UNITEDSTATES
SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION
Washington,D.C.20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number 811-21972
Name of Fund: BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV (BTZ)
Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809
Name and address of agent for service: Anne F. Ackerley, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock
Credit Allocation Income Trust IV, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4
Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/2010
Date of reporting period: 01/31/2010
Item 1 Schedule of Investments
Schedule of Investments January 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV (BTZ)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Common Stocks | Shares | Value |
Aerospace & Defense 0.1% | ||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 1,800 | $ 69,552 |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 3,800 | 283,176 |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 5,200 | 294,320 |
United Technologies Corp. | 1,800 | 121,464 |
768,512 | ||
Air Freight & Logistics 0.1% | ||
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B (a) | 8,800 | 508,376 |
Auto Components 0.0% | ||
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 3,700 | 102,971 |
Beverages 0.2% | ||
The Coca-Cola Co. | 14,300 | 775,775 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | 5,800 | 345,796 |
1,121,571 | ||
Biotechnology 0.2% | ||
Amgen, Inc. (b) | 6,900 | 403,512 |
Biogen Idec, Inc. (b) | 2,500 | 134,350 |
Celgene Corp. (b) | 3,500 | 198,730 |
Genzyme Corp. (b) | 1,700 | 92,242 |
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (b) | 7,100 | 342,717 |
1,171,551 | ||
Capital Markets 0.1% | ||
Federated Investors, Inc., Class B | 6,700 | 170,046 |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 1,360 | 202,259 |
Morgan Stanley | 3,000 | 80,340 |
452,645 | ||
Chemicals 0.2% | ||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 900 | 68,364 |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (a) | 14,800 | 482,628 |
Monsanto Co. | 2,900 | 220,052 |
PPG Industries, Inc. | 3,900 | 228,852 |
999,896 | ||
Commercial Banks 0.9% | ||
Citizens Banking Corp. (b) | 6,406,596 | 4,869,013 |
M&T Bank Corp. | 4,200 | 309,750 |
Regions Financial Corp. | 38,400 | 243,840 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | 33,300 | 946,719 |
6,369,322 | ||
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.1% | ||
Avery Dennison Corp. | 7,900 | 256,829 |
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | 10,800 | 225,936 |
Waste Management, Inc. | 7,700 | 246,785 |
729,550 | ||
Communications Equipment 0.2% | ||
Cisco Systems, Inc. (b) | 23,400 | 525,798 |
Motorola, Inc. | 34,800 | 214,020 |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 8,900 | 348,791 |
1,088,609 | ||
Computers & Peripherals 0.4% | ||
Apple, Inc. (b) | 6,000 | 1,152,720 |
Dell, Inc. (b) | 14,900 | 192,210 |
EMC Corp. (b) | 13,900 | 231,713 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value |
Computers & Peripherals (concluded) | ||
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 8,800 | $ 414,216 |
International Business Machines Corp. | 5,800 | 709,862 |
2,700,721 | ||
Distributors 0.0% | ||
Genuine Parts Co. | 7,300 | 275,064 |
Diversified Financial Services 0.2% | ||
Bank of America Corp. | 36,800 | 558,624 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 21,100 | 821,634 |
NYSE Euronext | 9,100 | 213,031 |
1,593,289 | ||
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.3% | ||
AT&T, Inc. | 38,887 | 986,174 |
CenturyTel, Inc. | 4,339 | 147,570 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 20,900 | 614,878 |
1,748,622 | ||
Electric Utilities 0.1% | ||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 2,200 | 76,230 |
Duke Energy Corp. | 20,200 | 333,906 |
FirstEnergy Corp. | 1,300 | 56,706 |
Progress Energy, Inc. | 5,400 | 210,438 |
The Southern Co. | 8,700 | 278,400 |
955,680 | ||
Electrical Equipment 0.1% | ||
Emerson Electric Co. (a) | 10,900 | 452,786 |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 5,400 | 260,496 |
713,282 | ||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.0% | ||
Corning, Inc. | 8,600 | 155,488 |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | 5,200 | 129,376 |
284,864 | ||
Energy Equipment & Services 0.1% | ||
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 5,600 | 229,040 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | 5,500 | 349,030 |
Smith International, Inc. | 5,418 | 164,274 |
742,344 | ||
Food & Staples Retailing 0.2% | ||
CVS Caremark Corp. | 3,400 | 110,058 |
SUPERVALU, Inc. | 8,300 | 122,093 |
SYSCO Corp. | 9,600 | 268,704 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 15,200 | 812,136 |
Walgreen Co. | 6,400 | 230,720 |
1,543,711 | ||
Food Products 0.1% | ||
Kraft Foods, Inc. | 12,135 | 335,654 |
Sara Lee Corp. | 20,200 | 245,228 |
580,882 | ||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.1% | ||
Baxter International, Inc. | 1,900 | 109,421 |
Becton Dickinson & Co. | 3,400 | 256,258 |
Boston Scientific Corp. (b) | 5,900 | 50,917 |
Covidien Plc | 5,200 | 262,912 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV (BTZ)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Common Stocks | Shares | Value |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | ||
(concluded) | ||
Medtronic, Inc. | 2,000 | $ 85,780 |
765,288 | ||
Health Care Providers & Services 0.2% | ||
Aetna, Inc. | 2,400 | 71,928 |
Express Scripts, Inc. (b) | 3,400 | 285,124 |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (b) | 4,300 | 264,364 |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 2,400 | 79,200 |
WellPoint, Inc. (b) | 4,500 | 286,740 |
987,356 | ||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.1% | ||
McDonald's Corp. | 8,700 | 543,141 |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts | ||
Worldwide, Inc. | 12,300 | 409,836 |
952,977 | ||
Household Durables 0.2% | ||
Black & Decker Corp. | 5,700 | 368,562 |
Fortune Brands, Inc. | 6,400 | 266,048 |
KB Home | 15,100 | 230,728 |
Whirlpool Corp. (a) | 5,800 | 436,044 |
1,301,382 | ||
Household Products 0.2% | ||
Clorox Co. | 4,200 | 248,514 |
The Procter & Gamble Co. | 17,400 | 1,070,970 |
1,319,484 | ||
IT Services 0.1% | ||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 6,700 | 273,293 |
Cognizant Technology Solutions | ||
Corp. (b) | 3,400 | 148,444 |
MasterCard, Inc., Class A | 409 | 102,209 |
Paychex, Inc. | 9,700 | 281,203 |
805,149 | ||
Industrial Conglomerates 0.3% | ||
3M Co. (a) | 6,900 | 555,381 |
General Electric Co. | 43,400 | 697,872 |
Textron, Inc. (a) | 23,400 | 457,002 |
1,710,255 | ||
Insurance 0.3% | ||
Aflac, Inc. (a) | 10,600 | 513,358 |
The Allstate Corp. | 8,700 | 260,391 |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 8,500 | 224,315 |
Lincoln National Corp. | 13,000 | 319,540 |
MetLife, Inc. | 10,600 | 374,392 |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 9,200 | 212,060 |
1,904,056 | ||
Internet & Catalog Retail 0.0% | ||
Amazon.com, Inc. (b) | 810 | 101,582 |
Internet Software & Services 0.2% | ||
eBay, Inc. (b) | 14,300 | 329,186 |
Google, Inc., Class A (b) | 1,160 | 614,127 |
Yahoo! Inc. (b) | 9,600 | 144,096 |
1,087,409 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value |
Leisure Equipment & Products 0.0% | ||
Mattel, Inc. | 11,600 | $ 228,752 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.0% | ||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (b) | 2,600 | 119,990 |
Machinery 0.1% | ||
Caterpillar, Inc. (a) | 8,500 | 444,040 |
Cummins, Inc. | 4,200 | 189,672 |
Deere & Co. | 2,800 | 139,860 |
773,572 | ||
Media 0.0% | ||
Comcast Corp., Class A | 6,900 | 109,227 |
DIRECTV, Class A (b) | 6,400 | 194,240 |
303,467 | ||
Metals & Mining 0.1% | ||
Alcoa, Inc. (a) | 24,500 | 311,885 |
Nucor Corp. | 5,400 | 220,320 |
532,205 | ||
Multi-Utilities 0.2% | ||
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 5,400 | 236,196 |
Dominion Resources, Inc. | 2,200 | 82,412 |
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. | 5,500 | 230,175 |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 7,900 | 241,661 |
TECO Energy, Inc. | 8,900 | 138,573 |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 10,400 | 216,112 |
1,145,129 | ||
Multiline Retail 0.0% | ||
Macy's, Inc. | 18,400 | 293,112 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.8% | ||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 5,000 | 318,900 |
Apache Corp. | 1,800 | 177,786 |
Chevron Corp. | 13,400 | 966,408 |
ConocoPhillips | 13,000 | 624,000 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 27,800 | 1,791,154 |
Hess Corp. | 3,700 | 213,823 |
Massey Energy Co. | 5,400 | 208,008 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 1,700 | 133,178 |
Peabody Energy Corp. | 5,500 | 231,660 |
Southwestern Energy Co. (b) | 5,500 | 235,840 |
Spectra Energy Corp. | 14,700 | 312,375 |
XTO Energy, Inc. | 6,900 | 307,533 |
5,520,665 | ||
Paper & Forest Products 0.1% | ||
MeadWestvaco Corp. | 15,300 | 368,271 |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 5,600 | 223,440 |
591,711 | ||
Pharmaceuticals 0.6% | ||
Abbott Laboratories | 10,400 | 550,576 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 17,800 | 433,608 |
Eli Lilly & Co. | 9,900 | 348,480 |
Johnson & Johnson | 17,900 | 1,125,194 |
Merck & Co, Inc. | 23,497 | 897,115 |
Pfizer, Inc. (a) | 31,504 | 587,865 |
3,942,838 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV (BTZ)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 0.2% | |||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 4,200 $ | 321,762 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | 4,300 | 278,941 | |
Public Storage | 1,200 | 95,016 | |
Vornado Realty Trust | 4,996 | 323,141 | |
1,018,860 | |||
Road & Rail 0.0% | |||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 5,900 | 277,654 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.2% | |||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 5,200 | 63,336 | |
Intel Corp. | 40,700 | 789,580 | |
Linear Technology Corp. | 7,900 | 206,190 | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | 8,900 | 229,709 | |
National Semiconductor Corp. | 9,500 | 125,970 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 9,300 | 209,250 | |
1,624,035 | |||
Software 0.3% | |||
Autodesk, Inc. (b) | 7,700 | 183,183 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 46,100 | 1,299,098 | |
Oracle Corp. (a) | 21,000 | 484,260 | |
1,966,541 | |||
Specialty Retail 0.2% | |||
Home Depot, Inc. (a) | 18,100 | 506,981 | |
Limited Brands, Inc. | 16,100 | 306,222 | |
Staples, Inc. | 12,300 | 288,558 | |
1,101,761 | |||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.0% | |||
VF Corp. | 2,900 | 208,887 | |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.0% | |||
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. | 19,000 | 252,130 | |
Tobacco 0.2% | |||
Altria Group, Inc. (a) | 20,500 | 407,130 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 16,600 | 755,466 | |
1,162,596 | |||
Total Common Stocks 8.3% 56,450,305 | |||
Par | |||
Corporate Bonds | (000) | ||
Capital Markets 0.0% | |||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., | |||
3.95%, 11/10/09 (b)(c) | $ 105 | 21,919 | |
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., | |||
4.38%, 11/30/10 (b)(c) | 325 | 67,843 | |
89,762 | |||
Communications Equipment 0.5% | |||
Brocade Communications Systems, | |||
Inc., 6.88%, 1/15/20 (d) | 3,580 | 3,651,600 | |
Computers & Peripherals 0.7% | |||
International Business Machines | |||
Corp., 5.60%, 11/30/39 | 4,400 | 4,509,507 |
Par | |||
Corporate Bonds | (000) | Value | |
Consumer Finance 0.7% | |||
Capital One Bank USA NA, 8.80%, | |||
7/15/19 | $ 3,950 | $ 4,790,046 | |
Diversified Financial Services 2.6% | |||
Bank of America Corp., 7.63%, | |||
6/01/19 | 8,025 | 9,181,659 | |
ING Groep NV, 5.78% (e)(f) | 10,000 | 7,868,500 | |
Stan IV Ltd., 2.14%, 7/20/11 (f) | 283 | 240,550 | |
17,290,709 | |||
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.3% | |||
Qwest Corp., 8.38%, 5/01/16 | 1,960 | 2,146,200 | |
Food Products 0.6% | |||
Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.50%, 8/11/17 | 1,985 | 2,196,476 | |
Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.13%, 8/23/18 | 1,990 | 2,138,490 | |
4,334,966 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services 1.3% | |||
Aetna, Inc., 6.75%, 12/15/37 | 4,075 | 4,578,071 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 6.88%, | |||
2/15/38 | 4,075 | 4,549,852 | |
9,127,923 | |||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.4% | |||
Icahn Enterprises LP, 8.00%, | |||
1/15/18 (d) | 2,500 | 2,400,000 | |
Insurance 2.5% | |||
Lincoln National Corp., 8.75%, | |||
7/01/19 | 2,000 | 2,430,540 | |
Lincoln National Corp., 6.25%, | |||
2/15/20 | 4,075 | 4,208,232 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc., 6.63%, | |||
12/01/37 | 4,075 | 4,393,877 | |
QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 9.75%, | |||
3/14/14 (d) | 4,973 | 5,680,683 | |
16,713,332 | |||
Machinery 0.7% | |||
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., | |||
9.50%, 4/15/14 | 4,075 | 4,984,410 | |
Media 2.1% | |||
COX Communications, Inc., 8.38%, | |||
3/01/39 (d) | 4,075 | 5,156,636 | |
Comcast Corp., 6.30%, 11/15/17 | 4,075 | 4,504,228 | |
UPC Germany GmbH, 8.13%, | |||
12/01/17 (d) | 1,225 | 1,237,250 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance Plc, | |||
6.50%, 1/15/18 (d) | 3,175 | 3,123,406 | |
14,021,520 | |||
Metals & Mining 0.0% | |||
Aleris International, Inc., 10.00%, | |||
12/15/16 (b)(c) | 5,000 | 50,000 | |
Multi-Utilities 1.5% | |||
Dominion Resources, Inc., 8.88%, | |||
1/15/19 | 8,000 | 10,142,208 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV (BTZ)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Par | |||
Corporate Bonds | (000) | Value | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.7% | |||
ONEOK Partners LP, 8.63%, 3/01/19 | $ 4,075 $ | 5,088,265 | |
Paper & Forest Products 2.2% | |||
Georgia-Pacific LLC, 8.25%, | |||
5/01/16 (d) | 2,030 | 2,172,100 | |
International Paper Co., 7.50%, | |||
8/15/21 | 3,950 | 4,483,902 | |
International Paper Co., 8.70%, | |||
6/15/38 | 3,100 | 3,858,896 | |
International Paper Co., 7.30%, | |||
11/15/39 | 4,075 | 4,393,954 | |
14,908,852 | |||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 1.4% | |||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 6.10%, | |||
3/15/20 | 4,075 | 4,320,091 | |
ERP Operating LP, 5.38%, 8/01/16 | 1,065 | 1,105,834 | |
ERP Operating LP, 5.75%, 6/15/17 | 4,080 | 4,224,640 | |
9,650,565 | |||
Tobacco 1.5% | |||
Altria Group, Inc., 9.70%, 11/10/18 | 4,075 | 5,103,558 | |
Altria Group, Inc., 9.25%, 8/06/19 | 3,950 | 4,863,493 | |
9,967,051 | |||
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.4% | |||
Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, | |||
5/15/16 | 780 | 784,875 | |
Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, | |||
6.88%, 10/31/13 | 1,990 | 1,855,675 | |
2,640,550 | |||
Total Corporate Bonds 20.1% 136,507,466 | |||
Investment Companies | Shares | ||
UltraShort Real Estate ProShares | 150,000 | 1,237,500 | |
Total Investment Companies 0.2% | 1,237,500 | ||
Preferred Securities | |||
Par | |||
Capital Trusts | (000) | ||
Building Products 0.7% | |||
C8 Capital SPV Ltd., 6.64% (d)(e)(f) | $ 1,580 | 1,118,703 | |
C10 Capital SPV Ltd., 6.72% (d)(e)(f) | 5,000 | 3,540,450 | |
4,659,153 | |||
Capital Markets 2.9% | |||
Credit Suisse Guernsey Ltd., | |||
5.86% (e)(f) | 1,050 | 924,000 |
Par | ||
Capital Trusts | (000) | Value |
Capital Markets (concluded) | ||
State Street Capital Trust III, | ||
8.25% (e)(f) | $ 1,740 | $ 1,780,542 |
State Street Capital Trust IV, 1.25%, | ||
6/01/67 (f) | 25,245 | 17,298,556 |
20,003,098 | ||
Commercial Banks 14.8% | ||
BB&T Capital Trust IV, 6.82%, | ||
6/12/77 (f) | 15,300 | 13,770,000 |
Bank of Ireland Capital Funding II, LP, | ||
5.57% (d)(e)(f) | 1,422 | 810,540 |
Bank of Ireland Capital Funding III, LP, | ||
6.11% (d)(e)(f) | 9,153 | 5,217,210 |
Barclays Bank Plc, 5.93% (d)(e)(f) | 4,000 | 3,350,000 |
Barclays Bank Plc, 6.86% (d)(e)(f) | 11,500 | 9,602,500 |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, | ||
6.02% (d)(e)(f) | 20,000 | 17,291,200 |
HSBC Capital Funding LP/Jersey | ||
Channel Islands, 10.18% (d)(e)(f) | 7,000 | 8,400,000 |
Lloyds Banking Group Plc, 6.66% (d)(f) | 10,000 | 6,000,000 |
SMFG Preferred Capital USD 1 Ltd., | ||
6.08% (d)(e)(f) | 10,000 | 9,518,700 |
Shinsei Finance II, 7.16% (d)(e)(f) | 1,005 | 618,390 |
Standard Chartered Bank, | ||
7.01% (d)(e)(f) | 5,000 | 4,465,195 |
USB Capital XIII Trust, 6.63%, | ||
12/15/39 | 4,100 | 4,060,066 |
Wells Fargo & Co., Series K, | ||
7.98% (e)(f) | 12,985 | 13,114,850 |
Wells Fargo Capital XIII, Series GMTN, | ||
7.70% (e)(f) | 3,900 | 3,783,000 |
100,001,651 | ||
Electric Utilities 0.5% | ||
PPL Capital Funding, 6.70%, | ||
3/30/67 (f) | 3,900 | 3,412,500 |
Insurance 9.3% | ||
The Allstate Corp., 6.50%, 5/15/67 (f) | 4,000 | 3,740,000 |
AXA SA, 6.46% (d)(e)(f) | 12,000 | 9,435,000 |
Chubb Corp., 6.38%, 3/29/67 (f) | 4,000 | 3,840,000 |
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 10.75%, | ||
6/15/88 (d)(f) | 4,000 | 4,400,000 |
Lincoln National Corp., 7.00%, | ||
5/17/66 (f) | 4,255 | 3,563,562 |
MetLife, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/66 | 4,550 | 4,004,000 |
Nationwide Life Global Funding I, | ||
6.75%, 5/15/67 | 4,000 | 3,219,028 |
Progressive Corp., 6.70%, 6/15/67 (f) | 4,000 | 3,680,000 |
Reinsurance Group of America, | ||
6.75%, 12/15/65 (f) | 15,000 | 13,299,000 |
Swiss Re Capital I LP, 6.85% (d)(e)(f) | 3,000 | 2,578,539 |
The Travelers Cos., Inc., 6.25%, | ||
3/15/67 (f) | 4,000 | 3,761,428 |
White Mountains Re Group Ltd., | ||
7.51% (d)(e)(f) | 4,400 | 3,750,472 |
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV (BTZ)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Par | ||
Capital Trusts | (000) | Value |
Insurance (concluded) | ||
ZFS Finance, 5.88%, 5/09/32 (d)(f) | $ 599 $ | 511,732 |
ZFS Finance, 6.50%, 5/09/67 (d)(f) | 3,331 | 2,964,590 |
62,747,351 | ||
Multi-Utilities 0.2% | ||
Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Series A, | ||
6.97%, 6/01/67 (f) | 1,575 | 1,405,404 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.2% | ||
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, | ||
8.38%, 8/01/66 (f) | 4,500 | 4,471,875 |
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 6.35%, | ||
5/15/67 (f) | 4,000 | 3,796,540 |
8,268,415 | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 1.7% | ||
Sovereign Real Estate Investment | ||
Corp., 12.00% (d)(e) | 10 | 11,212,500 |
Total Capital Trusts 31.3% 211,710,072 | ||
Preferred Stocks | Shares | |
Commercial Banks 5.5% | ||
HSBC USA, Inc., Series H, 6.50% | 977,766 | 23,955,267 |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, | ||
Series M, 6.40% | 15,000 | 175,050 |
Santander Finance Preferred SA | ||
Unipersonal, 10.50% | 419,881 | 11,840,644 |
Santander Perpetual SA Unipersonal, | ||
6.67% (d)(f) | 1,300,000 | 1,232,703 |
37,203,664 | ||
Diversified Financial Services 2.9% | ||
Cobank ACB, 7.00% (d) | 150,000 | 5,700,000 |
Falcons Funding Trust I, 8.88% (d) | 5,650 | 5,650,000 |
ING Groep NV, 6.13% | 200,000 | 3,400,000 |
ING Groep NV, 7.05% | 5,800 | 112,172 |
ING Groep NV, 7.20% | 213 | 4,168,410 |
ING Groep NV, 7.38% | 40 | 808,917 |
19,839,499 | ||
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.1% | ||
AT&T, Inc., 6.38% | 30,000 | 786,510 |
Electric Utilities 4.2% | ||
Alabama Power Co., 6.50% | 100,000 | 2,580,000 |
Entergy Louisiana LLC, 6.95% | 40,000 | 3,608,043 |
Interstate Power & Light Co., Series B, | ||
8.38% | 785,000 | 22,254,750 |
28,442,793 | ||
Insurance 9.6% | ||
Aegon NV, 6.50% | 400,000 | 7,468,000 |
Arch Capital Group Ltd., Series B, | ||
7.88% | 160,000 | 3,958,400 |
Arch Capital Group Ltd., Series A, | ||
8.00% | 100,000 | 2,495,000 |
Preferred Stocks | Shares | Value |
Insurance (concluded) | ||
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., 7.40% | 655,000 | $ 14,541,000 |
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd., Series B, | ||
7.50% | 180,000 | 15,631,884 |
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., | ||
Series A, 7.75% | 369,000 | 8,630,910 |
PartnerRe Ltd., Series C, 6.75% | 265,600 | 6,350,496 |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., Series | ||
D, 6.60% | 285,000 | 6,167,400 |
65,243,090 | ||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 0.5% | ||
BRE Properties, Inc., Series D, 6.75% | 30,000 | 666,300 |
iStar Financial, Inc., Series I, 7.50% | 55,000 | 580,250 |
Public Storage, Series F, 6.45% | 30,000 | 663,900 |
Public Storage, Series M, 6.63% | 55,000 | 1,255,100 |
3,165,550 | ||
Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.5% | ||
Centaur Funding Corp., 9.08% (d) | 10,000 | 10,387,500 |
Total Preferred Stocks 24.3% | 165,068,606 | |
Shares | ||
Trust Preferred | (000) | |
Capital Markets 0.0% | ||
Credit Suisse Guernsey Ltd., 7.90%, | ||
3/28/13 (e) | 10 | 255,122 |
Commercial Banks 3.3% | ||
Kazkommerts Finance 2 BV, 9.20%, | ||
11/29/49 (e)(f) | 500 | 430,000 |
Mizuho Capital Investment 1 Ltd., | ||
6.69% (d)(e)(f) | 21,000 | 17,891,013 |
National City Preferred Capital Trust I, | ||
12.00% (e)(f) | 3,713 | 4,226,359 |
22,547,372 | ||
Diversified Financial Services 3.5% | ||
JPMorgan Chase Capital XXI, Series U, | ||
1.20%, 1/15/87 (f) | 12,875 | 8,989,274 |
JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIII, 1.25%, | ||
5/15/77 (f)(g) | 20,695 | 14,492,812 |
23,482,086 | ||
Electric Utilities 1.1% | ||
PPL Energy Supply LLC, 7.00%, | ||
7/15/46 | 288 | 7,370,560 |
Insurance 1.9% | ||
Ace Capital Trust II, 9.70%, 4/01/30 | 4,000 | 4,738,136 |
Aon Corp., 8.21%, 1/01/27 | 4,000 | 4,144,400 |
W.R. Berkley Capital Trust II, 6.75%, | ||
7/26/45 | 171 | 3,946,492 |
12,829,028 | ||
Media 7.0% | ||
Comcast Corp., 6.63%, 5/15/56 | 1,950 | 47,027,171 |
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV JANUARY 31, 2010 5
Schedule of Investments (continued)
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV (BTZ)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
Shares | ||
Trust Preferred | (000) | Value |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.4% | ||
Nexen, Inc., 7.35%, 11/01/43 | 120 $ | 2,835,615 |
Total Trust Preferred 17.2% | 116,346,954 | |
Total Preferred Securities 72.8% | 493,125,632 | |
Total Long-Term Investments | ||
(Cost $740,756,340) 101.4% 687,320,903 | ||
Short-Term Securities | Shares | |
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, | ||
Institutional Class, 0.10% (h)(i) | 259,511,408 | 259,511,408 |
Total Short-Term Securities | ||
(Cost $259,511,408) 38.3% | 259,511,408 | |
Options Purchased | Contracts | |
Exchange-Traded Put Options 0.0% | ||
10-Year U.S. Treasury Bond Future, | ||
Strike price $116.50, Expires | ||
2/19/10 | 206 | 32,187 |
Total Options Purchased | ||
(Cost $42,018) 0.0% | 32,187 | |
Total Investments Before Outstanding | ||
Options Written | ||
(Cost $1,000,309,766*) 139.7% | 946,864,498 | |
Options Written | ||
Exchange-Traded Call Options 0.0% | ||
S&P 500 Listed Option, | ||
Strike price $112, | ||
Expires 2/20/10 | 50 | (18,750) |
S&P 500 Listed Option, | ||
Strike price $114, | ||
Expires 2/20/10 | 427 | (58,713) |
S&P 500 Listed Option, | ||
Strike price $114.50, | ||
Expires 2/20/10 | 95 | (9,500) |
S&P 500 Listed Option, | ||
Strike price $115, | ||
Expires 2/20/10 | 48 | (3,240) |
Total Options Written | ||
(Premiums Received $1,203,438) 0.0% | (90,203) |
Value | ||||||||
Total Investments, Net of Outstanding | ||||||||
Options Written 139.7% | $ 946,774,295 | |||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (5.6)% | (37,889,435) | |||||||
Preferred Shares, at Redemption Value (34.1)% | (231,060,005) | |||||||
Net Assets 100.0% | $ 677,824,855 | |||||||
* | The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of | |||||||
January 31, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as | ||||||||
follows: | ||||||||
Aggregate cost | $ 1,013,478,804 | |||||||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ 35,450,178 | |||||||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (102,064,484) | |||||||
Net unrealized depreciation | $ (66,614,306) | |||||||
(a) | All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection | |||||||
with open financial futures contracts. | ||||||||
(b) | Non-income producing security. | |||||||
(c) | Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments. | |||||||
(d) | 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. | ||||||||
(e) | Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date. | |||||||
(f) | Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. | |||||||
(g) | All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection | |||||||
with open financial futures contracts. | ||||||||
(h) | Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund, for | |||||||
purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, | ||||||||
were as follows: | ||||||||
Net | ||||||||
Affiliate | Activity | Income | ||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, | ||||||||
TempFund, Institutional Class | $ (8,321,373) | $ 114,192 | ||||||
(i) | Represents the current yield as of report date. | |||||||
| For Fund compliance purposes, the Funds industry classifications refer to any | |||||||
one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely | ||||||||
recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by | ||||||||
Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, | ||||||||
which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. | ||||||||
Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of January 31, 2010 were as | ||||||||
follows: | ||||||||
Counter- Interest | Trade | Maturity | Net Closing | Face | ||||
party | Rate | Date | Date | Amount | Amount | |||
Barclays | ||||||||
Bank Plc | 0.05% | 2/22/10 3/22/10 | $(49,773,622) $ | 43,845,564 | ||||
Financial futures contracts purchased as of January 31, 2010 were as | ||||||||
follows: | ||||||||
Expiration | Notional | Unrealized | ||||||
Contracts | Issue | Date | Value | Depreciation | ||||
401 | 10-Year | |||||||
U.S. | ||||||||
Treasury | March | |||||||
Bond | 2010 | $ 47,469,237 $ | (270,284) | |||||
33 | 30-Year | |||||||
U.S. | ||||||||
Treasury | ||||||||
Bond | March 2010$ | 3,945,574 | (46,418) | |||||
801 | S&P EMINI March 2010 $ 44,576,321 | (1,354,361) | ||||||
Total | $ (1,671,063) |
6 BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV JANUARY 31, 2010
Investments BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV (BTZ)
Schedule of January 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
| Credit default swaps on single-name issues buy protection outstanding as of | |||||
January 31, 2010 were as follows: | ||||||
Pay | Notional | |||||
Fixed | Counter- | Amount | Unrealized | |||
Issuer | Rate | party | Expiration | (000) | Depreciation | |
Nordstrom, | Deutsche | June | ||||
Inc. | 5.20% | Bank AG | 2014 | $ 4,000 | $ (729,302) | |
| Fair Value Measurements Various inputs are used in determining the | |||||
fair value of investments, which are 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, | ||||||
repayment 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 Funds own assumptions used in determining the fair | ||||||
value of investments) | ||||||
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not | ||||||
necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those | ||||||
securities. For information about the Funds policy regarding valuation of | ||||||
investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the | ||||||
Funds most recent financial statements as contained in its annual report. | ||||||
The following table summarizes the inputs used as of January 31, 2010 in | ||||||
determining the fair valuation of the Funds investments: | ||||||
Investments in | ||||||
Valuation Inputs | Securities | |||||
Assets | ||||||
Level 1 | ||||||
Long-Term Investments: | ||||||
Common Stocks | $ 56,450,305 | |||||
Investment Companies | 1,237,500 | |||||
Preferred Stocks | 122,858,476 | |||||
Trust Preferreds | 61,434,960 | |||||
Short-Term Securities | 259,511,408 | |||||
Total Level 1 | 501,492,649 | |||||
Level 2 | ||||||
Long-Term Investments: | ||||||
Corporate Bonds | 136,266,916 | |||||
Capital Trusts | 211,710,072 | |||||
Preferred Stocks | 36,560,130 | |||||
Trust Preffereds | 54,911,994 | |||||
Total Level 2 | 439,449,112 | |||||
Level 3 | ||||||
Long-Term Investments: | ||||||
Corporate Bonds | 240,550 | |||||
Preferred Stocks | 5,650,000 | |||||
Total Level 3 | 5,890,550 | |||||
Total | $ 946,832,311 |
Valuation | Other Financial Instruments1 | |
Inputs | Assets | Liabilities |
Level 1 | $ 32,187 | $ (1,761,266) |
Level 2 | - | (729,302) |
Level 3 | - | - |
Total | $ 32,187 | $ (2,490,568) |
1Other financial instruments are financial futures contracts, swaps and | ||
options. Financial futures contracts and swaps are shown as the | ||
unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instruments and options are | ||
shown at market value. |
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV JANUARY 31, 2010 7
Schedule Investments BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV (BTZ)
of (concluded)
The following table is a reconciliation of level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair | ||||
value: | ||||
Investments in Securities | ||||
Preferred | Corporate | |||
Stocks | Bonds | Total | ||
Balance, as of October 31, 2009 | - | $ 240,550 $ | 240,550 | |
Accrued discounts/premiums | - | - | - | |
Realized gain (loss) | - | - | - | |
Change in unrealized | ||||
appreciation/depreciation2 | - | - | - | |
Net purchases (sales) | - | - | - | |
Net transfers in/out of Level 3 | $ 5,650,000 | - | 5,650,000 | |
Balance, as of January 31, 2010 | $ 5,650,000 | $ 240,550 $ | 5,890,550 | |
2The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities still | ||||
held at January 31, 2010 was $0. |
8 BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV JANUARY 31, 2010
Item 2 Controls and Procedures
2(a) The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing
similar functions have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
1940 Act)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the
evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act
and Rule 13(a)-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined
in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3 Exhibits
Certifications Attached hereto
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV
By: /s/ Anne F. Ackerley
Anne F. Ackerley
Chief Executive Officer of
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV
Date: March 19, 2010
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/ Anne F. Ackerley
Anne F. Ackerley
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV
Date: March 19, 2010
By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews
Neal J. Andrews
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust IV
Date: March 19, 2010