trust continued to purchase new issues, albeit cautiously, seeking more stable industries with companies offering good cash flows, earnings and revenue visibility, as well as attractive downside protection. More recently, the Trust has reduced exposure to riskier credits that typically require significant economic growth or expansion to realize a boost in valuations. While selling down higher-beta names (i.e., those with higher sensitivity to market volatility), the Trust began actively hedging its equity exposure by taking short positions in S&P 500® Index futures. Furthermore, the Trust increased exposure to names in the independent energy sector, while significantly reducing exposure to the wireless sector.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Trust held 83% of its total portfolio in corporate bonds, 14% in floating rate loan interests (bank loans), 2% in preferred stocks and 1% in common stocks. The Trust’s cash equivalent position was negligible for most of the period. The Trust ended the period with leverage at 20% of its total managed assets.

 

 

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.


 

 

 

 

 

 

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BlackRock High Income Shares


 

 

 

 

 

Trust Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

 

 

HIS

 

Initial Offering Date

 

August 10, 1988

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($2.10)1

 

 

8.11%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

 

 

$0.0142

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

 

 

$0.1704

 

Leverage as of August 31, 20113

 

 

20%

 


 

 

 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

 

 

2

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

 

 

 

3

Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 20.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

Market Price

 

$

2.10

 

$

2.09

 

 

0.48

%

$

2.25

 

$

1.85

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

2.18

 

$

2.19

 

 

(0.46

)%

$

2.36

 

$

2.14

 

The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

83

%

 

 

 

84

%

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

BBB/Baa

 

 

 

7

%

 

 

 

3

%

 

BB/Ba

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

35

 

 

B

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

 

46

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

D

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not Rated

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

5

 

 


 

 

 

 

4

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2011

BlackRock High Yield Trust


 

Investment Objective

BlackRock High Yield Trust’s (BHY) (the “Trust”) primary investment objective is to provide high current income. The Trust’s secondary investment objective is to provide capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in high-risk, high yield bonds and other such securities, such as preferred stocks, which are rated below investment grade. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

          No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objectives will be achieved.

 

Portfolio Management Commentary


 

 

 

How did the Trust perform?

 

 

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2011, the Trust returned 10.73% based on market price and 9.66% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 11.37% based on market price and 9.65% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which narrowed during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

High yield bonds outperformed higher-quality fixed income assets by a sizeable margin during the period due to the high yield market’s prevalence of solid technicals, strong credit fundamentals and substantial income in a low-interest-rate environment. More recently, however, these positives have been upstaged by escalating macroeconomic concerns, which continued to fuel investor uncertainty and risk aversion. Across the high yield credit spectrum, security selection in the mid- to lower-quality tiers benefited Trust performance, as did the Trust’s exposure to non-rated credits (i.e., preferred securities, warrants). Among fixed income sectors, positive security selection in the electric, metals & mining and media non-cable sectors boosted gains. Allocations to equity-related instruments also aided performance.

 

 

Over the period, an underexposure to higher-quality securities hurt Trust performance. Higher-quality securities exhibit more interest rate sensitivity than their lower-quality counterparts, so they reacted positively to a rally in US Treasury rates touched off by higher market volatility and a resulting flight to quality. Within sectors, security selection in the independent energy, non-captive diversified and consumer service sectors impeded Trust gains. Another notable detractor was the Trust’s allocation to senior secured bank loans, which underperformed high yield bonds over the period. The Trust pursued a higher-quality bias in bank loans over the last several months of the period.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

During the first half of the period, the Trust shifted its overall positioning from a more conservative stance to one that was more consistent with a gradually improving economy. As the US economic outlook worsened and the potential for contagion from the continued debt crisis in Europe increased, Trust positioning once again became more conservative. The Trust continued to purchase new issues, albeit cautiously, seeking more stable industries with companies offering good cash flows, earnings and revenue visibility, as well as attractive downside protection. More recently, the Trust has reduced exposure to riskier credits that typically require significant economic growth or expansion to realize a boost in valuations. Furthermore, the Trust increased exposure to names in the independent energy sector, while significantly reducing exposure to the wireless sector.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Trust held 82% of its total portfolio in corporate bonds, 15% in floating rate loan interests (bank loans), 2% in other interests and 1% in preferred stocks. The Trust’s cash equivalent position was negligible for most of the period. The Trust ended the period with leverage at 12% of its total managed assets.

 

 

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.


 

 

 

 

 

 

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BlackRock High Yield Trust


 

 

 

 

 

Trust Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

 

 

BHY

 

Initial Offering Date

 

December 23, 1998

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($6.60)1

 

 

7.91%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

 

 

$0.0435

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

 

 

$0.5220

 

Leverage as of August 31, 20113

 

 

12%

 


 

 

 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

 

 

2

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

 

 

 

3

Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 20.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

Market Price

 

$

6.60

 

$

6.44

 

 

2.48

%

$

7.00

 

$

5.94

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

6.79

 

$

6.69

 

 

1.49

%

$

7.33

 

$

6.66

 

The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

82

%

 

 

 

84

%

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Other Interests

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

BBB/Baa

 

 

 

8

%

 

 

 

3

%

 

BB/Ba

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

B

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

 

42

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

D

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not Rated

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

5

 

 


 

 

 

 

4

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2011

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.


 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.’s (BNA) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 75% of its assets in bonds that are investment grade quality at the time of investment. The Trust’s investments will include a broad range of bonds, including corporate bonds, US government and agency securities and mortgage-related securities. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

          No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objective will be achieved.

 

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

 

 

 

How did the Trust perform?

 

 

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2011, the Trust returned (0.37)% based on market price and 3.91% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated category posted an average return of 3.09% based on market price and 5.36% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The largest individual factor impacting performance relative to its Lipper category competitors, many of which carry a lower average credit quality and/or a higher allocation to spread assets (those driven by movements in credit risk), is the Trust’s high-quality bias. This bias hurt performance for the period as spread sectors and lower-quality risk assets generally outperformed US Treasuries and government-related assets for the 12-month period.

 

 

Early in the reporting period, the Trust’s exposure to non-government spread sectors, such as investment grade credit, non-agency residential MBS and ABS contributed positively to performance on an absolute basis. The Trust’s allocation to high yield corporate credit and CMBS also had a positive impact. During the second half of the reporting period, the Trust’s allocation to high-quality, government-related debt benefited performance, as did its longer duration (greater sensitivity to interest rates) and yield curve-flattening stance as interest rates rallied in the final month of the period.

 

 

TheTrust uses interest rate derivatives, including futures contracts,options, swaps and swaptions, mainly for the purpose of managing risks relating to portfolio duration and yield curve positioning. The Trust also uses credit default swaps against both individual names and broad indices to manage credit risk in the portfolio. Credit default swaps against indices help to manage market risk as well. In addition, the Trust trades foreign currency exchange contracts and uses foreign currency derivatives to manage currency risk in the portfolio. Overall, derivative usage during period had a negative effect on performance.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

During the period, the Trust gradually reduced its exposure to non-agency residential MBS and CMBS. The proceeds from these transactions were rotated into more liquid corporate credit bonds that offer compelling carry yields (income) and strong fundamentals. Investment grade and high yield corporate bonds became the two largest credit spread sector allocations in the Trust. The Trust tactically managed its duration and yield curve positioning throughout the period.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Trust maintained a diversified exposure to non-government spread sectors, including investment grade credit, high yield corporate credit, CMBS, ABS and non-agency residential MBS. The Trust also held allocations to government-related sectors such as US Treasuries, agency debt and agency MBS. The Trust ended the period with leverage at 29% of its total managed assets.

 

 

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.


 

 

 

 

 

 

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BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.


 

 

 

 

 

Trust Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

 

 

BNA

 

Initial Offering Date

 

 

December 20, 1991

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($9.85)1

 

 

6.21%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

 

 

$0.051

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

 

 

$0.612

 

Leverage as of August 31, 20113

 

 

29%

 


 

 

 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

 

 

2

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

 

 

 

3

Represents reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 20.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

Market Price

 

$

9.85

 

$

10.56

 

 

(6.72

)%

$

10.59

 

$

9.30

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

10.77

 

$

11.07

 

 

(2.71

)%

$

11.13

 

$

10.28

 

The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond and US Government securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

Corporate Bonds

 

52

%

 

38

%

 

US Treasury Obligations

 

16

 

 

18

 

 

US Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

13

 

 

23

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

12

 

 

12

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

AAA/Aaa5

 

40

%

 

41

%

 

AA/Aa

 

7

 

 

11

 

 

A

 

19

 

 

20

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

16

 

 

12

 

 

BB/Ba

 

7

 

 

9

 

 

B

 

9

 

 

6

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

2

 

 

1

 

 


 

 

 

 

4

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.

 

 

 

 

5

Includes US Government Sponsored Agency Securities, which were deemed AAA/Aaa by the investment advisor.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2011

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.


 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.’s (BKT) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to manage a portfolio of high-quality securities to achieve both preservation of capital and high monthly income. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 65% of its assets in mortgage-backed securities. The Trust invests at least 80% of its assets in securities that are (i) issued or guaranteed by the US government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities or (ii) rated at the time of investment either AAA by S&P or Aaa by Moody’s. Securities issued or guaranteed by the US government or its agencies or instrumentalities are generally considered to be of the same or higher credit or quality as privately issued securities rated AAA or Aaa. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

          No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objective will be achieved.

 

Portfolio Management Commentary


 

 

 

How did the Trust perform?

 

 

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2011, the Trust returned 8.47% based on market price and 7.70% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper US Mortgage Funds category posted an average return of 5.28% based on market price and 6.99% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which narrowed during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

During the first half of the reporting period, the Trust benefited mostly from its exposure to non-agency residential MBS and security selection within agency MBS. In the latter half of the period, the Trust’s high-quality bias had a positive impact as investors fled riskier assets amid increasingly volatile markets. The Trust’s active management of its agency MBS holdings and its allocation to US Treasuries benefited performance. Within the Trust’s agency MBS allocation, holdings of agency IOs (interest-only) mortgages were particularly beneficial.

 

 

The Trust’s exposure to CMBS and non-agency residential MBS was a negative factor in the latter half of the reporting period when concerns about slowing economic growth drove investors to more liquid segments of the mortgage market.

 

 

The Trust uses interest rate derivatives, including futures contracts, options, swaps and swaptions, mainly for the purpose of managing risks relating to portfolio duration and yield curve positioning. Overall, derivative usage during period had a negative effect on performance.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

During the period, the Trust gradually reduced its exposure to CMBS. The Trust also actively traded agency MBS and mortgage derivatives, seeking to take advantage of a benign pre-payment environment despite rates moving lower for most of the period.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Trust maintained its exposure to high-quality agency MBS with varying maturities and coupons and held allocations to non-agency residential MBS and CMBS. The Trust ended the period with leverage at 31% of its total managed assets.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.


 

 

 

 

 

Trust Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

 

 

BKT

 

Initial Offering Date

 

 

July 22, 1988

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($7.18)1

 

 

6.10%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

 

 

$0.0365

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

 

 

$0.4380

 

Leverage as of August 31, 20113

 

 

31%

 


 

 

 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

 

 

2

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

 

 

 

3

Represents reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see the Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 20.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

Market Price

 

$

7.18

 

$

6.95

 

 

3.31

%

$

7.25

 

$

6.63

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

7.96

 

$

7.76

 

 

2.58

%

$

8.02

 

$

7.64

 

The following charts show the portfolio composition and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s long-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

US Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

84

%

 

83

%

 

US Treasury Obligations

 

12

 

 

11

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

3

 

 

5

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

AAA/Aaa5

 

100

%

 

100

%

 


 

 

 

 

4

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.

 

 

 

 

5

Includes US Government Sponsored Agency Securities, which were deemed AAA/Aaa by the investment advisor.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2011

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust


 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust’s (BHD) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide total return through high current income and capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities including corporate bonds, US government and agency securities, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities and other types of fixed income securities. The Trust invests, under normal market conditions, a significant portion of its assets in corporate fixed income securities that are below investment grade quality, including high-risk, high yield bonds (commonly referred to as “junk” bonds) and other such securities, such as preferred stocks. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

          No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objective will be achieved.

 

Portfolio Management Commentary


 

 

 

How did the Trust perform?

 

 

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2011, the Trust returned 6.83% based on market price and 8.09% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 11.37% based on market price and 9.65% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The Trust invests mainly in high yield bonds and investment grade corporate credit. Despite the sharp market decline in the final month, both of these sectors posted gains for the 12-month period. On balance, lower-quality, higher-beta (greater market sensitivity) assets outperformed their higher-quality, lower-beta counterparts. The Trust’s lower-quality bias within investment grade credit proved beneficial, as did the credit quality profile of its high yield bond holdings. The Trust’s lower exposure to investment grade corporate credit in favor of high yield also had a positive impact.

 

 

Relative to its Lipper category competitors, which invest primarily in high yield bonds (approximately 90%), the Trust’s allocation to investment grade credit was the largest detractor from performance as high yield outperformed the investment grade sector for the period. The Trust also held floating rate loan interests (approximately 10% of the portfolio), which also underperformed high yield and therefore hindered returns.

 

 

During the period, the Trust maintained leverage at an average amount between 18% and 22% of its total managed assets. This leverage added to performance on an absolute basis, but detracted from relative performance versus competitors that maintained higher levels of leverage, as would be expected during a period in which markets advanced.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

During the earlier part of the period, portfolio activity was consistent with a gradually recovering economy. The Trust modestly increased exposure to more economically sensitive companies and sectors, while maintaining its positions in a number of undervalued special situation credits. However, as concerns mounted over slowing US economic growth and the debt crisis in Europe in the latter half of the period, the Trust shifted to a more conservative stance. The Trust reduced exposure to the economy and consumer spending and sought credits that exhibit a more stable cash flow.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Trust held 60% of its total portfolio in high yield bonds, 25% investment grade corporate credit and 12% in floating rate loan interests (bank loans), with the remainder in other interests and preferred securities. The Trust ended the period with leverage at 20% of its total managed assets.

The views expressed reflect the opinions of BlackRock as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust


 

 

 

 

 

Trust Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

 

 

BHD

 

Initial Offering Date

 

 

February 26, 2002

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($12.93)1

 

 

7.84%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

 

 

$0.0845

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

 

 

$1.0140

 

Leverage as of August 31, 20113

 

 

20%

 


 

 

 

 

1

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

 

 

 

2

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 

 

 

 

3

Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 20.

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

Market Price

 

$

12.93

 

$

13.17

 

 

(1.82

)%

$

13.75

 

$

11.67

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

13.48

 

$

13.57

 

 

(0.66

)%

$

14.40

 

$

13.21

 

The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

Corporate Bonds

 

85

%

 

85

%

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

12

 

 

11

 

 

Other Interests

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

8/31/10

 

AA/Aa

 

3

%

 

3

%

 

A

 

13

 

 

14

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

16

 

 

13

 

 

BB/Ba

 

26

 

 

28

 

 

B

 

34

 

 

33

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

6

 

 

8

 

 

D

 

1

 

 

 

 

Not Rated

 

1

 

 

1

 

 


 

 

 

 

4

Using the higher of S&P’s or Moody’s ratings.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

The Trusts may utilize leverage to seek to enhance the yield and NAV. However, these objectives cannot be achieved in all interest rate environments.

The Trusts may utilize leverage by borrowing through a credit facility or through entering into reverse repurchase agreements and treasury roll transactions. In general, the concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the financing cost of assets to be obtained from leverage, which will be based on short-term interest rates, will normally be lower than the income earned by each Trust on its longer-term portfolio investments. To the extent that the total assets of each Trust (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, each Trust’s shareholders will benefit from the incremental net income.

The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage is paid to shareholders in the form of dividends, and the value of these portfolio holdings is reflected in the per share NAV. However, in order to benefit shareholders, the yield curve must be positively sloped; that is, short-term interest rates must be lower than long-term interest rates. If the yield curve becomes negatively sloped, meaning short-term interest rates exceed long-term interest rates, income to shareholders will be lower than if the Trusts had not used leverage.

To illustrate these concepts, assume a Trust’s capitalization is $100 million and it borrows for an additional $30 million, creating a total value of $130 million available for investment in long-term securities. If prevailing short-term interest rates are 3% and long-term interest rates are 6%, the yield curve has a strongly positive slope. In this case, the Trust pays borrowing costs and interest expense on the $30 million of borrowings based on the lower short-term interest rates. At the same time, the securities purchased by the Trust with assets received from the borrowings earn income based on long-term interest rates. In this case, the borrowing costs and interest expense of the borrowings is significantly lower than the income earned on the Trust’s long-term investments, and therefore the Trust’s shareholders are the beneficiaries of the incremental net income.

If short-term interest rates rise, narrowing the differential between short-term and long-term interest rates, the incremental net income pickup will be reduced or eliminated completely. Furthermore, if prevailing short-term interest rates rise above long-term interest rates, the yield curve has a negative slope. In this case, the Trust pays higher short-term interest rates whereas the Trust’s total portfolio earns income based on lower long-term interest rates.

Furthermore, the value of the Trusts’ portfolio investments generally varies inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other factors can influence the value of portfolio investments. In contrast, the redemption value of the Trusts’ borrowings does not fluctuate in relation to interest rates. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence the Trusts’ NAV positively or negatively in addition to the impact on Trust performance from leverage from borrowings discussed above.

The use of leverage may enhance opportunities for increased income to the Trusts, but as described above, it also creates risks as short- or long-term interest rates fluctuate. Leverage also will generally cause greater changes in the Trusts’ NAVs, market prices and dividend rates than comparable portfolios without leverage. If the income derived from securities purchased with assets received from leverage exceeds the cost of leverage, the Trusts’ net income will be greater than if leverage had not been used. Conversely, if the income from the securities purchased is not sufficient to cover the cost of leverage, each Trust’s net income will be less than if leverage had not been used, and therefore the amount available for distribution to shareholders will be reduced. Each Trust may be required to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times or at distressed values in order to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to the use of leverage or as required by the terms of leverage instruments, which may cause a Trust to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit each Trust’s ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. Each Trust will incur expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by shareholders and may reduce income.

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trusts are permitted to borrow through their credit facility or by entering into reverse repurchase agreements and/or treasury roll transactions up to 33⅓% of their total managed assets. As of August 31, 2011, the Trusts had outstanding leverage from borrowings as a percentage of their total managed assets as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

   

Percent of
Leverage

 

BHK

 

 

29%

 

HYV

 

 

25%

 

HYT

 

 

24%

 

HIS

 

 

20%

 

BHY

 

 

12%

 

BNA

 

 

29%

 

BKT

 

 

31%

 

BHD

 

 

20%

 


 

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Trusts may invest in various derivative financial instruments, including financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, options and swaps as specified in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements, which may constitute forms of economic leverage. Such derivative financial instruments are used to obtain exposure to a market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to hedge market, equity, credit, interest rate and/or foreign currency exchange rate risks. Derivative financial instruments involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the derivative financial instrument. The Trusts’ ability to use a derivative financial instrument successfully depends on the investment advisor’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative financial instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require a Trust to sell or purchase portfolio investments at inopportune times or for distressed values, may limit the amount of appreciation a Trust can realize on an investment, may result in lower dividends paid to shareholders or may cause a Trust to hold an investment that it might otherwise sell. The Trusts’ investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Asset-Backed Securities — 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

321 Henderson Receivables I LLC, Series
2010-3A, Class A, 3.82%, 12/15/48 (a)

 

USD

848

 

$

846,953

 

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series
2006-A5, Class A5, 0.27%, 1/15/16 (b)

 

 

350

 

 

349,462

 

Citibank Omni Master Trust (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2009-A13, Class A13, 5.35%, 8/15/18

 

 

795

 

 

875,716

 

Series 2009-A17, Class A17, 4.90%,
11/15/18

 

 

2,295

 

 

2,507,816

 

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series
2006-13, Class 3AV2, 0.37%, 1/25/37 (b)

 

 

1,265

 

 

817,998

 

Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series
2010-1, Class B, 3.63%, 10/15/18 (a)

 

 

1,980

 

 

1,985,941

 

DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2011-2A, Class C,
3.05%, 2/16/16 (a)

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,506,067

 

Globaldrive BV, Series 2008-2, Class A, 4.00%,
10/20/16

 

EUR

351

 

 

509,288

 

Home Equity Asset Trust, Series 2007-2, Class 2A1,
0.33%, 7/25/37 (b)

 

USD

173

 

 

166,503

 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A5,
0.41%, 8/23/27 (b)

 

 

1,060

 

 

982,103

 

SLM Student Loan Trust (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2004-B, Class A2, 0.45%, 6/15/21

 

 

235

 

 

228,434

 

Series 2008-5, Class A3, 1.55%, 1/25/18

 

 

515

 

 

525,389

 

Series 2008-5, Class A4, 1.95%, 7/25/23

 

 

2,715

 

 

2,808,382

 

Santander Consumer Acquired Receivables Trust (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2011-S1A, Class B, 1.66%, 8/15/16

 

 

683

 

 

678,852

 

Series 2011-S1A, Class C, 2.01%, 8/15/16

 

 

517

 

 

513,310

 

Series 2011-S1A, Class D, 3.15%, 8/15/16

 

 

532

 

 

528,845

 

Series 2011-WO, Class C, 3.19%, 10/15/15

 

 

580

 

 

589,048

 

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2010-2, Class B, 2.24%, 12/15/14

 

 

860

 

 

863,413

 

Series 2010-2, Class C, 3.89%, 7/17/17

 

 

1,010

 

 

1,031,184

 

Series 2010-B, Class B, 2.10%, 9/15/14 (a)

 

 

700

 

 

701,264

 

Series 2010-B, Class C, 3.02%, 10/17/16 (a)

 

 

740

 

 

740,296

 

Series 2011-S1A, Class B, 1.48%, 5/15/17 (a)

 

 

461

 

 

457,990

 

Series 2011-S1A, Class D, 3.10%, 5/15/17 (a)

 

 

502

 

 

499,629

 

Series 2011-S2A, Class C, 2.86%, 6/15/17 (a)

 

 

1,186

 

 

1,181,048

 

Small Business Administration, Class 1:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2003-P10B, 5.14%, 8/10/13

 

 

270

 

 

284,187

 

Series 2004-P10B, 4.75%, 8/10/14

 

 

203

 

 

215,843

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,394,961

 

Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling Bank Trust, Series 2004-2, Class Note,
2.08%, 3/30/30 (a)

 

 

4,251

 

 

333,460

 

Sterling Coofs Trust, Series 1, 2.36%, 4/15/29

 

 

6,606

 

 

524,361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

857,821

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 6.2%

 

 

 

 

 

23,252,782

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (c)

 

 

135

 

$

1

 

Total Common Stocks — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Technologies Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.88%, 5/01/15

 

USD

1,125

 

 

1,276,499

 

6.13%, 7/15/38

 

 

700

 

 

848,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,124,931

 

Airlines — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Airlines, Inc., Series 2001-2, 7.86%,
4/01/13

 

 

380

 

 

380,000

 

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2010-1-B, 6.00%,
1/12/19

 

 

700

 

 

647,500

 

United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12

 

 

334

 

 

348,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,376,433

 

Auto Components — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BorgWarner, Inc., 4.63%, 9/15/20

 

 

265

 

 

281,153

 

Beverages — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crown European Holdings SA, 7.13%,
8/15/18 (a)

 

EUR

355

 

 

492,109

 

Building Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 11.50%,
12/01/16

 

USD

510

 

 

504,900

 

Capital Markets — 6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Capital Ltd., 7.96%, 12/31/13 (d)

 

 

720

 

 

714,946

 

CDP Financial, Inc. (a)(e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 11/25/14

 

 

1,935

 

 

2,040,500

 

5.60%, 11/25/39

 

 

2,935

 

 

3,368,992

 

Credit Suisse AG:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.60%, 5/27/16 (a)

 

 

570

 

 

585,911

 

5.40%, 1/14/20 (e)

 

 

1,795

 

 

1,787,718

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., 12.50%, 11/30/17 (f)

 

 

1,160

 

 

1,334,000

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.70%, 8/01/15

 

 

800

 

 

808,596

 

3.63%, 2/07/16 (e)

 

 

5,309

 

 

5,313,619

 

5.38%, 3/15/20

 

 

1,220

 

 

1,239,570

 

Morgan Stanley:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.79%, 5/14/13 (b)(e)

 

 

1,890

 

 

1,887,067

 

4.20%, 11/20/14

 

 

490

 

 

491,199

 

4.00%, 7/24/15

 

 

410

 

 

408,047

 

6.25%, 8/28/17 (e)

 

 

1,930

 

 

2,042,793

 

5.63%, 9/23/19

 

 

630

 

 

640,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,663,324

 


 

Portfolio Abbreviations

To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedules of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:

 

 

AUD

Australian Dollar

CAD

Canadian Dollar

CHF

Swiss Franc

CNY

Chinese Renminbi

ETF

Exchange-Traded Fund

EUR

Euro

FHLMC

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

FKA

Formerly Known As

GBP

British Pound

JPY

Japanese Yen

LIBOR

London Interbank Offered Rate

PIK

Payment-In-Kind

RB

Revenue Bonds

SEK

Swedish Krona

SPDR

Standard and Poor’s Depositary Receipts

USD

US Dollar


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Chemicals — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15

 

USD

250

 

$

245,625

 

The Dow Chemical Co., 4.25%, 11/15/20

 

 

715

 

 

730,258

 

Hexion US Finance Corp., 8.88%, 2/01/18

 

 

375

 

 

350,625

 

Huntsman International LLC, 6.88%, 11/15/13 (a)

 

EUR

435

 

 

618,629

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,945,137

 

Commercial Banks — 7.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/15

 

USD

60

 

 

59,700

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

90

 

 

89,550

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

363

 

 

357,969

 

7.00%, 5/02/17 (a)

 

 

50

 

 

49,375

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
2.75%, 1/27/16 (a)

 

 

1,490

 

 

1,577,141

 

DEPFA ACS Bank, 5.13%, 3/16/37 (a)

 

 

3,775

 

 

2,888,388

 

DnB NOR Boligkreditt (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.10%, 10/14/16

 

 

4,020

 

 

4,111,576

 

2.90%, 3/29/17

 

 

2,600

 

 

2,722,104

 

Eksportfinans ASA (e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.00%, 9/15/15

 

 

2,455

 

 

2,521,881

 

5.50%, 6/26/17

 

 

950

 

 

1,134,066

 

HSBC Bank Brasil SA — Banco Multiplo, 4.00%,
5/11/16 (a)

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,393,000

 

HSBC Bank Plc, 3.10%, 5/24/16 (a)

 

 

700

 

 

711,625

 

Royal Bank of Canada, 3.13%, 4/14/15 (a)

 

 

3,870

 

 

4,122,572

 

Sparebanken 1 Boligkreditt (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.25%, 10/25/13

 

 

1,580

 

 

1,590,798

 

2.63%, 5/27/17

 

 

1,675

 

 

1,731,027

 

Wachovia Corp., 5.25%, 8/01/14 (e)

 

 

3,425

 

 

3,663,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,724,385

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARAMARK Corp., 8.50%, 2/01/15

 

 

65

 

 

67,112

 

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (a)

 

 

143

 

 

137,802

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20

 

 

320

 

 

311,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

516,114

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abengoa SA, 8.50%, 3/31/16

 

EUR

150

 

 

201,469

 

Construction Materials — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calcipar SA, 6.88%, 5/01/18 (a)

 

USD

415

 

 

393,213

 

Inversiones CMPC SA, 4.75%, 1/19/18 (a)

 

 

220

 

 

224,802

 

Lafarge SA, 7.13%, 7/15/36

 

 

165

 

 

137,647

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

755,662

 

Consumer Finance — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 1/13/12 (b)

 

 

125

 

 

125,003

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

340

 

 

350,207

 

SLM Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 1/25/16

 

 

661

 

 

675,834

 

Series A, 0.55%, 1/27/14 (b)

 

 

550

 

 

495,856

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,646,900

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%,
10/15/17 (a)

 

EUR

425

 

 

572,356

 

Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13

 

USD

190

 

 

174,800

 

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 11/15/17

 

EUR

725

 

 

999,804

 

7.75%, 11/15/19

 

 

410

 

 

562,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,309,422

 

Diversified Financial Services — 9.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

USD

1,500

 

 

1,575,000

 

6.25%, 12/01/17

 

 

160

 

 

153,907

 

8.00%, 3/15/20

 

 

560

 

 

565,600

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Diversified Financial Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.63%, 3/17/16

 

USD

300

 

$

292,790

 

3.75%, 7/12/16

 

 

950

 

 

937,814

 

7.63%, 6/01/19

 

 

450

 

 

508,330

 

5.63%, 7/01/20

 

 

650

 

 

658,279

 

Barrick North America Finance LLC, 4.40%,
5/30/21 (a)

 

 

15

 

 

15,701

 

Capital One Financial Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.15%, 7/15/16

 

 

2,490

 

 

2,478,506

 

4.75%, 7/15/21

 

 

960

 

 

965,967

 

Citigroup, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 9/15/14

 

 

285

 

 

292,665

 

4.75%, 5/19/15

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,199,339

 

4.59%, 12/15/15 (e)

 

 

7,800

 

 

8,101,197

 

6.00%, 8/15/17

 

 

100

 

 

108,430

 

5.38%, 8/09/20

 

 

200

 

 

212,286

 

General Electric Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.15%, 8/07/37 (e)(g)

 

 

4,150

 

 

4,330,160

 

6.88%, 1/10/39

 

 

135

 

 

155,320

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.70%, 1/20/15 (e)

 

 

3,425

 

 

3,567,997

 

3.15%, 7/05/16

 

 

103

 

 

105,210

 

6.30%, 4/23/19 (e)

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,311,200

 

Series BKNT, 6.00%, 10/01/17 (e)

 

 

2,050

 

 

2,297,890

 

Novus USA Trust, 1.54%, 11/18/11 (a)(b)

 

 

860

 

 

850,237

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 10/15/16 (h)

 

EUR

550

 

 

766,373

 

7.88%, 8/15/19

 

USD

660

 

 

653,400

 

6.88%, 2/15/21

 

 

1,215

 

 

1,129,950

 

WMG Acquisition Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 6/15/16

 

 

160

 

 

163,200

 

11.50%, 10/01/18

 

 

785

 

 

714,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,111,098

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Escrow, Inc., 8.13%, 7/01/19 (a)

 

 

348

 

 

330,600

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.75%, 2/15/17

 

 

239

 

 

234,220

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,215,000

 

8.00%, 10/01/15

 

 

568

 

 

606,340

 

7.13%, 4/01/18

 

 

272

 

 

285,600

 

Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

290

 

 

293,625

 

Qwest Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.63%, 6/15/15

 

 

192

 

 

213,600

 

8.38%, 5/01/16

 

 

380

 

 

433,200

 

6.50%, 6/01/17

 

 

103

 

 

110,339

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.95%, 9/30/14 (e)

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,059,490

 

6.00%, 9/30/34

 

 

1,550

 

 

1,257,233

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 7.05%, 6/20/36

 

 

1,975

 

 

1,968,283

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 11/01/18 (e)

 

 

2,220

 

 

3,007,079

 

6.40%, 2/15/38 (e)

 

 

3,483

 

 

4,028,284

 

8.95%, 3/01/39

 

 

900

 

 

1,338,673

 

Verizon New Jersey, Inc., 5.88%, 1/17/12

 

 

335

 

 

341,215

 

Windstream Corp., 7.88%, 11/01/17

 

 

60

 

 

63,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,785,856

 

Electric Utilities — 6.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alabama Power Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.95%, 6/01/21

 

 

460

 

 

491,825

 

6.00%, 3/01/39 (e)

 

 

1,275

 

 

1,558,036

 

The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 11/15/18

 

 

121

 

 

162,299

 

5.95%, 12/15/36

 

 

217

 

 

224,997

 

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.10%, 6/01/37

 

 

315

 

 

368,740

 

6.00%, 1/15/38

 

 

825

 

 

989,884

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

22

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Electric Utilities (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDF SA, 5.60%, 1/27/40 (a)(e)

 

USD

1,400

 

$

1,487,109

 

E.ON International Finance BV, 6.65%, 4/30/38 (a)

 

 

1,525

 

 

1,848,649

 

Florida Power & Light Co., 4.95%, 6/01/35

 

 

950

 

 

1,023,056

 

Florida Power Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.35%, 9/15/37 (e)

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,634,487

 

6.40%, 6/15/38

 

 

430

 

 

535,082

 

Hydro-Quebec:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.40%, 2/01/21

 

 

390

 

 

592,336

 

8.40%, 1/15/22

 

 

730

 

 

1,060,776

 

8.05%, 7/07/24

 

 

1,900

 

 

2,815,202

 

Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 7.35%, 2/01/19

 

 

245

 

 

312,092

 

PacifiCorp., 6.25%, 10/15/37

 

 

575

 

 

704,922

 

Public Service Co. of Colorado, 6.25%, 9/01/37 (e)

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,504,146

 

Southern California Edison Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 2/01/36

 

 

625

 

 

726,123

 

Series 08-A, 5.95%, 2/01/38

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,309,981

 

The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc., 4.50%, 3/24/14

 

EUR

750

 

 

921,156

 

The Toledo Edison Co., 6.15%, 5/15/37

 

USD

350

 

 

403,759

 

Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co., 4.00%,
1/15/15 (a)

 

 

250

 

 

264,877

 

Virginia Electric and Power Co., Series A, 6.00%,
5/15/37 (e)

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,344,446

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,283,980

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (a)

 

 

340

 

 

329,800

 

Ensco Plc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.25%, 3/15/16

 

 

160

 

 

165,777

 

4.70%, 3/15/21

 

 

1,745

 

 

1,824,054

 

Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/01/18 (a)

 

 

605

 

 

586,850

 

Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (a)

 

 

1,110

 

 

1,148,850

 

Pride International, Inc., 6.88%, 8/15/20

 

 

230

 

 

274,894

 

Thermon Industries, Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/17

 

 

123

 

 

129,150

 

Weatherford International, Ltd., 6.75%, 9/15/40

 

 

160

 

 

174,691

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,634,066

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 8/15/37

 

 

1,900

 

 

2,358,871

 

6.20%, 4/15/38

 

 

850

 

 

1,024,345

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,383,216

 

Food Products — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darling International, Inc., 8.50%, 12/15/18 (a)

 

 

335

 

 

362,638

 

JBS USA LLC, 7.25%, 6/01/21 (a)

 

 

120

 

 

109,050

 

Kraft Foods, Inc., 5.38%, 2/10/20

 

 

2,550

 

 

2,896,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,367,975

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

810

 

 

837,337

 

7.75%, 4/15/18 (a)

 

 

735

 

 

683,550

 

ExamWorks Group, Inc., 9.00%, 7/15/19 (a)

 

 

375

 

 

353,438

 

Teleflex, Inc., 6.88%, 6/01/19

 

 

385

 

 

382,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,256,437

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19

 

 

175

 

 

174,125

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 12/15/17

 

EUR

600

 

 

775,711

 

10.50%, 12/15/18

 

USD

415

 

 

377,650

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 2/15/20

 

 

1,745

 

 

1,764,631

 

7.50%, 2/15/22

 

 

1,690

 

 

1,673,100

 

IASIS Healthcare LLC, 8.38%, 5/15/19 (a)

 

 

1,000

 

 

875,000

 

INC Research LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/19 (a)

 

 

545

 

 

504,125

 

inVentiv Health, Inc., 10.00%, 8/15/18 (a)

 

 

400

 

 

361,000

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symbion, Inc., 8.00%, 6/15/16 (a)

 

USD

455

 

$

423,150

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

380

 

 

402,800

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

200

 

 

220,000

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,219,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,770,292

 

Health Care Technology — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MedAssets, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/18 (a)

 

 

500

 

 

482,500

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cirsa Funding Luxembourg SA, 8.75%, 5/15/18

 

EUR

69

 

 

86,233

 

El Dorado Resorts LLC, 8.63%, 6/15/19 (a)

 

USD

235

 

 

200,337

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 4/15/16

 

 

265

 

 

310,983

 

5.30%, 9/15/19

 

 

175

 

 

195,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

792,869

 

Household Durables — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 6/15/16

 

 

255

 

 

179,775

 

12.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

1,050

 

 

1,065,750

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 9/15/16

 

 

2,100

 

 

2,079,000

 

8.38%, 5/15/18

 

 

230

 

 

201,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,526,350

 

Household Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ontex IV SA, 7.50%, 4/15/18 (a)

 

EUR

190

 

 

244,277

 

IT Services — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 6/15/19

 

USD

605

 

 

568,700

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

520

 

 

491,400

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 11/15/18

 

 

1,440

 

 

1,371,600

 

7.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

1,730

 

 

1,652,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,083,850

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20

 

 

1,520

 

 

1,525,884

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC,
10.00%, 12/01/20

 

 

652

 

 

657,784

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (a)

 

 

2,855

 

 

2,826,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,010,118

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

690

 

 

717,600

 

13.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

1,940

 

 

2,056,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,774,416

 

Insurance — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American International Group, Inc., 5.45%,
5/18/17

 

 

800

 

 

814,703

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (a)

 

 

478

 

 

497,120

 

Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd., 5.80%, 5/15/21 (a)

 

 

600

 

 

586,050

 

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., 6.00%,
1/15/19

 

 

345

 

 

356,982

 

Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts, 0.43%,
6/16/14 (b)

 

 

425

 

 

416,185

 

Lincoln National Corp., 6.25%, 2/15/20

 

 

630

 

 

685,024

 

MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc., 9.88%, 8/15/18 (a)

 

 

340

 

 

326,400

 

Manulife Financial Corp., 3.40%, 9/17/15

 

 

1,630

 

 

1,658,727

 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 5.13%,
6/10/14 (a)(e)

 

 

775

 

 

845,458

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

23




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Insurance (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 6/15/19

 

USD

250

 

$

299,048

 

5.38%, 6/21/20

 

 

250

 

 

269,106

 

4.50%, 11/15/20

 

 

450

 

 

454,364

 

5.70%, 12/14/36

 

 

675

 

 

655,330

 

Series D, 5.90%, 3/17/36

 

 

500

 

 

495,322

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,359,819

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Technologies Corp., 5.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

105

 

 

108,401

 

Machinery — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11.00%, 11/15/14

 

 

310

 

 

271,637

 

Navistar International Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 10/15/14 (i)

 

 

1,040

 

 

1,147,900

 

8.25%, 11/01/21

 

 

16

 

 

16,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,436,097

 

Marine — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nakilat, Inc., Series A, 6.07%, 12/31/33 (a)

 

 

1,050

 

 

1,134,000

 

Media — 9.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21 (a)

 

 

320

 

 

331,200

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18

 

 

1,045

 

 

924,825

 

CBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.63%, 5/15/18

 

 

810

 

 

860,429

 

8.88%, 5/15/19

 

 

325

 

 

419,738

 

5.75%, 4/15/20

 

 

250

 

 

279,270

 

CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

2,300

 

 

2,656,934

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.52%, 5/15/14 (b)

 

 

52

 

 

49,400

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson
Learning), 10.50%, 1/15/15 (a)

 

 

845

 

 

650,650

 

Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/18 (a)

 

 

500

 

 

538,750

 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9.00%, 3/01/21

 

 

780

 

 

627,900

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series B,
9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

1,987

 

 

2,126,090

 

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.,
9.46%, 11/15/22

 

 

600

 

 

879,860

 

Comcast Corp., 6.45%, 3/15/37

 

 

790

 

 

877,960

 

Cox Communications, Inc., 8.38%,
3/01/39 (a)

 

 

905

 

 

1,235,430

 

Cox Enterprises, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Close 2, 4.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

945

 

 

975,116

 

Loan Close 3, 4.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

1,080

 

 

1,114,837

 

Shares Loan, 4.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

1,114

 

 

1,149,790

 

Cumulus Media, Inc., 7.75%, 5/01/19 (a)

 

 

170

 

 

149,175

 

DIRECTV Holdings LLC, 3.13%, 2/15/16

 

 

1,380

 

 

1,421,724

 

Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 6/29/15

 

 

1,055

 

 

1,018,075

 

Intelsat Luxembourg SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.25%, 6/15/16

 

 

490

 

 

512,050

 

11.25%, 2/04/17

 

 

180

 

 

174,600

 

11.50%, 2/04/17 (f)

 

 

110

 

 

106,837

 

Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18

 

 

1,480

 

 

1,568,800

 

NBC Universal, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.15%, 4/30/20

 

 

1,983

 

 

2,198,836

 

4.38%, 4/01/21

 

 

1,015

 

 

1,041,739

 

The New York Times Co., 6.63%, 12/15/16

 

 

1,800

 

 

1,811,250

 

News America, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.50%, 2/15/21

 

 

40

 

 

41,146

 

7.63%, 11/30/28

 

 

385

 

 

444,637

 

TCI Communications, Inc., 7.88%, 2/15/26

 

 

610

 

 

823,748

 

Time Warner Cable, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.30%, 7/01/38

 

 

930

 

 

1,100,909

 

5.88%, 11/15/40

 

 

465

 

 

486,470

 

Time Warner, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.70%, 1/15/21

 

 

350

 

 

374,028

 

6.10%, 7/15/40

 

 

215

 

 

232,127

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG (FKA UPC
Germany GmbH), 8.13%, 12/01/17 (a)

 

USD

2,370

 

$

2,417,400

 

Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc, 6.50%,
1/15/18

 

 

525

 

 

559,125

 

Ziggo Finance BV, 6.13%, 11/15/17 (a)

 

EUR

1,135

 

 

1,589,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,770,523

 

Metals & Mining — 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alcoa, Inc., 5.40%, 4/15/21

 

USD

1,450

 

 

1,453,151

 

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings Plc, 5.38%, 4/15/20

 

 

320

 

 

326,361

 

Barrick Gold Corp., 2.90%, 5/30/16 (a)

 

 

2,545

 

 

2,612,715

 

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.80%, 10/01/20

 

 

240

 

 

243,163

 

4.88%, 4/01/21

 

 

690

 

 

695,488

 

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile,
3.75%, 11/04/20 (a)

 

 

259

 

 

260,590

 

Drummond Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 10/15/14 (a)

 

 

13

 

 

13,292

 

7.38%, 2/15/16

 

 

335

 

 

340,025

 

Falconbridge Ltd., 6.20%, 6/15/35

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,194,154

 

New World Resources NV, 7.88%, 5/01/18

 

EUR

215

 

 

294,950

 

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20 (a)(e)

 

USD

4,380

 

 

4,609,950

 

Teck Resources Ltd., 5.38%, 10/01/15

 

 

2,359

 

 

2,597,443

 

Vulcan Materials Co., 7.50%, 6/15/21

 

 

306

 

 

301,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,942,665

 

Multiline Retail — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 5.90%, 12/01/16

 

 

950

 

 

1,049,883

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.95%, 9/15/16

 

 

1,916

 

 

2,153,755

 

6.38%, 9/15/17

 

 

1,694

 

 

1,956,180

 

6.95%, 6/15/19

 

 

190

 

 

225,446

 

Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

805

 

 

792,925

 

BP Capital Markets Plc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.13%, 3/10/12

 

 

1,270

 

 

1,287,168

 

3.13%, 10/01/15

 

 

330

 

 

345,320

 

Bill Barrett Corp., 9.88%, 7/15/16

 

 

75

 

 

82,313

 

Burlington Resources Finance Co., 7.40%, 12/01/31

 

 

875

 

 

1,171,084

 

Cenovus Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 11/15/39

 

 

750

 

 

889,163

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

481

 

 

502,645

 

ConocoPhillips Canada Funding Co., 5.95%, 10/15/36

 

 

535

 

 

622,201

 

Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18

 

 

130

 

 

134,550

 

Devon Energy Corp., 7.95%, 4/15/32

 

 

625

 

 

851,186

 

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co., LLC,
6.50%, 4/01/20

 

 

240

 

 

272,531

 

EnCana Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 8/15/34

 

 

670

 

 

745,185

 

6.63%, 8/15/37

 

 

700

 

 

774,627

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

580

 

 

594,500

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.20%, 9/01/20

 

 

695

 

 

759,077

 

6.13%, 10/15/39

 

 

700

 

 

735,014

 

KeySpan Gas East Corp., 5.82%, 4/01/41 (a)

 

 

505

 

 

575,072

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.95%, 2/15/18

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,484,645

 

6.55%, 9/15/40

 

 

110

 

 

119,502

 

6.38%, 3/01/41

 

 

150

 

 

159,398

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp., 6.50%, 3/01/41 (a)

 

 

997

 

 

1,084,114

 

MidAmerican Energy Co., 5.80%, 10/15/36

 

 

700

 

 

804,529

 

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.95%, 5/15/37

 

 

800

 

 

900,049

 

6.50%, 9/15/37

 

 

1,900

 

 

2,289,314

 

Nexen, Inc., 7.50%, 7/30/39

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,160,597

 

Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,010,000

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

24

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petrobras International Finance Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.88%, 1/27/16

 

USD

1,340

 

$

1,374,371

 

5.88%, 3/01/18

 

 

75

 

 

81,525

 

5.75%, 1/20/20

 

 

1,725

 

 

1,871,432

 

Premier Oil, 5.00%, 5/10/18

 

 

1,900

 

 

1,952,250

 

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.90%, 4/15/15

 

 

804

 

 

827,080

 

6.85%, 7/15/18

 

 

206

 

 

238,623

 

Suncor Energy, Inc., 6.10%, 6/01/18

 

 

1,750

 

 

2,029,937

 

Valero Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 2/01/20

 

 

250

 

 

278,521

 

6.63%, 6/15/37

 

 

157

 

 

168,627

 

Western Gas Partners LP, 5.38%, 6/01/21

 

 

710

 

 

747,623

 

Williams Partners LP, 4.13%, 11/15/20

 

 

980

 

 

980,323

 

Woodside Finance, Ltd., 4.60%, 5/10/21 (a)

 

 

205

 

 

216,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,249,376

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boise Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 11/01/17

 

 

185

 

 

196,562

 

8.00%, 4/01/20

 

 

210

 

 

214,725

 

Clearwater Paper Corp., 10.63%, 6/15/16

 

 

620

 

 

678,900

 

International Paper Co., 5.30%, 4/01/15

 

 

42

 

 

45,792

 

NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14 (e)(j)

 

 

430

 

 

378,400

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, 11.50%, 7/01/14

 

 

670

 

 

710,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,224,579

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capsugel Finance Co. SCA, 9.88%, 8/01/19 (a)

 

EUR

200

 

 

275,808

 

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., 7.00%,
7/15/19 (a)

 

USD

245

 

 

248,062

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance LLC, 6.15%, 2/01/36

 

 

1,445

 

 

1,668,029

 

Wyeth, 6.00%, 2/15/36

 

 

675

 

 

782,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,974,859

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp., 4.75%,
6/01/21

 

 

275

 

 

265,205

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp., 7.88%, 2/15/19 (a)

 

 

564

 

 

468,120

 

WEA Finance LLC, 4.63%, 5/10/21 (a)

 

 

305

 

 

297,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

765,233

 

Road & Rail — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 9.63%, 3/15/18

 

 

715

 

 

731,087

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 5.75%, 5/01/40

 

 

950

 

 

1,041,947

 

Florida East Coast Railway Corp., 8.13%,
2/01/17 (a)

 

 

490

 

 

487,550

 

The Hertz Corp., 7.38%, 1/15/21 (a)

 

 

650

 

 

620,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,881,334

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spansion LLC, 7.88%, 11/15/17 (a)

 

 

390

 

 

390,000

 

Specialty Retail — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Depot Inc., 5.88%, 12/16/36

 

 

830

 

 

905,390

 

QVC, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 10/01/19

 

 

35

 

 

37,712

 

7.38%, 10/15/20

 

 

35

 

 

37,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

980,727

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Rock Plc, 5.63%, 6/22/17 (a)

 

 

290

 

 

310,827

 

The PMI Group, Inc., 6.00%, 9/15/16

 

 

1,400

 

 

364,000

 

Radian Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 2/15/13

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,085,000

 

5.38%, 6/15/15

 

 

1,400

 

 

906,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,666,327

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America Movil SAB de CV, 2.38%, 9/08/16

 

USD

795

 

$

788,545

 

Cricket Communications, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/15

 

 

35

 

 

36,181

 

Crown Castle Towers LLC, 6.11%, 1/15/40 (a)

 

 

1,420

 

 

1,603,691

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.13%, 1/15/15

 

 

560

 

 

560,000

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

150

 

 

150,000

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 9/01/18

 

 

600

 

 

608,250

 

6.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

960

 

 

897,600

 

Rogers Communications, Inc., 7.50%, 8/15/38

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,506,055

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28

 

 

645

 

 

577,275

 

Vodafone Group Plc, 4.15%, 6/10/14 (e)

 

 

2,050

 

 

2,212,797

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,940,394

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 79.6%

 

 

 

 

 

296,188,661

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 4.60%,
9/20/40

 

EUR

160

 

 

91,944

 

Italy Government International Bond, 5.38%,
6/15/33

 

USD

455

 

 

424,639

 

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.38%, 7/15/13 (g)

 

 

660

 

 

671,630

 

2.00%, 6/01/16

 

 

595

 

 

617,869

 

Mexico Government International Bond:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 1/15/17

 

 

370

 

 

425,500

 

5.13%, 1/15/20

 

 

215

 

 

241,338

 

Poland Government International Bond, 5.13%,
4/21/21

 

 

705

 

 

733,200

 

Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

3,206,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Funding Corp., Series 2007-2,
Class 1A2, 6.00%, 3/25/37

 

 

1,100

 

 

800,117

 

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series
2004-8, Class 14A1, 5.38%, 11/25/34 (b)

 

 

421

 

 

370,087

 

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series
2005-12, Class 6A1, 6.00%, 1/25/36

 

 

888

 

 

594,672

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-64CB, Class 1A15, 5.50%,
12/25/35

 

 

1,563

 

 

1,311,064

 

Series 2006-0A21, Class A1, 0.40%,
3/20/47 (b)

 

 

843

 

 

433,869

 

Series 2006-41CB, Class 1A4, 5.75%, 1/25/37

 

 

781

 

 

552,537

 

Series 2007-HY4, Class 4A1, 5.40%,
6/25/47 (b)

 

 

942

 

 

614,129

 

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-0A5, Class 2A1, 0.42%,
4/25/46 (b)

 

 

349

 

 

188,419

 

Series 2007-10, Class A22, 6.00%, 7/25/37

 

 

731

 

 

568,654

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-C3, Class AM, 6.01%, 6/15/38 (b)

 

 

1,000

 

 

940,297

 

Series 2006-C5, Class AM, 5.34%, 12/15/39

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,539,051

 

Series 2007-1, Class 5A14, 6.00%, 2/25/37

 

 

554

 

 

463,681

 

Series 2010-RR2, Class 2A, 5.99%,
9/15/39 (a)(b)

 

 

1,010

 

 

1,113,389

 

Series 2011-2R, Class 2A1, 2.74%,
7/27/36 (a)(b)

 

 

1,517

 

 

1,476,184

 

Series 2011-4R, Class 1A1, 6.23%,
9/27/37 (a)(b)

 

 

818

 

 

728,688

 

Series 2011-4R, Class 2A1, 4.94%,
8/27/37 (a)(b)

 

 

969

 

 

879,600

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

25




 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deutsche ALT-A Securities, Inc. Alternate Loan Trust,
Series 2006-0A1, Class A1, 0.42%, 2/25/47 (b)

 

USD

270

 

$

169,838

 

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR3,
Class 5A1, 5.11%, 6/19/35 (b)

 

 

1,396

 

 

1,306,298

 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-4F, Class 1A1, 5.00%, 5/25/36

 

 

721

 

 

605,581

 

Series 2007-4F, Class 3A1, 6.00%, 7/25/37

 

 

847

 

 

747,830

 

Homebanc Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-2,
Class A1, 0.40%, 12/25/36 (b)

 

 

680

 

 

446,683

 

IndyMac IMJA Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2007-A1, Class A4, 6.00%, 8/25/37

 

 

1,045

 

 

885,445

 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-S3, Class 1A12, 6.50%, 8/25/36

 

 

534

 

 

495,246

 

Series 2007-S1, Class 2A22, 5.75%, 3/25/37

 

 

550

 

 

476,997

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
Series 2006-A3, Class 3A1, 2.79%, 5/25/36 (b)

 

 

727

 

 

470,418

 

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I,
Series 2007-S6, Class 1A16, 6.00%, 6/25/37

 

 

496

 

 

403,022

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp., Series 2002-AL1,
Class A2, 3.45%, 2/25/32

 

 

1,507

 

 

1,372,291

 

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-3, Class A9, 5.50%, 3/25/36

 

 

373

 

 

367,250

 

Series 2006-9, Class 1A29, 6.00%, 8/25/36

 

 

450

 

 

441,131

 

Series 2007-10, Class 1A21, 6.00%, 7/25/37

 

 

107

 

 

104,753

 

Series 2007-8, Class 2A9, 6.00%, 7/25/37

 

 

444

 

 

428,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,295,378

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 12.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-4, Class AM, 5.68%, 7/10/46

 

 

250

 

 

235,410

 

Series 2007-1, Class A4, 5.45%, 1/15/49

 

 

1,380

 

 

1,464,682

 

Series 2007-2, Class A4, 5.82%, 4/10/49 (b)

 

 

750

 

 

791,720

 

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
Series 2005-PWR9, Class A4A, 4.87%, 9/11/42

 

 

800

 

 

860,049

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2008-C7, Class A4, 6.27%, 12/10/49 (b)

 

 

1,370

 

 

1,491,642

 

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2006-CD3, Class AM, 5.65%, 10/15/48

 

 

1,093

 

 

960,234

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2006-C7, Class AM, 5.97%, 6/10/46 (b)

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,664,775

 

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2005-C3, Class AJ, 4.77%, 7/15/37

 

 

705

 

 

616,614

 

Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2010-ESHA (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A, 2.95%, 11/05/27

 

 

924

 

 

907,906

 

Class B, 4.22%, 11/05/27

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,952,008

 

Class C, 4.86%, 11/05/27

 

 

740

 

 

713,248

 

Class D, 5.50%, 11/05/27

 

 

550

 

 

526,582

 

First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage,
Series 2001-C4, Class A2, 6.22%, 12/12/33

 

 

619

 

 

618,416

 

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.,
Series 2002-C3, Class A2, 4.93%, 7/10/39

 

 

2,350

 

 

2,409,996

 

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2010-C2,
Class C, 5.40%, 12/10/43 (a)(b)

 

 

900

 

 

775,200

 

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series
2007-GG9, Class A4, 5.44%, 3/10/39

 

 

2,435

 

 

2,572,614

 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage
Securities Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2001-C1, Class A3, 5.86%, 10/12/35

 

 

179

 

 

179,073

 

Series 2004-CB8, Class A1A, 4.16%,
1/12/39 (a)

 

 

2,327

 

 

2,398,118

 

Series 2004-CBX, Class A4, 4.53%, 1/12/37

 

 

1,740

 

 

1,739,574

 

Series 2006-CB14, Class AM, 5.64%,
12/12/44 (b)

 

 

330

 

 

306,905

 

Series 2006-CB16, Class AJ, 5.62%, 5/12/45

 

 

730

 

 

526,465

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2004-C8, Class C, 4.93%, 12/15/39

 

USD

1,385

 

$

1,349,415

 

Series 2007-C6, Class A4, 5.86%, 7/15/40

 

 

1,761

 

 

1,874,720

 

Series 2007-C7, Class A3, 5.87%, 9/15/45

 

 

1,460

 

 

1,561,270

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-BPC1,
Class A3, 4.47%, 10/12/41 (b)

 

 

4,200

 

 

4,202,948

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2004-HQ4, Class A7, 4.97%, 4/14/40

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,061,291

 

Series 2005-T17, Class A4, 4.52%, 12/13/41

 

 

2,231

 

 

2,233,871

 

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-C28, Class A2, 5.50%, 10/15/48

 

 

6,816

 

 

6,809,115

 

Series 2007-C33, Class A4, 6.10%, 2/15/51 (b)

 

 

2,185

 

 

2,318,917

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45,122,778

 

Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Reremic Trust, Series 2011-IO,
Class A, 2.50%, 3/23/51 (a)

 

 

354

 

 

352,670

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 17.9%

 

 

 

 

 

66,770,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (k)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc.

 

 

2

 

 

191

 

Total Other Interests — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

191

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Trusts

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Guernsey Ltd., 5.86% (b)(l)

 

 

1,004

 

 

868,460

 

State Street Capital Trust IV, 1.25%, 6/15/37 (b)

 

 

70

 

 

53,084

 

UBS Preferred Funding Trust V, 6.24% (b)(l)

 

 

80

 

 

72,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

993,544

 

Commercial Banks — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABN AMRO North America Holding Preferred
Capital Repackaging Trust I, 6.52% (a)(b)(l)

 

 

1,350

 

 

1,039,500

 

Barclays Bank Plc, 5.93% (a)(b)(l)

 

 

250

 

 

205,000

 

Fifth Third Capital Trust IV, 6.50%, 4/15/67 (b)

 

 

465

 

 

431,288

 

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXV, Series Y, 6.80%,
10/01/37

 

 

210

 

 

209,147

 

SunTrust Capital VIII, 6.10%, 12/15/66 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

53,350

 

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.57% (b)(l)

 

 

55

 

 

48,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,986,410

 

Consumer Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital One Financial Corp., Capital V, 10.25%,
8/15/39

 

 

205

 

 

212,810

 

Insurance — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Allstate Corp., 6.50%, 5/15/67 (b)

 

 

1,950

 

 

1,784,250

 

American International Group, Inc., 8.18%,
5/15/68 (b)

 

 

115

 

 

114,172

 

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 10.75%, 6/15/88 (a)(b)

 

 

90

 

 

110,700

 

Lincoln National Corp., 6.05%, 4/20/67 (b)

 

 

675

 

 

597,375

 

Swiss Re Capital I LP, 6.85% (a)(b)(l)

 

 

1,060

 

 

980,500

 

XL Group Plc, Series E, 6.50% (b)(l)

 

 

465

 

 

410,362

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,997,359

 

Total Capital Trusts — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

7,190,123

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

26

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Automobiles — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Co., 4.75% (i)

 

 

17,800

 

$

709,686

 

Commercial Banks — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Capital XIII, 7.88% (b)

 

 

8,824

 

 

230,358

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.,
0.00% (a)(b)(c)

 

 

12,033

 

 

102,281

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

1,042,325

 

Total Preferred Securities — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

8,232,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

East Bay Municipal Utility District, RB, Build America
Bonds, 5.87%, 6/01/40

 

USD

950

 

 

1,075,828

 

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank,
RB, Build America Bonds, 6.12%, 1/15/40

 

 

1,275

 

 

1,513,399

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Build
America Bonds, 7.34%, 11/15/39

 

 

625

 

 

827,000

 

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Build America Bonds, 5.72%, 6/15/42

 

 

700

 

 

768,579

 

Second General Resolution, Series EE, 5.38%,
6/15/43

 

 

385

 

 

422,264

 

Second General Resolution, Series EE, 5.50%,
6/15/43

 

 

465

 

 

516,355

 

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Build
America Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 3/15/39

 

 

550

 

 

609,268

 

5.60%, 3/15/40

 

 

950

 

 

1,096,765

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB,
Consolidated, 159th Series, 6.04%, 12/01/29

 

 

385

 

 

441,557

 

University of California, RB, Build America Bonds,
5.95%, 5/15/45

 

 

445

 

 

468,109

 

Total Taxable Municipal Bonds — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

7,739,124

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Obligations — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.02%, 10/09/19 (e)(g)(m)

 

 

7,055

 

 

5,258,021

 

5.63%, 7/15/37 (n)

 

 

775

 

 

975,528

 

Federal Home Loan Bank (e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 12/09/22

 

 

675

 

 

820,164

 

5.37%, 9/09/24

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,331,221

 

Resolution Funding Corp. (m):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.29%, 7/15/18

 

 

525

 

 

460,236

 

6.30%, 10/15/18

 

 

525

 

 

455,959

 

Tennessee Valley Authority, 5.25%, 9/15/39 (e)

 

 

2,355

 

 

2,767,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,068,534

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series
2005-5, Class PK, 5.00%, 12/25/34

 

 

860

 

 

926,795

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2825, Class VP, 5.50%, 6/15/15

 

 

720

 

 

774,132

 

Series K013, Class A2, 3.97%, 1/25/21 (b)

 

 

940

 

 

1,006,606

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,707,533

 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Guaranteed — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Electric Capital Corp., 2.13%, 12/21/12

 

 

515

 

 

527,243

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2579, Class HI, 5.00%, 8/15/17

 

USD

389

 

$

12,499

 

Series 2611, Class QI, 5.50%, 9/15/32

 

 

2,083

 

 

282,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

294,815

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities — 15.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.50%, 9/13/41 (o)

 

 

500

 

 

503,613

 

4.00%, 9/13/26 – 9/13/41 (o)

 

 

20,200

 

 

21,003,360

 

4.50%, 9/13/41 (o)

 

 

18,900

 

 

19,968,292

 

5.00%, 9/19/26 – 9/13/41 (o)

 

 

3,900

 

 

4,200,813

 

5.50%, 9/19/26 – 9/13/41 (o)

 

 

5,900

 

 

6,446,219

 

6.00%, 8/01/29 – 4/01/35 (e)

 

 

2,020

 

 

2,263,918

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.50%, 9/13/41 (o)

 

 

100

 

 

105,531

 

5.00%, 9/13/41 (o)

 

 

100

 

 

107,500

 

6.00%, 2/01/13 – 12/01/18 (e)

 

 

856

 

 

929,507

 

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities,
5.50%, 8/15/33 (e)

 

 

116

 

 

129,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,658,697

 

Total US Government Sponsored Agency
Securities — 19.1%

 

 

 

 

 

71,256,822

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Treasury Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/15/21 (e)

 

 

1,550

 

 

2,379,250

 

6.25%, 8/15/23 (e)

 

 

5,720

 

 

7,907,008

 

3.50%, 2/15/39 (g)

 

 

330

 

 

325,669

 

4.25%, 5/15/39 (e)

 

 

6,045

 

 

6,786,456

 

4.38%, 5/15/40 (e)

 

 

6,375

 

 

7,295,422

 

4.75%, 2/15/41 (g)

 

 

1,630

 

 

1,982,487

 

4.38%, 5/15/41

 

 

27,090

 

 

31,047,578

 

3.75%, 8/15/41

 

 

600

 

 

617,250

 

US Treasury Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.63%, 1/31/13 (n)

 

 

200

 

 

201,289

 

0.50%, 8/15/14 (e)

 

 

1,040

 

 

1,045,606

 

2.50%, 4/30/15

 

 

965

 

 

1,034,359

 

1.00%, 8/31/16 (e)

 

 

11,325

 

 

11,350,708

 

2.25%, 7/31/18

 

 

2,495

 

 

2,613,707

 

2.63%, 8/15/20 (e)

 

 

1,105

 

 

1,158,783

 

3.13%, 5/15/21

 

 

1,370

 

 

1,483,888

 

2.13%, 8/15/21 (e)

 

 

15,508

 

 

15,377,112

 

Total US Treasury Obligations — 24.9%

 

 

 

 

 

92,606,572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (p)

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulus Media, Inc. (Expires 3/26/19)

 

 

30,393

 

 

77,669

 

Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.
(Expires 9/29/17)

 

 

90

 

 

1

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

77,670

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $555,171,581) — 152.9%

 

 

 

 

 

569,331,217

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

27




 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Shares

 

Value

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund
Institutional Class, 0.07% (q)(r)

 

 

4,711,687

 

$

4,711,687

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $4,711,687) — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

4,711,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eurodollar 1-Year Mid-Curve Options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price USD 98.25, Expires 9/16/11

 

 

316

 

 

3,950

 

Strike Price USD 98.50, Expires 9/16/11

 

 

222

 

 

2,775

 

Strike Price USD 99.25, Expires 3/16/12

 

 

440

 

 

79,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEK Call Option, Strike Price USD 6.37,
Expires 9/15/11, Broker UBS AG

 

USD

2,950

 

 

45,135

 

USD Call Option:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price USD 82.00, Expires 11/11/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,850

 

 

4,255

 

Strike Price EUR 1.31, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,980

 

 

8,276

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,666

 

Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 2.75% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/02/11,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

5,000

 

 

159,030

 

Receive a fixed rate of 2.20% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/28/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

1,800

 

 

12,806

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.54% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/01/11,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

600

 

 

57,599

 

Receive a fixed rate of 1.76% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/26/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

9,300

 

 

221,868

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.15% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/11/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,400

 

 

84,536

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.70% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 8/03/12,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

2,300

 

 

224,131

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.46% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/22/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

2,500

 

 

192,369

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.99% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/03/13,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

5,600

 

 

582,432

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.99% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/03/13,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

1,500

 

 

156,266

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.96% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/15/13,
Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

800

 

 

80,016

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.81% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/17/13,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

1,500

 

 

131,100

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.88% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/28/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

2,000

 

 

181,423

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 

Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.49% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/20/14,
Broker Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

 

USD

600

 

$

72,481

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.20% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/28/15,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

6,400

 

 

984,072

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,140,129

 

Over-the-Counter Put Options — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUD Put Option:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price USD 0.90, Expires 11/11/11,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

AUD

350

 

 

3,732

 

Strike Price USD 0.92, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

USD

1,975

 

 

6,833

 

Strike Price USD 0.92, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

990

 

 

3,425

 

CAD Put Option:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price USD 1.07, Expires 11/10/11,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

500

 

 

690

 

Strike Price USD 1.07, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

990

 

 

2,039

 

Strike Price USD 1.07, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

495

 

 

1,020

 

EUR Put Option:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price GBP 0.84, Expires 10/13/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

EUR

600

 

 

1,207

 

Strike Price USD 1.41, Expires 11/16/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

11,735

 

 

261,794

 

Strike Price USD 1.31, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

USD

3,960

 

 

16,553

 

GBP Put Option:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price USD 1.54, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

6,130

 

 

31,079

 

Strike Price USD 1.54, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

2,965

 

 

15,033

 

Strike Price USD 1.54, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,485

 

 

7,529

 

SEK Put Option, Strike Price USD 7.00, Expires 9/26/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,250

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

350,945

 

Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 2.30% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/13/11,
Broker BNP Paribas SA

 

 

9,400

 

 

206

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.54% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/01/11,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

600

 

 

816

 

Pay a fixed rate of 1.76% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/26/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

9,300

 

 

1,547

 

Pay a fixed rate of 2.50% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/26/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,500

 

 

239

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.70% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 8/03/12, Broker
Credit Suisse International

 

 

2,300

 

 

26,167

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.46% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/22/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

2,500

 

 

51,005

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.99% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/03/13,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

5,600

 

 

123,984

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.99% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/03/13,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

1,500

 

 

33,140

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

28

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 

Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.96% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/15/13,
Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

USD

800

 

$

19,885

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.81% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/17/13,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

1,500

 

 

47,556

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.88% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/28/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

2,000

 

 

64,335

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.49% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/20/14,
Broker Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

 

 

600

 

 

17,478

 

Pay a fixed rate of 2.50% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 8/11/14,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

6,300

 

 

64,073

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.00% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 8/11/14,
Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

7,500

 

 

56,846

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.20% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/28/15,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

6,400

 

 

184,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

691,464

 

Total Options Purchased
(Cost — $4,005,113) — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

4,326,679

 

Total Investments Before TBA Sale
Commitments and Options Written
(Cost — $563,888,381*) — 155.4%

 

 

 

 

 

578,369,583

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA Sale Commitments (o)

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.50%, 9/13/41

 

 

500

 

 

(503,613

)

4.00%, 9/13/41

 

 

11,600

 

 

(12,020,500

)

4.50%, 9/13/41

 

 

7,200

 

 

(7,606,968

)

6.00%, 9/13/41

 

 

8,500

 

 

(9,408,438

)

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities,
5.50%, 9/13/41

 

 

100

 

 

(111,547

)

Total TBA Sale Commitments
(Proceeds — $29,465,199) — (8.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

(29,651,066

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options — (0.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eurodollar 1-Year Mid-Curve Options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price USD 97.75, Expires 9/16/11

 

 

316

 

 

(1,975

)

Strike Price USD 98.00, Expires 9/16/11

 

 

222

 

 

(2,775

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,750

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Call Options — (0.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEK Call Option, Strike Price USD 6.37, Expires
9/15/11, Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

USD

2,950

 

 

(45,135

)

Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — (1.9)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 2.75% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/30/11,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

2,300

 

 

(79,996

)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 

Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 2.90% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/30/11,
Broker Citibank NA

 

USD

4,600

 

$

(206,527

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.49% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/05/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,000

 

 

(725,452

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.85% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/12/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,200

 

 

(148,084

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.00% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/29/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

2,300

 

 

(119,392

)

Pay a fixed rate of 2.08% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/07/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

9,300

 

 

(280,383

)

Pay a fixed rate of 2.65% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/11/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,400

 

 

(44,800

)

Pay a fixed rate of 2.90% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/11/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,400

 

 

(63,120

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.03% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/06/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,000

 

 

(115,840

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.90% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/04/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,800

 

 

(853,910

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.92% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/05/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

7,000

 

 

(1,258,916

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.00% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/22/13,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

6,100

 

 

(1,114,067

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.08% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/10/14,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

3,500

 

 

(588,395

)

Pay a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR and
receive a fixed rate of 5.09%, Expires 2/10/14,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

3,800

 

 

(641,650

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.90% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/09/14,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

6,000

 

 

(385,286

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.96% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/09/14,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

2,100

 

 

(140,010

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.84% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/02/14,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

2,500

 

 

(339,199

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,105,027

)

Over-the-Counter Put Options — (0.1)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR Put Option, Strike Price USD 1.36, Expires
11/16/11, Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

11,735

 

 

(135,702

)

Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — (0.1)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 2.05% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/24/11,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

3,400

 

 

(796

)

Receive a fixed rate of 2.05% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/24/11,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

2,500

 

 

(586

)

Receive a fixed rate of 1.15% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/30/11,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

5,900

 

 

(796

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.75% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/30/11,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

2,300

 

 

(1,597

)


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

29




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 

Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.95% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/30/11,
Broker Citibank NA

 

USD

4,600

 

$

(1,755

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.49% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/05/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,000

 

 

(372

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.85% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/12/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,200

 

 

(886

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.00% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/29/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

2,300

 

 

(1,799

)

Receive a fixed rate of 2.08% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/07/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

9,300

 

 

(1,293

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.03% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/06/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,000

 

 

(12,948

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.90% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/04/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,800

 

 

(36,654

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.92% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/05/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

7,000

 

 

(52,459

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.00% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/22/13,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

6,100

 

 

(50,861

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.08% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/10/14,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

3,500

 

 

(59,068

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.09% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/10/14,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

3,800

 

 

(63,714

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.90% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/09/14, Broker
Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

6,000

 

 

(95,738

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.96% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/09/14, Broker
Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

2,100

 

 

(32,147

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.84% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/02/14,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

2,500

 

 

(75,040

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(488,509

)

Total Options Written
(Premiums Received — $5,259,483) — (2.1)%

 

 

 

 

 

(7,779,123

)

Total Investments, Net of TBA Sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and Options Written — 145.3%

 

 

 

 

 

540,939,394

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (45.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

(168,643,937

)

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

372,295,457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

564,196,843

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

26,132,879

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(11,960,139

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

14,172,740

 


 

 

(a)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

(b)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(c)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(d)

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.

 

 

(e)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open reverse repurchase agreements.

 

 

(f)

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

 

 

(g)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with swaps.

 

 

(h)

Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(i)

Convertible security.

 

 

(j)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

(k)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization entities and are non-income producing.

 

 

(l)

Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.

 

 

(m)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(n)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open financial futures contracts.

 

 

(o)

Represents or includes a to-be-announced (“TBA”) transaction. Unsettled TBA transactions as of report date were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Bank of America Securities

 

$

(845,219

)

$

1,469

 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

$

845,219

 

$

(119,859

)

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

$

107,500

 

$

6,500

 

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

 

$

11,578,277

 

$

108,098

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

$

8,976,844

 

$

56,375

 

JPMorgan Securities, Inc.

 

$

1,267,828

 

$

(8,109

)

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

$

 

$

(195,594

)

UBS Securities

 

$

753,813

 

$

(1,094

)


 

 

(p)

Warrants entitle the Trust 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.

 

 

(q)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the year, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2011

 

Income

 

BlackRock Liquidity
Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class

 

 

506,274

 

 

4,205,413

 

 

4,711,687

 

$

4,395

 


 

 

(r)

Represents the current yield as of report date.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

30

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)


 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date1

 

Net Closing
Amount

 

Face
Amount

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

 

0.04

%

 

4/27/11

 

 

Open

 

$

7,222,511

 

$

7,221,500

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

 

0.07

%

 

4/27/11

 

 

Open

 

 

5,053,363

 

 

5,052,125

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

 

0.05

%

 

5/03/11

 

 

Open

 

 

2,120,353

 

 

2,120,000

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

 

0.35

%

 

5/03/11

 

 

Open

 

 

1,862,639

 

 

1,860,468

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

 

0.45

%

 

5/03/11

 

 

Open

 

 

2,245,266

 

 

2,241,875

 

Deutsche Bank, NA

 

 

0.38

%

 

5/04/11

 

 

Open

 

 

2,789,629

 

 

2,786,100

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

0.40

%

 

5/05/11

 

 

Open

 

 

3,096,844

 

 

3,092,755

 

Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

0.35

%

 

5/05/11

 

 

Open

 

 

3,420,391

 

 

3,416,438

 

Deutsche Bank NA

 

 

0.38

%

 

5/06/11

 

 

Open

 

 

4,145,157

 

 

4,140,000

 

BOA Merrill Lynch

 

 

0.05

%

 

5/06/11

 

 

Open

 

 

10,511,379

 

 

10,509,657

 

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

0.38

%

 

5/06/11

 

 

Open

 

 

1,859,238

 

 

1,856,925

 

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

0.38

%

 

5/06/11

 

 

Open

 

 

2,329,009

 

 

2,326,112

 

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

0.40

%

 

5/06/11

 

 

Open

 

 

2,124,532

 

 

2,121,750

 

Deutsche Bank NA

 

 

0.38

%

 

5/09/11

 

 

Open

 

 

9,172,095

 

 

9,160,975

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

0.40

%

 

5/18/11

 

 

Open

 

 

1,058,776

 

 

1,057,531

 

Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

 

0.35

%

 

5/31/11

 

 

Open

 

 

1,440,782

 

 

1,439,480

 

BNP Paribas

 

 

0.20

%

 

6/01/11

 

 

Open

 

 

1,086,218

 

 

1,085,663

 

Securities Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UBS Securities LLC

 

 

0.35

%

 

6/01/11

 

 

Open

 

 

1,446,893

 

 

1,445,600

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

0.35

%

 

6/02/11

 

 

Open

 

 

1,841,503

 

 

1,839,875

 

Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deutsche Bank NA

 

 

0.38

%

 

6/10/11

 

 

Open

 

 

2,236,458

 

 

2,234,500

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

0.09

%

 

6/27/11

 

 

Open

 

 

2,526,155

 

 

2,525,738

 

Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOA Merrill Lynch

 

 

0.06

%

 

6/27/11

 

 

Open

 

 

791,525

 

 

791,438

 

Deutsche Bank NA

 

 

0.35

%

 

7/18/11

 

 

Open

 

 

11,732,131

 

 

11,727,000

 

Deutsche Bank NA

 

 

0.35

%

 

7/19/11

 

 

Open

 

 

6,454,625

 

 

6,451,865

 

Deutsche Bank NA

 

 

(3.00

)%

 

8/02/11

 

 

Open

 

 

347,429

 

 

348,300

 

BNP Paribas

 

 

0.18

%

 

8/10/11

 

 

9/13/11

 

 

3,216,671

 

 

3,216,317

 

Securities Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

(0.45

)%

 

8/26/11

 

 

9/15/11

 

 

4,968,377

 

 

4,968,750

 

Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOA Merrill Lynch

 

 

(0.66

)%

 

8/29/11

 

 

9/15/11

 

 

5,924,674

 

 

5,925,000

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

 

0.04

%

 

8/31/11

 

 

9/01/11

 

 

1,046,501

 

 

1,046,500

 

BNP Paribas

 

 

0.08

%

 

8/31/11

 

 

9/01/11

 

 

30,485,068

 

 

30,485,000

 

Securities Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

0.04

%

 

8/31/11

 

 

Open

 

 

2,375,377

 

 

2,375,375

 

Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deutsche Bank NA

 

 

0.07

%

 

8/31/11

 

 

9/01/11

 

 

11,367,491

 

 

11,367,469

 

BOA Merrill Lynch

 

 

(0.10

)%

 

8/31/11

 

 

11/15/11

 

 

4,062,697

 

 

4,062,708

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

152,361,757

 

$

152,300,789

 


 

 

 

 

1

Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time.

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts purchased as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

3

 

 

German Euro-
Bund Future

 

 

Eurex

 

 

September
2011

 

$

575,709

 

$

7,207

 

2

 

 

USD Index
Currency

 

 

Intercontinental
Exchange

 

 

September
2011

 

$

149,798

 

 

(1,452

)

34

 

 

2-Year US
Treasury Note

 

 

Chicago
Board of Trade

 

 

December
2011

 

$

7,497,135

 

 

(135

)

297

 

 

30-Year US

 

 

Chicago

 

 

December

 

$

40,791,713

 

 

(390,432

)

 

 

 

Treasury Bond

 

 

Board of Trade

 

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(384,812

)


 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

59

 

 

90-Day
Euro Dollar

 

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

 

December
2011

 

$

14,681,988

 

$

6,475

 

21

 

 

5-Year US
Treasury Note

 

 

Chicago
Board of Trade

 

 

December
2011

 

$

2,573,284

 

 

(200

)

301

 

 

10-Year US
Treasury Note

 

 

Chicago
Board of Trade

 

 

December
2011

 

$

38,761,389

 

 

(77,017

)

38

 

 

Ultra Long US

 

 

Chicago

 

 

December

 

$

5,437,890

 

 

(2,047

)

 

 

 

Treasury Bond

 

 

Board of Trade

 

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(72,789

)


 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

USD

 

 

250,000

 

SEK

 

 

1,582,820

 

 

Citibank NA

 

 

9/22/11

 

$

676

 

JPY

 

 

191,323,200

 

USD

 

 

2,400,000

 

 

Goldman Sachs
Capital Markets LP

 

 

9/27/11

 

 

99,189

 

USD

 

 

2,426,972

 

JPY

 

 

195,541,150

 

 

Royal Bank
of Scotland Plc

 

 

9/27/11

 

 

(127,314

)

SEK

 

 

5,264,663

 

USD

 

 

795,000

 

 

Citibank NA

 

 

9/28/11

 

 

34,010

 

USD

 

 

795,000

 

SEK

 

 

5,070,731

 

 

Citibank NA

 

 

9/28/11

 

 

(3,472

)

CHF

 

 

160,706

 

USD

 

 

200,000

 

 

Royal Bank
of Scotland Plc

 

 

9/30/11

 

 

(408

)

USD

 

 

100,000

 

EUR

 

 

69,426

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

9/30/11

 

 

308

 

USD

 

 

8,550,254

 

EUR

 

 

5,963,500

 

 

Citibank NA

 

 

10/26/11

 

 

(10,441

)

USD

 

 

285,610

 

EUR

 

 

200,000

 

 

UBS AG

 

 

10/26/11

 

 

(1,493

)

CNY

 

 

5,940,000

 

USD

 

 

935,802

 

 

Goldman Sachs
Capital Markets LP

 

 

11/15/11

 

 

(2,113

)

CNY

 

 

5,940,000

 

USD

 

 

940,245

 

 

Goldman Sachs

 

 

2/15/12

 

 

(2,564

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets LP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(13,622

)


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

31




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)


 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — buy protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Radian Group, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Citibank NA

 

3/20/13

 

$

1,400

 

$

247,415

 

Radian Group, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Citibank NA

 

6/20/15

 

$

1,400

 

 

354,763

 

The PMI Group, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Citibank NA

 

9/20/16

 

$

1,400

 

 

841,809

 

News America, Inc.

 

1.00%

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank & Co.

 

9/20/16

 

$

400

 

 

(2,968

)

The New York Times Co.

 

1.00%

 

Barclays Bank Plc

 

12/20/16

 

$

1,800

 

 

36,647

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,477,666

 


 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — sold protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Receive
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Issuer
Credit
Rating1

 

Notional
Amount
(000)2

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Aviva USA Corp.

 

1.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

5/25/12

 

A

 

$

1,150

 

$

(941

)

Lincoln National Corp.

 

1.00%

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

9/20/16

 

A–

 

$

205

 

 

2,547

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

1.00%

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

9/20/16

 

A–

 

$

730

 

 

8,497

 

Lincoln National Corp.

 

1.00%

 

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

9/20/16

 

A–

 

$

170

 

 

1,982

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

1.00%

 

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

9/20/16

 

A–

 

$

900

 

 

8,997

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

1.00%

 

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

9/20/16

 

A

 

$

260

 

 

2,778

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

23,860

 


 

 

1

Using S&P’s rating.

 

2

The maximum potential amount the Trust may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of agreement.


 

 

Credit default swaps on traded indexes — buy protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield Series 15

 

5.00%

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

12/20/15

 

$

5,000

 

$

293,943

 

Dow Jones CDX Emerging Markets Series 14

 

5.00%

 

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

12/20/15

 

$

990

 

 

10,236

 

Dow Jones CDX North America Investment Grade Series 16

 

1.00%

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

6/20/16

 

$

775

 

 

(3,176

)

Dow Jones CDX North America Investment Grade Series 16

 

1.00%

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank & Co.

 

6/20/16

 

$

2,325

 

 

(8,477

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

292,526

 


 

 

Interest rate swaps outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed
Rate

 

Floating
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

0.65%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Barclays Bank Plc

 

7/22/13

 

$

5,700

 

$

(17,779

)

0.45%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

BNP Paribas

 

8/18/13

 

$

21,700

 

 

16,173

 

2.27%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

8/13/16

 

$

2,300

 

 

4,462

 

2.20%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Bank of America NA

 

8/15/16

 

$

2,500

 

 

1,492

 

1.28%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Citibank NA

 

8/31/16

 

$

600

 

 

738

 

1.81%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Citibank NA

 

8/31/18

 

$

3,700

 

 

(3,455

)

4.22%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

5/04/21

 

$

3,200

 

 

418,520

 

3.27%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

5/16/21

 

$

910

 

 

(74,218

)

3.86%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

5/23/21

 

$

10,700

 

 

1,013,813

 

2.57%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

8/08/21

 

$

500

 

 

8,456

 

2.56%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

UBS AG

 

8/10/21

 

$

1,000

 

 

(15,738

)

2.35%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

8/12/21

 

$

1,800

 

 

(5,773

)

2.36%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

9/01/21

 

$

1,000

 

 

(3,313

)

2.36%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

UBS AG

 

9/02/21

 

$

800

 

 

 

2.37%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Citibank NA

 

9/02/21

 

$

1,400

 

 

 

2.37%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

9/02/21

 

$

1,600

 

 

 

2.38%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

9/02/21

 

$

1,800

 

 

 

2.38%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

UBS AG

 

9/02/21

 

$

5,100

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,343,378

 


 

 

(a)

Pays a fixed interest rate and receives floating rate.

 

 

(b)

Pays a floating interest rate and receives fixed rate.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

32

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)


 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

 

 

 

 

The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Trust’s perceived risk of investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

 

 

$

17,132,378

 

$

6,120,404

 

$

23,252,782

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

290,947,268

 

 

5,241,393

 

 

296,188,661

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

 

 

 

3,206,120

 

 

 

 

3,206,120

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

64,809,868

 

 

1,960,958

 

 

66,770,826

 

Other Interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

191

 

 

191

 

Preferred Securities

 

$

940,044

 

 

7,190,123

 

 

102,281

 

 

8,232,448

 

Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

 

 

 

7,739,124

 

 

 

 

7,739,124

 

US Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

 

 

 

71,256,822

 

 

 

 

71,256,822

 

US Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

 

92,606,572

 

 

 

 

92,606,572

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

77,670

 

 

77,670

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

4,711,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,711,687

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA Sale Commitments

 

 

 

 

(29,651,066

)

 

 

 

(29,651,066

)

Total

 

$

5,651,731

 

$

525,237,210

 

$

13,502,897

 

$

544,391,838

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Derivative Financial Instruments1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

$

1,809,614

 

 

 

$

1,809,614

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

542,794

 

 

 

 

542,794

 

Interest rate contracts

 

$

100,157

 

 

5,295,247

 

 

 

 

5,395,404

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

 

(14,621

)

$

(941

)

 

(15,562

)

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

(328,642

)

 

 

 

(328,642

)

Interest rate contracts

 

 

(476,033

)

 

(7,713,812

)

 

 

 

(8,189,845

)

Total

 

$

(375,876

)

$

(409,420

)

$

(941

)

$

(786,237

)


 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts and options. Swaps, financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on the instrument and options are shown at value.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

33




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed
Securities

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Non-Agency
Mortgage-Backed
Securities

 

Other
Interests

 

Preferred
Securities

 

Warrants

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

5,104,409

 

$

11,492

 

$

3,029,472

 

$

2,310,902

 

$

381

 

$

56,838

 

 

 

$

10,513,494

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

(388,211

)

 

 

 

4,614

 

 

18,670

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(364,927

)

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(413,280

)

 

(294,917

)

 

 

 

34,610

 

 

 

 

113,247

 

 

 

 

(560,340

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

1,624,010

 

 

315,473

 

 

197,452

 

 

(28,887

)

 

(190

)

 

90,742

 

$

77,669

 

 

2,276,269

 

Purchases

 

 

4,836,673

 

 

 

 

2,009,855

 

 

2,240,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

9,087,113

 

Sales

 

 

(3,783,326

)

 

(32,048

)

 

 

 

(1,919,020

)

 

 

 

(158,546

)

 

 

 

(5,892,940

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers out3

 

 

(859,871

)

 

 

 

 

 

(695,901

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,555,772

)

Balance, as of August 31, 2011

 

$

6,120,404

 

 

 

$

5,241,393

 

$

1,960,958

 

$

191

 

$

102,281

 

$

77,670

 

$

13,502,897

 


 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at August 31, 2011 was $597,233.

 

 

 

 

3

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 derivative financial instruments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit
Contracts

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

 

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

$

613

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation4

 

 

(941

)

Purchases

 

 

 

Issuances5

 

 

(6,086

)

Sales

 

 

 

Settlements6

 

 

5,473

 

Transfers in7

 

 

 

Transfers out7

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2011

 

$

(941

)


 

 

 

 

4

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on derivative financial instruments still held at August 31, 2011 was $(941).

 

 

 

 

5

Issuances represent upfront cash received on certain derivative financial instruments.

 

 

 

 

6

Settlements represent periodic contractual cash flows and/or cash flows to terminate certain derivative financial instruments.

 

 

 

 

7

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is presented when the Trust had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets.

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

34

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Capital Markets — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp. (a)

 

 

43,000

 

$

531,480

 

Chemicals — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc.

 

 

421

 

 

1,368

 

Wellman, Inc. (acquired 1/30/09, cost $485) (b)

 

 

2,078

 

 

6,754

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,122

 

Communications Equipment — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (a)

 

 

31,026

 

 

1,755,761

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kcad Holdings I Ltd.

 

 

276,025,205

 

 

3,115,496

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medis Technologies Ltd.

 

 

109,685

 

 

1,206

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

 

1,854

 

 

4,635

 

Media — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belo Corp., Class A

 

 

69,821

 

 

380,525

 

Charter Communications, Inc. (a)

 

 

98,748

 

 

4,925,550

 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

14,202

 

 

162,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,468,688

 

Metals & Mining — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

African Minerals Ltd. (a)

 

 

65,551

 

 

545,346

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

 

 

15,650

 

 

579,989

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)

 

 

181,600

 

 

370,877

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)(c)

 

 

208,741

 

 

426,307

 

Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)

 

 

74,889

 

 

50,471

 

Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

74,936

 

 

50,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

898,158

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spansion, Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

94,583

 

 

1,419,691

 

SunPower Corp., Class B (a)

 

 

200

 

 

2,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,422,061

 

Software — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (a)

 

 

737

 

 

4

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (a)

 

 

133,690

 

 

267,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

267,384

 

Total Common Stocks — 3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

14,598,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 3/15/18

 

USD

520

 

 

488,800

 

7.13%, 3/15/21

 

 

580

 

 

545,200

 

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.,
10.00%, 6/01/17

 

 

1,114

 

 

1,144,635

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,178,635

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Air Cargo Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1, 12.38%, 9/02/15

 

 

1,007

 

 

1,047,257

 

Series 2, 12.38%, 8/16/15

 

 

1,017

 

 

1,057,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,105,185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 

Airlines — 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Canada, 9.25%, 8/01/15 (c)

 

USD

1,330

 

$

1,276,800

 

American Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 10/15/12

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,443,750

 

7.50%, 3/15/16 (c)

 

 

200

 

 

181,000

 

Series 2001-2, 7.86%, 4/01/13

 

 

490

 

 

490,000

 

Series 2011-1-B, 7.00%, 1/31/18 (c)

 

 

596

 

 

512,594

 

Continental Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 9/15/15 (c)

 

 

900

 

 

877,500

 

Series 1997-4-B, 6.90%, 7/02/18

 

 

71

 

 

69,666

 

Series 2010-1-B, 6.00%, 1/12/19

 

 

700

 

 

647,500

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2010-1-B, 6.38%, 7/02/17

 

 

800

 

 

720,000

 

Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16

 

 

1,044

 

 

1,069,711

 

US Airways Pass-Through Trust,
10.88%, 10/22/14

 

 

1,020

 

 

994,500

 

United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12

 

 

2,838

 

 

2,965,931

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,248,952

 

Auto Components — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission, Inc., 11.00%, 11/01/15 (c)

 

 

350

 

 

368,375

 

B-Corp Merger Sub, Inc., 8.25%, 6/01/19 (c)

 

 

310

 

 

288,300

 

Delphi Corp., 6.13%, 5/15/21 (c)

 

 

260

 

 

250,900

 

Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, 7/16/31

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,206,010

 

Icahn Enterprises LP, 8.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

4,815

 

 

4,863,150

 

International Automotive Components Group, SL,
9.13%, 6/01/18 (c)

 

 

390

 

 

383,175

 

Titan International, Inc., 7.88%, 10/01/17

 

 

685

 

 

719,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,079,160

 

Beverages — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cott Beverages, Inc., 8.13%, 9/01/18

 

 

394

 

 

407,790

 

Crown European Holdings SA, 7.13%,
8/15/18 (c)

 

EUR

365

 

 

505,972

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

913,762

 

Biotechnology — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QHP Pharma, 10.25%, 3/15/15 (c)

 

USD

496

 

 

504,495

 

Building Products — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Materials Corp. of America (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 2/15/20

 

 

670

 

 

670,000

 

6.75%, 5/01/21

 

 

1,860

 

 

1,780,950

 

Griffon Corp., 7.13%, 4/01/18

 

 

630

 

 

595,350

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 12/01/16

 

 

710

 

 

702,900

 

9.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

1,465

 

 

1,252,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,001,775

 

Capital Markets — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Capital Ltd., 7.96%, 12/31/13 (d)

 

 

740

 

 

734,805

 

E*Trade Financial Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.50%, 11/30/17 (e)

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,495,000

 

3.44%, 8/31/19 (f)(g)

 

 

356

 

 

425,420

 

KKR Group Finance Co., 6.38%, 9/29/20 (c)

 

 

970

 

 

1,032,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,687,261

 

Chemicals — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,277,250

 

American Rock Salt Co. LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/18 (c)

 

 

203

 

 

188,283

 

Celanese US Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 6/15/21

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,453,625

 

Chemtura Corp., 7.88%, 9/01/18

 

 

555

 

 

570,262

 

Hexion US Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 2/01/18

 

 

715

 

 

668,525

 

9.00%, 11/15/20

 

 

460

 

 

401,350

 

Huntsman International LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 11/15/13 (c)

 

EUR

415

 

 

590,186

 

8.63%, 3/15/21

 

USD

250

 

 

260,938

 

Ineos Finance Plc, 9.00%, 5/15/15 (c)

 

 

625

 

 

632,812

 

Kinove German Bondco GmbH, 10.00%, 6/15/18

 

EUR

857

 

 

1,163,372

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

35




 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 

Chemicals (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kraton Polymers LLC, 6.75%, 3/01/19

 

USD

185

 

$

177,600

 

Lyondell Chemical Co., 11.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

1,780

 

 

1,986,925

 

Nexeo Solutions LLC, 8.38%, 3/01/18 (c)

 

 

275

 

 

283,938

 

OXEA Finance/Cy SCA, 9.50%, 7/15/17 (c)

 

 

859

 

 

850,410

 

Omnova Solutions, Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/18

 

 

810

 

 

710,775

 

PolyOne Corp., 7.38%, 9/15/20

 

 

320

 

 

329,600

 

TPC Group LLC, 8.25%, 10/01/17 (c)

 

 

495

 

 

507,375

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc., Subordinate Note (g):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Second Lien), 10.00%, 1/29/19

 

 

1,385

 

 

1,925,150

 

(Third Lien), 5.00%, 1/29/19 (e)

 

 

477

 

 

338,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,317,249

 

Commercial Banks — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

680

 

 

676,600

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

4,358

 

 

4,336,020

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

4,026

 

 

3,975,608

 

7.00%, 5/02/17 (c)

 

 

630

 

 

622,125

 

Glitnir Banki HF, 6.38%, 9/25/12 (a)(c)(h)

 

 

1,005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,610,353

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCO Brands Corp., 10.63%, 3/15/15

 

 

1,115

 

 

1,219,531

 

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (c)

 

 

263

 

 

253,556

 

Aviation Capital Group Corp., 6.75%, 4/06/21 (c)

 

 

800

 

 

789,424

 

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc.,
9.13%, 11/01/18 (c)

 

 

780

 

 

735,150

 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/19 (c)

 

 

969

 

 

932,662

 

Clean Harbors, Inc., 7.63%, 8/15/16

 

 

540

 

 

571,050

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20

 

 

545

 

 

530,013

 

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/17 (c)

 

 

870

 

 

935,250

 

8.25%, 2/01/21

 

 

1,287

 

 

1,200,127

 

WCA Waste Corp., 7.50%, 6/15/19 (c)

 

 

490

 

 

490,000

 

West Corp., 8.63%, 10/01/18

 

 

205

 

 

199,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,856,638

 

Communications Equipment — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avaya, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 11/01/15

 

 

720

 

 

612,000

 

10.13%, 11/01/15 (e)

 

 

960

 

 

829,200

 

7.00%, 4/01/19 (c)

 

 

770

 

 

693,000

 

EH Holding Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 6/15/19

 

 

550

 

 

550,000

 

7.63%, 6/15/21

 

 

400

 

 

398,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,082,200

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abengoa SA, 8.50%, 3/31/16

 

EUR

150

 

 

201,469

 

Boart Longyear Management Ltd.,
7.00%, 4/01/21 (c)

 

USD

275

 

 

272,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

474,407

 

Construction Materials — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calcipar SA, 6.88%, 5/01/18 (c)

 

 

495

 

 

469,013

 

Xefin Lux SCA, 8.00%, 6/01/18 (c)

 

EUR

376

 

 

496,914

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

965,927

 

Consumer Finance — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17

 

USD

1,010

 

 

1,022,625

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 1/13/12 (i)

 

 

310

 

 

310,006

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

300

 

 

309,007

 

7.00%, 4/15/15

 

 

2,690

 

 

2,871,575

 

6.63%, 8/15/17

 

 

193

 

 

202,051

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,715,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 

Containers & Packaging — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%,
10/15/17 (c)

 

EUR

710

 

$

956,171

 

Berry Plastics Corp., 8.25%, 11/15/15

 

USD

205

 

 

211,150

 

GCL Holdings SCA, 9.38%, 4/15/18 (c)

 

EUR

394

 

 

495,234

 

Graphic Packaging International, Inc.,
7.88%, 10/01/18

 

USD

550

 

 

577,500

 

OI European Group BV, 6.88%, 3/31/17

 

EUR

233

 

 

317,969

 

Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13

 

USD

605

 

 

556,600

 

Rock-Tenn Co., 9.25%, 3/15/16

 

 

80

 

 

84,000

 

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 11/15/17

 

EUR

735

 

 

1,013,595

 

7.75%, 11/15/19

 

 

418

 

 

573,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,785,656

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Corp. International, 7.00%, 6/15/17

 

USD

4,425

 

 

4,624,125

 

Diversified Financial Services — 5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 12/31/13

 

 

460

 

 

473,800

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

 

930

 

 

976,500

 

6.25%, 12/01/17

 

 

760

 

 

731,056

 

8.00%, 3/15/20

 

 

500

 

 

505,000

 

7.50%, 9/15/20

 

 

1,000

 

 

982,500

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

2,115

 

 

2,067,412

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

1,310

 

 

1,260,130

 

Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc.,
12.75%, 3/01/16

 

 

665

 

 

693,262

 

Boparan Holdings Ltd. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 4/30/18

 

EUR

155

 

 

171,468

 

9.88%, 4/30/18

 

GBP

210

 

 

276,123

 

FCE Bank Plc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 1/15/13

 

EUR

1,300

 

 

1,872,120

 

4.75%, 1/19/15

 

 

543

 

 

709,818

 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,
6.75%, 6/01/18 (c)

 

USD

730

 

 

726,350

 

KION Finance SA, 7.88%, 4/15/18 (c)

 

EUR

240

 

 

286,151

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (a)(h):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.38%, 10/17/12

 

 

200

 

 

68,952

 

5.75%, 5/17/13

 

USD

915

 

 

227,606

 

4.75%, 1/16/14

 

EUR

1,130

 

 

385,521

 

1.00%, 2/05/14

 

 

2,350

 

 

793,308

 

8.80%, 3/01/15

 

USD

255

 

 

64,388

 

Leucadia National Corp., 8.13%, 9/15/15

 

 

1,780

 

 

1,911,275

 

Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc.,
8.50%, 10/15/16 (c)

 

 

948

 

 

969,330

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 10/15/16 (j)

 

EUR

550

 

 

766,373

 

8.75%, 10/15/16

 

 

660

 

 

919,648

 

7.13%, 4/15/19

 

USD

365

 

 

345,838

 

9.00%, 4/15/19

 

 

400

 

 

360,000

 

7.88%, 8/15/19

 

 

1,585

 

 

1,569,150

 

9.88%, 8/15/19

 

 

665

 

 

625,100

 

8.25%, 2/15/21

 

 

1,100

 

 

926,750

 

WMG Acquisition Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 6/15/16

 

 

180

 

 

183,600

 

11.50%, 10/01/18

 

 

865

 

 

787,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,635,679

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc.,
11.38%, 9/01/12

 

 

1,530

 

 

1,315,800

 

GCI, Inc., 6.75%, 6/01/21

 

 

424

 

 

417,640

 

ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/16

 

 

420

 

 

430,500

 

Level 3 Escrow, Inc., 8.13%, 7/01/19 (c)

 

 

3,989

 

 

3,789,550

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 11/01/14

 

 

123

 

 

124,538

 

8.75%, 2/15/17

 

 

830

 

 

813,400

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

36

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services
(concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

USD

3,955

 

$

4,004,437

 

8.00%, 10/01/15

 

 

940

 

 

1,003,450

 

Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

2,590

 

 

2,622,375

 

Qwest Corp., 7.63%, 6/15/15

 

 

850

 

 

945,625

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/01/13

 

 

510

 

 

541,875

 

7.88%, 11/01/17

 

 

1,210

 

 

1,272,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,281,202

 

Electric Utilities — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc., 4.50%, 3/24/14

 

EUR

1,700

 

 

2,087,954

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00%, 10/12/15

 

USD

16

 

 

16,320

 

11.50%, 10/12/15 (e)

 

 

980

 

 

999,600

 

8.00%, 12/15/18 (c)

 

 

620

 

 

613,800

 

Elster Finance BV, 6.25%, 4/15/18 (c)

 

EUR

165

 

 

218,057

 

Jabil Circuit, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/18

 

USD

350

 

 

394,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,242,402

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antero Resources Finance Corp.,
7.25%, 8/01/19 (c)

 

 

245

 

 

238,263

 

Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (c)

 

 

365

 

 

354,050

 

Compagnie Générale de Géophysique-Veritas,
7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

365

 

 

366,825

 

Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/01/18 (c)

 

 

655

 

 

635,350

 

Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (c)

 

 

1,685

 

 

1,743,975

 

Key Energy Services, Inc., 6.75%, 3/01/21

 

 

665

 

 

651,700

 

MEG Energy Corp., 6.50%, 3/15/21 (c)

 

 

860

 

 

860,000

 

Oil States International, Inc., 6.50%, 6/01/19 (c)

 

 

470

 

 

470,000

 

SunCoke Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 8/01/19 (c)

 

 

325

 

 

319,312

 

Thermon Industries, Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/17

 

 

553

 

 

580,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,220,125

 

Food Products — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darling International, Inc., 8.50%, 12/15/18

 

 

360

 

 

389,700

 

Del Monte Foods Co., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (c)(k)

 

 

830

 

 

823,775

 

JBS USA LLC, 7.25%, 6/01/21 (c)

 

 

130

 

 

118,138

 

Reddy Ice Corp., 11.25%, 3/15/15

 

 

650

 

 

589,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,921,488

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

3,425

 

 

3,540,594

 

7.75%, 4/15/18 (c)

 

 

155

 

 

144,150

 

ExamWorks Group, Inc., 9.00%, 7/15/19 (c)

 

 

416

 

 

392,080

 

Fresenius US Finance II, Inc., 9.00%, 7/15/15 (c)

 

 

800

 

 

892,000

 

Teleflex, Inc., 6.88%, 6/01/19

 

 

435

 

 

431,737

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,400,561

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19

 

 

615

 

 

611,925

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 12/15/17

 

EUR

800

 

 

1,034,281

 

10.50%, 12/15/18

 

USD

310

 

 

282,100

 

Crown Newco 3 Plc, 7.00%, 2/15/18 (c)

 

GBP

547

 

 

799,155

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 4/15/19

 

USD

455

 

 

495,950

 

6.50%, 2/15/20

 

 

1,820

 

 

1,840,475

 

7.25%, 9/15/20

 

 

4,305

 

 

4,423,387

 

7.50%, 2/15/22

 

 

1,890

 

 

1,871,100

 

IASIS Healthcare LLC, 8.38%, 5/15/19 (c)

 

 

1,120

 

 

980,000

 

INC Research LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/19 (c)

 

 

605

 

 

559,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 

Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inVentiv Health, Inc, 10.00%, 8/15/18 (c)

 

USD

645

 

$

582,113

 

Omnicare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 6/01/13

 

 

19

 

 

19,190

 

6.88%, 12/15/15

 

 

131

 

 

133,620

 

7.75%, 6/01/20

 

 

930

 

 

948,600

 

Symbion, Inc., 8.00%, 6/15/16 (c)

 

 

510

 

 

474,300

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

1,807

 

 

1,915,420

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

807

 

 

887,700

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

4,400

 

 

4,664,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,522,941

 

Health Care Technology — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 3/01/18 (c)

 

 

3,550

 

 

4,082,500

 

MedAssets, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/18 (c)

 

 

780

 

 

752,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,835,200

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.,
11.25%, 6/01/17

 

 

300

 

 

323,250

 

Cirsa Funding Luxembourg SA, 8.75%, 5/15/18

 

EUR

79

 

 

98,731

 

Diamond Resorts Corp., 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

USD

1,770

 

 

1,716,900

 

El Dorado Resorts LLC, 8.63%, 6/15/19 (c)

 

 

260

 

 

221,650

 

Enterprise Inns Plc, 6.50%, 12/06/18

 

GBP

477

 

 

588,479

 

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
9.00%, 8/31/20 (c)

 

USD

433

 

 

359,390

 

MGM Resorts International:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.38%, 5/15/14

 

 

395

 

 

433,512

 

11.13%, 11/15/17

 

 

1,220

 

 

1,360,300

 

Travelport LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.88%, 9/01/14 (i)

 

 

245

 

 

186,812

 

9.88%, 9/01/14

 

 

55

 

 

46,887

 

9.00%, 3/01/16

 

 

180

 

 

144,450

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI,
9.63%, 12/15/14 (a)(h)

 

 

475

 

 

48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,480,409

 

Household Durables — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Standard Americas, 10.75%, 1/15/16 (c)

 

 

600

 

 

486,000

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, 0.00%, 6/30/15 (c)(j)

 

 

1,300

 

 

932,750

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 6/15/16

 

 

470

 

 

331,350

 

12.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

1,960

 

 

1,989,400

 

9.13%, 6/15/18

 

 

680

 

 

471,750

 

Ideal Standard International, 11.75%, 5/01/18 (c)

 

EUR

115

 

 

127,202

 

Jarden Corp., 7.50%, 1/15/20

 

 

447

 

 

606,800

 

Ryland Group, Inc., 6.63%, 5/01/20

 

USD

890

 

 

765,400

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 9/15/16

 

 

2,210

 

 

2,187,900

 

8.38%, 5/15/18

 

 

385

 

 

337,837

 

8.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

870

 

 

748,200

 

United Rentals North America, Inc., 8.38%, 9/15/20

 

 

640

 

 

584,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,568,589

 

Household Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ontex IV SA, 7.50%, 4/15/18 (c)

 

EUR

220

 

 

282,847

 

IT Services — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eagle Parent Canada, Inc., 8.63%, 5/01/19 (c)

 

USD

1,070

 

 

984,400

 

First Data Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 6/15/19

 

 

1,290

 

 

1,212,600

 

8.88%, 8/15/20

 

 

795

 

 

787,050

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

2,965

 

 

2,801,925

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 11/15/18

 

 

870

 

 

828,675

 

7.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

880

 

 

840,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,455,050

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

37




 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., 7.38%, 7/01/21 (c)

 

USD

1,265

 

$

1,277,650

 

Calpine Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/21

 

 

290

 

 

292,900

 

7.88%, 1/15/23

 

 

950

 

 

969,000

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20

 

 

4,955

 

 

4,974,181

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC,
10.00%, 12/01/20

 

 

253

 

 

255,244

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (c)

 

 

3,215

 

 

3,182,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,951,825

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alba Group Plc & Co., KG, 8.00%, 5/15/18 (c)

 

EUR

107

 

 

149,863

 

Sequa Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

USD

3,550

 

 

3,692,000

 

13.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

5,797

 

 

6,144,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,986,447

 

Insurance — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/15 (c)

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,562,500

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (c)

 

 

543

 

 

564,720

 

Genworth Financial, Inc., 7.63%, 9/24/21

 

 

630

 

 

559,143

 

MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc., 9.88%, 8/15/18 (c)

 

 

375

 

 

360,000

 

USI Holdings Corp., 4.16%, 11/15/14 (c)(i)

 

 

1,000

 

 

895,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,941,363

 

Machinery — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11.00%, 11/15/14

 

 

1,640

 

 

1,437,050

 

Navistar International Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 10/15/14 (g)

 

 

2,930

 

 

3,233,987

 

8.25%, 11/01/21

 

 

200

 

 

207,000

 

Oshkosh Corp., 8.25%, 3/01/17

 

 

40

 

 

41,100

 

SPX Corp., 6.88%, 9/01/17

 

 

260

 

 

271,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,190,187

 

Media — 14.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMC Entertainment, Inc., 9.75%, 12/01/20

 

 

260

 

 

250,900

 

AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21 (c)

 

 

330

 

 

341,550

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,062,000

 

CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

4,549

 

 

5,254,132

 

CCO Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 10/30/17

 

 

80

 

 

82,500

 

7.88%, 4/30/18

 

 

160

 

 

166,400

 

6.50%, 4/30/21

 

 

1,164

 

 

1,137,810

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.52%, 5/15/14

 

 

236

 

 

224,200

 

CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

580

 

 

627,850

 

Catalina Marketing Corp., 10.50%, 10/01/15 (c)(e)

 

 

885

 

 

885,000

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson
Learning), 10.50%, 1/15/15 (c)

 

 

945

 

 

727,650

 

Checkout Holding Corp., 10.97%, 11/15/15 (c)(f)

 

 

995

 

 

587,050

 

Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/18 (c)

 

 

570

 

 

614,175

 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9.00%, 3/01/21

 

 

805

 

 

648,025

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

2,246

 

 

2,380,760

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

8,250

 

 

8,827,500

 

Cox Enterprises, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Close 2, 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

1,008

 

 

1,040,123

 

Loan Close 3, 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

1,152

 

 

1,189,160

 

Shares Loan, 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

1,188

 

 

1,226,441

 

Cumulus Media, Inc., 7.75%, 5/01/19 (c)

 

 

190

 

 

166,725

 

DISH DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 10/01/13

 

 

140

 

 

146,825

 

6.75%, 6/01/21 (c)

 

 

830

 

 

836,225

 

Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 6/29/15

 

 

1,420

 

 

1,370,300

 

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 5/15/15 (i)

 

 

510

 

 

379,950

 

9.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

460

 

 

374,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intelsat Luxembourg SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.25%, 6/15/16

 

USD

1,610

 

$

1,682,450

 

11.25%, 2/04/17

 

 

500

 

 

485,000

 

11.50%, 2/04/17 (e)

 

 

570

 

 

553,613

 

11.50%, 2/04/17 (c)(e)

 

 

1,370

 

 

1,330,612

 

Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18

 

 

1,525

 

 

1,616,500

 

The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 10.00%,
7/15/17

 

 

500

 

 

575,000

 

Kabel BW Erste Beteiligungs GmbH, 7.50%,
3/15/19 (c)

 

EUR

988

 

 

1,390,878

 

Kabel Deutschland Vertrieb und Service GmbH & Co.
KG, 6.50%, 6/29/18 (c)

 

 

505

 

 

710,273

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 8.13%, 5/15/18 (c)

 

USD

1,130

 

 

1,087,625

 

Musketeer GmbH, 9.50%, 3/15/21 (c)

 

EUR

625

 

 

897,813

 

NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%,
12/15/17 (c)

 

USD

825

 

 

833,250

 

Nielsen Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.63%, 2/01/14

 

 

91

 

 

103,058

 

7.75%, 10/15/18

 

 

3,340

 

 

3,448,550

 

Odeon & UCI Finco Plc, 9.00%, 8/01/18 (c)

 

GBP

308

 

 

457,478

 

ProQuest LLC, 9.00%, 10/15/18 (c)

 

USD

745

 

 

730,100

 

Regal Entertainment Group, 9.13%, 8/15/18

 

 

585

 

 

590,850

 

UPC Holding BV, 9.88%, 4/15/18 (c)

 

 

800

 

 

836,000

 

UPCB Finance II Ltd., 6.38%, 7/01/20 (c)

 

EUR

1,218

 

 

1,557,196

 

Unitymedia GmbH, 9.63%, 12/01/19 (c)

 

 

1,080

 

 

1,563,057

 

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG
(FKA UPC Germany GmbH) (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

 

662

 

 

955,718

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

USD

935

 

 

953,700

 

Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc, 7.00%, 1/15/18

 

GBP

877

 

 

1,473,461

 

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 8.00%, 5/15/18 (c)

 

EUR

583

 

 

820,730

 

Ziggo Finance BV, 6.13%, 11/15/17 (c)

 

 

1,185

 

 

1,659,697

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56,860,760

 

Metals & Mining — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 10/15/14 (c)

 

USD

370

 

 

378,325

 

7.38%, 2/15/16

 

 

300

 

 

304,500

 

FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd., 7.00%,
11/01/15 (c)

 

 

1,830

 

 

1,825,425

 

Goldcorp, Inc., 2.00%, 8/01/14 (g)

 

 

1,575

 

 

2,073,094

 

JMC Steel Group, 8.25%, 3/15/18 (c)

 

 

300

 

 

293,250

 

James River Escrow, Inc., 7.88%, 4/01/19 (c)

 

 

315

 

 

285,075

 

New World Resources NV, 7.88%, 5/01/18

 

EUR

990

 

 

1,358,140

 

Newmont Mining Corp., Series A, 1.25%,
7/15/14 (g)

 

USD

2,170

 

 

3,151,925

 

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20

 

 

5,230

 

 

5,504,575

 

Taseko Mines Ltd., 7.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

470

 

 

445,325

 

Vedanta Resources Plc, 8.25%, 6/07/21 (c)

 

 

415

 

 

396,325

 

Vulcan Materials Co., 7.50%, 6/15/21

 

 

238

 

 

234,409

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,250,368

 

Multiline Retail — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (e)

 

 

6,421

 

 

7,111,257

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 6/01/19

 

 

470

 

 

459,425

 

6.25%, 6/01/21

 

 

1,485

 

 

1,453,444

 

Arch Coal, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

500

 

 

492,500

 

7.25%, 6/15/21 (c)

 

 

1,270

 

 

1,250,950

 

Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16

 

 

750

 

 

774,375

 

Bill Barrett Corp., 9.88%, 7/15/16

 

 

70

 

 

76,825

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.63%, 10/15/18

 

 

190

 

 

193,800

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

1,408

 

 

1,471,360

 

6.13%, 2/15/21

 

 

810

 

 

822,150

 

2.25%, 12/15/38 (g)

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,068,000

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

38

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (c)

 

USD

392

 

$

415,520

 

Concho Resources, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

610

 

 

625,250

 

Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd., 8.50%, 8/01/19 (c)

 

 

505

 

 

409,050

 

Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 4/01/20

 

 

2,895

 

 

3,112,125

 

Continental Resources, Inc., 7.13%, 4/01/21

 

 

545

 

 

561,350

 

Copano Energy LLC, 7.13%, 4/01/21

 

 

495

 

 

492,525

 

Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18

 

 

265

 

 

274,275

 

Denbury Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 2/15/20

 

 

1,025

 

 

1,080,094

 

6.38%, 8/15/21

 

 

520

 

 

509,600

 

EV Energy Partners LP, 8.00%, 4/15/19 (c)

 

 

215

 

 

210,700

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

630

 

 

645,750

 

7.75%, 6/15/19

 

 

1,330

 

 

1,250,200

 

Forbes Energy Services Ltd., 9.00%, 6/15/19 (c)

 

 

540

 

 

514,350

 

Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.63%, 4/15/21 (c)

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,161,500

 

Linn Energy LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 5/15/19 (c)

 

 

370

 

 

353,350

 

8.63%, 4/15/20

 

 

1,630

 

 

1,744,100

 

7.75%, 2/01/21 (c)

 

 

640

 

 

652,800

 

MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 6.75%, 11/01/20

 

 

195

 

 

199,875

 

Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18

 

 

2,735

 

 

2,762,350

 

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participações SA, 8.50%,
6/01/18 (c)

 

 

5,835

 

 

5,849,587

 

Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/19 (c)

 

 

480

 

 

470,400

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 8/01/14

 

 

555

 

 

627,150

 

7.88%, 6/01/15

 

 

695

 

 

750,600

 

7.25%, 8/15/18

 

 

470

 

 

548,138

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.88%, 5/01/18

 

 

150

 

 

162,475

 

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.50%, 12/15/21 (c)

 

 

440

 

 

440,000

 

Range Resources Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 5/15/19

 

 

600

 

 

652,500

 

5.75%, 6/01/21

 

 

500

 

 

502,500

 

SM Energy Co., 6.63%, 2/15/19 (c)

 

 

425

 

 

425,000

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/21 (c)

 

 

1,360

 

 

1,326,000

 

Teekay Corp., 8.50%, 1/15/20

 

 

810

 

 

787,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,579,668

 

Paper & Forest Products — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11.00%, 7/29/15 (c)(e)

 

 

1,771

 

 

1,239,940

 

Boise Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 11/01/17

 

 

190

 

 

201,875

 

8.00%, 4/01/20

 

 

240

 

 

245,400

 

Clearwater Paper Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.63%, 6/15/16

 

 

585

 

 

640,575

 

7.13%, 11/01/18

 

 

865

 

 

869,325

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (c)

 

 

2,395

 

 

2,735,109

 

Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc., 8.00%,
6/01/16 (c)

 

 

505

 

 

499,950

 

NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14 (a)(h)

 

 

3,130

 

 

2,754,400

 

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH, 6.63%, 4/15/21 (c)

 

 

200

 

 

178,000

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, 11.50%, 7/01/14

 

 

1,139

 

 

1,207,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,571,914

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capsugel Finance Co. SCA, 9.88%, 8/01/19 (c)

 

EUR

300

 

 

413,712

 

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., 7.00%,
7/15/19 (c)

 

USD

275

 

 

278,438

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 6.50%,
7/15/16 (c)

 

 

1,265

 

 

1,201,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,893,900

 

Professional Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/20

 

 

1,370

 

 

1,351,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FelCor Lodging LP, 6.75%, 6/01/19 (c)

 

USD

2,070

 

$

1,945,800

 

The Rouse Co. LP, 6.75%, 11/09/15

 

 

770

 

 

779,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,725,425

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., 6.63%, 10/15/20

 

 

500

 

 

488,750

 

Forest City Enterprises, Inc., 7.63%, 6/01/15

 

 

2,300

 

 

2,213,750

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 4/15/17 (j)

 

 

1,465

 

 

1,164,675

 

12.00%, 4/15/17 (j)

 

 

145

 

 

116,000

 

7.88%, 2/15/19 (c)

 

 

3,790

 

 

3,145,700

 

Shea Homes LP, 8.63%, 5/15/19 (c)

 

 

1,585

 

 

1,339,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,468,200

 

Road & Rail — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.63%, 3/15/18

 

 

760

 

 

777,100

 

8.25%, 1/15/19

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,112,625

 

Florida East Coast Railway Corp., 8.13%,
2/01/17 (c)

 

 

610

 

 

606,950

 

The Hertz Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 10/15/18

 

 

960

 

 

940,800

 

6.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

660

 

 

615,450

 

7.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

730

 

 

697,150

 

Hertz Holdings Netherlands BV, 8.50%, 7/31/15 (c)

 

EUR

2,135

 

 

3,005,591

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,755,666

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Micron Technology, Inc. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A, 1.50%, 8/01/31

 

USD

422

 

 

362,920

 

Series B, 1.88%, 8/01/31 (g)

 

 

141

 

 

117,911

 

Spansion LLC, 7.88%, 11/15/17 (c)

 

 

850

 

 

850,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,330,831

 

Specialty Retail — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 8.38%, 11/15/20

 

 

540

 

 

530,550

 

Hillman Group, Inc., 10.88%, 6/01/18

 

 

790

 

 

797,900

 

House of Fraser Plc, 8.88%, 8/15/18 (c)

 

GBP

420

 

 

579,532

 

Limited Brands, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/19

 

USD

1,170

 

 

1,317,712

 

Phones4u Finance Plc, 9.50%, 4/01/18 (c)

 

GBP

545

 

 

681,218

 

QVC, Inc. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 4/15/17

 

USD

340

 

 

355,300

 

7.50%, 10/01/19

 

 

920

 

 

991,300

 

7.38%, 10/15/20

 

 

315

 

 

338,625

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc., 9.00%, 3/15/18

 

 

550

 

 

558,250

 

Toys ‘R’ US-Delaware, Inc., 7.38%, 9/01/16 (c)

 

 

630

 

 

611,100

 

United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16

 

 

1,550

 

 

1,569,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,330,862

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aguila 3 SA, 7.88%, 1/31/18 (c)

 

 

632

 

 

594,080

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/15

 

 

1,120

 

 

1,157,800

 

7.75%, 5/15/16

 

 

1,040

 

 

1,053,000

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 1/15/15

 

 

1,030

 

 

1,030,000

 

9.13%, 1/15/15

 

 

2,787

 

 

2,787,000

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

1,650

 

 

1,650,000

 

10.50%, 4/15/18

 

 

800

 

 

848,000

 

FiberTower Corp., 9.00%, 1/01/16 (e)

 

 

518

 

 

319,108

 

iPCS, Inc., 2.38%, 5/01/13 (i)

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,113,000

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.50%, 4/01/21 (c)

 

 

230

 

 

222,525

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

39




 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 9/01/18

 

USD

530

 

$

537,287

 

6.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

1,380

 

 

1,290,300

 

NII Capital Corp., 7.63%, 4/01/21

 

 

562

 

 

573,240

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28

 

 

1,910

 

 

1,709,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,290,710

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 103.2%

 

 

 

 

 

398,270,117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B, 5.50%,
4/20/17

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,013,837

 

Building Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodman Global, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
9.00%, 10/30/17

 

 

1,175

 

 

1,180,875

 

Capital Markets — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Co., LLC, Term Loan, 5.31%, 12/15/14

 

 

742

 

 

415,560

 

Chemicals — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.),
Original Term Loan (First Lien), 3.50%, 7/30/14

 

 

348

 

 

317,968

 

Styron Sarl, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/02/17

 

 

696

 

 

639,222

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

957,190

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl,
Term Loan B, 5.25%, 6/10/16

 

 

739

 

 

710,875

 

Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan B2, 7.00%, 3/17/16

 

 

875

 

 

869,164

 

Volume Services America, Inc. (FKA Centerplate),
Term Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 9/16/16

 

 

1,489

 

 

1,424,242

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,004,281

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safway Services, LLC, Last Out Term Loan,
7.25%, 12/16/17

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,000,000

 

Consumer Finance — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springleaf Finance Corp. (FKA AGFS Funding Co.),
Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17

 

 

7,575

 

 

7,016,344

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ServiceMaster Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14

 

 

13

 

 

11,712

 

Term Loan, 2.73%, 7/24/14

 

 

127

 

 

117,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

129,325

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Incremental Tranche A Term
Loan, 2.50%, 3/13/14

 

 

750

 

 

693,000

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.), Non-Extended Term
Loan, 3.71%, 10/10/14

 

 

175

 

 

164,500

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

2,950

 

 

2,849,520

 

Gas Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

5,400

 

 

5,305,173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,154,693

 

Food Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan (Second Lien),
11.25%, 9/29/17

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,274,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (i)

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harden Healthcare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%,
3/02/15

 

USD

695

 

$

681,350

 

Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15

 

 

606

 

 

593,472

 

inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.), Term
Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16

 

 

1,246

 

 

1,175,761

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,450,583

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., Term
Loan B3, 3.25%, 1/28/15

 

 

533

 

 

459,217

 

Travelport LLC, (FKA Travelport, Inc.), Term
Loan, 8.29%, 3/27/12 (e)

 

 

2,011

 

 

1,107,954

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,567,171

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (FKA TXU),
Extended Term Loan, 4.71% – 4.77%, 10/10/17

 

 

4,678

 

 

3,433,948

 

Media — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson
Learning), Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan,
7.50%, 7/03/14

 

 

2,425

 

 

2,315,875

 

HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan,
6.21%, 6/12/14

 

 

1,359

 

 

1,092,655

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (FKA Intelsat Jackson
Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%,
4/02/18

 

 

10,723

 

 

10,267,392

 

Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%,
8/01/13

 

 

2,150

 

 

2,219,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,895,797

 

Multiline Retail — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hema Holding BV, Mezzanine, 9.93%, 7/05/17

 

EUR

1,372

 

 

1,758,783

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%,
11/02/15

 

USD

2,941

 

 

2,912,075

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, Term Loan,
with PIK option, 6.51% – 7.26%, 2/01/13

 

 

2,089

 

 

1,796,689

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aptalis Pharma, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 2/10/17

 

 

1,493

 

 

1,346,235

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
5.00%, 6/28/13

 

 

2,286

 

 

2,221,131

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan C,
4.44%, 10/10/16

 

 

195

 

 

160,650

 

Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16

 

 

1,084

 

 

892,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,053,185

 

Specialty Retail — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.00%, 5/29/14

 

 

177

 

 

154,165

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Loan, 6.88%, 8/11/15

 

 

2,943

 

 

2,958,114

 

PIK Term Loan B, 6.25%, 7/11/16

 

 

1,850

 

 

1,859,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,817,364

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 17.2%

 

 

 

 

 

66,410,731

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

40

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (l)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Auto Components — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP,
Class B Membership Interests (c)

 

USD

1

 

$

10,193,888

 

Lear Corp. Escrow

 

 

790

 

 

15,800

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLK HYV (Luxembourg) Investments, S.a.r.l.
(FKA Laricina Energy Ltd.) (m)

 

 

71

 

 

3,081,872

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets, Inc.

 

 

970

 

 

10

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adelphia Escrow

 

 

1,250

 

 

12

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust (a)

 

 

1,568

 

 

157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

169

 

Total Other Interests — 3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

13,291,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Trusts

 

 

Par 
(000)

 

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genworth Financial, Inc., 6.15%, 11/15/66 (i)

 

 

1,270

 

 

762,000

 

Total Capital Trusts — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

762,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Holding Corp., 4.00% (a)(c)(g)

 

 

25,970

 

 

2,924,871

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc., 7.00% (c)

 

 

4,720

 

 

3,591,478

 

Media — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.,
0.00% (a)(c)(i)

 

 

55,038

 

 

467,823

 

TRA Global, Inc., 0.00% (a)

 

 

420,689

 

 

517,447

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

985,270

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPG Office Trust, Inc., Series A, 7.63% (a)

 

 

13,326

 

 

212,416

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae, Series O, 7.00% (a)

 

 

40,000

 

 

120,000

 

Freddie Mac, Series Z, 8.38% (a)(i)

 

 

108,377

 

 

241,681

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

361,681

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

8,075,716

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust Preferreds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.13%, 2/15/40 (i)

 

 

132,030

 

 

2,807,947

 

Total Trust Preferreds — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

2,807,947

 

Total Preferred Securities — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

11,645,663

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (n)

 

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MDP Acquisitions Plc (Expires 10/01/13)

 

 

1,100

 

$

45,364

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HealthSouth Corp. (Expires 1/16/14)

 

 

52,465

 

 

1

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (Expires 4/29/14)

 

 

819

 

 

8

 

Media — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulus Media, Inc. (Expires 3/26/19)

 

 

139,006

 

 

355,229

 

New Vision Holdings LLC (Expires 9/30/14)

 

 

26

 

 

262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

355,491

 

Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.
(Expires 9/29/17)

 

 

491

 

 

5

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)

 

 

20,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

Total Warrants — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

400,869

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $519,340,549) — 130.8%

 

 

 

 

 

504,617,445

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.07% (o)(p)

 

 

1,171,689

 

 

1,171,689

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $1,171,689) — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

1,171,689

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., Strike Price USD 20.00,
Expires 10/22/11

 

 

664

 

 

8,632

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Strike Price USD 120.00,
Expires 9/17/11

 

 

210

 

 

47,255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sold credit default protection on Dow Jones CDX
North America High Yield Series 16 Volume 1,
Strike Price USD 99.00, Expires 12/21/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

 

USD

15,000

 

 

150,525

 

Total Options Purchased
(Cost — $358,077) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

206,412

 

Total Investments Before Options Written
(Cost — $520,870,315*) — 131.2%

 

 

 

 

 

505,995,546

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

41




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Contracts

 

Value

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options — (0.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., Strike Price USD 13.00,
Expires 10/22/11

 

 

664

 

$

(136,120

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — (0.1)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bought credit default protection on Dow Jones
CDX North America High Yield Index Series 16
Volume 1, Strike Price USD 103.00,
Expires 9/21/11, Broker Credit Suisse
International

 

USD

17,175

 

 

(3,361

)

Bought credit default protection on Dow Jones
CDX North America High Yield Index
Series 16 Volume 1, Strike Price USD 92.00,
Expires 12/21/11, Broker Goldman Sachs
Bank USA

 

 

7,000

 

 

(318,049

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(321,410

)

Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — (0.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sold credit default protection on Dow Jones CDX
North America High Yield Series 16 Volume 1,
Strike Price USD 97.00, Expires 9/21/11,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

4,475

 

 

(146,510

)

Sold credit default protection on Dow Jones CDX
North America High Yield Series 16 Volume 1,
Strike Price USD 92.00, Expires 12/21/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

7,000

 

 

(228,643

)

Sold credit default protection on Dow Jones CDX
North America High Yield Series 16 Volume 1,
Strike Price USD 94.00, Expires 12/21/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

15,000

 

 

(582,384

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(957,537

)

Total Options Written
(Premiums Received — $985,255) — (0.4)%

 

 

 

 

 

(1,415,067

)

Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 130.8%

 

 

 

 

 

504,580,479

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (30.8)%

 

 

 

 

 

(118,893,050

)

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

385,687,429

 

 

 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

521,793,567

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

18,688,228

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(34,486,249

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(15,798,021

)


 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

Restricted security as to resale. As of report date the Trust held less than 0.1% of its net assets, with a current market value of $6,754 and an original cost of $485 in these securities.

 

 

(c)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

(d)

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.

 

 

(e)

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

 

 

(f)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(g)

Convertible security.

 

 

(h)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

(i)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(j)

Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(k)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with swaps.

 

 

(l)

Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

 

 

(m)

Wholly owned subsidiary of the Trust.

 

 

(n)

Warrants entitle the Trust 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.

 

 

(o)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the year, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2011

 

Income

 

BlackRock Liquidity
Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class

 

 

2,725,924

 

 

(1,554,235

)

 

1,171,689

 

$

3,242

 


 

 

(p)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

567

 

 

S&P 500
Index E-mini

 

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

 

September
2011

 

$

32,153,109

 

$

(2,368,686

)


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)


 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

EUR

 

420,000

 

USD

 

603,847

 

 

Royal Bank of
Scotland Plc

 

9/02/11

 

 

$

(516

)

USD

 

589,608

 

CAD

 

583,000

 

 

Citibank NA

 

10/07/11

 

 

 

(5,217

)

USD

 

5,722,761

 

GBP

 

3,581,500

 

 

Royal Bank of
Scotland Plc

 

10/07/11

 

 

 

(88,826

)

USD

 

32,081,620

 

EUR

 

22,378,500

 

 

Citibank NA

 

10/26/11

 

 

 

(44,005

)

USD

 

915,741

 

EUR

 

638,000

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

10/26/11

 

 

 

(144

)

USD

 

58,664

 

EUR

 

41,000

 

 

Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services Inc.

 

10/26/11

 

 

 

(194

)

USD

 

603,455

 

EUR

 

420,000

 

 

Royal Bank of
Scotland Plc

 

10/26/11

 

 

 

521

 

USD

 

199,829

 

EUR

 

140,000

 

 

UBS AG

 

10/26/11

 

 

 

(1,149

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(139,530

)


 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — buy protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Republic of
Hungary

 

 

1.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

 

12/20/15

 

$

450

 

$

9,511

 

Israel (State of)

 

 

1.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

 

3/20/16

 

$

1,000

 

 

(10,285

)

Beazer Homes
USA, Inc.

 

 

5.00

%

 

Credit Suisse
Securities
(USA) LLC

 

 

9/20/16

 

$

200

 

 

(8,756

)

Beazer Homes
USA, Inc.

 

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman Sachs
& Co.

 

 

9/20/16

 

$

300

 

 

19,644

 

Realogy Corp.

 

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman Sachs
& Co.

 

 

9/20/16

 

$

200

 

 

(14,748

)

iStar
Financial, Inc.

 

 

5.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

 

12/20/16

 

$

350

 

 

(28,548

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(33,182

)


 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — sold protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Receive
Fixed
Rate

 

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Issuer
Credit
Rating1

 

Notional
Amount
(000)2

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

iStar
Financial, Inc.

 

 

5.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

 

9/20/11

 

 

B+

 

$

350

 

$

2,217

 

ARAMARK Corp.

 

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman Sachs
International

 

 

3/20/16

 

 

B

 

$

750

 

 

(21,878

)

ARAMARK Corp.

 

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman Sachs
International

 

 

6/20/16

 

 

B

 

$

1,000

 

 

(34,782

)

ARAMARK Corp.

 

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman Sachs
International

 

 

9/20/16

 

 

B

 

$

450

 

 

(19,759

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(74,202

)


 

 

 

 

1

Using S&P’s rating.

 

 

 

 

2

The maximum potential amount the Trust may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of agreement.

 

 

 

Credit default swaps on traded indexes — buy protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Dow Jones CDX
North America
High Yield Index
Series 16

 

 

5.00

%

 

Credit Suisse
Securities
(USA) LLC

 

 

6/20/16

 

$

3,650

 

 

 


 

 

Total return swaps outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate
Receivable

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

3.12%

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

8/02/21

 

$

2,130

 

$

19,061

(a)

3.09%

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

8/03/21

 

$

2,145

 

 

16,345

(a)

3.15%

 

 

Credit Suisse

 

 

8/11/21

 

$

2,155

 

 

22,127

(a)

 

 

 

Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.11%

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

8/11/21

 

$

2,155

 

 

18,312

(a)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

75,845

 


 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on the change in the return of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

 

 

 

The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Trust’s perceived risk of investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

43




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term
Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

10,781,017

 

$

426,311

 

$

3,390,998

 

$

14,598,326

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

389,861,547

 

 

8,408,570

 

 

398,270,117

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

52,186,595

 

 

14,224,136

 

 

66,410,731

 

Other Interests

 

 

157

 

 

10,193,888

 

 

3,097,694

 

 

13,291,739

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

3,382,044

 

 

7,278,349

 

 

985,270

 

 

11,645,663

 

Warrants

 

 

45,364

 

 

 

 

355,505

 

 

400,869

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

1,171,689

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,171,689

 

Total

 

$

15,380,271

 

$

459,946,690

 

$

30,462,173

 

$

505,789,134

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Derivative Financial
Instruments1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

$

181,897

 

 

 

$

181,897

 

Equity contracts

 

$

55,887

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,887

 

Foreign currency
exchange
contracts

 

 

 

 

521

 

 

 

 

521

 

Other contracts

 

 

 

 

75,845

 

 

 

 

75,845

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

 

(1,417,703

)

 

 

 

(1,417,703

)

Equity contracts

 

 

(2,504,806

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,504,806

)

Foreign currency
exchange
contracts

 

 

 

 

(140,051

)

 

 

 

(140,051

)

Total

 

$

(2,448,919

)

$

(1,299,491

)

 

 

$

(3,748,410

)


 

 

 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts and options. Swaps, financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on the instrument and options are shown at value.

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

Other
Interests

 

Preferred
Securities

 

Warrants

 

Unfunded Loan
Commitments

 

Total

 

Assets/Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

1,056,339

 

$

7,015,576

 

$

21,875,386

 

$

16,367

 

$

679,708

 

$

49,708

 

$

(70,023

)

$

30,623,061

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

 

 

37,567

 

 

39,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76,947

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

28,414

 

 

210,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

238,830

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

(3,152,943

)

 

935,771

 

 

(156,763

)

 

(23,750

)

 

305,562

 

 

355,228

 

 

70,023

 

 

(1,666,872

)

Purchases

 

 

5,872,669

 

 

641,714

 

 

5,640,860

 

 

3,111,347

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

15,266,596

 

Sales

 

 

(385,067

)

 

(537,244

)

 

(10,995,412

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,917,723

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

286,772

 

 

2,281,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,568,459

 

Transfers out3

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,671,418

)

 

(6,270

)

 

 

 

(49,437

)

 

 

 

(4,727,125

)

Balance, as of August 31, 2011

 

$

3,390,998

 

$

8,408,570

 

$

14,224,136

 

$

3,097,694

 

$

985,270

 

$

355,505

 

 

 

$

30,462,173

 


 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at August 31, 2011 was $(1,271,135).

 

 

 

 

3

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is presented when the Trust had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets.

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

44

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Auto Components — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Holding Corp. (a)

 

 

58,550

 

$

746,513

 

Capital Markets — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp. (a)

 

 

46,400

 

 

573,504

 

Chemicals — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc.

 

 

441

 

 

1,433

 

Wellman, Inc. (acquired 1/30/09, cost $485) (b)

 

 

2,175

 

 

7,069

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,502

 

Communications Equipment — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (a)

 

 

36,431

 

 

2,061,630

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kcad Holdings I Ltd.

 

 

301,118,405

 

 

3,398,723

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medis Technologies Ltd.

 

 

116,910

 

 

1,286

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

 

1,816

 

 

4,540

 

Media — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belo Corp., Class A

 

 

73,341

 

 

399,708

 

Charter Communications, Inc. (a)

 

 

101,076

 

 

5,041,671

 

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

14,553

 

 

166,632

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,608,011

 

Metals & Mining — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

African Minerals Ltd. (a)

 

 

72,301

 

 

601,502

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

 

 

16,450

 

 

609,637

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)

 

 

192,951

 

 

394,059

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)(c)

 

 

221,591

 

 

452,550

 

Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)(c)

 

 

78,039

 

 

52,594

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

899,203

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spansion, Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

103,218

 

 

1,549,302

 

SunPower Corp., Class B (a)

 

 

431

 

 

5,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,554,410

 

Software — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (a)

 

 

787

 

 

4

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (a)

 

 

141,287

 

 

282,574

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

282,578

 

Total Common Stocks — 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

16,350,039

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000
)

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 3/15/18

 

USD

570

 

 

535,800

 

7.13%, 3/15/21

 

 

630

 

 

592,200

 

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 10.00%,
6/01/17

 

 

1,144

 

 

1,175,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,303,460

 

Airlines — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Canada, 9.25%, 8/01/15 (c)(d)

 

 

1,390

 

 

1,334,400

 

American Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 10/15/12

 

 

1,470

 

 

1,515,937

 

7.50%, 3/15/16 (c)

 

 

220

 

 

199,100

 

Series 2001-2, 7.86%, 4/01/13

 

 

510

 

 

510,000

 

Series 2011-1-B, 7.00%, 1/31/18 (c)

 

 

626

 

 

538,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000
)

 

 

Value

 

Airlines (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continental Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 9/15/15 (c)

 

USD

900

 

$

877,500

 

Series 1997-4-B, 6.90%, 7/02/18

 

 

1,132

 

 

1,114,651

 

Series 2010-1-B, 6.00%, 1/12/19

 

 

700

 

 

647,500

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2010-1-B, 6.38%, 7/02/17

 

 

900

 

 

810,000

 

Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16

 

 

1,113

 

 

1,141,026

 

US Airways Pass-Through Trust, 10.88%, 10/22/14

 

 

1,070

 

 

1,043,250

 

United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12

 

 

3,064

 

 

3,201,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,933,561

 

Auto Components — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission, Inc., 11.00%, 11/01/15 (c)

 

 

360

 

 

378,900

 

B-Corp Merger Sub, Inc., 8.25%, 6/01/19 (c)

 

 

325

 

 

302,250

 

Delphi Corp., 6.13%, 5/15/21 (c)

 

 

260

 

 

250,900

 

Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, 7/16/31

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,260,829

 

Icahn Enterprises LP, 8.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

5,060

 

 

5,110,600

 

International Automotive Components Group, SL,
9.13%, 6/01/18 (c)

 

 

410

 

 

402,825

 

Titan International, Inc., 7.88%, 10/01/17

 

 

720

 

 

756,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,462,304

 

Beverages — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cott Beverages, Inc., 8.13%, 9/01/18

 

 

413

 

 

427,455

 

Crown European Holdings SA, 7.13%, 8/15/18 (c)

 

EUR

380

 

 

526,765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

954,220

 

Biotechnology — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QHP Pharma, 10.25%, 3/15/15 (c)

 

USD

529

 

 

538,128

 

Building Products — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Materials Corp. of America (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 2/15/20

 

 

700

 

 

700,000

 

6.75%, 5/01/21

 

 

1,950

 

 

1,867,125

 

Griffon Corp., 7.13%, 4/01/18

 

 

660

 

 

623,700

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 12/01/16

 

 

740

 

 

732,600

 

9.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

1,535

 

 

1,312,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,235,850

 

Capital Markets — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Capital Ltd., 7.96%, 12/31/13 (e)

 

 

780

 

 

774,524

 

E*Trade Financial Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.50%, 11/30/17 (f)

 

 

1,360

 

 

1,564,000

 

3.43%, 8/31/19 (g)(h)

 

 

380

 

 

454,100

 

KKR Group Finance Co., 6.38%, 9/29/20 (c)

 

 

1,020

 

 

1,085,233

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,877,857

 

Chemicals — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,375,500

 

American Rock Salt Co. LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/18 (c)

 

 

213

 

 

197,558

 

Celanese US Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 6/15/21

 

 

1,525

 

 

1,528,812

 

Chemtura Corp., 7.88%, 9/01/18

 

 

585

 

 

601,088

 

Hexion US Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 2/01/18

 

 

770

 

 

719,950

 

9.00%, 11/15/20

 

 

485

 

 

423,163

 

Huntsman International LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 11/15/13 (c)

 

EUR

440

 

 

625,740

 

8.63%, 3/15/21

 

USD

265

 

 

276,594

 

Ineos Finance Plc, 9.00%, 5/15/15 (c)

 

 

655

 

 

663,187

 

Kinove German Bondco GmbH, 10.00%, 6/15/18

 

EUR

902

 

 

1,224,459

 

Kraton Polymers LLC, 6.75%, 3/01/19

 

USD

195

 

 

187,200

 

Lyondell Chemical Co., 11.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

1,890

 

 

2,109,712

 

Nexeo Solutions LLC, 8.38%, 3/01/18 (c)

 

 

290

 

 

299,425

 

OXEA Finance/Cy SCA, 9.50%, 7/15/17 (c)

 

 

897

 

 

888,030

 

Omnova Solutions, Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/18

 

 

845

 

 

741,487

 

PolyOne Corp., 7.38%, 9/15/20

 

 

335

 

 

345,050

 

TPC Group LLC, 8.25%, 10/01/17 (c)

 

 

520

 

 

533,000

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

45




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000
)

 

Value

 

Chemicals (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc., Subordinate Note (h):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Second Lien), 10.00%, 1/29/19

 

USD

1,450

 

$

2,015,500

 

(Third Lien), 5.00%, 1/29/19 (f)

 

 

500

 

 

354,972

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,110,427

 

Commercial Banks — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

920

 

 

915,400

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

2,575

 

 

2,562,125

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

5,474

 

 

5,405,575

 

7.00%, 5/02/17 (c)

 

 

860

 

 

849,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,732,350

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCO Brands Corp., 10.63%, 3/15/15

 

 

1,170

 

 

1,279,687

 

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (c)

 

 

168

 

 

161,688

 

Aviation Capital Group Corp., 6.75%, 4/06/21 (c)

 

 

840

 

 

828,895

 

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 11/01/18 (c)

 

 

815

 

 

768,138

 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/19 (c)

 

 

1,016

 

 

977,900

 

Clean Harbors, Inc., 7.63%, 8/15/16

 

 

590

 

 

623,925

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20

 

 

570

 

 

554,325

 

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/17 (c)

 

 

935

 

 

1,005,125

 

8.25%, 2/01/21

 

 

1,348

 

 

1,257,010

 

WCA Waste Corp., 7.50%, 6/15/19 (c)

 

 

520

 

 

520,000

 

West Corp., 8.63%, 10/01/18

 

 

210

 

 

204,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,181,443

 

Communications Equipment — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avaya, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 11/01/15

 

 

750

 

 

637,500

 

10.13%, 11/01/15 (f)

 

 

1,000

 

 

863,750

 

7.00%, 4/01/19 (c)

 

 

810

 

 

729,000

 

EH Holding Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 6/15/19

 

 

580

 

 

580,000

 

7.63%, 6/15/21

 

 

420

 

 

417,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,228,150

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abengoa SA, 8.50%, 3/31/16

 

EUR

200

 

 

268,626

 

Boart Longyear Management Ltd., 7.00%,
4/01/21 (c)

 

USD

300

 

 

297,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

566,376

 

Construction Materials — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calcipar SA, 6.88%, 5/01/18 (c)

 

 

520

 

 

492,700

 

Xefin Lux SCA, 8.00%, 6/01/18 (c)

 

EUR

393

 

 

519,381

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,012,081

 

Consumer Finance — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17

 

USD

1,080

 

 

1,093,500

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 1/13/12 (i)

 

 

340

 

 

340,007

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

300

 

 

309,007

 

7.00%, 4/15/15

 

 

2,790

 

 

2,978,325

 

6.63%, 8/15/17

 

 

185

 

 

193,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,914,514

 

Containers & Packaging — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%,
10/15/17 (c)

 

EUR

680

 

 

915,769

 

Berry Plastics Corp., 8.25%, 11/15/15

 

USD

215

 

 

221,450

 

GCL Holdings SCA, 9.38%, 4/15/18 (c)

 

EUR

414

 

 

520,373

 

Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 7.88%,
10/01/18

 

USD

580

 

 

609,000

 

OI European Group BV, 6.88%, 3/31/17

 

EUR

254

 

 

346,628

 

Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13

 

USD

650

 

 

598,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000
)

 

Value

 

Containers & Packaging (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rock-Tenn Co., 9.25%, 3/15/16

 

USD

85

 

$

89,250

 

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 11/15/17

 

EUR

785

 

 

1,082,547

 

7.75%, 11/15/19

 

 

449

 

 

615,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,998,981

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Corp. International, 7.00%, 6/15/17

 

USD

4,775

 

 

4,989,875

 

Diversified Financial Services — 5.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 12/31/13

 

 

700

 

 

721,000

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

 

950

 

 

997,500

 

6.25%, 12/01/17

 

 

820

 

 

788,771

 

8.00%, 3/15/20

 

 

550

 

 

555,500

 

7.50%, 9/15/20

 

 

1,050

 

 

1,031,625

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

2,240

 

 

2,189,600

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

1,370

 

 

1,317,845

 

Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%,
3/01/16

 

 

695

 

 

724,538

 

Boparan Holdings Ltd. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 4/30/18

 

EUR

166

 

 

183,637

 

9.88%, 4/30/18

 

GBP

225

 

 

295,846

 

FCE Bank Plc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 1/15/13

 

EUR

1,450

 

 

2,088,134

 

4.75%, 1/19/15

 

 

573

 

 

749,035

 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 6.75%,
6/01/18 (c)

 

USD

760

 

 

756,200

 

KION Finance SA, 7.88%,
4/15/18 (c)

 

EUR

251

 

 

299,266

 

Leucadia National Corp., 8.13%, 9/15/15

 

USD

1,870

 

 

2,007,912

 

Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 8.50%,
10/15/16 (c)

 

 

1,041

 

 

1,064,422

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 10/15/16 (j)

 

EUR

600

 

 

836,044

 

8.75%, 10/15/16

 

 

668

 

 

930,795

 

7.13%, 4/15/19

 

USD

385

 

 

364,788

 

9.00%, 4/15/19

 

 

415

 

 

373,500

 

7.88%, 8/15/19

 

 

1,645

 

 

1,628,550

 

9.88%, 8/15/19

 

 

695

 

 

653,300

 

8.25%, 2/15/21

 

 

1,145

 

 

964,662

 

WMG Acquisition Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 6/15/16

 

 

190

 

 

193,800

 

11.50%, 10/01/18

 

 

910

 

 

828,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,544,370

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.38%,
9/01/12

 

 

1,680

 

 

1,444,800

 

GCI, Inc., 6.75%, 6/01/21

 

 

444

 

 

437,340

 

ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/16

 

 

440

 

 

451,000

 

Level 3 Escrow, Inc., 8.13%, 7/01/19 (c)

 

 

4,187

 

 

3,977,650

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 11/01/14

 

 

129

 

 

130,613

 

8.75%, 2/15/17

 

 

865

 

 

847,700

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

4,200

 

 

4,252,500

 

8.00%, 10/01/15

 

 

1,010

 

 

1,078,175

 

Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

2,690

 

 

2,723,625

 

Qwest Corp., 7.63%, 6/15/15

 

 

875

 

 

973,437

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/01/13

 

 

703

 

 

746,938

 

7.88%, 11/01/17

 

 

1,197

 

 

1,258,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,322,124

 

Electric Utilities — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc., 4.50%, 3/24/14

 

EUR

1,800

 

 

2,210,775

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

46

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00%, 10/12/15

 

USD

17

 

$

17,340

 

11.50%, 10/12/15 (f)

 

 

1,030

 

 

1,050,600

 

8.00%, 12/15/18 (c)

 

 

650

 

 

643,500

 

Elster Finance BV, 6.25%, 4/15/18 (c)

 

EUR

173

 

 

228,630

 

Jabil Circuit, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/18

 

USD

365

 

 

411,537

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,351,607

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antero Resources Finance Corp., 7.25%,
8/01/19 (c)

 

 

260

 

 

252,850

 

Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (c)

 

 

380

 

 

368,600

 

Compagnie Générale de Géophysique-Veritas,
7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

395

 

 

396,975

 

Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/01/18 (c)

 

 

685

 

 

664,450

 

Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (c)

 

 

1,770

 

 

1,831,950

 

Key Energy Services, Inc., 6.75%, 3/01/21

 

 

700

 

 

686,000

 

MEG Energy Corp., 6.50%, 3/15/21 (c)

 

 

905

 

 

905,000

 

Oil States International, Inc., 6.50%, 6/01/19 (c)

 

 

495

 

 

495,000

 

SunCoke Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 8/01/19 (c)

 

 

345

 

 

338,962

 

Thermon Industries, Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/17

 

 

580

 

 

609,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,548,787

 

Food Products — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darling International, Inc., 8.50%, 12/15/18

 

 

375

 

 

405,938

 

Del Monte Foods Co., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (c)

 

 

875

 

 

868,437

 

JBS USA LLC, 7.25%, 6/01/21 (c)

 

 

140

 

 

127,225

 

Reddy Ice Corp., 11.25%, 3/15/15

 

 

690

 

 

626,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,027,775

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

3,595

 

 

3,716,331

 

7.75%, 4/15/18 (c)

 

 

160

 

 

148,800

 

ExamWorks Group, Inc., 9.00%, 7/15/19 (c)

 

 

436

 

 

410,930

 

Fresenius US Finance II, Inc., 9.00%, 7/15/15 (c)

 

 

850

 

 

947,750

 

Teleflex, Inc., 6.88%, 6/01/19

 

 

455

 

 

451,588

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,675,399

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19

 

 

640

 

 

636,800

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 12/15/17

 

EUR

800

 

 

1,034,281

 

10.50%, 12/15/18

 

USD

340

 

 

309,400

 

Crown Newco 3 Plc, 7.00%, 2/15/18 (c)

 

GBP

575

 

 

840,063

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 4/15/19

 

USD

470

 

 

512,300

 

6.50%, 2/15/20

 

 

1,915

 

 

1,936,544

 

7.25%, 9/15/20

 

 

4,505

 

 

4,628,887

 

7.50%, 2/15/22

 

 

1,990

 

 

1,970,100

 

IASIS Healthcare LLC, 8.38%, 5/15/19 (c)

 

 

1,170

 

 

1,023,750

 

INC Research LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/19 (c)

 

 

640

 

 

592,000

 

inVentiv Health, Inc., 10.00%, 8/15/18 (c)

 

 

675

 

 

609,187

 

Omnicare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 6/01/13

 

 

19

 

 

19,190

 

6.88%, 12/15/15

 

 

129

 

 

131,580

 

7.75%, 6/01/20

 

 

980

 

 

999,600

 

Symbion, Inc., 8.00%, 6/15/16 (c)

 

 

535

 

 

497,550

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

2,715

 

 

2,877,900

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

1,270

 

 

1,397,000

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

3,360

 

 

3,561,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,577,732

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Health Care Technology — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 3/01/18 (c)

 

USD

3,760

 

$

4,324,000

 

MedAssets, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/18 (c)

 

 

820

 

 

791,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,115,300

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., 11.25%,
6/01/17

 

 

320

 

 

344,800

 

Cirsa Funding Luxembourg SA, 8.75%, 5/15/18

 

EUR

81

 

 

101,230

 

Diamond Resorts Corp., 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

USD

1,860

 

 

1,804,200

 

El Dorado Resorts LLC, 8.63%, 6/15/19 (c)

 

 

275

 

 

234,437

 

Enterprise Inns Plc, 6.50%, 12/06/18

 

GBP

501

 

 

618,088

 

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 9.00%,
8/31/20 (c)

 

USD

441

 

 

366,030

 

MGM Resorts International:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.38%, 5/15/14

 

 

415

 

 

455,462

 

11.13%, 11/15/17

 

 

1,310

 

 

1,460,650

 

Travelport LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.88%, 9/01/14 (i)

 

 

235

 

 

179,188

 

9.88%, 9/01/14

 

 

50

 

 

42,625

 

9.00%, 3/01/16

 

 

190

 

 

152,475

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI, 9.63%,
12/15/14 (a)(k)

 

 

515

 

 

52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,759,237

 

Household Durables — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Standard Americas, 10.75%, 1/15/16 (c)

 

 

630

 

 

510,300

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, 0.00%, 6/30/15 (c)(j)

 

 

1,360

 

 

975,800

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 6/15/16

 

 

495

 

 

348,975

 

12.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

2,080

 

 

2,111,200

 

9.13%, 6/15/18

 

 

845

 

 

586,219

 

Ideal Standard International, 11.75%, 5/01/18 (c)

 

EUR

128

 

 

141,582

 

Jarden Corp., 7.50%, 1/15/20

 

 

455

 

 

617,659

 

Ryland Group, Inc., 6.63%, 5/01/20

 

USD

930

 

 

799,800

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 9/15/16

 

 

2,355

 

 

2,331,450

 

8.38%, 5/15/18

 

 

405

 

 

355,387

 

8.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

905

 

 

778,300

 

United Rentals North America, Inc., 8.38%,
9/15/20

 

 

670

 

 

611,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,168,047

 

Household Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ontex IV SA, 7.50%, 4/15/18 (c)

 

EUR

220

 

 

282,847

 

IT Services — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eagle Parent Canada, Inc., 8.63%, 5/01/19 (c)

 

USD

1,120

 

 

1,030,400

 

First Data Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 6/15/19

 

 

1,355

 

 

1,273,700

 

8.88%, 8/15/20

 

 

830

 

 

821,700

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

3,095

 

 

2,924,775

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 11/15/18

 

 

910

 

 

866,775

 

7.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

930

 

 

888,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,805,500

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., 7.38%, 7/01/21 (c)

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,338,250

 

Calpine Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/21

 

 

305

 

 

308,050

 

7.88%, 1/15/23

 

 

995

 

 

1,014,900

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20

 

 

5,200

 

 

5,220,129

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC,
10.00%, 12/01/20

 

 

271

 

 

273,404

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (c)

 

 

3,360

 

 

3,326,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,481,133

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

47




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alba Group Plc & Co., KG, 8.00%, 5/15/18 (c)

 

EUR

107

 

$

149,863

 

Sequa Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

USD

3,810

 

 

3,962,400

 

13.50%, 12/01/15 (f)

 

 

6,236

 

 

6,610,279

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,722,542

 

Insurance — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/15 (c)

 

 

2,600

 

 

2,665,000

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (c)

 

 

573

 

 

595,920

 

Genworth Financial, Inc., 7.63%, 9/24/21

 

 

660

 

 

585,769

 

MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc., 9.88%, 8/15/18 (c)

 

 

395

 

 

379,200

 

USI Holdings Corp., 4.16%, 11/15/14 (c)(i)

 

 

1,070

 

 

957,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,183,539

 

Machinery — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11.00%, 11/15/14

 

 

1,650

 

 

1,445,812

 

Navistar International Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 10/15/14 (h)

 

 

3,060

 

 

3,377,475

 

8.25%, 11/01/21

 

 

210

 

 

217,350

 

Oshkosh Corp., 8.25%, 3/01/17

 

 

50

 

 

51,375

 

SPX Corp., 6.88%, 9/01/17

 

 

275

 

 

286,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,378,700

 

Media — 14.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMC Entertainment, Inc., 9.75%, 12/01/20

 

 

275

 

 

265,375

 

AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21 (c)

 

 

350

 

 

362,250

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18

 

 

1,260

 

 

1,115,100

 

CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

5,116

 

 

5,909,426

 

CCO Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 10/30/17

 

 

80

 

 

82,500

 

7.88%, 4/30/18

 

 

160

 

 

166,400

 

6.50%, 4/30/21

 

 

1,215

 

 

1,187,662

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.52%, 5/15/14

 

 

254

 

 

241,300

 

CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

550

 

 

595,375

 

Catalina Marketing Corp., 10.50%, 10/01/15 (c)(f)

 

 

935

 

 

935,000

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson
Learning), 10.50%, 1/15/15 (c)

 

 

995

 

 

766,150

 

Checkout Holding Corp., 10.97%, 11/15/15 (c)(g)

 

 

1,040

 

 

613,600

 

Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/18 (c)

 

 

595

 

 

641,113

 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9.00%,
3/01/21

 

 

845

 

 

680,225

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

2,368

 

 

2,510,080

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

9,351

 

 

10,005,570

 

Cox Enterprises, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Close 2, 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

1,039

 

 

1,072,627

 

Loan Close 3, 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

1,188

 

 

1,226,321

 

Shares Loan, 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

1,225

 

 

1,264,768

 

Cumulus Media, Inc., 7.75%, 5/01/19 (c)

 

 

205

 

 

179,888

 

DISH DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 10/01/13

 

 

150

 

 

157,313

 

6.75%, 6/01/21 (c)

 

 

850

 

 

856,375

 

Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 6/29/15

 

 

1,425

 

 

1,375,125

 

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 5/15/15 (i)

 

 

550

 

 

409,750

 

9.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

490

 

 

399,350

 

Intelsat Luxembourg SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.25%, 6/15/16

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,776,500

 

11.25%, 2/04/17

 

 

540

 

 

523,800

 

11.50%, 2/04/17 (f)

 

 

590

 

 

573,038

 

11.50%, 2/04/17 (c)(f)

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,408,312

 

Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,696,000

 

The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 10.00%,
7/15/17

 

 

525

 

 

603,750

 

Kabel BW Erste Beteiligungs GmbH, 7.50%,
3/15/19 (c)

 

EUR

1,037

 

 

1,459,858

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kabel Deutschland Vertrieb und Service GmbH &
Co. KG, 6.50%, 6/29/18 (c)

 

EUR

530

 

$

745,435

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 8.13%, 5/15/18 (c)

 

USD

1,170

 

 

1,126,125

 

Musketeer GmbH, 9.50%, 3/15/21 (c)

 

EUR

655

 

 

940,908

 

NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%,
12/15/17 (c)

 

USD

865

 

 

873,650

 

Nielsen Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.63%, 2/01/14

 

 

147

 

 

166,478

 

7.75%, 10/15/18

 

 

3,425

 

 

3,536,312

 

Odeon & UCI Finco Plc, 9.00%, 8/01/18 (c)

 

GBP

324

 

 

481,244

 

ProQuest LLC, 9.00%, 10/15/18 (c)

 

USD

775

 

 

759,500

 

Regal Entertainment Group, 9.13%, 8/15/18

 

 

610

 

 

616,100

 

UPC Holding BV, 9.88%, 4/15/18 (c)

 

 

800

 

 

836,000

 

UPCB Finance II Ltd., 6.38%, 7/01/20 (c)

 

EUR

1,273

 

 

1,627,512

 

Unitymedia GmbH, 9.63%,
12/01/19 (c)

 

 

1,144

 

 

1,655,682

 

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG (FKA UPC
Germany GmbH) (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

 

821

 

 

1,185,264

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

USD

885

 

 

902,700

 

Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc, 7.00%, 1/15/18

 

GBP

910

 

 

1,528,905

 

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 8.00%, 5/15/18 (c)

 

EUR

610

 

 

858,740

 

Ziggo Finance BV, 6.13%, 11/15/17 (c)

 

 

1,240

 

 

1,736,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,637,186

 

Metals & Mining — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 10/15/14 (c)

 

USD

395

 

 

403,888

 

7.38%, 2/15/16

 

 

320

 

 

324,800

 

FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd.,
7.00%, 11/01/15 (c)

 

 

1,925

 

 

1,920,188

 

Goldcorp, Inc., 2.00%, 8/01/14 (h)

 

 

1,650

 

 

2,171,812

 

JMC Steel Group, 8.25%, 3/15/18 (c)

 

 

310

 

 

303,025

 

James River Escrow, Inc., 7.88%, 4/01/19 (c)

 

 

325

 

 

294,125

 

New World Resources NV, 7.88%, 5/01/18

 

EUR

1,055

 

 

1,447,311

 

Newmont Mining Corp., Series A, 1.25%,
7/15/14 (h)

 

USD

2,275

 

 

3,304,437

 

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20

 

 

5,470

 

 

5,757,175

 

Taseko Mines Ltd., 7.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

510

 

 

483,225

 

Vedanta Resources Plc, 8.25%, 6/07/21 (c)

 

 

435

 

 

415,425

 

Vulcan Materials Co., 7.50%, 6/15/21

 

 

249

 

 

245,243

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,070,654

 

Multiline Retail — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (f)

 

 

6,753

 

 

7,478,947

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 6/01/19

 

 

495

 

 

483,863

 

6.25%, 6/01/21

 

 

1,555

 

 

1,521,956

 

Arch Coal, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

525

 

 

517,125

 

7.25%, 6/15/21 (c)

 

 

1,330

 

 

1,310,050

 

Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16

 

 

800

 

 

826,000

 

Bill Barrett Corp., 9.88%, 7/15/16

 

 

70

 

 

76,825

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.63%, 10/15/18

 

 

200

 

 

204,000

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

1,477

 

 

1,543,465

 

6.13%, 2/15/21

 

 

850

 

 

862,750

 

2.25%, 12/15/38 (h)

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,112,500

 

Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (c)

 

 

414

 

 

438,840

 

Concho Resources, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

635

 

 

650,875

 

Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd., 8.50%, 8/01/19 (c)

 

 

525

 

 

425,250

 

Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 4/01/20

 

 

3,050

 

 

3,278,750

 

Continental Resources, Inc., 7.13%, 4/01/21

 

 

575

 

 

592,250

 

Copano Energy LLC, 7.13%, 4/01/21

 

 

520

 

 

517,400

 

Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18

 

 

280

 

 

289,800

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

48

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denbury Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 2/15/20

 

USD

1,095

 

$

1,153,856

 

6.38%, 8/15/21

 

 

540

 

 

529,200

 

EV Energy Partners LP, 8.00%, 4/15/19 (c)

 

 

220

 

 

215,600

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

660

 

 

676,500

 

7.75%, 6/15/19

 

 

1,390

 

 

1,306,600

 

Forbes Energy Services Ltd., 9.00%, 6/15/19 (c)

 

 

555

 

 

528,638

 

Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.63%, 4/15/21 (c)

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,212,000

 

Linn Energy LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 5/15/19 (c)

 

 

385

 

 

367,675

 

8.63%, 4/15/20

 

 

1,715

 

 

1,835,050

 

7.75%, 2/01/21 (c)

 

 

675

 

 

688,500

 

MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 6.75%, 11/01/20

 

 

205

 

 

210,125

 

Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18

 

 

2,890

 

 

2,918,900

 

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participações SA, 8.50%,
6/01/18 (c)

 

 

6,315

 

 

6,330,787

 

Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/19 (c)

 

 

510

 

 

499,800

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 8/01/14

 

 

595

 

 

672,350

 

7.88%, 6/01/15

 

 

680

 

 

734,400

 

7.25%, 8/15/18

 

 

495

 

 

577,294

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.88%, 5/01/18

 

 

160

 

 

173,307

 

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.50%, 12/15/21 (c)

 

 

460

 

 

460,000

 

Range Resources Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 5/15/19

 

 

700

 

 

761,250

 

5.75%, 6/01/21

 

 

525

 

 

527,625

 

SM Energy Co., 6.63%, 2/15/19 (c)

 

 

445

 

 

445,000

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/21 (c)

 

 

1,435

 

 

1,399,125

 

Teekay Corp., 8.50%, 1/15/20

 

 

860

 

 

836,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,711,631

 

Paper & Forest Products — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11.00%, 7/29/15 (c)(f)

 

 

1,880

 

 

1,316,272

 

Boise Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 11/01/17

 

 

200

 

 

212,500

 

8.00%, 4/01/20

 

 

240

 

 

245,400

 

Clearwater Paper Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.63%, 6/15/16

 

 

625

 

 

684,375

 

7.13%, 11/01/18

 

 

885

 

 

889,425

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (c)

 

 

2,570

 

 

2,934,961

 

Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc., 8.00%,
6/01/16 (c)

 

 

535

 

 

529,650

 

NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14 (a)(k)

 

 

3,350

 

 

2,948,000

 

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH, 6.63%, 4/15/21 (c)

 

 

200

 

 

178,000

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, 11.50%, 7/01/14

 

 

1,202

 

 

1,274,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,212,703

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capsugel Finance Co. SCA, 9.88%, 8/01/19 (c)

 

EUR

300

 

 

413,712

 

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., 7.00%,
7/15/19 (c)

 

USD

285

 

 

288,563

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 6.50%,
7/15/16 (c)

 

 

1,310

 

 

1,244,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,946,775

 

Professional Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/20

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,430,063

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FelCor Lodging LP, 6.75%, 6/01/19 (c)

 

 

2,170

 

 

2,039,800

 

The Rouse Co. LP, 6.75%, 11/09/15

 

 

805

 

 

815,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,854,863

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., 6.63%, 10/15/20

 

USD

520

 

$

508,300

 

Forest City Enterprises, Inc., 7.63%, 6/01/15

 

 

2,300

 

 

2,213,750

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 4/15/17 (j)

 

 

1,540

 

 

1,224,300

 

12.00%, 4/15/17 (j)

 

 

155

 

 

124,000

 

7.88%, 2/15/19 (c)

 

 

4,000

 

 

3,320,000

 

Shea Homes LP, 8.63%, 5/15/19 (c)

 

 

1,685

 

 

1,423,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,814,175

 

Road & Rail — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.63%, 3/15/18

 

 

800

 

 

818,000

 

8.25%, 1/15/19

 

 

1,205

 

 

1,165,838

 

Florida East Coast Railway Corp., 8.13%, 2/01/17 (c)

 

 

650

 

 

646,750

 

The Hertz Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 10/15/18

 

 

1,005

 

 

984,900

 

6.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

695

 

 

648,088

 

7.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

765

 

 

730,575

 

Hertz Holdings Netherlands BV, 8.50%, 7/31/15 (c)

 

EUR

2,250

 

 

3,167,484

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,161,635

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spansion LLC, 7.88%, 11/15/17 (c)

 

USD

890

 

 

890,000

 

Specialty Retail — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 8.38%, 11/15/20

 

 

565

 

 

555,112

 

Hillman Group, Inc., 10.88%, 6/01/18

 

 

830

 

 

838,300

 

House of Fraser Plc, 8.88%, 8/15/18 (c)

 

GBP

439

 

 

605,749

 

Limited Brands, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/19

 

USD

1,255

 

 

1,413,444

 

Phones4u Finance Plc, 9.50%, 4/01/18 (c)

 

GBP

570

 

 

712,466

 

QVC, Inc. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 4/15/17

 

USD

355

 

 

370,975

 

7.50%, 10/01/19

 

 

970

 

 

1,045,175

 

7.38%, 10/15/20

 

 

325

 

 

349,375

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc., 9.00%, 3/15/18

 

 

580

 

 

588,700

 

Toys ‘R’ US-Delaware, Inc., 7.38%, 9/01/16 (c)

 

 

660

 

 

640,200

 

United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16

 

 

1,670

 

 

1,690,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,810,371

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aguila 3 SA, 7.88%, 1/31/18 (c)

 

 

665

 

 

625,100

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/15

 

 

1,155

 

 

1,193,981

 

7.75%, 5/15/16

 

 

980

 

 

992,250

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 1/15/15

 

 

1,120

 

 

1,120,000

 

9.13%, 1/15/15

 

 

2,864

 

 

2,864,000

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

1,720

 

 

1,720,000

 

10.50%, 4/15/18

 

 

800

 

 

848,000

 

FiberTower Corp., 9.00%, 1/01/16 (f)

 

 

518

 

 

323,487

 

iPCS, Inc., 2.38%, 5/01/13 (i)

 

 

1,295

 

 

1,201,112

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.50%, 4/01/21 (c)

 

 

250

 

 

241,875

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 9/01/18

 

 

550

 

 

557,563

 

6.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,355,750

 

NII Capital Corp., 7.63%, 4/01/21

 

 

589

 

 

600,780

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28

 

 

1,950

 

 

1,745,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,764,048

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 102.7%

 

 

 

 

 

416,603,142

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

49




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (i)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Airlines — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B,
5.50%, 4/20/17

 

USD

1,125

 

$

1,036,879

 

Building Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodman Global, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
9.00%, 10/30/17

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,206,000

 

Capital Markets — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Co., LLC, Term Loan, 5.31%,
12/15/14

 

 

742

 

 

415,560

 

Chemicals — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.), Original
Term Loan (First Lien), 3.50%, 7/30/14

 

 

325

 

 

296,887

 

Styron Sarl, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/02/17

 

 

681

 

 

625,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

922,362

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B,
5.25%, 6/10/16

 

 

811

 

 

780,116

 

Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan B2, 7.00%, 3/17/16

 

 

975

 

 

968,497

 

Volume Services America, Inc. (FKA Centerplate),
Term Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 9/16/16

 

 

1,588

 

 

1,519,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,267,805

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safway Services, LLC, Last Out Term Loan, 7.25%,
12/16/17

 

 

3,250

 

 

3,250,000

 

Consumer Finance — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springleaf Finance Corp. (FKA AGFS Funding Co.),
Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17

 

 

7,925

 

 

7,340,531

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ServiceMaster Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14

 

 

13

 

 

12,131

 

Term Loan, 2.73%, 7/24/14

 

 

132

 

 

121,813

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

133,944

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Incremental Tranche A Term
Loan, 2.50%, 3/13/14

 

 

775

 

 

716,100

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.), Non-Extended Term
Loan, 3.71%, 10/10/14

 

 

185

 

 

173,900

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

3,092

 

 

2,986,024

 

Gas Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

5,658

 

 

5,559,313

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,545,337

 

Food Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan (Second Lien),
11.25%, 9/29/17

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,274,000

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harden Healthcare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15

 

 

782

 

 

766,519

 

Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15

 

 

606

 

 

593,472

 

inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.), Term
Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16

 

 

1,246

 

 

1,175,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,535,751

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., Term
Loan B3, 3.25%, 1/28/15

 

 

576

 

 

495,955

 

Travelport LLC, (FKA Travelport, Inc.), Term Loan,
8.29%, 3/27/12 (f)

 

 

2,105

 

 

1,159,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,655,614

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (i)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC
(FKA TXU), Extended Term Loan, 4.71 – 4.77%,
10/10/17

 

USD

4,876

 

$

3,579,512

 

Media — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson
Learning), Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan,
7.50%, 7/03/14

 

 

2,668

 

 

2,547,462

 

HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term
Loan, 6.21%, 6/12/14

 

 

1,432

 

 

1,151,250

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (FKA Intelsat Jackson
Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan,
5.25%, 4/02/18

 

 

11,272

 

 

10,792,701

 

Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%,
8/01/13

 

 

2,450

 

 

2,529,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,021,038

 

Multiline Retail — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hema Holding BV, Mezzanine, 9.93%, 7/05/17

 

EUR

1,646

 

 

2,110,540

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%,
11/02/15

 

USD

3,084

 

 

3,053,618

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, Term Loan, with
PIK option, 6.51 – 7.26%, 2/01/13

 

 

2,161

 

 

1,858,074

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aptalis Pharma, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 2/10/17

 

 

1,493

 

 

1,346,235

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
5.00%, 6/28/13

 

 

2,395

 

 

2,326,899

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan C,
4.44%, 10/10/16

 

 

198

 

 

162,936

 

Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16

 

 

1,173

 

 

965,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,128,436

 

Specialty Retail — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.00%, 5/29/14

 

 

194

 

 

168,225

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc., PIK Term Loan B,
6.25%, 7/11/16

 

 

3,900

 

 

3,919,500

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 17.0%

 

 

 

 

 

68,985,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (l)

 

 


Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

 

Auto Components — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP, Class B
Membership Interests (c)

 

 

1

 

 

10,050,300

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLK HYT (Luxembourg) Investments, S.a.r.l.
(FKA Laricina Energy Ltd.) (m)

 

 

71

 

 

3,081,872

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets, Inc.

 

 

950

 

 

10

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

50

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (l)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

Value

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adelphia Escrow

 

USD

1,300

 

$

13

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust (a)

 

 

1,630

 

 

163

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

176

 

Total Other Interests — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

13,132,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Trusts

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genworth Financial, Inc., 6.15%, 11/15/66 (i)

 

 

1,335

 

 

801,000

 

Total Capital Trusts — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

801,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Holding Corp., 4.00% (a)(c)(h)

 

 

10,670

 

 

1,201,709

 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc., 7.00% (c)

 

 

4,935

 

 

3,755,073

 

Media — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.
0.00% (a)(c)(i)

 

 

59,235

 

 

503,497

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae, Series O, 7.00% (a)

 

 

40,000

 

 

120,000

 

Freddie Mac, Series Z, 8.38% (a)(i)

 

 

110,157

 

 

245,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

365,650

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

5,825,929

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust Preferreds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.13%, 2/15/40 (i)

 

 

137,160

 

 

2,917,068

 

Total Trust Preferreds — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

2,917,068

 

Total Preferred Securities — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

9,543,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (n)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HealthSouth Corp. (Expires 1/16/14)

 

 

54,577

 

 

1

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (Expires 4/29/14)

 

 

802

 

 

8

 

Media — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulus Media, Inc. (Expires 3/26/19)

 

 

149,608

 

 

382,323

 

New Vision Holdings LLC (Expires 9/30/14)

 

 

26,189

 

 

262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

382,585

 

Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.
(Expires 9/29/17)

 

 

525

 

 

5

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)

 

 

22,578

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

Total Warrants — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

382,599

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $540,934,374) — 129.4%

 

 

 

 

 

524,997,995

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Shares

 

Value

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.07% (o)(p)

 

 

941,235

 

$

941,235

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $941,235) — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

941,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., Strike Price USD 20.00,
Expires 10/22/11

 

 

698

 

 

9,074

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Strike Price USD 120.00,
Expires 9/17/11

 

 

222

 

 

49,955

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sold credit default protection on Dow Jones CDX
North America High Yield Series 16 Volume 1,
Strike Price USD 99.00, Broker Deutsche Bank
Securities, Inc.

 

USD

15,000

 

 

150,526

 

Total Options Purchased
(Cost — $362,560) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

209,555

 

Total Investments Before Options Written
(Cost — $542,238,169*) — 129.7%

 

 

 

 

 

526,148,785

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options — (0.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., Strike Price USD 13.00,
Expires 10/22/11

 

 

698

 

 

(143,090

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — (0.1)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bought credit default protection on Dow Jones
CDX North America High Yield Index
Series 16 Volume 1, Strike Price USD 103.00,
Expires 9/21/11, Broker Credit Suisse
International

 

USD

18,025

 

 

(3,527

)

Bought credit default protection on Dow Jones
CDX North America High Yield Index
Series 16 Volume 1, Strike Price USD 92.00,
Expires 12/21/11, Broker Goldman Sachs
Bank USA

 

 

8,000

 

 

(363,484

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(367,011

)

Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — (0.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sold credit default protection on Dow Jones CDX
North America High Yield Series 16 Volume 1,
Strike Price USD 97.00, Expires 9/21/11,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

4,700

 

 

(153,877

)

Sold credit default protection on Dow Jones CDX
North America High Yield Series 16 Volume 1,
Strike Price USD 92.00, Expires 12/21/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

8,000

 

 

(261,307

)


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

51




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

value

 

Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sold credit default protection on Dow Jones CDX
North America High Yield Series 16 Volume 1,
Strike Price USD 94.00, Expires 12/21/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

USD

15,000

 

$

(582,383

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(997,567

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Options Written
(Premiums Received — $1,073,535) — (0.4)%

 

 

 

 

 

(1,507,668

)

Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 129.3%

 

 

 

 

 

524,641,117

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (29.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

(118,944,011

)

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

405,697,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

543,074,627

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

18,389,778

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(35,315,620

)

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(16,925,842

)


 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

Restricted security as to resale. As of report date the Trust held less than 0.1% of its net assets, with a market value of $7,069 and a original cost of $508, in this security.

 

 

(c)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

(d)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with swaps.

 

 

(e)

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.

 

 

(f)

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

 

 

(g)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(h)

Convertible security.

 

 

(i)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(j)

Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(k)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

(l)

Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

 

 

(m)

Wholly owned subsidiary of the Trust.

 

 

(n)

Warrants entitle the Trust 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.

 

 

(o)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the year, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2011

 

Income

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class

 

 

1,808,758

 

 

(867,523

)

 

941,235

 

$

3,151

 


 

 

(p)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/ or as defined by Trust management. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

581

 

S&P 500

 

Chicago

 

September

 

$

33,049,544

 

$

(2,324,641

)

 

 

 

Index E-mini

 

Mercantile

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

EUR

6,000

 

USD

8,530

 

Citibank NA

 

8/09/11

 

$

89

 

EUR

449,000

 

USD

645,541

 

Royal Bank of
Scotland Plc

 

9/02/11

 

 

(552

)

USD

553,200

 

CAD

547,000

 

Citibank NA

 

10/07/11

 

 

(4,895

)

USD

6,071,096

 

GBP

3,799,500

 

Royal Bank of
Scotland Plc

 

10/07/11

 

 

(94,232

)

USD

34,091,331

 

EUR

23,780,000

 

Citibank NA

 

10/26/11

 

 

(46,227

)

USD

1,153,806

 

EUR

804,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

10/26/11

 

 

(383

)

USD

51,510

 

EUR

36,000

 

Morgan Stanley

 

10/26/11

 

 

(170

)

USD

645,122

 

EUR

449,000

 

Royal Bank of
Scotland Plc

 

10/26/11

 

 

557

 

USD

199,829

 

EUR

140,000

 

UBS AG

 

10/26/11

 

 

(1,149

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(146,962

)



 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — buy protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Republic of
Hungary

 

1.00%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

12/20/15

 

$

470

 

$

9,934

 

Israel (State of)

 

1.00%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

3/20/16

 

$

1,050

 

 

(10,799

)

Beazer Homes
USA, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Credit Suisse
Securities
(USA) LLC

 

9/20/16

 

$

200

 

 

(8,756

)

Beazer Homes
USA, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Goldman
Sachs & Co.

 

9/20/16

 

$

300

 

 

19,644

 

Realogy Corp.

 

5.00%

 

Goldman
Sachs & Co.

 

9/20/16

 

$

225

 

 

(16,592

)

iStar Financial, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

12/20/16

 

$

375

 

 

(30,588

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(37,157

)



 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

52

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)


 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — sold protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Received
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Issuer
Credit
Rating1

 

Notional
Amount
(000)2

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

iStar
Financial, Inc.

 

5.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

9/20/11

 

B+

 

$

375

 

$

2,375

 

ARAMARK Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman
Sachs
International

 

3/20/16

 

B

 

$

750

 

 

(21,878

)

ARAMARK Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman
Sachs
International

 

6/20/16

 

B

 

$

950

 

 

(33,043

)

ARAMARK Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman
Sachs
International

 

9/20/16

 

B

 

$

450

 

 

(19,759

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(72,305

)


 

 

 

 

1

Using S&P’s rating.

 

 

 

 

2

The maximum potential amount the Trust may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

 

 

 

 

Credit default swaps on traded indexes — buy protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Dow Jones CDX
North America
High Yield Index
Series 16

 

5.00

%

 

Credit Suisse
Securities
(USA) LLC

 

6/20/16

 

$

3,900

 

 

 


 

 

Total return swaps outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate
Receivable

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

3.12%

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

8/02/21

 

$

2,235

 

$

20,000

(a)

3.09%

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

8/03/21

 

$

2,250

 

 

17,145

(a)

3.15%

 

 

Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

8/11/21

 

$

2,265

 

 

23,257

(a)

3.11%

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

8/11/21

 

$

2,265

 

 

19,247

(a)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

79,649

 


 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on the change in the return of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.


 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

 

 

 

 

The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Trust’s perceived risk of investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term
Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

12,207,686

 

$

452,554

 

$

3,689,799

 

$

16,350,039

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

410,061,572

 

 

6,541,570

 

 

416,603,142

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

54,873,126

 

 

14,112,734

 

 

68,985,860

 

Other Interests

 

 

163

 

 

10,050,300

 

 

3,081,895

 

 

13,132,358

 

Preferred
Securities

 

 

3,282,718

 

 

5,757,782

 

 

503,497

 

 

9,543,997

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

382,599

 

 

382,599

 

Short-Term
Securities

 

 

941,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

941,235

 

Total

 

$

16,431,802

 

$

481,195,334

 

$

28,312,094

 

$

525,939,230

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Derivative Financial
Instruments1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

$

182,479

 

 

 

$

182,479

 

Equity contracts

 

$

59,029

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,029

 

Foreign currency
exchange
contracts

 

 

 

 

646

 

 

 

 

646

 

Other contracts

 

 

 

 

79,649

 

 

 

 

79,649

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

 

(1,505,993

)

 

 

 

(1,505,993

)

Equity contracts

 

 

(2,467,731

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,467,731

)

Foreign currency
exchange
contracts

 

 

 

 

(147,608

)

 

 

 

(147,608

)

Total

 

$

(2,408,702

)

$

(1,390,827

)

 

 

$

(3,799,529

)


 

 

 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts and options. Swaps, financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on the instrument. and options are shown at value.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

53




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

Other
Interests

 

Preferred
Securities

 

Warrants

 

Unfunded Loan
Commitments

 

Total

 

Assets/Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

712,707

 

$

4,851,224

 

$

20,602,850

 

$

6,747

 

$

1

 

$

271

 

$

(36,123

)

$

26,137,677

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

 

 

39,591

 

 

34,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

74,551

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

16,164

 

 

226,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

242,991

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

(3,434,750

)

 

1,208,759

 

 

(174,015

)

 

(29,678

)

 

503,496

 

 

382,322

 

 

36,123

 

 

(1,507,743

)

Purchases

 

 

6,411,842

 

 

657,192

 

 

7,671,879

 

 

3,111,348

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

17,852,267

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

(231,736

)

 

(11,749,380

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,981,116

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

376

 

 

2,600,062

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,600,438

 

Transfers out3

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,100,449

)

 

(6,522

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,106,971

)

Balance, as of August 31, 2011

 

$

3,689,799

 

$

6,541,570

 

$

14,112,734

 

$

3,081,895

 

$

503,497

 

$

382,599

 

 

 

$

28,312,094

 


 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at August 31, 2011 was $(1,422,884).

 

 

 

 

3

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is presented when the Trust had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets.

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

54

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kcad Holdings I Ltd.

 

 

83,644,000

 

$

944,090

 

Software — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (a)

 

 

251

 

 

1

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (a)

 

 

39,515

 

 

79,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

79,031

 

Total Common Stocks — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

1,023,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 3/15/18

 

USD

160

 

 

150,400

 

7.13%, 3/15/21

 

 

170

 

 

159,800

 

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.,
10.00%, 6/01/17

 

 

358

 

 

367,845

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

678,045

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Air Cargo Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1, 12.38%, 9/02/15

 

 

315

 

 

327,268

 

Series 2, 12.38%, 8/16/15

 

 

318

 

 

330,602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

657,870

 

Airlines — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Canada, 9.25%, 8/01/15 (b)

 

 

420

 

 

403,200

 

American Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 10/15/12

 

 

440

 

 

453,750

 

7.50%, 3/15/16 (b)

 

 

60

 

 

54,300

 

Series 2001-2, 7.86%, 4/01/13

 

 

160

 

 

160,000

 

Series 2011-1-B, 7.00%, 1/31/18 (b)

 

 

179

 

 

153,778

 

Continental Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 9/15/15 (b)

 

 

270

 

 

263,250

 

Series 2010-1-B, 6.00%, 1/12/19

 

 

200

 

 

185,000

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16

 

 

365

 

 

374,399

 

US Airways Pass-Through Trust, 10.88%, 10/22/14

 

 

310

 

 

302,250

 

United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12

 

 

835

 

 

872,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,222,260

 

Auto Components — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission, Inc., 11.00%, 11/01/15 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

105,250

 

B-Corp Merger Sub, Inc., 8.25%, 6/01/19 (b)

 

 

95

 

 

88,350

 

Delphi Corp., 6.13%, 5/15/21 (b)

 

 

80

 

 

77,200

 

Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, 7/16/31

 

 

330

 

 

361,803

 

Icahn Enterprises LP, 8.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

1,510

 

 

1,525,100

 

International Automotive Components Group,
SL, 9.13%, 6/01/18 (b)

 

 

110

 

 

108,075

 

Stanadyne Corp., Series 1, 10.00%, 8/15/14

 

 

335

 

 

324,950

 

Titan International, Inc., 7.88%, 10/01/17

 

 

190

 

 

199,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,790,228

 

Beverages — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cott Beverages, Inc., 8.13%, 9/01/18

 

 

125

 

 

129,375

 

Crown European Holdings SA, 7.13%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

115

 

 

159,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

288,791

 

Biotechnology — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QHP Pharma, 10.25%, 3/15/15 (b)

 

USD

156

 

 

158,556

 

Building Products — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Materials Corp. of America (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 2/15/20

 

 

210

 

 

210,000

 

6.75%, 5/01/21

 

 

560

 

 

536,200

 

Griffon Corp., 7.13%, 4/01/18 (b)

 

 

190

 

 

179,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Building Products (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 12/01/16

 

USD

220

 

$

217,800

 

9.00%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

450

 

 

384,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,528,300

 

Capital Markets — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Capital Ltd., 7.96%, 12/31/13 (c)

 

 

230

 

 

228,386

 

E*Trade Financial Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.50%, 11/30/17 (d)

 

 

395

 

 

454,250

 

Series A, 0.00%, 8/31/19 (e)(f)

 

 

295

 

 

352,525

 

KKR Group Finance Co., 6.38%, 9/29/20 (b)

 

 

300

 

 

319,186

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,354,347

 

Chemicals — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15

 

 

400

 

 

393,000

 

American Rock Salt Co. LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/18 (b)

 

 

62

 

 

57,505

 

Celanese US Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 6/15/21

 

 

445

 

 

446,112

 

Chemtura Corp., 7.88%, 9/01/18

 

 

175

 

 

179,813

 

Hexion US Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 2/01/18

 

 

215

 

 

201,025

 

9.00%, 11/15/20

 

 

145

 

 

126,513

 

Huntsman International LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 11/15/13 (b)

 

EUR

130

 

 

184,878

 

8.63%, 3/15/21

 

USD

80

 

 

83,500

 

Ineos Finance Plc, 9.00%, 5/15/15 (b)

 

 

195

 

 

197,437

 

Kinove German Bondco GmbH, 10.00%, 6/15/18

 

EUR

264

 

 

358,378

 

Kraton Polymers LLC, 6.75%, 3/01/19

 

USD

55

 

 

52,800

 

Lyondell Chemical Co., 11.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

625

 

 

697,656

 

Nexeo Solutions LLC, 8.38%, 3/01/18 (b)

 

 

85

 

 

87,763

 

OXEA Finance/Cy SCA, 9.50%, 7/15/17 (b)

 

 

337

 

 

333,630

 

Omnova Solutions, Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/18

 

 

245

 

 

214,987

 

PolyOne Corp., 7.38%, 9/15/20

 

 

100

 

 

103,000

 

TPC Group LLC, 8.25%, 10/01/17 (b)

 

 

155

 

 

158,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,876,872

 

Commercial Banks — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

260

 

 

258,700

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

928

 

 

923,774

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

1,525

 

 

1,505,722

 

7.00%, 5/02/17 (b)

 

 

240

 

 

237,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,925,196

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCO Brands Corp., 10.63%, 3/15/15

 

 

350

 

 

382,812

 

ARAMARK Corp., 8.50%, 2/01/15

 

 

20

 

 

20,650

 

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (b)

 

 

190

 

 

183,736

 

Aviation Capital Group Corp., 6.75%, 4/06/21 (b)

 

 

230

 

 

226,959

 

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

140

 

 

131,950

 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

304

 

 

292,600

 

Clean Harbors, Inc., 7.63%, 8/15/16

 

 

160

 

 

169,200

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20

 

 

165

 

 

160,463

 

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/17 (b)

 

 

275

 

 

295,625

 

8.25%, 2/01/21

 

 

392

 

 

365,540

 

WCA Waste Corp., 7.50%, 6/15/19 (b)

 

 

150

 

 

150,000

 

West Corp., 8.63%, 10/01/18

 

 

65

 

 

63,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,442,910

 

Communications Equipment — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avaya, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 11/01/15

 

 

200

 

 

170,000

 

10.13%, 11/01/15 (d)

 

 

290

 

 

250,488

 

7.00%, 4/01/19 (b)

 

 

240

 

 

216,000

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AUGUST 31, 2011

55




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Communications Equipment (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EH Holding Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 6/15/19

 

USD

170

 

$

170,000

 

7.63%, 6/15/21

 

 

120

 

 

119,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

925,888

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abengoa SA, 8.50%, 3/31/16

 

EUR

50

 

 

67,156

 

Boart Longyear Management Ltd., 7.00%,
4/01/21 (b)

 

USD

90

 

 

89,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

156,481

 

Construction Materials — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calcipar SA, 6.88%, 5/01/18 (b)

 

 

155

 

 

146,862

 

Xefin Lux SCA, 8.00%, 6/01/18 (b)

 

EUR

113

 

 

149,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

296,201

 

Consumer Finance — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17

 

USD

320

 

 

324,000

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 1/13/12 (g)

 

 

145

 

 

145,003

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

300

 

 

309,007

 

7.00%, 4/15/15

 

 

890

 

 

950,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,728,085

 

Containers & Packaging — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%,
10/15/17 (b)

 

EUR

285

 

 

383,815

 

Berry Plastics Corp., 8.25%, 11/15/15

 

USD

65

 

 

66,950

 

GCL Holdings SCA, 9.38%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

120

 

 

150,833

 

Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 7.88%,
10/01/18

 

USD

175

 

 

183,750

 

OI European Group BV, 6.88%, 3/31/17

 

EUR

100

 

 

136,467

 

Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13

 

USD

349

 

 

321,080

 

Rock-Tenn Co., 9.25%, 3/15/16

 

 

25

 

 

26,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,269,145

 

Diversified Financial Services — 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 12/31/13

 

 

90

 

 

92,700

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

 

230

 

 

241,500

 

6.25%, 12/01/17

 

 

230

 

 

221,241

 

8.00%, 3/15/20

 

 

150

 

 

151,500

 

7.50%, 9/15/20

 

 

290

 

 

284,925

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

620

 

 

606,050

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

390

 

 

375,153

 

Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%,
3/01/16

 

 

205

 

 

213,713

 

Boparan Holdings Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 4/30/18

 

EUR

100

 

 

110,624

 

9.88%, 4/30/18

 

GBP

100

 

 

131,487

 

FCE Bank Plc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 1/15/13

 

EUR

450

 

 

648,041

 

4.75%, 1/19/15

 

 

200

 

 

261,443

 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 6.75%,
6/01/18 (b)

 

USD

220

 

 

218,900

 

KION Finance SA, 7.88%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

100

 

 

119,230

 

Leucadia National Corp., 8.13%, 9/15/15

 

USD

540

 

 

579,825

 

Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 8.50%,
10/15/16 (b)

 

 

348

 

 

355,830

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 10/15/16 (c)

 

EUR

172

 

 

239,666

 

7.13%, 4/15/19

 

USD

115

 

 

108,963

 

9.00%, 4/15/19

 

 

110

 

 

99,000

 

7.88%, 8/15/19

 

 

490

 

 

485,100

 

9.88%, 8/15/19

 

 

190

 

 

178,600

 

8.25%, 2/15/21

 

 

355

 

 

299,087

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Diversified Financial Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WMG Acquisition Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 6/15/16

 

USD

55

 

$

56,100

 

11.50%, 10/01/18

 

 

265

 

 

241,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,319,828

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.38%,
9/01/12

 

 

480

 

 

412,800

 

GCI, Inc., 6.75%, 6/01/21

 

 

128

 

 

126,080

 

ITC Deltacom, Inc., 10.50%, 4/01/16

 

 

140

 

 

143,500

 

Level 3 Escrow, Inc., 8.13%, 7/01/19 (b)

 

 

1,223

 

 

1,161,850

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 11/01/14

 

 

39

 

 

39,488

 

8.75%, 2/15/17

 

 

245

 

 

240,100

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

1,205

 

 

1,220,062

 

8.00%, 10/01/15

 

 

550

 

 

587,125

 

Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

635

 

 

642,937

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/01/13

 

 

112

 

 

119,000

 

7.88%, 11/01/17

 

 

323

 

 

339,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,032,496

 

Electric Utilities — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc., 4.50%, 3/24/14

 

EUR

500

 

 

614,104

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00%, 10/12/15

 

USD

5

 

 

5,100

 

11.50%, 10/12/15 (d)

 

 

300

 

 

306,000

 

8.00%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

198,000

 

Elster Finance BV, 6.25%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

104

 

 

137,442

 

Jabil Circuit, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/18

 

USD

105

 

 

118,388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

764,930

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antero Resources Finance Corp., 7.25%,
8/01/19 (b)

 

 

75

 

 

72,937

 

Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (b)

 

 

115

 

 

111,550

 

Compagnie Générale de Géophysique-Veritas,
7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

170

 

 

170,850

 

Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

205

 

 

198,850

 

Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

515

 

 

533,025

 

Key Energy Services, Inc., 6.75%, 3/01/21

 

 

205

 

 

200,900

 

MEG Energy Corp., 6.50%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

 

260

 

 

260,000

 

Oil States International, Inc., 6.50%, 6/01/19 (b)

 

 

140

 

 

140,000

 

SunCoke Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 8/01/19 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

98,250

 

Thermon Industries, Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/17

 

 

174

 

 

182,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,969,062

 

Food Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Del Monte Foods Co., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

255

 

 

253,087

 

JBS USA LLC, 7.25%, 6/01/21 (b)

 

 

45

 

 

40,894

 

Reddy Ice Corp., 11.25%, 3/15/15

 

 

210

 

 

190,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

484,556

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

1,070

 

 

1,106,112

 

7.75%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

 

50

 

 

46,500

 

ExamWorks Group, Inc., 9.00%, 7/15/19 (b)

 

 

128

 

 

120,640

 

Fresenius US Finance II, Inc., 9.00%, 7/15/15 (b)

 

 

505

 

 

563,075

 

Teleflex, Inc., 6.88%, 6/01/19

 

 

130

 

 

129,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,965,352

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19

 

 

190

 

 

189,050

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 12/15/17

 

EUR

200

 

 

258,570

 

10.50%, 12/15/18

 

USD

220

 

 

200,200

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

56

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crown Newco 3 Plc, 7.00%, 2/15/18 (b)

 

GBP

200

 

$

292,196

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 4/15/19

 

USD

140

 

 

152,600

 

6.50%, 2/15/20

 

 

550

 

 

556,188

 

7.25%, 9/15/20

 

 

1,565

 

 

1,608,037

 

7.50%, 2/15/22

 

 

580

 

 

574,200

 

IASIS Healthcare LLC, 8.38%, 5/15/19 (b)

 

 

340

 

 

297,500

 

INC Research LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/19 (b)

 

 

185

 

 

171,125

 

inVentiv Health, Inc., 10.00%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

 

190

 

 

171,475

 

Omnicare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 6/01/13

 

 

8

 

 

8,080

 

6.88%, 12/15/15

 

 

38

 

 

38,760

 

7.75%, 6/01/20

 

 

290

 

 

295,800

 

Symbion, Inc., 8.00%, 6/15/16 (b)

 

 

155

 

 

144,150

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

692

 

 

733,520

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

312

 

 

343,200

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

1,175

 

 

1,245,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,280,151

 

Health Care Technology — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 3/01/18 (b)

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,293,750

 

MedAssets, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

240

 

 

231,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,525,350

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., 11.25%,
6/01/17

 

 

75

 

 

80,812

 

Diamond Resorts Corp., 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

550

 

 

533,500

 

El Dorado Resorts LLC, 8.63%, 6/15/19 (b)

 

 

80

 

 

68,200

 

MGM Resorts International:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.38%, 5/15/14

 

 

125

 

 

137,187

 

11.13%, 11/15/17

 

 

390

 

 

434,850

 

Travelport LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.95%, 9/01/14 (g)

 

 

85

 

 

64,813

 

9.88%, 9/01/14

 

 

20

 

 

17,050

 

9.00%, 3/01/16

 

 

60

 

 

48,150

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI, 9.63%,
12/15/14 (a)(h)

 

 

215

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,384,584

 

Household Durables — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Standard Americas, 10.75%, 1/15/16 (b)

 

 

190

 

 

153,900

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, 0.00%, 6/30/15 (b)(c)

 

 

400

 

 

287,000

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 6/15/16

 

 

145

 

 

102,225

 

12.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

720

 

 

730,800

 

9.13%, 6/15/18

 

 

240

 

 

166,500

 

Ideal Standard International, 11.75%, 5/01/18 (b)

 

EUR

100

 

 

110,611

 

Jarden Corp., 7.50%, 1/15/20

 

 

140

 

 

190,049

 

Ryland Group, Inc., 6.63%, 5/01/20

 

USD

280

 

 

240,800

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 9/15/16

 

 

890

 

 

881,100

 

8.38%, 5/15/18

 

 

120

 

 

105,300

 

8.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

275

 

 

236,500

 

United Rentals North America, Inc., 8.38%, 9/15/20

 

 

195

 

 

177,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,382,722

 

Household Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ontex IV SA, 7.50%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

100

 

 

128,567

 

IT Services — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eagle Parent Canada, Inc., 8.63%, 5/01/19 (b)

 

USD

310

 

 

285,200

 

First Data Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 6/15/19

 

 

395

 

 

371,300

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

968

 

 

914,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

IT Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 11/15/18

 

USD

270

 

$

257,175

 

7.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

280

 

 

267,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,095,835

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., 7.38%, 7/01/21 (b)

 

 

390

 

 

393,900

 

Calpine Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/21

 

 

90

 

 

90,900

 

7.88%, 1/15/23

 

 

290

 

 

295,800

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20

 

 

1,460

 

 

1,465,652

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC,
10.00%, 12/01/20

 

 

81

 

 

81,718

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (b)

 

 

990

 

 

980,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,308,070

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

1,060

 

 

1,102,400

 

13.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

1,770

 

 

1,875,713

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,978,113

 

Insurance — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 11.00%, 5/01/15 (b)

 

 

800

 

 

820,000

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (b)

 

 

168

 

 

174,720

 

Genworth Financial, Inc., 7.63%, 9/24/21

 

 

190

 

 

168,631

 

MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc., 9.88%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

115,200

 

USI Holdings Corp., 4.16%, 11/15/14 (b)(g)

 

 

310

 

 

277,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,556,001

 

Machinery — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11.00%, 11/15/14

 

 

700

 

 

613,375

 

Navistar International Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 10/15/14 (f)

 

 

820

 

 

905,075

 

8.25%, 11/01/21

 

 

70

 

 

72,450

 

Oshkosh Corp., 8.25%, 3/01/17

 

 

10

 

 

10,275

 

SPX Corp., 6.88%, 9/01/17

 

 

80

 

 

83,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,684,575

 

Media — 14.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

103,500

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18

 

 

365

 

 

323,025

 

CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

1,637

 

 

1,890,900

 

CCO Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 10/30/17

 

 

20

 

 

20,625

 

7.88%, 4/30/18

 

 

50

 

 

52,000

 

6.50%, 4/30/21

 

 

353

 

 

345,057

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.52%, 5/15/14

 

 

69

 

 

65,550

 

CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

180

 

 

194,850

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson
Learning), 10.50%, 1/15/15 (b)

 

 

285

 

 

219,450

 

Checkout Holding Corp., 10.97%, 11/15/15 (b)(e)

 

 

310

 

 

182,900

 

Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

175

 

 

188,563

 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9.00%,
3/01/21

 

 

250

 

 

201,250

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

701

 

 

743,060

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

2,596

 

 

2,777,720

 

Cox Enterprises, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Close 2, 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

315

 

 

325,039

 

Loan Close 3, 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

360

 

 

371,612

 

Shares Loan, 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

371

 

 

383,263

 

Cumulus Media, Inc., 7.75%, 5/01/19 (b)

 

 

60

 

 

52,650

 

DISH DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 10/01/13

 

 

192

 

 

201,360

 

6.75%, 6/01/21 (b)

 

 

250

 

 

251,875

 

Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 6/29/15

 

 

445

 

 

429,425

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

57




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 5/15/15 (g)

 

USD

160

 

$

119,200

 

9.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

140

 

 

114,100

 

Intelsat Luxembourg SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.25%, 6/15/16

 

 

490

 

 

512,050

 

11.25%, 2/04/17

 

 

150

 

 

145,500

 

11.50%, 2/04/17 (d)

 

 

170

 

 

165,113

 

11.50%, 2/04/17 (b)(d)

 

 

460

 

 

446,775

 

Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18

 

 

480

 

 

508,800

 

The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 10.00%,
7/15/17

 

 

155

 

 

178,250

 

Kabel BW Erste Beteiligungs GmbH, 7.50%,
3/15/19 (b)

 

EUR

304

 

 

427,962

 

Kabel Deutschland Vertrieb und Service GmbH &
Co. KG, 6.50%, 6/29/18 (b)

 

 

155

 

 

218,005

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 8.13%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

 

335

 

 

322,438

 

Musketeer GmbH, 9.50%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

 

190

 

 

272,935

 

NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%,
12/15/17 (b)

 

USD

290

 

 

292,900

 

Nielsen Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.63%, 2/01/14

 

 

72

 

 

81,540

 

7.75%, 10/15/18

 

 

970

 

 

1,001,525

 

Odeon & UCI Finco Plc, 9.00%, 8/01/18 (b)

 

GBP

100

 

 

148,532

 

ProQuest LLC, 9.00%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

USD

230

 

 

225,400

 

ProtoStar I Ltd., 18.00%, 10/15/12 (a)(b)(f)(h)

 

 

1,427

 

 

714

 

Regal Entertainment Group, 9.13%, 8/15/18

 

 

180

 

 

181,800

 

UPC Holding BV, 9.88%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

 

300

 

 

313,500

 

UPCB Finance II Ltd., 6.38%, 7/01/20 (b)

 

EUR

371

 

 

474,318

 

Unitymedia GmbH, 9.63%, 12/01/19 (b)

 

 

345

 

 

499,309

 

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co.
KG (FKA UPC Germany GmbH) (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

 

175

 

 

252,645

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

USD

425

 

 

433,500

 

Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc, 7.00%, 1/15/18

 

GBP

200

 

 

336,023

 

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 8.00%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

175

 

 

246,360

 

Ziggo Finance BV, 6.13%, 11/15/17 (b)

 

 

370

 

 

518,218

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,761,086

 

Metals & Mining — 3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 10/15/14 (b)

 

USD

120

 

 

122,700

 

7.38%, 2/15/16

 

 

95

 

 

96,425

 

FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd., 7.00%,
11/01/15 (b)

 

 

570

 

 

568,575

 

Goldcorp, Inc., 2.00%, 8/01/14 (f)

 

 

460

 

 

605,475

 

JMC Steel Group, 8.25%, 3/15/18 (b)

 

 

90

 

 

87,975

 

James River Escrow, Inc., 7.88%, 4/01/19 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

90,500

 

Newmont Mining Corp., Series A, 1.25%,
7/15/14 (f)

 

 

670

 

 

973,175

 

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20

 

 

1,625

 

 

1,710,313

 

Taseko Mines Ltd., 7.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

150

 

 

142,125

 

Vedanta Resources Plc, 8.25%, 6/07/21 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

191,000

 

Vulcan Materials Co., 7.50%, 6/15/21

 

 

79

 

 

77,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,666,071

 

Multiline Retail — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (d)

 

 

2,020

 

 

2,237,150

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 10.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 6/01/19

 

 

145

 

 

141,738

 

6.25%, 6/01/21

 

 

455

 

 

445,331

 

Arch Coal, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

160

 

 

157,600

 

7.25%, 6/15/21 (b)

 

 

385

 

 

379,225

 

Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16

 

 

275

 

 

283,937

 

Bill Barrett Corp., 9.88%, 7/15/16

 

 

20

 

 

21,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.63%, 10/15/18

 

USD

60

 

$

61,200

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

438

 

 

457,710

 

6.13%, 2/15/21

 

 

245

 

 

248,675

 

2.25%, 12/15/38 (f)

 

 

375

 

 

333,750

 

Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (b)

 

 

122

 

 

129,320

 

Concho Resources, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

190

 

 

194,750

 

Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd., 8.50%, 8/01/19 (b)

 

 

150

 

 

121,500

 

Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 4/01/20

 

 

905

 

 

972,875

 

Continental Resources, Inc., 7.13%, 4/01/21

 

 

170

 

 

175,100

 

Copano Energy LLC, 7.13%, 4/01/21

 

 

150

 

 

149,250

 

Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18

 

 

85

 

 

87,975

 

Denbury Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 2/15/20

 

 

348

 

 

366,705

 

6.38%, 8/15/21

 

 

160

 

 

156,800

 

EV Energy Partners LP, 8.00%, 4/15/19 (b)

 

 

70

 

 

68,600

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

195

 

 

199,875

 

7.75%, 6/15/19

 

 

405

 

 

380,700

 

Forbes Energy Services Ltd., 9.00%, 6/15/19 (b)

 

 

165

 

 

157,163

 

Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.63%, 4/15/21 (b)

 

 

360

 

 

363,600

 

Linn Energy LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 5/15/19 (b)

 

 

115

 

 

109,825

 

8.63%, 4/15/20

 

 

515

 

 

551,050

 

7.75%, 2/01/21 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

204,000

 

MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 6.75%, 11/01/20

 

 

60

 

 

61,500

 

Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18

 

 

860

 

 

868,600

 

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participações SA, 8.50%,
6/01/18 (b)

 

 

1,910

 

 

1,914,775

 

Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

150

 

 

147,000

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 8/01/14

 

 

180

 

 

203,400

 

7.88%, 6/01/15

 

 

210

 

 

226,800

 

7.25%, 8/15/18

 

 

145

 

 

169,106

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.88%, 5/01/18

 

 

45

 

 

48,743

 

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.50%, 12/15/21 (b)

 

 

135

 

 

135,000

 

Range Resources Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 5/15/19

 

 

200

 

 

217,500

 

5.75%, 6/01/21

 

 

155

 

 

155,775

 

SM Energy Co., 6.63%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

135

 

 

135,000

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

 

425

 

 

414,375

 

Teekay Corp., 8.50%, 1/15/20

 

 

250

 

 

243,124

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,860,902

 

Paper & Forest Products — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boise Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 11/01/17

 

 

60

 

 

63,750

 

8.00%, 4/01/20

 

 

70

 

 

71,575

 

Clearwater Paper Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.63%, 6/15/16

 

 

185

 

 

202,575

 

7.13%, 11/01/18

 

 

270

 

 

271,350

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (b)

 

 

755

 

 

862,216

 

Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc., 8.00%,
6/01/16 (b)

 

 

155

 

 

153,450

 

NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14 (a)(h)

 

 

995

 

 

875,600

 

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH, 6.63%, 4/15/21 (b)

 

 

65

 

 

57,850

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, 11.50%, 7/01/14

 

 

365

 

 

386,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,945,266

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capsugel Finance Co. SCA, 9.88%, 8/01/19 (b)

 

EUR

100

 

 

137,904

 

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., 7.00%,
7/15/19 (b)

 

USD

80

 

 

81,000

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 6.50%,
7/15/16 (b)

 

 

550

 

 

522,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

741,404

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

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AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Professional Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 10/01/16

 

USD

275

 

$

279,813

 

6.75%, 10/01/20

 

 

425

 

 

419,156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

698,969

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FelCor Lodging LP, 6.75%, 6/01/19 (b)

 

 

635

 

 

596,900

 

Host Hotels & Resorts LP, Series R, 6.88%,
11/01/14

 

 

355

 

 

362,544

 

The Rouse Co. LP, 6.75%, 11/09/15

 

 

240

 

 

243,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,202,444

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., 6.63%, 10/15/20

 

 

160

 

 

156,400

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 4/15/17 (c)

 

 

445

 

 

353,775

 

12.00%, 4/15/17 (c)

 

 

45

 

 

36,000

 

7.88%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

1,145

 

 

950,350

 

Shea Homes LP, 8.63%, 5/15/19 (b)

 

 

505

 

 

426,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,923,250

 

Road & Rail — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.63%, 3/15/18

 

 

240

 

 

245,400

 

8.25%, 1/15/19

 

 

355

 

 

343,462

 

Florida East Coast Railway Corp., 8.13%,
2/01/17 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

199,000

 

The Hertz Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 10/15/18

 

 

420

 

 

411,600

 

6.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

195

 

 

181,838

 

7.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

540

 

 

515,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,897,000

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spansion LLC, 7.88%, 11/15/17 (b)

 

 

260

 

 

260,000

 

Specialty Retail — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 8.38%, 11/15/20

 

 

165

 

 

162,113

 

Hillman Group, Inc., 10.88%, 6/01/18

 

 

250

 

 

252,500

 

House of Fraser Plc, 8.88%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

GBP

129

 

 

177,999

 

Limited Brands, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/19

 

USD

70

 

 

78,838

 

Phones4u Finance Plc, 9.50%, 4/01/18 (b)

 

GBP

130

 

 

162,492

 

QVC, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 4/15/17

 

USD

105

 

 

109,725

 

7.50%, 10/01/19

 

 

285

 

 

307,087

 

7.38%, 10/15/20

 

 

90

 

 

96,750

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc., 9.00%, 3/15/18

 

 

175

 

 

177,625

 

Toys ‘R’ US-Delaware, Inc., 7.38%, 9/01/16 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

194,000

 

United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16

 

 

655

 

 

663,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,382,316

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aguila 3 SA, 7.88%, 1/31/18 (b)

 

 

198

 

 

186,120

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/15

 

 

325

 

 

335,480

 

7.75%, 5/15/16

 

 

290

 

 

293,625

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 1/15/15

 

 

370

 

 

370,000

 

9.13%, 1/15/15

 

 

1,220

 

 

1,220,000

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

565

 

 

565,000

 

10.50%, 4/15/18

 

 

200

 

 

212,000

 

FiberTower Corp., 9.00%, 1/01/16 (d)

 

 

155

 

 

120,800

 

iPCS, Inc., 2.38%, 5/01/13 (g)

 

 

330

 

 

306,075

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.50%, 4/01/21 (b)

 

 

70

 

 

67,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 9/01/18

 

USD

160

 

$

162,200

 

6.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

420

 

 

392,700

 

NII Capital Corp., 7.63%, 4/01/21

 

 

172

 

 

175,440

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28

 

 

550

 

 

492,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,713,295

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 101.2%

 

 

 

 

 

120,248,744

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (g)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B, 5.50%,
4/20/17

 

 

350

 

 

322,584

 

Building Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodman Global, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
9.00%, 10/30/17

 

 

300

 

 

301,500

 

Chemicals — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Styron Sarl, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/02/17

 

 

209

 

 

191,767

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B,
5.25%, 6/10/16

 

 

230

 

 

221,571

 

Adesa, Inc. (FKA KAR Holdings, Inc.), Term Loan B,
5.00%, 5/19/17

 

 

1,000

 

 

950,000

 

Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan B2, 7.00%, 3/17/16

 

 

325

 

 

322,832

 

Volume Services America, Inc. (FKA Centerplate),
Term Loan B, 10.50%-10.75%, 9/16/16

 

 

447

 

 

427,273

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,921,676

 

Consumer Finance — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springleaf Finance Corp. (FKA AGFS Funding Co.),
Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17

 

 

2,275

 

 

2,107,219

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ServiceMaster Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing Date Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14

 

 

41

 

 

37,804

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.73%, 7/24/14

 

 

4

 

 

3,765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41,569

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Term Loan,
2.64%, 11/01/15

 

 

500

 

 

499,375

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Incremental Tranche A
Term Loan, 2.50%, 3/13/14

 

 

225

 

 

207,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

707,275

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.), Non-Extended Term
Loan, 3.71%, 10/10/14

 

 

55

 

 

51,700

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

901

 

 

870,213

 

Gas Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

1,649

 

 

1,620,142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,490,355

 

Food Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan (Second Lien),
11.25%, 9/29/17

 

 

400

 

 

392,000

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

59




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (g)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harden Healthcare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%,
3/02/15

 

USD

261

 

$

255,506

 

Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15

 

 

195

 

 

190,759

 

inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.),
Term Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16

 

 

356

 

 

335,932

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

782,197

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., Term
Loan B3, 3.25%, 1/28/15

 

 

171

 

 

146,950

 

Travelport LLC (FKA Travelport, Inc.), Term Loan,
8.29%, 3/27/12 (d)

 

 

621

 

 

342,005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

488,955

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The AES Corp., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 6/01/18

 

 

499

 

 

479,049

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC
(FKA TXU), Extended Term Loan,
4.71% – 4.77%, 10/10/17

 

 

1,481

 

 

1,086,926

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,565,975

 

Media — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson
Learning), Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan,
7.50%, 7/03/14

 

 

728

 

 

694,762

 

HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan,
6.21%, 6/12/14

 

 

425

 

 

341,245

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (FKA Intelsat Jackson
Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%,
4/02/18

 

 

3,292

 

 

3,151,851

 

Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%,
8/01/13

 

 

750

 

 

774,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,962,233

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%,
11/02/15

 

 

918

 

 

908,767

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, Term Loan, with
PIK option, 6.51% – 7.26%, 2/01/13

 

 

516

 

 

443,860

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
5.00%, 6/28/13

 

 

689

 

 

669,865

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan C,
4.44%, 10/10/16

 

 

41

 

 

34,078

 

Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16

 

 

245

 

 

201,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

236,012

 

Specialty Retail — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.00%, 5/29/14

 

 

61

 

 

52,601

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Loan, 6.88%, 8/11/15

 

 

803

 

 

806,758

 

PIK Term Loan B, 6.25%, 7/11/16

 

 

600

 

 

603,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,409,758

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 16.9%

 

 

 

 

 

20,047,868

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (i)

 

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Auto Components — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP,
Class B Membership Interests

 

USD

(j)

$

502,594

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc.

 

 

5

 

 

476

 

Total Other Interests — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

503,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Trusts

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

Genworth Financial, Inc., 6.15%, 11/15/66 (g)

 

 

390

 

 

234,000

 

Total Capital Trusts — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

234,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Holding Corp., 4.00% (a)(b)(f)

 

 

1,500

 

 

168,937

 

Automobiles — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Co., 4.75% (f)

 

 

12,200

 

 

486,414

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc., 7.00% (b)

 

 

1,413

 

 

1,075,161

 

Media — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.,
0.00% (a)(b)(g)

 

 

16,138

 

 

137,173

 

Emmis Communications Corp., Series A, 6.25%

 

 

10,300

 

 

146,981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

284,154

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPG Office Trust, Inc., Series A, 7.63% (a)

 

 

4,171

 

 

66,486

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae, Series O, 7.00% (a)

 

 

10,000

 

 

30,000

 

Freddie Mac, Series Z, 8.38% (a)(g)

 

 

31,930

 

 

71,204

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101,204

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

2,182,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust Preferreds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.13%, 2/15/40 (g)

 

 

39,980

 

 

850,373

 

Total Trust Preferreds — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

850,373

 

Total Preferred Securities — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

3,266,729

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (k)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulus Media, Inc. (Expires 3/26/19)

 

 

40,759

 

 

104,160

 

Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.
(Expires 9/29/17)

 

 

167

 

 

2

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)

 

 

3,476

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Total Warrants — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

104,162

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $149,008,774) — 122.2%

 

 

 

 

 

145,193,694

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

60

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Shares

 

Value

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.07% (l)(m)

 

 

822,452

 

$

822,452

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $822,452) — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

822,452

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Strike Price USD
120.00, Expires 9/17/11

 

 

62

 

 

13,951

 

Total Options Purchased
(Cost — $13,951) — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

13,951

 

Total Investments (Cost — $149,845,177*) — 122.9%

 

 

 

 

 

146,030,097

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (22.9)%

 

 

 

 

 

(27,221,551

)

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

118,808,546

 

 


 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

150,023,409

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

3,555,750

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(7,549,062

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(3,993,312

)


 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

(c)

Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(d)

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

 

 

(e)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(f)

Convertible security.

 

 

(g)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(h)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

(i)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization entities and are non-income producing.

 

 

(j)

Amount is less than $500.

 

 

(k)

Warrants entitle the Trust 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.

 

 

(l)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the year, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2011

 

Income

 

BlackRock Liquidity
Funds, TempFund
Institutional Class

 

 

2,032,818

 

 

(1,210,366

)

 

822,452

 

$

818

 


 

 

(m)

Represents the current yield as of report date.


 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/ or as defined by Trust management. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

    86

 

 

S&P 500
Index E-mini

 

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

 

September
2011

 

$

5,049,894

 

$

(186,216

)


 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

EUR

 

 

90,000

 

USD

 

 

129,396

 

 

Royal Bank
of Scotland

 

 

9/02/11

 

$

(110

)

USD

 

 

1,385,351

 

GBP

 

 

867,000

 

 

Royal Bank
of Scotland

 

 

10/07/11

 

 

(21,491

)

USD

 

 

7,352,621

 

EUR

 

 

5,129,000

 

 

Citibank NA

 

 

10/26/11

 

 

(10,137

)

USD

 

 

408,150

 

EUR

 

 

285,000

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

10/26/11

 

 

(972

)

USD

 

 

129,312

 

EUR

 

 

90,000

 

 

Royal Bank
of Scotland

 

 

10/26/11

 

 

115

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(32,595

)


 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

 

 

 

 

The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Trust’s perceived risk of investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

61




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term
Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

$

1

 

$

1,023,120

 

$

1,023,121

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

118,444,674

 

 

1,804,070

 

 

120,248,744

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

16,508,702

 

 

3,539,166

 

 

20,047,868

 

Other Interests

 

 

 

 

502,594

 

 

476

 

 

503,070

 

Preferred Securities

 

$

1,651,458

 

 

1,478,098

 

 

137,173

 

 

3,266,729

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

104,162

 

 

104,162

 

Short-Term
Securities

 

 

822,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

822,452

 

Total

 

$

2,473,910

 

$

136,934,069

 

$

6,608,167

 

$

146,016,146

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Derivative Financial
Instruments1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity contracts

 

$

13,951

 

 

 

 

 

$

13,951

 

Foreign currency
exchange contracts

 

 

 

$

115

 

 

 

 

115

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity contracts

 

 

(186,216

)

 

 

 

 

 

(186,216

)

Foreign currency
exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

(32,710

)

 

 

 

(32,710

)

Total

 

$

(172,265

)

$

(32,595

)

 

 

$

(204,860

)


 

 

 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts and options. Financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument and options are shown at value.

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

Other
Interests

 

Preferred
Securities

 

Warrants

 

Unfunded Loan
Commitments

 

Total

 

Assets/Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

283,463

 

$

3,070,692

 

$

5,191,058

 

$

953

 

$

417,114

 

 

 

$

(2,026

)

$

8,961,254

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,806

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,806

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(2,246,360

)

 

570,573

 

 

105,461

 

 

 

 

831,079

 

 

 

 

 

 

(739,247

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

1,464,631

 

 

(447,265

)

 

(83,644

)

 

(477

)

 

52,490

 

$

104,160

 

 

2,026

 

 

1,091,921

 

Purchases

 

 

1,779,322

 

 

36,619

 

 

1,775,484

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

3,591,427

 

Sales

 

 

(257,936

)

 

(1,426,706

)

 

(3,501,748

)

 

 

 

(1,163,510

)

 

 

 

 

 

(6,349,900

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

157

 

 

795,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

796,095

 

Transfers out3

 

 

 

 

 

 

(748,189

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(748,189

)

Balance, as of August 31, 2011

 

$

1,023,120

 

$

1,804,070

 

$

3,539,166

 

$

476

 

$

137,173

 

$

104,162

 

 

 

$

6,608,167

 


 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at August 31, 2011 was $(1,152,386).

 

 

 

 

3

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is presented when the Trust had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets.

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

62

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (a)

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Capital Markets — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp.

 

 

4,900

 

$

60,564

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.

 

 

2,234

 

 

4,562

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (b)

 

 

2,507

 

 

5,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,682

 

Software — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.

 

 

91

 

 

1

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia

 

 

13,576

 

 

27,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,153

 

Total Common Stocks — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

97,399

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000
)

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 6.88%, 3/15/18 (b)

 

$

250

 

 

235,000

 

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 10.00%,
6/01/17

 

 

200

 

 

205,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

440,500

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Air Cargo Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1, 12.38%, 9/02/15

 

 

112

 

 

116,882

 

Series 2, 12.38%, 10/08/15

 

 

114

 

 

118,072

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

234,954

 

Airlines — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Canada, 9.25%, 8/01/15 (b)

 

 

150

 

 

144,000

 

American Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2001-2, 7.86%, 4/01/13

 

 

20

 

 

20,000

 

Series 2011-1-B, 7.00%, 1/31/18 (b)

 

 

79

 

 

68,346

 

Continental Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 9/15/15 (b)

 

 

90

 

 

87,750

 

Series 2010-1-B, 6.00%, 1/12/19

 

 

100

 

 

92,500

 

US Airways, Pass-Through Trust, 10.88%, 10/22/14

 

 

110

 

 

107,250

 

United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12

 

 

246

 

 

256,568

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

776,414

 

Auto Components — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B-Corp Merger Sub, Inc., 8.25%, 6/01/19 (b)

 

 

35

 

 

32,550

 

Delphi Corp., 6.13%, 5/15/21 (b)

 

 

30

 

 

28,950

 

Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, 7/16/31

 

 

100

 

 

109,637

 

Icahn Enterprises LP, 8.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

650

 

 

656,500

 

Stanadyne Corp., Series 1, 10.00%, 8/15/14

 

 

90

 

 

87,300

 

Tenneco, Inc., 7.75%, 8/15/18

 

 

90

 

 

94,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,008,987

 

Beverages — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cott Beverages, Inc., 8.13%, 9/01/18

 

 

43

 

 

44,505

 

Biotechnology — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QHP Pharma, 10.25%, 3/15/15 (b)

 

 

61

 

 

62,461

 

Building Products — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Materials Corp. of America, 6.75%, 5/01/21 (b)

 

 

250

 

 

239,375

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 12/01/16

 

 

80

 

 

79,200

 

9.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

165

 

 

141,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

459,650

 

Capital Markets — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Capital Ltd., 8.96%, 12/31/13 (c)

 

 

90

 

 

89,368

 

E*Trade Financial Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.50%, 11/30/17 (b)(d)

 

 

145

 

 

166,750

 

Series A, 2.51%, 8/31/19 (e)(f)

 

 

71

 

 

84,845

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Capital Markets (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KKR Group Finance Co., 6.38%, 9/29/20 (b)

 

$

110

 

$

117,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

457,998

 

Chemicals — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15

 

 

140

 

 

137,550

 

American Rock Salt Co. LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/18 (b)

 

 

23

 

 

21,333

 

Celanese US Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 6/15/21

 

 

165

 

 

165,412

 

Chemtura Corp., 7.88%, 9/01/18

 

 

65

 

 

66,787

 

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 2/01/18

 

 

85

 

 

79,475

 

9.00%, 11/15/20

 

 

50

 

 

43,625

 

Huntsman International LLC, 8.63%, 3/15/21

 

 

25

 

 

26,094

 

Ineos Finance Plc, 9.00%, 5/15/15 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

101,250

 

Kinove German Bondco GmbH, 9.63%, 6/15/18 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

192,000

 

Kraton Polymers LLC, 6.75%, 3/01/19

 

 

20

 

 

19,200

 

Lyondell Chemical Co., 11.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

255

 

 

284,644

 

Nexeo Solutions LLC, 8.38%, 3/01/18 (b)

 

 

30

 

 

30,975

 

OXEA Finance/Cy SCA, 9.50%, 7/15/17 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

99,000

 

Omnova Solutions, Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/18

 

 

90

 

 

78,975

 

PolyOne Corp., 7.38%, 9/15/20

 

 

35

 

 

36,050

 

TPC Group LLC, 8.25%, 10/01/17 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

56,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,438,745

 

Commercial Banks — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

90

 

 

89,550

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

385

 

 

383,075

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

587

 

 

579,662

 

7.00%, 5/02/17 (b)

 

 

90

 

 

88,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,141,162

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCO Brands Corp., 10.63%, 3/15/15

 

 

125

 

 

136,719

 

ARAMARK Corp., 8.50%, 2/01/15

 

 

10

 

 

10,325

 

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (b)

 

 

190

 

 

183,736

 

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

85

 

 

80,112

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20

 

 

60

 

 

58,350

 

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/17 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

107,500

 

8.25%, 2/01/21

 

 

148

 

 

138,010

 

West Corp., 8.63%, 10/01/18

 

 

25

 

 

24,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

739,127

 

Communications Equipment — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avaya, Inc., 7.00%, 4/01/19 (b)

 

 

250

 

 

225,000

 

EH Holding Corp., 7.63%, 6/15/21 (b)

 

 

20

 

 

19,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

244,900

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boart Longyear Management Ltd., 7.00%, 4/01/21 (b)

 

 

35

 

 

34,738

 

Construction Materials — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calcipar SA, 6.88%, 5/01/18 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

52,113

 

Consumer Finance — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17

 

 

120

 

 

121,500

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 1/13/12 (g)

 

 

110

 

 

110,002

 

7.00%, 4/15/15

 

 

500

 

 

533,750

 

6.63%, 8/15/17

 

 

230

 

 

240,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,006,038

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Corp., 8.25%, 11/15/15

 

 

25

 

 

25,750

 

Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 7.88%, 10/01/18

 

 

60

 

 

63,000

 

Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13

 

 

110

 

 

101,200

 

Rock-Tenn Co., 9.25%, 3/15/16

 

 

10

 

 

10,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200,450

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

63




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Diversified Financial Services — 5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

$

150

 

$

157,500

 

6.25%, 12/01/17

 

 

100

 

 

96,192

 

8.00%, 3/15/20

 

 

300

 

 

303,000

 

7.50%, 9/15/20

 

 

120

 

 

117,900

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

460

 

 

449,650

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

140

 

 

134,670

 

Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%, 3/01/16

 

 

75

 

 

78,187

 

Leucadia National Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 9/15/15

 

 

200

 

 

214,750

 

7.13%, 3/15/17

 

 

110

 

 

111,925

 

Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 8.50%, 10/15/16 (b)

 

 

250

 

 

255,625

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 8/15/19

 

 

100

 

 

99,000

 

6.88%, 2/15/21

 

 

65

 

 

60,450

 

8.25%, 2/15/21

 

 

110

 

 

92,675

 

WMG Acquisition Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 6/15/16

 

 

20

 

 

20,400

 

11.50%, 10/01/18

 

 

95

 

 

86,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,278,374

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.38%, 9/01/12

 

 

195

 

 

167,700

 

Level 3 Escrow, Inc., 8.13%, 7/01/19 (b)

 

 

520

 

 

494,000

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.75%, 2/15/17

 

 

15

 

 

14,700

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

685

 

 

693,562

 

8.00%, 10/01/15

 

 

200

 

 

213,500

 

Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

270

 

 

273,375

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/01/13

 

 

25

 

 

26,563

 

7.88%, 11/01/17

 

 

55

 

 

57,819

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,941,219

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC, 8.00%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

190

 

 

188,100

 

Jabil Circuit, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/18

 

 

40

 

 

45,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

233,200

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antero Resources Finance Corp., 7.25%, 8/01/19 (b)

 

 

25

 

 

24,313

 

Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (b)

 

 

40

 

 

38,800

 

Compagnie Générale de Géophysique-Veritas,
7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

65

 

 

65,325

 

Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

75

 

 

72,750

 

Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

190

 

 

196,650

 

Key Energy Services, Inc., 6.75%, 3/01/21

 

 

75

 

 

73,500

 

MEG Energy Corp., 6.50%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

 

95

 

 

95,000

 

Oil States International, Inc., 6.50%, 6/01/19 (b)

 

 

50

 

 

50,000

 

SunCoke Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 8/01/19 (b)

 

 

35

 

 

34,387

 

Thermon Industries, Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/17

 

 

61

 

 

64,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

714,775

 

Food Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Merger Sub, Inc., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

90

 

 

89,325

 

Darling International, Inc., 8.50%, 12/15/18

 

 

40

 

 

43,300

 

JBS USA LLC, 7.25%, 6/01/21 (b)

 

 

15

 

 

13,631

 

Smithfield Foods, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/14

 

 

6

 

 

6,780

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

153,036

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

385

 

 

397,994

 

7.75%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

 

20

 

 

18,600

 

ExamWorks Group, Inc., 9.00%, 7/15/19 (b)

 

 

46

 

 

43,355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fresenius US Finance II, Inc., 9.00%, 7/15/15 (b)

 

$

80

 

$

89,200

 

Teleflex, Inc., 6.88%, 6/01/19

 

 

50

 

 

49,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

598,774

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19

 

 

65

 

 

64,675

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA, 10.50%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

182,000

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 4/15/19

 

 

65

 

 

70,850

 

6.50%, 2/15/20

 

 

205

 

 

207,306

 

7.88%, 2/15/20

 

 

100

 

 

106,000

 

7.25%, 9/15/20

 

 

455

 

 

467,513

 

7.50%, 2/15/22

 

 

215

 

 

212,850

 

IASIS Healthcare LLC, 8.38%, 5/15/19 (b)

 

 

125

 

 

109,375

 

INC Research LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/19 (b)

 

 

70

 

 

64,750

 

inVentiv Health, Inc., 10.00%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

 

70

 

 

63,175

 

Omnicare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 12/15/15

 

 

77

 

 

78,540

 

7.75%, 6/01/20

 

 

105

 

 

107,100

 

Symbion, Inc., 8.00%, 6/15/16 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

51,150

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

259

 

 

274,540

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

279

 

 

306,900

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

245

 

 

259,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,626,424

 

Health Care Technology — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 3/01/18 (b)

 

 

410

 

 

471,500

 

MedAssets, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

90

 

 

86,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

558,350

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diamond Resorts Corp., 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

200

 

 

194,000

 

El Dorado Resorts LLC, 8.63%, 6/15/19 (b)

 

 

30

 

 

25,575

 

MGM Mirage, 13.00%, 11/15/13

 

 

25

 

 

28,656

 

MGM Resorts International, 10.38%, 5/15/14

 

 

465

 

 

510,337

 

Travelport LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.88%, 9/01/14 (g)

 

 

20

 

 

15,250

 

9.88%, 9/01/14

 

 

5

 

 

4,263

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI, 9.63%,
12/15/14 (a)(h)

 

 

25

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

778,084

 

Household Durables — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, 0.00%, 6/30/15 (b)(i)

 

 

145

 

 

104,037

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 6/15/16

 

 

50

 

 

35,250

 

12.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

40

 

 

40,600

 

9.13%, 6/15/18

 

 

105

 

 

72,844

 

Jarden Corp., 8.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

40

 

 

42,650

 

Ryland Group, Inc., 6.63%, 5/01/20

 

 

100

 

 

86,000

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 9/15/16

 

 

300

 

 

297,000

 

8.38%, 5/15/18

 

 

40

 

 

35,100

 

8.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

100

 

 

86,000

 

United Rentals North America, Inc., 8.38%, 9/15/20

 

 

70

 

 

63,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

863,356

 

IT Services — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 6/15/19

 

 

145

 

 

136,300

 

8.88%, 8/15/20

 

 

90

 

 

89,100

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

331

 

 

312,795

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

64

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

IT Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.63%, 5/15/15

 

$

100

 

$

106,000

 

7.38%, 11/15/18

 

 

170

 

 

161,925

 

7.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

100

 

 

95,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

901,620

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., 7.38%, 7/01/21 (b)

 

 

145

 

 

146,450

 

Calpine Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/21

 

 

35

 

 

35,350

 

7.88%, 1/15/23

 

 

105

 

 

107,100

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20

 

 

575

 

 

577,226

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC,
10.00%, 12/01/20

 

 

28

 

 

28,248

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (b)

 

 

360

 

 

356,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,250,774

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

350

 

 

364,000

 

13.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

586

 

 

620,924

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

984,924

 

Insurance — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (b)

 

 

61

 

 

63,440

 

Genworth Financial, Inc., 7.63%, 9/24/21

 

 

70

 

 

62,127

 

MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc., 9.88%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

 

40

 

 

38,400

 

USI Holdings Corp., 4.16%, 11/15/14 (b)(g)

 

 

100

 

 

89,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

253,467

 

Machinery — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11.00%, 11/15/14

 

 

170

 

 

148,963

 

Navistar International Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 10/15/14 (e)

 

 

260

 

 

286,975

 

8.25%, 11/01/21

 

 

50

 

 

51,750

 

Oshkosh Corp., 8.25%, 3/01/17

 

 

10

 

 

10,275

 

SPX Corp., 6.88%, 9/01/17

 

 

30

 

 

31,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

529,238

 

Media — 12.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMC Entertainment, Inc., 9.75%, 12/01/20

 

 

25

 

 

24,125

 

AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21 (b)

 

 

40

 

 

41,400

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18

 

 

130

 

 

115,050

 

CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

179

 

 

206,170

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.52%, 5/15/14

 

 

23

 

 

21,850

 

CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

80

 

 

86,600

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson
Learning), 10.50%, 1/15/15 (b)

 

 

110

 

 

84,700

 

Checkout Holding Corp., 10.67%, 11/15/15 (b)(f)

 

 

110

 

 

64,900

 

Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

65

 

 

70,037

 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9.00%, 3/01/21

 

 

90

 

 

72,450

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

251

 

 

266,060

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

946

 

 

1,012,220

 

Cox Enterprises, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan Close 2, 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

126

 

 

130,015

 

Loan Close 3, 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

144

 

 

148,645

 

Shares Loan, 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

149

 

 

153,306

 

Cumulus Media, Inc., 7.75%, 5/01/19 (b)

 

 

25

 

 

21,938

 

DISH DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 10/01/13

 

 

40

 

 

41,950

 

6.75%, 6/01/21 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

201,500

 

Gannett Co., Inc., 10.00%, 4/01/16

 

 

60

 

 

66,000

 

Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 6/29/15

 

 

250

 

 

241,250

 

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 5/15/15 (g)

 

 

50

 

 

37,250

 

9.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

45

 

 

36,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intelsat Luxembourg SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.25%, 6/15/16

 

$

170

 

$

177,650

 

11.25%, 2/04/17

 

 

20

 

 

19,400

 

11.50%, 2/04/17 (d)

 

 

60

 

 

58,275

 

Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18

 

 

170

 

 

180,200

 

The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/17

 

 

55

 

 

63,250

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 8.13%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

 

125

 

 

120,312

 

NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%, 12/15/17 (b)

 

 

105

 

 

106,050

 

The New York Times Co., 6.63%, 12/15/16

 

 

225

 

 

226,406

 

Nielsen Finance LLC, 7.75%, 10/15/18

 

 

600

 

 

619,500

 

ProQuest LLC, 9.00%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

 

85

 

 

83,300

 

ProtoStar I Ltd., 18.00%, 10/15/12 (a)(b)(e)(h)

 

 

414

 

 

207

 

Regal Entertainment Group, 9.13%, 8/15/18

 

 

55

 

 

55,550

 

UPC Holding BV, 9.88%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

104,500

 

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG (FKA UPC
Germany GmbH), 8.13%, 12/01/17 (b)

 

 

400

 

 

408,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,366,691

 

Metals & Mining — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 10/15/14 (b)

 

 

45

 

 

46,013

 

7.38%, 2/15/16

 

 

35

 

 

35,525

 

FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd.,
7.00%, 11/01/15 (b)

 

 

205

 

 

204,487

 

Goldcorp, Inc., 2.00%, 8/01/14 (e)

 

 

85

 

 

111,881

 

JMC Steel Group, 8.25%, 3/15/18 (b)

 

 

35

 

 

34,213

 

James River Escrow, Inc., 7.88%, 4/01/19 (b)

 

 

35

 

 

31,675

 

Newmont Mining Corp., Series A, 1.25%, 7/15/14 (e)

 

 

90

 

 

130,725

 

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20

 

 

585

 

 

615,712

 

Taseko Mines Ltd., 7.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

55

 

 

52,113

 

Vulcan Materials Co., 7.50%, 6/15/21

 

 

32

 

 

31,517

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,293,861

 

Multiline Retail — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (d)

 

 

929

 

 

1,028,867

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 6/01/19

 

 

60

 

 

58,650

 

6.25%, 6/01/21

 

 

160

 

 

156,600

 

Arch Coal, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

55

 

 

54,175

 

7.25%, 6/15/21 (b)

 

 

140

 

 

137,900

 

Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16

 

 

80

 

 

82,600

 

Bill Barrett Corp., 9.88%, 7/15/16

 

 

5

 

 

5,488

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.63%, 10/15/18

 

 

20

 

 

20,400

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

76

 

 

79,420

 

6.13%, 2/15/21

 

 

90

 

 

91,350

 

2.25%, 12/15/38 (e)

 

 

125

 

 

111,250

 

Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (b)

 

 

45

 

 

47,700

 

Concho Resources, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

70

 

 

71,750

 

Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd., 8.50%, 8/01/19 (b)

 

 

60

 

 

48,600

 

Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 4/01/20

 

 

330

 

 

354,750

 

Continental Resources, Inc., 7.13%, 4/01/21

 

 

60

 

 

61,800

 

Copano Energy LLC, 7.13%, 4/01/21

 

 

55

 

 

54,725

 

Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18

 

 

30

 

 

31,050

 

Denbury Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 2/15/20

 

 

119

 

 

125,396

 

6.38%, 8/15/21

 

 

60

 

 

58,800

 

EV Energy Partners LP, 8.00%, 4/15/19 (b)

 

 

25

 

 

24,500

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

70

 

 

71,750

 

7.75%, 6/15/19

 

 

150

 

 

141,000

 

Forbes Energy Services Ltd., 9.00%, 6/15/19 (b)

 

 

60

 

 

57,150

 

Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.63%, 4/15/21 (b)

 

 

130

 

 

131,300

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

65




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linn Energy LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 5/15/19 (b)

 

$

40

 

$

38,200

 

8.63%, 4/15/20

 

 

50

 

 

53,500

 

7.75%, 2/01/21 (b)

 

 

165

 

 

168,300

 

MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 6.75%, 11/01/20

 

 

25

 

 

25,625

 

Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18

 

 

315

 

 

318,150

 

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participações SA, 8.50%, 6/01/18 (b)

 

 

700

 

 

701,750

 

Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

53,900

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 8/01/14

 

 

65

 

 

73,450

 

7.88%, 6/01/15

 

 

15

 

 

16,200

 

7.25%, 8/15/18

 

 

55

 

 

64,144

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.88%, 5/01/18

 

 

15

 

 

16,248

 

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.50%, 12/15/21 (b)

 

 

45

 

 

45,000

 

Range Resources Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 5/15/19

 

 

25

 

 

27,187

 

5.75%, 6/01/21

 

 

55

 

 

55,275

 

SM Energy Co., 6.63%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

45

 

 

45,000

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

 

160

 

 

156,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,936,033

 

Paper & Forest Products — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11.00%, 7/29/15 (b)(d)

 

 

21

 

 

14,891

 

Boise Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 11/01/17

 

 

20

 

 

21,250

 

8.00%, 4/01/20

 

 

30

 

 

30,675

 

Clearwater Paper Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.63%, 6/15/16

 

 

70

 

 

76,650

 

7.13%, 11/01/18

 

 

95

 

 

95,475

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (b)

 

 

285

 

 

325,472

 

Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc., 8.00%,
6/01/16 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

54,450

 

NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14 (a)(h)

 

 

365

 

 

321,200

 

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH, 6.63%, 4/15/21 (b)

 

 

25

 

 

22,250

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, 11.50%, 7/01/14

 

 

135

 

 

143,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,105,413

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., 7.00%,
7/15/19 (b)

 

 

30

 

 

30,375

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 6.50%,
7/15/16 (b)

 

 

225

 

 

213,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

244,125

 

Professional Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 10/01/16

 

 

100

 

 

101,750

 

6.75%, 10/01/20

 

 

150

 

 

147,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

249,688

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Rouse Co. LP, 6.75%, 11/09/15

 

 

85

 

 

86,063

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., 6.63%, 10/15/20

 

 

55

 

 

53,762

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 4/15/17 (i)

 

 

165

 

 

131,175

 

12.00%, 4/15/17 (i)

 

 

15

 

 

12,000

 

7.88%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

435

 

 

361,050

 

Shea Homes LP, 8.63%, 5/15/19 (b)

 

 

185

 

 

156,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

714,312

 

Road & Rail — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.63%, 3/15/18

 

 

85

 

 

86,913

 

8.25%, 1/15/19

 

 

130

 

 

125,775

 

Florida East Coast Railway Corp., 8.13%, 2/01/17 (b)

 

 

80

 

 

79,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Road & Rail (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Hertz Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 10/15/18

 

$

150

 

$

147,000

 

6.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

70

 

 

65,275

 

7.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

195

 

 

186,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

690,788

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spansion LLC, 7.88%, 11/15/17 (b)

 

 

50

 

 

50,000

 

Specialty Retail — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.63%, 3/15/17

 

 

60

 

 

59,250

 

8.38%, 11/15/20

 

 

60

 

 

58,950

 

Limited Brands, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/19

 

 

140

 

 

157,675

 

QVC, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 4/15/17

 

 

40

 

 

41,800

 

7.50%, 10/01/19

 

 

100

 

 

107,750

 

7.38%, 10/15/20

 

 

35

 

 

37,625

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc., 9.00%, 3/15/18

 

 

65

 

 

65,975

 

Toys ‘R’ US-Delaware, Inc., 7.38%, 9/01/16 (b)

 

 

70

 

 

67,900

 

United Auto Group, Inc., 7.75%, 12/15/16

 

 

165

 

 

167,062

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

763,987

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/15

 

 

95

 

 

98,206

 

7.75%, 5/15/16

 

 

250

 

 

253,125

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.13%, 1/15/15

 

 

294

 

 

294,000

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

230

 

 

230,000

 

iPCS, Inc., 2.38%, 5/01/13 (g)

 

 

110

 

 

102,025

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 9/01/18

 

 

20

 

 

20,275

 

6.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

120

 

 

112,200

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28

 

 

130

 

 

116,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,226,181

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 91.1%

 

 

 

 

 

39,764,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (g)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B, 5.50%,
4/20/17

 

 

150

 

 

138,251

 

Building Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodman Global, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
9.00%, 10/30/17

 

 

25

 

 

25,125

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B,
5.25%, 6/10/16

 

 

115

 

 

110,786

 

Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan B2, 7.00%, 3/17/16

 

 

100

 

 

99,333

 

Volume Services America, Inc. (FKA Centerplate),
Term Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 9/16/16

 

 

164

 

 

156,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

366,785

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safway Services LLC, Last Out Term Loan, 7.25%,
12/16/17

 

 

250

 

 

250,000

 

Consumer Finance — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springleaf Finance Corp. (FKA AGFS Funding Co.),
Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17

 

 

850

 

 

787,313

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

66

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (g)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ServiceMaster Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14

 

$

1

 

$

1,255

 

Term Loan, 2.73%, 7/24/14

 

 

14

 

 

12,601

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,856

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Incremental Tranche A Term
Loan, 2.50%, 3/13/14

 

 

75

 

 

69,300

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

336

 

 

324,197

 

Gas Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

614

 

 

603,582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

927,779

 

Food Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan (Second Lien),
11.25%, 9/29/17

 

 

135

 

 

132,300

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harden Healthcare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15

 

 

87

 

 

85,169

 

Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15

 

 

74

 

 

72,064

 

inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.), Term
Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16

 

 

178

 

 

167,966

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

325,199

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., Term Loan
B3, 3.25%, 1/28/15

 

 

64

 

 

55,106

 

Travelport LLC (FKA Travelport, Inc.), Term Loan, 8.29%,
3/27/12 (d)

 

 

220

 

 

121,487

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

176,593

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (FKA TXU),
Extended Term Loan, 4.71% – 4.77%, 10/10/17

 

 

506

 

 

371,330

 

Media — 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson
Learning), Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%,
7/03/14

 

 

243

 

 

231,588

 

HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan, 6.21%,
6/12/14

 

 

146

 

 

117,190

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (FKA Intelsat Jackson
Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%, 4/02/18

 

 

1,247

 

 

1,193,883

 

Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%, 8/01/13

 

 

375

 

 

387,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,929,848

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%,
11/02/15

 

 

331

 

 

328,121

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, Term Loan, with
PIK option, 6.51% – 7.26%, 2/01/13

 

 

220

 

 

188,877

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien), 5.00%,
6/28/13

 

 

254

 

 

246,792

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan C, 4.44%,
10/10/16

 

 

21

 

 

17,039

 

Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16

 

 

123

 

 

100,967

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

118,006

 

Specialty Retail — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.00%, 5/29/14

 

 

24

 

 

21,062

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (g)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Loan, 6.88%, 8/11/15

 

$

268

 

$

268,920

 

PIK Term Loan B, 6.25%, 7/11/16

 

 

250

 

 

251,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

520,170

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 15.9%

 

 

 

 

 

6,936,707

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (j)

 


Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

 

Auto Components — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP, Class B
Membership Interests (b)

 

 

(k)

 

992,606

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc.

 

 

5

 

 

477

 

Total Other Interests — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

993,083

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

 


Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

Capital Trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genworth Financial, Inc., 6.15%, 11/15/66 (g)

 

 

145

 

 

87,000

 

Total Capital Trusts — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

87,000

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 


Shares

 

 

 

 

Automobiles — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Co., 4.75% (e)

 

 

4,240

 

 

169,049

 

Media — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.,
0.00% (a)(b)(g)

 

 

5,410

 

 

45,985

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

215,034

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Trust Preferreds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.13%, 2/15/40 (g)

 

 

13,800

 

 

294,497

 

Total Trust Preferreds — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

294,497

 

Total Preferred Securities — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

596,531

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Warrants (l)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEON Communications, Inc. (Expires 12/02/12)

 

 

53,622

 

 

1

 

Media — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulus Media, Inc. (Expires 3/26/19)

 

 

13,665

 

 

34,920

 

Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (Expires 9/29/17)

 

 

61

 

 

1

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)

 

 

1,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Total Warrants — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

34,922

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $48,488,438) — 111.0%

 

 

 

 

 

48,423,008

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

67




 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Shares

 

Value

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.07% (m)(n)

 

 

421,345

 

$

421,345

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $421,345) — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

421,345

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC, Strike Price
USD 942.86, Expires 12/01/19, Broker
Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

3

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased
(Cost — $2,933) — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost — $48,912,716*) — 111.9%

 

 

 

 

 

48,844,353

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (11.9)%

 

 

 

 

 

(5,200,115

)

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

43,644,238

 


 

 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

48,957,922

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

1,588,167

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(1,701,736

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(113,569

)


 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

(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)

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

 

 

(e)

Convertible security.

 

 

(f)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(g)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(h)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

(i)

Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(j)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization entities and are non-income producing.

 

 

(k)

Amount is less than $500.

 

 

(l)

Warrants entitle the Trust 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.

 

 

(m)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the year, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
at August 31,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
at August 31,
2011

 

Income

 

BlackRock Liquidity
Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class

 

 

1,573,222

 

 

(1,151,877

)

 

421,345

 

$

2,303

 


 

 

(n)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — buy protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

K. Hovnanian
Enterprises, Inc.

 

 

5.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase Bank & Co.

 

 

12/20/15

 

$

125

 

$

28,582

 

Republic of Hungary

 

 

1.00

%

 

Deutsche

 

 

12/20/15

 

$

50

 

 

1,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Israel (State of)

 

 

1.00

%

 

Deutsche

 

 

3/20/16

 

$

100

 

 

(1,029

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The New York
Times Co.

 

 

1.00

%

 

Barclays
Bank Plc

 

 

12/20/16

 

$

225

 

 

4,581

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

33,191

 


 

 

Credit default swaps on traded indexes — sold protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index

 

Receive
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Credit
Rating1

 

Notional
Amount
(000)2

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Dow Jones
CDX North
America High
Yield Index
Series 16

 

 

5.00

%

 

Credit Suisse
Securities
(USA) LLC

 

 

6/20/16

 

 

B+

 

$

1,500

 

$

52,312

 

Dow Jones

 

 

5.00

%

 

Deutsche

 

 

6/20/16

 

 

B+

 

$

1,500

 

 

46,703

 

CDX North

 

 

 

 

 

Bank AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America High

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yield Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

99,015

 


 

 

 

 

1

Using S&P’s rating.

 

 

 

 

2

The maximum potential amount the Trust may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

 

 

Total return swaps outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate
Receivable

 

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

3.11%

 

 

Bank of America NA

 

 

8/02/21

 

$

315

 

$

2,679

(a)

3.09%

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

8/03/21

 

$

240

 

 

1,829

(a)

3.15%

 

 

Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

8/11/21

 

$

240

 

 

2,465

(a)

3.11%

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

8/11/21

 

$

240

 

 

2,039

(a)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

9,012

 


 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on the change in the return of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

68

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)


 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

 

 

 

 

The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Trust’s perceived risk of investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term
Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

65,127

 

$

5,120

 

$

27,152

 

$

97,399

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

39,075,386

 

 

688,980

 

 

39,764,366

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

5,293,996

 

 

1,642,711

 

 

6,936,707

 

Other Interests

 

 

 

 

992,606

 

 

477

 

 

993,083

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

463,546

 

 

87,000

 

 

45,985

 

 

596,531

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,922

 

 

34,922

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

421,345

 

 

 

 

 

 

421,345

 

Total

 

$

950,018

 

$

45,454,108

 

$

2,440,227

 

$

48,844,353

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Derivative Financial
Instruments1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

$

133,235

 

 

 

$

133,235

 

Other contracts

 

 

 

 

9,012

 

 

 

 

9,012

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

 

(1,029

)

 

 

 

(1,029

)

Total

 

 

 

$

141,218

 

 

 

$

141,218

 


 

 

 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and options. Swaps are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument and options are shown at value.

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

Other
Interests

 

Preferred
Securities

 

Warrants

 

Unfunded Loan
Commitments

 

Total

 

Assets/Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

86,010

 

$

1,514,877

 

$

1,544,738

 

$

953

 

$

85,806

 

$

1

 

$

(4,001

)

$

3,228,384

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

 

 

1,034

 

 

(445

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

589

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(429,037

)

 

(1,396,958

)

 

24,042

 

 

 

 

170,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,630,989

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

418,558

 

 

1,466,898

 

 

(17,028

)

 

(476

)

 

28,565

 

 

34,920

 

 

4,001

 

 

1,935,438

 

Purchases

 

 

 

 

14,649

 

 

673,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

687,659

 

Sales

 

 

(48,379

)

 

(911,538

)

 

(694,866

)

 

 

 

(239,350

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,894,133

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

397,969

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

397,987

 

Transfers out3

 

 

 

 

 

 

(284,708

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(284,708

)

Balance, as of August 31, 2011

 

$

27,152

 

$

688,980

 

$

1,642,711

 

$

477

 

$

45,985

 

$

34,922

 

 

 

$

2,440,227

 


 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at August 31, 2011 was $(65,209).

 

 

 

 

3

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is presented when the Trust had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets.

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

69




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Asset-Backed Securities — 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

321 Henderson Receivables I LLC,
Series 2010-3A, Class A, 3.82%, 12/15/48 (a)

 

USD

844

 

$

842,195

 

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series
2006-A5, Class A5, 0.27%, 1/15/16 (b)

 

 

350

 

 

349,462

 

Citibank Omni Master Trust (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2009-A13, Class A13, 5.35%, 8/15/18

 

 

795

 

 

875,715

 

Series 2009-A17, Class A17, 4.90%,
11/15/18

 

 

2,295

 

 

2,507,816

 

Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, Series 2010-1,
Class B, 3.63%, 10/15/18 (a)

 

 

1,970

 

 

1,975,911

 

DT Auto Owner Trust, Series 2011-2A, Class C,
3.05%, 2/16/16 (a)

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,506,067

 

Globaldrive BV, Series 2008-2, Class A, 4.00%,
10/20/16

 

EUR

396

 

 

574,151

 

Home Equity Asset Trust, Series 2007-2, Class 2A1,
0.33%, 7/25/37 (b)

 

USD

187

 

 

180,328

 

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A5,
0.41%, 8/23/27 (b)

 

 

1,060

 

 

982,103

 

SLM Student Loan Trust (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2004-B, Class A2, 0.45%, 6/15/21

 

 

240

 

 

232,827

 

Series 2008-5, Class A3, 1.55%, 1/25/18

 

 

525

 

 

535,591

 

Series 2008-5, Class A4, 1.95%, 7/25/23

 

 

2,765

 

 

2,860,101

 

Santander Consumer Acquired Receivables Trust (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2011-S1A, Class B, 1.66%, 8/15/16

 

 

683

 

 

678,852

 

Series 2011-S1A, Class C, 2.01%, 8/15/16

 

 

525

 

 

521,866

 

Series 2011-S1A, Class D, 3.15%, 8/15/16

 

 

532

 

 

528,844

 

Series 2011-WO, Class C, 3.19%, 10/15/15

 

 

575

 

 

583,970

 

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2010-2, Class B, 2.24%, 12/15/14

 

 

870

 

 

873,453

 

Series 2010-2, Class C, 3.89%, 7/17/17

 

 

1,020

 

 

1,041,393

 

Series 2010-B, Class B, 2.10%, 9/15/14 (a)

 

 

700

 

 

701,264

 

Series 2010-B, Class C, 3.02%, 10/17/16 (a)

 

 

735

 

 

735,294

 

Series 2011-S1A, Class B, 1.48%, 5/15/17 (a)

 

 

461

 

 

457,990

 

Series 2011-S1A, Class D, 3.10%, 5/15/17 (a)

 

 

502

 

 

499,629

 

Series 2011-S2A, Class C, 2.86%, 6/15/17 (a)

 

 

1,186

 

 

1,181,048

 

Small Business Administration Participation
Certificates, Series 1996-20K, Class 1, 6.95%,
11/01/16

 

 

260

 

 

283,328

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,509,198

 

Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sterling Bank Trust, Series 2004-2, Class Note,
2.08%, 3/30/30 (a)

 

 

4,615

 

 

361,972

 

Sterling Coofs Trust, Series 1, 2.36%, 4/15/29

 

 

6,606

 

 

524,361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

886,333

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

22,395,531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (c)

 

 

152

 

 

1

 

Total Common Stocks — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Technologies Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.88%, 5/01/15

 

USD

1,250

 

 

1,418,332

 

6.13%, 7/15/38

 

 

750

 

 

909,034

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,327,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Airlines — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2010-1-B, 6.00%,
1/12/19

 

USD

700

 

$

647,500

 

United Air Lines, Inc., 12.75%, 7/15/12

 

 

786

 

 

821,019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,468,519

 

Auto Components — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BorgWarner, Inc., 4.63%, 9/15/20

 

 

265

 

 

281,153

 

Icahn Enterprises LP, 8.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,010,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,291,153

 

Capital Markets — 6.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDP Financial, Inc. (a)(d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 11/25/14

 

 

1,950

 

 

2,056,318

 

5.60%, 11/25/39 (e)

 

 

2,955

 

 

3,391,950

 

Credit Suisse AG:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.60%, 5/27/16 (a)

 

 

570

 

 

585,912

 

5.40%, 1/14/20 (d)

 

 

2,050

 

 

2,041,683

 

Credit Suisse, Inc. (USA), 6.13%, 11/15/11

 

 

700

 

 

706,905

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., 12.50%, 11/30/17 (f)

 

 

1,160

 

 

1,334,000

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.60%, 1/15/12

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,020,855

 

3.70%, 8/01/15

 

 

800

 

 

808,596

 

3.63%, 2/07/16 (d)

 

 

5,564

 

 

5,568,841

 

5.38%, 3/15/20

 

 

1,215

 

 

1,234,490

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 6.50%,
7/19/17 (c)(g)

 

 

225

 

 

112

 

Morgan Stanley:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.79%, 5/14/13 (b)(d)

 

 

1,880

 

 

1,877,082

 

4.20%, 11/20/14

 

 

680

 

 

681,664

 

4.00%, 7/24/15

 

 

400

 

 

398,095

 

6.25%, 8/28/17 (d)

 

 

1,925

 

 

2,037,501

 

5.63%, 9/23/19

 

 

760

 

 

772,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,516,509

 

Chemicals — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15

 

 

280

 

 

275,100

 

CF Industries, Inc., 7.13%, 5/01/20

 

 

1,470

 

 

1,683,150

 

The Dow Chemical Co., 4.25%, 11/15/20

 

 

715

 

 

730,257

 

Nalco Co., 6.63%, 1/15/19 (a)

 

 

290

 

 

319,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,007,507

 

Commercial Banks — 7.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

60

 

 

59,700

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

90

 

 

89,550

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

368

 

 

363,513

 

7.00%, 5/02/17 (a)

 

 

50

 

 

49,375

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 2.75%,
1/27/16 (a)

 

 

1,485

 

 

1,571,849

 

DEPFA ACS Bank, 5.13%, 3/16/37 (a)

 

 

4,150

 

 

3,175,314

 

DnB NOR Boligkreditt (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.10%, 10/14/15

 

 

4,005

 

 

4,096,234

 

2.90%, 3/29/16

 

 

2,595

 

 

2,716,869

 

Eksportfinans ASA (d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.00%, 9/15/15

 

 

2,440

 

 

2,506,473

 

5.50%, 6/26/17

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,193,754

 

HSBC Bank Brasil SA — Banco Multiplo, 4.00%,
5/11/16 (a)

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,393,000

 

HSBC Bank Plc, 3.10%, 5/24/16 (a)

 

 

695

 

 

706,542

 

Royal Bank of Canada, 3.13%, 4/14/15 (a)

 

 

3,855

 

 

4,106,593

 

Sparebanken 1 Boligkreditt (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.25%, 10/25/13

 

 

1,575

 

 

1,585,763

 

2.63%, 5/27/17

 

 

1,675

 

 

1,731,027

 

Wachovia Corp., 5.25%, 8/01/14 (d)

 

 

3,420

 

 

3,658,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,003,820

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

70

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARAMARK Corp., 8.50%, 2/01/15

 

USD

65

 

$

67,112

 

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (a)

 

 

143

 

 

137,802

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20

 

 

1,320

 

 

1,283,700

 

West Corp., 8.63%, 10/01/18

 

 

135

 

 

131,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,620,239

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abengoa SA, 8.50%, 3/31/16

 

EUR

150

 

 

201,469

 

Construction Materials — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calcipar SA, 6.88%, 5/01/18 (a)

 

USD

440

 

 

416,900

 

Inversiones CMPC SA, 4.75%, 1/19/18 (a)

 

 

220

 

 

224,802

 

Lafarge SA, 7.13%, 7/15/36

 

 

165

 

 

137,647

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

779,349

 

Consumer Finance — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 1/13/12 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

120,002

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

380

 

 

391,408

 

6.63%, 8/15/17

 

 

280

 

 

293,131

 

SLM Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 1/25/16

 

 

651

 

 

665,610

 

Series A, 0.55%, 1/27/14 (b)

 

 

600

 

 

540,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,011,085

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%,
10/15/17 (a)

 

EUR

425

 

 

572,356

 

Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13

 

USD

185

 

 

170,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

742,556

 

Diversified Financial Services — 8.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

 

860

 

 

903,000

 

6.25%, 12/01/17

 

 

160

 

 

153,907

 

8.00%, 3/15/20

 

 

560

 

 

565,600

 

Bank of America Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.63%, 3/17/16

 

 

300

 

 

292,790

 

3.75%, 7/12/16

 

 

950

 

 

937,814

 

7.63%, 6/01/19

 

 

500

 

 

564,810

 

5.63%, 7/01/20

 

 

655

 

 

663,343

 

Barrick North America Finance LLC, 4.40%,
5/30/21 (a)

 

 

15

 

 

15,701

 

Capital One Financial Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.15%, 7/15/16

 

 

2,480

 

 

2,468,552

 

4.75%, 7/15/21

 

 

975

 

 

981,061

 

Citigroup, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 9/15/14

 

 

285

 

 

292,665

 

4.75%, 5/19/15

 

 

1,155

 

 

1,204,553

 

4.59%, 12/15/15 (d)

 

 

8,655

 

 

8,989,213

 

Citigroup, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 8/15/17

 

 

100

 

 

108,430

 

5.38%, 8/09/20

 

 

200

 

 

212,286

 

General Electric Capital Corp. (d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 1/08/20

 

 

2,150

 

 

2,371,833

 

6.75%, 3/15/32

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,373,113

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.15%, 7/05/16

 

 

100

 

 

102,145

 

6.30%, 4/23/19

 

 

1,375

 

 

1,588,950

 

Series BKNT, 6.00%, 10/01/17 (d)

 

 

2,045

 

 

2,292,285

 

Novus USA Trust, 1.54%, 11/18/11 (a)(b)

 

 

850

 

 

840,351

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 10/15/16 (h)

 

EUR

550

 

 

766,373

 

7.88%, 8/15/19

 

USD

660

 

 

653,400

 

6.88%, 2/15/21

 

 

1,730

 

 

1,608,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Diversified Financial Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WMG Acquisition Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 6/15/16

 

USD

160

 

$

163,200

 

11.50%, 10/01/18

 

 

780

 

 

709,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,824,075

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Escrow, Inc., 8.13%, 7/01/19 (a)

 

 

321

 

 

304,950

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.75%, 2/15/17

 

 

39

 

 

38,220

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 10/01/15

 

 

568

 

 

606,340

 

7.13%, 4/01/18

 

 

272

 

 

285,600

 

Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

290

 

 

293,625

 

Qwest Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.63%, 6/15/15

 

 

192

 

 

213,600

 

8.38%, 5/01/16

 

 

370

 

 

421,800

 

6.50%, 6/01/17

 

 

103

 

 

110,339

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 4.95%, 9/30/14 (d)

 

 

4,375

 

 

4,311,878

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 7.05%, 6/20/36

 

 

1,000

 

 

996,599

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 11/01/18 (d)

 

 

2,680

 

 

3,630,167

 

6.40%, 2/15/38 (d)

 

 

3,396

 

 

3,927,664

 

8.95%, 3/01/39

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,673,342

 

Verizon Maryland, Inc., Series A, 6.13%, 3/01/12 (d)

 

 

1,355

 

 

1,389,651

 

Windstream Corp., 7.88%, 11/01/17

 

 

320

 

 

336,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,540,175

 

Electric Utilities — 5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alabama Power Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.95%, 6/01/21

 

 

460

 

 

491,825

 

6.00%, 3/01/39

 

 

550

 

 

672,094

 

The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 11/15/18

 

 

121

 

 

162,299

 

5.95%, 12/15/36

 

 

217

 

 

224,997

 

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.10%, 6/01/37

 

 

325

 

 

380,446

 

6.00%, 1/15/38

 

 

850

 

 

1,019,880

 

EDF SA, 5.60%, 1/27/40 (a)

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,487,109

 

E.ON International Finance BV, 6.65%,
4/30/38 (a)(d)

 

 

1,575

 

 

1,909,261

 

Florida Power & Light Co., 4.95%, 6/01/35

 

 

575

 

 

619,218

 

Florida Power Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.35%, 9/15/37 (d)

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,788,684

 

6.40%, 6/15/38

 

 

340

 

 

423,088

 

Georgia Power Co., 3.00%, 4/15/16

 

 

800

 

 

842,155

 

Hydro-Quebec:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.40%, 2/01/21

 

 

390

 

 

592,336

 

8.40%, 1/15/22

 

 

730

 

 

1,060,776

 

8.05%, 7/07/24

 

 

1,900

 

 

2,815,202

 

Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 7.35%, 2/01/19

 

 

245

 

 

312,092

 

PacifiCorp., 6.25%, 10/15/37

 

 

650

 

 

796,869

 

Public Service Co. of Colorado, 6.25%, 9/01/37 (d)

 

 

1,350

 

 

1,692,164

 

Southern California Edison Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 2/01/36

 

 

675

 

 

784,212

 

Series 08-A, 5.95%, 2/01/38

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,340,446

 

The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc., 4.50%, 3/24/14

 

EUR

750

 

 

921,156

 

The Toledo Edison Co., 6.15%, 5/15/37

 

USD

350

 

 

403,759

 

Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co., 4.00%,
1/15/15 (a)

 

 

250

 

 

264,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,004,945

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (a)

 

 

335

 

 

324,950

 

Ensco Plc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.25%, 3/15/16

 

 

160

 

 

165,777

 

4.70%, 3/15/21

 

 

1,745

 

 

1,824,054

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

71




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Energy Equipment & Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/01/18 (a)

 

USD

600

 

$

582,000

 

Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (a)

 

 

1,110

 

 

1,148,850

 

MEG Energy Corp., 6.50%, 3/15/21 (a)

 

 

560

 

 

560,000

 

Pride International, Inc., 6.88%, 8/15/20

 

 

235

 

 

280,870

 

Weatherford International, Ltd., 6.75%, 9/15/40

 

 

160

 

 

174,691

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,061,192

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 8/15/37

 

 

1,975

 

 

2,451,984

 

6.20%, 4/15/38

 

 

850

 

 

1,024,345

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,476,329

 

Food Products — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Merger Sub, Inc., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (a)

 

 

230

 

 

228,275

 

Darling International, Inc., 8.50%, 12/15/18

 

 

335

 

 

362,638

 

JBS USA LLC, 7.25%, 6/01/21 (a)

 

 

120

 

 

109,050

 

Kraft Foods, Inc., 5.38%, 2/10/20

 

 

2,925

 

 

3,322,212

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,022,175

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

850

 

 

878,687

 

7.75%, 4/15/18 (a)

 

 

40

 

 

37,200

 

ExamWorks Group, Inc., 9.00%, 7/15/19 (a)

 

 

374

 

 

352,495

 

IASIS Healthcare LLC, 8.38%, 5/15/19 (a)

 

 

1,000

 

 

875,000

 

Teleflex, Inc., 6.88%, 6/01/19

 

 

385

 

 

382,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,525,495

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19

 

 

535

 

 

532,325

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 12/15/17

 

EUR

600

 

 

775,710

 

10.50%, 12/15/18

 

USD

415

 

 

377,650

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 4/15/19

 

 

32

 

 

34,880

 

6.50%, 2/15/20

 

 

1,625

 

 

1,643,281

 

7.25%, 9/15/20

 

 

55

 

 

56,513

 

7.50%, 2/15/22

 

 

1,690

 

 

1,673,100

 

inVentiv Health, Inc., 10.00%, 8/15/18 (a)

 

 

400

 

 

361,000

 

Symbion, Inc., 8.00%, 6/15/16 (a)

 

 

455

 

 

423,150

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

1,110

 

 

1,176,600

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

370

 

 

407,000

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,219,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,680,209

 

Health Care Technology — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MedAssets, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/18 (a)

 

 

650

 

 

627,250

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Dorado Resorts LLC, 8.63%, 6/15/19 (a)

 

 

235

 

 

200,337

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 4/15/16

 

 

265

 

 

310,983

 

5.30%, 9/15/19

 

 

175

 

 

195,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

706,636

 

Household Durables — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 9.13%, 5/15/19

 

 

1,260

 

 

866,250

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 9/15/16

 

 

1,000

 

 

990,000

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.38%, 5/15/18

 

 

285

 

 

250,087

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,106,337

 

Household Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ontex IV SA, 7.50%, 4/15/18 (a)

 

EUR

190

 

 

244,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

IT Services — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 6/15/19

 

USD

605

 

$

568,700

 

8.88%, 8/15/20

 

 

1,000

 

 

990,000

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

520

 

 

491,400

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 11/15/18

 

 

650

 

 

619,125

 

7.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,050,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,719,725

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC,
10.00%, 12/01/20

 

 

1,955

 

 

1,972,343

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (a)

 

 

2,850

 

 

2,821,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,793,843

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

760

 

 

790,400

 

13.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

927

 

 

983,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,773,530

 

Insurance — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American International Group, Inc., 5.45%, 5/18/17

 

 

800

 

 

814,703

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (a)

 

 

408

 

 

424,320

 

Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd., 5.80%, 5/15/21 (a)

 

 

600

 

 

586,050

 

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., 6.00%,
1/15/19

 

 

345

 

 

356,982

 

Lincoln National Corp., 6.25%, 2/15/20

 

 

630

 

 

685,024

 

MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc., 9.88%, 8/15/18 (a)

 

 

340

 

 

326,400

 

Manulife Financial Corp., 3.40%, 9/17/15

 

 

1,625

 

 

1,653,639

 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 5.13%,
6/10/14 (a)(d)

 

 

775

 

 

845,458

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 9/17/15 (d)

 

 

1,220

 

 

1,305,117

 

7.38%, 6/15/19

 

 

300

 

 

358,858

 

5.38%, 6/21/20

 

 

250

 

 

269,106

 

4.50%, 11/15/20

 

 

400

 

 

403,879

 

5.70%, 12/14/36

 

 

950

 

 

922,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,951,852

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INC Research LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/19 (a)

 

 

545

 

 

504,125

 

Life Technologies Corp., 5.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

105

 

 

108,401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

612,526

 

Machinery — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11.00%, 11/15/14

 

 

340

 

 

297,925

 

Navistar International Corp., 8.25%, 11/01/21

 

 

15

 

 

15,525

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

313,450

 

Marine — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nakilat, Inc., Series A, 6.07%, 12/31/33 (a)(d)

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,188,000

 

Media — 7.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21 (a)

 

 

320

 

 

331,200

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18

 

 

1,505

 

 

1,331,925

 

CBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.63%, 5/15/18

 

 

810

 

 

860,429

 

8.88%, 5/15/19

 

 

320

 

 

413,280

 

5.75%, 4/15/20

 

 

250

 

 

279,270

 

CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

2,265

 

 

2,615,614

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.42%, 5/15/14 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

52,250

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson
Learning), 10.50%, 1/15/15 (a)

 

 

845

 

 

650,650

 

Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/18 (a)

 

 

500

 

 

538,750

 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9.00%,
3/01/21

 

 

780

 

 

627,900

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

318

 

 

337,080

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

1,807

 

 

1,933,490

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

72

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AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.,
9.46%, 11/15/22

 

USD

2,000

 

$

2,932,868

 

Cox Communications, Inc., 8.38%, 3/01/39 (a)

 

 

900

 

 

1,228,604

 

Cumulus Media, Inc., 7.75%, 5/01/19 (a)

 

 

170

 

 

149,175

 

DIRECTV Holdings LLC, 3.13%, 2/15/16

 

 

1,380

 

 

1,421,724

 

Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 6/29/15

 

 

975

 

 

940,875

 

Intelsat Luxembourg SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.25%, 6/15/16

 

 

450

 

 

470,250

 

11.25%, 2/04/17

 

 

170

 

 

164,900

 

11.50%, 2/04/17 (f)

 

 

110

 

 

106,838

 

NBC Universal, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.15%, 4/30/20

 

 

1,974

 

 

2,188,856

 

4.38%, 4/01/21

 

 

1,015

 

 

1,041,739

 

The New York Times Co., 6.63%, 12/15/16

 

 

1,800

 

 

1,811,250

 

News America, Inc., 4.50%, 2/15/21

 

 

40

 

 

41,147

 

Time Warner Cable, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.30%, 7/01/38

 

 

970

 

 

1,148,260

 

5.88%, 11/15/40

 

 

460

 

 

481,239

 

Time Warner, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.70%, 1/15/21

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,068,652

 

6.10%, 7/15/40

 

 

615

 

 

663,991

 

Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 1/15/18

 

 

330

 

 

351,450

 

7.00%, 1/15/18

 

GBP

792

 

 

1,330,652

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,514,308

 

Metals & Mining — 3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alcoa, Inc., 5.40%, 4/15/21

 

USD

1,450

 

 

1,453,151

 

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings Plc, 5.38%, 4/15/20

 

 

320

 

 

326,361

 

Barrick Gold Corp., 2.90%, 5/30/16 (a)

 

 

2,545

 

 

2,612,715

 

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.80%, 10/01/20

 

 

240

 

 

243,163

 

4.88%, 4/01/21

 

 

690

 

 

695,488

 

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 3.75%,
11/04/20 (a)

 

 

259

 

 

260,590

 

Falconbridge Ltd., 6.20%, 6/15/35

 

 

1,550

 

 

1,480,751

 

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20

 

 

4,365

 

 

4,594,163

 

Teck Resources Ltd., 5.38%, 10/01/15

 

 

2,350

 

 

2,587,533

 

Vulcan Materials Co., 7.50%, 6/15/21

 

 

306

 

 

301,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,555,298

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominion Resources, Inc., 6.00%, 11/30/17

 

 

1,135

 

 

1,348,288

 

Multiline Retail — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (f)

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,661,250

 

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 5.90%, 12/01/16

 

 

950

 

 

1,049,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,711,133

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.95%, 9/15/16

 

 

1,916

 

 

2,153,754

 

6.38%, 9/15/17

 

 

1,675

 

 

1,934,240

 

6.95%, 6/15/19

 

 

196

 

 

232,565

 

Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

920

 

 

906,200

 

BP Capital Markets Plc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.13%, 3/10/12 (d)

 

 

1,505

 

 

1,525,345

 

3.13%, 10/01/15

 

 

330

 

 

345,320

 

Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16

 

 

160

 

 

165,200

 

Burlington Resources Finance Co., 7.40%, 12/01/31

 

 

950

 

 

1,271,463

 

Cenovus Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 11/15/39

 

 

750

 

 

889,163

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

477

 

 

498,465

 

ConocoPhillips Canada Funding Co., 5.95%,
10/15/36

 

 

150

 

 

174,449

 

Consol Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 4/01/17

 

 

514

 

 

546,767

 

8.25%, 4/01/20

 

 

191

 

 

205,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denbury Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 2/15/20

 

USD

1,000

 

$

1,053,750

 

6.38%, 8/15/21

 

 

450

 

 

441,000

 

Devon Energy Corp., 7.95%, 4/15/32

 

 

650

 

 

885,234

 

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co., LLC,
6.50%, 4/01/20

 

 

240

 

 

272,531

 

EnCana Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 8/15/34

 

 

70

 

 

77,855

 

6.63%, 8/15/37

 

 

775

 

 

857,623

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

575

 

 

589,375

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.20%, 9/01/20

 

 

790

 

 

862,836

 

6.13%, 10/15/39

 

 

700

 

 

735,014

 

KeySpan Gas East Corp., 5.82%, 4/01/41 (a)

 

 

505

 

 

575,072

 

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.95%, 2/15/18

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,484,645

 

6.55%, 9/15/40

 

 

110

 

 

119,502

 

6.38%, 3/01/41

 

 

160

 

 

170,024

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp., 6.50%, 3/01/41 (a)

 

 

1,052

 

 

1,143,919

 

MidAmerican Energy Co., 5.80%, 10/15/36

 

 

800

 

 

919,462

 

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.95%, 5/15/37

 

 

950

 

 

1,068,808

 

6.50%, 9/15/37

 

 

2,115

 

 

2,548,368

 

Nexen, Inc., 7.50%, 7/30/39

 

 

670

 

 

777,600

 

Petrobras International Finance Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.88%, 1/27/16

 

 

1,335

 

 

1,369,243

 

5.88%, 3/01/18

 

 

80

 

 

86,960

 

5.75%, 1/20/20

 

 

1,760

 

 

1,909,403

 

Premier Oil, 5.00%, 5/10/18

 

 

1,900

 

 

1,952,250

 

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.90%, 4/15/15

 

 

804

 

 

827,080

 

6.85%, 7/15/18

 

 

206

 

 

238,623

 

Suncor Energy, Inc., 6.10%, 6/01/18

 

 

1,750

 

 

2,029,937

 

Valero Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 2/01/20

 

 

250

 

 

278,521

 

6.63%, 6/15/37

 

 

169

 

 

181,516

 

Western Gas Partners LP, 5.38%, 6/01/21

 

 

715

 

 

752,888

 

Williams Partners LP, 4.13%, 11/15/20

 

 

980

 

 

980,323

 

Woodside Finance, Ltd., 4.60%, 5/10/21 (a)

 

 

205

 

 

216,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,254,592

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clearwater Paper Corp., 7.13%, 11/01/18

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,005,000

 

International Paper Co., 5.30%, 4/01/15

 

 

42

 

 

45,792

 

NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14 (c)(d)(g)

 

 

1,240

 

 

1,091,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,141,992

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capsugel Finance Co. SCA, 9.88%, 8/01/19 (a)

 

EUR

200

 

 

275,808

 

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., 7.00%,
7/15/19 (a)

 

USD

245

 

 

248,063

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance LLC, 6.15%, 2/01/36

 

 

1,475

 

 

1,702,659

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,226,530

 

Professional Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc., 7.75%, 10/01/16

 

 

125

 

 

127,188

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ventas Realty LP / Ventas Capital Corp., 4.75%,
6/01/21

 

 

275

 

 

265,205

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp., 7.88%, 2/15/19 (a)

 

 

559

 

 

463,970

 

WEA Finance LLC, 4.63%, 5/10/21 (a)

 

 

305

 

 

297,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

761,083

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

73




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Road & Rail — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 8.25%, 1/15/19

 

USD

1,000

 

$

967,500

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 5.75%, 5/01/40

 

 

940

 

 

1,030,979

 

Canadian National Railway Co., 6.38%, 10/15/11

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,006,524

 

The Hertz Corp., 7.38%, 1/15/21 (a)

 

 

1,645

 

 

1,570,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,575,978

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spansion LLC, 7.88%, 11/15/17 (a)

 

 

390

 

 

390,000

 

Specialty Retail — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Depot Inc., 5.88%, 12/16/36

 

 

830

 

 

905,390

 

QVC, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 10/01/19

 

 

35

 

 

37,712

 

7.38%, 10/15/20

 

 

35

 

 

37,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

980,727

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Rock Plc, 5.63%, 6/22/17 (a)

 

 

290

 

 

310,827

 

The PMI Group, Inc., 6.00%, 9/15/16

 

 

1,400

 

 

364,000

 

Radian Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 2/15/13

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,085,000

 

5.38%, 6/15/15

 

 

1,400

 

 

906,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,666,327

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America Movil SAB de CV, 2.38%, 9/08/16 (i)

 

 

800

 

 

793,504

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/15

 

 

35

 

 

36,181

 

7.75%, 5/15/16

 

 

850

 

 

860,625

 

Crown Castle Towers LLC, 6.11%, 1/15/40 (a)

 

 

1,595

 

 

1,801,329

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 1/15/15

 

 

1,800

 

 

1,800,000

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

150

 

 

150,000

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 9/01/18

 

 

600

 

 

608,250

 

6.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

950

 

 

888,250

 

Rogers Communications, Inc., 7.50%, 8/15/38

 

 

1,175

 

 

1,538,795

 

Sprint Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 11/15/28

 

 

550

 

 

492,250

 

8.75%, 3/15/32

 

 

350

 

 

358,750

 

Vodafone Group Plc, 4.15%, 6/10/14 (d)

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,698,533

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,026,467

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 79.9%

 

 

 

 

 

296,686,709

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hellenic Republic Government Bond, 4.60%,
9/20/40

 

EUR

160

 

 

91,944

 

Italy Government International Bond, 5.38%,
6/15/33

 

USD

470

 

 

438,638

 

Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.38%, 7/15/13 (d)

 

 

655

 

 

666,542

 

2.00%, 6/01/16

 

 

590

 

 

612,677

 

Mexico Government International Bond:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 1/15/17

 

 

370

 

 

425,500

 

5.13%, 1/15/20

 

 

215

 

 

241,338

 

Poland Government International Bond, 5.13%,
4/21/21

 

 

705

 

 

733,200

 

Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

3,209,839

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Funding Corp., Series 2007-2,
Class 1A2, 6.00%, 3/25/37

 

USD

1,100

 

$

800,117

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust, Series 40,
Class R, 580.50%, 4/01/18

 

 

57

 

 

57

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-64CB, Class 1A15, 5.50%,
12/25/35

 

 

1,661

 

 

1,393,006

 

Series 2006-0A21, Class A1, 0.40%,
3/20/47 (b)

 

 

908

 

 

467,244

 

Series 2006-41CB, Class 1A4, 5.75%, 1/25/37

 

 

781

 

 

552,537

 

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage
Pass-Through Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-0A5, Class 2A1, 0.42%,
4/25/46 (b)

 

 

364

 

 

196,611

 

Series 2007-10, Class A22, 6.00%, 7/25/37

 

 

731

 

 

568,654

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-C3, Class AM, 6.01%, 6/15/38 (b)

 

 

1,000

 

 

940,297

 

Series 2006-C5, Class AM, 5.34%, 12/15/39

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,539,052

 

Series 2010-RR2, Class 2A, 5.99%,
9/15/39 (a)(b)

 

 

1,010

 

 

1,113,389

 

Series 2011-2R, Class 2A1, 2.74%,
7/27/36 (a)(b)

 

 

1,531

 

 

1,489,209

 

Series 2011-4R, Class 1A1, 6.23%,
9/27/37 (a)(b)

 

 

818

 

 

728,688

 

Series 2011-4R, Class 2A1, 4.90%,
8/27/37 (a)(b)

 

 

965

 

 

875,824

 

Deutsche ALT-A Securities, Inc. Alternate Loan Trust,
Series 2006-0A1, Class A1, 0.42%, 2/25/47 (b)

 

 

280

 

 

175,976

 

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through
Certificates, Series K013, Class A2, 3.97%,
1/25/21 (b)

 

 

930

 

 

995,898

 

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR3,
Class 5A1, 5.11%, 6/19/35 (b)

 

 

1,390

 

 

1,300,675

 

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-8,
Class 1A2A, 0.54%, 9/19/35 (b)

 

 

96

 

 

59,269

 

Homebanc Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-2, Class A1,
0.40%, 12/25/36 (b)

 

 

693

 

 

455,274

 

IndyMac IMJA Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2007-A1,
Class A4, 6.00%, 8/25/37

 

 

1,045

 

 

885,445

 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-S1,
Class 2A22, 5.75%, 3/25/37

 

 

550

 

 

476,997

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Series
2006-A3, Class 3A1, 2.79%, 5/25/36 (b)

 

 

749

 

 

484,254

 

Residential Funding Securities LLC, Series
2003-RM2, Class AI5, 8.50%, 5/25/33

 

 

2,418

 

 

2,606,041

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2007-0A4, Class 1A, 1.02%, 5/25/47 (b)

 

 

401

 

 

260,289

 

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-3, Class A9, 5.50%, 3/25/36

 

 

402

 

 

395,500

 

Series 2007-10, Class 1A21, 6.00%, 7/25/37

 

 

114

 

 

112,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,872,538

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 13.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-4, Class AM, 5.68%, 7/10/46

 

 

250

 

 

235,410

 

Series 2007-1, Class A4, 5.45%, 1/15/49

 

 

1,380

 

 

1,464,682

 

Series 2007-2, Class A4, 5.82%, 4/10/49 (b)

 

 

750

 

 

791,720

 

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities,
Series 2005-PWR9, Class A4A, 4.87%, 9/11/42

 

 

800

 

 

860,049

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series
2008-C7, Class A4, 6.27%, 12/10/49 (b)

 

 

2,020

 

 

2,199,356

 

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage
Trust, Series 2006-CD3, Class AM, 5.65%,
10/15/48

 

 

1,100

 

 

966,384

 

Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2008-LS1,
Class A4B, 6.21%, 12/10/49 (b)

 

 

1,515

 

 

1,617,661

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2006-C7, Class AM, 5.97%, 6/10/46 (b)

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,664,775

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

74

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2005-C3, Class AJ, 4.77%, 7/15/37

 

USD

705

 

$

616,613

 

Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2010-ESHA (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A, 2.95%, 11/05/27

 

 

939

 

 

922,440

 

Class C, 4.86%, 11/05/27

 

 

740

 

 

713,248

 

Class D, 5.50%, 11/05/27

 

 

550

 

 

526,582

 

First Union-Lehman Brothers-Bank of America,
Series 1998-C2, Class D, 6.78%, 11/18/35

 

 

2,474

 

 

2,483,872

 

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series
2002-1A, Class A3, 6.27%, 12/10/35

 

 

1,765

 

 

1,787,460

 

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2002-C3, Class A2, 4.93%, 7/10/39

 

 

2,580

 

 

2,645,867

 

Series 2004-C3, Class A4, 4.55%, 12/10/41

 

 

2,062

 

 

2,068,202

 

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2010-C2,
Class C, 5.40%, 12/10/43 (a)(b)

 

 

900

 

 

775,200

 

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.,
Series 2007-GG9, Class A4, 5.44%, 3/10/39

 

 

2,415

 

 

2,551,484

 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage
Securities Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2001-C1, Class A3, 5.86%, 10/12/35

 

 

167

 

 

166,522

 

Series 2004-CBX, Class A4, 4.53%, 1/12/37

 

 

1,900

 

 

1,899,169

 

Series 2006-CB14, Class AM, 5.64%,
12/12/44 (b)

 

 

330

 

 

306,905

 

Series 2006-CB16, Class AJ, 5.62%, 5/12/45

 

 

720

 

 

519,253

 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2004-C4, Class A3, 5.35%, 6/15/29

 

 

1,938

 

 

1,970,246

 

Series 2004-C8, Class C, 4.93%, 12/15/39

 

 

1,385

 

 

1,349,415

 

Series 2007-C6, Class A4, 5.86%, 7/15/40

 

 

825

 

 

878,276

 

Series 2007-C7, Class A3, 5.87%, 9/15/45

 

 

1,460

 

 

1,561,270

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-BPC1,
Class A3, 4.47%, 10/12/41 (b)

 

 

4,280

 

 

4,283,005

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2005-T17, Class A4,
4.52%, 12/13/41

 

 

2,354

 

 

2,356,274

 

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-C28, Class A2, 5.50%, 10/15/48

 

 

6,816

 

 

6,809,115

 

Series 2007-C33, Class A4, 6.10%, 2/15/51 (b)

 

 

2,285

 

 

2,425,045

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49,415,500

 

Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust, Series 42,
Class R, 6,000.00%, 10/01/14

 

 

2

 

 

103

 

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 1998-5, Class
IO, 0.33%, 6/19/27 (a)(b)

 

 

2,386

 

 

62,091

 

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.,
Series 2000-1, Class IO, 0.65%, 3/25/22 (b)

 

 

348

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,198

 

Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 1997-HF1, Class X,
2.19%, 7/15/29 (a)(b)

 

 

4

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Reremic Trust, Series 2011-IO,
Class A, 2.50%, 3/23/51 (a)

 

 

354

 

 

352,670

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

352,670

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 18.5%

 

 

 

 

 

68,702,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (k)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc.

 

 

2

 

 

190

 

Total Other Interests — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Capital Trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Guernsey Ltd., 5.86% (b)(l)

 

USD

1,000

 

$

865,000

 

State Street Capital Trust IV, 1.25%, 6/15/37 (b)

 

 

70

 

 

53,084

 

UBS Preferred Funding Trust V, 6.24% (b)(l)

 

 

80

 

 

72,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

990,084

 

Commercial Banks — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABN AMRO North America Holding Preferred Capital
Repackaging Trust I, 6.52% (a)(b)(l)

 

 

1,350

 

 

1,039,500

 

Barclays Bank Plc, 5.93% (a)(b)(l)

 

 

250

 

 

205,000

 

Fifth Third Capital Trust IV, 6.50%, 4/15/67 (b)

 

 

465

 

 

431,287

 

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXV, Series Y, 6.80%,
10/01/37

 

 

205

 

 

204,168

 

SunTrust Capital VIII, 6.10%, 12/15/36 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

53,350

 

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.57% (b)(l)

 

 

55

 

 

48,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,981,430

 

Consumer Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital One Financial Corp., Capital V, 10.25%,
8/15/39

 

 

205

 

 

212,810

 

Insurance — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Allstate Corp., 6.50%, 5/15/67 (b)

 

 

2,150

 

 

1,967,250

 

American International Group, Inc., 8.18%,
5/15/68 (b)

 

 

115

 

 

114,172

 

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 10.75%, 6/15/88 (a)(b)

 

 

90

 

 

110,700

 

Lincoln National Corp., 6.05%, 4/20/67 (b)

 

 

750

 

 

663,750

 

Swiss Re Capital I LP, 6.85% (a)(b)(l)

 

 

1,060

 

 

980,500

 

XL Group Plc, Series E, 6.50% (b)(l)

 

 

460

 

 

405,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,242,322

 

Total Capital Trusts — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

7,426,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Capital XIII, 7.88% (b)

 

 

8,848

 

 

230,402

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.,
0.00% (a)(b)(c)

 

 

12,873

 

 

109,421

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series O, 7.00%

 

 

40,000

 

 

120,000

 

Series S, 8.25%

 

 

10,000

 

 

20,500

 

Freddie Mac, Series Z, 8.38% (b)(c)

 

 

94,539

 

 

210,822

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

351,322

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

691,145

 

Total Preferred Securities — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

8,117,791

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

East Bay Municipal Utility District, RB, Build America
Bonds, 5.87%, 6/01/40

 

USD

950

 

 

1,075,827

 

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank,
RB, Build America Bonds, 6.12%, 1/15/40

 

 

1,260

 

 

1,495,595

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Build
America Bonds, 7.34%, 11/15/39

 

 

670

 

 

886,544

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

75




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, RB:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Build America Bonds, 5.72%, 6/15/42

 

USD

690

 

$

757,599

 

Second General Resolution, Series EE, 5.38%,
6/15/43

 

 

385

 

 

422,264

 

Second General Resolution, Series EE, 5.50%,
6/15/43

 

 

465

 

 

516,355

 

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Build
America Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 3/15/39

 

 

550

 

 

609,268

 

5.60%, 3/15/40

 

 

950

 

 

1,096,765

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB,
Consolidated, 159th Series, 6.04%, 12/01/29

 

 

395

 

 

453,026

 

University of California, RB, Build America Bonds,
5.95%, 5/15/45

 

 

440

 

 

462,849

 

Total Taxable Municipal Bonds — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

7,776,092

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agency Obligations — 3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae (d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.19%, 10/09/19 (m)

 

 

7,305

 

 

5,444,344

 

5.63%, 7/15/37 (e)

 

 

825

 

 

1,038,465

 

Federal Home Loan Bank (d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 12/09/22

 

 

700

 

 

850,540

 

5.37%, 9/09/24

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,362,180

 

Federal Housing Administration, Merrill Projects:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 29, 7.43%, 10/01/20

 

 

41

 

 

40,622

 

Series 42, 7.43%, 9/01/22

 

 

40

 

 

39,534

 

Resolution Funding Corp., 8.56%, 4/15/30 (m)

 

 

6,055

 

 

3,031,230

 

Tennessee Valley Authority, 5.25%, 9/15/39 (d)

 

 

2,405

 

 

2,826,161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,633,076

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1991-46, Class S, 2,461.75%, 5/25/21 (b)

 

 

 (j)

 

2,821

 

Series 1991-87, Class S, 26.02%, 8/25/21 (b)

 

 

24

 

 

36,726

 

Series 2005-5, Class PK, 5.00%, 12/25/34

 

 

913

 

 

984,123

 

Series G-7, Class S, 1,116.37%, 3/25/21 (b)

 

 

 (j)

 

1,999

 

Series G-17, Class S, 1,055.17%, 6/25/21 (b)

 

 

 (j)

 

2,724

 

Series G-33, Class PV, 1,078.42%, 10/25/21

 

 

 (j)

 

2,911

 

Series G-49, Class S, 1,008.80%, 12/25/21 (b)

 

 

 (j)

 

1,002

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 19, Class R, 16,196.29%, 3/15/20 (b)

 

 

4

 

 

650

 

Series 75, Class R, 9.50%, 1/15/21

 

 

 (j)

 

1

 

Series 75, Class RS, 25.22%, 1/15/21 (b)

 

 

 (j)

 

1

 

Series 173, Class R, 9.00%, 11/15/21

 

 

 (j)

 

6

 

Series 173, Class RS, 9.21%, 11/15/21 (b)

 

 

 (j)

 

6

 

Series 192, Class U, 1,009.03%, 2/15/22 (b)

 

 

 (j)

 

 

Series 1057, Class J, 1,008.00%, 3/15/21

 

 

 (j)

 

1,023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,033,993

 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Guaranteed — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Electric Capital Corp., 2.13%, 12/21/12

 

 

525

 

 

537,480

 

Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 7, Class 2, 8.50%, 4/01/17

 

 

2

 

 

346

 

Series 89, Class 2, 8.00%, 10/01/18

 

 

3

 

 

471

 

Series 94, Class 2, 9.50%, 8/01/21

 

 

1

 

 

293

 

Series 1990-123, Class M, 1,009.50%, 10/25/20

 

 

 (j)

 

225

 

Series 1990-136, Class S, 19.83%, 11/25/20 (b)

 

 

6

 

 

8,980

 

Series 1991-99, Class L, 930.00%, 8/25/21

 

 

 (j)

 

1,048

 

Series 1991-139, Class PT, 648.35%, 10/25/21

 

 

 (j)

 

1,643

 

Series 1997-50, Class SI, 1.20%, 4/25/23 (b)

 

 

176

 

 

6,789

 

Series G-10, Class S, 1,080.00%, 5/25/21 (b)

 

 

 (j)

 

6,741

 

Series G-12, Class S, 1,146.44%, 5/25/21 (b)

 

 

 (j)

 

4,697

 

Series G92-5, Class H, 9.00%, 1/25/22

 

 

33

 

 

5,364

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 176, Class M, 1,010.00%, 7/15/21

 

USD

 (j)

$

320

 

Series 200, Class R, 195,991.48%,
12/15/22 (b)

 

 

 (j)

 

7

 

Series 1043, Class H, 43.88%, 2/15/21 (b)

 

 

4

 

 

7,621

 

Series 1054, Class I, 859.64%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

 

 (j)

 

707

 

Series 1056, Class KD, 1,084.50%, 3/15/21

 

 

 (j)

 

640

 

Series 1148, Class E, 1,167.37%, 10/15/21 (b)

 

 

 (j)

 

1,981

 

Series 1254, Class Z, 8.50%, 4/15/22

 

 

64

 

 

13,990

 

Series 2611, Class QI, 5.50%, 9/15/32

 

 

2,083

 

 

282,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

344,179

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities — 15.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.50%, 9/15/41 (n)

 

 

500

 

 

503,613

 

4.00%, 9/15/26 – 9/15/41 (n)

 

 

21,600

 

 

22,452,375

 

4.50%, 9/15/41 (n)

 

 

17,700

 

 

18,700,464

 

5.00%, 9/15/41 (n)

 

 

5,100

 

 

5,493,656

 

5.50%, 12/01/13 – 9/15/41 (d)(n)

 

 

5,781

 

 

6,316,863

 

6.00%, 3/01/16 – 4/01/35 (d)

 

 

2,269

 

 

2,534,687

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities,
4.50%, 9/15/41 (n)

 

 

100

 

 

105,531

 

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities,
8.00%, 4/15/24 – 6/15/25 (d)

 

 

20

 

 

23,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56,130,889

 

Principal Only Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 203, Class 1 2/01/23

 

 

10

 

 

8,800

 

Series 228, Class 1, 6/01/23

 

 

6

 

 

5,782

 

Series 1993-51, Class E, 2/25/23

 

 

32

 

 

30,972

 

Series 1993-70, Class A, 5/25/23

 

 

5

 

 

4,513

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities,
Series 1739, Class B, 2/15/24

 

 

19

 

 

18,863

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68,930

 

Total US Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 19.6%

 

 

 

 

 

72,748,547

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Treasury Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/15/21 (d)

 

 

1,550

 

 

2,379,250

 

8.00%, 11/15/21 (d)

 

 

7,065

 

 

10,806,136

 

6.25%, 8/15/23 (d)

 

 

4,990

 

 

6,897,897

 

3.50%, 2/15/39 (d)

 

 

2,865

 

 

2,827,397

 

4.25%, 5/15/39 (d)

 

 

2,770

 

 

3,109,757

 

4.38%, 5/15/40 (d)

 

 

8,225

 

 

9,412,525

 

4.75%, 2/15/41

 

 

1,621

 

 

1,971,541

 

4.38%, 5/15/41 (d)

 

 

27,085

 

 

31,041,848

 

3.75%, 8/15/41

 

 

600

 

 

617,250

 

US Treasury Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.50%, 8/15/14 (d)

 

 

1,055

 

 

1,060,686

 

2.50%, 4/30/15 (d)

 

 

1,035

 

 

1,109,391

 

2.25%, 7/31/18

 

 

2,495

 

 

2,613,707

 

2.63%, 8/15/20 (d)

 

 

1,105

 

 

1,158,783

 

3.13%, 5/15/21

 

 

1,370

 

 

1,483,888

 

2.13%, 8/15/21 (d)

 

 

11,812

 

 

11,712,307

 

Total US Treasury Obligations — 23.7%

 

 

 

 

 

88,202,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (o)

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulus Media, Inc., (Expires 3/26/19)

 

 

32,513

 

 

83,087

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

76

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (o)

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.,
(Expires 9/29/17)

 

 

152

 

$

1

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

83,088

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $553,159,496) — 152.9%

 

 

 

 

 

567,923,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.07% (p)(q)

 

 

3,706,293

 

 

3,706,293

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $3,706,293) — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

3,706,293

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eurodollar 1-Year Mid-Curve Options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price USD 98.25, Expires 9/16/11

 

 

317

 

 

3,963

 

Strike Price USD 98.50, Expires 9/16/11

 

 

222

 

 

2,775

 

Strike Price USD 99.25, Expires 3/16/12

 

 

441

 

 

79,931

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEK Call Option, Strike Price USD 6.37, Expires
9/15/11, Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

USD

2,960

 

 

45,288

 

USD Call Option, Strike Price USD 82.00,
Expires 11/11/11, Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,850

 

 

4,255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49,543

 

Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 2.75% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/02/11,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

5,000

 

 

159,029

 

Receive a fixed rate of 2.20% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/28/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

1,800

 

 

12,806

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.12% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/08/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,200

 

 

74,001

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.54% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/01/11,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

100

 

 

9,600

 

Receive a fixed rate of 1.76% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/26/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

9,300

 

 

221,868

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.15% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/11/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,400

 

 

84,536

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.70% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 8/03/12,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

1,100

 

 

107,193

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.46% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/22/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

2,500

 

 

192,369

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.99% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/03/13,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

5,600

 

 

582,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.99% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/03/13,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

USD

1,600

 

$

166,684

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.96% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/15/13,
Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

800

 

 

80,016

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.81% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/17/13,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

1,400

 

 

122,360

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.88% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/28/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,600

 

 

145,138

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.49% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/20/14,
Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

500

 

 

60,401

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.20% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/28/15,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

7,300

 

 

1,122,457

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,140,890

 

Over-the-Counter Put Options — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUD Put Option:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price USD 0.90, Expires 11/11/11,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

AUD

350

 

 

3,732

 

Strike Price USD 0.92, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

USD

1,985

 

 

6,868

 

Strike Price USD 0.92, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

995

 

 

3,443

 

CAD Put Option:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price USD 1.07, Expires 11/10/11,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

500

 

 

690

 

Strike Price USD 1.07, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

990

 

 

2,039

 

Strike Price USD 1.07, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

495

 

 

1,020

 

EUR Put Option:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price GBP 0.84, Expires 10/13/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

EUR

600

 

 

1,207

 

Strike Price USD 1.41, Expires 11/16/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

11,755

 

 

262,241

 

Strike Price USD 1.31, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

USD

3,970

 

 

16,595

 

Strike Price USD 1.31, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,985

 

 

8,297

 

GBP Put Option:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price USD 1.54, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

6,150

 

 

31,180

 

Strike Price USD 1.54, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

2,975

 

 

15,083

 

Strike Price USD 1.54, Expires 11/18/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,490

 

 

7,554

 

SEK Put Option, Strike Price USD 7.00,
Expires 9/26/11, Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,250

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

359,960

 

Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 2.30% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/13/11,
Broker BNP Paribas SA

 

 

9,400

 

 

206

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.12% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/08/11,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,200

 

 

3,359

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.54% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/01/11,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

100

 

 

136

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 

Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 1.76% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/26/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

USD

9,300

 

$

1,547

 

Pay a fixed rate of 2.50% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/26/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,400

 

 

234

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.70% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 8/03/12,
Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

1,100

 

 

12,514

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.46% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/22/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

2,500

 

 

51,005

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.99% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/03/13,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

5,600

 

 

123,984

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.99% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/03/13,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

1,600

 

 

35,350

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.96% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/15/13,
Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

800

 

 

19,885

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.81% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 9/17/13,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

1,400

 

 

44,385

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.88% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/28/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,600

 

 

51,468

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.49% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/20/14,
Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

500

 

 

14,565

 

Pay a fixed rate of 2.50% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 8/11/14,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

6,200

 

 

63,057

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.00% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 8/11/14,
Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

7,500

 

 

56,846

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.20% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/28/15,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

7,300

 

 

210,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

688,629

 

Total Options Purchased
(Cost — $3,993,592) — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

4,325,691

 

Total Investments Before TBA Sale
Commitments and Options Written
(Cost — $560,859,384*) — 155.1%

 

 

 

 

 

575,955,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA Sale Commitments (n)

 

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.50%, 9/15/41

 

 

500

 

 

(503,613

)

4.00%, 9/15/41

 

 

13,000

 

 

(13,471,250

)

4.50%, 9/15/41

 

 

6,000

 

 

(6,339,141

)

5.50%, 9/15/26

 

 

100

 

 

(108,531

)

6.00%, 9/15/41

 

 

8,500

 

 

(9,408,438

)

Total TBA Sale Commitments
(Proceeds — $29,622,531) — (8.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

(29,830,973

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

 

Contracts

 

 

Value

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options — (0.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eurodollar 1-Year Mid-Curve Options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price USD 97.75, Expires 9/16/11

 

 

317

 

$

(1,981

)

Strike Price USD 98.00, Expires 9/16/11

 

 

222

 

 

(2,775

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,756

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Call Options — (0.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEK Call Option, Strike Price USD 6.37,
Expires 9/15/11, Broker UBS AG

 

USD

2,960

 

 

(45,288

)

Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — (1.8)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 2.75% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/30/11,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

2,300

 

 

(79,996

)

Pay a fixed rate of 2.90% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/30/11,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

4,600

 

 

(206,527

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.00% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/29/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

2,300

 

 

(119,392

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.00% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/05/12,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

1,100

 

 

(147,782

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.02% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/02/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

3,500

 

 

(468,616

)

Pay a fixed rate of 2.08% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/07/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

9,200

 

 

(277,368

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.98% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/20/12,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

1,800

 

 

(224,491

)

Pay a fixed rate of 2.65% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/11/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,400

 

 

(44,800

)

Pay a fixed rate of 2.90% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/11/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

1,400

 

 

(63,120

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.86% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/23/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

600

 

 

(62,130

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.03% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/06/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,000

 

 

(115,840

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.90% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/04/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,800

 

 

(853,910

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.92% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/05/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,300

 

 

(593,489

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.00% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/22/13,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

6,000

 

 

(1,095,804

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.08% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/10/14,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

3,500

 

 

(588,395

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.11% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/10/14,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

3,800

 

 

(645,887

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.90% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/09/14,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

6,000

 

 

(385,286

)


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 

Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.96% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/09/14,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

USD

2,100

 

$

(140,010

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.84% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/02/14,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

2,600

 

 

(352,767

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,465,610

)

Over-the-Counter Put Options — (0.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR Put Option, Strike Price USD 1.36,
Expires 11/16/11, Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

11,755

 

 

(135,933

)

Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — (0.1)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 2.05% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/24/11,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

2,500

 

 

(586

)

Receive a fixed rate of 2.05% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 10/24/11,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

3,400

 

 

(796

)

Receive a fixed rate of 1.15% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/30/11,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

5,900

 

 

(796

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.75% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/30/11,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

2,300

 

 

(1,597

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.95% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/30/11,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

4,600

 

 

(1,755

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.00% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/29/11,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

2,300

 

 

(1,799

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.00% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 1/05/12,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

1,100

 

 

(1,000

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.02% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/02/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

3,500

 

 

(4,992

)

Receive a fixed rate of 2.08% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/07/12,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

9,200

 

 

(1,279

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.98% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/20/12,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

1,800

 

 

(7,062

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.86% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 11/23/12,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

600

 

 

(8,904

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.03% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/06/12,
Broker UBS AG

 

 

1,000

 

 

(12,948

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.90% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/04/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

4,800

 

 

(36,654

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.92% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 3/05/13,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

3,300

 

 

(24,731

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.00% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 4/22/13,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

6,000

 

 

(50,027

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.08% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/10/14,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

3,500

 

 

(59,068

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.11% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 2/10/14,
Broker Citibank NA

 

 

3,800

 

 

(63,094

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 

Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.90% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/09/14,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

USD

6,000

 

$

(95,738

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.96% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 6/09/14,
Broker Royal Bank of Scotland Plc

 

 

2,100

 

 

(32,147

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.84% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 12/02/14,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

2,600

 

 

(78,042

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(483,015

)

Total Options Written
(Premiums Received — $4,793,809) — (1.9)%

 

 

 

 

 

(7,134,602

)

Total Investments, Net of TBA Sale Commitments
and Options Written — 145.2%

 

 

 

 

 

538,989,466

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (45.2)%

 

 

 

 

 

(167,814,146

)

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

371,175,320

 


 

 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

561,209,984

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

27,649,758

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(12,904,701

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

14,745,057

 


 

 

(a)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

(b)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(c)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(d)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open reverse repurchase agreements.

 

 

(e)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with swaps.

 

 

(f)

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

 

 

(g)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

(h)

Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(i)

When-issued security. Unsettled when-issued transactions were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Bank of America NA

 

$

793,504

 

 

 


 

 

(j)

Amount is less than $500.

 

 

(k)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization entities and are non-income producing.

 

 

(l)

Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.

 

 

(m)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)


 

 

(n)

Represents or includes a TBA transaction. Unsettled TBA transactions as of report date were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

Bank of America Securities

 

$

(845,219

)

$

1,469

 

 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

$

845,219

 

$

(134,570

)

 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

 

$

6,016

 

 

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

 

$

8,964,980

 

$

90,816

 

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

$

9,086,656

 

$

56,844

 

 

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

$

5,493,656

 

$

(167,398

)


 

 

(o)

Warrants entitle the Trust 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.

 

 

(p)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the year, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2011

 

Income

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

3,706,293

 

 

3,706,293

 

$

2,335

 


 

 

(q)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date1

 

Net Closing
Amount

 

Face
Amount

 

 

Bank of America
Merrill Lynch

 

0.23

%

 

4/27/11

 

Open

 

$

2,212,481

 

$

2,210,688

 

 

UBS Securities LLC

 

0.35

%

 

5/05/11

 

Open

 

 

5,613,127

 

 

5,606,640

 

 

Bank of America
Merrill Lynch

 

0.04

%

 

5/06/11

 

Open

 

 

19,196,485

 

 

19,193,969

 

 

Bank of America
Merrill Lynch

 

0.05

%

 

5/06/11

 

Open

 

 

8,452,573

 

 

8,451,188

 

 

Deutsche Bank
Securities, Inc.

 

0.38

%

 

5/06/11

 

Open

 

 

8,476,845

 

 

8,466,300

 

 

Deutsche Bank
Securities, Inc.

 

0.38

%

 

5/09/11

 

Open

 

 

10,038,991

 

 

10,026,820

 

 

UBS Securities LLC

 

0.38

%

 

5/10/11

 

Open

 

 

8,955,514

 

 

8,944,750

 

 

Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC

 

0.40

%

 

5/11/11

 

Open

 

 

1,854,125

 

 

1,851,800

 

 

BNP Paribas
Securities Corp.

 

0.10

%

 

5/17/11

 

Open

 

 

851,015

 

 

850,763

 

 

Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC

 

0.40

%

 

5/18/11

 

Open

 

 

6,890,775

 

 

6,882,669

 

 

UBS Securities LLC

 

0.35

%

 

5/31/11

 

Open

 

 

2,077,502

 

 

2,075,625

 

 

Deutsche Bank
Securities, Inc.

 

0.38

%

 

5/31/11

 

Open

 

 

2,061,772

 

 

2,059,750

 

 

BNP Paribas
Securities Corp.

 

0.20

%

 

6/01/11

 

Open

 

 

1,086,217

 

 

1,085,663

 

 

BNP Paribas
Securities Corp.

 

0.35

%

 

6/08/11

 

Open

 

 

2,857,625

 

 

2,855,265

 

 

Deutsche Bank
Securities, Inc.

 

0.38

%

 

6/10/11

 

Open

 

 

2,231,003

 

 

2,229,050

 


 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows (concluded):


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date1

 

Net Closing
Amount

 

Face
Amount

 

 

Bank of America
Merrill Lynch

 

0.06

%

 

6/27/11

 

Open

 

$

820,840

 

$          820,750

 

 

Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC

 

0.09

%

 

6/27/11

 

Open

 

 

2,579,783

 

2,579,363

 

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

0.02

%

 

7/15/11

 

Open

 

 

2,773,536

 

 

2,773,463

 

 

Deutsche Bank
Securities, Inc.

 

0.35

%

 

7/19/11

 

Open

 

 

13,085,458

 

13,079,863

 

 

Deutsche Bank
Securities, Inc.

 

(3.00

)%

 

8/02/11

 

Open

 

 

1,001,889

 

1,004,400

 

 

Deutsche Bank
Securities, Inc.

 

0.09

%

 

8/03/11

 

Open

 

 

1,108,824

 

1,108,744

 

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

0.12

%

 

8/03/11

 

Open

 

 

5,113,994

 

 

5,113,500

 

 

Deutsche Bank
Securities, Inc.

 

0.16

%

 

8/12/11

 

Open

 

 

1,285,739

 

1,285,625

 

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

0.04

%

 

8/31/11

 

9/01/11

 

 

1,061,596

 

 

1,061,593

 

 

BNP Paribas
Securities Corp.

 

0.08

%

 

8/31/11

 

9/01/11

 

 

29,312,630

 

29,312,500

 

 

BNP Paribas
Securities Corp.

 

0.18

%

 

8/10/11

 

9/13/11

 

 

2,666,184

 

2,665,717

 

 

Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC

 

(0.45

)%

 

8/26/11

 

9/15/11

 

 

4,967,446

 

4,968,749

 

 

Bank of America
Merrill Lynch

 

(0.66

)%

 

8/29/11

 

9/15/11

 

 

3,948,697

 

3,950,000

 

 

Bank of America
Merrill Lynch

 

(0.10

)%

 

8/31/11

 

11/15/11

 

 

2,367,581

 

2,368,085

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

154,950,247

 

$

154,883,292

 


 

 

 

 

1

Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time.

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts purchased as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

1

 

Euro Bund

 

Eurex

 

September

 

$

191,908

 

$

2,398

 

 

 

 

Futures

 

 

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

USD Index

 

Intercontinental

 

September

 

$

149,798

 

 

(1,452

)

 

 

 

Currency

 

Exchange

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

2-Year US

 

Chicago Board

 

December

 

$

3,748,794

 

 

(294

)

 

 

 

Treasury Note

 

of Trade

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

280

 

30-Year US

 

Chicago Board

 

December

 

$

38,216,295

 

 

(127,545

)

 

 

 

Treasury Bond

 

of Trade

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(126,893

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

60

 

90-Day

 

Chicago

 

December

 

$

14,930,835

 

$

6,585

 

 

 

 

Euro Dollar

 

Mercantile

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

5-Year US

 

Chicago Board

 

December

 

$

3,798,658

 

 

(295

)

 

 

 

Treasury Note

 

of Trade

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

349

 

10-Year US

 

Chicago Board

 

December

 

$

44,925,137

 

 

(106,769

)

 

 

 

Treasury Note

 

of Trade

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

Ultra Long US

 

Chicago Board

 

December

 

$

2,565,533

 

 

(11,280

)

 

 

 

Treasury Bond

 

of Trade

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(111,759

)


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)


 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

USD

250,000

 

SEK

1,582,820

 

Citibank NA

 

9/22/11

 

$

679

 

JPY

192,120,380

 

USD

2,410,000

 

Goldman Sachs
Bank USA

 

9/27/11

 

 

99,563

 

USD

2,426,972

 

JPY

195,541,150

 

Royal Bank
of Scotland

 

9/27/11

 

 

(127,274

)

SEK

5,264,663

 

USD

795,000

 

Citibank NA

 

9/28/11

 

 

33,999

 

USD

795,000

 

SEK

5,070,731

 

Citibank NA

 

9/28/11

 

 

(3,462

)

CHF

160,706

 

USD

200,000

 

Royal Bank
of Scotland

 

9/30/11

 

 

(430

)

USD

100,000

 

EUR

69,426

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

9/30/11

 

 

305

 

USD

1,119,306

 

GBP

700,500

 

Royal Bank
of Scotland

 

10/07/11

 

 

(17,373

)

USD

4,086,988

 

EUR

2,850,000

 

Citibank NA

 

10/26/11

 

 

(4,351

)

USD

285,610

 

EUR

200,000

 

UBS AG

 

10/26/11

 

 

(1,502

)

CNY

5,920,000

 

USD

932,651

 

Goldman Sachs
Bank USA

 

11/15/11

 

 

(2,472

)

CNY

5,920,000

 

USD

937,080

 

Goldman Sachs
Bank USA

 

2/15/12

 

 

(2,802

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(25,120

)


 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — buy protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Radian Group, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Citibank NA

 

3/20/13

 

$

1,400

 

$

247,415

 

Radian Group, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Citibank NA

 

6/20/15

 

$

1,400

 

 

354,763

 

The PMI Group, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Citibank NA

 

9/20/16

 

$

1,400

 

 

841,808

 

News America, Inc.

 

1.00%

 

JPMorgan

 

9/20/16

 

$

400

 

 

(2,968

)

 

 

 

 

Chase Bank NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The New York

 

1.00%

 

Barclays

 

12/20/16

 

$

1,800

 

 

36,647

 

Times Co.

 

 

 

Bank Plc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,477,665

 


 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — sold protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Receive
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Issuer
Credit
Rating1

 

Notional
Amount
(000)2

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Aviva USA Corp.

 

1.00%

 

Deutsche

 

5/25/12

 

A

 

$

1,150

 

$

(941

)

 

 

 

 

Bank AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

1.00%

 

Deutsche

 

9/20/16

 

A–

 

$

730

 

 

8,497

 

 

 

 

 

Bank AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

1.00%

 

Morgan

 

9/20/16

 

A–

 

$

910

 

 

9,097

 

 

 

 

 

Stanley Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lincoln

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Corp.

 

1.00%

 

Credit Suisse

 

9/20/16

 

A–

 

$

210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lincoln

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Corp.

 

1.00%

 

Morgan

 

9/20/16

 

A–

 

$

170

 

 

1,982

 

 

 

 

 

Stanley Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prudential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial, Inc.

 

1.00%

 

Morgan

 

9/20/16

 

A

 

$

260

 

 

2,778

 

 

 

 

 

Stanley Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

21,413

 


 

 

 

 

1

Using S&P’s rating.

 

 

 

 

2

The maximum potential amount the Trust may pay should a negative event take place as defined under the terms of agreement.

 

 

 

Credit default swaps on traded indexes — buy protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Dow Jones

 

5.00%

 

Credit Suisse

 

12/20/15

 

$

5,000

 

$

293,943

 

CDX North

 

 

 

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America High

 

 

 

(USA) LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yield Series 15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dow Jones

 

5.00%

 

Morgan

 

12/20/15

 

$

990

 

 

10,236

 

CDX Emerging

 

 

 

Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markets Series 14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dow Jones

 

1.00%

 

Credit Suisse

 

6/20/16

 

$

770

 

 

(3,155

)

CDX North

 

 

 

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America Investment

 

 

 

(USA) LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grade Series 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dow Jones

 

1.00%

 

JPMorgan

 

6/20/16

 

$

2,315

 

 

(8,445

)

CDX North

 

 

 

Chase & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America Investment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grade Series 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

292,579

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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AUGUST 31, 2011

81




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)


 

 

Interest rate swaps outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed
Rate

 

Floating
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

0.65%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Barclays

 

7/22/13

 

$

5,900

 

$

(18,402

)

 

 

 

 

Bank Plc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.45%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

BNP Paribas

 

8/18/13

 

$

21,800

 

 

16,248

 

1.80%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Royal Bank

 

3/04/16

 

$

7,100

 

 

248,828

 

 

 

 

 

of Scotland Plc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.39%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Royal Bank

 

4/06/16

 

$

2,100

 

 

119,325

 

 

 

 

 

of Scotland Plc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.39%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche

 

4/14/16

 

$

1,300

 

 

74,316

 

 

 

 

 

Bank AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.15%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche

 

4/28/16

 

$

3,700

 

 

188,514

 

 

 

 

 

Bank AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.27%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Morgan

 

8/13/16

 

$

2,300

 

 

4,462

 

 

 

 

 

Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.20%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Bank of

 

8/15/16

 

$

2,500

 

 

1,492

 

 

 

 

 

America NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.28%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Citibank NA

 

8/31/16

 

$

600

 

 

738

 

1.81%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Citibank NA

 

8/31/18

 

$

1,800

 

 

(1,681

)

3.27%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche

 

5/16/21

 

$

910

 

 

(74,219

)

 

 

 

 

Bank AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.86%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

JPMorgan

 

5/23/21

 

$

7,900

 

 

748,428

 

 

 

 

 

Chase & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.57%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche

 

8/08/21

 

$

400

 

 

6,765

 

 

 

 

 

Bank AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.56%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

UBS AG

 

8/10/21

 

$

1,000

 

 

(15,738

)

2.35%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche

 

8/12/21

 

$

1,900

 

 

(6,094

)

 

 

 

 

Bank AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.36%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche

 

9/01/21

 

$

2,500

 

 

(8,283

)

 

 

 

 

Bank AG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.36%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

UBS AG

 

9/02/21

 

$

900

 

 

 

2.37%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Citibank NA

 

9/02/21

 

$

1,400

 

 

 

2.37%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Credit Suisse

 

9/02/21

 

$

1,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.38%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Credit Suisse

 

9/02/21

 

$

2,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.38%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

UBS AG

 

9/02/21

 

$

5,400

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,284,699

 


 

 

 

 

(a)

Pays a fixed interest rate and receives floating rate.

 

 

 

 

(b)

Pays a floating interest rate and receives fixed rate.


 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Trust’s perceived risk of investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term
Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed
Securities

 

 

 

$

16,237,931

 

$

6,157,600

 

$

22,395,531

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

294,682,209

 

 

2,004,500

 

 

296,686,709

 

Foreign Agency
Obligations

 

 

 

 

3,209,839

 

 

 

 

3,209,839

 

Non-Agency
Mortgage-Backed
Securities

 

 

 

 

66,745,564

 

 

1,957,342

 

 

68,702,906

 

Other Interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

190

 

 

190

 

Preferred
Securities

 

$

581,724

 

 

7,426,646

 

 

109,421

 

 

8,117,791

 

Taxable Municipal
Bonds

 

 

 

 

7,776,092

 

 

 

 

7,776,092

 

US Government
Sponsored Agency
Securities

 

 

 

 

72,667,720

 

 

80,827

 

 

72,748,547

 

US Treasury
Obligations

 

 

 

 

88,202,363

 

 

 

 

88,202,363

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

83,088

 

 

83,088

 

Short-Term
Securities

 

 

3,706,293

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,706,293

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term
Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA Sale
Commitments

 

 

 

 

(29,830,973

)

 

 

 

(29,830,973

)

Total

 

$

4,288,017

 

$

527,117,392

 

$

10,392,968

 

$

541,798,377

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

82

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Derivative Financial
Instruments1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

$

1,807,166

 

 

 

$

1,807,166

 

Foreign currency
exchange
contracts

 

 

 

 

544,049

 

 

 

 

544,049

 

Interest rate
contracts

 

$

95,652

 

 

5,238,635

 

 

 

 

5,334,287

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

 

(14,568

)

$

(941

)

 

(15,509

)

Foreign currency
exchange
contracts

 

 

 

 

(340,887

)

 

 

 

(340,887

)

Interest rate
contracts

 

 

(252,391

)

 

(7,073,042

)

 

 

 

(7,325,433

)

Total

 

$

(156,739

)

$

161,353

 

$

(941

)

$

3,673

 


 

 

 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts and options. Swaps, financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on the instrument and options are shown at value.

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed
Securities

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Non-Agency
Mortgage-Backed
Securities

 

Other
Interests

 

Preferred
Securities

 

US Government
Sponsored Agency
Securities

 

Warrants

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

5,145,849

 

$

13,235

 

$

1,100

 

$

2,331,908

 

$

381

 

$

65,455

 

$

1,499,795

 

 

 

$

9,057,723

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

(500,911

)

 

 

 

4,845

 

 

869

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,141

)

 

 

 

(496,338

)

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(421,819

)

 

(339,690

)

 

 

 

34,437

 

 

 

 

130,416

 

 

(40,609

)

 

 

 

(637,265

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

1,743,760

 

 

363,363

 

 

98,555

 

 

(11,277

)

 

(191

)

 

96,132

 

 

57,818

 

$

83,087

 

 

2,431,247

 

Purchases

 

 

4,836,681

 

 

 

 

1,900,000

 

 

2,236,034

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

8,972,716

 

Sales

 

 

(3,776,090

)

 

(36,908

)

 

 

 

(1,883,200

)

 

 

 

(182,582

)

 

(1,435,036

)

 

 

 

(7,313,816

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers out3

 

 

(869,870

)

 

 

 

 

 

(751,429

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,621,299

)

Balance, as of August 31, 2011

 

$

6,157,600

 

 

 

$

2,004,500

 

$

1,957,342

 

$

190

 

$

109,421

 

$

80,827

 

$

83,088

 

$

10,392,968

 


 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at August 31, 2011 was $649,196.

 

 

 

 

3

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 derivative financial instruments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit
Contracts

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

 

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

$

2,274

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation4

 

 

(941

)

Purchases

 

 

 

Issuances5

 

 

(7,747

)

Sales

 

 

 

Settlements6

 

 

5,473

 

Transfers in7

 

 

 

Transfers out7

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2011

 

$

(941

)


 

 

 

 

4

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on derivative financial instruments still held at August 31, 2011 was $(941).

 

 

 

 

5

Issuances represent upfront cash received on certain derivative financial instruments.

 

 

 

 

6

Settlements represent periodic contractual cash flows and/or cash flows to terminate certain derivative financial instruments.

 

 

 

 

7

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is presented when the Trust had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets.

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AUGUST 31, 2011

83




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Asset-Backed Securities — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2005-FF2, Class M2, 0.66%, 3/25/35 (a)

 

$

5,890

 

$

4,979,210

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series T-11,
Class A9, 2.51%, 1/25/28 (a)

 

 

2,347

 

 

2,182,273

 

GSAA Home Equity Trust, Series 2005-1, Class AF2,
4.32%, 11/25/34 (a)

 

 

215

 

 

214,824

 

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust,
Series 2005-OP2, Class M1, 0.65%, 10/25/35 (a)

 

 

1,875

 

 

1,125,459

 

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates,
Class 1:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1996-20E, 7.60%, 5/01/16

 

 

180

 

 

195,230

 

Series 1996-20G, 7.70%, 7/01/16

 

 

204

 

 

223,076

 

Series 1996-20H, 7.25%, 8/01/16

 

 

262

 

 

285,819

 

Series 1996-20K, 6.95%, 11/01/16

 

 

492

 

 

536,461

 

Series 1997-20C, 7.15%, 3/01/17

 

 

201

 

 

219,243

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,961,595

 

Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Business Administration, Series 1, 2.00%,
4/01/15

 

 

1,802

 

 

15,768

 

Sterling Bank Trust, Series 2004-2, Class Note, 2.08%,
3/30/30 (b)

 

 

4,721

 

 

370,322

 

Sterling Coofs Trust, Series 1, 2.36%, 4/15/29

 

 

8,221

 

 

652,538

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,038,628

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

11,000,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust, Series 40,
Class R, 0.58%, 4/01/18

 

 

123

 

 

123

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2005-28CB,
Class 1A5, 5.50%, 8/25/35

 

 

857

 

 

834,444

 

Deutsche ALT-A Securities, Inc. Alternate Loan Trust,
Series 2006-AR5, Class 22A, 5.50%, 10/25/21

 

 

1,056

 

 

961,982

 

Homebanc Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-4, Class A1,
0.49%, 10/25/35 (a)

 

 

3,157

 

 

2,075,908

 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-A7, Class 2A2,
5.28%, 1/25/37 (a)

 

 

413

 

 

286,513

 

Kidder Peabody Acceptance Corp., Series 1993-1,
Class A6, 16.22%, 8/25/23 (a)

 

 

53

 

 

58,209

 

Residential Funding Securities LLC, Series 2003-RM2,
Class AI5, 8.50%, 5/25/33

 

 

3,386

 

 

3,648,457

 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2004-11, Class A, 2.61%, 8/25/34 (a)

 

 

1,401

 

 

1,201,326

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2006-AR1, Class 2A1C, 1.32%, 1/25/46 (a)

 

 

5,009

 

 

2,381,653

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,448,615

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,
Series 2007-C2, Class A3, 5.54%, 1/15/49 (a)

 

 

2,420

 

 

2,549,438

 

First Union-Lehman Brothers Commercial Mortgage,
Series 1997-C2, Class D, 7.12%, 11/18/29

 

 

2,180

 

 

2,263,896

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,813,334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Mortgage Securities Inc.,
Series 2003-3, Class 1AIO, 0.28%, 5/25/33 (a)

 

$

83,957

 

$

659,626

 

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2007-A5,
Class 1A7, 6.00%, 5/25/37

 

 

997

 

 

128,183

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust, Series 42,
Class R, 6,000.00%, 10/01/14

 

 

3

 

 

221

 

First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series C,
Class I-O, 10.97%, 4/25/17

 

 

25

 

 

3,972

 

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 1998-5, Class IO,
0.33%, 6/19/27 (a)(b)

 

 

4,743

 

 

123,433

 

IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR33,
Class 4AX, 0.17%, 1/25/37

 

 

105,044

 

 

521,017

 

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust,
Series 2004-3, Class 3AX, 0.98%, 4/25/34

 

 

12,327

 

 

137,072

 

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust,
Series 2003-9, Class 15X2, 6.00%, 1/25/19

 

 

593

 

 

88,526

 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-3,
Class 1AX, 5.00%, 5/25/19

 

 

643

 

 

73,582

 

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-2, Class XA,
0.98%, 3/20/35 (a)

 

 

38,402

 

 

629,412

 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-20, Class 3AX, 5.50%, 10/25/35

 

 

861

 

 

91,544

 

Series 2006-7, Class 3AS, 2.51%, 8/25/36 (a)

 

 

27,700

 

 

3,053,138

 

Vendee Mortgage Trust, Series 1999-2, Class 1IO,
0.04%, 5/15/29 (a)

 

 

56,766

 

 

99,290

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,609,016

 

Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 1997-C1, Class AX, 1.36%, 6/20/29 (a)(b)

 

 

2,863

 

 

81,909

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 1997-HF1,
Class X, 2.19%, 7/15/29 (a)(b)

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

81,909

 

Principal Only Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage
Pass-Through Trust, Class PO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2003-26, 8/25/33

 

 

1,876

 

 

1,639,267

 

Series 2003-J4, 6/25/33

 

 

345

 

 

299,722

 

Series 2003-J5, 7/25/33

 

 

523

 

 

456,380

 

Series 2003-J8, 9/25/23

 

 

434

 

 

392,517

 

Drexel Burnham Lambert CMO Trust, Class 1:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series K, 9/23/17

 

 

10

 

 

9,207

 

Series V, 9/01/18

 

 

39

 

 

37,379

 

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust,
Series 2004-3, Class 4A15, 3/25/34

 

 

81

 

 

63,729

 

Residential Asset Securitization Trust,
Series 2005-A15, Class 1A8, 2/25/36

 

 

891

 

 

684,098

 

Structured Mortgage Asset Residential Trust,
Series 1993-3C, Class CX, 4/25/24

 

 

8

 

 

6,654

 

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2005-9, Class CP, 11/25/35

 

 

571

 

 

368,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,957,286

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

25,910,160

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

84

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Agency Obligations — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Housing Administration, General Motors
Acceptance Corp. Projects, Series 56, 7.43%,
11/01/22

 

$

217

 

$

217,356

 

Federal Housing Administration, Merrill Projects,
Series 54, 7.43%, 5/15/23

 

 

2

 

 

1,988

 

Federal Housing Administration, Reilly Projects,
Series 41, 8.28%, 3/01/20

 

 

233

 

 

233,303

 

Federal Housing Administration, USGI Projects:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 87, 7.43%, 12/01/22

 

 

66

 

 

66,249

 

Series 99, 7.43%, 6/01/21

 

 

4,414

 

 

4,413,817

 

Series 99, 7.43%, 10/01/23

 

 

41

 

 

40,999

 

Series 99, 7.43%, 10/01/23

 

 

121

 

 

121,135

 

Resolution Funding Corp., 9.89%, 4/15/30 (c)

 

 

13,000

 

 

6,508,008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,602,855

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 12.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1991-46, Class S, 1.40%, 5/25/21 (a)

 

 

95

 

 

6,055

 

Series 1991-87, Class S, 26.02%, 8/25/21 (a)

 

 

53

 

 

80,246

 

Series 1993-247, Class SN, 10.00%, 12/25/23 (a)

 

 

416

 

 

473,296

 

Series 2003-32, Class VT, 6.00%, 9/25/15

 

 

3,819

 

 

3,875,544

 

Series 2003-135, Class PB, 6.00%, 1/25/34

 

 

12,264

 

 

14,108,985

 

Series 2004-29, Class HC, 7.50%, 7/25/30

 

 

491

 

 

510,353

 

Series 2004-31, Class ZG, 7.50%, 5/25/34

 

 

3,172

 

 

4,021,390

 

Series 2005-73, Class DS, 16.98%, 8/25/35 (a)

 

 

3,137

 

 

3,690,063

 

Series 2006-2, Class KP, 0.00%, 2/25/35 (a)

 

 

150

 

 

148,972

 

Series G-7, Class S, 16.87%, 3/25/21 (a)

 

 

(d)

 

4,292

 

Series G-17, Class S, 0.58%, 6/25/21 (a)

 

 

262

 

 

5,848

 

Series G-33, Class PV, 1.08%, 10/25/21

 

 

301

 

 

6,249

 

Series G-49, Class S, 5.55%, 12/25/21 (a)

 

 

(d)

 

2,152

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 19, Class F, 8.50%, 3/15/20

 

 

88

 

 

96,368

 

Series 19, Class R, 9.76%, 3/15/20 (a)

 

 

8

 

 

1,395

 

Series 40, Class K, 6.50%, 8/17/24

 

 

362

 

 

426,046

 

Series 75, Class R, 9.50%, 1/15/21

 

 

(d)

 

2

 

Series 75, Class RS, 25.07%, 1/15/21 (a)

 

 

(d)

 

2

 

Series 173, Class R, 9.00%, 11/15/21

 

 

12

 

 

12

 

Series 173, Class RS, 9.19%, 11/15/21 (a)

 

 

(d)

 

13

 

Series 192, Class U, 28.43%, 2/15/22 (a)

 

 

3

 

 

55

 

Series 1057, Class J, 1.01%, 3/15/21

 

 

96

 

 

2,196

 

Series 1160, Class F, 39.10%, 10/15/21 (a)

 

 

20

 

 

43,149

 

Series 1961, Class H, 6.50%, 5/15/12

 

 

(d)

 

69

 

Series 2218, Class Z, 8.50%, 3/15/30

 

 

5,424

 

 

6,395,778

 

Series 2542, Class UC, 6.00%, 12/15/22

 

 

8,321

 

 

9,101,257

 

Series 2758, Class KV, 5.50%, 5/15/23

 

 

9,463

 

 

10,717,927

 

Series 2861, Class AX, 10.49%, 9/15/34 (a)

 

 

229

 

 

253,981

 

Series 2927, Class BZ, 5.50%, 2/15/35

 

 

2,964

 

 

3,542,353

 

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1996-5, Class Z, 7.00%, 5/16/26

 

 

558

 

 

613,291

 

Series 2001-33, Class PB, 6.50%, 7/20/31

 

 

916

 

 

956,057

 

Series 2004-89, Class PE, 6.00%, 10/20/34

 

 

3,392

 

 

3,739,831

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

62,823,227

 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Guaranteed — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Funding, Inc., 1.88%, 10/22/12

 

 

3,800

 

 

3,867,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 7, Class 2, 8.50%, 4/01/17

 

$

5

 

$

742

 

Series 89, Class 2, 8.00%, 10/01/18

 

 

7

 

 

1,011

 

Series 94, Class 2, 9.50%, 8/01/21

 

 

3

 

 

629

 

Series 1990-123, Class M, 1.01%, 10/25/20

 

 

23

 

 

482

 

Series 1990-136, Class S, 0.02%, 11/25/20 (a)

 

 

12,500

 

 

19,280

 

Series 1991-99, Class L, 0.93%, 8/25/21

 

 

119

 

 

2,249

 

Series 1991-139, Class PT, 0.65%, 10/25/21

 

 

242

 

 

3,527

 

Series 1993-199, Class SB, 7.25%, 10/25/23 (a)

 

 

774

 

 

102,379

 

Series 1996-68, Class SC, 7.85%, 1/25/24 (a)

 

 

453

 

 

25,931

 

Series 1997-50, Class SI, 1.20%, 4/25/23 (a)

 

 

352

 

 

13,578

 

Series 1997-90, Class M, 6.00%, 1/25/28

 

 

6,079

 

 

1,103,363

 

Series 1999-W4, Class IO, 6.50%, 12/25/28

 

 

343

 

 

73,898

 

Series 2005-43, Class IC, 6.00%, 3/25/34

 

 

11

 

 

81

 

Series 2010-75, Class PI, 4.50%, 12/25/36

 

 

27,822

 

 

2,357,580

 

Series 2010-126, Class UI, 5.50%, 10/25/40

 

 

22,095

 

 

3,516,430

 

Series G-10, Class S, 0.58%, 5/25/21 (a)

 

 

531

 

 

14,473

 

Series G-12, Class S, 0.61%, 5/25/21 (a)

 

 

392

 

 

10,083

 

Series G-50, Class G, 1.16%, 12/25/21

 

 

56

 

 

253

 

Series G92-5, Class H, 9.00%, 1/25/22

 

 

84

 

 

13,795

 

Series G92-12, Class C, 1.00%, 2/25/22

 

 

246

 

 

4,814

 

Series G92-60, Class SB, 1.60%, 10/25/22 (a)

 

 

250

 

 

11,638

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 176, Class M, 1.01%, 7/15/21

 

 

31

 

 

688

 

Series 200, Class R, 195,991.50%, 12/15/22 (a)

 

 

1

 

 

14

 

Series 1043, Class H, 0.02%, 2/15/21 (a)

 

 

8,491

 

 

16,363

 

Series 1054, Class I, 0.44%, 3/15/21 (a)

 

 

70

 

 

1,519

 

Series 1056, Class KD, 1.08%, 3/15/21

 

 

60

 

 

1,375

 

Series 1148, Class E, 0.59%, 10/15/21 (a)

 

 

173

 

 

4,252

 

Series 1914, Class PC, 0.75%, 12/15/11

 

 

25

 

 

16

 

Series 2545, Class NI, 5.50%, 3/15/22

 

 

162

 

 

2,608

 

Series 2559, Class IO, 0.50%, 8/15/30 (a)

 

 

204

 

 

2,234

 

Series 2611, Class QI, 5.50%, 9/15/32

 

 

3,802

 

 

515,265

 

Series 2949, Class IO, 5.50%, 3/15/35

 

 

685

 

 

41,949

 

Series 3744, Class PI, 4.00%, 6/15/39

 

 

21,364

 

 

3,948,496

 

Series 3745, Class IN, 4.00%, 1/15/35

 

 

48,340

 

 

7,016,832

 

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2010-101, Class YT, 2.00%, 8/16/13

 

 

60,883

 

 

1,779,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,607,506

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities — 123.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.50%, 12/01/40 (e)

 

 

800

 

 

805,781

 

4.00%, 1/01/41 – 6/15/41 (e)

 

 

31,400

 

 

32,585,182

 

4.50%, 8/01/25 – 5/01/40 (e)(f)(g)

 

 

211,196

 

 

224,764,518

 

5.00%, 1/01/23 – 6/15/41 (e)(g)

 

 

121,722

 

 

131,765,735

 

5.50%, 2/01/33 – 6/15/40 (e)(f)(g)

 

 

135,378

 

 

148,634,707

 

5.97%, 8/01/16

 

 

3,054

 

 

3,514,676

 

6.00%, 6/15/41 (e)

 

 

21,800

 

 

24,129,875

 

6.50%, 12/01/37 – 10/01/39 (g)

 

 

48,571

 

 

54,577,985

 

7.50%, 2/01/22

 

 

(d)

 

121

 

9.50%, 1/01/19 – 9/01/19

 

 

3

 

 

2,894

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.61%, 1/01/35 (a)

 

 

203

 

 

204,875

 

4.51%, 11/01/17 (a)

 

 

18

 

 

18,745

 

4.93%, 10/01/34 (a)

 

 

305

 

 

318,806

 

5.00%, 2/01/22 – 4/01/22 (f)

 

 

1,155

 

 

1,247,947

 

5.50%, 6/15/26 (e)

 

 

7,000

 

 

7,603,750

 

9.00%, 9/01/20 (f)

 

 

54

 

 

60,562

 

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 8/15/21 – 12/15/23

 

 

223

 

 

257,432

 

8.00%, 10/15/22 – 2/15/29

 

 

81

 

 

95,381

 

9.00%, 6/15/18 – 9/15/21

 

 

8

 

 

9,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

630,598,556

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AUGUST 31, 2011

85




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Principal Only Collateralized Mortgage
Obligations — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 203, Class 1, 2/01/23

 

$

21

 

$

18,894

 

Series 228, Class 1, 6/01/23

 

 

14

 

 

12,415

 

Series 1991-7, Class J, 2/25/21

 

 

19

 

 

18,023

 

Series 1993-51, Class E, 2/25/23

 

 

68

 

 

66,496

 

Series 1993-70, Class A, 5/25/23

 

 

10

 

 

9,688

 

Series 1999-W4, Class PO, 2/25/29

 

 

184

 

 

166,956

 

Series 2002-13, Class PR, 3/25/32

 

 

396

 

 

369,084

 

Series G93-2, Class KB, 1/25/23

 

 

167

 

 

139,223

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1418, Class M, 11/15/22

 

 

73

 

 

68,385

 

Series 1571, Class G, 8/15/23

 

 

437

 

 

381,086

 

Series 1691, Class B, 3/15/24

 

 

1,019

 

 

941,912

 

Series 1739, Class B, 2/15/24

 

 

44

 

 

42,271

 

Series T-8, Class A10, 11/15/28

 

 

140

 

 

130,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,365,317

 

Total US Government Sponsored
Agency Securities — 143.8%

 

 

 

 

 

731,865,394

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Treasury Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Treasury Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 8/15/23 (g)

 

 

3,320

 

 

4,589,382

 

4.38%, 5/15/40 (g)

 

 

36,985

 

 

42,324,894

 

4.50%, 8/15/39 (f)

 

 

330

 

 

385,481

 

4.38%, 5/15/41 (g)

 

 

21,055

 

 

24,130,925

 

US Treasury Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.00%, 8/31/16

 

 

10

 

 

10,023

 

2.25%, 7/31/18

 

 

3,375

 

 

3,535,576

 

2.63%, 8/15/20 (h)

 

 

1,455

 

 

1,525,818

 

2.13%, 8/15/21 (g)

 

 

25,700

 

 

25,483,092

 

Total US Treasury Obligations — 20.0%

 

 

 

 

 

101,985,191

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $846,034,601) — 171.1%

 

 

 

 

 

870,760,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed Bond Agreements — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BNP Paribas SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.08%, 2/15/14

 

 

941

 

 

940,700

 

0.04%, 2/29/16

 

 

7,059

 

 

7,058,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,999,606

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Money Market Fund — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.07% (i)(j)

 

 

3,958,025

 

 

3,958,025

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $11,957,631) — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

11,957,631

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eurodollar 1-Year Mid-Curve Options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Strike Price $98.25, Expires 9/16/11

 

 

247

 

 

3,087

 

Strike Price $99.25, Expires 3/16/12

 

 

599

 

 

108,569

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

111,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 

Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.47% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/08/12,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

$

6,200

 

$

1,574,894

 

Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.47% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 5/08/12,
Broker Bank of America NA

 

 

6,200

 

 

2,632

 

Total Options Purchased
(Cost — $817,407) — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

1,689,182

 

Total Investments Before Borrowed Bonds,
TBA Sale Commitments and Options Written
(Cost — $858,809,639*) — 173.8%

 

 

 

 

 

884,407,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

US Treasury Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.25%, 2/15/14

 

 

920

 

 

(942,640

)

2.13%, 2/29/16

 

 

6,845

 

 

(7,254,098

)

Total Borrowed Bonds
(Proceeds — $7,717,874) — (1.6)%

 

 

 

 

 

(8,196,738

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA Sale Commitments (e)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.50%, 12/01/40

 

 

800

 

 

(805,781

)

4.50%, 9/19/26 – 9/13/41

 

 

18,100

 

 

(19,277,679

)

5.00%, 9/19/16

 

 

1,300

 

 

(1,399,938

)

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities,
5.00%, 9/19/16

 

 

1,100

 

 

(1,182,328

)

Total TBA Sale Commitments
(Proceeds — $22,580,355) — (4.5)%

 

 

 

 

 

(22,665,726

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options — (0.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eurodollar 1-Year Mid-Curve Options, Strike Price
$97.75, Expires 9/16/11

 

 

247

 

 

(1,544

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — (0.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.33% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/17/13,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

11,100

 

 

(1,598,371

)

Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — (0.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.33% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires 7/17/13,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

 

11,100

 

 

(27,850

)

Total Options Written
(Premiums Received — $801,911) — (0.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

(1,627,765

)

Total Investments, Net of TBA Sale Commitments,
Options Written and Borrowed Bonds — 167.4%

 

 

 

 

 

851,917,552

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (67.4)%

 

 

 

 

 

(343,153,045

)

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

508,764,507

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)


 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

858,796,688

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

43,478,114

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(17,867,021

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

25,611,093

 


 

 

(a)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(b)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

(c)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(d)

Amount is less than $500.

 

 

(e)

Represents or includes a TBA transaction. Unsettled TBA transactions as of report date were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Bank of America Securities

 

$

(1,162,176

)

$

2,020

 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

$

1,162,176

 

$

2,793

 

Credit Suisse International

 

$

31,733,625

 

$

265,656

 

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

 

$

55,704,963

 

$

384,788

 

Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

$

3,108,750

 

$

30,938

 

Greenwich Financial Services

 

$

4,775,375

 

$

(2,063

)

JPMorgan Chase Securities, Inc.

 

$

(1,182,328

)

$

(2,063

)

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

$

51,168,473

 

$

397,238

 

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

 

$

(105,652

)

$

(965

)

UBS AG

 

$

(19,198,484

)

$

(93,359

)


 

 

(f)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with swaps.

 

 

(g)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open reverse repurchase agreements.

 

 

(h)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open financial futures contracts.

 

 

(i)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the year, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2011

 

Income

 

BlackRock Liquidity
Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class

 

 

857,657

 

 

3,100,368

 

 

3,958,025

 

$

10,455

 


 

 

(j)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

Interest rate floors outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Pay to broker the difference between
3-month LIBOR and floor of 5.50%
Broker Citibank NA expires 9/15/11

 

$

23,000

 

$

(308,729

)

$

132,104

 


 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date1

 

Net
Closing
Amount

 

Face
Amount

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

 

 

0.03

%

5/03/11

 

Open

 

$

4,229,276

 

$

4,228,850

 

Merrill Lynch &
Co., Inc.

 

 

0.05

%

5/06/11

 

Open

 

 

29,786,969

 

 

29,782,087

 

BNP Paribas

 

 

0.18

%

8/10/11

 

9/13/11

 

 

96,787,108

 

 

96,776,463

 

BNP Paribas

 

 

0.18

%

8/11/11

 

9/13/11

 

 

61,653,106

 

 

61,646,633

 

Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

(0.45

)%

8/29/11

 

9/15/11

 

 

7,949,404

 

 

7,950,000

 

BNP Paribas

 

 

0.08

%

8/31/11

 

9/01/11

 

 

6,448,764

 

 

6,448,750

 

Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC

 

 

0.04

%

8/31/11

 

Open

 

 

9,210,010

 

 

9,210,000

 

Merrill Lynch &
Co., Inc.

 

 

(0.10

)%

8/31/11

 

11/15/11

 

 

17,633,576

 

 

17,633,625

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

233,698,213

 

$

233,676,408

 


 

 

 

 

1

Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time.


 

 

Financial futures contracts purchased as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

157

 

90-Day
Euro Dollar

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

September
2011

 

$

39,009,132

 

$

96,625

 

41

 

5-Year US
Treasury Note

 

Chicago
Board of Trade

 

December
2011

 

$

5,024,179

 

 

242

 

46

 

Ultra Long US
Treasury Bond

 

Chicago
Board of Trade

 

December
2011

 

$

6,556,513

 

 

28,674

 

143

 

90-Day
Euro Dollar

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

March 2012

 

$

35,392,106

 

 

177,357

 

155

 

90-Day
Euro Dollar

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

June 2012

 

$

38,372,877

 

 

189,186

 

169

 

90-Day
Euro Dollar

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

September
2012

 

$

41,654,315

 

 

392,885

 

98

 

90-Day
Euro Dollar

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

December
2012

 

$

24,230,146

 

 

148,579

 

70

 

90-Day
Euro Dollar

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

March 2013

 

$

17,115,955

 

 

293,920

 

96

 

90-Day
Euro Dollar

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

June 2013

 

$

23,608,155

 

 

250,245

 

90

 

90-Day
Euro Dollar

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

September
2013

 

$

21,943,335

 

 

396,915

 

57

 

90-Day
Euro Dollar

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

December
2013

 

$

13,823,094

 

 

300,793

 

26

 

90-Day
Euro Dollar

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

March 2014

 

$

6,289,522

 

 

140,604

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,416,025

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

87




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)


 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

151

 

90-Day
Euro Dollar

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

December
2011

 

$

37,444,703

 

$

(114,660

)

213

 

2-Year US
Treasury Note

 

Chicago
Board of
Trade

 

December
2011

 

$

46,965,484

 

 

(1,016

)

1,755

 

10-Year US
Treasury Note

 

Chicago
Board of
Trade

 

December
2011

 

$

226,899,195

 

 

449,351

 

42

 

30-Year US
Treasury Bond

 

Chicago
Board of
Trade

 

December
2011

 

$

5,705,465

 

 

(7,848

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

325,827

 


 

 

Interest rate swaps outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed
Rate

 

Floating
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

0.83%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

7/27/12

 

$

34,800

 

$

(116,845

)

4.88%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

UBS AG

 

3/21/15

 

$

25,000

 

 

3,587,277

 

4.87%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Goldman Sachs
& Co.

 

1/25/16

 

$

5,500

 

 

905,804

 

2.81%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Citibank NA

 

2/06/16

 

$

20,000

 

 

1,517,825

 

5.72%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

JPMorgan
Chase & Co.

 

7/14/16

 

$

5,400

 

 

1,158,819

 

5.51%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Bank of
America NA

 

8/03/17

 

$

95,147

 

 

21,607,779

 

5.88%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

6/25/18

 

$

31,930

 

 

(8,052,450

)

4.55%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Citibank NA

 

9/26/18

 

$

41,600

 

 

(7,555,995

)

4.31%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

10/01/18

 

$

66,000

 

 

(10,956,088

)

3.09%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

3/09/19

 

$

25,700

 

 

(2,094,237

)

3.17%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Bank of
America NA

 

3/18/19

 

$

4,700

 

 

406,238

 

2.88%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

4/01/19

 

$

39,700

 

 

2,605,034

 

3.23%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

5/19/19

 

$

2,800

 

 

(252,448

)

3.90%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Barclays
Bank Plc

 

6/05/19

 

$

20,000

 

 

(2,791,780

)

3.55%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

8/18/19

 

$

15,000

 

 

(1,828,914

)

5.49%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

JPMorgan
Chase & Co.

 

10/28/19

 

$

1,400

 

 

(322,496

)

3.67%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

12/21/19

 

$

2,000

 

 

242,962

 

5.67%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Citigroup Global
Markets, Inc.

 

1/06/20

 

$

12,400

 

 

(2,913,926

)

3.88%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Morgan Stanley
& Co., Inc.

 

1/07/20

 

$

7,600

 

 

1,049,276

 

3.71%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

2/11/20

 

$

6,200

 

 

(769,331

)


 

 

Interest rate swaps outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows (concluded):


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed
Rate

 

Floating
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

3.73%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Morgan Stanley.
& Co., Inc

 

5/05/20

 

$

28,000

 

$

3,504,126

 

3.43%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

JPMorgan
Chase & Co.

 

3/28/21

 

$

7,000

 

 

986,126

 

5.41%(b)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

JPMorgan
Chase & Co.

 

8/15/22

 

$

9,565

 

 

2,724,417

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,641,173

 


 

 

 

 

(a)

Pays a fixed interest rate and receives floating rate.

 

 

 

 

(b)

Pays a floating interest rate and receives fixed rate.


 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Trust’s perceived risk of investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

88

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term
Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed
Securities

 

 

 

$

9,961,595

 

$

1,038,628

 

$

11,000,223

 

Non-Agency
Mortgage-Backed
Securities

 

 

 

 

21,477,633

 

 

4,432,527

 

 

25,910,160

 

US Government
Sponsored Agency
Securities

 

 

 

 

726,769,109

 

 

5,096,285

 

 

731,865,394

 

US Treasury
Obligations

 

 

 

 

101,985,191

 

 

 

 

101,985,191

 

Short-Term
Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed Bonds
Agreements

 

 

 

 

7,999,606

 

 

 

 

7,999,606

 

Money Market
Funds

 

$

3,958,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,958,025

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term
Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed Bonds

 

 

 

 

(8,196,738

)

 

 

 

(8,196,738

)

TBA Sale
Commitments

 

 

 

 

(22,665,726

)

 

 

 

(22,665,726

)

Total

 

$

3,958,025

 

$

837,330,670

 

$

10,567,440

 

$

851,856,135

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Derivative Financial
Instruments1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate
contracts

 

$

2,977,032

 

$

41,873,209

 

 

 

$

44,850,241

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate
contracts

 

 

(125,068

)

 

(39,589,460

)

 

 

 

(39,714,528

)

Total

 

$

2,851,964

 

$

2,283,749

 

 

 

$

5,135,713

 


 

 

 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts, interest rate floors and options. Swaps and financial futures contracts are shown at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument and interest rate floors and options are shown at value.

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed
Securities

 

Non-Agency
Mortgage-Backed
Securities

 

US Government
Sponsored
Agency Securities

 

Total

 

Assets/Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

1,261,564

 

$

8,085,631

 

$

5,750,715

 

$

15,097,910

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

(502,565

)

 

(2,293,485

)

 

(14,881

)

 

(2,810,931

)

Realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(30,250

)

 

(30,250

)

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

279,629

 

 

1,315,068

 

 

102,805

 

 

1,697,502

 

Purchases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

(712,104

)

 

(712,104

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers out3

 

 

 

 

(2,674,687

)

 

 

 

(2,674,687

)

Balance, as of August 31, 2011

 

$

1,038,628

 

$

4,432,527

 

$

5,096,285

 

$

10,567,440

 


 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at August 31, 2011 was $(58,187).

 

 

 

 

3

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

89




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 derivative financial instruments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Rate
Contracts

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

(3,446,023

)

Accrued discounts/premium

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

166,000

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation4

 

 

2,707,523

 

Purchases

 

 

 

Issuances5

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

 

Settlements6

 

 

572,500

 

Transfers in7

 

 

 

Transfers out7

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2011

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

4

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on derivative financial instruments still held at August 31, 2011 was $0.

 

 

 

 

5

Issuances represent upfront cash received on certain derivative financial instruments.

 

 

 

 

6

Settlements represent periodic contractual cash flows and/or cash flows to terminate certain derivative financial instruments.

 

 

 

 

7

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments are presented when the Trust had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets.

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

90

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (a)

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust

 

 

396,568

 

$

397

 

Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.

 

 

84

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

397

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000
)

 

 

 

 

Airlines — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Airlines, Inc., Series 2001-2, 7.86%,
4/01/13

 

USD

190

 

 

190,000

 

Continental Airlines, Inc., Series 2010-1-A, 4.75%,
1/12/21

 

 

435

 

 

406,725

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16

 

 

139

 

 

142,628

 

US Airways Pass-Through Trust, 10.88%, 10/22/14

 

 

250

 

 

243,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

983,103

 

Auto Components — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B-Corp Merger Sub, Inc., 8.25%, 6/01/19 (b)

 

 

75

 

 

69,750

 

Icahn Enterprises LP, 8.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

670

 

 

676,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

746,450

 

Beverages — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crown European Holdings SA, 7.13%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

90

 

 

124,760

 

Biotechnology — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QHP Pharma, 10.25%, 3/15/15 (b)

 

USD

128

 

 

129,727

 

Building Products — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Materials Corp. of America, 7.00%,
2/15/20 (b)

 

 

210

 

 

210,000

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 12/01/16

 

 

175

 

 

173,250

 

9.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

360

 

 

307,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

691,050

 

Capital Markets — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse AG, 5.40%, 1/14/20

 

 

480

 

 

478,053

 

E*Trade Financial Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.50%, 11/30/17 (c)

 

 

315

 

 

362,250

 

Series A, 12.75%, 8/31/19 (d)(e)

 

 

100

 

 

119,500

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.15%, 4/01/18

 

 

25

 

 

26,722

 

7.50%, 2/15/19

 

 

125

 

 

142,797

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.38%, 3/15/20

 

 

225

 

 

228,609

 

6.00%, 6/15/20

 

 

250

 

 

266,829

 

5.25%, 7/27/21

 

 

325

 

 

329,489

 

KKR Group Finance Co., 6.38%, 9/29/20 (b)

 

 

170

 

 

180,872

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.05%, 5/16/16

 

 

325

 

 

328,224

 

Morgan Stanley, 5.50%, 1/26/20

 

 

425

 

 

421,598

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,884,943

 

Chemicals — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9.00%, 2/01/15

 

 

180

 

 

176,850

 

American Rock Salt Co. LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/18 (b)

 

 

49

 

 

45,448

 

Celanese US Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 6/15/21

 

 

355

 

 

355,887

 

Chemtura Corp., 7.88%, 9/01/18

 

 

140

 

 

143,850

 

Hexion US Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 2/01/18

 

 

170

 

 

158,950

 

9.00%, 11/15/20

 

 

115

 

 

100,338

 

Huntsman International LLC, 8.63%, 3/15/21

 

 

65

 

 

67,844

 

Ineos Finance Plc, 9.00%, 5/15/15 (b)

 

 

155

 

 

156,937

 

Kinove German Bondco GmbH, 10.00%, 6/15/18

 

EUR

209

 

 

283,716

 

Kraton Polymers LLC, 6.75%, 3/01/19

 

USD

45

 

 

43,200

 

Lyondell Chemical Co., 11.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

540

 

 

602,775

 

Nexeo Solutions LLC, 8.38%, 3/01/18 (b)

 

 

65

 

 

67,113

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Chemicals (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OXEA Finance/Cy SCA, 9.50%, 7/15/17 (b)

 

USD

290

 

$

287,100

 

Omnova Solutions, Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/18

 

 

195

 

 

171,112

 

PolyOne Corp., 7.38%, 9/15/20

 

 

80

 

 

82,400

 

TPC Group LLC, 8.25%, 10/01/17 (b)

 

 

125

 

 

128,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,871,645

 

Commercial Banks — 5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amsouth Bank, Series AI, 4.85%, 4/01/13

 

 

650

 

 

607,750

 

BNP Paribas, 3.60%, 2/23/16

 

 

580

 

 

581,110

 

Barclays Bank Plc, 5.14%, 10/14/20

 

 

450

 

 

413,629

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

150

 

 

149,250

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

549

 

 

545,768

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

881

 

 

869,905

 

7.00%, 5/02/17 (b)

 

 

140

 

 

138,250

 

HSBC Bank USA NA, 4.88%, 8/24/20

 

 

550

 

 

534,240

 

HSBC Holdings Plc, 5.10%, 4/05/21

 

 

350

 

 

375,480

 

Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, 5.80%, 1/13/20 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

100,188

 

Standard Chartered Plc, 5.50%, 11/18/14 (b)

 

 

450

 

 

490,876

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,806,446

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACCO Brands Corp., 10.63%, 3/15/15

 

 

195

 

 

213,281

 

AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd., 7.00%, 10/15/16 (b)

 

 

215

 

 

207,622

 

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., 9.13%, 11/01/18 (b)

 

 

190

 

 

179,075

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20

 

 

135

 

 

131,287

 

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/17 (b)

 

 

240

 

 

258,000

 

8.25%, 2/01/21

 

 

310

 

 

289,075

 

West Corp., 8.63%, 10/01/18

 

 

50

 

 

48,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,327,090

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boart Longyear Management Ltd., 7.00%,
4/01/21 (b)

 

 

75

 

 

74,438

 

Construction Materials — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calcipar SA, 6.88%, 5/01/18 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

113,700

 

Inversiones CMPC SA, 4.75%, 1/19/18 (b)

 

 

175

 

 

178,820

 

Xefin Lux SCA, 8.00%, 6/01/18 (b)

 

EUR

100

 

 

132,158

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

424,678

 

Consumer Finance — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.13%, 2/01/17

 

USD

260

 

 

263,250

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

250

 

 

257,506

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

520,756

 

Containers & Packaging — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ardagh Packaging Finance Plc, 7.38%,
10/15/17 (b)

 

EUR

260

 

 

350,147

 

Berry Plastics Corp., 8.25%, 11/15/15

 

USD

50

 

 

51,500

 

GCL Holdings SCA, 9.38%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

100

 

 

125,694

 

Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 7.88%,
10/01/18

 

USD

135

 

 

141,750

 

Pregis Corp., 12.38%, 10/15/13

 

 

195

 

 

179,400

 

Rock-Tenn Co., 9.25%, 3/15/16

 

 

20

 

 

21,000

 

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 11/15/17

 

EUR

190

 

 

262,018

 

7.75%, 11/15/19

 

 

130

 

 

178,341

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,309,850

 

Diversified Financial Services — 6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

USD

400

 

 

420,000

 

6.25%, 12/01/17 (b)

 

 

30

 

 

28,857

 

8.00%, 3/15/20

 

 

60

 

 

60,600

 

7.50%, 9/15/20

 

 

550

 

 

540,375

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

990

 

 

967,725

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

530

 

 

509,823

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AUGUST 31, 2011

91




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Diversified Financial Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc., 12.75%,
3/01/16

 

USD

165

 

$

172,012

 

Bank of America Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.50%, 4/01/15

 

 

375

 

 

378,646

 

6.50%, 8/01/16

 

 

410

 

 

440,028

 

5.75%, 12/01/17

 

 

340

 

 

353,433

 

Boparan Holdings Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 4/30/18

 

EUR

100

 

 

110,624

 

9.88%, 4/30/18

 

GBP

100

 

 

131,487

 

Citigroup, Inc., 8.13%, 7/15/39

 

USD

55

 

 

66,241

 

FCE Bank Plc, 4.75%, 1/19/15

 

EUR

100

 

 

130,722

 

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, 5.75%, 1/22/21 (b)

 

USD

225

 

 

227,911

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.50%, 10/15/40

 

 

350

 

 

346,318

 

KION Finance SA, 7.88%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

100

 

 

119,230

 

Morgan Stanley, 5.50%, 7/28/21

 

USD

300

 

 

299,529

 

Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 8.50%,
10/15/16 (b)

 

 

306

 

 

312,885

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 10/15/16 (f)

 

EUR

100

 

 

139,341

 

7.88%, 8/15/19

 

USD

180

 

 

178,200

 

9.88%, 8/15/19

 

 

130

 

 

122,200

 

6.88%, 2/15/21

 

 

140

 

 

130,200

 

8.25%, 2/15/21

 

 

175

 

 

147,438

 

WMG Acquisition Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 6/15/16

 

 

45

 

 

45,900

 

11.50%, 10/01/18

 

 

210

 

 

191,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,570,825

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.38%,
9/01/12

 

 

155

 

 

133,300

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

1,355

 

 

1,371,937

 

Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

380

 

 

384,750

 

Qwest Corp., 8.38%, 5/01/16

 

 

270

 

 

307,800

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 5.46%, 2/16/21

 

 

250

 

 

241,797

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/01/13

 

 

45

 

 

47,812

 

7.88%, 11/01/17

 

 

115

 

 

120,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,608,290

 

Electric Utilities — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Progress Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 3/01/31

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,321,413

 

The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc., 4.50%, 3/24/14

 

EUR

400

 

 

491,283

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,812,696

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jabil Circuit, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/18

 

USD

45

 

 

50,738

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antero Resources Finance Corp., 7.25%,
8/01/19 (b)

 

 

60

 

 

58,350

 

Calfrac Holdings LP, 7.50%, 12/01/20 (b)

 

 

90

 

 

87,300

 

Compagnie Générale de Géophysique-Veritas,
7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

55

 

 

55,275

 

Ensco Plc, 4.70%, 3/15/21

 

 

425

 

 

444,254

 

Exterran Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 12/01/18 (b)

 

 

160

 

 

155,200

 

Frac Tech Services LLC, 7.13%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

415

 

 

429,525

 

Key Energy Services, Inc., 6.75%, 3/01/21

 

 

160

 

 

156,800

 

MEG Energy Corp., 6.50%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

 

210

 

 

210,000

 

Oil States International, Inc., 6.50%, 6/01/19 (b)

 

 

115

 

 

115,000

 

SunCoke Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 8/01/19 (b)

 

 

80

 

 

78,600

 

Thermon Industries, Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/17

 

 

133

 

 

139,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,929,954

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Food Products — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darling International, Inc., 8.50%, 12/15/18

 

USD

90

 

$

97,425

 

Del Monte Foods Co., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

198,500

 

JBS USA LLC, 7.25%, 6/01/21 (b)

 

 

30

 

 

27,262

 

Kraft Foods, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 8/11/17

 

 

600

 

 

725,147

 

6.13%, 8/23/18

 

 

250

 

 

297,227

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,345,561

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CareFusion Corp., 6.38%, 8/01/19

 

 

195

 

 

232,367

 

DJO Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

830

 

 

858,012

 

7.75%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

 

40

 

 

37,200

 

ExamWorks Group, Inc., 9.00%, 7/15/19 (b)

 

 

104

 

 

98,020

 

Fresenius US Finance II, Inc., 9.00%, 7/15/15 (b)

 

 

410

 

 

457,150

 

Teleflex, Inc., 6.88%, 6/01/19

 

 

105

 

 

104,213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,786,962

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 6.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

150

 

 

149,250

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 12/15/17

 

EUR

200

 

 

258,570

 

10.50%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

USD

200

 

 

182,000

 

Crown Newco 3 Plc, 7.00%, 2/15/18

 

GBP

200

 

 

292,196

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 4/15/19

 

USD

95

 

 

103,550

 

6.50%, 2/15/20

 

 

470

 

 

475,288

 

7.25%, 9/15/20

 

 

905

 

 

929,887

 

7.50%, 2/15/22

 

 

465

 

 

460,350

 

IASIS Healthcare LLC, 8.38%, 5/15/19 (b)

 

 

270

 

 

236,250

 

INC Research LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/19 (b)

 

 

145

 

 

134,125

 

inVentiv Health, Inc. 10.00%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

 

140

 

 

126,350

 

Omnicare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 6/01/13

 

 

9

 

 

9,090

 

6.88%, 12/15/15

 

 

107

 

 

109,140

 

7.75%, 6/01/20

 

 

140

 

 

142,800

 

Symbion, Inc., 8.00%, 6/15/16 (b)

 

 

125

 

 

116,250

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

515

 

 

545,900

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

665

 

 

731,500

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

195

 

 

206,700

 

WellPoint, Inc., 5.95%, 12/15/34

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,097,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,306,371

 

Health Care Technology — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMS Health, Inc., 12.50%, 3/01/18 (b)

 

 

660

 

 

759,000

 

MedAssets, Inc., 8.00%, 11/15/18 (b)

 

 

175

 

 

168,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

927,875

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diamond Resorts Corp., 12.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

310

 

 

300,700

 

El Dorado Resorts LLC, 8.63%, 6/15/19 (b)

 

 

65

 

 

55,413

 

MGM Resorts International, 10.38%, 5/15/14

 

 

750

 

 

823,125

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI, 9.63%,
12/15/14 (a)(g)

 

 

50

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,179,243

 

Household Durables — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, 0.00%, 6/30/15 (b)(f)

 

 

314

 

 

225,438

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 6/15/16

 

 

50

 

 

35,250

 

12.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

280

 

 

284,200

 

9.13%, 6/15/18

 

 

215

 

 

149,156

 

Ideal Standard International, 11.75%, 5/01/18

 

EUR

100

 

 

110,611

 

Ryland Group, Inc., 6.63%, 5/01/20

 

USD

225

 

 

193,500

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 9/15/16

 

 

565

 

 

559,350

 

8.38%, 5/15/18

 

 

100

 

 

87,750

 

8.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

210

 

 

180,600

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

92

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Household Durables (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Rentals North America, Inc., 8.38%, 9/15/20

 

USD

160

 

$

146,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,971,855

 

Household Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ontex IV SA, 7.50%, 4/15/18

 

EUR

100

 

 

128,567

 

IT Services — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 6/15/19

 

USD

310

 

 

291,400

 

8.88%, 8/15/20

 

 

195

 

 

193,050

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

674

 

 

636,930

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.63%, 5/15/15

 

 

295

 

 

312,700

 

7.38%, 11/15/18

 

 

380

 

 

361,950

 

7.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

220

 

 

210,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,006,130

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., 7.38%, 7/01/21 (b)

 

 

305

 

 

308,050

 

Calpine Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/21

 

 

70

 

 

70,700

 

7.88%, 1/15/23

 

 

235

 

 

239,700

 

Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10.00%, 1/15/20

 

 

1,005

 

 

1,008,890

 

Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC,
10.00%, 12/01/20

 

 

28

 

 

28,249

 

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.63%, 1/15/18 (b)

 

 

775

 

 

767,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,422,839

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

460

 

 

478,400

 

13.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

854

 

 

905,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,383,915

 

Insurance — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American International Group, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/20

 

 

1,130

 

 

1,188,743

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc., 9.00%, 1/15/18 (b)

 

 

130

 

 

135,200

 

The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd, 7.25% (b)(h)(i)

 

 

120

 

 

122,268

 

Genworth Financial, Inc., 7.63%, 9/24/21

 

 

150

 

 

133,129

 

Lincoln National Corp., 8.75%, 7/01/19

 

 

575

 

 

713,076

 

MPL 2 Acquisition Canco, Inc., 9.88%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

 

90

 

 

86,400

 

MetLife, Inc., 4.75%, 2/08/21

 

 

300

 

 

314,626

 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 5.13%, 6/10/14 (b)

 

 

250

 

 

272,729

 

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.38%, 6/21/20

 

 

400

 

 

430,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,396,741

 

Machinery — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11.00%, 11/15/14

 

 

220

 

 

192,775

 

Navistar International Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 10/15/14 (e)

 

 

430

 

 

474,612

 

8.25%, 11/01/21

 

 

60

 

 

62,100

 

SPX Corp., 6.88%, 9/01/17

 

 

65

 

 

67,763

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

797,250

 

Media — 15.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMC Entertainment, Inc., 9.75%, 12/01/20

 

 

65

 

 

62,725

 

AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21 (b)

 

 

80

 

 

82,800

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18

 

 

290

 

 

256,650

 

CCH II LLC, 13.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

289

 

 

334,290

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.52%, 5/15/14

 

 

40

 

 

38,000

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson
Learning), 10.50%, 1/15/15 (b)

 

 

230

 

 

177,100

 

Checkout Holding Corp., 10.98%, 11/15/15 (b)(d)

 

 

245

 

 

144,550

 

Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/18 (b)

 

 

135

 

 

145,462

 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9.00%, 3/01/21

 

 

200

 

 

161,000

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

384

 

 

407,040

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

1,854

 

 

1,983,780

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulus Media, Inc., 7.75%, 5/01/19 (b)

 

USD

45

 

$

39,487

 

DIRECTV Holdings LLC, 6.00%, 8/15/40

 

 

175

 

 

184,368

 

DISH DBS Corp., 7.00%, 10/01/13

 

 

201

 

 

210,799

 

Gray Television, Inc., 10.50%, 6/29/15

 

 

270

 

 

260,550

 

Intelsat Luxembourg SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.25%, 2/04/17

 

 

60

 

 

58,200

 

11.50%, 2/04/17 (c)

 

 

30

 

 

29,138

 

Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18

 

 

380

 

 

402,800

 

The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 10.00%,
7/15/17

 

 

45

 

 

51,750

 

Kabel BW Erste Beteiligungs GmbH, 7.50%,
3/15/19 (b)

 

EUR

237

 

 

333,642

 

Kabel Deutschland Vertrieb und Service
GmbH & Co. KG, 6.50%, 6/29/18 (b)

 

 

125

 

 

175,810

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 8.13%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

USD

150

 

 

144,375

 

Musketeer GmbH, 9.50%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

EUR

150

 

 

215,475

 

NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%,
12/15/17 (b)

 

USD

270

 

 

272,700

 

NBC Universal, Inc., 4.38%, 4/01/21

 

 

1,025

 

 

1,052,003

 

The New York Times Co., 6.63%, 12/15/16

 

 

500

 

 

503,125

 

News America, Inc., 6.20%, 12/15/34

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,575,352

 

Nielsen Finance LLC, 7.75%, 10/15/18

 

 

765

 

 

789,862

 

Odeon & UCI Finco Plc, 9.00%, 8/01/18 (b)

 

GBP

100

 

 

148,532

 

ProQuest LLC, 9.00%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

USD

130

 

 

127,400

 

Regal Entertainment Group, 9.13%, 8/15/18

 

 

85

 

 

85,850

 

TCI Communications, Inc., 7.88%, 2/15/26

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,350,406

 

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.88%, 11/15/40

 

 

410

 

 

428,931

 

UPC Holding BV, 9.88%, 4/15/18 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

209,000

 

UPCB Finance II Ltd., 6.38%, 7/01/20 (b)

 

EUR

292

 

 

373,318

 

Unitymedia GmbH:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.63%, 12/01/19

 

 

50

 

 

72,364

 

9.63%, 12/01/19 (b)

 

 

190

 

 

274,982

 

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG
(FKA UPC Germany GmbH) (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

 

210

 

 

303,174

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

USD

200

 

 

204,000

 

Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 1/15/18

 

 

200

 

 

213,000

 

7.00%, 1/15/18

 

GBP

100

 

 

168,012

 

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 8.00%, 5/15/18 (b)

 

EUR

165

 

 

232,282

 

Ziggo Finance BV, 6.13%, 11/15/17 (b)

 

 

295

 

 

413,174

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,697,258

 

Metals & Mining — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barrick Gold Corp., 2.90%, 5/30/16 (b)

 

USD

225

 

 

230,987

 

Barrick North America Finance LLC, 5.70%,
5/30/41 (b)

 

 

250

 

 

263,970

 

Drummond Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 10/15/14 (b)

 

 

85

 

 

86,913

 

7.38%, 2/15/16

 

 

85

 

 

86,275

 

FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd., 7.00%,
11/01/15 (b)

 

 

450

 

 

448,875

 

Goldcorp, Inc., 2.00%, 8/01/14 (e)

 

 

220

 

 

289,575

 

JMC Steel Group, 8.25%, 3/15/18 (b)

 

 

70

 

 

68,425

 

James River Escrow, Inc., 7.88%, 4/01/19 (b)

 

 

80

 

 

72,400

 

New World Resources NV:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 5/01/18

 

EUR

65

 

 

89,171

 

7.88%, 5/01/18

 

 

76

 

 

104,261

 

Newmont Mining Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.13%, 10/01/19

 

USD

225

 

 

252,184

 

Series A, 1.25%, 7/15/14 (e)

 

 

200

 

 

290,500

 

Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 12/15/20

 

 

1,275

 

 

1,341,937

 

Taseko Mines Ltd., 7.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

115

 

 

108,962

 

Vedanta Resources Plc, 8.25%, 6/07/21 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

191,000

 

Vulcan Materials Co., 7.50%, 6/15/21

 

 

84

 

 

82,733

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,008,168

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

93




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Multiline Retail — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., 11.88%, 7/15/17 (c)

 

USD

1,135

 

$

1,257,012

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 12.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 6/01/19

 

 

110

 

 

107,525

 

6.25%, 6/01/21

 

 

355

 

 

347,456

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.95%, 9/15/16

 

 

365

 

 

410,292

 

6.38%, 9/15/17

 

 

75

 

 

86,608

 

Arch Coal, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

205

 

 

201,925

 

7.25%, 6/15/21 (b)

 

 

305

 

 

300,425

 

Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16

 

 

100

 

 

103,250

 

Bill Barrett Corp., 9.88%, 7/15/16

 

 

20

 

 

21,950

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.63%, 10/15/18 (b)

 

 

50

 

 

51,000

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

351

 

 

366,795

 

6.13%, 2/15/21

 

 

195

 

 

197,925

 

2.25%, 12/15/38 (e)

 

 

275

 

 

244,750

 

Coffeyville Resources LLC, 9.00%, 4/01/15 (b)

 

 

99

 

 

104,940

 

Concho Resources, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/21

 

 

150

 

 

153,750

 

Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd., 8.50%, 8/01/19 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

97,200

 

Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 4/01/20

 

 

710

 

 

763,250

 

Continental Resources, Inc., 7.13%, 4/01/21

 

 

135

 

 

139,050

 

Copano Energy LLC, 7.13%, 4/01/21

 

 

120

 

 

119,400

 

Crosstex Energy LP, 8.88%, 2/15/18

 

 

65

 

 

67,275

 

Denbury Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 2/15/20

 

 

259

 

 

272,921

 

6.38%, 8/15/21

 

 

125

 

 

122,500

 

EV Energy Partners LP, 8.00%, 4/15/19 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

53,900

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

155

 

 

158,875

 

7.75%, 6/15/19

 

 

320

 

 

300,800

 

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.70%, 6/01/15

 

 

500

 

 

528,535

 

Forbes Energy Services Ltd., 9.00%, 6/15/19 (b)

 

 

130

 

 

123,825

 

Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.63%, 4/15/21 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

202,000

 

Linn Energy LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 5/15/19 (b)

 

 

90

 

 

85,950

 

8.63%, 4/15/20

 

 

115

 

 

123,050

 

7.75%, 2/01/21 (b)

 

 

360

 

 

367,200

 

MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 6.75%, 11/01/20

 

 

50

 

 

51,250

 

Niska Gas Storage US LLC, 8.88%, 3/15/18

 

 

685

 

 

691,850

 

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participações SA, 8.50%,
6/01/18 (b)

 

 

1,505

 

 

1,508,762

 

Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/19 (b)

 

 

115

 

 

112,700

 

Petrobras International Finance Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.88%, 1/27/16

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,128,215

 

5.88%, 3/01/18

 

 

200

 

 

217,400

 

7.88%, 3/15/19

 

 

100

 

 

121,600

 

6.88%, 1/20/40

 

 

25

 

 

28,666

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 8/15/18

 

 

115

 

 

134,119

 

6.25%, 6/01/19 (b)

 

 

315

 

 

366,188

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.88%, 5/01/18

 

 

35

 

 

37,911

 

Precision Drilling Corp., 6.50%, 12/15/21 (b)

 

 

105

 

 

105,000

 

Range Resources Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 5/15/19

 

 

50

 

 

54,375

 

5.75%, 6/01/21

 

 

115

 

 

115,575

 

SM Energy Co., 6.63%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

100,000

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

 

335

 

 

326,625

 

Western Gas Partners LP, 5.38%, 6/01/21

 

 

325

 

 

342,222

 

The Williams Cos., Inc., 8.75%, 3/15/32

 

 

200

 

 

259,514

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,926,294

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Paper & Forest Products — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boise Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 11/01/17

 

USD

45

 

$

47,812

 

8.00%, 4/01/20

 

 

65

 

 

66,462

 

Clearwater Paper Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.63%, 6/15/16

 

 

160

 

 

175,200

 

7.13%, 11/01/18

 

 

215

 

 

216,075

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, 5/01/16 (b)

 

 

355

 

 

405,413

 

International Paper Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.95%, 6/15/18

 

 

220

 

 

262,885

 

7.30%, 11/15/39

 

 

5

 

 

5,603

 

Longview Fibre Paper & Packaging, Inc., 8.00%,
6/01/16 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

118,800

 

NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14 (a)(g)

 

 

845

 

 

743,600

 

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH, 6.63%, 4/15/21 (b)

 

 

50

 

 

44,500

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, 11.50%, 7/01/14

 

 

297

 

 

314,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,401,170

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capsugel Finance Co. SCA, 9.88%, 8/01/19 (b)

 

EUR

100

 

 

137,904

 

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., 7.00%,
7/15/19 (b)

 

USD

65

 

 

65,813

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, 6.50%,
7/15/16 (b)

 

 

470

 

 

446,500

 

Wyeth, 6.50%, 2/01/34

 

 

500

 

 

621,983

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,272,200

 

Professional Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/20

 

 

265

 

 

261,356

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FelCor Lodging LP, 6.75%, 6/01/19 (b)

 

 

345

 

 

324,300

 

HCP, Inc., 5.38%, 2/01/21

 

 

225

 

 

229,228

 

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.65%, 9/15/11

 

 

500

 

 

496,250

 

The Rouse Co. LP, 6.75%, 11/09/15

 

 

145

 

 

146,812

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,196,590

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., 6.63%, 10/15/20

 

 

90

 

 

87,975

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 4/15/17 (f)

 

 

285

 

 

226,575

 

12.00%, 4/15/17 (f)

 

 

35

 

 

28,000

 

7.88%, 2/15/19 (b)

 

 

890

 

 

738,700

 

Shea Homes LP, 8.63%, 5/15/19 (b)

 

 

395

 

 

333,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,415,025

 

Road & Rail — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.63%, 3/15/18

 

 

190

 

 

194,275

 

8.25%, 1/15/19

 

 

280

 

 

270,900

 

Canadian National Railway Co., 6.90%, 7/15/28

 

 

500

 

 

636,970

 

The Hertz Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 10/15/18

 

 

335

 

 

328,300

 

6.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

160

 

 

149,200

 

7.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

430

 

 

410,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,990,295

 

Software — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oracle Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/40 (b)

 

 

210

 

 

230,735

 

Specialty Retail — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 8.38%, 11/15/20

 

 

130

 

 

127,725

 

Best Buy Co., Inc., 5.50%, 3/15/21

 

 

75

 

 

71,420

 

House of Fraser Plc, 8.88%, 8/15/18 (b)

 

GBP

100

 

 

137,984

 

Limited Brands, Inc., 8.50%, 6/15/19

 

USD

320

 

 

360,400

 

Phones4u Finance Plc, 9.50%, 4/01/18 (b)

 

GBP

100

 

 

124,994

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

94

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011



 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Specialty Retail (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QVC, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 4/15/17

 

USD

80

 

$

83,600

 

7.50%, 10/01/19

 

 

135

 

 

145,462

 

7.38%, 10/15/20

 

 

75

 

 

80,625

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc., 9.00%, 3/15/18

 

 

115

 

 

116,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,248,935

 

Tobacco — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Altria Group, Inc., 9.25%, 8/06/19

 

 

105

 

 

138,727

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America Movil SAB de CV:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.38%, 9/08/16

 

 

200

 

 

198,376

 

5.00%, 3/30/20

 

 

400

 

 

434,199

 

American Tower Corp., 4.50%, 1/15/18

 

 

375

 

 

387,397

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/15

 

 

125

 

 

129,219

 

7.75%, 5/15/16

 

 

480

 

 

486,000

 

Crown Castle Towers LLC, 6.11%, 1/15/40 (b)

 

 

375

 

 

423,510

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 1/15/15

 

 

170

 

 

170,000

 

9.13%, 1/15/15 (c)

 

 

439

 

 

439,000

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

365

 

 

365,000

 

iPCS, Inc., 2.38%, 5/01/13 (i)

 

 

20

 

 

18,550

 

SBA Tower Trust, 4.25%, 4/15/40 (b)

 

 

325

 

 

345,249

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28

 

 

140

 

 

125,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,521,800

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 104.2%

 

 

 

 

 

99,086,313

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B, 5.50%,
4/20/17

 

 

275

 

 

253,459

 

Building Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodman Global, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
9.00%, 10/30/17

 

 

300

 

 

301,500

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B, 5.25%,
6/10/16

 

 

158

 

 

152,331

 

Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan B2, 7.00%, 3/17/16

 

 

225

 

 

223,499

 

Volume Services America, Inc. (FKA Centerplate),
Term Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 9/16/16

 

 

357

 

 

341,818

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

717,648

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safway Services, LLC, Last Out Term Loan, 7.25%,
12/16/17

 

 

750

 

 

750,000

 

Consumer Finance — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springleaf Finance Corp. (FKA AGFS Funding Co.),
Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17

 

 

1,775

 

 

1,644,094

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laureate Education, Series A New Term Loan, 5.25%,
8/15/18

 

 

493

 

 

434,942

 

ServiceMaster Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14

 

 

3

 

 

2,928

 

Term Loan, 2.73%, 7/24/14

 

 

32

 

 

29,403

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

467,273

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Incremental Tranche A Term
Loan, 2.50%, 3/13/14

 

 

200

 

 

184,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (i)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

USD

707

 

$

682,520

 

Gas Co. Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

1,293

 

 

1,270,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,953,220

 

Food Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan (Second Lien),
11.25%, 9/29/17

 

 

300

 

 

294,000

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harden Healthcare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15

 

 

174

 

 

170,338

 

Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15

 

 

173

 

 

169,563

 

inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.), Term
Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16

 

 

267

 

 

251,949

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

591,850

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., Term Loan
B3, 3.25%, 1/28/15

 

 

128

 

 

110,212

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (FKA TXU),
Extended Term Loan, 4.71% – 4.77%, 10/10/17

 

 

1,171

 

 

859,886

 

Media — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson
Learning), Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%,
7/03/14

 

 

485

 

 

463,175

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (FKA Intelsat Jackson
Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%, 4/02/18

 

 

2,494

 

 

2,387,766

 

Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%, 8/01/13

 

 

550

 

 

567,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,418,816

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%,
11/02/15

 

 

734

 

 

726,209

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien), 5.00%,
6/28/13

 

 

544

 

 

528,841

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan C, 4.44%,
10/10/16

 

 

72

 

 

59,142

 

Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16

 

 

426

 

 

350,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

409,594

 

Specialty Retail — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.00%, 5/29/14

 

 

52

 

 

45,598

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Loan, 6.88%, 8/11/15

 

 

803

 

 

806,758

 

PIK Term Loan B, 6.25%, 7/11/16

 

 

400

 

 

402,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,208,758

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 15.2%

 

 

 

 

 

14,465,758

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Indonesia, 5.88%, 3/13/20 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

230,500

 

Qatar Government International Bond, 4.00%,
1/20/15 (b)

 

 

200

 

 

212,250

 

Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

442,750

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

95




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (j)

 

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Auto Components — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP,
Class B Membership Interests (b)

 

USD

(k)

$

1,715,513

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc.

 

 

1

 

 

95

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adelphia Communications Corp., Class A

 

 

400

 

 

244

 

Total Other Interests — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

1,715,852

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Trusts

 

 

Par
(000
)

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State Street Capital Trust IV, 1.25%, 6/15/37 (i)

 

 

200

 

 

151,668

 

Insurance — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genworth Financial, Inc., 6.15% 11/15/66 (i)

 

 

305

 

 

183,000

 

Total Capital Trusts — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

334,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Media — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp.,
0.00% (a)(b)(i)

 

 

9,328

 

 

79,288

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPG Office Trust, Inc., Series A, 7.63% (a)

 

 

3,277

 

 

52,235

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

131,523

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust Preferreds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.13%, 2/15/40 (i)

 

 

3,000

 

 

63,893

 

Total Trust Preferreds — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

63,893

 

Total Preferred Securities — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

530,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable Municipal Bonds

 

 

Par
(000
)

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Build
America Bonds, Series TR, 6.81%, 11/15/40

 

USD

300

 

 

351,072

 

Total Taxable Municipal Bonds — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

351,072

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series
2006-68, Class B, 5.16%, 6/16/31 (i)

 

 

310

 

 

335,608

 

Total US Government Sponsored
Agency Securities — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

335,608

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (l)

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Media — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cumulus Media, Inc. (Expires 3/26/19)

 

 

23,560

 

$

60,208

 

Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.
(Expires 9/29/17)

 

 

56

 

 

1

 

Total Warrants — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

60,209

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $115,434,047) — 123.0%

 

 

 

 

 

116,988,043

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.07% (m)(n)

 

 

891,719

 

 

891,719

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $891,719) — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

891,719

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC, Strike Price
USD 942.86, Expires 12/21/19,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

6

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased
(Cost — $5,867) — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost — $116,331,633*) — 123.9%

 

 

 

 

 

117,879,762

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (23.9)%

 

 

 

 

 

(22,753,123

)

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

95,126,639

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2011, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

116,408,855

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

4,530,568

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(3,059,661

)

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

1,470,907

 


 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

 

(c)

Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

 

 

(d)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the current yield as of report date.

 

 

(e)

Convertible security.

 

 

(f)

Represents a step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(g)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

 

(h)

Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.

 

 

(i)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

 

 

(j)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization entities and are non-income producing.

 

 

(k)

Amount is less than $500.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

96

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AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)


 

 

(l)

Warrants entitle the Trust 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.

 

 

(m)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust during the year, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2011

 

Income

 

BlackRock Liquidity
Funds, TempFund
Institutional Class

 

 

1,132,109

 

 

(240,390

)

 

891,719

 

$

2,251

 


 

 

(n)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.


 

 

Financial futures contracts purchased as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

7

 

Ultra Long US
Treasury Bond

 

Chicago
Board of Trade

 

December
2011

 

$

997,730

 

$

4,363

 


 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

16

 

5-Year US
Treasury Note

 

Chicago
Board of Trade

 

December
2011

 

$

1,961,876

 

$

1,126

 

8

 

10-Year US
Treasury Note

 

Chicago
Board of Trade

 

December
2011

 

$

1,034,049

 

 

1,799

 

2

 

30-Year US
Treasury Bond

 

Chicago
Board of Trade

 

December
2011

 

$

271,027

 

 

(1,035

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,890

 


 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

EUR

 

91,000

 

USD

 

130,833

 

Royal Bank
of Scotland Plc

 

9/02/11

 

$

(112

)

USD

 

1,127,295

 

GBP

 

705,500

 

Royal Bank
of Scotland Plc

 

10/07/11

 

 

(17,497

)

USD

 

5,579,295

 

EUR

 

3,892,000

 

Citibank NA

 

10/26/11

 

 

(7,895

)

USD

 

342,195

 

EUR

 

239,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

10/26/11

 

 

(903

)

USD

 

130,749

 

EUR

 

91,000

 

Royal Bank
of Scotland Plc

 

10/26/11

 

 

113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(26,294

)


 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — buy protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

iStar
Financial, Inc.

 

 

5.00

%

 

Morgan Stanley
& Co., Inc.

 

 

9/20/11

 

$

500

 

$

(1,594

)

Republic of
Hungary

 

 

1.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

 

12/20/15

 

$

110

 

 

2,325

 

K. Hovnanian
Enterprises, Inc.

 

 

5.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase & Co.

 

 

12/20/15

 

$

250

 

 

57,163

 

Raytheon Co.

 

 

1.00

%

 

Citibank NA

 

 

9/20/16

 

$

200

 

 

807

 

Lockheed Martin
Corp.

 

 

1.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

 

9/20/16

 

$

625

 

 

2,651

 

Raytheon Co.

 

 

1.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

 

9/20/16

 

$

240

 

 

(629

)

General
Dynamics Corp.

 

 

1.00

%

 

JPMorgan
Chase & Co.

 

 

9/20/16

 

$

500

 

 

2,573

 

General
Dynamics Corp.

 

 

1.00

%

 

Morgan Stanley
& Co., Inc.

 

 

9/20/16

 

$

200

 

 

(248

)

General
Dynamics Corp.

 

 

1.00

%

 

Morgan Stanley
& Co., Inc.

 

 

9/20/16

 

$

150

 

 

24

 

Raytheon Co.

 

 

1.00

%

 

Morgan Stanley
& Co., Inc.

 

 

9/20/16

 

$

200

 

 

(508

)

The New York
Times Co.

 

 

1.00

%

 

Barclays Bank Plc

 

 

12/20/16

 

$

500

 

 

10,180

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

72,744

 


 

 

Credit default swaps on single-name issues — sold protection outstanding as of August 31, 2011 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Receive
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Issuer
Credit
Rating1

 

Notional
Amount
(000)2

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Aviva USA
Corp.

 

 

1.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

 

5/25/12

 

 

A

 

$

375

 

$

(307

)

MetLife, Inc.

 

 

5.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

 

6/20/15

 

 

A–

 

$

150

 

 

6,063

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

 

1.00

%

 

UBS AG

 

 

9/20/15

 

 

A–

 

$

175

 

 

864

 

ARAMARK
Corp.

 

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman Sachs
& Co.

 

 

6/20/16

 

 

B

 

$

300

 

 

(10,435

)

ARAMARK
Corp.

 

 

5.00

%

 

JPMorgan Chase
& Co.

 

 

6/20/16

 

 

B

 

$

150

 

 

(5,105

)

ARAMARK
Corp.

 

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman Sachs
& Co.

 

 

9/20/16

 

 

B

 

$

150

 

 

(6,586

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(15,506

)


 

 

 

 

1

Using S&P’s rating.

 

 

 

 

2

The maximum potential amount the Trust may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of agreement.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

97




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)


 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs are categorized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

 

 

 

 

The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Trust’s perceived risk of investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the inputs used as of August 31, 2011 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

397

 

 

 

 

 

$

397

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

$

99,048,308

 

$

38,005

 

 

99,086,313

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

10,873,015

 

 

3,592,743

 

 

14,465,758

 

Foreign Agency
Obligations

 

 

 

 

442,750

 

 

 

 

442,750

 

Other Interests

 

 

 

 

1,715,757

 

 

95

 

 

1,715,852

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

116,128

 

 

334,668

 

 

79,288

 

 

530,084

 

Taxable Municipal
Bonds

 

 

 

 

351,072

 

 

 

 

351,072

 

US Government
Sponsored Agency
Bonds

 

 

 

 

335,608

 

 

 

 

335,608

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,209

 

 

60,209

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

891,719

 

 

 

 

 

 

891,719

 

Total

 

$

1,008,244

 

$

113,101,178

 

$

3,770,340

 

$

117,879,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Derivative Financial
Instruments1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

$

82,650

 

 

 

$

82,650

 

Foreign currency
Exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

 

113

 

Interest rate
contracts

 

$

7,288

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,288

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

 

(25,105

)

$

(307

)

 

(25,412

)

Foreign currency
exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

(26,407

)

 

 

 

(26,407

)

Interest rate
contracts

 

 

(1,035

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,035

)

Total

 

$

6,253

 

$

31,251

 

$

(307

)

$

37,197

 


 

 

 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts and options. Swaps, financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on the instrument and options are shown at value.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

98

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

Other
Interests

 

Preferred
Securities

 

Warrants

 

Unfunded Loan
Commitments

 

Total

 

Assets/Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

$

13,235

 

$

17,453

 

$

3,420,874

 

$

191

 

$

65,455

 

 

 

$

(8,879

)

$

3,508,329

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

 

 

3,584

 

 

(518

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,066

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(339,690

)

 

679

 

 

51,776

 

 

 

 

130,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

(156,819

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

363,363

 

 

33,246

 

 

(28,350

)

 

(96

)

 

65,999

 

$

60,208

 

 

8,879

 

 

503,249

 

Purchases

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,350,204

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1,350,205

 

Sales

 

 

(36,908

)

 

(16,993

)

 

(1,730,249

)

 

 

 

(182,582

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,966,732

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

36

 

 

583,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

583,723

 

Transfers out3

 

 

 

 

 

 

(54,681

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(54,681

)

Balance, as of August 31, 2011

 

 

 

$

38,005

 

$

3,592,743

 

$

95

 

$

79,288

 

$

60,209

 

 

 

$

3,770,340

 


 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held at August 31, 2011 was $166,005.

 

 

 

 

3

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 derivative financial instruments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit
Contracts

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2010

 

 

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

$

741

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation4

 

 

(307

)

Purchases

 

 

 

Issuances5

 

 

(2,526

)

Sales

 

 

 

Settlements6

 

 

1,785

 

Transfers in7

 

 

 

Transfers out7

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2011

 

$

(307

)


 

 

 

 

4

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on derivative financial instruments still held at August 31, 2011 was $(307).

 

 

 

 

5

Issuances represent upfront cash received on certain derivative financial instruments.

 

 

 

 

6

Settlements represent periodic contractual cash flows and/or cash flows to terminate certain derivative financial instruments.

 

 

 

 

7

The Trust’s policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the beginning of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments is presented when the Trust had a significant amount of Level 3 investments and derivative financial instruments at the beginning and/or end of the year in relation to net assets.

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

99




 

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 31, 2011

 

BlackRock
Core Bond
Trust

(BHK)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund V, Inc.

(HYV)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund VI, Inc.
(HYT)

 

BlackRock
High Income
Shares
(HIS)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at value — unaffiliated1

 

$

573,657,896

 

$

504,823,857

 

$

525,207,550

 

$

145,207,645

 

Investments at value — affiliated2

 

 

4,711,687

 

 

1,171,689

 

 

941,235

 

 

822,452

 

Foreign currency at value3

 

 

168,374

 

 

230,460

 

 

224,348

 

 

20,474

 

Cash

 

 

161,409

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts

 

 

765,000

 

 

3,025,000

 

 

3,010,000

 

 

586,000

 

Cash pledged as collateral for swaps

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash pledged as collateral for options written

 

 

 

 

906,360

 

 

952,770

 

 

 

Investments sold receivable

 

 

27,554,107

 

 

2,767,483

 

 

2,957,541

 

 

844,750

 

TBA sale commitments receivable

 

 

29,465,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on swaps

 

 

3,273,268

 

 

107,217

 

 

111,602

 

 

 

Interest receivable

 

 

5,614,116

 

 

8,260,950

 

 

8,736,280

 

 

2,507,609

 

Swaps premiums paid

 

 

1,018,397

 

 

1,100,156

 

 

1,149,410

 

 

 

Swaps receivable

 

 

530,320

 

 

177,562

 

 

177,198

 

 

 

Principal paydown receivable

 

 

 

 

492,224

 

 

532,403

 

 

146,080

 

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

134,183

 

 

521

 

 

646

 

 

115

 

Dividends receivable — unaffiliated

 

 

10,384

 

 

36,095

 

 

17,268

 

 

8,706

 

Commitment fees receivable

 

 

3,731

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends receivable — affiliated

 

 

266

 

 

392

 

 

382

 

 

72

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

22,068

 

 

62,834

 

 

65,168

 

 

25,374

 

Other assets

 

 

43,747

 

 

75,109

 

 

78,540

 

 

8,396

 

Total assets

 

 

649,134,152

 

 

523,237,921

 

 

544,162,341

 

 

150,177,673

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

152,300,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments purchased payable

 

 

81,092,810

 

 

4,686,875

 

 

4,425,127

 

 

1,957,731

 

Payable for matured repurchase agreement

 

 

1,312,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan payable

 

 

 

 

129,000,000

 

 

130,000,000

 

 

29,000,000

 

Cash held as collateral for swaps

 

 

700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

1,795,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA sale commitments at value4

 

 

29,651,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on swaps

 

 

135,838

 

 

138,756

 

 

141,415

 

 

 

Options written at value5

 

 

7,779,123

 

 

1,415,067

 

 

1,507,668

 

 

 

Swaps payable

 

 

113,285

 

 

504,249

 

 

497,891

 

 

 

Swaps premiums received

 

 

803,136

 

 

438,769

 

 

459,901

 

 

 

Investment advisory fees payable

 

 

246,282

 

 

263,899

 

 

320,584

 

 

93,982

 

Margin variation payable

 

 

205,363

 

 

348,368

 

 

356,378

 

 

50,368

 

Interest expense payable

 

 

108,838

 

 

125,702

 

 

126,551

 

 

44,943

 

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

147,805

 

 

140,051

 

 

147,608

 

 

32,710

 

Income dividends payable

 

 

51,086

 

 

74,385

 

 

95,012

 

 

25,946

 

Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable

 

 

46,583

 

 

91,058

 

 

70,860

 

 

10,883

 

Deferred income

 

 

 

 

21,938

 

 

23,019

 

 

6,731

 

Other accrued expenses payable

 

 

257,759

 

 

301,375

 

 

293,221

 

 

145,833

 

Other liabilities

 

 

91,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

276,838,695

 

 

137,550,492

 

 

138,465,235

 

 

31,369,127

 

Net Assets

 

$

372,295,457

 

$

385,687,429

 

$

405,697,106

 

$

118,808,546

 

1

Investments at cost — unaffiliated

 

$

559,176,694

 

$

519,698,626

 

$

541,296,934

 

$

149,022,725

 

2

Investments at cost — affiliated

 

$

4,711,687

 

$

1,171,689

 

$

941,235

 

$

822,452

 

3

Foreign currency at cost

 

$

167,569

 

$

231,150

 

$

225,720

 

$

20,662

 

4

Proceeds from TBA sale commitments

 

$

29,465,199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Premiums received

 

$

5,259,483

 

$

985,255

 

$

1,073,535

 

 

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

100

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 31, 2011

 

BlackRock
Core Bond
Trust
(BHK)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund V, Inc.
(HYV)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund VI, Inc.
(HYT)

 

BlackRock
High Income
Shares
(HIS)

 

Net Assets Consist of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital6,7,8

 

$

378,671,939

 

$

469,820,049

 

$

505,109,182

 

$

160,514,715

 

Undistributed net investment income

 

 

3,484,685

 

 

2,797,479

 

 

4,335,509

 

 

2,031,075

 

Accumulated net realized loss

 

 

(24,305,497

)

 

(69,055,047

)

 

(84,738,897

)

 

(39,701,954

)

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

14,444,330

 

 

(17,875,052

)

 

(19,008,688

)

 

(4,035,290

)

Net Assets

 

$

372,295,457

 

$

385,687,429

 

$

405,697,106

 

$

118,808,546

 

Net asset value

 

$

13.78

 

$

11.71

 

$

11.49

 

$

2.18

 

6

Par value per share

 

$

0.001

 

$

0.100

 

$

0.100

 

 

 

7

Shares outstanding

 

 

27,023,027

 

 

32,944,087

 

 

35,294,009

 

 

54,620,872

 

8

Shares authorized

 

 

unlimited

 

 

200 million

 

 

200 million

 

 

unlimited

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

101




 

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 31, 2011

 

BlackRock
High Yield
Trust
(BHY)

 

BlackRock
Income
Opportunity
Trust, Inc.
(BNA)

 

BlackRock
Income
Trust, Inc.
(BKT)

 

BlackRock
Strategic Bond
Trust
(BHD)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at value — unaffiliated1

 

$

48,423,008

 

$

572,248,748

 

$

880,449,756

 

$

116,988,043

 

Investments at value — affiliated2

 

 

421,345

 

 

3,706,293

 

 

3,958,025

 

 

891,719

 

Foreign currency at value3

 

 

 

 

104,439

 

 

 

 

13,941

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,780

 

 

 

Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts

 

 

 

 

345,000

 

 

3,345,000

 

 

23,660

 

Cash pledged as collateral for swaps

 

 

 

 

3,100,000

 

 

6,845,000

 

 

 

Investments sold receivable

 

 

225,646

 

 

28,114,060

 

 

2,498,495

 

 

476,073

 

TBA sale commitments receivable

 

 

 

 

29,622,531

 

 

22,580,355

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on swaps

 

 

142,247

 

 

3,216,282

 

 

40,295,683

 

 

82,650

 

Interest receivable

 

 

817,229

 

 

5,859,217

 

 

4,016,351

 

 

1,816,081

 

Swaps premiums paid

 

 

58,667

 

 

795,509

 

 

129,681

 

 

150,300

 

Swaps receivable

 

 

258,959

 

 

581,249

 

 

2,283,619

 

 

8,719

 

Principal paydown receivable

 

 

51,089

 

 

 

 

5,496

 

 

106,283

 

Margin variation receivable

 

 

 

 

 

 

658,258

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

134,546

 

 

 

 

113

 

Dividends receivable — unaffiliated

 

 

2,478

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends receivable — affiliated

 

 

73

 

 

564

 

 

690

 

 

58

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

8,870

 

 

22,437

 

 

25,922

 

 

19,805

 

Other assets

 

 

9,290

 

 

66,856

 

 

81,876

 

 

7,448

 

Total assets

 

 

50,418,901

 

 

647,917,731

 

 

967,233,987

 

 

120,584,893

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

 

 

154,883,292

 

 

233,676,408

 

 

 

Investments purchased payable

 

 

357,854

 

 

82,431,136

 

 

148,668,336

 

 

1,061,175

 

Loan payable

 

 

6,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,000,000

 

TBA sale commitments at value4

 

 

 

 

29,830,973

 

 

22,665,726

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on swaps

 

 

1,029

 

 

139,926

 

 

37,654,510

 

 

25,412

 

Options written at value5

 

 

 

 

7,134,602

 

 

1,627,765

 

 

 

Borrowed bonds at value6

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,196,738

 

 

 

Interest rate floors at value7

 

 

 

 

 

 

308,729

 

 

 

Swaps payable

 

 

2,028

 

 

143,495

 

 

3,254,352

 

 

11,790

 

Swaps premiums received

 

 

256,148

 

 

825,145

 

 

1,363,858

 

 

58,800

 

Investment advisory fees payable

 

 

18,887

 

 

128,664

 

 

153,909

 

 

75,387

 

Margin variation payable

 

 

 

 

201,161

 

 

 

 

6,188

 

Interest expense payable

 

 

5,700

 

 

113,917

 

 

172,048

 

 

15,992

 

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

159,666

 

 

 

 

26,407

 

Income dividends payable

 

 

1,843

 

 

51,411

 

 

88,236

 

 

10,467

 

Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable

 

 

10,469

 

 

72,247

 

 

84,141

 

 

8,242

 

Administration fees payable

 

 

21,397

 

 

92,813

 

 

190,999

 

 

 

Bank overdraft

 

 

 

 

3,771

 

 

 

 

 

Other affiliates payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,056

 

Other accrued expenses payable

 

 

99,308

 

 

530,192

 

 

363,725

 

 

156,338

 

Total liabilities

 

 

6,774,663

 

 

276,742,411

 

 

458,469,480

 

 

25,458,254

 

Net Assets

 

$

43,644,238

 

$

371,175,320

 

$

508,764,507

 

$

95,126,639

 

1

Investments at cost — unaffiliated

 

$

48,491,371

 

$

557,153,091

 

$

854,851,614

 

$

115,439,914

 

2

Investments at cost — affiliated

 

$

421,345

 

$

3,706,293

 

$

3,958,025

 

$

891,719

 

3

Foreign currency at cost

 

 

 

$

101,971

 

 

 

$

13,964

 

4

Proceeds from TBA sale commitments

 

 

 

$

29,622,531

 

$

22,580,355

 

 

 

5

Premiums received

 

 

 

$

4,793,809

 

$

801,911

 

 

 

6

Proceeds from borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,717,874

 

 

 

7

Interest rate floors at cost

 

 

 

 

 

$

440,833

 

 

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

102

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 31, 2011

 

BlackRock
High Yield
Trust
(BHY)

 

BlackRock
Income
Opportunity
Trust, Inc.
(BNA)

 

BlackRock
Income
Trust, Inc.
(BKT)

 

BlackRock
Strategic Bond
Trust
(BHD)

 

Net Assets Consist of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital8,9,10

 

$

58,516,207

 

$

402,924,496

 

$

478,542,248

 

$

98,450,652

 

Cost of shares held in treasury11

 

 

 

 

(17,377,850

)

 

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

 

(107,518

)

 

4,312,166

 

 

(33,473

)

 

774,363

 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(14,838,186

)

 

(34,035,704

)

 

532,550

 

 

(5,682,155

)

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

73,735

 

 

15,352,212

 

 

29,723,182

 

 

1,583,779

 

Net Assets

 

$

43,644,238

 

$

371,175,320

 

$

508,764,507

 

$

95,126,639

 

Net asset value

 

$

6.79

 

$

10.77

 

$

7.96

 

$

13.48

 

8

Par value per share

 

$

0.001

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.01

 

$

0.001

 

9

Shares outstanding

 

 

6,427,525

 

 

34,456,370

 

 

63,942,535

 

 

7,058,401

 

10

Shares authorized

 

 

unlimited

 

 

200 million

 

 

200 million

 

 

unlimited

 

11

Shares held in treasury

 

 

 

 

1,757,400

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

103




 

 

Statements of Operations


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31, 2011

 

BlackRock
Core Bond
Trust
(BHK)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund V, Inc.
(HYV)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund VI, Inc.
(HYT)

 

BlackRock
High Income
Shares
(HIS)

 

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

26,038,032

 

$

40,763,761

 

$

43,278,260

 

$

12,629,925

 

Dividends — unaffiliated

 

 

48,575

 

 

513,158

 

 

208,574

 

 

63,921

 

Foreign taxes withheld

 

 

(776

)

 

(774

)

 

(1,032

)

 

(258

)

Dividends — affiliated

 

 

7,566

 

 

8,114

 

 

7,958

 

 

2,674

 

Total income

 

 

26,093,397

 

 

41,284,259

 

 

43,493,760

 

 

12,696,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory

 

 

2,856,702

 

 

3,156,080

 

 

3,789,466

 

 

1,138,755

 

Borrowing costs1

 

 

 

 

387,448

 

 

404,025

 

 

137,418

 

Professional

 

 

130,954

 

 

181,449

 

 

172,794

 

 

78,384

 

Custodian

 

 

117,650

 

 

71,737

 

 

72,435

 

 

30,822

 

Printing

 

 

95,355

 

 

57,403

 

 

61,170

 

 

45,340

 

Accounting services

 

 

78,907

 

 

77,853

 

 

79,820

 

 

42,316

 

Officer and Trustees

 

 

46,116

 

 

48,426

 

 

50,536

 

 

14,135

 

Transfer agent

 

 

12,145

 

 

48,626

 

 

48,380

 

 

28,212

 

Registration

 

 

9,422

 

 

11,486

 

 

12,332

 

 

19,044

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

87,406

 

 

85,905

 

 

71,491

 

 

35,734

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense

 

 

3,434,657

 

 

4,126,413

 

 

4,762,449

 

 

1,570,160

 

Interest expense

 

 

346,582

 

 

1,302,143

 

 

1,258,895

 

 

293,458

 

Total expenses

 

 

3,781,239

 

 

5,428,556

 

 

6,021,344

 

 

1,863,618

 

Less fees waived by advisor

 

 

(1,978

)

 

(1,407

)

 

(1,411

)

 

(1,130

)

Less fees paid indirectly

 

 

(26

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

3,779,235

 

 

5,427,149

 

 

6,019,933

 

 

1,862,488

 

Net investment income

 

 

22,314,162

 

 

35,857,110

 

 

37,473,827

 

 

10,833,774

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

7,873,619

 

 

14,942,502

 

 

14,773,244

 

 

3,211,891

 

Financial futures contracts

 

 

(7,142,111

)

 

165,948

 

 

326,634

 

 

150,254

 

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

(972,845

)

 

(2,962,626

)

 

(3,283,208

)

 

(472,791

)

Options written

 

 

2,236,157

 

 

414,174

 

 

422,224

 

 

(44,888

)

Swaps

 

 

(1,169,248

)

 

2,358,243

 

 

2,674,787

 

 

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

(1,472,865

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(647,293

)

 

14,918,241

 

 

14,913,681

 

 

2,844,466

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(13,316,913

)

 

(9,550,384

)

 

(9,990,326

)

 

(2,845,731

)

Financial futures contracts

 

 

(744,788

)

 

(2,544,189

)

 

(2,505,197

)

 

(231,694

)

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

48,207

 

 

(132,635

)

 

(95,158

)

 

(28,582

)

Options written

 

 

904,721

 

 

(537,705

)

 

(547,717

)

 

 

Swaps

 

 

3,924,338

 

 

12,515

 

 

(106,869

)

 

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

(27

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfunded loan commitments

 

 

 

 

70,021

 

 

36,123

 

 

2,026

 

 

 

 

(9,184,462

)

 

(12,682,377

)

 

(13,209,144

)

 

(3,103,981

)

Total realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(9,831,755

)

 

2,235,864

 

 

1,704,537

 

 

(259,515

)

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

12,482,407

 

$

38,092,974

 

$

39,178,364

 

$

10,574,259

 


 

 

 

 

1

See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of short-term borrowings.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

104

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

Statements of Operations


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31, 2011

 

BlackRock
High Yield
Trust
(BHY)

 

BlackRock
Income
Opportunity
Trust, Inc.
(BNA)

 

BlackRock
Income
Trust, Inc.
(BKT)

 

BlackRock
Strategic Bond
Trust
(BHD)

 

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

4,182,304

 

$

25,236,825

 

$

27,320,865

 

$

8,976,127

 

Dividends — unaffiliated

 

 

11,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends — affiliated

 

 

2,932

 

 

8,798

 

 

18,110

 

 

2,908

 

Total income

 

 

4,196,411

 

 

25,245,623

 

 

27,338,975

 

 

8,979,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory

 

 

537,737

 

 

2,199,864

 

 

3,238,615

 

 

910,284

 

Administration

 

 

52,966

 

 

366,644

 

 

747,371

 

 

 

Borrowing costs1

 

 

48,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

96,192

 

Professional

 

 

73,807

 

 

114,600

 

 

129,886

 

 

81,265

 

Custodian

 

 

17,225

 

 

125,278

 

 

130,254

 

 

28,762

 

Printing

 

 

21,266

 

 

103,112

 

 

124,659

 

 

31,230

 

Accounting services

 

 

10,785

 

 

55,919

 

 

82,960

 

 

23,432

 

Officer and Trustees

 

 

5,440

 

 

47,008

 

 

57,862

 

 

9,769

 

Transfer agent

 

 

13,294

 

 

20,791

 

 

64,127

 

 

11,668

 

Registration

 

 

9,372

 

 

12,013

 

 

22,294

 

 

9,372

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

53,778

 

 

90,742

 

 

84,997

 

 

45,478

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense

 

 

843,720

 

 

3,135,971

 

 

4,683,025

 

 

1,247,452

 

Interest expense

 

 

84,945

 

 

344,859

 

 

573,496

 

 

247,843

 

Total expenses

 

 

928,665

 

 

3,480,830

 

 

5,256,521

 

 

1,495,295

 

Less fees waived by advisor

 

 

(987

)

 

(1,502

)

 

(6,957

)

 

(1,031

)

Less fees paid indirectly

 

 

(47

)

 

(62

)

 

(259

)

 

(122

)

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

927,631

 

 

3,479,266

 

 

5,249,305

 

 

1,494,142

 

Net investment income

 

 

3,268,780

 

 

21,766,357

 

 

22,089,670

 

 

7,484,893

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(795,834

)

 

6,572,587

 

 

15,886,243

 

 

1,951,318

 

Financial futures contracts

 

 

 

 

(9,240,339

)

 

(19,646,123

)

 

(104,157

)

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

 

(743,628

)

 

(1,497

)

 

(330,332

)

Options written

 

 

13,000

 

 

2,265,086

 

 

1,532,906

 

 

28,625

 

Swaps

 

 

(79,879

)

 

4,792,003

 

 

4,883,203

 

 

(189,942

)

Borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

(770,974

)

 

(1,226,603

)

 

 

Interest rate floors

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,294,217

)

 

 

 

 

 

(862,713

)

 

2,874,735

 

 

(866,088

)

 

1,355,512

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

1,476,798

 

 

(12,315,981

)

 

10,616,936

 

 

(1,670,166

)

Financial futures contracts

 

 

 

 

(532,119

)

 

4,164,429

 

 

11,871

 

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

 

35,123

 

 

 

 

(25,326

)

Options written

 

 

(12,341

)

 

1,399,467

 

 

(297,874

)

 

(27,158

)

Swaps

 

 

144,749

 

 

(1,144,401

)

 

(3,349,916

)

 

39,432

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

(27

)

 

(478,864

)

 

 

Unfunded loan commitments

 

 

4,001

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,879

 

Interest rate floors

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,398,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,613,207

 

 

(12,557,938

)

 

13,053,505

 

 

(1,662,468

)

Total realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

750,494

 

 

(9,683,203

)

 

12,187,417

 

 

(306,956

)

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

4,019,274

 

$

12,083,154

 

$

34,277,087

 

$

7,177,937

 


 

 

 

 

1

See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of short-term borrowings.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

105




 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

 

BlackRock Corporate
High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

22,314,162

 

$

23,504,592

 

 

$

35,857,110

 

$

34,998,740

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(647,293

)

 

22,830,017

 

 

 

14,918,241

 

 

7,089,947

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(9,184,462

)

 

24,703,783

 

 

 

(12,682,377

)

 

54,072,650

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

12,482,407

 

 

71,038,392

 

 

 

38,092,974

 

 

96,161,337

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(23,726,515

)

 

(27,023,027

)

 

 

(35,008,792

)

 

(33,602,969

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

(11,244,108

)

 

44,015,365

 

 

 

3,084,182

 

 

62,558,368

 

Beginning of year

 

 

383,539,565

 

 

339,524,200

 

 

 

382,603,247

 

 

320,044,879

 

End of year

 

$

372,295,457

 

$

383,539,565

 

 

$

385,687,429

 

$

382,603,247

 

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

3,484,685

 

$

7,202,897

 

 

$

2,797,479

 

$

5,001,402

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Corporate
High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

 

 

BlackRock
High Income Shares (HIS)

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

37,473,827

 

$

36,935,470

 

 

$

10,833,774

 

$

10,792,615

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

14,913,681

 

 

1,901,818

 

 

 

2,844,466

 

 

(276,674

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(13,209,144

)

 

57,412,973

 

 

 

(3,103,981

)

 

17,435,391

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

39,178,364

 

 

96,250,261

 

 

 

10,574,259

 

 

27,951,332

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(35,241,068

)

 

(35,992,789

)

 

 

(11,407,404

)

 

(9,230,927

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of dividends

 

 

 

 

87,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

3,937,296

 

 

60,344,562

 

 

 

(833,145

)

 

18,720,405

 

Beginning of year

 

 

401,759,810

 

 

341,415,248

 

 

 

119,641,691

 

 

100,921,286

 

End of year

 

$

405,697,106

 

$

401,759,810

 

 

$

118,808,546

 

$

119,641,691

 

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

4,335,509

 

$

5,651,991

 

 

$

2,031,075

 

$

2,972,065

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

106

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AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

 

BlackRock Corporate
Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

3,268,780

 

$

3,296,839

 

 

$

21,766,357

 

$

20,499,390

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(862,713

)

 

(1,522,025

)

 

 

2,874,735

 

 

21,968,948

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

1,613,207

 

 

7,423,666

 

 

 

(12,557,938

)

 

20,927,252

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

4,019,274

 

 

9,198,480

 

 

 

12,083,154

 

 

63,395,590

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(3,278,764

)

 

(3,246,508

)

 

 

(22,287,310

)

 

(27,117,163

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

(76,404

)

 

(108,660

)

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

 

(3,355,168

)

 

(3,355,168

)

 

 

(22,287,310

)

 

(27,117,163

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

664,106

 

 

5,843,312

 

 

 

(10,204,156

)

 

36,278,427

 

Beginning of year

 

 

42,980,132

 

 

37,136,820

 

 

 

381,379,476

 

 

345,101,049

 

End of year

 

$

43,644,238

 

$

42,980,132

 

 

$

371,175,320

 

$

381,379,476

 

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income

 

$

(107,518

)

$

(99,314

)

 

$

4,312,166

 

$

6,733,590

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

 

BlackRock
Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

22,089,670

 

$

12,848,017

 

 

$

7,484,893

 

$

7,157,170

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(866,088

)

 

28,601,188

 

 

 

1,355,512

 

 

2,597,390

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

13,053,505

 

 

17,697,571

 

 

 

(1,662,468

)

 

6,849,508

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

34,277,087

 

 

59,146,776

 

 

 

7,177,937

 

 

16,604,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(21,772,433

)

 

(16,372,760

)

 

 

(7,845,469

)

 

(6,391,382

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

(2,042,690

)

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

 

(21,772,433

)

 

(18,415,450

)

 

 

(7,845,469

)

 

(6,391,382

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

12,504,654

 

 

40,731,326

 

 

 

(667,532

)

 

10,212,686

 

Beginning of year

 

 

496,259,853

 

 

455,528,527

 

 

 

95,794,171

 

 

85,581,485

 

End of year

 

$

508,764,507

 

$

496,259,853

 

 

$

95,126,639

 

$

95,794,171

 

Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income

 

$

(33,473

)

$

(83,711

)

 

$

774,363

 

$

1,512,890

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

107




 

 

Statements of Cash Flows


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31, 2011

 

BlackRock
Core Bond
Trust
(BHK)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund V, Inc.
(HYV)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund VI, Inc.
(HYT)

 

BlackRock
High Income
Shares
(HIS)

 

Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

12,482,407

 

$

38,092,974

 

$

39,178,364

 

$

10,574,259

 

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in interest receivable

 

 

(203,308

)

 

118,777

 

 

188,919

 

 

108,878

 

Increase (decrease) in swaps receivable

 

 

(245,217

)

 

(104,212

)

 

(97,848

)

 

 

(Increase) decrease in other assets

 

 

(851

)

 

169,080

 

 

223,230

 

 

47,184

 

Decrease in prepaid expenses

 

 

9,843

 

 

56,030

 

 

59,603

 

 

25,574

 

(Increase) in commitment fees receivable

 

 

(3,731

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) in dividends receivable — unaffiliated

 

 

(10,384

)

 

(36,095

)

 

(17,268

)

 

(8,706

)

(Increase) decrease in margin variation receivable

 

 

182,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in dividends receivable — affiliated

 

 

22

 

 

(203

)

 

(100

)

 

2

 

(Increase) decrease in cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts and options written

 

 

(236,000

)

 

(2,801,372

)

 

(2,802,770

)

 

(346,000

)

(Increase) decrease in cash pledged as collateral for swaps and reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

495,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in investment advisory fees payable

 

 

10,809

 

 

25,882

 

 

31,444

 

 

3,668

 

Increase (decrease) in interest expense payable

 

 

20,553

 

 

(48,621

)

 

(49,374

)

 

289

 

Increase (decrease) in other affiliates payable

 

 

(1,686

)

 

(1,502

)

 

(1,556

)

 

(456

)

(Decrease) in commitment fees payable

 

 

(682

)

 

(2,524

)

 

(2,737

)

 

(829

)

Increase in other liabilities

 

 

91,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,731

 

Increase in other accrued expenses payable

 

 

76,996

 

 

151,199

 

 

146,245

 

 

6,788

 

Increase (decrease) in margin variation payable

 

 

205,363

 

 

314,768

 

 

321,978

 

 

43,168

 

Increase (decrease) in swaps payable

 

 

(23,765

)

 

468,949

 

 

465,591

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable and deferred income

 

 

1,291

 

 

52,163

 

 

31,024

 

 

577

 

Net periodic and termination payments of swaps

 

 

(340,492

)

 

(701,666

)

 

(814,538

)

 

 

Net realized and unrealized (gain) loss on investments

 

 

(1,669,251

)

 

(5,218,488

)

 

(4,491,243

)

 

(294,716

)

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments

 

 

558,384

 

 

(934,091

)

 

(636,923

)

 

(267,523

)

Paid-in-kind income

 

 

 

 

(1,376,746

)

 

(1,140,588

)

 

(233,169

)

Premiums received from options written

 

 

14,541,888

 

 

1,675,733

 

 

1,769,310

 

 

19,717

 

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments

 

 

4,544,536,086

 

 

458,345,782

 

 

470,660,718

 

 

132,830,055

 

Purchases of long-term investments

 

 

(4,511,112,612

)

 

(491,755,681

)

 

(508,866,647

)

 

(136,237,864

)

Proceeds from borrowed bond transactions

 

 

121,520,617

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for borrowed bond transactions

 

 

(122,993,482

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities

 

 

(3,906,633

)

 

1,554,235

 

 

867,523

 

 

1,210,366

 

Premiums paid on closing options written

 

 

(13,496,046

)

 

151,761

 

 

(393,302

)

 

(64,604

)

Cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

 

40,489,101

 

 

(1,803,868

)

 

(5,370,945

)

 

7,423,389

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash receipts from borrowings

 

 

1,022,660,566

 

 

268,000,000

 

 

279,000,000

 

 

83,000,000

 

Cash payments on borrowings

 

 

(1,039,297,481

)

 

(231,000,000

)

 

(238,000,000

)

 

(79,000,000

)

Cash dividends paid to shareholders

 

 

(23,720,290

)

 

(35,010,264

)

 

(35,239,549

)

 

(11,414,564

)

Decrease in bank overdraft

 

 

 

 

 

 

(212,807

)

 

 

Cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

 

(40,357,205

)

 

1,989,736

 

 

5,547,644

 

 

(7,414,564

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Impact from Foreign Exchange Fluctuations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations

 

 

775

 

 

(461

)

 

(1,272

)

 

(44

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Foreign Currency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and foreign currency

 

 

132,671

 

 

185,407

 

 

175,427

 

 

8,781

 

Cash and foreign currency at beginning of year

 

 

197,112

 

 

45,065

 

 

48,921

 

 

11,693

 

Cash and foreign currency at end of year

 

$

329,783

 

$

230,472

 

$

224,348

 

$

20,474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the year for interest

 

$

326,029

 

$

1,350,764

 

$

1,308,269

 

$

293,169

 


 

 

 

A Statement of Cash Flows is presented when a Trust had a significant amount of borrowing during the period, based on the average borrowing outstanding in relation to average total assets.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

108

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

Statements of Cash Flows


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31, 2011

 

BlackRock
High Yield
Trust
(BHY)

 

BlackRock
Income
Opportunity
Trust, Inc.
(BNA)

 

BlackRock
Income Trust,
Inc.
(BKT)

 

BlackRock
Strategic
Bond Trust
(BHD)

 

Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

4,019,274

 

$

12,083,154

 

$

34,277,087

 

$

7,177,937

 

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in interest receivable

 

 

57,523

 

 

(599,645

)

 

(508,422

)

 

(22,109

)

Increase in swaps receivable

 

 

(258,409

)

 

85,729

 

 

632,429

 

 

(5,369

)

(Increase) decrease in other assets

 

 

24,455

 

 

(376

)

 

730

 

 

79

 

Decrease in prepaid expenses

 

 

8,624

 

 

10,120

 

 

5,481

 

 

9,467

 

Increase in dividends receivable

 

 

(2,478

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in margin variation receivable

 

 

 

 

305,240

 

 

(658,258

)

 

 

(Increase) decrease in income receivable — affiliated

 

 

(14

)

 

(564

)

 

(365

)

 

(29

)

(Increase) decrease in cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts

 

 

 

 

(345,000

)

 

(1,345,000

)

 

16,340

 

(Increase) decrease in cash pledged as collateral for swaps and reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

 

 

(3,100,000

)

 

(5,745,000

)

 

 

Increase (decrease) in investment advisory fees payable

 

 

(26,497

)

 

(61,938

)

 

(119,003

)

 

7,704

 

Increase (decrease) in interest expense payable

 

 

(14,535

)

 

56,971

 

 

149,019

 

 

(4,986

)

Decrease in commitment fees payable

 

 

(333

)

 

 

 

 

 

1,722

 

Increase (decrease) in administration fees payable

 

 

17,065

 

 

61,039

 

 

127,934

 

 

 

Increase in other accrued expenses payable

 

 

15,044

 

 

340,854

 

 

148,883

 

 

56,860

 

Increase (decrease) in margin variation payable

 

 

 

 

201,161

 

 

(628,752

)

 

5,239

 

Increase (decrease) in swaps payable

 

 

1,328

 

 

(63,427

)

 

(1,374,153

)

 

6,790

 

Increase (decrease) in Officer’s and Trustees’ fees payable

 

 

488

 

 

3,622

 

 

(762

)

 

(966

)

Net periodic and termination payments of swaps

 

 

198,061

 

 

(664,545

)

 

57,695

 

 

(30,691

)

Net realized and unrealized (gain) loss on investments

 

 

(830,373

)

 

3,188,146

 

 

(21,680,896

)

 

(305,682

)

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments

 

 

(50,399

)

 

885,777

 

 

(418,012

)

 

(188,883

)

Paid-in-kind income

 

 

(41,294

)

 

 

 

 

 

(75,035

)

Premiums received from options written

 

 

 

 

14,303,896

 

 

1,672,871

 

 

 

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments

 

 

42,200,939

 

 

4,216,223,928

 

 

7,714,103,832

 

 

85,445,552

 

Purchases of long-term investments

 

 

(41,113,382

)

 

(4,198,926,849

)

 

(7,810,228,236

)

 

(96,678,219

)

Proceeds from borrowed bond transactions

 

 

 

 

105,966,309

 

 

89,438,059

 

 

 

Payments for borrowed bond transactions

 

 

 

 

(106,737,283

)

 

(90,664,662

)

 

 

Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities

 

 

1,151,877

 

 

(3,412,577

)

 

(11,099,974

)

 

240,490

 

Premiums paid on closing options written

 

 

 

 

(13,829,343

)

 

(1,040,945

)

 

 

Cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

 

5,356,964

 

 

25,974,399

 

 

(104,898,420

)

 

(4,343,789

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash receipts from borrowings

 

 

18,000,000

 

 

869,922,653

 

 

965,214,923

 

 

67,000,000

 

Cash payments on borrowings

 

 

(20,000,000

)

 

(872,815,217

)

 

(838,523,110

)

 

(55,000,000

)

Cash dividends paid to shareholders

 

 

(3,358,916

)

 

(22,283,275

)

 

(21,733,613

)

 

(7,845,278

)

Decrease in bank overdraft

 

 

 

 

(769,151

)

 

 

 

(515

)

Cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

 

(5,358,916

)

 

(25,944,990

)

 

104,958,200

 

 

4,154,207

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Impact from Foreign Exchange Fluctuations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations

 

 

 

 

2,939

 

 

 

 

4,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Foreign Currency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and foreign currency

 

 

(1,952

)

 

32,348

 

 

59,780

 

 

(185,212

)

Cash and foreign currency at beginning of year

 

 

1,952

 

 

72,091

 

 

 

 

199,153

 

Cash and foreign currency at end of year

 

$

 

$

104,439

 

$

59,780

 

$

13,941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the year for interest

 

$

99,480

 

$

287,888

 

$

424,477

 

$

252,829

 


 

 

 

A Statement of Cash Flows is presented when a Trust had a significant amount of borrowing during the period, based on the average borrowing outstanding in relation to average total assets.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

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109




 

 

 

 

 

Financial Highlights

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 1,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007 to

 

Year Ended

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

August 31,

 

October 31,

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

14.19

 

$

12.56

 

$

12.81

 

$

13.63

 

$

13.82

 

$

14.27

 

Net investment income

 

 

0.83

1

 

0.87

1

 

0.80

1

 

0.50

1

 

0.74

 

 

0.66

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.36

)

 

1.76

 

 

(0.28

)

 

(0.69

)

 

(0.13

)

 

0.11

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

0.47

 

 

2.63

 

 

0.52

 

 

(0.19

)

 

0.61

 

 

0.77

 

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.88

)

 

(1.00

)

 

(0.77

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.93

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.29

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.19

)

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.88

)

 

(1.00

)

 

(0.77

)

 

(0.63

)

 

(0.80

)

 

(1.22

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

13.78

 

$

14.19

 

$

12.56

 

$

12.81

 

$

13.63

 

$

13.82

 

Market price, end of period

 

$

12.69

 

$

13.92

 

$

11.98

 

$

11.51

 

$

12.23

 

$

12.86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

4.02

%

 

22.44

%

 

5.28

%

 

(1.00

)%3

 

5.04

%

 

6.20

%

Based on market price

 

 

(2.35

)%

 

25.93

%

 

11.76

%

 

(0.87

)%3

 

1.29

%

 

3.07

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

1.02

%

 

1.18

%

 

1.06

%

 

2.29

%4

 

1.60

%

 

1.08

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

1.02

%

 

1.18

%

 

1.06

%

 

2.29

%4

 

1.60

%

 

1.08

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

0.93

%

 

0.95

%

 

0.83

%

 

0.89

%4

 

0.78

%

 

0.77

%

Net investment income

 

 

6.05

%

 

6.62

%

 

7.09

%

 

4.55

%4

 

5.36

%

 

4.78

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

372,295

 

$

383,540

 

$

339,524

 

$

346,177

 

$

368,335

 

$

373,518

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

152,301

 

$

168,938

 

$

74,572

 

$

107,690

 

$

103,354

 

$

3,911

 

Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

151,080

 

$

162,760

 

$

73,467

 

$

134,784

 

$

44,786

 

$

25,340

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

824

%5

 

641

%6

 

315

%7

 

598

%8

 

122

%

 

88

%

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

3,444

 

$

3,270

 

$

5,553

 

$

4,215

 

$

4,564

 

$

96,502

 


 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Annualized.

 

 

 

 

5

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 544%.

 

 

 

 

6

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 534%.

 

 

 

 

7

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 184%.

 

 

 

 

8

Includes TBA transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 337%.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

110

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

Financial Highlights


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Corporate
High Yield Fund V, Inc. (HYV)

 

BlackRock Corporate
High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (HYT)

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2008

 

2007

 

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of year

 

$

11.61

 

$

9.71

 

$

11.94

 

$

13.83

 

$

14.10

 

 

$

11.38

 

$

9.68

 

$

11.89

 

$

13.81

 

$

14.12

 

Net investment income1

 

 

1.09

 

 

1.06

 

 

1.07

 

 

1.18

 

 

1.20

 

 

 

1.06

 

 

1.05

 

 

1.05

 

 

1.16

 

 

1.18

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.07

 

 

1.86

 

 

(2.10

)

 

(1.85

)

 

(0.33

)

 

 

0.05

 

 

1.67

 

 

(2.07

)

 

(1.87

)

 

(0.39

)

Net increase (decrease) from
investment operations

 

 

1.16

 

 

2.92

 

 

(1.03

)

 

(0.67

)

 

0.87

 

 

 

1.11

 

 

2.72

 

 

(1.02

)

 

(0.71

)

 

0.79

 

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(1.06

)

 

(1.02

)

 

(1.20

)

 

(1.17

)

 

(1.14

)

 

 

(1.00

)

 

(1.02

)

 

(1.19

)

 

(1.21

)

 

(1.10

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(1.06

)

 

(1.02

)

 

(1.20

)

 

(1.22

)

 

(1.14

)

 

 

(1.00

)

 

(1.02

)

 

(1.19

)

 

(1.21

)

 

(1.10

)

Net asset value, end of year

 

$

11.71

 

$

11.61

 

$

9.71

 

$

11.94

 

$

13.83

 

 

$

11.49

 

$

11.38

 

$

9.68

 

$

11.89

 

$

13.81

 

Market price, end of year

 

$

11.55

 

$

11.40

 

$

9.32

 

$

10.15

 

$

12.24

 

 

$

11.21

 

$

11.19

 

$

9.47

 

$

10.14

 

$

12.15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

10.29

%

 

31.40

%

 

(3.83

)%

 

(3.99

)%

 

6.76

%

 

 

9.95

%

 

29.26

%

 

(4.03

)%

 

(4.30

)%

 

6.29

%

Based on market price

 

 

10.79

%

 

34.42

%

 

8.59

%

 

(7.78

)%

 

4.00

%

 

 

9.09

%

 

29.92

%

 

10.09

%

 

(7.24

)%

 

5.80

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

1.34

%

 

1.26

%

 

1.84

%

 

2.11

%

 

3.20

%

 

 

1.41

%

 

1.34

%

 

2.01

%

 

2.24

%

 

3.35

%

Total expenses after fees waived and
paid indirectly

 

 

1.34

%

 

1.26

%

 

1.84

%

 

2.11

%

 

3.20

%

 

 

1.41

%

 

1.34

%

 

2.01

%

 

2.24

%

 

3.35

%

Total expenses after fees waived
and paid indirectly and excluding
interest expense

 

 

1.02

%

 

0.99

%

 

1.16

%

 

0.97

%

 

0.99

%

 

 

1.12

%

 

1.09

%

 

1.28

%

 

1.10

%

 

1.12

%

Net investment income

 

 

8.82

%

 

9.52

%

 

13.00

%

 

9.16

%

 

8.23

%

 

 

8.80

%

 

9.52

%

 

12.82

%

 

9.02

%

 

8.03

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of year (000)

 

$

385,687

 

$

382,603

 

$

320,045

 

$

393,389

 

$

455,710

 

 

$

405,697

 

$

401,760

 

$

341,415

 

$

419,502

 

$

487,251

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of
year (000)

 

$

129,000

 

$

92,000

 

$

54,000

 

$

94,700

 

$

127,700

 

 

$

130,000

 

$

89,000

 

$

58,000

 

$

110,900

 

$

135,900

 

Average borrowings outstanding during
the year (000)

 

$

119,652

 

$

79,427

 

$

65,403

 

$

106,140

 

$

188,373

 

 

$

115,512

 

$

76,356

 

$

73,784

 

$

113,996

 

$

202,705

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

87

%

 

90

%

 

65

%

 

46

%

 

51

%

 

 

87

%

 

85

%

 

60

%

 

45

%

 

51

%

Asset coverage, end of year per $1,000

 

$

3,990

 

$

5,159

 

$

6,927

 

$

5,154

 

$

4,569

 

 

$

4,121

 

$

5,514

 

$

6,886

 

$

4,783

 

$

4,585

 


 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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111




 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Highlights

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period
January 1,
2007 to
August 31,
2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
December 31,

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

2.19

 

$

1.85

 

$

2.23

 

$

2.47

 

$

2.68

 

$

2.61

 

Net investment income

 

 

0.20

1

 

0.20

1

 

0.19

1

 

0.15

1

 

0.24

 

 

0.22

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

0.31

 

 

(0.36

)

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.21

)

 

0.08

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

0.20

 

 

0.51

 

 

(0.17

)

 

(0.11

)

 

0.03

 

 

0.30

 

Dividends from net investment income

 

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.17

)

 

(0.21

)

 

(0.13

)

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.23

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

2.18

 

$

2.19

 

$

1.85

 

$

2.23

 

$

2.47

 

$

2.68

 

Market price, end of period

 

$

2.10

 

$

2.09

 

$

1.68

 

$

1.88

 

$

2.14

 

$

2.55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

9.56

%

 

28.95

%

 

(3.01

)%

 

(4.00

)%3

 

1.58

%

 

12.32

%

Based on market price

 

 

10.59

%

 

35.52

%

 

4.47

%

 

(6.59

)%3

 

(7.51

)%

 

19.70

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

1.49

%

 

1.49

%

 

2.01

%

 

1.98

%4

 

3.56

%

 

3.78

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

1.49

%

 

1.49

%

 

2.01

%

 

1.98

%4

 

3.55

%

 

3.77

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

1.25

%

 

1.27

%

 

1.41

%

 

1.05

%4

 

1.27

%

 

1.34

%

Net investment income

 

 

8.66

%

 

9.34

%

 

12.06

%

 

9.52

%4

 

8.89

%

 

8.42

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

118,809

 

$

119,642

 

$

100,921

 

$

121,808

 

$

135,098

 

$

146,538

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

29,000

 

$

25,000

 

$

18,000

 

$

27,000

 

$

46,000

 

$

62,000

 

Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

26,729

 

$

21,027

 

$

21,220

 

$

27,069

 

$

55,868

 

$

62,838

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

90

%

 

85

%

 

55

%

 

25

%

 

69

%

 

83

%

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

5,097

 

$

5,786

 

$

6,607

 

$

5,512

 

$

3,937

 

$

3,364

 


 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Annualized.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period
November 1,
2007 to
August 31,
2008

 

Year Ended
October 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

6.69

 

$

5.78

 

$

6.84

 

$

7.91

 

$

7.85

 

$

7.48

 

Net investment income

 

 

0.51

1

 

0.51

1

 

0.51

1

 

0.50

1

 

0.63

 

 

0.66

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.11

 

 

0.92

 

 

(1.00

)

 

(1.06

)

 

0.04

 

 

0.36

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

0.62

 

 

1.43

 

 

(0.49

)

 

(0.56

)

 

0.67

 

 

1.02

 

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.51

)

 

(0.50

)

 

(0.55

)

 

(0.51

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.65

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.52

)

 

(0.52

)

 

(0.57

)

 

(0.51

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.65

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

6.79

 

$

6.69

 

$

5.78

 

$

6.84

 

$

7.91

 

$

7.85

 

Market price, end of period

 

$

6.60

 

$

6.44

 

$

5.84

 

$

5.96

 

$

6.92

 

$

7.77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

9.66

%

 

25.70

%

 

(5.30

)%

 

(6.47

)%3

 

9.03

%

 

14.25

%

Based on market price

 

 

10.73

%

 

19.76

%

 

9.81

%

 

(6.85

)%3

 

(3.63

)%

 

14.93

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

2.04

%

 

2.10

%

 

2.61

%

 

2.61

%4

 

4.16

%

 

4.50

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

2.04

%

 

2.10

%

 

2.61

%

 

2.61

%4

 

4.14

%

 

4.49

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

1.85

%

 

1.91

%

 

2.16

%

 

1.77

%4

 

2.10

%

 

2.19

%

Net investment income

 

 

7.18

%

 

7.89

%

 

10.22

%

 

8.34

%4

 

7.84

%

 

8.74

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

43,644

 

$

42,980

 

$

37,137

 

$

43,897

 

$

50,782

 

$

50,385

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

6,000

 

$

8,000

 

$

4,000

 

$

6,250

 

$

9,250

 

$

20,250

 

Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

7,427

 

$

6,427

 

$

5,223

 

$

7,443

 

$

17,710

 

$

20,621

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

81

%

 

80

%

 

54

%

 

34

%

 

69

%

 

85

%

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

8,274

 

$

6,373

 

$

10,284

 

$

8,023

 

$

6,490

 

$

3,488

 


 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Annualized.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period
November 1,
2007 to
August 31,
2008

 

Year Ended
October 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.07

 

$

10.02

 

$

10.35

 

$

11.02

 

$

11.17

 

$

11.56

 

Net investment income

 

 

0.63

1

 

0.59

1

 

0.59

1

 

0.53

1

 

0.62

 

 

0.57

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.28

)

 

1.25

 

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.69

)

 

(0.11

)

 

0.01

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

0.35

 

 

1.84

 

 

0.28

 

 

(0.16

)

 

0.51

 

 

0.58

 

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.65

)

 

(0.79

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.51

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.65

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.26

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.06

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.65

)

 

(0.79

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.51

)

 

(0.66

)

 

(0.97

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.77

 

$

11.07

 

$

10.02

 

$

10.35

 

$

11.02

 

$

11.17

 

Market price, end of period

 

$

9.85

 

$

10.56

 

$

9.65

 

$

9.82

 

$

10.19

 

$

10.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

3.91

%

 

19.83

%

 

3.90

%

 

(1.07

)%3

 

5.11

%

 

5.76

%

Based on market price

 

 

(0.37

)%

 

18.69

%

 

5.46

%

 

1.51

%3

 

2.62

%

 

6.27

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

0.95

%

 

1.09

%

 

0.95

%

 

2.25

%4

 

2.01

%

 

1.61

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

0.95

%

 

1.09

%

 

0.95

%

 

2.25

%4

 

2.00

%

 

1.61

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

0.85

%

 

0.86

%

 

0.85

%

 

0.83

%4

 

0.87

%

 

0.89

%

Net investment income

 

 

5.94

%

 

5.81

%

 

6.45

%

 

5.89

%4

 

5.68

%

 

5.11

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

371,175

 

$

381,379

 

$

345,101

 

$

356,456

 

$

379,605

 

$

384,850

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

154,883

 

$

157,776

 

$

77,474

 

$

100,740

 

$

105,262

 

$

34,326

 

Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

148,617

 

$

151,700

 

$

49,573

 

$

131,462

 

$

68,241

 

$

59,691

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

774

%5

 

720

%6

 

270

%7

 

44

%8

 

196

%

 

131

%

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

3,396

 

$

3,417

 

$

5,454

 

$

4,538

 

$

4,606

 

$

12,212

 


 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Annualized.

 

 

 

 

5

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 492%.

 

 

 

 

6

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 608%.

 

 

 

 

7

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 165%.

 

 

 

 

8

Includes TBA transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 168%.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period
November 1,
2007 to
August 31,
2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
October 31,

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.76

 

$

7.12

 

$

6.94

 

$

6.53

 

$

6.48

 

$

6.54

 

Net investment income

 

 

0.35

1

 

0.20

1

 

0.28

1

 

0.26

1

 

0.30

 

 

0.32

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

 

 

0.19

 

 

0.73

 

 

0.19

 

 

0.40

 

 

0.12

 

 

0.05

 

Net increase from investment operations

 

 

0.54

 

 

0.93

 

 

0.47

 

 

0.66

 

 

0.42

 

 

0.37

 

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.34

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.09

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.43

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.96

 

$

7.76

 

$

7.12

 

$

6.94

 

$

6.53

 

$

6.48

 

Market price, end of period

 

$

7.18

 

$

6.95

 

$

6.53

 

$

6.07

 

$

5.81

 

$

6.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

7.70

%

 

13.86

%

 

7.64

%

 

10.82

%3

 

7.06

%

 

6.06

%

Based on market price

 

 

8.47

%

 

11.19

%

 

12.87

%

 

8.94

%3

 

1.69

%

 

10.18

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

1.06

%

 

1.05

%

 

1.09

%

 

1.63

%4

 

2.77

%

 

2.85

%

Total expenses after fees waived and before fees paid indirectly

 

 

1.05

%

 

1.02

%

 

1.08

%

 

1.63

%4

 

2.77

%

 

2.85

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

1.05

%

 

1.02

%

 

1.08

%

 

1.63

%4

 

2.76

%

 

2.84

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

0.94

%

 

0.92

%

 

0.93

%

 

0.91

%4

 

0.98

%

 

1.00

%

Net investment income

 

 

4.43

%

 

2.72

%

 

4.09

%

 

4.67

%4

 

4.60

%

 

4.92

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

508,765

 

$

496,260

 

$

455,529

 

$

444,054

 

$

417,651

 

$

414,460

 

Borrowings outstanding end of period (000)

 

$

233,676

 

$

106,985

 

$

11,815

 

 

 

$

33,895

 

$

70,691

 

Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

116,771

 

$

23,316

 

$

537

 

$

61,777

 

$

93,325

 

$

104,393

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

899

%5

 

883

%6

 

700

%7

 

263

%8

 

250

%

 

80

%

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

3,177

 

$

5,639

 

$

39,555

 

 

 

$

13,322

 

$

6,863

 


 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Annualized.

 

 

 

 

5

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 387%.

 

 

 

 

6

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 207%.

 

 

 

 

7

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 184%.

 

 

 

 

8

Includes TBA transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 0%.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period
November 1,
2007 to
August 31,
2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
October 31,

 

 

 

Year Ended August 31,

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

13.57

 

$

12.12

 

$

12.76

 

$

13.80

 

$

13.83

 

$

13.68

 

Net investment income

 

 

1.06

1

 

1.01

1

 

0.93

1

 

0.76

1

 

0.95

 

 

0.99

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.04

)

 

1.35

 

 

(0.69

)

 

(1.03

)

 

(0.06

)

 

0.18

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

1.02

 

 

2.36

 

 

0.24

 

 

(0.27

)

 

0.89

 

 

1.17

 

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(1.11

)

 

(0.91

)

 

(0.88

)

 

(0.77

)

 

(0.92

)

 

(0.98

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.04

)

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(1.11

)

 

(0.91

)

 

(0.88

)

 

(0.77

)

 

(0.92

)

 

(1.02

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

13.48

 

$

13.57

 

$

12.12

 

$

12.76

 

$

13.80

 

$

13.83

 

Market price, end of period

 

$

12.93

 

$

13.17

 

$

11.43

 

$

10.85

 

$

11.88

 

$

12.85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

8.09

%

 

20.38

%

 

3.99

%

 

(1.19

)%3

 

7.26

%

 

9.58

%

Based on market price

 

 

6.83

%

 

23.88

%

 

15.34

%

 

(2.40

)%3

 

(0.62

)%

 

11.87

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

1.52

%

 

1.13

%

 

1.00

%

 

0.93

%4

 

1.45

%

 

2.25

%

Total expenses after fees waived and before fees paid indirectly

 

 

1.51

%

 

1.11

%

 

0.92

%

 

0.82

%4

 

1.27

%

 

2.25

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

1.51

%

 

1.11

%

 

0.92

%

 

0.82

%4

 

1.27

%

 

2.00

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

1.26

%

 

1.04

%

 

0.92

%

 

0.81

%4

 

0.87

%

 

0.94

%

Net investment income

 

 

7.59

%

 

7.77

%

 

8.67

%

 

6.85

%4

 

6.86

%

 

7.26

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

95,127

 

$

95,794

 

$

85,581

 

$

90,092

 

$

97,410

 

$

97,614

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

24,000

 

$

12,000

 

 

 

$

1,571

 

$

413

 

$

14,951

 

Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

22,696

 

$

5,701

 

$

303

 

$

391

 

$

7,240

 

$

21,104

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

72

%

 

83

%

 

61

%

 

27

%

 

34

%

 

56

%

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

4,964

 

$

8,983

 

 

 

$

58,347

 

$

236,789

 

$

7,529

 


 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Annualized.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (“BHK”), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (“HYV”), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (“HYT”), BlackRock High Income Shares (“HIS”), BlackRock High Yield Trust (“BHY”), BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (“BNA”), BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (“BKT”) and BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (“BHD”) (collectively, the “Trusts”) are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as diversified, closed-end management investment companies. HYV, HYT, BNA and BKT are organized as Maryland corporations. BHK, BHY and BHD are organized as Delaware statutory trusts. HIS is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The Trusts’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Boards of Directors and the Boards of Trustees of the Trusts are referred to throughout this report as the “Board of Trustees” or the “Board.” The Trusts determine and make available for publication the net asset values on a daily basis.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trusts:

Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Trusts would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Trusts fair value their financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Boards. The Trusts value their bond investments on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more brokers or dealers as obtained from a pricing service. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. To-be-announced (“TBA”) commitments are valued on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by pricing services. Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by the Trusts’ pricing service or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments. Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Municipal investments (including commitments to purchase such investments on a “when-issued” basis) are valued on the basis of prices provided by dealers or pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments and information with respect to various relationships between investments.

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last reported sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the security.

Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into US dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available.

Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade. An exchange-traded option for which there is no mean price is valued at the last bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that the prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the option. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options and swaptions are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of the underlying instruments.

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Boards as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the investment advisor and/or the sub-advisor seeks to determine the price that each Trust might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Boards or a committee thereof.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of each Trust’s net assets. If events (for example, a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur during such periods that are expected to materially affect the value of such instruments, those instruments may be Fair Value Assets and be valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the investment advisor using a pricing service and/or policies approved by the Boards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Foreign Currency Transactions: The Trusts’ books and records are maintained in US dollars. Purchases and sales of investment securities are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective date of such transactions. Generally, when the US dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the Trusts’ investments denominated in that currency will lose value because its currency is worth fewer US dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the US dollar falls in relative value.

The Trusts do not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments are segregated on the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. The Trusts report realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: Certain Trusts may invest in asset-backed securities. Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets, or as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, and are generally issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an asset-backed security subject to such a prepayment feature will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. If the Trust has purchased such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the premium paid.

Certain Trusts may purchase certain mortgage pass-through securities. There are a number of important differences among the agencies and instrumentalities of the US government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the securities that they issue. For example, mortgage-related securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by Ginnie Mae and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. However, mortgage-related securities issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, including Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guaranteed Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, which are solely the obligations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States but are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the Treasury.

Multiple Class Pass-Through Securities: Certain Trusts may invest in multiple class pass-through securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities. These multiple class securities may be issued by Ginnie Mae, US government agencies or instrumentalities or by trusts formed by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans. In general, CMOs are debt obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by, and multiple class pass-through securities represent direct ownership interests in, a pool of residential or commercial mortgage loans or mortgage pass-through securities (the “Mortgage Assets”), the payments on which are used to make payments on the CMOs or multiple class pass-through securities. Classes of CMOs include interest only (“IOs”), principal only (“POs”), planned amortization classes and targeted amortization classes. IOs and POs are stripped mortgage-backed securities representing interests in a pool of mortgages, the cash flow from which has been separated into interest and principal components. IOs receive the interest portion of the cash flow while POs receive the principal portion. IOs and POs can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise and fall, the value of IOs tends to move in the same direction as interest rates. POs perform best when prepayments on the underlying mortgages rise since this increases the rate at which the principal is returned and the yield to maturity on the PO. When payments on mortgages underlying a PO are slower than anticipated, the life of the PO is lengthened and the yield to maturity is reduced. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated pre-payments of principal, the Trust may not fully recoup its initial investment in IOs.

Zero-Coupon Bonds: The Trusts may invest in zero-coupon bonds, which are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. Zero-coupon bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than similar maturity debt obligations which provide for regular interest payments.

Capital Trusts: Certain Trusts may invest in capital trusts. These securities are typically issued by corporations, generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities characteristics, or by an affiliated business trust of a corporation, generally in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly structured securities. The securities can be structured as either fixed or adjustable coupon securities that can have either a perpetual or stated maturity date. Dividends can be deferred without creating an event of default or acceleration, although maturity cannot take place unless all cumulative payment obligations have been met. The deferral of payments does not affect the purchase or sale of these securities in the open market. Payments on these securities are treated as interest rather than dividends for federal income tax purposes. These securities generally are rated below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities.

Preferred Stock: Certain Trusts may invest in preferred stocks. Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well) but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

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stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Floating Rate Loan Interests: Certain Trusts may invest in floating rate loan interests. The floating rate loan interests the Trusts hold are typically issued to companies (the “borrower”) by banks, other financial institutions, and privately and publicly offered corporations (the “lender”). Floating rate loan interests are generally non-investment grade, often involve borrowers whose financial condition is troubled or uncertain and companies that are highly levered. The Trusts may invest in obligations of borrowers who are in bankruptcy proceedings. Floating rate loan interests may include fully funded term loans or revolving lines of credit. Floating rate loan interests are typically senior in the corporate capital structure of the borrower. Floating rate loan interests generally pay interest at rates that are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. The base lending rates are generally the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate), the prime rate offered by one or more US banks or the certificate of deposit rate. Floating rate loan interests may involve foreign borrowers, and investments may be denominated in foreign currencies. The Trusts consider these investments to be investments in debt securities for purposes of their investment policies.

When a Trust purchases a floating rate loan interest it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan interest it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, the Trusts may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit amount of a floating rate loan interest. Facility and commitment fees are typically amortized to income over the term of the loan or term of the commitment, respectively. Consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned. Prepayment penalty fees, which may be received by the Trusts upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded as realized gains. The Trusts may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.

Floating rate loan interests are usually freely callable at the borrower’s option. The Trusts may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans (“Participations”) or assignments (“Assignments”) of all or a portion of loans from third parties. Participations typically will result in the Trusts having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. The Trusts will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the Participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing Participations, the Trusts generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of offset against the borrower, and the Trusts may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, the Trusts will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. The Trusts’ investment in loan participation interests involves the risk of insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the Participation, the Trusts may be treated as general creditors of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower. Assignments typically result in the Trusts having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and the Trusts may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

Short Sales: Certain Trusts may enter into short sale transactions in which the Trusts sell a security it does not hold in anticipation of a decline in the market price of that security. When the Trusts make a short sale, it will borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the counterparty to which it sold the security short. An amount equal to the proceeds received by the Trusts are reflected as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the market value of the short sale. The Trusts are required to repay the counterparty any interest received on the security sold short, which is shown as interest expense in the Statements of Operations. The Trusts may pay a fee on the assets borrowed from the counterparty, which is shown as stock loan fees in the Statements of Operations. The Trusts maintain a segregated account of securities or deposit cash with the broker-dealer as collateral for the short sales. The Trusts may receive interest on its cash collateral deposited with the broker-dealer. The Trusts are exposed to market risk based on the amount, if any, that the market value of the security increases beyond the market value at which the position was sold. Thus, a short sale of a security involves the risk that instead of declining, the price of the security sold short will rise. The short sale of securities involves the possibility of a theoretically unlimited loss since there is a theoretically unlimited potential for the market price of the security sold short to increase. A gain, limited to the price at which the Trusts sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited as to the dollar amount, will be recognized upon the termination of a short sale if the market price is greater or less than the proceeds originally received. There is no assurance the Trusts will be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price.

Borrowed Bond Agreements: Certain Trusts may enter into borrowed bond agreements. In a borrowed bond agreement, the Trusts borrow a bond from a counterparty in exchange for cash collateral with the commitment that the security and the cash will be returned to the counterparty and the Trusts, respectively, at a mutually agreed upon rate and date. Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time. Borrowed bond agreements are entered into primarily in connection with short sales of bonds. Earnings on cash collateral and compensation to the lender of the bond are based on agreed upon rates between the Trusts and the counterparty. The value of the underlying cash collateral approximates the market value and accrued interest of the borrowed bond. To the extent that a borrowed bond transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the cash collateral in the possession of the counterparty is monitored on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. As the market value of the borrowed bond changes, the cash collateral is periodically increased or decreased with a frequency and in amounts prescribed in the borrowed bond agreement. Full realization of the collateral by the Trusts may be limited if the value of an investment purchased with the cash collateral by the lender decreases. The Trusts may also experience delays in gaining access to the collateral.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TBA Commitments: Certain Trusts may enter into TBA commitments. TBA commitments are forward agreements for the purchase or sale of mortgage-backed securities for a fixed price, with payment and delivery on an agreed upon future settlement date. The specific securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date; however, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate and mortgage terms. The Trusts generally enter into TBA commitments with the intent to take possession of or deliver the underlying mortgage-backed securities but can extend the settlement or roll the transaction. TBA commitments involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased or sold declines or increases, respectively, prior to settlement date.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions: Certain Trusts may sell TBA mortgage-backed securities and simultaneously contract to repurchase substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specific future date at an agreed upon price. During the period between the sale and repurchase, the Trusts will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. The Trusts account for mortgage dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales and realize gains and losses on these transactions. These transactions may increase the Trusts’ portfolio turnover rate. Mortgage dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities that the Trusts are required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities.

Treasury Roll Transactions: Certain Trusts may enter into treasury roll transactions. In a treasury roll transaction, the Trusts sell a Treasury security to a counterparty with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the same security at an agreed upon price and future settlement date. The Trusts receive cash from the sale of the Treasury security to use for other investment purposes. For US GAAP purposes, a treasury roll transaction is accounted for as a secured borrowing and not as a purchase or sale. The difference between the sale price and repurchase price represents net interest income or net interest expense reflective of an agreed upon rate between the Trusts and the counterparty over the term of the borrowing. The Trusts will benefit from the transaction if the income earned on the investment purchased with the cash received in the treasury roll transaction exceeds the interest expense incurred by the Trusts. If the interest expense exceeds the income earned, the Trusts’ net investment income and dividends to shareholders may be adversely impacted. Treasury roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities that the Trusts are required to repurchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: Certain Trusts may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with qualified third party broker-dealers. In a reverse repurchase agreement, the Trusts sell securities to a bank or broker-dealer and agree to repurchase the same securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time. Interest on the value of the reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based upon competitive market rates determined at the time of issuance. The Trusts may utilize reverse repurchase agreements when it is anticipated that the interest income to be earned from the investment of the proceeds of the transaction is greater than the interest expense of the transaction. Reverse repurchase agreements involve leverage risk and also the risk that the market value of the securities that the Trusts are obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. In the event the buyer of securities under a reverse repurchase agreement files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Trusts’ use of the proceeds of the agreement may be restricted while the other party, or its trustee or receiver, determines whether or not to enforce the Trusts’ obligation to repurchase the securities.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Trusts either deliver collateral or segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., dollar rolls, TBA sale commitments, financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, swaps, short sales and options written) or certain borrowings (e.g., reverse repurchase agreements, treasury roll transactions and loan payable) the Trusts will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on their books and records cash or liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, each party to such transactions has requirements to deliver/deposit securities as collateral for certain investments.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Trusts are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis. Consent fees are compensation for agreeing to changes in the terms of debt instruments and are included in interest income in the Statements of Operations.

Dividends and Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. If the total dividends and distributions made in any tax year exceeds net investment income and accumulated realized capital gains, a portion of the total distribution may be treated as a tax return of capital. The amount and timing of dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP.

Income Taxes: It is each Trust’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Each Trust files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on BHK, HIS, BHY, BNA, BKT and BHD’s US federal tax returns remains open for the period ended August 31, 2008 and for each of the three years ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

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August 31, 2011. The statutes of limitations on HYV and HYT’s tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended August 31, 2011. The statutes of limitations on the Trusts’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. Management does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

HYV and HYT have a wholly owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”) which holds shares of a private Canadian company. Such shares are held in the Subsidiary in order to realize benefits under the Double Tax Avoidance Convention (the “DTAC”) between Canada and Luxembourg, the result of which is that gains on the sale of such shares will not be subject to capital gains taxes in Canada. Accordingly, no income tax provision has been made in the accompanying financial statements.

Recent Accounting Standard: In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued amended guidance to improve disclosure about fair value measurements which will require the following disclosures for fair value measurements categorized as Level 3: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs and assumptions used in the fair value measurement, a description of the valuation policies and procedures and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition, the amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 will be required to be disclosed. The amended guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Trusts’ financial statements and disclosures.

Deferred Compensation and BlackRock Closed-End Share Equivalent Investment Plan: Under the deferred compensation plan approved by each Trust’s Board, independent Trustees (“Independent Trustees”) may defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Trustees. This has approximately the same economic effect for the Independent Trustees as if the Independent Trustees had invested the deferred amounts directly in certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds.

The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Trust. Each Trust may, however, elect to invest in common shares of certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Trustees in order to match its deferred compensation obligations. Investments to cover each Trust’s deferred compensation liability, if any, are included in other assets in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Dividends and distributions from the BlackRock Closed-End Fund investments under the plan are included in dividends — affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Trust are charged to that Trust. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Trusts have an arrangement with the custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statements of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.

2. Derivative Financial Instruments:

The Trusts engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Trusts and to economically hedge, or protect, their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk or other risk (inflation risk). These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.

Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The Trusts’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral pledged by/posted to the counterparty. For OTC options purchased, the Trusts bear the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral received on the options should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Trusts do not give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written obligate the Trusts to perform and not the counterparty. Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures contracts and options is deemed to be minimal due to the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which these contracts trade.

The Trusts may mitigate counterparty risk by procuring collateral and through netting provisions included within an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) implemented between a Trust and each of its respective counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreement allows each Trust to offset with each separate counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held. The amount of collateral moved to/from applicable counterparties is generally based upon minimum transfer amounts of up to $500,000. To the extent amounts due to the Trusts from their counterparties are not fully collateralized contractually or otherwise, the Trusts bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. See Note 1 “Segregation and Collateralization” for information with respect to collateral practices. In addition, the Trusts manage counterparty risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Trusts’ net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Trusts fail to meet the terms of their ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the Trusts to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty

Financial Futures Contracts: The Trusts purchase or sell financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) or in the values of equity securities (equity risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Trusts and counterparty to buy or sell a specific

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date. Pursuant to the contract, the Trusts agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and are recorded by the Trusts as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Trusts record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Trusts enter into foreign currency exchange contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). A foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a future date. Foreign currency exchange contracts, when used by the Trusts, help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Trusts are denominated. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Trusts as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Trusts record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a foreign currency exchange contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies and the risk that a counter-party to the contract does not perform its obligations under the agreement.

Options: The Trusts purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease their exposure to underlying instruments (including equity risk and/or interest rate risk) and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller to sell (when the option is exercised), the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. When the Trusts purchase (write) an option, an amount equal to the premium paid (received) by the Trusts is reflected as an asset (liability). The amount of the asset (liability) is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased (written). When an instrument is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the instrument acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the instrument sold. When an option expires (or the Trust enters into a closing transaction), the Trusts realize a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid). When the Trusts write a call option, such option is “covered,” meaning that the Trusts hold the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Trusts write a put option, such option is covered by cash in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation.

Options on swaps (swaptions) are similar to options on securities except that instead of selling or purchasing the right to buy or sell a security, the writer or purchaser of the swap option is granting or buying the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default swap agreement at any time before the expiration of the option.

The Trusts also purchase or sell listed or OTC foreign currency options, foreign currency futures and related options on foreign currency futures as a short or long hedge against possible variations in foreign exchange rates or to gain exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). When foreign currency is purchased or sold through an exercise of a foreign currency option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the foreign currency acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the foreign currency sold. Such transactions may be effected with respect to hedges on non-US dollar denominated instruments owned by the Trusts but not yet delivered, or committed or anticipated to be purchased by the Trusts.

In purchasing and writing options, the Trusts bear the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that the Trusts may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Trusts purchasing or selling a security at a price different from the current market value.

Swaps: The Trusts enter into swap agreements, in which the Trusts and a counterparty agree to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount. These periodic payments received or made by the Trusts are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. Any upfront fees paid are recorded as assets and any upfront fees received are recorded as liabilities and amortized over the term of the swap. Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). When the swap is terminated, the Trusts will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Trusts’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contracts is the premium received or paid. Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

 

 

Credit default swaps — The Trusts enter into credit default swaps to manage their exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce their risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which they are not otherwise exposed (credit risk). The Trusts enter into credit default swap agreements to provide a measure of protection against the default of an issuer (as buyer of protection) and/or gain credit exposure to an issuer to which it is not otherwise exposed (as seller of protection). The Trusts may either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit default swaps on


 

 

 

 

 

 

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single-name issuers are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation accelerators, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). Credit default swaps on traded indexes are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a write-down, principal or interest shortfall or default of all or individual underlying securities included in the index occurs. As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Trusts will either receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an underlying credit event occurs, the Trusts will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index.

 

 

Total return swaps — The Trusts enter into total return swaps to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in that market or to transfer the risk/return of one market (e.g., fixed income) to another market (e.g., equity) (equity risk and/or interest rate risk). Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (coupons plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. To the extent the total return of the instrument or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Trusts will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.

 

 

Interest rate swaps — The Trusts enter into interest rate swaps to gain or reduce exposure to or manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of the fixed rate bonds which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk). Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating rate, for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. Interest rate floors, which are a type of interest rate swap, are agreements in which one party agrees to make payments to the other party to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified rate or floor in return for a premium. In more complex swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.


Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments as of August 31, 2011

 

 

Asset Derivatives

 

 

 

 

BHK

 

HYV

 

HYT

 

HIS

 

BHY

 

BNA

 

BKT

 

BHD

 

 

 

Statements of Assets and
Liabilities Location

 

Value

Interest rate contracts

 

Net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation*; Unrealized appreciation on swaps; Investments at value — unaffiliated**

 

$

5,395,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,334,287

 

$

44,850,241

 

$

7,288

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts; Investments at value — unaffiliated**

 

 

542,794

 

$

521

 

$

646

 

$

115

 

 

 

 

544,049

 

 

 

 

113

 

 

Credit contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on swaps; Investments at value — unaffiliated**

 

 

1,809,614

 

 

181,897

 

 

182,479

 

 

 

$

133,235

 

 

1,807,166

 

 

 

 

82,650

 

 

Equity contracts

 

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation*; Investments at value — unaffiliated**

 

 

 

 

55,887

 

 

59,029

 

 

13,951

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on swaps

 

 

 

 

75,845

 

 

79,649

 

 

 

 

9,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

7,747,812

 

$

314,150

 

$

321,803

 

$

14,066

 

$

142,247

 

$

7,685,502

 

$

44,850,241

 

$

90,051

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Liability Derivatives

 

 

 

 

BHK

 

HYV

 

HYT

 

HIS

 

BHY

 

BNA

 

BKT

 

BHD

 

 

 

Statements of Assets and
Liabilities Location

 

Value

Interest rate contracts

 

Net unrealized appreciation/ depreciation*; Unrealized depreciation on swaps; Options written at value — Floors at value

 

$

8,189,845

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,325,433

 

$

39,714,528

 

$

1,035

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts; Options written at value

 

 

328,642

 

$

140,051

 

$

147,608

 

$

32,710

 

 

 

 

340,887

 

 

 

 

26,407

 

 

Credit contracts

 

Unrealized depreciation on swaps; Options written at value

 

 

15,562

 

 

1,417,703

 

 

1,505,993

 

 

 

$

1,029

 

 

15,509

 

 

 

 

25,412

 

 

Equity contracts

 

Net unrealized depreciation on swaps; Options written at value

 

 

 

 

2,504,806

 

 

2,467,731

 

 

186,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

8,534,049

 

$

4,062,560

 

$

4,121,332

 

$

218,926

 

$

1,029

 

$

7,681,829

 

$

39,714,528

 

$

52,854

 


 

 

      *

Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on financial futures contracts as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s margin variation is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

    **

Includes options purchased at value as reported in the Schedules of Investments.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Statements of Operations
Year Ended August 31, 2011

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

 

 

BHK

 

HYV

 

HYT

 

HIS

 

BHY

 

BNA

 

BKT

 

BHD

 

Interest rate contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts

 

$

(7,142,111

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(9,240,339

)

$

(19,646,123

)

$

(104,157

)

Swaps

 

 

(978,528

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,515,799

 

 

4,883,203

 

 

 

Options***

 

 

(1,690,949

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,164,583

)

 

1,014,298

 

 

28,625

 

Interest rate floors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,294,217

)

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts****

 

 

(1,069,087

)

$

(4,441,078

)

$

(3,836,963

)

$

(500,574

)

 

 

 

(1,096,663

)

 

 

 

(359,509

)

Options***

 

 

(76,331

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(223,088

)

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps

 

 

(565,432

)

 

2,358,243

 

 

2,674,787

 

 

 

$

(79,879

)

 

901,492

 

 

 

 

(189,942

)

Options***

 

 

 

 

685,081

 

 

695,383

 

 

 

 

13,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts

 

 

 

 

165,948

 

 

326,634

 

 

150,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options***

 

 

 

 

2,783,178

 

 

2,895,483

 

 

211,077

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps

 

 

374,712

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

374,712

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

(11,147,726

)

$

1,551,372

 

$

2,755,324

 

$

(139,243

)

$

(66,879

)

$

(6,932,670

)

$

(16,042,839

)

$

(624,983

)


 

 

  ***

Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investments and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments.

 

 

****

Foreign currency exchange contracts are included in the net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency transactions.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on

 

 

BHK

 

HYV

 

HYT

 

HIS

 

BHY

 

BNA

 

BKT

 

BHD

 

Interest rate contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts

 

$

(744,788

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(532,119

)

$

4,164,429

 

$

11,871

 

Swaps

 

 

2,676,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,266,107

)

 

(3,349,916

)

 

 

Options***

 

 

(319,252

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

229,053

 

 

(291,373

)

 

 

Interest rate floors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,398,794

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts****

 

 

46,445

 

$

(97,337

)

$

(105,065

)

$

(32,253

)

 

 

 

32,319

 

 

 

 

(29,748

)

Options***

 

 

(135,731

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(135,962

)

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps

 

 

1,865,730

 

 

(63,330

)

 

(186,518

)

 

 

$

135,737

 

 

1,121,706

 

 

 

 

39,432

 

Options***

 

 

 

 

(550,679

)

 

(554,931

)

 

 

 

(12,341

)

 

 

 

 

 

(27,158

)

Equity contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts

 

 

 

 

(2,544,189

)

 

(2,505,197

)

 

(231,694

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options***

 

 

 

 

(138,691

)

 

(145,791

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps

 

 

(617,527

)

 

75,845

 

 

79,649

 

 

 

 

9,012

 

 

(617,527

)

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

2,771,012

 

$

(3,318,381

)

$

(3,417,853

)

$

(263,947

)

$

132,408

 

$

(2,168,637

)

$

2,921,934

 

$

(5,603

)


 

 

  ***

Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investments and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments.

 

 

****

Foreign currency exchange contracts are included in the net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency transactions.


 

 

 

 

 

 

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AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

For the year ended August 31, 2011, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHK

 

HYV

 

HYT

 

HIS

 

BHY

 

BNA

 

BKT

 

BHD

 

Financial futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of contracts purchased

 

 

465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

472

 

 

965

 

 

48

 

Average number of contracts sold

 

 

823

 

 

307

 

 

319

 

 

53

 

 

 

 

864

 

 

2,441

 

 

38

 

Average notional value of contracts purchased

 

$

70,039,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

71,162,808

 

$

227,805,289

 

$

6,819,210

 

Average notional value of contracts sold

 

$

117,698,634

 

$

18,419,134

 

$

19,156,211

 

$

3,253,270

 

 

 

$

122,993,424

 

$

347,164,880

 

$

4,702,298

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of contracts — US dollars purchased

 

 

13

 

 

12

 

 

11

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

6

 

Average number of contracts — US dollars sold

 

 

10

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

2

 

Average US dollar amounts purchased

 

$

21,089,713

 

$

32,442,815

 

$

34,620,164

 

$

6,460,777

 

 

 

$

17,534,589

 

 

 

$

5,694,414

 

Average US dollar amounts sold

 

$

14,773,638

 

$

202,948

 

$

258,329

 

$

64,108

 

 

 

$

14,747,745

 

 

 

$

55,725

 

Options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of option contracts purchased

 

 

30,263

 

 

297

 

 

313

 

 

39

 

 

3

 

 

66,599

 

 

479

 

 

6

 

Average number of option contracts written

 

 

12,796

 

 

166

 

 

175

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,334

 

 

328

 

 

 

Average notional value of option contracts purchased

 

$

3,107,647

 

$

2,013,900

 

$

2,120,500

 

$

504,250

 

$

2,829

 

$

3,492,578

 

$

1,053,375

 

$

5,657

 

Average notional value of option contracts written

 

$

1,386,575

 

$

215,800

 

$

226,850

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,414,000

 

$

626,625

 

 

 

Average number of swaption contracts purchased

 

 

43

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

42

 

 

2

 

 

 

Average number of swaption contracts written

 

 

56

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

57

 

 

3

 

 

 

Average notional value of swaption contracts purchased

 

$

183,975,000

 

$

3,750,000

 

$

3,750,000

 

 

 

 

 

$

173,475,000

 

$

12,400,000

 

 

 

Average notional value of swaption contracts written

 

$

210,300,000

 

$

12,662,500

 

$

13,431,250

 

 

 

 

 

$

211,500,000

 

$

25,700,000

 

 

 

Credit default swaps:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of contracts — buy protection

 

 

9

 

 

6

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

8

 

Average number of contracts — sell protection

 

 

3

 

 

14

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

9

 

Average notional value — buy protection

 

$

14,730,500

 

$

5,821,250

 

$

5,778,750

 

 

 

$

587,500

 

$

16,211,750

 

 

 

$

2,245,000

 

Average notional value — sell protection

 

$

3,663,750

 

$

7,230,841

 

$

7,805,794

 

 

 

$

992,119

 

$

4,870,000

 

 

 

$

1,321,250

 

Interest rate swaps:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of contracts — pays fixed rate

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

13

 

 

 

Average number of contracts — receives fixed rate

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

12

 

 

 

Average notional value — pays fixed rate

 

$

48,450,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

43,822,500

 

$

325,580,000

 

 

 

Average notional value — receives fixed rate

 

$

32,275,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

32,875,000

 

$

246,761,600

 

 

 

Total return swaps:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of contracts

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average notional value

 

 

 

$

2,146,250

 

$

2,253,750

 

 

 

$

258,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”) are the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). Due to the ownership structure, PNC is an affiliate for 1940 Act purposes, but Barclays is not.

Each Trust entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Trusts’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory services for each Trust and administration services for BHK, HYV, HYT, HIS and BHD.

The following Trusts’ investment advisory fee paid to the Manager is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate of each Trust’s average total assets (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of total liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage):

 

 

 

 

 

BHK

 

0.55%

 

 

HIS

 

0.75%

 

of the first
$200 million and
0.50% thereafter

BHD

 

0.75%

 

 

BHY paid the Manager an investment advisory fee computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate of 1.05% from September 1, 2010 to June 1, 2011. Effective June 1, 2011, BHY paid the Manager an investment advisory fee computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate of 0.90%.

The following Trusts’ investment advisory fee paid to the Manager is computed daily and payable monthly based on an annual rate of each Trust’s average total assets (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of total liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage):

 

 

 

 

 

HYV

 

 

0.60

%

HYT

 

 

0.70

%

The following Trusts’ investment advisory fee paid to the Manager is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate of each Trust’s average net assets:

 

 

 

 

 

BNA

 

 

0.60

%

BKT

 

 

0.65

%


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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125




 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

BHY, BNA and BKT each have an Administration Agreement with the Manager. The administration fee paid to the Manager is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate, 0.10% for BNA, and 0.15% for BKT, of each Trust’s average net assets and 0.10% for BHY of the Trust’s average weekly total assets.

The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Trust pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds, however, the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid in connection with each Trust’s investment in other affiliated investment companies, if any. These amounts are included in fees waived by advisor in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended August 31, 2011, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHK

 

$

1,978

 

HYV

 

$

1,407

 

HYT

 

$

1,411

 

HIS

 

$

1,130

 

BHY

 

$

987

 

BNA

 

$

1,502

 

BKT

 

$

6,957

 

BHD

 

$

1,031

 

The Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BFM”), an affiliate of the Manager with respect to BHK, HYV, HYT, HIS and BHD. The Manager pays BFM, for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by each Trust to the Manager.

For the year ended August 31, 2011, certain Trusts reimbursed the Manager for certain accounting services, which are included in accounting services in the Statements of Operations. The reimbursements were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHK

 

$

3,220

 

HYV

 

$

3,216

 

HYT

 

$

3,311

 

HIS

 

$

947

 

BHD

 

$

751

 

Effective January 1, 2011, the Trusts no longer reimburse the Manager for accounting services.

Certain officers and/or trustees of the Trusts are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Trusts reimburse the Manager for compensation paid to the Trusts’ Chief Compliance Officer.

4. Investments:

Purchases and sales of investments including paydowns, mortgage dollar roll and TBA transactions and excluding short-term securities and US government securities for the year ended August 31, 2011, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

BHK

 

$

3,006,867,147

 

$

2,965,730,007

 

HYV

 

$

487,022,887

 

$

451,332,643

 

HYT

 

$

505,906,535

 

$

463,446,498

 

HIS

 

$

136,400,249

 

$

132,432,768

 

BHY

 

$

41,113,382

 

$

42,200,939

 

BNA

 

$

2,921,527,698

 

$

2,867,113,163

 

BKT

 

$

6,400,874,858

 

$

6,445,860,343

 

BHD

 

$

93,539,922

 

$

82,199,216

 

Purchases and sales of US government securities, for the year ended August 31, 2011, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

BHK

 

$

1,441,977,966

 

$

1,458,703,784

 

BNA

 

$

1,225,466,349

 

$

1,238,764,760

 

BKT

 

$

1,029,095,546

 

$

1,035,971,047

 

BHD

 

$

3,790,459

 

$

3,691,657

 

For the year ended August 31, 2011, purchases and sales of mortgage dollar rolls were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

BHK

 

$

1,501,217,914

 

$

1,502,164,520

 

BNA

 

$

1,497,338,238

 

$

1,498,256,164

 

BKT

 

$

4,258,308,117

 

$

4,264,499,875

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

126

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AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Transactions in options written for the year ended August 31, 2011, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calls

 

Puts

 

 

 

Option
Contracts

 

Swaptions
Notional
(000)

 

Premiums
Received

 

Option
Contracts

 

Swaptions
Notional
(000)

 

Premiums
Received

 

BHK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of year

 

 

 

$

75,700

 

$

4,043,175

 

 

 

$

117,300

 

$

4,587,195

 

Options written

 

 

18,015

 

 

200,635

 

 

6,760,049

 

 

6,972

 

 

280,615

 

 

7,527,241

 

Options expired

 

 

(476

)

 

(49,735

)

 

(1,205,111

)

 

(145

)

 

(126,480

)

 

(2,156,740

)

Options exercised

 

 

 

 

(15,000

)

 

(798,750

)

 

(3

)

 

 

 

(930

)

Options closed

 

 

(17,539

)

 

(148,300

)

 

(6,357,921

)

 

(6,286

)

 

(184,450

)

 

(7,138,725

)

Outstanding options, end of year

 

 

 

$

63,300

 

$

2,441,442

 

 

538

 

$

86,985

 

$

2,818,041

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HYV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of year

 

 

 

$

13,250

 

$

94,750

 

 

 

$

4,750

 

$

71,250

 

Options written

 

 

 

 

44,175

 

 

568,085

 

 

2,242

 

 

67,970

 

 

1,107,648

 

Options expired

 

 

 

 

(28,500

)

 

(313,750

)

 

 

 

(46,245

)

 

(371,331

)

Options exercised

 

 

 

 

(4,750

)

 

(52,250

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options closed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,578

)

 

 

 

(119,147

)

Outstanding options, end of year

 

 

 

$

24,175

 

$

296,835

 

 

664

 

$

26,475

 

$

688,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HYT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of year

 

 

 

$

13,950

 

$

99,750

 

 

 

$

5,000

 

$

75,000

 

Options written

 

 

 

 

46,025

 

 

603,755

 

 

2,304

 

 

70,260

 

 

1,165,556

 

Options expired

 

 

 

 

(28,950

)

 

(316,000

)

 

 

 

(47,560

)

 

(379,383

)

Options exercised

 

 

 

 

(5,000

)

 

(55,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options closed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,606

)

 

 

 

(120,143

)

Outstanding options, end of year

 

 

 

$

26,025

 

$

332,505

 

 

698

 

$

27,700

 

$

741,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

200

 

$

19,717

 

Options closed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200

 

 

19,717

 

Outstanding options, end of year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of year

 

 

 

$

1,500

 

$

10,800

 

 

 

$

550

 

$

8,250

 

Options expired

 

 

 

 

(1,500

)

 

(10,800

)

 

 

 

(550

)

 

(8,250

)

Outstanding options, end of year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BNA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of year

 

 

 

$

79,400

 

$

3,860,147

 

 

 

$

116,000

 

$

4,379,013

 

Options written

 

 

17,936

 

 

196,690

 

 

6,666,948

 

 

6,945

 

 

276,405

 

 

7,432,612

 

Options expired

 

 

(476

)

 

(54,890

)

 

(1,399,852

)

 

(145

)

 

(124,590

)

 

(2,315,716

)

Options exercised

 

 

 

 

(15,000

)

 

(798,750

)

 

(3

)

 

 

 

(930

)

Options closed

 

 

(17,460

)

 

(144,900

)

 

(6,120,300

)

 

(6,258

)

 

(182,800

)

 

(6,909,363

)

Outstanding options, end of year

 

 

 

$

61,300

 

$

2,208,193

 

 

539

 

$

85,015

 

$

2,585,616

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BKT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of year

 

 

 

$

18,100

 

$

679,458

 

 

 

$

18,100

 

$

679,458

 

Options written

 

 

24,077

 

 

 

 

969,538

 

 

8,607

 

 

 

 

703,333

 

Options expired

 

 

(588

)

 

(7,000

)

 

(761,566

)

 

(159

)

 

(7,000

)

 

(427,365

)

Options exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,643

)

 

 

 

(90,756

)

Options closed

 

 

(23,489

)

 

 

 

(534,172

)

 

(558

)

 

 

 

(416,017

)

Outstanding options, end of year

 

 

 

$

11,100

 

$

353,258

 

 

247

 

$

11,100

 

$

448,653

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of year

 

 

 

$

3,325

 

$

23,825

 

 

 

$

1,200

 

$

18,000

 

Options expired

 

 

 

 

(2,125

)

 

(10,625

)

 

 

 

(1,200

)

 

(18,000

)

Options exercised

 

 

 

 

(1,200

)

 

(13,200

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, end of year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)


5. Income Tax Information:

Reclassifications: US GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. The following permanent differences as of August 31, 2011 attributable to the accounting of swap agreements, amortization methods on fixed income securities, the classification of settlement proceeds, the classification of investments, foreign currency transactions, the reclassification of distributions, securities in default, income recognized from pass-through entities, the expiration of capital loss carryforwards and net paydown losses were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHK

 

HYV

 

HYT

 

HIS

 

BHY

 

BNA

 

BKT

 

BHD

 

Paid-in capital

 

 

 

$

(112

)

$

(65

)

$

(24,263,759

)

$

(4,771,434

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

(2,305,859

)

$

(3,052,241

)

$

(3,549,241

)

$

(367,360

)

$

1,780

 

$

(1,900,471

)

$

(266,999

)

$

(377,951

)

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

 

$

2,305,859

 

$

3,052,353

 

$

3,549,306

 

$

24,631,119

 

$

4,769,654

 

$

1,900,471

 

$

266,999

 

$

377,951

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended August 31, 2011 and August 31, 2010 was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHK

 

HYV

 

HYT

 

HIS

 

BHY

 

BNA

 

BKT

 

BHD

 

Ordinary income

 

8/31/2011

 

$

23,726,515

 

$

35,008,792

 

$

35,241,068

 

$

11,407,404

 

$

3,278,764

 

$

22,287,310

 

$

21,772,433

 

$

7,845,469

 

 

 

8/31/2010

 

 

27,023,027

 

 

33,602,969

 

 

35,992,789

 

 

9,230,927

 

 

3,246,508

 

 

27,117,163

 

 

16,803,787

 

 

6,391,382

 

Long-term capital gains

 

8/31/2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,611,663

 

 

 

Tax return of capital

 

8/31/2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

108,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

8/31/2011

 

$

23,726,515

 

$

35,008,792

 

$

35,241,068

 

$

11,407,404

 

$

3,355,168

 

$

22,287,310

 

$

21,772,433

 

$

7,845,469

 

 

 

8/31/2010

 

$

27,023,027

 

$

33,602,969

 

$

35,992,789

 

$

9,230,927

 

$

3,355,168

 

$

27,117,163

 

$

18,415,450

 

$

6,391,382

 

As of August 31, 2011, the tax components of accumulated net earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHK

 

HYV

 

HYT

 

HIS

 

BHY

 

BNA

 

BKT

 

BHD

 

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$

3,433,395

 

$

3,426,102

 

$

4,841,214

 

$

2,123,148

 

 

 

$

4,363,403

 

$

12,771,797

 

$

824,161

 

Capital loss carryforwards

 

 

(24,427,639

)

 

(71,250,686

)

 

(86,867,292

)

 

(38,522,190

)

$

(13,730,119

)

 

(31,844,749

)

 

 

 

(5,453,149

)

Net unrealized gains (losses)*

 

 

14,617,762

 

 

(16,308,036

)

 

(17,385,998

)

 

(5,307,127

)

 

(1,141,850

)

 

13,110,020

 

 

17,450,462

 

 

1,304,975

 

Total

 

$

(6,376,482

)

$

(84,132,620

)

$

(99,412,076

)

$

(41,706,169

)

$

(14,871,969

)

$

(14,371,326

)

$

30,222,259

 

$

(3,324,013

)


 

 

 

 

*

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains (losses) were attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, amortization methods for premiums and discounts on fixed income securities, the accrual of income on securities in default, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain futures and foreign currency exchange contracts, the deferral of post-October capital losses for tax purposes, the timing and recognition of partnership income, the accounting for swap agreements, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gain on investments in passive foreign investment companies, the deferral of compensation to trustees and directors, the classification of investments and the classification of settlement proceeds.

As of August 31, 2011, the Trusts had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires August 31,

 

BHK

 

HYV

 

HYT

 

HIS

 

BHY

 

BNA

 

BHD

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,339,279

 

$

316,410

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,043,976

 

 

2,060,533

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,467,772

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

$

17,011,639

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,829,322

 

 

2,039,760

 

$

13,511,023

 

$

687,454

 

2017

 

 

7,416,000

 

$

25,464,032

 

$

31,939,528

 

 

3,140,056

 

 

916,541

 

 

7,369,088

 

$

930,008

 

2018

 

 

 

 

45,786,654

 

 

54,927,764

 

 

15,169,557

 

 

5,191,260

 

 

10,964,638

 

$

3,835,687

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

737,843

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

24,427,639

 

$

71,250,686

 

$

86,867,292

 

$

38,522,190

 

$

13,730,119

 

$

31,844,749

 

$

5,453,149

 

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, capital losses incurred by the Trusts after August 31, 2011 will not be subject to expiration. In addition, any such losses must be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

6. Borrowings:

On March 4, 2010, HYV, HYT, HIS, BHY and BHD entered into a senior committed secured, 364-day revolving line of credit and a separate security agreement (the “SSB Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”). The Trusts have granted a security interest in substantially all of their assets to SSB. The SSB Agreement allowed for the following maximum commitment amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitment
Amounts

 

HYV

 

$

140,000,000

 

HYT

 

$

145,000,000

 

HIS

 

$

45,000,000

 

BHY

 

$

18,000,000

 

BHD

 

$

30,000,000

 

Advances were made by SSB to the Trusts, at the Trusts’ option of (a) the higher of (i) 1.0% above the Fed Funds rate or (ii) 1.0% above the Overnight LIBOR or (b) 1.0% above 7-day, 30-day, 60-day or 90-day LIBOR.

Effective March 3, 2011, the SSB Agreement was renewed for 364 days. The SSB Agreement allows for the following maximum commitment amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitment
Amount

 

HYV

 

$

204,500,000

 

HYT

 

$

213,800,000

 

HIS

 

$

63,600,000

 

BHY

 

$

23,000,000

 

BHD

 

$

50,200,000

 

Advances were made by SSB to the Trusts, at the Trusts’ option of (a) the higher of (i) 0.80% above the Fed Funds rate or (ii) 0.80% above the Overnight LIBOR or (b) 0.80% above 7-day, 30-day, 60-day or 90-day LIBOR. In addition, the Trusts pay a facility fee and a commitment fee based upon SSB’s total commitment to the Trusts. The fees associated with each of the agreements are included in the Statements of Operations as borrowing costs. Advances to the Trusts as of August 31, 2011 are shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as loan payable.

The Trusts may not declare dividends or make other distributions on shares or purchase any such shares if, at the time of the declaration, distribution or purchase, asset coverage with respect to the outstanding short-term borrowings is less than 300%.

During the year ended August 31, 2011, BHK, BNA and BKT borrowed under the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF”). The TALF program was launched by the US Department of Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board as a credit facility designed to restore liquidity to the market for asset-backed securities. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY”) provided up to $1 trillion in non-recourse loans to support the issuance of certain AAA-rated asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities (“Eligible Securities”). BKT posted as collateral already-held Eligible Securities, which were all commercial mortgage-backed securities, in return for non-recourse, 5-year term loans (“TALF loans”) in an amount equal to approximately 85% of the value of such Eligible Securities.

The non-recourse provision of the TALF loans allowed the Trusts to satisfy loan obligations with Eligible Securities, subject to certain conditions, even if the value of the Eligible Securities falls below the outstanding amount of the loan. The Trusts were able to repay TALF loans prior to the maturity dates with no penalty. Principal and interest due on the loans will typically be paid with principal paydowns and interest received from the Eligible Securities. Credit agreements underlying each loan contain provisions to address instances in which interest payments on Eligible Securities fall short of amounts due to the FRBNY. The Trusts paid to the FRBNY a one time administration fee of 0.20% of the amount borrowed. The Trusts also paid a financing fee equal to the 5-year LIBOR swap rate plus 1.00% on the outstanding loan amount payable monthly, which is included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations.

During the year ended August 31, 2011, BHK, BNA and BKT repaid their outstanding TALF loans and the Eligible Securities posted as collateral were returned to the Trusts. The Trusts financed the repayment of the TALF loans by entering into reverse repurchase agreements.

Since the Trusts had the ability to potentially satisfy TALF loan obligations by surrendering Eligible Securities, potential losses by the Trusts associated with the TALF loans were limited to the difference between the amount of Eligible Securities posted at the time of loan initiation and the loan proceeds received by the Trusts.

The Trusts elected to account for the outstanding TALF loans at fair value. The Trusts elected to fair value their TALF loans to more closely align changes in the value of the TALF loans with changes in the value of the Eligible Securities and to reduce the potential volatility in the Statements of Operations which could result if only the Eligible Securities were fair valued. The TALF loans were valued utilizing quotations received from a board approved pricing service. TALF-eligible Asset-Backed Securities/Collateralized Mortgage-Backed Securities (“ABS/CMBS”) value may be affected by historic defaults and prepayments on the asset pool, expected future defaults and prepayments, current interest rate levels, current and forward modeled ABS/CMBS spread levels. Accordingly, TALF loan valuation methodologies may have included, but were not limited to, the following inputs: (i) ABS/CMBS prepayment assumptions, (ii) discount rates and (iii) the non-recourse put option valuation. The resulting TALF loan valuation combined the present value of the future loan cash flows, plus the value of the non-recourse option. The change in unrealized gain or loss associated with fair valuing the TALF loans was reflected in the Statements of Operations.

For the year ended August 31, 2011, the daily weighted average interest rates for Trusts with borrowings from reverse repurchase agreements, treasury roll transactions and TALF loans were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily Weighted
Average
Interest Rate

 

BHK

 

 

0.22

%

BNA

 

 

0.23

%

BKT

 

 

0.48

%


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

For the year ended August 31, 2011, the daily weighted average interest rates for Trusts with loans under the revolving credit agreements were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily Weighted
Average
Interest Rate

 

HYV

 

 

1.09

%

HYT

 

 

1.09

%

HIS

 

 

1.10

%

BHY

 

 

1.14

%

BHD

 

 

1.09

%

7. Commitments:

Certain Trusts may invest in floating rate loan interests. In connection with these investments, the Trusts may also enter into unfunded floating rate loan interests (“commitments”). In connection with these commitments, the Trusts earn a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is included in interest income in the Statements of Operations, is recognized ratably over the commitment period. The unrecognized commitment fee income is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as deferred income. Unfunded floating rate loan interests are marked-to-market daily, and any unrealized appreciation or depreciation is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations.

8. Concentration, Market and Credit Risk:

In the normal course of business, the Trusts invest in securities and enter into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Trusts may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Trusts; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Trusts may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Trusts have unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Trusts manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Trusts to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Trusts’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Trusts’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Trusts.

Certain Trusts invest a significant portion of their assets in securities backed by commercial or residential mortgage loans or in issuers that hold mortgage and other asset-backed securities. Please see the Schedules of Investments for these securities. Changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults on assets underlying these securities, can affect the value, income and/or liquidity of such positions.

9. Capital Share Transactions:

BHK, BHY and BHD are authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, par value $0.001, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. BNA and BKT are authorized to issue 200 million shares, par value $0.01, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. HYV and HYT are authorized to issue 200 million shares, par value $0.10, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. HIS is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, no par value, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. The Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued shares without approval of Common Shareholders.

For the years shown, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2011

 

Year Ended
August 31,
2010

 

HYT

 

 

 

 

7,573

 

Shares issued and outstanding remained constant during the years ended August 31, 2011 and August 31, 2010 for BHK, HYV, HIS, BHY, BNA, BKT and BHD.

10. Subsequent Events:

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Trusts’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were issued and the following items were noted:

The Trusts paid a net investment income dividend in the following amounts per share on September 30, 2011 to shareholders of record on September 15, 2011:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Dividend
Per Share

 

BHK

 

$

0.0670

 

HYV

 

$

0.0850

 

HYT

 

$

0.0825

 

HIS

 

$

0.0142

 

BHY

 

$

0.0435

 

BNA

 

$

0.0510

 

BKT

 

$

0.0365

 

BHD

 

$

0.0845

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees/Directors of
BlackRock Core Bond Trust,
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc.,
BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc.,
BlackRock High Income Shares,
BlackRock High Yield Trust,
BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.,
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc., and
BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of BlackRock Core Bond Trust, BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc., BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc., BlackRock High Income Shares, BlackRock High Yield Trust, BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc., BlackRock Income Trust, Inc., and BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (collectively the “Trusts”) as of August 31, 2011, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trusts’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Trusts are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting.

Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trusts’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, and agent banks; where replies were not received from brokers or agent banks, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial positions of BlackRock Core Bond Trust, BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc., BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc., BlackRock High Income Shares, BlackRock High Yield Trust, BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc., BlackRock Income Trust, Inc., and BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust as of August 31, 2011, the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 29, 2011

 

 

Important Tax Information (Unaudited)

The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income paid by the Trusts for the taxable year ended August 31, 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHK

 

HYV

 

HYT

 

HIS

 

BHY

 

BNA

 

BKT

 

BHD

 

Federal Obligation Interest(1)

 

 

9.58

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.63

%

 

11.71

%

 

 

Interest-Related Dividends for Non-US Residents:(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 2010 – October 2010

 

 

88.59

%

 

76.11

%

 

75.12

%

 

84.24

%

 

79.48

%

 

80.08

%

 

57.54

%

 

86.53

%

November 2010

 

 

88.59

%

 

76.11

%

 

75.12

%

 

84.24

%

 

79.48

%

 

80.08

%

 

57.54

%

 

86.34

%

December 2010

 

 

88.08

%

 

76.11

%

 

75.12

%

 

84.24

%

 

79.48

%

 

78.50

%

 

57.54

%

 

85.75

%

January 2011

 

 

81.00

%

 

76.11

%

 

75.12

%

 

82.45

%

 

79.48

%

 

73.35

%

 

57.54

%

 

85.75

%

February 2011 – August 2011

 

 

92.27

%

 

98.58

%

 

100.00

%

 

94.41

%

 

96.15

%

 

94.79

%

 

100.00

%

 

69.80

%


 

 

(1)

The law varies in each state as to whether and what percentage of dividend income attributable to federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. We recommend that you consult your tax advisor to determine if any portion of the dividends you received is exempt from state income taxes.

 

 

(2)

Represents the portion of the taxable ordinary income dividends eligible for exemption from US withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements

The Board of Directors or Trustees and as applicable (each, a “Board,” collectively, the “Boards,” and the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Core Bond Trust (“BHK”), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund V, Inc. (“HYV”), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund VI, Inc. (“HYT”), BlackRock High Income Shares (“HIS”), BlackRock High Yield Trust (“BHY”), BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (“BNA”), BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (“BKT”) and BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (“BHD” and together with BHK, HYV, HYT, HIS, BHY, BNA and BKT, each a “Fund,” and, collectively, the “Funds”) met on April 14, 2011 and May 12–13, 2011 to consider the approval of each Fund’s investment advisory agreement (each, an “Advisory Agreement”) with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), each Fund’s investment advisor. The Board of each Fund also considered the approval of the sub-advisory agreement (each, a “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Manager and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (the “Sub-Advisor”), with respect to each Fund. The Manager and the Sub-Advisor are referred to herein as “BlackRock.” The Advisory Agreements and the Sub-Advisory Agreements are referred to herein as the “Agreements.”

Activities and Composition of the Board

Each Board consists of eleven individuals, nine of whom are not “interested persons” of such Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board Members are responsible for the oversight of the operations of the Funds and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Board Members have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chairman of the Board is an Independent Board Member. Each Board has established five standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Performance Oversight Committee and an Executive Committee, each of which is composed of Independent Board Members (except for the Executive Committee, which also has one interested Board Member) and is chaired by an Independent Board Member. Each Board also established an ad hoc committee, the Joint Product Pricing Committee, which consisted of Independent Board Members and the directors/trustees of the boards of certain other BlackRock-managed funds, who were not “interested persons” of their respective funds.

The Agreements

Pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Boards are required to consider the continuation of the Agreements on an annual basis. In connection with this process, the Boards assessed, among other things, the nature, scope and quality of the services provided to the Funds by BlackRock, its personnel and its affiliates, including investment management, administrative and shareholder services, oversight of fund accounting and custody, marketing services, risk oversight, compliance program and assistance in meeting applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

The Boards, acting directly and through their respective committees, considered at each of their meetings, and from time to time as appropriate, factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to the Funds and their shareholders. Among the matters the Boards considered were: (a) investment performance for one-, three- and five-year periods, as applicable, against peer funds, and applicable benchmarks, if any, as well as senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analysis of the reasons for any over performance or underperformance against their peers and/or benchmark, as applicable; (b) fees, including advisory and, with respect to BHY, BNA and BKT, administration, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by the Funds for services such as call center and fund accounting; (c) Fund operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to the Funds; (d) the resources devoted to, risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of the Funds’ investment objectives, policies and restrictions; (e) the Funds’ compliance with its Code of Ethics and other compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates; (g) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Boards; (i) execution quality of portfolio transactions; (j) BlackRock’s implementation of the Funds’ valuation and liquidity procedures; (k) an analysis of contractual and actual management fee ratios for products with similar investment objectives across the open-end fund, closed-end fund and institutional account product channels, as applicable; (l) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives it creates; and (m) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business.

Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements

The Approval Process: Prior to the April 14, 2011 meeting, the Boards requested and received materials specifically relating to the Agreements. The Boards are engaged in a process with BlackRock to review periodically the nature and scope of the information provided to better assist their deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April meeting included (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) on Fund fees and expenses and the investment performance of the Funds as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Lipper (collectively, “Peers”), as well as the gross investment performance of each of BHK, BNA, BKT and BHD as compared with its respective custom benchmark; (b) information on the profitability of the Agreements to BlackRock and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates and significant shareholders; (c) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) charged to other clients, such as institutional clients and open-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as applicable; (d) the impact of economies of scale; (e) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by each Fund to BlackRock and (f) if applicable, a comparison of management fees to similar BlackRock closed-end funds, as classified by Lipper.

At an in-person meeting held on April 14, 2011, the Boards reviewed materials relating to their consideration of the Agreements. As a result of the discussions that occurred during the April 14, 2011 meeting, and as a culmination of the Boards’ year-long deliberative process, the Boards presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these requests with additional written information in advance of the May 12–13, 2011 Board meeting.

At an in-person meeting held on May 12–13, 2011, each Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of

 

 

 

 

 

 

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the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and its Fund and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor with respect to its Fund, each for a one-year term ending June 30, 2012. In approving the continuation of the Agreements, the Boards considered: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of the Funds and BlackRock; (c) the advisory fee and the cost of the services and profits to be realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds; (d) economies of scale; (e) fall-out benefits to BlackRock as a result of its relationship with the Funds; and (f) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

The Boards also considered other matters they deemed important to the approval process, such as services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings, direct and indirect benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates and significant shareholders from their relationship with Funds and advice from independent legal counsel with respect to the review process and materials submitted for the Boards’ review. The Boards noted the willingness of BlackRock personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Boards. The Boards did not identify any particular information as controlling, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items considered.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock: The Boards, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services and the resulting performance of the Funds. Throughout the year, the Boards compared Fund performance to the performance of a comparable group of closed-end funds and/or the performance of a relevant benchmark, if any. The Boards met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment operations, including the senior investment officers. Each Board also reviewed the materials provided by its Fund’s portfolio management team discussing Fund performance and the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and outlook.

The Boards considered, among other factors, the number, education and experience of BlackRock’s investment personnel generally and their Funds’ portfolio management teams, investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage, BlackRock’s portfolio trading capabilities, BlackRock’s use of technology, BlackRock’s commitment to compliance, BlackRock’s credit analysis capabilities, BlackRock’s risk analysis capabilities and BlackRock’s approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Boards engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to their Funds’ portfolio management teams and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.

In addition to advisory services, the Boards considered the quality of the administrative and non-investment advisory services provided to the Funds. BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Funds with certain services (in addition to any such services provided to the Funds by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Funds. In addition to investment advisory services, BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Funds with other services, including (i) preparing disclosure documents, such as the prospectus and the statement of additional information in connection with the initial public offering and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) preparing communications with analysts to support secondary market trading of the Funds; (iii) assisting with daily accounting and pricing; (iv) preparing periodic filings with regulators and stock exchanges; (v) overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; (vi) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (vii) providing legal and compliance support; and (viii) performing other administrative functions necessary for the operation of the Funds, such as tax reporting, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements and call center services. The Boards reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, accounting, legal and compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

B. The Investment Performance of the Fund and BlackRock: The Boards, including the Independent Board Members, also reviewed and considered the performance history of their Funds. In preparation for the April 14, 2011 meeting, the Boards worked with BlackRock and Lipper to develop a template for, and was provided with reports independently prepared by Lipper, which included a comprehensive analysis of each Fund’s performance. The Boards also reviewed a narrative and statistical analysis of the Lipper data that was prepared by BlackRock, which analyzed various factors that affect Lipper’s rankings. In connection with its review, each Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of its Fund as compared to funds in that Fund’s applicable Lipper category and, with respect to BHK, BNA, BKT and BHD, the gross investment performance of each such Fund as compared with its respective custom benchmark. The Boards were provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select peer funds. The Boards and each Board’s Performance Oversight Committee regularly review, and meet with Fund management to discuss, the performance of the Funds throughout the year.

The Board of each of BHK, BKT and BHD noted that its respective Fund’s gross performance exceeded its custom benchmark during each of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported.

The Board of each of HYV and HIS noted that, in general, its respective Fund performed better than its Peers in that the Fund’s performance was at or above the median of its Lipper Performance Universe in each of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported.

The Board of HYT noted that the Fund performed below the median of its Lipper Performance Universe in the three- and five-year periods reported, but that the Fund performed at or above the median of its Lipper Performance Universe in the one-year period reported. The Board of HYT and BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance during the three- and five-year periods compared with its Peers. The Board of HYT was informed that, among other things, one of the major factors impacting performance was the relative use of leverage.

The Board of BHY noted that the Fund performed below the median of its Lipper Performance Universe in the one- and three-year periods reported, but that the Fund performed at or above the median of its Lipper Performance Universe in the five-year period reported. The Board of BHY and BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance during the one- and three-year periods compared with its Peers. The Board of BHY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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was informed that, among other things, one of the major factors impacting performance was the relative use of leverage.

The Board of BNA noted that the Fund’s gross performance was below its custom benchmark in the three- and five-year periods reported, but that the Fund’s gross performance exceeded its custom benchmark in the one-year period reported. The Board of BNA and BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance during the three- and five-year periods compared with its custom benchmark. The Board of BNA was informed that, among other things, the Fund’s portfolio management team’s goal has been, and continues to be, to purchase higher quality assets that offer attractive yields without taking significant credit risk. BNA therefore underperformed its custom benchmark for the three- and five-year periods as a result of the Fund’s underweight to high yield and subsequent overweight to high quality government related debt and securitized products such as mortgaged-backed securities (MBS), asset-backed securities (ABS) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).

The Board of each of HYT, BHY and BNA discussed with BlackRock its strategy for improving the respective Fund’s performance and BlackRock’s commitment to providing the resources necessary to assist the Fund’s portfolio managers and to improve the Fund’s performance.

The Boards noted that BlackRock has made changes to the organization of the overall fixed income group management structure designed to result in a strengthened leadership team.

C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Fund: Each Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed its Fund’s contractual management fee ratio compared with the other funds in its Lipper category. It also compared the Fund’s total expense ratio, as well as actual management fee ratio, to those of other funds in its Lipper category. The Boards considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, including separately managed institutional accounts.

The Boards received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition and profitability with respect to the services it provided the Funds. The Boards were also provided with a profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to the Funds. The Boards reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to the Funds and other funds the Boards currently oversee for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to available aggregate profitability data provided for the years ended December 31, 2009, and December 31, 2008. The Boards reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to other fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Boards reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Boards recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix, and the difficulty of comparing profitability as a result of those factors.

The Boards noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. The Boards considered BlackRock’s overall operating margin, in general, compared to the operating margin for leading investment management firms whose operations include advising closed-end funds, among other product types. That data indicates that operating margins for BlackRock, in general and with respect to its registered funds, are generally consistent with margins earned by similarly situated publicly traded competitors. In addition, the Boards considered, among other things, certain third party data comparing BlackRock’s operating margin with that of other publicly-traded asset management firms. That third party data indicates that larger asset bases do not, in themselves, translate to higher profit margins.

In addition, the Boards considered the cost of the services provided to the Funds by BlackRock, and BlackRock’s and its affiliates’ profits relating to the management of the Funds and the other funds advised by BlackRock and its affiliates. As part of its analysis, the Boards reviewed BlackRock’s methodology in allocating its costs to the management of the Funds. The Boards also considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high-quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Boards.

The Board of each of BHK, HYV, HYT, BKT and BHD noted that its respective Fund’s contractual management fee ratio (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) was lower than or equal to the median contractual management fee ratio paid by the Fund’s Peers, in each case before taking into account any expense reimbursements or fee waivers.

The Board of HIS noted that the Fund’s contractual management fee ratio was lower than or equal to the median contractual management fee ratio paid by the Fund’s Peers, in each case before taking into account any expense reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board of HIS also noted that the Fund has an advisory fee arrangement that includes breakpoints that adjust the fee rate downward as the size of the Fund increases above certain contractually specified levels.

The Board of BHY noted that the Fund’s contractual management fee ratio was above the median contractual management fee ratio paid by the Fund’s Peers, in each case before taking into account any expense reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board of BHY also noted, however, that although the Fund’s actual total expense ratio, after giving effect to any expense reimbursement or fee waivers by BlackRock, was above the median actual total expense ratio of its Peers, after giving effect to any expense reimbursement or fee waivers, the actual total expense ratio was in the third quartile.

The Board of BHY noted that after discussions between the Board, including the Independent Board Members, and BlackRock, the Board approved BlackRock’s proposed contractual advisory fee reduction effective June 1, 2011.

The Board of BNA noted that the Fund’s contractual management fee ratio (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) was above the median contractual management fee ratio paid by the Fund’s Peers, in each case before taking into account any expense reimbursements

 

 

 

 

 

 

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or fee waivers. The Board of BNA also noted, however, that the Fund’s actual management fee ratio, after giving effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers by BlackRock, was lower than or equal to the median actual management fee ratio paid by the Fund’s Peers, after giving effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers.

D. Economies of Scale: Each Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of its Fund increase. Each Board also considered the extent to which its Fund benefits from such economies and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or structure in order to enable the Fund to participate in these economies of scale, for example through the use of breakpoints, and in the case of HIS, revised breakpoints, in the advisory fee based upon the asset level of the Fund. Based on the ad hoc Joint Product Pricing Committees’ and the Boards’ review and consideration of this issue, the Boards concluded that closed-end funds are typically priced at scale at a fund’s inception; therefore, the implementation of breakpoints was not necessary.

The Boards noted that most closed-end funds do not have fund level breakpoints because closed-end funds generally do not experience substantial growth after the initial public offering. The Boards noted that only one closed-end fund in the Fund Complex, HIS, has breakpoints in its advisory fee structure.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members: The Boards, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates and significant shareholders may derive from their respective relationships with the Funds, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to the Funds, including securities lending services. The Boards also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Boards also noted that BlackRock may use and benefit from third party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts. The Boards further noted that BlackRock’s funds may invest in affiliated ETFs without any offset against the management fees payable by the funds to BlackRock.

In connection with its consideration of the Agreements, the Boards also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Boards received reports from BlackRock which included information on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices throughout the year.

The Boards noted the competitive nature of the closed-end fund marketplace and that shareholders are able to sell their Fund shares in the secondary market if they believe that the Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

Conclusion

Each Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and its Fund for a one-year term ending June 30, 2012 and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, with respect to its Fund, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2012. As part of its approval, the Boards considered the detailed review of BlackRock’s fee structure, as it applies to the Funds, conducted by the ad hoc Joint Product Pricing Committee. Based upon their evaluations of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, the Boards, including the Independent Board Members, were satisfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Funds and their shareholders. In arriving at their decision to approve the Agreements, the Boards did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making these determinations. The contractual fee arrangements for the Funds reflect the results of several years of review by the Board Members and predecessor Board Members, and discussions between such Board Members (and predecessor Board Members) and BlackRock. As a result, the Board Members’ conclusions may be based in part on their consideration of these arrangements in prior years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plans

Pursuant to each Trust’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Reinvestment Plan”), Common Shareholders are automatically enrolled to have all distributions of dividends and capital gains reinvested by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Reinvestment Plan Agent”) in the respective Trust’s shares pursuant to the Reinvestment Plan. Shareholders who do not participate in the Reinvestment Plan will receive all distributions in cash paid by check and mailed directly to the shareholders of record (or if the shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to the nominee) by the Reinvestment Plan Agent, which serves as agent for the shareholders in administering the Reinvestment Plan.

After the Trusts declare a dividend or determine to make a capital gain distribution, the Reinvestment Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participants’ accounts, depending upon the following circumstances, either (i) through receipt of unissued but authorized shares from the Trusts (“newly issued shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding shares on the open market or on the Trust’s primary exchange (“open-market purchases”). If, on the dividend payment date, the net asset value per share (“NAV”) is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition often referred to as a “market premium”), the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in newly issued shares acquired on behalf of the participants. The number of newly issued shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend by the NAV on the date the shares are issued. However, if the NAV is less than 95% of the market price on the dividend payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the payment date. If, on the dividend payment date, the NAV is greater than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition often referred to as a “market discount”), the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in shares acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases. If the Reinvestment Plan Agent is unable to invest the full dividend amount in open market purchases, or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest any un-invested portion in newly issued shares. Investments in newly issued shares made in this manner would be made pursuant to the same process described above and the date of issue for such newly issued shares will substitute for the dividend payment date.

Participation in the Reinvestment Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Reinvestment Plan Agent prior to the dividend record date. Additionally, the Reinvestment Plan Agent seeks to process notices received after the record date but prior to the payable date and such notices often will become effective by the payable date. Where late notices are not processed by the applicable payable date, such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution.

The Reinvestment Plan Agent’s fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends and distributions will be paid by each Trust. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Reinvestment Plan Agent’s open market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. The automatic reinvestment of dividends and distributions will not relieve participants of any federal income tax that may be payable on such dividends or distributions.

Each Trust reserves the right to amend or terminate the Reinvestment Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Reinvestment Plan; however, each Trust reserves the right to amend the Reinvestment Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Participants that request a sale of shares through the Reinvestment Plan Agent are subject to a $2.50 sales fee and a $0.15 per share sold brokerage commission. All correspondence concerning the Reinvestment Plan should be directed to the Reinvestment Plan Agent: Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 43078, Providence, RI 02940-3078, Telephone: (800) 699-1BFM or overnight correspondence should be directed to the Reinvestment Plan Agent at 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Officers and Trustees


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name, Address
and Year of Birth

 

Position(s)
Held with
Trusts

 

Length
of Time
Served as
a Trustee2

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

 

Number of BlackRock-
Advised Registered
Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of
Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen

 

Public
Directorships

Independent Trustees1

Richard E. Cavanagh
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1946

 

Chairman of the Board and Trustee

 

Since
1994

 

Trustee, Aircraft Finance Trust from 1999 to 2009; Director, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 1998; Trustee, Educational Testing Service from 1997 to 2009 and Chairman from 2005 to 2009; Senior Advisor, The Fremont Group since 2008 and Director thereof since 1996; Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard University since 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer of The Conference Board, Inc. (global business research organization) from 1995 to 2007.

 

96 RICs consisting of
96 Portfolios

 

Arch Chemical (chemical and allied products)

Karen P. Robards
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1950

 

Vice Chairperson of the Board, Chairperson of the Audit Committee and Trustee

 

Since
2007

 

Partner of Robards & Company, LLC (financial advisory firm) since 1987; Co-founder and Director of the Cooke Center for Learning and Development (a not-for-profit organization) since 1987; Director of Care Investment Trust, Inc. (health care real estate investment trust) from 2007 to 2010; Director of Enable Medical Corp. from 1996 to 2005; Investment Banker at Morgan Stanley from 1976 to 1987.

 

96 RICs consisting of
96 Portfolios

 

AtriCure, Inc. (medical devices)

Michael J. Castellano
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1946

 

Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee

 

Since
2011

 

Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Group LLC from 2001 to 2011; Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Ltd from 2004 to 2011; Director, Support Our Aging Religions (non-profit) since 2009; Director, National Advisory Board of Church Management at Villanova University since 2010.

 

96 RICs consisting of
96 Portfolios

 

None

Frank J. Fabozzi
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1948

 

Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee

 

Since
1988

 

Editor of and Consultant for The Journal of Portfolio Management since 1986; Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School since 2011; Professor in the Practice of Finance and Becton Fellow, Yale University School of Management from 2006 to 2011; Adjunct Professor of Finance and Becton Fellow, Yale University from 1994 to 2006.

 

96 RICs consisting of
96 Portfolios

 

None

Kathleen F. Feldstein
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1941

 

Trustee

 

Since
2005

 

President of Economics Studies, Inc. (private economic consulting firm) since 1987; Chair, Board of Trustees, McLean Hospital from 2000 to 2008 and Trustee Emeritus thereof since 2008; Member of the Board of Partners Community Healthcare, Inc. from 2005 to 2009; Member of the Corporation of Partners HealthCare since 1995; Trustee, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston since 1992; Member of the Visiting Committee to the Harvard University Art Museum since 2003; Director, Catholic Charities of Boston since 2009.

 

96 RICs consisting of
96 Portfolios

 

The McClatchy Company (publishing); BellSouth (telecommunications); Knight Ridder (publishing)

James T. Flynn
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1939

 

Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee

 

Since
2007

 

Chief Financial Officer of JPMorgan & Co., Inc. from 1990 to 1995.

 

96 RICs consisting of
96 Portfolios

 

None

Jerrold B. Harris
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1942

 

Trustee

 

Since
2007

 

Trustee, Ursinus College since 2000; Director, Troemner LLC (scientific equipment) since 2000; Director of Delta Waterfowl Foundation since 2001; President and Chief Executive Officer, VWR Scientific Products Corporation from 1990 to 1999.

 

96 RICs consisting of
96 Portfolios

 

BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. (business development company)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Officers and Trustees (continued)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name, Address
and Year of Birth

 

Position(s)
Held with
Trusts

 

Length
of Time
Served as
a Trustee2

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

 

Number of BlackRock-
Advised Registered
Investment Companies
(“RICs”) Consisting of
Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen

 

Public
Directorships

Independent Trustees1 (concluded)

R. Glenn Hubbard
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1958

 

Trustee

 

Since
2004

 

Dean, Columbia Business School since 2004; Columbia faculty member since 1988; Co-Director, Columbia Business School’s Entrepreneurship Program from 1997 to 2004; Chairman, US Council of Economic Advisers under the President of the United States from 2001 to 2003; Chairman, Economic Policy Committee of the OECD from 2001 to 2003.

 

96 RICs consisting of
96 Portfolios

 

ADP (data and information services); KKR Financial Corporation (finance); Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (insurance)

W. Carl Kester
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1951

 

Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee

 

Since
2007

 

George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs from 2006 to 2010; Chairman of the Finance Department, Harvard Business School from 2005 to 2006; Senior Associate Dean and Chairman of the MBA Program of Harvard Business School from 1999 to 2005; Member of the faculty of Harvard Business School since 1981.

 

96 RICs consisting of
96 Portfolios

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Trustees serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. In 2011, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved extending the mandatory retirement age for James T. Flynn by one additional year, which the Board believes would be in the best interest of shareholders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Date shown is the earliest date a person has served for the Trusts covered by this annual report. Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock Fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new Fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows certain trustees as joining the Fund’s board in 2007, each director first became a member of the board of directors of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock Funds as follows: Richard E. Cavanagh, 1994; Frank J. Fabozzi, 1988; Kathleen F. Feldstein, 2005; James T. Flynn, 1996; Jerrold B. Harris, 1999; R. Glenn Hubbard, 2004; W. Carl Kester, 1995 and Karen P. Robards, 1998.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interested Trustees3

Paul L. Audet
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1953

 

Trustee

 

Since
2011

 

Senior Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc., and Head of BlackRock’s Real Estate business from 2008 to 2011; Member of BlackRock’s Global Operating and Corporate Risk Management Committees and of the BlackRock Alternative Investors Executive Committee and Investment Committee for the Private Equity Fund of Funds business since 2008; Head of BlackRock’s Global Cash Management business from 2005 to 2010; Acting Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from 2007 to 2008; Chief Financial Officer of BlackRock from 1998 to 2005; Senior Vice President of Finance at PNC Bank Corp. and Chief Financial Officer of the Investment Management and Mutual Fund Processing businesses from 1996 to 1998 and Head of PNC’s Mergers & Acquisitions unit from 1992 to 1998; Member of PNC’s Corporate Asset-Liability Committee and Marketing Committees from 1992 to 1998; Chief Financial Officer of PNC’s eastern operations from 1991 to 1992; Senior Vice President of First Fidelity Bancorporation, responsible for the Corporate Finance, Asset-Liability Committee, and Mergers & Acquisitions functions from 1986 to 1991.

 

96 RICs consisting of
96 Portfolios

 

None

Henry Gabbay
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1947

 

Trustee

 

Since
2007

 

Consultant, BlackRock, Inc. from 2007 to 2008; Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. from 1989 to 2007; Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares from 2005 to 2007; Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006.

 

158 RICs consisting of
283 Portfolios

 

None

 

 

3

Mr. Audet is an “interested person,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trusts based on his position with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay is an “interested person” of the Trusts based on his former positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates as well as his ownership of BlackRock, Inc. and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. securities. Trustees serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72.


 

 

 

 

 

 

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Officers and Trustees (concluded)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name, Address
and Year of Birth

 

Position(s)
Held with
Trusts

 

Length
of Time
Served

 

Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

Trusts Officers1

John M. Perlowski
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1964

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Since
2011

 

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Global Head of BlackRock Fund Administration since 2009; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 2003 to 2009; Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds from 2003 to 2009 and Senior Vice President thereof from 2007 to 2009; Director of Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds from 2002 to 2009; Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009.

Anne Ackerley
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1962

 

Vice President

 

Since
20072

 

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2000; President and Chief Executive Officer of the BlackRock-advised funds from 2009 to 2011; Vice President of the BlackRock-advised funds from 2007 to 2009; Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock’s Global Client Group since 2009; Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group from 2006 to 2009; Head of BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Group from 2000 to 2006.

Brendan Kyne
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1977

 

Vice President

 

Since
2009

 

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2010; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2008 to 2009; Head of Product Development and Management for BlackRock’s US Retail Group since 2009, Co-head thereof from 2007 to 2009; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2005 to 2008.

Neal Andrews
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1966

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

Since
2007

 

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. from 1992 to 2006.

Jay Fife
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1970

 

Treasurer

 

Since
2007

 

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007 and Director of BlackRock, Inc. in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the MLIM and Fund Asset Management, L.P.-advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006.

Brian Kindelan
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1959

 

Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Officer

 

Since
2007

 

Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised funds since 2007; Managing Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock, Inc. since 2005.

Ira P. Shapiro
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1963

 

Secretary

 

Since
2010

 

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Managing Director and Associate General Counsel of Barclays Global Investors from 2008 to 2009 and Principal thereof from 2004 to 2008.


 

 

 

 

1

Officers of the Trusts serve at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees.

 

 

 

 

2

Ms. Ackerley was President and Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to 2011.


 

Investment Advisor

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Sub-Advisor3

BlackRock Financial

Management, Inc.

New York, NY 10055

 

Custodian

State Street Bank and

Trust Company

Boston, MA 02111

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, MA 02116

 

Transfer Agent

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Providence, RI 02940

 

Legal Counsel

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New York, NY 10036

 

Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA 02116

 

Address of the Trusts

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809


 

 

3

For BHK, HYV, HYT, HIS and BHD.


 

 

Effective April 14, 2011, Michael J. Castellano became Trustee of the Trusts and Member of the Audit Committee.

 

Effective July 28, 2011, Richard S. Davis resigned as Trustee of the Trusts, and Paul L. Audet became Trustee of the Trusts.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information


 

Proxy Results

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on July 28, 2011 for shareholders of record on May 31, 2011 to elect trustee nominees for each Trust. There were no broker non-votes with regard to any of the Trusts.

Approved the Class I Trustees as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul L. Audet

 

Michael J. Castellano

 

R. Glenn Hubbard

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

BHK

 

 

21,025,192

 

 

385,259

 

 

0

 

 

21,042,740

 

 

367,711

 

 

0

 

 

21,016,653

 

 

393,798

 

 

0

 

HIS

 

 

43,512,255

 

 

1,347,777

 

 

0

 

 

43,379,883

 

 

1,480,150

 

 

0

 

 

43,443,209

 

 

1,416,823

 

 

0

 

BHY

 

 

5,725,983

 

 

97,376

 

 

0

 

 

5,724,031

 

 

99,328

 

 

0

 

 

5,724,537

 

 

98,822

 

 

0

 

BNA

 

 

27,010,342

 

 

422,110

 

 

0

 

 

26,981,382

 

 

451,069

 

 

0

 

 

26,987,638

 

 

444,813

 

 

0

 

BKT

 

 

55,657,170

 

 

1,501,720

 

 

0

 

 

55,635,168

 

 

1,523,722

 

 

0

 

 

55,627,503

 

 

1,531,387

 

 

0

 

BHD

 

 

6,137,995

 

 

137,922

 

 

0

 

 

6,134,156

 

 

141,761

 

 

0

 

 

6,119,975

 

 

155,942

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W. Carl Kester

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHK

 

 

21,082,641

 

 

327,810

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIS

 

 

43,414,832

 

 

1,445,201

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHY

 

 

5,725,639

 

 

97,720

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BNA

 

 

27,009,365

 

 

423,086

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BKT

 

 

55,709,783

 

 

1,449,107

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BHD

 

 

6,130,943

 

 

144,974

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Trusts listed above, Trustees whose term of office continued after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders because they were not up for election are Richard E. Cavanagh, Frank J. Fabozzi, Kathleen F. Feldstein, James T. Flynn, Henry Gabbay, Jerrold B. Harris and Karen P. Robards.

Approved the Trustees as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul L. Audet

 

Michael J. Castellano

 

Richard E. Cavanagh

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

HYV

 

 

25,293,724

 

 

445,608

 

 

0

 

 

25,298,800

 

 

440,532

 

 

0

 

 

25,301,960

 

 

437,372

 

 

0

 

HYT

 

 

27,711,164

 

 

357,870

 

 

0

 

 

27,694,036

 

 

374,998

 

 

0

 

 

27,695,337

 

 

373,697

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frank J. Fabozzi

 

Kathleen F. Feldstein

 

James T. Flynn

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

HYV

 

 

25,306,587

 

 

432,745

 

 

0

 

 

25,244,294

 

 

495,038

 

 

0

 

 

25,298,857

 

 

440,475

 

 

0

 

HYT

 

 

27,676,266

 

 

392,768

 

 

0

 

 

27,670,866

 

 

398,168

 

 

0

 

 

27,659,277

 

 

409,757

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henry Gabbay

 

Jerrold B. Harris

 

R. Glenn Hubbard

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

HYV

 

 

25,289,605

 

 

449,727

 

 

0

 

 

25,287,464

 

 

451,868

 

 

0

 

 

25,298,996

 

 

440,336

 

 

0

 

HYT

 

 

27,709,310

 

 

359,724

 

 

0

 

 

27,671,336

 

 

397,698

 

 

0

 

 

27,647,852

 

 

421,182

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W. Carl Kester

 

Karen P. Robards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HYV

 

 

25,288,093

 

 

451,239

 

 

0

 

 

25,272,341

 

 

466,991

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HYT

 

 

27,666,802

 

 

402,232

 

 

0

 

 

27,710,422

 

 

358,612

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information (continued)


 

Trust Certification

Certain Trusts are listed for trading on the NYSE and have filed with the NYSE their annual chief executive officer certification regarding compliance with the NYSE’s listing standards. The Trusts filed with the SEC the certification of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

Dividend Policy

The Trusts’ dividend policy is to distribute all or a portion of their net investment income to their shareholders on a monthly basis. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of dividend distributions, the Trusts may at times pay out less than the entire amount of net investment income earned in any particular month and may at times in any particular month pay out such accumulated but undistributed income in addition to net investment income earned in that month. As a result, the dividends paid by the Trusts for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by the Trusts during such month. The Trusts’ current accumulated but undistributed net investment income, if any, is disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, which comprises part of the financial information included in this report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information (continued)


 

General Information

The Trusts do not make available copies of their Statements of Additional Information because the Trusts’ shares are not continuously offered, which means that the Statement of Additional Information of each Trust has not been updated after completion of the respective Trust’s offerings and the information contained in each Trust’s Statement of Additional Information may have become outdated.

Other than the revisions discussed in the Board Approval on page 143, there were no material changes in the Trusts’ investment objectives or policies or to the Trusts’ charter or by-laws that would delay or prevent a change of control of the Trusts that were not approved by shareholders or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the Trusts. There have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Trusts’ portfolios.

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports and other information regarding the Trusts may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at http://www.blackrock.com. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Trusts and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website into this report.

 

Electronic Delivery

 

Electronic copies of most financial reports are available on the Trusts’ web-site or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports by enrolling in the Trusts’ electronic delivery program.

 

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:

 

Please contact your financial advisor to enroll. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

 

Householding

 

The Trusts will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call (800) 441-7762.

 

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

 

Each Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Trusts’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. Each Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

 

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trusts use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

 

Information about how the Trusts voted proxies relating to securities held in the Trusts’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Availability of Trust Updates

 

BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Trusts on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds” section of http://www.blackrock.com. Investors and others are advised to periodically check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Trusts.


 

 

 

 

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Additional Information (concluded)

 

 

Board Approval

The HIS Board approved changes to the Trust’s investment guidelines, effective August 22, 2011, to permit the Trust to acquire common stock in connection with or incidental to the Trust’s investment in income-generating securities that would otherwise be attractive to the Trust. This change also permits HIS to acquire equity interests (or their substantial equivalent) through follow on or rights offerings for interests in an issuer which HIS previously acquired in connection with its investment in income-generating securities. HIS had previously been restricted from acquiring common stock except in certain limited circumstances.

 

Section 19(a) Notices

These reported amounts and sources of distributions are estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Trust’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on the tax regulations. The Trust will provide a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will explain the character of these dividends and distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fiscal Year-to-Date
Cumulative Distributions by Character

 

Percentage of Fiscal Year-to-Date
Cumulative Distributions

 

 

 

Net
Investment
Income

 

Net
Realized
Capital
Gains

 

Return
of
Capital

 

Total Per
Common
Share

 

Net
Investment
Income

 

Net
Realized
Capital
Gains

 

Return
of
Capital

 

Total Per
Common
Share

 

BHY

 

$

0.502214

 

 

 

$

0.019786

 

$

0.522000

 

 

96

%

 

0

%

 

4

%

 

100

%

The Trust estimates that it has distributed more than the amount of earned income and net realized gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in the Trust is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Trust’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income.’

 

BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. The Trusts have leveraged their Common Shares, which creates risks for Common Shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of the Common Shares, and the risk that fluctuations in short-term interest rates may reduce the Common Shares’ yield. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

 

 

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Item 2 –

Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, there have been no amendments to or waivers granted under the code of ethics. A copy of the code of ethics is available without charge at www.blackrock.com.

 

 

Item 3 –

Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors (the “board of directors”), has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent:

 

 

 

Frank J. Fabozzi

 

James T. Flynn

 

W. Carl Kester

 

Karen P. Robards

 

 

 

The registrant’s board of directors has determined that W. Carl Kester and Karen P. Robards qualify as financial experts pursuant to Item 3(c)(4) of Form N-CSR.

 

 

 

Prof. Kester has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions. Prof. Kester has been involved in providing valuation and other financial consulting services to corporate clients since 1978. Prof. Kester’s financial consulting services present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the registrant’s financial statements.

 

 

 

Ms. Robards has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions. Ms. Robards has been President of Robards & Company, a financial advisory firm, since 1987. Ms. Robards was formerly an investment banker for more than 10 years where she was responsible for evaluating and assessing the performance of companies based on their financial results. Ms. Robards has over 30 years of experience analyzing financial statements. She also is a member of the audit committee of one publicly held company and a non-profit organization.

 

 

 

Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the audit committee or board of directors.

 


Item 4 –

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

 

 

The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) in each of the last two fiscal years for the services rendered to the Fund:

 

 

(a) Audit Fees

(b) Audit-Related Fees1

(c) Tax Fees2

(d) All Other Fees3

Entity Name

Current
Fiscal Year
End

Previous
Fiscal Year
End

Current
Fiscal Year
End

Previous
Fiscal Year
End

Current
Fiscal Year
End

Previous
Fiscal Year
End

Current
Fiscal Year
End

Previous
Fiscal Year
End

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

$60,600

$58,300

$0

$0

$14,100

$6,100

$0

$0

 

 

The following table presents fees billed by D&T that were required to be approved by the registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) for services that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund and that are rendered on behalf of BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“Investment Adviser” or “BlackRock”) and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with BlackRock (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Fund Service Providers”):

 

 

Current Fiscal Year End

Previous Fiscal Year End

(b) Audit-Related Fees1

$0

$0

(c) Tax Fees2

$0

$0

(d) All Other Fees3

$3,030,000

$2,950,000

 

1 The nature of the services includes assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements not included in Audit Fees.

2 The nature of the services includes tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

3 Aggregate fees borne by BlackRock in connection with the review of compliance procedures and attestation thereto performed by D&T with respect to all of the registered closed-end funds and some of the registered open-end funds advised by BlackRock.

 

 

 

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:

 

 

 

The Committee has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the Investment Adviser and Fund Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a different period. Tax or other non-audit services provided to the registrant which have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 per project. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels.

 


 

Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for ratification. The Committee may delegate to the Committee Chairman the authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels.

 

 

 

(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception in paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

 

 

(f) Not Applicable

 

 

 

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees paid to the accountant for services rendered by the accountant to the registrant, the Investment Adviser and the Fund Service Providers were:

 

Entity Name

Current Fiscal Year End

Previous Fiscal Year End

 

 

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

$14,100

$16,877

 

 

Additionally, SAS No. 70 fees for the current and previous fiscal years of $3,030,000 and $2,950,000, respectively, were billed by D&T to the Investment Adviser.

 

 

 

(h) The Committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Investment Adviser, and the Fund Service Providers that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

 

Item 5 –

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

    

(a) 

The following individuals are members of the registrant’s separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)):

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Castellano

 

 

Frank J. Fabozzi

 

 

James T. Flynn

 

 

W. Carl Kester

 

 

Karen P. Robards

 

 

 

 

(b) 

Not Applicable

 

Item 6 –

Investments

 

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

 


Item 7 –

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – The board of directors has delegated the voting of proxies for the Fund’s portfolio securities to the Investment Adviser pursuant to the Investment Adviser’s proxy voting guidelines. Under these guidelines, the Investment Adviser will vote proxies related to Fund securities in the best interests of the Fund and its stockholders. From time to time, a vote may present a conflict between the interests of the Fund’s stockholders, on the one hand, and those of the Investment Adviser, or any affiliated person of the Fund or the Investment Adviser, on the other. In such event, provided that the Investment Adviser’s Equity Investment Policy Oversight Committee, or a sub-committee thereof (the “Oversight Committee”) is aware of the real or potential conflict or material non-routine matter and if the Oversight Committee does not reasonably believe it is able to follow its general voting guidelines (or if the particular proxy matter is not addressed in the guidelines) and vote impartially, the Oversight Committee may retain an independent fiduciary to advise the Oversight Committee on how to vote or to cast votes on behalf of the Investment Adviser’s clients. If the Investment Adviser determines not to retain an independent fiduciary, or does not desire to follow the advice of such independent fiduciary, the Oversight Committee shall determine how to vote the proxy after consulting with the Investment Adviser’s Portfolio Management Group and/or the Investment Adviser’s Legal and Compliance Department and concluding that the vote cast is in its client’s best interest notwithstanding the conflict. A copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures are attached as Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL. Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, (i) at www.blackrock.com and (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

Item 8 –

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – as of August 31, 2011.

 

 

(a)(1)

The Fund is managed by a team of investment professionals comprised of Matthew Marra, Managing Director at BlackRock and James E. Keenan, Managing Director at BlackRock. Messrs. Marra and Keenan are the Fund’s co-portfolio managers and are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio and the selection of its investments. Mr. Keenan has been a member of the Fund’s portfolio management team since 2007. Mr. Marra has been a member of the Fund’s portfolio management team since 2009.

 

Portfolio Manager

Biography

Matthew Marra

Managing Director of BlackRock since 2006; Director of BlackRock from 2002 to 2005.

James E. Keenan

Managing Director of BlackRock since 2008 and Head of the Leveraged Finance Portfolio team; Director of BlackRock from 2006 to 2007; Vice President of BlackRock from 2004 to 2005.


 

(a)(2)

As of August 31, 2011:

 

 

(ii) Number of Other Accounts Managed

and Assets by Account Type

(iii) Number of Other Accounts and

Assets for Which Advisory Fee is

Performance-Based

(i) Name of

Portfolio Manager

Other

Registered

Investment

Companies

Other Pooled

Investment

Vehicles

Other

Accounts

Other

Registered

Investment

Companies

Other Pooled

Investment

Vehicles

Other

Accounts

Matthew Marra

26

2

4

0

0

0

 

$22.77 Billion

$427.3 Million

$1.18 Billion

$0

$0

$0

James E. Keenan

22

24

32

0

14

4

 

$11.11 Billion

$7.00 Billion

$5.25 Billion

$0

$2.73 Billion

$564.7 Million

 

 

(iv)

Potential Material Conflicts of Interest

 

 

BlackRock has built a professional working environment, firm-wide compliance culture and compliance procedures and systems designed to protect against potential incentives that may favor one account over another. BlackRock has adopted policies and procedures that address the allocation of investment opportunities, execution of portfolio transactions, personal trading by employees and other potential conflicts of interest that are designed to ensure that all client accounts are treated equitably over time. Nevertheless, BlackRock furnishes investment management and advisory services to numerous clients in addition to the Fund, and BlackRock may, consistent with applicable law, make investment recommendations to other clients or accounts (including accounts which are hedge funds or have performance or higher fees paid to BlackRock, or in which portfolio managers have a personal interest in the receipt of such fees), which may be the same as or different from those made to the Fund.  In addition, BlackRock, its affiliates and significant shareholders and any officer, director, shareholder or employee may or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale BlackRock, recommends to the Fund.  BlackRock, or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders, or any officer, director, shareholder, employee or any member of their families may take different actions than those recommended to the Fund by BlackRock with respect to the same securities.  Moreover, BlackRock may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of which any of BlackRock’s (or its affiliates’ or significant shareholders’) officers, directors or employees are directors or officers, or companies as to which BlackRock or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders or the officers, directors and employees of any of them has any substantial economic interest or possesses material non-public information.  Certain portfolio managers also may manage accounts whose investment strategies may at times be opposed to the strategy utilized for a fund.  It should also be noted that Mr. Keenan may be managing certain hedge fund and/or long only accounts, or may be part of a team managing certain hedge fund and/or long only accounts, subject to incentive fees. Mr. Keenan may therefore be entitled to receive a portion of any incentive fees earned on such accounts. Additional portfolio managers may in the future manage other such accounts or funds and may be entitled to receive incentive fees.

 

 

 

As a fiduciary, BlackRock owes a duty of loyalty to its clients and must treat each client fairly.  When BlackRock purchases or sells securities for more than one account, the trades must be allocated in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties.  BlackRock attempts to allocate investments in a fair and equitable manner among client accounts, with no account receiving preferential treatment.  To this end, BlackRock has adopted policies that are intended to ensure reasonable efficiency in client transactions and provide BlackRock with sufficient flexibility to allocate investments in a manner that is consistent with the particular investment discipline and client base, as appropriate.

 


 

(a)(3)

As of August 31, 2011:

 

 

Portfolio Manager Compensation Overview

 

 

 

BlackRock’s financial arrangements with its portfolio managers, its competitive compensation and its career path emphasis at all levels reflect the value senior management places on key resources. Compensation may include a variety of components and may vary from year to year based on a number of factors. The principal components of compensation include a base salary, a performance-based discretionary bonus, participation in various benefits programs and one or more of the incentive compensation programs established by BlackRock.

 

 

 

Base compensation. Generally, portfolio managers receive base compensation based on their position with BlackRock.

 

 

 

Discretionary Incentive Compensation. Discretionary incentive compensation is a function of several components: the performance of BlackRock, Inc., the performance of the portfolio manager’s group within BlackRock, the investment performance, including risk-adjusted returns, of the firm’s assets under management or supervision by that portfolio manager relative to predetermined benchmarks, and the individual’s performance and contribution to the overall performance of these portfolios and BlackRock.  In most cases, these benchmarks are the same as the benchmark or benchmarks against which the performance of the Fund or other accounts managed by the portfolio managers are measured.  BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officers determine the benchmarks against which the performance of funds and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager is compared and the period of time over which performance is evaluated.  With respect to the portfolio managers, such benchmarks include the following:

 

Portfolio Manager

Applicable Benchmarks

James Keenan

A combination of market-based indices (e.g., The Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped™ Index), certain customized indices and certain fund industry peer groups.

Matthew Marra

A combination of market-based indices (e.g., Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, Barclays Capital Universal Index, Barclays Capital Intermediate Government/Credit Index), certain customized indices and certain fund industry peer groups.

 

 

Among other things, BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officers make a subjective determination with respect to each portfolio manager’s compensation based on the performance of the Funds and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager relative to the various benchmarks. 

 

 

 

Performance of fixed income funds is measured on both a pre-tax and after-tax basis over various time periods including 1-, 3- and 5-year periods, as applicable. With respect to the performance of the other listed Index and Multi-Asset Funds, performance is measured on, among other things, a pre-tax basis over various time periods including 1-, 3- and 5-year periods, as applicable.

 


 

Distribution of Discretionary Incentive Compensation

 

 

 

Discretionary incentive compensation is distributed to portfolio managers in a combination of cash and BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units which vest ratably over a number of years. For some portfolio managers, discretionary incentive compensation is also distributed in deferred cash awards that notionally track the returns of select BlackRock investment products they manage and that vest ratably over a number of years. The BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units, upon vesting, will be settled in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. Typically, the cash bonus, when combined with base salary, represents more than 60% of total compensation for the portfolio managers. Paying a portion of annual bonuses in stock puts compensation earned by a portfolio manager for a given year “at risk” based on BlackRock’s ability to sustain and improve its performance over future periods. Providing a portion of annual bonuses in deferred cash awards that notionally track the BlackRock investment products they manage provides direct alignment with investment product results.

 

 

 

Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards — From time to time long-term incentive equity awards are granted to certain key employees to aid in retention, align their interests with long-term shareholder interests and motivate performance.  Equity awards are generally granted in the form of BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units that, once vested, settle in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. Messrs. Keenan and Marra have each received long-term incentive awards.

 

 

 

Deferred Compensation Program — A portion of the compensation paid to eligible BlackRock employees may be voluntarily deferred into an account that tracks the performance of certain of the firm’s investment products. Each participant in the deferred compensation program is permitted to allocate his deferred amounts among various BlackRock investment options. Messrs. Messrs. Keenan and Marra have each participated in the deferred compensation program.

 

 

 

Other compensation benefits. In addition to base compensation and discretionary incentive compensation, portfolio managers may be eligible to receive or participate in one or more of the following incentive savings plans. BlackRock, Inc. has created a variety of incentive savings plans in which BlackRock, Inc. employees are eligible to participate, including a 401(k) plan, the BlackRock Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), and the BlackRock Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The employer contribution components of the RSP include a company match equal to 50% of the first 8% of eligible pay contributed to the plan capped at $5,000 per year, and a company retirement contribution equal to 3-5% of eligible compensation.  The RSP offers a range of investment options, including registered investment companies and collective investment funds managed by the firm. BlackRock contributions follow the investment direction set by participants for their own contributions or, absent participant investment direction, are invested into an index target date fund that corresponds to, or is closest to, the year in which the participant attains age 65.  The ESPP allows for investment in BlackRock, Inc. common stock at a 5% discount on the fair market value of the stock on the purchase date.  Annual participation in the ESPP is limited to the purchase of 1,000 shares or a dollar value of $25,000.  Each portfolio manager is eligible to participate in these plans.

 

 

(a)(4)

Beneficial Ownership of Securities – As of August 31, 2011.

 

Portfolio Manager

Dollar Range of Equity Securities
of the Fund Beneficially Owned

Matthew Marra

None

James E. Keenan

None

 


 

(b) Not Applicable

 

 

Item 9 –

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable due to no such purchases during the period covered by this report.

 

 

Item 10 –

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures.

 

 

Item 11 –

Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

(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 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

 

(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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Item 12 –

Exhibits attached hereto

 

 

 

(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – See Item 2

 

 

 

(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto

 

 

 

(a)(3) – Not Applicable

 

 

 

(b) – 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 Core Bond Trust

 

 

 

By: /s/ John M. Perlowski

 

 

 

John M. Perlowski

 

 

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

 

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

 

 

 

Date: November 4, 2011

 

 

 

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/ John M. Perlowski

 

 

 

John M. Perlowski

 

 

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

 

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

 

 

 

Date: November 4, 2011

 

 

 

By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews

 

 

 

Neal J. Andrews

 

 

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of

 

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

 

 

 

 

Date: November 4, 2011