UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSRS

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-21349

Name of Fund: BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: Donald C. Burke, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust, 800 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ, 08536. Mailing address: P.O. Box 9011, Princeton, NJ, 08543-9011

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

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/2008

Date of reporting period: 11/01/2007 – 04/30/2008


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITIES

 

FIXED INCOME

 

REAL ESTATE

 

LIQUIDITY

 

ALTERNATIVES

 

BLACKROCK SOLUTIONS


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semi-Annual Report

(BLACKROCK LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APRIL 30, 2008 | (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT)

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)

 

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT)

 

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust (BTZ)

 

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

NOT FDIC INSURED
MAY LOSE VALUE
NO BANK GUARANTEE


 


Table of Contents


 

 

 

Page

A Letter to Shareholders

 

3

Semi-Annual Report:

 

 

Trust Summaries

 

4

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

 

12

Swap Agreements

 

12

Financial Statements:

 

 

Schedules of Investments

 

13

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

64

Statements of Operations

 

68

Statements of Cash Flows

 

70

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

72

Financial Highlights

 

74

Notes to Financial Statements

 

82

Officers and Directors or Trustees

 

90

Additional Information

 

91


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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APRIL 30, 2008

 



 


A Letter to Shareholders

THIS PAGE NOT PART OF YOUR FUND REPORT

Dear Shareholder

Over the past several months, financial markets have been buffeted by the housing recession, the credit market unraveling and related liquidity freeze and steadily rising commodity prices. Counterbalancing these difficulties were booming export activity, a robust non-financial corporate sector and, notably, aggressive and timely monetary and fiscal policy actions.

Amid the market tumult, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) intervened with a series of moves to bolster liquidity and ensure financial market stability. Since September 2007, the central bank slashed the target federal funds rate 325 basis points (3.25%), bringing the rate to 2.0% as of period-end. Of greater magnitude, however, were the Fed’s other policy decisions, which included opening the discount window directly to broker dealers and investment banks and backstopping the unprecedented rescue of Bear Stearns.

The Fed’s response to the financial crisis helped to improve credit conditions and investor mood. After hitting a low point on March 17 (coinciding with the collapse of Bear Stearns), equity markets found a welcome respite in April, when the S&P 500 Index of U.S. stocks posted positive monthly performance for the first time since October 2007. International markets, which outpaced those of the U.S. for much of 2007, saw a reversal in that trend, as effects of the credit crisis and downward pressures on growth were far-reaching.

In contrast to equity markets, Treasury securities rallied (yields fell as prices correspondingly rose), as a broad “flight-to–quality” theme persisted. The yield on 10-year Treasury issues, which touched 5.30% in June 2007 (its highest level in five years), fell to 4.04% by year-end and to 3.77% by April 30. Treasury issues relinquished some of their gains in April, however, as investor appetite for risk returned and other high-quality fixed income sectors outperformed.

Problems within the monoline insurance industry and the failure of auctions for auction rate securities plagued the municipal bond market, driving yields higher and prices lower across the curve. However, in conjunction with the more recent shift in sentiment, the sector delivered strong performance in the final month of the reporting period.

Overall, the major benchmark indexes generated results that generally reflected heightened investor risk aversion:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Returns as of April 30, 2008

 

6-month

 

12-month

 

           

U.S. equities (S&P 500 Index)

 

 

-9.64

%

 

 

-4.68

%

 

                   

Small cap U.S. equities (Russell 2000 Index)

 

 

-12.92

 

 

 

-10.96

 

 

                   

International equities (MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

 

 

-9.21

 

 

 

-1.78

 

 

                   

Fixed income (Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index)

 

 

+4.08

 

 

 

+6.87

 

 

                   

Tax-exempt fixed income (Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index)

 

 

+1.47

 

 

 

+2.79

 

 

                   

High yield bonds
(Lehman Brothers U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)

 

 

-0.73

 

 

 

-0.80

 

 

                   

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance shown for illustrative purposes only.

You cannot invest directly in an index.

As you navigate today’s volatile markets, we encourage you to review your investment goals with your financial professional and to make portfolio changes, as needed. For more up-to-date commentary on the economy and financial markets, we invite you to visit www.blackrock.com/funds. As always, we thank you for entrusting BlackRock with your investment assets, and we look forward to continuing to serve you in the months and years ahead.

Sincerely,

-s- Rob Kapito

Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of April 30, 2008

BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc.

 

 

   

Investment Objective

   

BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT) (the “Trust”) seeks to manage a portfolio of fixed income securities that will return $15 per share (the initial public offering price per share) to investors on or about December 31, 2009 while providing high monthly income.

 

 

Performance

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Trust returned -8.39% based on market price, with dividends reinvested. The Trust’s return based on net asset value (“NAV”) was +2.97%, with dividends reinvested. For the same period, the Lipper U.S. Mortgage Funds category of closed-end funds posted an average return of -2.00% on a NAV basis. The Trust’s effective duration of 0.15 years was much shorter than its Lipper peers and thus, was beneficial to relative performance. The Trust’s market price premium versus its NAV narrowed substantially during the period.

 

Trust Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symbol on American Stock Exchange

 

BCT

 

Initial Offering Date

 

June 17, 1993

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2008 ($13.58)1

 

4.33%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share2

 

$0.049

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Share2

 

$0.588

 

     

 

 

 

 

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. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain.

 

 

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                   

 

 

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

Change  

 

High

 

Low

 

 

                                   

 

Market Price

 

$

13.58

 

$

15.15

 

(10.36

%)

 

$

15.24

 

$

12.55

 

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

13.48

 

$

13.38

 

0.75

%

 

$

13.51

 

$

13.17

 

 

                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following chart shows the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

 

               

 

Non-Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

53

%

 

23

%

 

 

U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities — Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

 

27

 

 

47

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

11

 

 

18

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

7

 

 

9

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of April 30, 2008

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

 

 

   

Investment Objective

 

   

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK) (the “Trust”) seeks to provide high current income with the potential for capital appreciation.

 

 

 

Performance

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Trust returned +3.73% based on market price, with dividends reinvested. The Trust’s return based on NAV was +1.40%, with dividends reinvested. For the same period, the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated category of closed-end funds posted an average return of -1.04% on a NAV basis. In an environment of credit market turmoil, the Trust’s high average credit quality enhanced performance relative to the Lipper peer group. More than 55% of the Trust’s net assets were invested in securities rated AA and above.

 

 

 

Trust Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

 

BHK

 

Initial Offering Date

 

November 27, 2001

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2008 ($12.30)1

 

6.05%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share2

 

$0.062

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Share2

 

$0.744

 

Leverage as of April 30, 20083

 

30%

 

     

 

 

 

 

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. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain.

 

3

As a percentage of managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

 

 

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                   

 

 

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

 

                                   

 

Market Price

 

$

12.30

 

$

12.23

 

0.57

%

 

$

12.68

 

$

11.26

 

 

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

13.40

 

$

13.63

 

(1.69

%)

 

$

13.77

 

$

13.12

 

 

                                   

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

 

               

 

Corporate Bonds

 

47

%

 

42

%

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

17

 

 

38

 

 

 

Non-Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

13

 

 

9

 

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

 

10

 

 

4

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

6

 

 

4

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities — Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

 

3

 

 

1

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

 

Foreign Government Obligations

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

Corporate Bond Breakdown4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Rating

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

 

               

 

AAA/Aaa

 

51

%

 

6

%

 

 

AA/Aa

 

13

 

 

24

 

 

 

A/A

 

13

 

 

21

 

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

10

 

 

20

 

 

 

BB/Ba

 

2

 

 

7

 

 

 

B/B

 

6

 

 

16

 

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

2

 

 

6

 

 

 

Not Rated

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

4

Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s Investor Services ratings.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of April 30, 2008

BlackRock High Yield Trust


 

 

Investment Objective

 

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY) (the “Trust”) seeks to provide high current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation.

 

 

Performance

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Trust returned +3.40% based on market price, with dividends reinvested. The Trust’s return based on NAV was -4.11%, with dividends reinvested. For the same period, the Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category of closed-end funds posted an average return of -9.95% on a NAV basis. In a difficult market for high yield securities, the Trust maintained a low leverage position (averaging less than 20% of net assets) relative to its Lipper peer group, which aided performance. Conversely, a small allocation to bank loans, which underperformed high yield issues, detracted from the relative return.

 

 

Trust Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

 

BHY

 

Initial Offering Date

 

December 23, 1998

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2008 ($6.83)1

 

8.96%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share2

 

$.051

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Share2

 

$.612

 

Leverage as of April 30, 20083

 

10%

 

     

 

 

 

 

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 is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain.

 

3

As a percentage of managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                   

 

 

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

 

                       

 

Market Price

 

$

6.83

 

$

6.92

 

 

(1.30%

)

$

7.21

 

$

5.65

 

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

7.24

 

$

7.91

 

 

(8.47%

)

$

7.91

 

$

6.88

 

 

                                 

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

 

 

Corporate Portfolio Composition4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

 

           

 

Media

 

14

%

 

17

%

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

9

 

 

8

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

7

 

 

6

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

5

 

 

4

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

4

 

 

6

 

 

 

Specialty Retail

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

 

Metals & Mining

 

4

 

 

3

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

 

Chemicals

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

4

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 ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine sector and industry sub-classification for reporting ease.


 

 

Corporate Bond Breakdown5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Rating

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

 

               

 

A/A

 

1

%

 

%

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

5

 

 

4

 

 

 

BB/Ba

 

22

 

 

21

 

 

 

B

 

51

 

 

51

 

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

17

 

 

21

 

 

 

Not Rated

 

4

 

 

3

 

 

 

               

 

 

5

Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s Investor Services ratings.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of April 30, 2008

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust


 

 

Investment Objective

 

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) (the “Trust”) seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation.

 

 

Performance

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Trust returned +2.07% based on market price, with dividends reinvested. The Trust’s return based on NAV was +0.74%, with dividends reinvested. For the same period, the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated category of closed-end funds posted an average return of -1.04% on a NAV basis. The Trust’s comparative performance benefited from its relatively high credit quality and a significant allocation to mortgages, which outperformed corporate issues during the period. By the end of March 2008, management had reduced the allocation to mortgages in favor of corporates, which subsequently outperformed mortgages in the final weeks of the period.

 

 

Trust Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

 

BNA

 

Initial Offering Date

 

December 20, 1991

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2008 ($10.08)1

 

6.07%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share2

 

$0.051

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Share2

 

$0.612

 

Leverage as of April 30, 20083

 

30%

       

 

 

 

 

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. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain.

 

3

As a percentage of managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust minus the sum of the accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

 

 

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

 

                       

 

Market Price

 

$

10.08

 

$

10.19

 

(1.08%)

$

10.25

 

$

9.20

 

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

10.76

 

$

11.02

 

(2.36%)

$

11.16

 

$

10.55

 

 

                                 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

 

           

 

Corporate Bonds

 

46

%

 

38

%

 

 

Non-Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

14

 

 

9

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

12

 

 

34

 

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

 

12

 

 

4

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

8

 

 

7

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities – Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

 

Capital Trusts

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Trust Preferreds

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

               

 

 

Corporate Bond Breakdown4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Rating

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

 

               

 

AAA/Aaa

 

53

%

 

8

%

 

 

AA/Aa

 

12

 

 

21

 

 

 

A

 

13

 

 

20

 

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

10

 

 

22

 

 

 

BB/Ba

 

2

 

 

6

 

 

 

B

 

5

 

 

17

 

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

1

 

 

6

 

 

 

Not Rated

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

4

Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s Investor Services ratings.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of April 30, 2008

BlackRock Income Trust Inc.

 

 

Investment Objective

 

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) (the “Trust”) seeks to provide high monthly income while preserving capital.

 

Performance

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Trust returned +6.85% based on market price, with dividends reinvested. The Trust’s return based on NAV was +6.86%, with dividends reinvested. For the same period, the Lipper U.S. Mortgage Funds (closed-end) category posted an average return of -2.00% on a NAV basis. During the six months, the Trust was generally more than 80% invested in government and AAA-rated mortgages, which fared relatively well in a difficult market environment. The Trust maintained a fairly low leverage position (averaging 20% or less of net assets), which also aided performance for the period.

 

Trust Information


 

 

 

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

 

BKT

 

Initial Offering Date

 

July 22, 1988

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2008 ($6.05)1

 

4.76%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share2

 

$0.024

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Share2

 

$0.288

 

Leverage as of April 30, 20083

 

15%

 

       

 

 

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. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain.

3

As a percentage of managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust minus the sum of the accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

 

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

                                 

Market Price

 

$

6.05

 

$

5.81

 

 

4.13%

 

$

6.20

 

$

5.23

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

6.80

 

$

6.53

 

 

4.13%

 

$

7.05

 

$

6.35

 

                                 

The following chart shows the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments:

 

Portfolio Composition


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

           

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

47

%

 

51

%

 

U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities — Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

 

29

 

 

25

 

 

Non U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Backed Securities

 

16

 

 

12

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

 

5

 

 

9

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of April 30, 2008

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

 

 

Investment Objective

 


BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW) (the “Trust”) seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation.

 

Performance

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Trust returned -1.11% based on market price, with dividends reinvested. The Trust’s return based on NAV was -2.62%, with dividends reinvested. For the same period, the Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category of closed-end funds posted an average return of -9.95% on a NAV basis. The Trust’s allocation to investment-grade bonds (more than 20% of net assets) and relatively low leverage position (less than 20% of net assets) enhanced the comparative performance. In contrast, the Trust’s allocation to bank loans (greater than 40% of net assets), which underperformed high yield issues during the period, detracted from the relative return.

 

Trust Information


 

 

 

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

 

BLW

 

Initial Offering Date

 

July 30, 2003

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2008 ($15.73)1

 

9.54%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share2

 

$0.125

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Share2

 

$1.50

 

Leverage as of April 30, 20083

 

17%

 

       

 

 

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

A change in the distribution rate was declared on June 2, 2008. The Monthly Distribution per Common Share was decreased to $0.105. The Yield on Closing Market Price, Current Monthly Distribution and Current Annualized Distribution do not reflect the new distribution rate. The new distribution rate is not constant and is subject to further change in the future. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain.

3

As a percentage of managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust minus the sum of the accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

The table below summarizes the Trust’s market price and net asset value per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

 

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

                                 

Market Price

 

$

15.73

 

$

16.68

 

 

(5.70%)

 

$

16.99

 

$

13.98

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

17.20

 

$

18.52

 

 

(7.13%)

 

$

18.52

 

$

16.59

 

                                 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

               

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

47

%

 

42

%

 

Corporate Bonds

 

31

 

 

37

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Backed Securities

 

15

 

 

16

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

 

5

 

 

3

 

 

Foreign Government Obligations

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

               

 

Corporate Bond Breakdown4


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Rating

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

               

AAA/Aaa

 

20

%

 

1

%

 

A/A

 

1

 

 

4

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

5

 

 

8

 

 

BB/Ba

 

28

 

 

23

 

 

B/B

 

27

 

 

43

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

6

 

 

18

 

 

Not Rated

 

13

 

 

3

 

 

               

 

 

4

Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s Investor Services ratings.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of April 30, 2008

BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust

 

 

Investment Objective

 


BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust (BTZ) (the “Trust”) seeks high current income, current gains and capital appreciation.

 

Performance

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Trust returned -7.43% based on market price, with dividends reinvested. The Trust’s return based on NAV was -11.98%, with dividends reinvested. For the same period, the Lipper Income & Preferred Stock Funds (closed-end) category posted an average return of -10.71% on a NAV basis. The Trust’s Lipper category contains both preferred bond and equity funds, which came under pressure as a result of adverse financial market conditions and concerns about credit quality. Financial issuers, which constitute a majority of the preferred market, were especially affected.

 

Trust Information


 

 

 

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

 

BTZ

 

Initial Offering Date

 

December 27, 2006

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2008 ($16.34)1

 

11.47%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share2

 

$0.15625

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Share2

 

$1.875

 

Leverage as of April 30, 20083

 

33%

 

               

 

 

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

A change in the distribution rate was declared on June 2, 2008. The Monthly Distribution per Common Share was decreased to $0.130. The Yield on Closing Market Price, Current Monthly Distribution and Current Annualized Distribution do not reflect the new distribution rate. The new distribution rate is not constant and is subject to further change in the future. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain.

3

As a percentage of managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to Auction Market Preferred Shares (“Preferred Shares”)) minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

 

 

 

4/30/08

 

 

10/31/2007

 

 

Change

 

 

High

 

 

Low

 

                                 

Market Price

 

$

16.34

 

 

$ 18.65

 

 

(12.39%)

 

$

 18.65

 

$

 14.71

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

17.82

 

 

$ 21.39

 

 

(16.69%)

 

$

21.39

 

$

17.38

 

                                 

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

 

Portfolio Composition4


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

               

Financials

 

66

%

 

66

%

 

Energy

 

6

 

 

4

 

 

Information Technology

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

Utilities

 

5

 

 

4

 

 

Consumer Discretionary

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

Health Care

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

Industrials

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

Consumer Staples

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

Telecommunication Services

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

Materials

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

               

 

 

4

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 ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine sector and industry sub-classification for reporting ease.


 

Preferred, Trust Preferred and Corporate Bond Breakdown5


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Rating

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

               

AA/Aa

 

20

%

 

20

%

 

A

 

44

 

 

42

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

27

 

 

29

 

 

BB/Ba

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

B

 

7

 

 

6

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

 

 

1

 

 

Not Rated

 

 

 

1

 

 

               

 

 

5

Using the higher of Standard and Poor’s,Moody’s or Fitch ratings.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of April 30, 2008

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust


 

 

Investment Objective

 

 

 

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD) (the “Trust”) seeks total return through high current income and capital appreciation.

 

Performance

 

 

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Trust returned +2.25% based on market price, with dividends reinvested. The Trust’s return based on NAV was +0.31%, with dividends reinvested. For the same period, the Lipper General Bond Funds (closed-end) category posted an average return of +1.06% on a NAV basis. The Trust’s relatively low credit quality (allocations to high yield and corporate issues exceeded 60% and 30% of net assets, respectively) hindered the comparative performance for most of the period. However, this positioning aided performance in April 2008, as corporate securities rebounded and the high yield market recorded one of the best monthly performances in its history.

 

Trust Information


 

 

 

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

 

BHD

 

Initial Offering Date

 

February 26, 2002

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of April 30, 2008 ($11.68)1

 

7.91%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share2

 

$0.077

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Share2

 

$0.924

 

       

 

 

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 is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

                       

Market Price

 

$

11.68

 

$

11.88

 

 

(1.68%)

 

$

12.10

 

$

10.81

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

13.31

 

$

13.80

 

 

(3.55%)

 

$

13.82

 

$

12.97

 

                                 

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

 

 

 

Corporate Portfolio Composition3


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

           

Media

 

17

%

 

22

%

 

Diversified Telecommunications Services

 

10

 

 

8

 

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

8

 

 

8

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

6

 

 

6

 

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

5

 

 

2

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

Specialty Retail

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

Electric Utilities

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

Wireless Telecommunications Services

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

               

 

 

3

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 ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine sector and industry sub-classification for reporting ease.


 

 

 

Corporate Bond Breakdown4


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Rating

 

4/30/08

 

10/31/07

 

               

AAA/Aaa

 

5

%

 

1

%

 

AA/Aa

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

A

 

19

 

 

17

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

18

 

 

15

 

 

BB/Ba

 

12

 

 

12

 

 

B

 

32

 

 

37

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

8

 

 

12

 

 

Not Rated

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

               

 

 

4

Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s Investor Services ratings.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

The Trusts may utilize leverage through borrowings or issuance of short-term debt securities or Preferred Shares. The concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the cost of assets to be obtained from leverage will be based on short-term interest rates on borrowings or dividend rates on the Preferred Shares, which normally will 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 Common Shareholders will be the beneficiaries of the incremental yield.

As of April 30, 2008, the Trusts had the following leverage amounts of managed assets:

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

Percent of
Leverage

 

       

Core Bond

 

30

%

 

High Yield

 

10

%

 

Income Opportunity

 

30

%

 

Income Trust

 

15

%

 

Limited Duration

 

17

%

 

Preferred and Equity

 

33

%

 

         

Leverage creates risks for holders of Common Shares including the likelihood of greater net asset value and market price volatility. In addition, there is the risk that fluctuations in interest rates on borrowings or in the dividend rates on any Preferred Shares may reduce the Common Shares’ yield and negatively impact its net asset value and market price. If the income derived from securities purchased with assets received from leverage exceeds the cost of leverage, each Trust’s 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 Common Shareholders will be reduced.

 

Swap Agreements

The Trusts may invest in swap agreements, which are over-the-counter contracts in which one party agrees to make periodic payments based on the change in market value of a specified bond, basket of bonds or index in return for periodic payments based on a fixed or variable interest rate or the change in market value of a different bond, basket of bonds or index. Swap agreements may be used to obtain exposure to a bond or market without owning or taking physical custody of securities. Swap agreements involve the risk that the party with whom the Trust has entered into the swap will default on its obligation to pay the Trust and the risk that the Trust will not be able to meet its obligations to pay the other party to the agreement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments April 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Global Rated Eligible Asset Trust Series 1998-A
Class 1, 7.45%, 9/15/07 (a)(b)(i)

 

$

234

 

$

23

 

Structured Mortgage Asset Residential Trust
Series 2, 8.24%, 11/07/07 (a)(i)

 

 

567

 

 

57

 

               

Total Asset-Backed Securities—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

80

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Guaranteed Pass-Through Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 1/01/17 - 2/01/17

 

 

287

 

 

293,589

 

6.50%, 7/01/29

 

 

14

 

 

14,759

 

               

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

308,348

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities—Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series G-21 Class L, 0.95%, 7/25/21 (c)

 

 

245

 

 

5,221

 

Series 1992-174 Class S, 0.098%, 9/25/22 (c)

 

 

2,488

 

 

9,163

 

Series 1993-49 Class H, 7%, 4/25/13

 

 

584

 

 

611,030

 

Series 1993-49 Class L, 0.445%, 4/25/13 (c)

 

 

1,887

 

 

11,963

 

Series 1993-192 Class SC, 7.334%, 10/25/08 (d)

 

 

45

 

 

44,805

 

Series 1993-214 Class SH, 10.773%, 12/25/08 (d)

 

 

17

 

 

17,832

 

Series 1993-214 Class SK, 10%, 12/25/08 (d)

 

 

24

 

 

24,762

 

Series 1994-13 Class SJ, 8.75%, 2/25/09

 

 

2

 

 

1,781

 

Series 1996-20 Class SL, 10.475%, 9/25/08 (c)(d)

 

 

10

 

 

161

 

Series 2003-70 Class ID, 5%, 4/25/22 (c)

 

 

1,739

 

 

12,798

 

Series 2004-13 Class IG, 5%, 10/25/22 (c)

 

 

665

 

 

14,036

 

Freddie Mac Multiclass Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 65 Class I, 0.50%, 8/15/20 (c)

 

 

730

 

 

15,052

 

Series 141 Class H, 1.06%, 5/15/21 (c)

 

 

145

 

 

3,683

 

Series 1506 Class S, 12.012%, 5/15/08 (d)

 

 

0

 

 

253

 

Series 1510 Class G, 7.05%, 5/15/13

 

 

1,443

 

 

1,512,949

 

Series 1515 Class S, 11.505%, 5/15/08 (d)

 

 

11

 

 

11,028

 

Series 1598 Class J, 6.50%, 10/15/08 (e)

 

 

399

 

 

398,920

 

Series 1618 Class SA, 8.25%, 11/15/08 (d)

 

 

64

 

 

65,816

 

Series 1661 Class SB, 12.415%, 1/15/09 (d)

 

 

3

 

 

3,004

 

Series 2412 Class SE, 10.745%, 2/15/09 (d)

 

 

87

 

 

87,394

 

Series 2517 Class SE, 9.46%, 10/15/09 (d)

 

 

238

 

 

253,599

 

Series 2523 Class EH, 5.50%, 4/15/20 (c)

 

 

1,080

 

 

43,179

 

Series 2564 Class NC, 5%, 2/15/33

 

 

81

 

 

75,262

 

Series 2739 Class PI, 5%, 3/15/22 (c)

 

 

2,368

 

 

44,149

 

Series 2976 Class KI, 5.50%, 11/15/34 (c)

 

 

1,226

 

 

152,409

 

Series 3189 Class KI, 6%, 1/15/35 (c)

 

 

1,496

 

 

185,678

 

Series 3207 Class QI, 6%, 2/15/35 (c)

 

 

2,385

 

 

225,052

 

               

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities—Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—9.6%

 

 

 

 

 

3,830,979

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Capital Markets—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Group, Inc., 10%, 6/15/08

 

$

1,000

 

$

1,005,188

 

               

Total Corporate Bonds—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

1,005,188

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fresno, California, Taxable Pension Obligation
Revenue Bonds, 7.80%, 6/01/14 (f)

 

 

500

 

 

560,075

 

Kern County, California, Taxable Pension Obligation
Revenue Bonds, 6.98%, 8/15/09 (g)

 

 

500

 

 

518,700

 

Los Angeles County, California, Taxable Pension
Obligation Revenue Bonds, Series D, 6.97%, 6/30/08 (g)

 

 

500

 

 

503,165

 

               

Total Municipal Bonds—4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

1,581,940

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Government Agency Mortgage Backed-Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc. Series 1993-14
Class A-4, 15.904%, 11/25/23 (d)

 

 

121

 

 

136,635

 

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2006-S1 Class 3A1A, 5.35%, 3/25/36 (d)

 

 

2,266

 

 

2,275,016

 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust
Series 2006-A7 Class 2A2, 5.816%, 1/25/37 (d)

 

 

1,619

 

 

1,596,228

 

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp.
Series 2004-AR4 Class 2A3, 3.23%, 12/25/34 (d)

 

 

94

 

 

79,494

 

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.
Series 2002-QS16 Class A3, 10.569%, 10/23/17 (d)

 

 

549

 

 

597,748

 

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VI, Inc.
Series 1987-3 Class A, 12.50%, 10/23/17 (h)

 

 

11

 

 

10,889

 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2004-11 Class A, 6.571%, 8/25/34 (d)

 

 

458

 

 

459,349

 

Vendee Mortgage Trust
Series 2002-1 Class 1IO, 0.043%, 10/15/31 (c)(d)

 

 

11,059

 

 

24,294

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2003-AR10 Class A6, 4.054%, 10/25/33

 

 

1,000

 

 

998,896

 

Series 2005-AR4 Class A3, 4.585%, 4/25/35

 

 

1,000

 

 

999,133

 

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust
Series 2004-N Class A6, 4%, 8/25/34 (d)

 

 

500

 

 

482,950

 

               

Total Non-Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities—19.2%

 

 

 

 

 

7,660,632

 

               

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost—$14,190,237)—36.1%

 

 

 

 

 

14,387,167

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.75%, 5/01/08

 

 

25,200

 

 

25,200,000

 

               

Total Short-Term Securities (Cost—$25,200,000)—63.2%

 

 

 

 

 

25,200,000

 

               

Total Investments (Cost—$39,390,237*)—99.3%

 

 

 

 

 

39,587,167

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(10.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

280,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

39,867,516

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

 

To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedules of Investments, we have abbreviated the names and descriptions of many of the securities according to the list on the right.


 

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

LIBOR

London Interbank Offered Rate

PRIME

Prime Rate

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

TBA

To Be Announced

TBD

To Be Determined


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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APRIL 30, 2008

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT)


 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of April 30, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

39,390,282

 

 

 

     

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

612,508

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(415,623

)

 

 

     

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

196,885

 

 

 

     

 

 

(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. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.

(c)

Represents the interest-only portion of a mortgage-backed security and has either a nominal or notional amount of principal.

(d)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. Maturity shown is the final maturity date.

(e)

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

(f)

Security is collateralized by municipal or U.S. Treasury obligations.

(g)

MBIA Insured.

(h)

Represents the principal only portion of a mortgage-backed security.

(i)

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

Swaps outstanding as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

           

Receive (pay) a variable return based on
the change in the since inception return of
the Bank of America CMBS AAA 10 year Index
and pay a fixed rate of 1.8613%
Broker, Barclays Bank, PLC
Expires July 2008

 

$

5,000

 

 

 

           

 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

Issue

Expiration
Date

Face
Value

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

 

2-Year

 

 

 

       87

U.S. Treasury Bond

June 2008

$

18,677,345

$

173,533

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments April 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Chase Issuance Trust Series 2007-A17 Class A, 5.12%,
10/15/14

 

USD

2,300

 

$

2,316,231

 

Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust Series 2005-B
Class A4, 4.88%, 6/15/12

 

 

2,800

 

 

2,820,042

 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust Series 2006-A2 Class A2,
4.85%, 2/10/11

 

 

2,825

 

 

2,853,039

 

Citibank Omni Master Trust Series 2007-A9A Class A9,
3.90%, 12/23/13 (a)

 

 

2,720

 

 

2,698,219

 

Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust Series 2006-A Class A3,
5%, 5/08/10

 

 

1,439

 

 

1,448,467

 

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2006-A Class A4,
5.07%, 12/15/10

 

 

2,850

 

 

2,880,359

 

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2005-2 Class A2,
4.07%, 2/15/12

 

 

1,885

 

 

1,889,210

 

Home Equity Asset Trust Series 2007-2 Class 2A1,
3.005%, 7/25/37 (a)

 

 

1,014

 

 

958,048

 

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust Series 2006-A1
Class A1, 4.90%, 7/15/11

 

 

2,825

 

 

2,855,490

 

SLM Student Loan Trust (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-5 Class A1, 2.92%, 1/25/18

 

 

384

 

 

382,849

 

Series 2008-5 Class A2, 3.973%, 10/25/16

 

 

3,200

 

 

3,200,000

 

Series 2008-5 Class A3, 4.173%, 1/25/18

 

 

810

 

 

810,000

 

Series 2008-5 Class A4, 4.573%, 7/25/23

 

 

2,180

 

 

2,180,000

 

Small Business Administration Class 1:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2003-P10B, 5.136%, 8/10/13

 

 

1,128

 

 

1,138,078

 

Series 2004-P10B, 4.754%, 8/10/14

 

 

629

 

 

624,763

 

Sterling Bank Trust Series 2004-2 Class Note, 2.081%,
3/30/30 (b)

 

 

8,108

 

 

263,517

 

Sterling Coofs Trust Series 1, 2.362%, 4/15/29 (b)

 

 

10,445

 

 

473,309

 

USAA Auto Owner Trust Series 2006-1 Class A4,
5.04%, 12/15/11

 

 

2,725

 

 

2,757,297

 

               

Total Asset-Backed Securities—9.0%

 

 

 

 

 

32,548,918

 

               

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Aerospace & Defense—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHC Helicopter Corp., 7.375%, 5/01/14

 

 

405

 

 

409,050

 

DRS Technologies, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 11/01/13

 

 

70

 

 

69,475

 

7.625%, 2/01/18

 

 

80

 

 

81,600

 

Hexcel Corp., 6.75%, 2/01/15

 

 

140

 

 

139,125

 

Honeywell International, Inc., 5.70%, 3/15/37

 

 

975

 

 

946,725

 

Northrop-Grumman Corporation, 7.875%, 3/01/26

 

 

960

 

 

1,151,904

 

TransDigm, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/14

 

 

120

 

 

122,700

 

United Technologies Corp., 4.875%, 5/01/15

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,133,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,054,473

 

               

Air Freight & Logistics—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 8.375%, 11/15/14

 

 

120

 

 

103,350

 

United Parcel Service, Inc., 6.20%, 1/15/38 (c)

 

 

1,650

 

 

1,735,534

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,838,884

 

               

Airlines—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Airlines, Inc. Series 99-1, 7.324%, 4/15/11

 

 

115

 

 

110,331

 

               

Auto Components—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lear Corp., 8.75%, 12/01/16

 

 

360

 

 

338,400

 

Metaldyne Corp., 10%, 11/01/13

 

 

250

 

 

160,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

499,025

 

               

Automobiles—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Capital BV, 9.50%, 6/01/10

 

 

600

 

 

568,500

 

               

Biotechnology—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amgen, Inc. Series WI, 3.17%, 11/28/08 (a)

 

 

1,205

 

 

1,200,285

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Building Products—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPG International I, Inc.,10.50%, 7/01/13

 

USD

200

 

$

171,000

 

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

 

 

405

 

 

355,388

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

526,388

 

               

Capital Markets—5.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bear Stearns Cos., Inc., 6.95%, 8/10/12

 

 

1,270

 

 

1,331,956

 

Credit Suisse Guernsey Ltd., 5.86% (a)(d)

 

 

1,550

 

 

1,311,936

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.45%, 11/01/12 (c)

 

 

4,885

 

 

4,940,025

 

6.75%, 10/01/37

 

 

975

 

 

955,402

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.50%, 9/15/22 (a)

 

 

525

 

 

509,427

 

Series MTN, 7%, 9/27/27

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,224,890

 

Morgan Stanley:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.96%, 1/09/12 (a)(c)

 

 

3,300

 

 

3,096,502

 

6.25%, 8/28/17

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,703,444

 

6.25%, 8/09/26

 

 

525

 

 

500,205

 

Series F, 5.55%, 4/27/17

 

 

1,375

 

 

1,312,389

 

UBS AG Series DPNT, 5.875%, 12/20/17

 

 

2,575

 

 

2,625,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,511,739

 

               

Chemicals—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9%, 2/01/15

 

 

250

 

 

246,250

 

Ames True Temper, Inc., 6.713%, 1/15/12 (a)

 

 

650

 

 

535,438

 

Hemtura Corp., 6.875%, 6/01/16

 

 

30

 

 

26,700

 

Huntsman LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/12

 

 

66

 

 

70,595

 

Ineos Group Holdings Plc, 7.875%, 2/15/16 (e)

 

EUR

285

 

 

332,648

 

Innophos, Inc., 8.875%, 8/15/14

 

USD

885

 

 

880,575

 

Key Plastics LLC, 11.75%, 3/15/13 (e)

 

 

515

 

 

206,000

 

Terra Capital, Inc. Series B, 7%, 2/01/17

 

 

80

 

 

79,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,377,806

 

               

Commercial Banks—4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Bank Plc, 7.434%, (a)(d)(e)

 

 

1,975

 

 

1,893,000

 

Credit Agricole SA, 6.637% (a)(d)(e)

 

 

250

 

 

204,994

 

Depfa ACS Bank, 5.125%, 3/16/37 (e)

 

 

3,775

 

 

3,650,048

 

HBOS Treasury Services Plc, 3.75%, 9/30/08 (e)

 

 

825

 

 

827,856

 

HSBC Bank USA NA, 5.875%, 11/01/34

 

 

775

 

 

710,060

 

HSBC Finance Corp., 6.50%, 5/02/36

 

 

300

 

 

295,063

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc Series MTN, 7.64% (a)(d)

 

 

2,200

 

 

2,070,783

 

SunTrust Bank Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 10/15/08

 

 

995

 

 

996,838

 

Series CD, 4.415%, 6/15/09

 

 

1,265

 

 

1,272,278

 

Wachovia Bank NA, 6.60%, 1/15/38

 

 

1,925

 

 

1,861,458

 

Wells Fargo & Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.12%, 8/15/08

 

 

1,031

 

 

1,027,745

 

4.20%, 1/15/10

 

 

355

 

 

357,986

 

4.625%, 8/09/10

 

 

1,665

 

 

1,690,809

 

4.875%, 1/12/11

 

 

435

 

 

441,151

 

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 5.95%, 8/26/36

 

 

540

 

 

529,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,829,409

 

               

Commercial Services & Supplies—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DI Finance Series B, 9.50%, 2/15/13

 

 

768

 

 

792,000

 

FTI Consulting, Inc., 7.75%, 10/01/16

 

 

100

 

 

104,000

 

Sally Holdings LLC, 10.50%, 11/15/16

 

 

281

 

 

279,595

 

Waste Services, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

590

 

 

578,200

 

West Corp.,11%, 10/15/16

 

 

1,100

 

 

977,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,731,420

 

               

Communications Equipment—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortel Networks Ltd., 6.963%, 7/15/11 (a)

 

 

1,120

 

 

1,055,600

 

               

Computers & Peripherals—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Business Machines Corp., 5.70%, 9/14/17 (c)

 

 

3,125

 

 

3,255,850

 

               

Consumer Finance—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SLM Corp. Series A, 3.631%, 1/27/14 (a)

 

 

550

 

 

448,342

 

               

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

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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

 

           

Containers & Packaging—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.675%, 9/15/14 (a)

 

USD

180

 

$

153,000

 

8.875%, 9/15/14

 

 

270

 

 

252,450

 

Crown Americas LLC, 7.75%, 11/15/15

 

 

150

 

 

158,250

 

Impress Holdings BV, 5.838%, 9/15/13 (a)(e)

 

 

300

 

 

250,875

 

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 8.25%, 5/15/13

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,560,000

 

Pregis Corp., 12.375%, 10/15/13

 

 

545

 

 

528,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,903,225

 

               

Diversified Financial Services—9.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 9/01/17

 

 

1,590

 

 

1,655,774

 

5.75%, 12/01/17 (c)

 

 

2,355

 

 

2,399,604

 

Series K, 8%, 12/29/49 (a)

 

 

1,360

 

 

1,383,634

 

Bank of America NA, 6.10%, 6/15/17 (c)

 

 

1,975

 

 

2,072,233

 

Citigroup, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.625%, 2/09/09 (f)

 

 

3,950

 

 

3,945,845

 

4.25%, 7/29/09

 

 

1,020

 

 

1,016,360

 

4.125%, 2/22/10 (f)

 

 

4,790

 

 

4,702,319

 

5.875%, 2/22/33

 

 

425

 

 

378,614

 

5.875%, 5/29/37

 

 

580

 

 

521,103

 

8.30%, 12/21/77 (a)

 

 

2,225

 

 

2,271,580

 

6.875%, 2/15/98

 

 

525

 

 

497,811

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.46%, 1/13/12 (a)

 

 

125

 

 

105,113

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

340

 

 

304,033

 

General Electric Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.15%, 8/07/37 (c)

 

 

6,855

 

 

6,753,580

 

5.875%, 1/14/38

 

 

1,525

 

 

1,453,975

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6%, 1/15/18

 

 

125

 

 

129,563

 

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXV, 6.80%, 10/01/37 (c)

 

 

3,950

 

 

3,743,356

 

Structured Asset Repackaged Trust, 4.394%, 1/21/10

 

 

1,749

 

 

1,722,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,057,437

 

               

Diversified Telecommunication Services—5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.45%, 6/15/34

 

 

780

 

 

772,063

 

6.50%, 9/01/37 (c)

 

 

2,875

 

 

2,927,475

 

6.30%, 1/15/38

 

 

600

 

 

599,050

 

Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc., 6.027%, 12/15/95 (g)

 

 

1,700

 

 

882,507

 

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13

 

 

210

 

 

211,050

 

Comcast Cable Holdings LLC, 7.875%, 8/01/13

 

 

10

 

 

10,871

 

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV,
5.75%, 3/23/16 (c)

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,026,061

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

120

 

 

117,900

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

60

 

 

58,950

 

Qwest Corp., 6.05%, 6/15/13 (a)

 

 

470

 

 

450,025

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.95%, 9/30/14 (c)

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,001,524

 

6%, 9/30/34

 

 

1,550

 

 

1,384,685

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 7.045%, 6/20/36

 

 

1,975

 

 

2,158,944

 

Telefonica Europe BV, 7.75%, 9/15/10

 

 

725

 

 

777,599

 

Verizon Communications, Inc., 6.40%, 2/15/38 (c)

 

 

2,125

 

 

2,164,395

 

Verizon Global Funding Corp., 7.75%, 12/01/30

 

 

70

 

 

79,546

 

Verizon Maryland, Inc. Series B, 5.125%, 6/15/33

 

 

125

 

 

102,119

 

Verizon New Jersey, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.875%, 1/17/12

 

 

335

 

 

342,606

 

7.85%, 11/15/29

 

 

230

 

 

260,458

 

Verizon Virginia, Inc. Series A, 4.625%, 3/15/13 (c)

 

 

3,150

 

 

3,047,949

 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 10.75%, 12/01/15 (e)

 

 

350

 

 

377,125

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 8/01/13

 

 

500

 

 

517,500

 

8.625%, 8/01/16

 

 

230

 

 

240,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,511,327

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Electric Utilities—4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTE Energy Co., 6.35%, 6/01/16

 

USD

725

 

$

740,496

 

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.10%, 6/01/37

 

 

315

 

 

311,557

 

6%, 1/15/38

 

 

825

 

 

827,079

 

E .On International Finance B.V., 6.65%, 4/30/38 (e)

 

 

1,525

 

 

1,569,127

 

EDP Finance BV, 6%, 2/02/18 (e)

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,144,713

 

Edison Mission Energy, 7.50%, 6/15/13

 

 

115

 

 

119,600

 

Elwood Energy LLC, 8.159%, 7/05/26

 

 

118

 

 

113,662

 

Energy East Corp., 6.75%, 7/15/36

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,448,387

 

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

 

 

950

 

 

835,536

 

Midwest Generation LLC Series B, 8.56%, 1/02/16

 

 

75

 

 

81,143

 

PacifiCorp., 6.25%, 10/15/37

 

 

575

 

 

588,215

 

Progress Energy Florida, Inc., 6.35%, 9/15/37

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,397,835

 

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

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,244,257

 

Southern California Edison Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.625%, 2/01/36

 

 

625

 

 

603,181

 

Series 05-E, 5.35%, 7/15/35

 

 

125

 

 

116,036

 

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

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,085,247

 

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

 

 

350

 

 

312,429

 

Virginia Electric and Power Co. Series A, 6%, 5/15/37 (c)

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,948,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,487,260

 

               

Electrical Equipment—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Superior Essex Communications LLC, 9%, 4/15/12

 

 

945

 

 

933,188

 

               

Electronic Equipment & Instruments—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanmina-SCI Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 3/01/13

 

 

130

 

 

117,650

 

8.125%, 3/01/16

 

 

1,060

 

 

975,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,092,850

 

               

Energy Equipment & Services—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

55

 

 

56,788

 

7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

90

 

 

92,925

 

Grant Prideco, Inc. Series B, 6.125%, 8/15/15

 

 

80

 

 

81,200

 

North American Energy Partners, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11

 

 

85

 

 

85,425

 

SemGroup LP, 8.75%, 11/15/15 (e)

 

 

315

 

 

298,463

 

Transocean, Inc., 6.80%, 3/15/38

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,170,243

 

Weatherford International, Inc., 6.80%, 6/15/37

 

 

625

 

 

658,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,443,662

 

               

Food & Staples Retailing—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CVS Caremark Corp., 6.25%, 6/01/27

 

 

775

 

 

768,143

 

The Pantry, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/14

 

 

1,000

 

 

750,000

 

Rite Aid Corp., 7.50%, 3/01/17

 

 

775

 

 

718,813

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 8/15/37 (c)

 

 

1,900

 

 

2,016,415

 

6.20%, 4/15/38

 

 

850

 

 

865,128

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,118,499

 

               

Food Products—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kraft Foods, Inc., 7%, 8/11/37

 

 

1,455

 

 

1,531,745

 

               

Gas Utilities—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Paso Natural Gas Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.625%, 1/15/22

 

 

265

 

 

299,204

 

8.375%, 6/15/32

 

 

225

 

 

259,854

 

Targa Resources, Inc., 8.50%, 11/01/13

 

 

320

 

 

305,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

864,658

 

           

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC, 10.875%, 11/15/14 (e)

 

 

1,380

 

 

1,386,900

 

               

Health Care Providers & Services—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.50%, 6/01/12

 

 

1,020

 

 

946,050

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 5.80%, 3/15/36

 

 

870

 

 

729,758

 

WellPoint, Inc., 5.95%, 12/15/34

 

 

85

 

 

72,837

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,748,645

 

               

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

16

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

 



 

 


 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Real Estate Partners LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 6/01/12

 

USD

3,165

 

$

3,093,788

 

7.125%, 2/15/13

 

 

320

 

 

298,400

 

Circus and Eldorado Joint Venture, 10.125%, 3/01/12

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,007,500

 

Gaylord Entertainment Co., 6.75%, 11/15/14

 

 

150

 

 

133,125

 

Greektown Holdings, LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13 (e)

 

 

315

 

 

289,800

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 10.75%, 2/01/18 (e)(h)

 

 

880

 

 

674,005

 

Seneca Gaming Corp. Series B, 7.25%, 5/01/12

 

 

260

 

 

251,225

 

Universal City Florida Holding Co. I, 7.623%, 5/01/10 (a)

 

 

25

 

 

24,719

 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 6.625%, 12/01/14

 

 

40

 

 

39,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,811,562

 

               

Household Durables—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belvoir Land LLC Series A-1, 5.27%, 12/15/47

 

 

350

 

 

284,004

 

Irwin Land LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A-1, 5.03%, 12/15/25

 

 

525

 

 

461,018

 

Series A-2, 5.40%, 12/15/47

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,226,235

 

Ohana Military Communities LLC Series 04I (d)

 

 

350

 

 

325,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,297,230

 

               

Household Products—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kimberly-Clark, Corp., 6.625%, 8/01/37

 

 

850

 

 

926,456

 

               

IT Services—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iPayment, Inc., 9.75%, 5/15/14

 

 

240

 

 

206,400

 

iPayment Investors LP, 12.75%, 7/15/14 (e)(h)

 

 

850

 

 

851,885

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 9.125%, 8/15/13

 

 

205

 

 

214,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,272,510

 

               

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NRG Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 2/01/14

 

 

50

 

 

51,375

 

7.375%, 2/01/16

 

 

285

 

 

293,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

344,925

 

               

Insurance—4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Allstate Corp., 6.50%, 5/15/57 (a)

 

 

1,950

 

 

1,788,872

 

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 4.75%, 5/15/12

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,097,223

 

Chubb Corp., 6%, 5/11/37

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,029,948

 

Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts, 2.97%, 9/15/09 (a)

 

 

925

 

 

923,926

 

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

 

 

675

 

 

579,876

 

MetLife, Inc., 5.70%, 6/15/35

 

 

1,525

 

 

1,382,208

 

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 4.25%, 7/30/09 (e)

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,150,429

 

Monument Global Funding Ltd., 2.685%, 6/16/10 (a)

 

 

1,810

 

 

1,742,650

 

New York Life Global Funding, 3.875%, 1/15/09 (e)

 

 

850

 

 

853,001

 

Progressive Corp., 6.70%, 6/15/37 (a)

 

 

605

 

 

541,014

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.70%, 12/14/36

 

 

675

 

 

603,598

 

Series D, 5.90%, 3/17/36

 

 

500

 

 

442,910

 

Prudential Funding LLC, 6.60%, 5/15/08 (e)

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,000,727

 

The Travelers Cos., Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/67 (a)

 

 

675

 

 

590,795

 

ZFS Finance (USA) Trust V, 6.50%, 5/09/67 (a)(e)

 

 

675

 

 

594,622

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,321,799

 

               

Leisure Equipment & Products—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15

 

 

175

 

 

145,250

 

               

Machinery—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11%, 11/15/14 (e)

 

 

360

 

 

325,800

 

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

 

 

265

 

 

235,850

 

Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13 (e)

 

 

950

 

 

798,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,359,650

 

               

Marine—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nakilat, Inc. Series A, 6.067%, 12/31/33 (e)

 

 

1,050

 

 

909,867

 

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., 9.50%, 12/15/14

 

 

141

 

 

145,230

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,055,097

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Media—5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.125%, 10/15/13

 

USD

515

 

$

520,150

 

11.50%, 10/15/15

 

 

180

 

 

176,625

 

American Media Operations, Inc., Series B:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.25%, 5/01/09

 

 

100

 

 

74,604

 

10.25%, 5/01/09 (e)

 

 

4

 

 

2,713

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 9.875%, 5/15/14

 

 

645

 

 

461,175

 

Cablevision Systems Corp. Series B, 7.133%, 4/01/09 (a)

 

 

180

 

 

181,350

 

Charter Communications Holdings, LLC I, 11%, 10/01/15

 

 

650

 

 

505,375

 

Charter Communications Holdings, LLC II, 10.25%, 9/15/10

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,395,300

 

Comcast Cable Holdings LLC, 7.125%, 2/15/28

 

 

200

 

 

203,486

 

Comcast Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 1/15/17

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,825,138

 

6.50%, 11/15/35

 

 

625

 

 

624,108

 

6.45%, 3/15/37

 

 

790

 

 

785,718

 

6.95%, 8/15/37

 

 

25

 

 

26,424

 

Dex Media West LLC, 9.875%, 8/15/13

 

 

75

 

 

70,688

 

DirecTV Holdings LLC, 8.375%, 3/15/13

 

 

125

 

 

128,438

 

EchoStar DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 10/01/08

 

 

175

 

 

175,000

 

7%, 10/01/13

 

 

43

 

 

42,893

 

7.125%, 2/01/16

 

 

75

 

 

73,688

 

Historic TW, Inc., 6.95%, 1/15/28

 

 

70

 

 

70,132

 

Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., 9.25%, 6/15/16

 

 

500

 

 

504,375

 

Network Communications, Inc.,10.75%, 12/01/13

 

 

155

 

 

115,669

 

News America Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.70%, 10/30/25

 

 

825

 

 

905,178

 

8.45%, 8/01/34

 

 

625

 

 

737,317

 

News America, Inc., 7.625%, 11/30/28

 

 

985

 

 

1,069,359

 

Nielsen Finance LLC,10%, 8/01/14

 

 

965

 

 

1,003,600

 

Paxson Communications Corp., 5.963%, 1/15/12 (a)(e)

 

 

600

 

 

485,250

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp. Series A-3, 8.875%, 1/15/16

 

 

2,440

 

 

1,586,000

 

Rainbow National Services LLC (e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 9/01/12

 

 

200

 

 

205,750

 

10.375%, 9/01/14

 

 

943

 

 

1,013,725

 

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc., 9.625%, 8/01/13

 

 

70

 

 

58,975

 

TCI Communications, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/26

 

 

610

 

 

670,951

 

TL Acquisitions, Inc.,10.50%, 1/15/15 (e)

 

 

1,000

 

 

905,000

 

Time Warner Cos., Inc., 7.57%, 2/01/24 (c)

 

 

3,040

 

 

3,179,220

 

Time Warner Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.625%, 5/15/29

 

 

90

 

 

86,972

 

7.625%, 4/15/31

 

 

205

 

 

219,981

 

7.70%, 5/01/32

 

 

85

 

 

92,065

 

Windstream Regatta Holdings, Inc.,11%, 12/01/17 (e)

 

 

823

 

 

551,410

 

Young Broadcasting, Inc.,10%, 3/01/11

 

 

635

 

 

412,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,146,552

 

               

Metals & Mining—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AK Steel Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/12

 

 

995

 

 

1,016,144

 

Falconbridge Ltd.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 10/15/15

 

 

825

 

 

806,087

 

6.20%, 6/15/35

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,093,641

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.883%, 4/01/15 (a)

 

 

490

 

 

494,900

 

8.375%, 4/01/17

 

 

815

 

 

900,575

 

Teck Cominco Ltd., 6.125%, 10/01/35

 

 

1,430

 

 

1,242,380

 

Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd., 5.80%, 11/15/16 (e)

 

 

1,775

 

 

1,702,310

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,256,037

 

               

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amerada Hess Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/33

 

 

425

 

 

471,570

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 9/15/36

 

 

2,350

 

 

2,411,838

 

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

 

 

140

 

 

145,250

 

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

 

 

875

 

 

1,024,734

 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

17



 

 


 

 

 

 

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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 3/15/38

 

USD

375

 

$

366,003

 

6.75%, 2/01/39

 

 

1,025

 

 

1,046,031

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

320

 

 

291,200

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.375%, 6/15/15

 

 

150

 

 

147,750

 

6.875%, 11/15/20

 

 

20

 

 

19,900

 

Compton Petroleum Finance Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13

 

 

115

 

 

113,563

 

Conoco Funding Co., 7.25%, 10/15/31

 

 

125

 

 

145,924

 

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

 

 

535

 

 

544,591

 

ConocoPhillips Holding Co., 6.95%, 4/15/29

 

 

650

 

 

744,242

 

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

 

 

325

 

 

399,690

 

EXCO Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11

 

 

130

 

 

129,350

 

EnCana Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 8/15/34

 

 

670

 

 

674,892

 

6.625%, 8/15/37

 

 

700

 

 

714,916

 

6.50%, 2/01/38

 

 

325

 

 

333,158

 

Encore Acquisition Co., 6%, 7/15/15

 

 

40

 

 

36,800

 

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

 

 

700

 

 

668,961

 

Midamerican Energy Holdings Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.95%, 5/15/37

 

 

800

 

 

780,455

 

6.50%, 9/15/37

 

 

1,525

 

 

1,601,049

 

Nexen, Inc., 6.40%, 5/15/37

 

 

550

 

 

537,863

 

OPTI Canada, Inc., 8.25%, 12/15/14

 

 

450

 

 

464,625

 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 9.375%, 12/02/08

 

 

833

 

 

870,485

 

Sabine Pass LNG LP, 7.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

330

 

 

301,950

 

Suncor Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 6/15/38

 

 

645

 

 

642,322

 

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 5.85%, 3/15/36

 

 

550

 

 

505,457

 

Valero Energy Corp., 6.625%, 6/15/37

 

 

495

 

 

482,198

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 5/01/12

 

 

40

 

 

40,100

 

7.25%, 5/01/13

 

 

335

 

 

335,838

 

XTO Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 8/01/37

 

 

1,925

 

 

2,037,154

 

6.375%, 6/15/38

 

 

900

 

 

907,901

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,937,760

 

               

Paper & Forest Products—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 6%, 6/20/13

 

 

430

 

 

178,450

 

Bowater, Inc., 5.80%, 3/15/10 (a)

 

 

80

 

 

54,000

 

Domtar Corp., 7.125%, 8/15/15

 

 

60

 

 

57,900

 

NewPage Corp., 10%, 5/01/12

 

 

1,625

 

 

1,734,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,025,038

 

               

Pharmaceuticals—2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 5.875%, 11/15/36

 

 

340

 

 

333,765

 

Eli Lilly & Co., 5.55%, 3/15/37 (c)

 

 

2,275

 

 

2,199,070

 

Johnson & Johnson, 5.95%, 8/15/37

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,211,914

 

Schering-Plough Corp., 6.55%, 9/15/37

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,120,373

 

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

 

 

1,445

 

 

1,438,924

 

Wyeth:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 2/15/36

 

 

675

 

 

655,404

 

5.95%, 4/01/37

 

 

925

 

 

916,118

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,875,568

 

               

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 7/15/08

 

 

775

 

 

780,109

 

6.625%, 9/15/11

 

 

350

 

 

359,603

 

Rouse Co. LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.625%, 3/15/09

 

 

325

 

 

308,989

 

5.375%, 11/26/13

 

 

1,650

 

 

1,386,983

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,835,684

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Road & Rail—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 5.176%, 5/15/14 (a)

 

USD

30

 

$

25,950

 

Canadian National Railway Co., 6.25%, 8/01/34

 

 

350

 

 

349,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

375,415

 

               

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 5/15/13

 

 

80

 

 

76,600

 

9.25%, 6/01/16

 

 

85

 

 

84,788

 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 6.675%, 12/15/14 (h)

 

 

545

 

 

448,263

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

609,651

 

               

Software—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMS Holdings, Inc., 9.954%, 2/15/12 (a)(e)(h)

 

 

192

 

 

119,397

 

Oracle Corp., 5.75%, 4/15/18

 

 

2,225

 

 

2,265,330

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,384,727

 

               

Specialty Retail—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AutoNation, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.713%, 4/15/13 (a)

 

 

150

 

 

129,563

 

7%, 4/15/14

 

 

150

 

 

140,625

 

General Nutrition Centers, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.199%, 3/15/14 (a)(h)

 

 

500

 

 

430,000

 

10.75%, 3/15/15

 

 

400

 

 

342,608

 

Lazy Days’ R.V. Center, Inc.,11.75%, 5/15/12

 

 

314

 

 

229,220

 

Michaels Stores, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 11/01/14

 

 

470

 

 

455,900

 

11.375%, 11/01/16

 

 

110

 

 

98,725

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Series B, 8.625%, 8/15/13

 

 

2,100

 

 

1,995,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,821,641

 

               

Tobacco—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reynolds American, Inc., 7.625%, 6/01/16

 

 

250

 

 

264,843

 

               

Wireless Telecommunication Services—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cricket Communications, Inc., 9.375%, 11/01/14

 

 

100

 

 

98,125

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 1/15/15

 

 

240

 

 

205,800

 

9.125%, 1/15/15 (h)

 

 

560

 

 

451,179

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 9.25%, 11/01/14

 

 

80

 

 

78,600

 

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS, 8.875%, 5/01/16 (e)

 

 

770

 

 

787,325

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/28

 

 

1,715

 

 

1,333,413

 

Vodafone Group Plc, 7.75%, 2/15/10 (c)

 

 

2,504

 

 

2,642,434

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,596,876

 

               

Total Corporate Bonds—68.1%

 

 

 

 

 

246,751,719

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Foreign Government Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Bundesrepublik Deutschland:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 05, 4%, 1/04/37

 

EUR

800

 

 

1,126,331

 

Series 07, 4.25%, 7/04/39

 

 

500

 

 

731,516

 

Israel Government AID Bond:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 4/26/24

 

USD

825

 

 

907,261

 

5.50%, 9/18/33

 

 

845

 

 

931,052

 

               

Total Foreign Government Obligations—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

3,696,160

 

               

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Home Mortgage Assets Series 2006-6 Class A1A,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.085%, 12/25/46 (a)

 

USD

359

 

$

279,701

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2008-C7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A4, 6.095%, 12/10/49 (a)

 

 

1,370

 

 

1,401,467

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. Series 2005-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A, 5.343%, 8/25/35 (a)

 

 

732

 

 

661,859

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,304,396

 

Series 2006-01A0 Class 1A1, 5.036%, 8/25/46 (a)

 

 

372

 

 

310,886

 

Series 2006-0A21 Class A1, 2.99%, 3/20/47 (a)

 

 

1,009

 

 

784,824

 

Countrywide Home Loans Series 2006-0A5 Class 2A1,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.095%, 4/25/46 (a)

 

 

430

 

 

337,003

 

Deutsche Alt-A Securities, Inc. Series 2006-0A1 Class A1,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.095%, 2/25/47 (a)

 

 

532

 

 

415,594

 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-AR4 Class 6A1, 5.25%, 7/25/35

 

 

735

 

 

646,778

 

Series 2006-0A1 Class 2A1, 3.085%, 8/25/46

 

 

1,181

 

 

1,008,085

 

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class 2A1A, 2.708%, 11/19/36 (a)

 

 

757

 

 

594,883

 

Maryland Insurance Backed Securities Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-1A, 5.55%, 12/10/65

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,100,000

 

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Series 2007-Q02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A1, 3.045%, 2/25/47 (a)

 

 

648

 

 

453,452

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Series 2002-AL1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A2, 3.45%, 2/25/32

 

 

2,175

 

 

1,716,489

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-AR10 Class 1A3, 4.835%, 9/25/35

 

 

1,800

 

 

1,642,288

 

Series 2007-0A4 Class 1A, 4.846%, 5/25/47

 

 

522

 

 

360,959

 

Series 2007-0A5 Class 1A, 4.826%, 6/25/47

 

 

888

 

 

720,676

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,739,340

 

               

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—13.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. Series 2005-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class 4A, 4.885%, 11/10/42 (a)

 

 

2,180

 

 

2,173,944

 

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2002-CP5 Class A2, 4.94%, 12/15/35

 

 

2,720

 

 

2,671,611

 

CW Capital Cobalt Ltd. Series 2007-C3 Class A4,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.82%, 5/15/46 (a)

 

 

1,375

 

 

1,373,593

 

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2007-CD5 Class A4, 5.886%, 11/15/44 (a)

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,497,363

 

Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2008-LS1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A4B, 6.02%, 12/10/49 (a)

 

 

1,380

 

 

1,330,610

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates Series 2007-C2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A3, 5.542%, 1/15/49 (a)

 

 

2,170

 

 

2,119,206

 

First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2001-C3 Class A3, 6.423%, 8/15/33

 

 

2,972

 

 

3,072,298

 

Series 2001-C4 Class A2, 6.223%, 12/12/33

 

 

2,265

 

 

2,336,798

 

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. Class A2:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1999-C3, 7.179%, 8/15/36 (a)

 

 

1,341

 

 

1,374,783

 

Series 2002-C3, 4.93%, 7/10/39

 

 

2,350

 

 

2,335,548

 

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II Series 1998-C1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A3, 6.135%, 10/18/30

 

 

1,314

 

 

1,314,048

 

Heller Financial Commercial Mortgage Asset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1999-PH1 Class A2, 6.847%, 5/15/31 (a)

 

 

1,340

 

 

1,351,566

 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2001-C1 Class A3, 5.857%, 10/12/35

 

 

2,140

 

 

2,203,270

 

Series 2004-CBX Class A4, 4.529%, 1/12/37

 

 

2,180

 

 

2,143,302

 

Series 2006-LDP9 Class A3, 5.336%, 5/15/47

 

 

960

 

 

930,697

 

JPMorgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2000-C10 Class A2, 7.371%, 8/15/32 (a)

 

 

1,634

 

 

1,690,745

 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2007-C6 Class A4, 5.858%, 7/15/40

 

 

1,816

 

 

1,811,413

 

Series 2007-C7 Class A3, 5.866%, 9/15/45

 

 

5,000

 

 

4,904,000

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust Series 2007-C1 Class AM,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.022%, 6/12/50 (a)(i)

 

 

925

 

 

861,491

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1998-HF2 Class A2, 6.48%, 11/15/30 (a)

 

USD

988

 

$

987,874

 

Series 2005-HQ6 Class A4A, 4.989%, 8/13/42

 

 

1,475

 

 

1,443,869

 

Series 2007-IQ16 Class A4, 5.809%, 12/12/49

 

 

1,235

 

 

1,225,221

 

Series 2007-T27 Class A4, 5.65%, 6/13/42 (a)

 

 

995

 

 

985,132

 

Series 2008-T29 Class A4, 6.28%, 1/11/43 (a)

 

 

1,370

 

 

1,414,251

 

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2000-C1 Class A2, 7.52%, 12/18/09 (a)

 

 

3,436

 

 

3,544,171

 

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Class A-4 (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-C25, 5.742%, 5/15/43

 

 

1,190

 

 

1,198,616

 

Series 2007-C33, 5.903%, 2/15/51

 

 

995

 

 

1,002,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,298,095

 

               

Total Non-Government Agency Mortgage-Backed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities—18.0%

 

 

 

 

 

65,037,435

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Fannie Mae Guaranteed Pass Through Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 11/01/17—7/01/36 (c)(j)

 

 

7,597

 

 

7,510,112

 

5.50%, 5/15/23—5/15/38 (c)(j)

 

 

57,196

 

 

57,587,674

 

6.00%, 8/01/29—5/15/38 (c)(j)

 

 

17,408

 

 

17,805,708

 

7.00%, 1/01/31—7/01/32

 

 

229

 

 

243,612

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage Participation Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 8/01/33

 

 

72

 

 

70,895

 

5.50%, 11/01/34—5/01/36

 

 

4,670

 

 

4,707,546

 

6.00%, 2/01/13—12/01/18

 

 

2,243

 

 

2,316,386

 

6.886%, 5/01/32

 

 

59

 

 

59,249

 

7.00%, 9/01/31

 

 

21

 

 

22,133

 

Ginnie Mae MBS Certificate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 8/15/33

 

 

191

 

 

194,271

 

6.50%, 5/15/38 (j)

 

 

200

 

 

207,000

 

               

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities—25.1%

 

 

 

 

 

90,724,586

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Fannie Mae Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 378 Class 5, 5%, 7/01/36 (b)

 

 

4,097

 

 

881,322

 

Series 2003-118 Class FD, 3.295%, 12/25/33 (a)

 

 

1,575

 

 

1,554,003

 

Series 2004-90 Class JH, 1.828%, 11/25/34 (a)(b)

 

 

21,921

 

 

1,861,321

 

Series 2005-5 Class PK, 5%, 12/25/34

 

 

2,424

 

 

2,443,018

 

Freddie Mac Multiclass Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2562 Class PG, 5%, 1/15/18

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,217,491

 

Series 2579 Class HI, 5%, 8/15/17 (b)

 

 

1,888

 

 

232,463

 

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

 

 

5,410

 

 

953,492

 

Series 2806 Class VC, 6%, 12/15/19

 

 

2,875

 

 

2,955,563

 

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

 

 

1,236

 

 

1,267,746

 

Series 2883 Class DR, 5%, 11/15/19

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,302,249

 

               

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities—

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

14,668,668

 

               

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

19



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Federal Housing Administration, Hebre Home Hospital,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 9/01/28

 

USD

1,016

 

$

1,036,393

 

Resolution Funding Corp. (g):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.30%, 7/15/18

 

 

525

 

 

337,207

 

6.196%, 10/15/18

 

 

525

 

 

332,233

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 2.375%, 1/15/27

 

 

1,485

 

 

1,561,808

 

U.S. Treasury Notes (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.75%, 2/28/13

 

 

2,075

 

 

2,048,415

 

2.50%, 3/31/13

 

 

44,870

 

 

43,790,317

 

3.50%, 2/15/18

 

 

2,140

 

 

2,094,525

 

               

Total U.S. Government Obligations—14.1%

 

 

 

 

 

51,200,898

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Capital Trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Commercial Banks—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BAC Capital Trust XI, 6.625%, 5/23/36

 

 

545

 

 

531,035

 

RBS Capital Trust IV, 3.496% (a)(c)(d)

 

 

475

 

 

368,212

 

Wachovia Corp., Series K, 7.98% (a)(c)(d)

 

 

3,850

 

 

3,787,784

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,687,031

 

               

Diversified Financial Services—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp., Series M, 8.125% (a)(d)

 

 

1,050

 

 

1,073,079

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (a)(d)

 

 

1,925

 

 

1,960,998

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,034,077

 

               

Electric Utilities—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PECO Energy Capital Trust IV, 5.75%, 6/15/33

 

 

790

 

 

675,495

 

               

Total Capital Trusts—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

8,396,603

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Preferred Stocks

 

         Shares

 

 

 

 

               

Commercial Banks—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wachovia Corp., Series J, 8%

 

 

85,000

 

 

2,138,600

 

               

Diversified Financial Services—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup, Inc., Series AA, 8.125%

 

 

25,500

 

 

646,425

 

               

Electrical Equipment—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Superior Essex Holding Corp. Series A, 9.50%

 

 

45,000

 

 

33,750

 

               

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae, 8.25%

 

 

67,850

 

 

1,698,964

 

Freddie Mac Series Z, 8.375%

 

 

50,700

 

 

1,297,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,996,884

 

               

Total Preferred Stocks—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

5,815,659

 

               

Total Preferred Securities—3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

14,212,262

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Other Interests (k)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

 

               

Health Care Providers & Services—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc.

 

USD

1,895

 

 

637

 

               

Total Other Interests—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

637

 

               

Total Long-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost—$526,887,246)—143.3%

 

 

 

 

 

518,841,283

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

U.S. Government Agency Obligations—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.50%, 5/01/08

 

USD

600

 

$

600,000

 

               

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost—$600,000)—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

600,000

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts

*

 

 

 

             

Interest Rate Swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.12% and pay a floating rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based on 3-month USD LIBOR, expiring November 2010,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker Lehman Brothers Special Financing (l)

 

 

11

 

 

414,942

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.39% and pay a floating rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring March 2012, Broker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers Special Financing (l)

 

 

6

 

 

433,600

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.47% and pay a floating rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2012, Broker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America NA (l)

 

 

11

 

 

722,299

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.79% and pay a floating rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring August 2010, Broker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Capital Markets, L.P. (l)

 

 

7

 

 

658,221

 

Receive a fixed rate of 6.025% and pay a floating rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring June 2012, Broker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers Special Financing (l)

 

 

7

 

 

643,342

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.12% and receive a floating rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based on 3-month USD LIBOR, expiring November 2010,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker Lehman Brothers Special Financing (l)

 

 

11

 

 

248,325

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.39% and receive a floating rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring March 2012, Broker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers Special Financing (l)

 

 

6

 

 

343,345

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.47% and receive a floating rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2012, Broker Bank of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America NA (l)

 

 

11

 

 

481,040

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.79% and received a floating rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based 3-month LIBOR, expiring August 2010, Broker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs Capital Markets (l)

 

 

7

 

 

172,049

 

Pay a fixed rate of 6.025% and receive a floating rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring June 2012, Broker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers Special Financing (l)

 

 

7

 

 

237,173

 

               

Total Options Purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost—$3,186,823)—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

4,354,336

 

               

Total Investments Before TBA Sale Commitments and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written (Cost—$530,674,069**)—144.6%

 

 

 

 

 

523,795,619

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

TBA Sale Commitments

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

           

Fannie Mae Guaranteed Pass Through Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 11/01/17—7/01/36

 

USD

(4,100)

 

 

(4,031,063)

 

5.50%, 5/15/23—5/15/38

 

 

(56,800)

 

 

(57,165,508)

 

6.00%, 8/01/29—5/15/38

 

 

(16,800)

 

 

(17,185,660)

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage Participation Certificates,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 9/15/32

 

 

(4,600)

 

 

(4,633,907)

 

Ginnie Mae MBS Certificates, 5.50%, 8/15/33

 

 

(100)

 

 

(101,031)

 

               

Total TBA Sale Commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Proceeds Received—$81,362,807)—(22.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

(83,117,169)

 

               

 

 

 

 

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)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Contracts

 

Value

 

           

Interest Rate Swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.01% and receive a floating rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based on 3-month USD LIBOR, expiring November 2008,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker Union Bank of Switzerland, A.G. (l)

 

4

*

 

$

(216,208

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.485% and receive a floating rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring October 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank (l)

 

5

*

 

 

(336,344

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.67% and receive a floating rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring January 2010, Broker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citibank NA (l)

 

11

*

 

 

(981,031

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.10% and pay a floating rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based on 3-month USD LIBOR, expiring October 2008,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker Citibank NA (l)

 

20

*

 

 

(190,573

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.01% and pay a floating rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based on 3-month USD LIBOR, expiring November 2008,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker Union Bank of Switzerland, A.G. (l)

 

4

*

 

 

(62,428

)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Contracts

 

 

Value

 

             

Interest Rate Swaps (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.485% and pay a floating rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring October 2009, Broker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank (l)

 

5

*

 

$

(88,582

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.67% and pay a floating rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring January 2010, Broker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citibank NA (l)

 

11

*

 

 

(204,171

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,079,337

)

               

Put Options Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

10 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds, Expiring May 2008 at USD 112

 

6

 

 

 

(375

)

               

Total Options Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Premiums Received—$1,842,109)—(0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,079,712

)

               

Total Investments, Net of TBA Sale Commitments and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written—121.1%

 

 

 

 

 

438,598,738

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(21.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

(76,438,630

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

362,160,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

One contract represents a notional amount of $1,000,000.

**

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of April 30, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

531,562,644

 

 

 

     

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

8,710,470

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(16,477,495

)

 

 

     

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(7,767,025

)

 

 

     

 

 

(a)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. Maturity shown is the final maturity date.

(b)

Represents the interest only portion of a mortgage-backed security and has either a nominal or a notional amount of principal.

(c)

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

(d)

Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date. In certain instances, a final maturity date may be extended and/or the final payment may be deferred at the issuer’s option for a specified time without default.

(e)

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. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.

(f)

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

(g)

Represents a zero coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield at the time of purchase.

(h)

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

(i)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Affiliate

 

Purchase
Cost

 

Sale
Cost

 

Realized
Gain

 

Interest
Income

 

                   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2007-C1 Class AM,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.022%, 6/12/50

 

 

 

 

$

34,747

 

                     

 

 

(j)

Represents or includes a to-be-announced transaction. The Trust has committed to purchasing securities for which all specific information is not available at this time.

(k)

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

(l)

This European style swaption, which can be exercised only on the expiration date, represents a standby commitment whereby the writer of the option is obligated to enter into a predetermined interest rate swap contract upon exercise of the swaption.

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date

 

Net Closing
Amount

 

Face
Amount

 

                       

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.25

%

 

2/29/08

 

TBD

 

$

30,284,859

 

$

30,116,292

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.75

%

 

3/17/08

 

TBD

 

$

3,764,174

 

 

3,747,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.95

%

 

3/26/08

 

TBD

 

$

4,092,315

 

 

4,080,945

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

1.97

%

 

4/01/08

 

TBD

 

$

29,730,787

 

 

29,682,056

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

2.40

%

 

4/11/08

 

TBD

 

$

51,140,681

 

 

51,042,000

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

%

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

$

15,152,041

 

 

15,135,644

 

JPMorgan Securities Inc.

 

TBD

 

 

4/23/08

 

TBD

 

$

14,939,531

 

 

14,939,531

 

JPMorgan Securities Inc.

 

1.90

%

 

4/30/08

 

TBD

 

$

2,051,765

 

 

2,051,657

 

JPMorgan Securities Inc.

 

0.45

%

 

4/30/08

 

TBD

 

$

2,099,901

 

 

2,099,875

 

                             

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

153,256,054

 

$

152,895,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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21



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)


 

 

Forward foreign exchange contracts as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                   

Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Settlement
Date

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

                 

JPY 409,641,661

 

USD

4,017,706

 

7/11/08

 

$

(61,439

)

USD    2,220,408

 

EUR

1,411,040

 

7/23/08

 

 

25,828

 

                   

Total Unrealized Depreciation on Forward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Exchange Contracts—Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(35,611

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Financial futures contracts purchased as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expiration

 

 

Face

 

 

Appreciation

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Date

 

 

Value

 

 

(Depreciation)

 

                           

190

 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

Chicago

 

June 2008

 

$

22,214,334

 

$

(209,959

)

1,241

 

30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

Chicago

 

June 2008

 

$

144,775,254

 

 

286,011

 

73

 

Euro-BOBL Future

 

Eurex

 

June 2008

 

$

12,670,243

 

 

(262,876

)

35

 

Euro-BUND Future

 

Eurex

 

June 2008

 

$

6,388,653

 

 

(154,638

)

59

 

Euro Dollar

 

Chicago

 

December 2008

 

$

14,405,106

 

 

(82,856

)

114

 

Euro Dollar

 

Chicago

 

June 2009

 

$

27,654,791

 

 

(58,241

)

                           

Total Unrealized Depreciation—Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(482,559

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expiration

 

 

Face

 

 

Unrealized

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Date

 

 

Value

 

 

Appreciation

 

                           

461

 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

Chicago

 

June 2008

 

$

98,968,461

 

$

919,524

 

1,699

 

5-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

Chicago

 

June 2008

 

$

191,559,506

 

 

1,298,053

 

114

 

Euro-BOBL Future

 

Eurex

 

June 2008

 

$

27,464,129

 

 

59,954

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

Total Unrealized Appreciation—Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,277,531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Swaps outstanding as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

           

Receive a fixed rate of 4.88% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires August 2009

 

USD

40,200

 

$

998,978

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.7709% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires August 2009

 

USD

27,800

 

 

651,173

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.62377% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Credit Suisse First Boston

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires September 2009

 

USD

50,000

 

 

1,157,963

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.1% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires December 2009

 

USD

11,300

 

 

190,956

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.055% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Barclays Bank, PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires December 2009

 

USD

11,400

 

 

183,204

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.565% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Barclays Bank, PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires January 2010

 

USD

11,100

 

 

(98,113

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.6625% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Barclays Bank, PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires January 2010

 

USD

10,600

 

 

(110,557

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5% and pay a floating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires November 2010

 

USD

4,600

 

 

189,681

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.922% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires March 2011

 

USD

13,500

 

 

(580,582

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.496% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Bank of America NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires July 2011

 

USD

25,100

 

 

1,561,777

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.95% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, UBS Warburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires November 2011

 

USD

2,200

 

 

103,766

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.025% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires November 2011

 

USD

3,000

 

$

148,660

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.0016% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, UBS Warburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires January 2012

 

USD

8,300

 

 

(415,800

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.58875% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires July 2012

 

USD

42,000

 

 

(3,156,955

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.07625% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires August 2012

 

USD

82,500

 

 

4,565,782

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.10531% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires August 2012

 

USD

19,500

 

 

1,100,897

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.0565% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Bank of America NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires August 2012

 

USD

49,300

 

 

2,401,099

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.9034% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Bank of America NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires September 2012

 

USD

30,000

 

 

1,554,441

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.856% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires October 2012

 

USD

9,400

 

 

444,618

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.32% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires November 2012

 

USD

10,500

 

 

257,155

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.25% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires November 2012

 

USD

2,625

 

 

56,572

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.4062% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires November 2012

 

USD

39,700

 

 

1,120,610

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.2424% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires December 2012

 

USD

45,000

 

 

(894,296

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.66375% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires April 2013

 

USD

7,300

 

 

(39,494

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.665% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires April 2013

 

USD

12,600

 

 

(67,429

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.29375% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 6-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires April 2013

 

GBP

2,000

 

 

(15,358

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.14% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 6-month British

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pound Sterling LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires April 2013

 

GBP

2,000

 

$

(28,230

)

Bought credit default protection on Dow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jones CDX North America Investment Grade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index Series 10 and pay 1.55%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires June 2013

 

USD

2,864

 

 

(15,341

)

Bought credit default protection on Dow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jones CDX North America Investment Grade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index Series 10 and pay 1.55%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires June 2013

 

USD

2,761

 

 

(14,791

)

Bought credit default protection on Dow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jones CDX North America Investment Grade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index 10 Series V1 and pay 1.55%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Morgan Stanley Capital services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires June 2013

 

USD

2,724

 

 

(51,656

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.51% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires October 2014

 

USD

41,205

 

 

(1,124,897

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.005% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, JPMorgan Chase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires October 2014

 

USD

9,500

 

 

529,394

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.5% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, JPMorgan Chase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires May 2015

 

USD

2,800

 

 

(100,039

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.3715% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month LBR Muni

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, UBS Warburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires June 2015

 

USD

4,800

 

 

78,601

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.725% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Morgan Stanley Capital services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires August 2015

 

USD

6,200

 

 

233,272

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.87% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month LBR Muni

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires January 2016

 

USD

5,000

 

 

228,809

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.723% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, JPMorgan Chase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires July 2016

 

USD

4,800

 

 

502,934

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.295% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, UBS Warburg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires February 2017

 

USD

11,300

 

 

843,864

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.25% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires April 2017

 

USD

700

 

 

50,409

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.85% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires June 2017

 

USD

900

 

$

(105,324

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.5451% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires June 2017

 

USD

1,600

 

 

(149,853

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.74% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires June 2017

 

USD

1,200

 

 

(130,390

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.6425% and receive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires July 2017

 

USD

6,500

 

 

(662,353

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.155% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires September 2017

 

USD

10,900

 

 

(702,693

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.04015% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires September 2017

 

USD

12,500

 

 

(690,575

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.26054% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Morgan Stanley Capital services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires September 2017

 

USD

5,100

 

 

(371,522

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.307% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires October 2017

 

USD

5,400

 

 

(413,711

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.3075% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires October 2017

 

USD

13,800

 

 

(1,057,455

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.01387% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires November 2017

 

USD

5,000

 

 

(264,950

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.115% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires March 2018

 

USD

6,600

 

 

(404,243

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.135% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Barclays Bank, PLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires April 2018

 

USD

5,532

 

 

(98,158

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.411% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, JPMorgan Chase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires August 2022

 

USD

8,545

 

 

717,087

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.411% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires April 2027

 

USD

1,400

 

 

119,539

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.365% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires September 2027

 

USD

8,000

 

$

(635,967

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.09% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires December 2027

 

USD

3,200

 

 

(139,528

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.0605% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires November 2037

 

USD

6,200

 

 

(224,491

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.06276% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires December 2037

 

USD

1,300

 

 

(47,388

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.0639% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires December 2037

 

USD

1,300

 

 

(47,616

)

Pay a fixed rate for 4.785% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires January 2038

 

USD

2,000

 

 

15,589

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.601% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires January 2038

 

USD

5,000

 

 

185,584

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.8325% and receive a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on the 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Morgan Stanley Capital services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires January 2038

 

USD

6,000

 

 

(3,689

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.29750% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires February 2038

 

USD

700

 

 

52,103

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

$

7,381,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Currency abbreviations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR

Euro

 

 

GBP

British Pound

 

 

JPY

Japanese Yen

 

 

USD

U.S. Dollar

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments April 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHC Helicopter Corp., 7.375%, 5/01/14

 

$

170

 

$

171,700

 

DRS Technologies, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 11/01/13

 

 

40

 

 

39,700

 

7.625%, 2/01/18

 

 

100

 

 

102,000

 

Hexcel Corp., 6.75%, 2/01/15

 

 

80

 

 

79,500

 

L-3 Communications Corp., 5.875%, 1/15/15

 

 

20

 

 

19,400

 

TransDigm, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/14

 

 

100

 

 

102,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

514,550

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 8.375%, 11/15/14

 

 

85

 

 

73,206

 

 

Airlines—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Airlines, Inc. Series 99-1, 7.324%, 4/15/11

 

 

95

 

 

91,143

 

 

Auto Components—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11%, 11/01/15

 

 

45

 

 

44,212

 

11.25%, 11/01/15 (b)

 

 

285

 

 

251,334

 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.875%, 8/15/11

 

 

40

 

 

41,700

 

8.625%, 12/01/11

 

 

156

 

 

167,700

 

Lear Corp., 8.75%, 12/01/16

 

 

195

 

 

183,300

 

Metaldyne Corp., 10%, 11/01/13

 

 

255

 

 

163,837

 

Stanadyne Corp. Series 1.10%, 8/15/14

 

 

350

 

 

337,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,189,833

 

 

Automobiles—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Capital BV, 9.50%, 6/01/10

 

 

520

 

 

492,700

 

Ford Motor Co., 8.90%, 1/15/32

 

 

125

 

 

94,062

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

586,762

 

 

Building Products—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPG International I, Inc., 10.50%, 7/01/13

 

 

150

 

 

128,250

 

Masonite International Corp., 11%, 4/06/15

 

 

100

 

 

67,500

 

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

 

 

285

 

 

250,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

445,838

 

 

Capital Markets—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Co., LLC, 10.625%, 1/15/16

 

 

174

 

 

156,600

 

Marsico Parent Holdco, LLC, 12.50%, 7/15/16 (a)(b)

 

 

63

 

 

56,268

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco, LLC, 14.50%, 1/15/18 (a)(b)

 

 

42

 

 

37,754

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,622

 

 

Chemicals—3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9%, 2/01/15

 

 

140

 

 

137,900

 

Ames True Temper, Inc., 6.713%, 1/15/12 (c)

 

 

265

 

 

218,294

 

Chemtura Corp., 6.875%, 6/01/16

 

 

50

 

 

44,500

 

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.176%, 11/15/14 (c)

 

 

100

 

 

93,750

 

9.75%, 11/15/14

 

 

75

 

 

81,469

 

Huntsman LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/12

 

 

95

 

 

101,614

 

Innophos, Inc., 8.875%, 8/15/14

 

 

545

 

 

542,275

 

Key Plastics LLC, 11.75%, 3/15/13 (a)

 

 

70

 

 

28,000

 

MacDermid, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/17 (a)

 

 

265

 

 

253,075

 

NOVA Chemicals Corp., 5.953%, 11/15/13 (c)

 

 

45

 

 

38,925

 

Terra Capital, Inc. Series B, 7%, 2/01/17

 

 

40

 

 

39,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,579,602

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies—3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

95

 

 

99,037

 

DI Finance Series B, 9.50%, 2/15/13

 

 

261

 

 

269,156

 

FTI Consulting, Inc., 7.75%, 10/01/16

 

 

100

 

 

104,000

 

PNA Intermediate Holding Corp., 9.676%, 2/15/13 (b)(c)

 

 

220

 

 

181,225

 

Sally Holdings LLC (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 11/15/14

 

 

35

 

 

35,350

 

10.50%, 11/15/16

 

 

179

 

 

178,105

 

US Investigations Services, Inc., 10.50%, 11/01/15 (a)

 

 

100

 

 

88,500

 

Waste Services, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

185

 

 

181,300

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 10/15/14

 

$

125

 

$

119,375

 

11%, 10/15/16

 

 

475

 

 

422,156

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,678,204

 

 

Communications Equipment—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortel Networks Ltd., 6.963%, 7/15/11 (c)

 

 

245

 

 

230,913

 

 

Containers & Packaging—2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp.:

 

 

100

 

 

85,000

 

6.675%, 9/15/14 (c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 9/15/14

 

 

340

 

 

317,900

 

Crown Americas LLC, 7.75%, 11/15/15

 

 

85

 

 

89,675

 

Graphic Packaging International Corp., 9.50%, 8/15/13

 

 

30

 

 

29,850

 

Impress Holdings BV, 5.838%, 9/15/13 (a)(c)

 

 

270

 

 

225,787

 

Pregis Corp., 12.375%, 10/15/13

 

 

310

 

 

300,700

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., 8%, 3/15/17

 

 

375

 

 

316,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,365,787

 

 

Diversified Financial Services—3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDX North America High Yield Series 6-T1, 8.625%, 6/29/11

 

 

500

 

 

516,250

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.46%, 1/13/12 (c)

 

 

110

 

 

92,499

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

500

 

 

447,108

 

GMAC LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 12/01/14

 

 

135

 

 

103,158

 

8%, 11/01/31

 

 

170

 

 

128,619

 

Leucadia National Corp., 8.125%, 9/15/15

 

 

200

 

 

204,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,491,634

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services—5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia Global Crossing Ltd.,13.375%, 10/15/10 (d)

 

 

2,000

 

 

85,000

 

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13

 

 

405

 

 

407,025

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc., 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

875

 

 

859,689

 

Qwest Corp., 6.05%, 6/15/13 (c)

 

 

230

 

 

220,225

 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 10.75%, 12/01/15 (a)

 

 

375

 

 

404,062

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 8/01/13

 

 

200

 

 

207,000

 

8.625%, 8/01/16

 

 

120

 

 

125,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,308,701

 

 

Electric Utilities—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elwood Energy LLC, 8.159%, 7/05/26

 

 

458

 

 

440,439

 

Homer City Funding LLC Series B, 8.734%, 10/01/26

 

 

97

 

 

99,282

 

Midwest Generation LLC Series B, 8.56%, 1/02/16

 

 

96

 

 

103,683

 

NSG Holdings LLC, 7.75%, 12/15/25 (a)

 

 

70

 

 

68,250

 

Sithe/Independence Funding Corp. Series A, 9%, 12/30/13

 

 

38

 

 

40,629

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

752,283

 

 

Electrical Equipment—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coleman Cable, Inc., 9.875%, 10/01/12

 

 

155

 

 

141,825

 

Superior Essex Communications LLC, 9%, 4/15/12

 

 

305

 

 

301,188

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

443,013

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NXP BV, 5.463%, 10/15/13 (c)

 

 

125

 

 

115,000

 

Sanmina-SCI Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 3/01/13

 

 

30

 

 

27,150

 

8.125%, 3/01/16

 

 

225

 

 

207,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

349,150

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

50

 

 

51,625

 

7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

80

 

 

82,600

 

Grant Prideco, Inc. Series B, 6.125%, 8/15/15

 

 

50

 

 

50,750

 

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., Series B, 6.125%, 12/01/14

 

 

5

 

 

4,862

 

North American Energy Partners, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11

 

 

335

 

 

336,675

 

SemGroup LP, 8.75%, 11/15/15 (a)

 

 

210

 

 

198,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

725,487

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

25



 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Pantry, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/14

 

$

265

 

$

198,750

 

Rite Aid Corp., 7.50%, 3/01/17

 

 

400

 

 

371,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

569,750

 

 

Gas Utilities—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Targa Resources, Inc., 8.50%, 11/01/13

 

 

200

 

 

191,000

 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. Series B,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 7/15/12

 

 

400

 

 

441,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

632,000

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/15 (a)(b)

 

 

150

 

 

130,500

 

LVB Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 10/15/17

 

 

75

 

 

80,437

 

10.375%, 10/15/17 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

126,956

 

11.625%, 10/15/17

 

 

100

 

 

106,250

 

Norcross Safety Products LLC, Series B, 9.875%, 8/15/11

 

 

135

 

 

142,004

 

ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC, 10.875%, 11/15/14 (a)

 

 

760

 

 

763,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,349,947

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accellent, Inc., 10.50%, 12/01/13

 

 

165

 

 

141,075

 

Community Health Systems, Inc., Series WI, 8.875%, 7/15/15

 

 

40

 

 

41,600

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.375%, 12/01/11

 

 

45

 

 

42,300

 

6.50%, 6/01/12

 

 

615

 

 

570,413

 

United Surgical Partners International, Inc., 8.875%, 5/01/17

 

 

230

 

 

230,000

 

Universal Hospital Services, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.288%, 6/01/15 (c)

 

 

50

 

 

47,250

 

8.50%, 6/01/15 (b)

 

 

50

 

 

49,297

 

Viant Holdings, Inc., 10.125%, 7/15/17 (a)

 

 

115

 

 

94,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,216,235

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—6.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Real Estate Partners LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 6/01/12

 

 

300

 

 

293,250

 

7.125%, 2/15/13

 

 

185

 

 

172,512

 

Gaylord Entertainment Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8%, 11/15/13

 

 

40

 

 

37,900

 

6.75%, 11/15/14

 

 

280

 

 

248,500

 

Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 7.25%, 2/15/15 (a)

 

 

320

 

 

307,200

 

Greektown Holdings, LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13 (a)

 

 

174

 

 

160,080

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 2/01/16

 

 

525

 

 

451,500

 

10.75%, 2/01/18 (b)

 

 

702

 

 

537,674

 

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 7.50%, 6/15/15 (a)

 

 

200

 

 

165,500

 

Seneca Gaming Corp., Series B, 7.25%, 5/01/12

 

 

140

 

 

135,275

 

Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority, 9.375%, 6/15/15 (a)

 

 

40

 

 

35,400

 

Station Casinos, Inc., 6.625%, 3/15/18

 

 

5

 

 

3,000

 

Travelport LLC, 7.701%, 9/01/14 (c)

 

 

60

 

 

51,900

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC Series WI, 9.625%, 12/15/14 (d)

 

 

75

 

 

36,938

 

Universal City Florida Holding Co. I, 7.623%, 5/01/10 (c)

 

 

30

 

 

29,663

 

Virgin River Casino Corp., 9%, 1/15/12

 

 

445

 

 

329,300

 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 6.625%, 12/01/14

 

 

70

 

 

68,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,063,842

 

 

Household Durables—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jarden Corp., 7.50%, 5/01/17

 

 

150

 

 

138,000

 

The Yankee Candle Co., Inc., 9.75%, 2/15/17

 

 

50

 

 

40,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

178,125

 

 

IT Services—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp., 9.875%, 9/24/15 (a)

 

 

175

 

 

159,250

 

iPayment Investors LP, 12.75%, 7/15/14 (a)(b)

 

 

470

 

 

471,271

 

iPayment, Inc., 9.75%, 5/15/14

 

 

120

 

 

103,200

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 9.125%, 8/15/13

 

 

85

 

 

88,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

822,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Red Oak LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A, 8.54%, 11/30/19

 

$

128

 

$

128,181

 

Series B, 9.20%, 11/30/29

 

 

500

 

 

501,250

 

Energy Future Holding Corp., 11.25%, 11/01/17 (b)(a)

 

 

475

 

 

470,844

 

NRG Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 2/01/14

 

 

130

 

 

133,575

 

7.375%, 2/01/16

 

 

385

 

 

396,550

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.25%, 11/01/15

 

 

70

 

 

72,975

 

10.50%, 11/01/16 (b)

 

 

160

 

 

157,233

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,860,608

 

 

Insurance—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 11%, 5/01/15 (a)

 

 

300

 

 

246,000

 

USI Holdings Corp., 6.551%, 11/15/14 (a)(c)

 

 

100

 

 

79,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

325,000

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easton-Bell Sports, Inc., 8.375%, 10/01/12

 

 

115

 

 

96,025

 

Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15

 

 

100

 

 

83,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

179,025

 

 

Machinery—2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11%, 11/15/14 (a)

 

 

200

 

 

181,000

 

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

 

 

85

 

 

75,650

 

RBS Global, Inc., 8.875%, 9/01/16

 

 

85

 

 

81,388

 

Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13 (a)

 

 

510

 

 

428,400

 

Terex Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.375%, 1/15/14

 

 

55

 

 

56,100

 

8%, 11/15/17

 

 

215

 

 

219,838

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,042,376

 

 

Marine—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., 9.50%, 12/15/14 (a)

 

 

106

 

 

109,180

 

 

Media—13.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.125%, 10/15/13

 

 

215

 

 

217,150

 

11.50%, 10/15/15

 

 

175

 

 

171,719

 

American Media Operations, Inc., Series B, 10.25%, 5/01/09

 

 

36

 

 

27,069

 

Bonten Media Acquisition Co., 9%, 6/01/15 (a)(b)

 

 

80

 

 

61,810

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 9.875%, 5/15/14 (a)

 

 

290

 

 

207,350

 

CSC Holdings, Inc., Series B, 7.625%, 4/01/11

 

 

45

 

 

45,337

 

Cablevision Systems Corp., Series B, 7.133%, 4/01/09 (c)

 

 

175

 

 

176,312

 

Charter Communications Holdings I, LLC, 11%, 10/01/15

 

 

340

 

 

263,050

 

Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC, 10.25%, 9/15/10

 

 

740

 

 

712,062

 

Dex Media West LLC, 9.875%, 8/15/13

 

 

50

 

 

47,125

 

DirecTV Holdings LLC, 8.375%, 3/15/13

 

 

125

 

 

128,437

 

EchoStar DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 10/01/13

 

 

30

 

 

29,925

 

7.125%, 2/01/16

 

 

260

 

 

255,450

 

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.426%, 5/15/15 (c)

 

 

50

 

 

36,000

 

9.50%, 5/15/15 (a)

 

 

60

 

 

48,450

 

Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., 9.25%, 6/15/16

 

 

150

 

 

151,312

 

Intelsat Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/28

 

 

210

 

 

169,575

 

Intelsat Intermediate Holding Co. Ltd., 9.08%, 2/01/15 (e)

 

 

40

 

 

34,200

 

Network Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13

 

 

245

 

 

182,831

 

Nielsen Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 8/01/14

 

 

445

 

 

462,800

 

10%, 8/01/14 (a)

 

 

340

 

 

354,450

 

Paxson Communications Corp., 5.963%, 1/15/12 (a)(c)

 

 

125

 

 

101,094

 

ProtoStar I Ltd., 12.50%, 10/15/12 (a)(c)(f)

 

 

401

 

 

396,941

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 10/15/17 (a)

 

 

100

 

 

64,500

 

Series A-3, 8.875%, 1/15/16

 

 

525

 

 

341,250

 

Rainbow National Services LLC (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 9/01/12

 

 

310

 

 

318,913

 

10.375%, 9/01/14

 

 

318

 

 

341,850

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008



 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TL Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%, 1/15/15 (a)

 

$

590

 

$

533,950

 

Windstream Regatta Holdings, Inc., 11%, 12/01/17 (a)

 

 

150

 

 

100,500

 

Young Broadcasting, Inc., 10%, 3/01/11

 

 

105

 

 

68,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,049,662

 

 

Metals & Mining—3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AK Steel Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/12

 

 

85

 

 

86,806

 

Aleris International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9%, 12/15/14

 

 

195

 

 

135,734

 

10%, 12/15/16

 

 

150

 

 

93,000

 

Blaze Recycling & Metals LLC, 10.875%, 7/15/12 (a)

 

 

30

 

 

27,600

 

FMG Finance Pty Ltd. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 9/01/13

 

 

85

 

 

91,587

 

10.625%, 9/01/16

 

 

205

 

 

233,187

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.883%, 4/01/15 (c)

 

 

240

 

 

242,400

 

8.375%, 4/01/17

 

 

440

 

 

486,200

 

Russel Metals, Inc., 6.375%, 3/01/14

 

 

125

 

 

116,875

 

Ryerson, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.248%, 11/01/14 (a)(c)

 

 

60

 

 

54,600

 

12%, 11/01/15 (a)

 

 

100

 

 

99,000

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 7.375%, 11/01/12 (a)

 

 

80

 

 

81,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,748,389

 

 

Multiline Retail—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., 9%, 10/15/15 (b)

 

 

115

 

 

119,289

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—8.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlas Energy Resources LLC, 10.75%, 2/01/18 (a)

 

 

90

 

 

95,850

 

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

 

 

80

 

 

83,000

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

100

 

 

91,000

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.375%, 6/15/15

 

 

90

 

 

88,650

 

6.625%, 1/15/16

 

 

250

 

 

250,000

 

6.875%, 11/15/20

 

 

20

 

 

19,900

 

Compton Petroleum Finance Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13

 

 

100

 

 

98,750

 

Corral Finans AB, 4.213%, 4/15/10 (a)(b)

 

 

415

 

 

376,165

 

Denbury Resources, Inc., 7.50%, 12/15/15

 

 

30

 

 

30,900

 

EXCO Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11

 

 

370

 

 

368,150

 

East Cameron Gas Co., 11.25%, 7/09/19

 

 

238

 

 

137,948

 

Encore Acquisition Co., 6%, 7/15/15

 

 

40

 

 

36,800

 

Forest Oil Corp., 7.25%, 6/15/19

 

 

190

 

 

196,175

 

Frontier Oil Corp., 6.625%, 10/01/11

 

 

65

 

 

64,675

 

KCS Energy, Inc., 7.125%, 4/01/12

 

 

200

 

 

194,000

 

Newfield Exploration Co., 6.625%, 9/01/14

 

 

30

 

 

29,775

 

OPTI Canada, Inc., 8.25%, 12/15/14

 

 

440

 

 

454,300

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 7.50%, 2/15/24

 

 

350

 

 

316,750

 

Range Resources Corporation, 7.375%, 7/15/13

 

 

185

 

 

187,313

 

Sabine Pass LNG LP, 7.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

130

 

 

118,950

 

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 8.375%, 6/15/32

 

 

160

 

 

184,785

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 5/01/12

 

 

125

 

 

125,313

 

7.25%, 5/01/13

 

 

370

 

 

370,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,920,074

 

 

Paper & Forest Products—3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 6/20/13

 

 

145

 

 

60,175

 

8.85%, 8/01/30

 

 

35

 

 

13,300

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 6.446%, 10/01/10 (c)

 

 

40

 

 

23,800

 

Bowater Canada Finance Corp., 7.95%, 11/15/11

 

 

115

 

 

71,300

 

Bowater, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9%, 8/01/09

 

 

60

 

 

49,500

 

5.80%, 3/15/10 (c)

 

 

130

 

 

87,750

 

Cascades, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/13

 

 

175

 

 

161,000

 

Domtar Corp., 7.125%, 8/15/15

 

 

40

 

 

38,600

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Paper & Forest Products (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NewPage Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 5/01/12

 

$

440

 

$

469,700

 

12%, 5/01/13

 

 

160

 

 

169,600

 

Norske Skog Canada Ltd., 7.375%, 3/01/14

 

 

120

 

 

90,600

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC Series B:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.623%, 8/01/14 (c)

 

 

40

 

 

37,400

 

9.125%, 8/01/14

 

 

165

 

 

170,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,443,088

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 6.826%, 12/01/13 (c)

 

 

230

 

 

202,400

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

240

 

 

176,400

 

11%, 4/15/14

 

 

280

 

 

183,400

 

12.375%, 4/15/15

 

 

105

 

 

57,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

417,025

 

 

Road & Rail—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 5.176%, 5/15/14 (c)

 

 

20

 

 

17,300

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 5/15/13

 

 

40

 

 

38,300

 

9.25%, 6/01/16

 

 

125

 

 

124,687

 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 6.675%, 12/15/14 (b)

 

 

440

 

 

361,900

 

Spansion, Inc., 6.201%, 6/01/13 (a)(c)

 

 

190

 

 

142,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

667,387

 

 

Software—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMS Holdings, Inc., 9.954%, 2/15/12 (a)(b)(c)

 

 

118

 

 

73,899

 

 

Specialty Retail—3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 7.625%, 3/15/17

 

 

60

 

 

49,800

 

AutoNation, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.713%, 4/15/13 (c)

 

 

80

 

 

69,100

 

7%, 4/15/14

 

 

90

 

 

84,375

 

General Nutrition Centers, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.199%, 3/15/14 (c)

 

 

280

 

 

237,221

 

10.75%, 3/15/15

 

 

250

 

 

218,125

 

Lazy Days’ R.V. Center, Inc.,11.75%, 5/15/12

 

 

475

 

 

346,750

 

Michaels Stores, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 11/01/14

 

 

260

 

 

252,200

 

11.375%, 11/01/16

 

 

160

 

 

143,600

 

Rent-A-Center, Inc., Series B, 7.50%, 5/01/10

 

 

250

 

 

245,000

 

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

 

 

180

 

 

163,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,809,971

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Capital Corp., 8.125%, 11/21/08

 

 

40

 

 

33,200

 

 

Tobacco—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reynolds American, Inc., 7.625%, 6/01/16

 

 

120

 

 

127,124

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services—5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centennial Communications Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.448%, 1/01/13 (c)

 

 

220

 

 

209,550

 

8.125%, 2/01/14

 

 

455

 

 

452,725

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.375%, 11/01/14

 

 

40

 

 

39,250

 

10.875%, 11/01/14 (a)

 

 

180

 

 

176,625

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 1/15/15

 

 

130

 

 

111,475

 

9.125%, 1/15/15 (b)

 

 

294

 

 

236,869

 

iPCS, Inc., 4.998%, 5/01/13 (c)

 

 

90

 

 

74,925

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 9.25%, 11/01/14

 

 

415

 

 

407,737

 

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS, 8.875%, 5/01/16 (a)

 

 

445

 

 

455,013

 

Sprint Capital Corporation, 7.625%, 1/30/11

 

 

265

 

 

251,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,415,257

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

44,469,427

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Auto Components—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Automotive Systems Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.5%, 12/31/08

 

$

100

 

$

100,321

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Master Bridge Loan, 8.72%, 6/19/08

 

 

430

 

 

307,450

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rotech Healthcare, Inc., Term Loan B, 10.832%, 9/26/11

 

 

259

 

 

225,927

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travelport, Inc. Term Loan, 9.913%, 3/22/12

 

 

435

 

 

308,988

 

 

Household Products—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spectrum Brands, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter of Credit, 4.45%, 4/15/13

 

 

4

 

 

3,670

 

Term Loan B-1, 7.096%, 4/15/13

 

 

79

 

 

72,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

76,531

 

 

IT Services—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alliance Data Systems Term Loan, 5.85%, 12/15/14

 

 

500

 

 

465,000

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TXU Corp. Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B-2, 6.596%, 10/14/29

 

 

248

 

 

238,008

 

B-3, 6.477%, 10/10/14

 

 

497

 

 

475,605

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

713,613

 

 

Machinery—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rexnord Corp. Payment In Kind Term Loan, 10.058%, 3/02/13

 

 

57

 

 

39,634

 

 

Media—3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc. Term Loan, 9.267%, 3/01/12

 

 

325

 

 

260,000

 

Education Media and Publishing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, 6.901%, 5/15/09

 

 

61

 

 

57,955

 

First Lien Term Loan B, 6.901%, 11/14/14

 

 

439

 

 

404,242

 

Second Lien Term Loan, 9.50%, 11/14/14

 

 

1,011

 

 

829,328

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,551,525

 

 

Paper & Forest Products—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC Term Loan B, 9.489%, 2/01/13

 

 

400

 

 

371,667

 

 

Total Senior Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

 

4,160,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mattress Discounters Corp. (g)

 

 

14,992

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Trusts

 

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup, Inc., 8.40%, 4/29/49 (c)(h)

 

$

350

 

 

354,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

Capital Markets—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco, LLC, 16.75% (a)

 

 

12

 

$

10,680

 

 

Electrical Equipment—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Superior Essex Holding Corp. Series A, 9.50%

 

 

40,000

 

 

30,000

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

40,680

 

 

Total Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

394,908

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEON Communications, Inc. (expires 12/02/12) (i)

 

$

53,622

 

 

1

 

PF Net Communications, Inc. (expires 5/15/10) (a)(i)

 

 

600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Total Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc. (j)

 

 

4,737

 

 

1,592

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost—$55,607,948)

 

 

 

 

 

49,026,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Discount Notes—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.75%, 5/01/08

 

$

1,200

 

 

1,200,000

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost—$1,200,000)

 

 

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

Call Options Purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC, expiring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 2009 at $942.86

 

 

3

 

 

5,175

 

 

Total Options Purchased (Cost—$2,933)

 

 

 

 

 

5,175

 

 

Total Investments (Cost—$56,810,881*)—108.1%

 

 

 

 

 

50,231,759

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(8.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,775,144

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

46,456,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

Aerospace & Defense—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of April 30, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

56,814,509

 

 

 

     

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

429,679

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(7,012,429

)

 

 

     

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(6,582,750

)

 

 

     

 

 

(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. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.

(b)

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

(c)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. Maturity shown is the final maturity date.

(d)

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

(e)

Represents a step bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield at the time of purchase.

(f)

Convertible security.

(g)

Non-income producing security.

(h)

Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date. In certain instances, a final maturity date may be extended and/or the final payment may be deferred at the issuer’s option for a specified time without default.

(i)

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.

(j)

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


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments April 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Aerospace & Defense—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHC Helicopter Corp., 7.375%, 5/01/14

 

$

450

 

$

454,500

 

DRS Technologies, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 11/01/13

 

 

80

 

 

79,400

 

7.625%, 2/01/18

 

 

80

 

 

81,600

 

Hexcel Corp., 6.75%, 2/01/15

 

 

150

 

 

149,063

 

Honeywell International, Inc., 5.70%, 3/15/37

 

 

915

 

 

888,465

 

TransDigm, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/14

 

 

140

 

 

143,150

 

United Technologies Corp., 4.875%, 5/01/15 (k)

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,259,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,056,061

 

               

Air Freight & Logistics—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 8.375%, 11/15/14

 

 

165

 

 

142,106

 

United Parcel Service, Inc., 6.20%, 1/15/38 (k)

 

 

1,710

 

 

1,798,645

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,940,751

 

               

Airlines—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Airlines, Inc. Series 99-1, 7.324%, 4/15/11

 

 

120

 

 

115,128

 

               

Auto Components—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lear Corp., 8.75%, 12/01/16

 

 

410

 

 

385,400

 

Metaldyne Corp., 10%, 11/01/13

 

 

295

 

 

189,537

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

574,937

 

               

Biotechnology—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amgen, Inc. Series WI, 3.17%, 11/28/08 (a)(k)

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,319,815

 

               

Building Products—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPG International I, Inc., 10.50%, 7/01/13

 

 

230

 

 

196,650

 

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

 

 

440

 

 

386,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

582,750

 

               

Capital Markets—6.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bear Stearns Cos., Inc., 6.95%, 8/10/12 (k)

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,468,298

 

Credit Suisse First Boston Inc., 6.125%, 11/15/11 (b)

 

 

700

 

 

728,682

 

Credit Suisse (USA) Inc., 7.125%, 7/15/32

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,106,949

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.45%, 11/01/12 (k)

 

 

5,390

 

 

5,450,713

 

6.60%, 1/15/12

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,049,333

 

6.75%, 10/01/37

 

 

850

 

 

832,914

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 7/19/12

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,514,596

 

4.80%, 3/13/14

 

 

100

 

 

93,129

 

6.50%, 7/19/17

 

 

225

 

 

221,029

 

4.50%, 9/15/22 (a)

 

 

575

 

 

557,944

 

Series MTN, 7%, 9/27/27

 

 

550

 

 

538,952

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley, 2.96%, 1/09/12 (a)(k)

 

 

3,620

 

 

3,396,769

 

Morgan Stanley, 6.25%, 8/28/17

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,202,431

 

Morgan Stanley, 6.25%, 8/09/26 (k)

 

 

2,100

 

 

2,000,821

 

UBS AG Series DPNT, 5.875%, 12/20/17

 

 

1,925

 

 

1,962,799

 

UBS Preferred Funding Trust I, 8.622%, (c)(k)

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,010,338

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,135,697

 

               

Chemicals—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9%, 2/01/15

 

 

280

 

 

275,800

 

Ames True Temper, Inc., 6.713%, 1/15/12 (a)

 

 

720

 

 

593,100

 

Chemtura Corp., 6.875%, 6/01/16

 

 

30

 

 

26,700

 

Huntsman LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/12

 

 

72

 

 

77,013

 

Innophos, Inc., 8.875%, 8/15/14

 

 

975

 

 

970,125

 

Key Plastics LLC, 11.75%, 3/15/13 (d)

 

 

565

 

 

226,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,168,738

 

               

Commercial Banks—4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Bank Plc, 7.434%, (a)(c)(d)(k)

 

 

2,175

 

 

2,084,696

 

Credit Agricole SA, 6.637%, (a)(c)(d)

 

 

330

 

 

270,591

 

Depfa ACS Bank, 5.125%, 3/16/37 (d)

 

 

4,150

 

 

4,012,635

 

HSBC Finance Corp., 6.50%, 5/02/36

 

 

1,275

 

 

1,254,016

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc Series MTN, (a)(c)(k)

 

 

2,600

 

 

2,447,289

 

Wachovia Bank NA, 6.60%, 1/15/38 (k)

 

 

2,125

 

 

2,054,856

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Commercial Banks (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wells Fargo Bank NA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.55%, 6/21/10 (k)

 

$

2,000

 

$

2,144,350

 

5.95%, 8/26/36

 

 

610

 

 

597,958

 

Wells Fargo & Co., 4.625%, 8/09/10

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,015,501

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,881,892

 

               

Commercial Services & Supplies—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/13

 

 

2,250

 

 

2,205,000

 

DI Finance Series B, 9.50%, 2/15/13

 

 

869

 

 

896,156

 

FTI Consulting, Inc., 7.75%, 10/01/16

 

 

125

 

 

130,000

 

Sally Holdings LLC, 10.50%, 11/15/16

 

 

136

 

 

135,320

 

Waste Services, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

600

 

 

588,000

 

West Corp., 11%, 10/15/16

 

 

1,210

 

 

1,075,388

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,029,864

 

               

Communications Equipment—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortel Networks Ltd., 6.963%, 7/15/11 (a)

 

 

1,435

 

 

1,352,487

 

               

Computers & Peripherals—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Business Machines Corp., 5.70%, 9/14/17 (k)

 

 

3,450

 

 

3,594,458

 

               

Consumer Finance—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SLM Corp. Series A, 3.631%, 1/27/14 (a)

 

 

600

 

 

489,101

 

               

Containers & Packaging—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.675%, 9/15/14 (a)

 

 

190

 

 

161,500

 

8.875%, 9/15/14

 

 

290

 

 

271,150

 

Crown Americas LLC, 7.75%, 11/15/15

 

 

150

 

 

158,250

 

Impress Holdings BV, 5.838%, 9/15/13 (a)(d)

 

 

330

 

 

275,963

 

Pregis Corp., 12.375%, 10/15/13

 

 

535

 

 

518,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,385,813

 

               

Diversified Financial Services—9.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.:

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,424,329

 

7.80%, 2/15/10 (k)

 

 

2,450

 

 

2,589,241

 

5.75%, 12/01/17 (k)

 

 

2,005

 

 

2,042,975

 

6%, 9/01/17

 

 

1,795

 

 

1,869,254

 

Bank of America NA, Series K, 8%, (a)(c)(k):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.30%, 3/15/17

 

 

600

 

 

592,152

 

6.10%, 6/15/17

 

 

1,975

 

 

2,072,233

 

Citigroup, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%, 2/22/10 (b)(k)

 

 

5,230

 

 

5,134,265

 

5.875%, 2/22/33

 

 

600

 

 

534,514

 

5.875%, 5/29/37

 

 

555

 

 

498,642

 

8.30%, 12/21/77 (a)

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,531,402

 

6.875%, 2/15/98

 

 

550

 

 

521,516

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.46%, 1/13/12 (a)

 

 

120

 

 

100,908

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

380

 

 

339,802

 

General Electric Capital Corp. (k):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 3/15/32

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,176,712

 

6.15%, 8/07/37

 

 

7,610

 

 

7,497,410

 

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXV, 6.80%, 10/01/37 (k)

 

 

4,375

 

 

4,146,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,071,477

 

               

Diversified Telecommunication Services—4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T, Inc., 6.50%, 9/01/37 (k)

 

 

4,075

 

 

4,149,377

 

Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc., 6.207%, 12/15/95 (e)

 

 

1,700

 

 

882,507

 

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13

 

 

470

 

 

472,350

 

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 5.75%, 3/23/16

 

 

325

 

 

327,823

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc., 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

55

 

 

54,038

 

Qwest Corp., 6.05%, 6/15/13 (a)

 

 

375

 

 

359,062

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 4.95%, 9/30/14 (k)

 

 

4,375

 

 

4,075,969

 

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 7.045%, 6/20/36

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,093,136

 

Verizon Communications, Inc., 6.40%, 2/15/38 (k)

 

 

2,100

 

 

2,138,932

 

Verizon Global Funding Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/32

 

 

575

 

 

651,841

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

29



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

               

Diversified Telecommunication Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verizon Maryland, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A, 6.125%, 3/01/12

 

$

1,355

 

$

1,395,930

 

Series B, 5.125%, 6/15/33

 

 

540

 

 

441,154

 

Verizon Virginia, Inc., Series A, 4.625%, 3/15/13

 

 

750

 

 

725,702

 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 10.75%, 12/01/15 (d)

 

 

360

 

 

387,900

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 8/01/13

 

 

410

 

 

424,350

 

8.625%, 8/01/16

 

 

250

 

 

261,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,841,946

 

               

Electric Utilities—4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTE Energy Co., 6.35%, 6/01/16

 

 

450

 

 

459,618

 

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.10%, 6/01/37

 

 

325

 

 

321,448

 

6%, 1/15/38

 

 

850

 

 

852,142

 

E.On International Finance B.V., 6.65%, 4/30/38 (d)

 

 

1,575

 

 

1,620,574

 

EDP Finance BV, 6%, 2/02/18 (d)

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,271,904

 

Edison Mission Energy, 7.50%, 6/15/13

 

 

130

 

 

135,200

 

Elwood Energy LLC, 8.159%, 7/05/26

 

 

174

 

 

166,941

 

Energy East Corp., 6.75%, 7/15/36

 

 

1,675

 

 

1,617,365

 

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

 

 

575

 

 

505,719

 

Midwest Generation LLC Series B, 8.56%, 1/02/16

 

 

83

 

 

90,159

 

PacifiCorp., 6.25%, 10/15/37

 

 

650

 

 

664,938

 

Progress Energy Florida, Inc., 6.35%, 9/15/37 (k)

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,529,706

 

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

 

 

1,350

 

 

1,399,789

 

Southern California Edison Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.625%, 2/01/36

 

 

675

 

 

651,435

 

Series 05-E, 5.35%, 7/15/35

 

 

150

 

 

139,243

 

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

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,110,485

 

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

 

 

350

 

 

312,429

 

Virginia Electric and Power Co. Series A, 6%, 5/15/37 (k)

 

 

2,200

 

 

2,143,636

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,992,731

 

               

Electrical Equipment—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Superior Essex Communications LLC, 9%, 4/15/12

 

 

950

 

 

938,125

 

               

Electronic Equipment & Instruments—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanmina-SCI Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 3/01/13

 

 

140

 

 

126,700

 

8.125%, 3/01/16

 

 

1,140

 

 

1,048,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,175,500

 

               

Energy Equipment & Services—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

60

 

 

61,950

 

7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

100

 

 

103,250

 

Grant Prideco, Inc. Series B, 6.125%, 8/15/15

 

 

90

 

 

91,350

 

North American Energy Partners, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11

 

 

85

 

 

85,425

 

SemGroup LP, 8.75%, 11/15/15 (d)

 

 

350

 

 

331,625

 

Transocean, Inc., 6.80%, 3/15/38

 

 

1,175

 

 

1,250,032

 

Weatherford International, Inc., 6.80%, 6/15/37 (d)

 

 

625

 

 

658,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,582,250

 

               

Food & Staples Retailing—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CVS/Caremark Corp., 6.25%, 6/01/27

 

 

850

 

 

842,479

 

Rite Aid Corp., 7.50%, 3/01/17

 

 

860

 

 

797,650

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 8/15/37 (k)

 

 

1,975

 

 

2,096,010

 

6.20%, 4/15/38

 

 

850

 

 

865,128

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,601,267

 

               

Food Products—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kraft Foods, Inc., 7%, 8/11/37 (k)

 

 

1,670

 

 

1,758,086

 

               

Gas Utilities—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Paso Natural Gas Co., 8.375%, 6/15/32

 

 

150

 

 

173,236

 

Targa Resources, Inc., 8.50%, 11/01/13

 

 

360

 

 

343,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

517,036

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC, 10.875%, 11/15/14 (d)

 

$

1,530

 

$

1,537,650

 

               

Health Care Providers & Services—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.50%, 6/01/12

 

 

1,640

 

 

1,521,100

 

               

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Real Estate Partners LP, 7.125%, 2/15/13

 

 

350

 

 

326,375

 

Gaylord Entertainment Co., 6.75%, 11/15/14

 

 

250

 

 

221,875

 

Greektown Holdings, LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13 (d)

 

 

305

 

 

280,600

 

Seneca Gaming Corp. Series B, 7.25%, 5/01/12

 

 

290

 

 

280,212

 

Universal City Florida Holding Co. I, 7.623%, 5/01/10 (a)

 

 

25

 

 

24,719

 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 6.625%, 12/01/14

 

 

25

 

 

24,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,158,156

 

               

Household Durables—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Irwin Land LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A-1, 5.03%, 12/15/25

 

 

575

 

 

504,925

 

Series A-2, 5.30%, 12/15/35

 

 

780

 

 

671,954

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,176,879

 

               

Household Products—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kimberly-Clark, Corp., 6.625%, 8/01/37

 

 

975

 

 

1,062,699

 

               

IT Services—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iPayment, Inc., 9.75%, 5/15/14

 

 

270

 

 

232,200

 

iPayment Investors LP, 12.75%, 7/15/14 (d)(f)

 

 

934

 

 

965,089

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 9.125%, 8/15/13

 

 

195

 

 

203,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,401,064

 

               

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NRG Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 2/01/14

 

 

50

 

 

51,375

 

7.375%, 2/01/16

 

 

285

 

 

293,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

344,925

 

               

Insurance—3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Allstate Corp. 6.50%, 5/15/57 (a)(k)

 

 

2,150

 

 

1,972,345

 

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 3.375%, 10/15/08 (k)

 

 

2,525

 

 

2,526,861

 

Chubb Corp., 6%, 5/11/37

 

 

1,415

 

 

1,324,887

 

Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts, 2.97%, 9/15/09 (a)

 

 

1,020

 

 

1,018,816

 

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

 

 

750

 

 

644,307

 

MetLife, Inc., 5.70%, 6/15/35

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,087,639

 

Monument Global Funding Ltd., 2.685%, 6/16/10 (a)

 

 

1,990

 

 

1,915,952

 

Progressive Corp., 6.70%, 6/15/37 (a)

 

 

665

 

 

594,668

 

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.70%, 12/14/36

 

 

950

 

 

849,508

 

The Travelers Cos., Inc. 6.25%, 3/15/67 (a)

 

 

750

 

 

656,439

 

ZFS Finance (USA) Trust V, 6.50%, 5/09/67 (a)(d)

 

 

575

 

 

506,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,097,952

 

               

Leisure Equipment & Products—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15

 

 

250

 

 

207,500

 

               

Machinery—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11%, 11/15/14 (d)

 

 

400

 

 

362,000

 

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

 

 

305

 

 

271,450

 

Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13 (d)

 

 

1,050

 

 

882,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,515,450

 

               

Marine—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nakilat, Inc. Series A, 6.067%, 12/31/33 (d)

 

 

1,100

 

 

953,194

 

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., 9.50%, 12/15/14 (d)

 

 

188

 

 

193,640

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,146,834

 

               

Media—6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.125%, 10/15/13

 

 

540

 

 

545,400

 

11.50%, 10/15/15

 

 

200

 

 

196,250

 

American Media Operations, Inc. Series B, 10.25%, 5/01/09

 

 

130

 

 

96,673

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 9.875%, 5/15/14 (d)

 

 

690

 

 

493,350

 

Cablevision Systems Corp. Series B, 7.133%, 4/01/09 (a)

 

 

161

 

 

162,207

 

Charter Communications Holdings I, LLC, 11%, 10/01/15

 

 

715

 

 

555,912

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC,
10.25%, 9/15/10

 

$

1,375

 

$

1,322,987

 

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.,
8.375%, 3/15/13

 

 

1,415

 

 

1,585,039

 

Comcast Cable Communications LLC, 6.75%, 1/30/11

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,037,920

 

Comcast Corp., 6.95%, 8/15/37 (k)

 

 

1,805

 

 

1,907,805

 

Dex Media West LLC, 9.875%, 8/15/13

 

 

85

 

 

80,112

 

DirecTV Holdings LLC, 8.375%, 3/15/13

 

 

140

 

 

143,850

 

EchoStar DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 10/01/08

 

 

180

 

 

180,000

 

7%, 10/01/13

 

 

48

 

 

47,880

 

7.125%, 2/01/16

 

 

75

 

 

73,687

 

Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., 9.25%, 6/15/16

 

 

450

 

 

453,937

 

Network Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13

 

 

195

 

 

145,519

 

News America Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.45%, 8/01/34 (k)

 

 

2,475

 

 

2,919,775

 

8.15%, 10/17/36

 

 

145

 

 

160,806

 

Nielsen Finance LLC, 10%, 8/01/14

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,144,000

 

Paxson Communications Corp., 5.963%, 1/15/12 (a)(b)

 

 

500

 

 

404,375

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp. Series A-3, 8.875%, 1/15/16

 

 

950

 

 

617,500

 

Rainbow National Services LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 9/01/12 (d)

 

 

225

 

 

231,469

 

10.375%, 9/01/14 (d)

 

 

1,070

 

 

1,150,250

 

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc., 9.625%, 8/01/13

 

 

70

 

 

58,975

 

TCI Communications, Inc., 8.75%, 8/01/15

 

 

1,495

 

 

1,695,432

 

TL Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%, 1/15/15 (d)

 

 

1,100

 

 

995,500

 

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.55%, 5/01/37

 

 

800

 

 

794,750

 

Time Warner Cos., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.125%, 1/15/13 (k)

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,372,969

 

7.57%, 2/01/24

 

 

1,635

 

 

1,709,876

 

Windstream Regatta Holdings, Inc., 11%, 12/01/17 (d)

 

 

977

 

 

654,590

 

Young Broadcasting, Inc., 10%, 3/01/11

 

 

709

 

 

460,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,399,645

 

               

Metals & Mining—2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AK Steel Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/12

 

 

1,115

 

 

1,138,694

 

Falconbridge Ltd.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 10/15/15

 

 

600

 

 

586,245

 

6.20%, 6/15/35

 

 

1,550

 

 

1,356,115

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.883%, 4/01/15 (a)

 

 

660

 

 

666,600

 

8.375%, 4/01/17

 

 

1,275

 

 

1,408,875

 

Teck Cominco Ltd., 6.125%, 10/01/35

 

 

1,570

 

 

1,364,011

 

Xstrata Finance Canada Ltd., 5.80%, 11/15/16 (d)

 

 

1,875

 

 

1,798,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,318,755

 

               

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 9/15/36

 

 

2,625

 

 

2,694,074

 

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

 

 

160

 

 

166,000

 

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

 

 

950

 

 

1,112,569

 

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 3/15/38

 

 

500

 

 

488,003

 

6.75%, 2/01/39

 

 

950

 

 

969,492

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

380

 

 

345,800

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.375%, 6/15/15

 

 

175

 

 

172,375

 

6.875%, 11/15/20

 

 

20

 

 

19,900

 

Compton Petroleum Finance Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13

 

 

90

 

 

88,875

 

Conoco Funding Co., 7.25%, 10/15/31

 

 

150

 

 

175,109

 

ConocoPhillips Australia Funding Co., 2.81%, 4/09/09 (a)

 

 

1,497

 

 

1,496,117

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

152,689

 

ConocoPhillips Holding Co., 6.95%, 4/15/29

 

 

700

 

 

801,491

 

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

 

 

350

 

 

430,436

 

EXCO Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11

 

 

435

 

 

432,825

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EnCana Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 2/01/38

 

$

675

 

$

691,945

 

6.50%, 8/15/34

 

 

70

 

 

70,511

 

6.625%, 8/15/37

 

 

775

 

 

791,514

 

Encore Acquisition Co., 6%, 7/15/15

 

 

50

 

 

46,000

 

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

 

 

800

 

 

764,526

 

Midamerican Energy Holdings Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.95%, 5/15/37

 

 

950

 

 

926,791

 

6.50%, 9/15/37

 

 

1,725

 

 

1,811,022

 

Nexen, Inc., 6.40%, 5/15/37

 

 

600

 

 

586,760

 

OPTI Canada, Inc., 8.25%, 12/15/14

 

 

490

 

 

505,925

 

Sabine Pass LNG LP, 7.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

350

 

 

320,250

 

Suncor Energy, Inc., 6.50%, 6/15/38

 

 

400

 

 

398,339

 

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 5.85%, 3/15/36

 

 

600

 

 

551,408

 

Valero Energy Corp., 6.625%, 6/15/37

 

 

550

 

 

535,776

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 5/01/12

 

 

40

 

 

40,100

 

7.25%, 5/01/13

 

 

375

 

 

375,938

 

XTO Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 8/01/37 (k)

 

 

2,125

 

 

2,248,807

 

6.375%, 6/15/38

 

 

925

 

 

933,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,144,488

 

               

Paper & Forest Products—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 6%, 6/20/13

 

 

415

 

 

172,225

 

Bowater, Inc., 5.80%, 3/15/10 (a)

 

 

90

 

 

60,750

 

Domtar Corp., 7.125%, 8/15/15

 

 

80

 

 

77,200

 

NewPage Corp., 10%, 5/01/12

 

 

485

 

 

517,737

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

827,912

 

               

Pharmaceuticals—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 5.875%, 11/15/36

 

 

1,135

 

 

1,114,186

 

Eli Lilly & Co., 5.55%, 3/15/37 (k)

 

 

2,495

 

 

2,411,727

 

Johnson & Johnson, 5.95%, 8/15/37

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,292,708

 

Schering-Plough Corp., 6.55%, 9/15/37 (k)

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,244,859

 

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

 

 

1,475

 

 

1,468,798

 

Wyeth, 5.95%, 4/01/37 (k)

 

 

1,775

 

 

1,757,956

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,290,234

 

               

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 6.625%, 9/15/11

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,027,442

 

Rouse Co. LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.625%, 3/15/09

 

 

550

 

 

522,904

 

5.375%, 11/26/13

 

 

1,715

 

 

1,441,622

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,991,968

 

               

Road & Rail—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 5.176%, 5/15/14 (a)

 

 

30

 

 

25,950

 

Canadian National Railway Co., 6.375%, 10/15/11

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,056,566

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,082,516

 

               

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 5/15/13

 

 

90

 

 

86,175

 

9.25%, 6/01/16

 

 

75

 

 

74,812

 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 6.675%, 12/15/14 (f)

 

 

595

 

 

489,387

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

650,374

 

               

Software—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMS Holdings, Inc., 9.954%, 2/15/12 (a)(d)(f)

 

 

214

 

 

133,789

 

Oracle Corp., 5.75%, 4/15/18

 

 

2,300

 

 

2,341,690

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,475,479

 

               

Specialty Retail—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AutoNation, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.713%, 4/15/13 (a)

 

 

160

 

 

138,200

 

7%, 4/15/14

 

 

170

 

 

159,375

 

General Nutrition Centers, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.199%, 3/15/14 (a)(f)

 

 

500

 

 

395,317

 

10.75%, 3/15/15

 

 

450

 

 

392,625

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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31



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Specialty Retail (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lazy Days’ R.V. Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12

 

$

362

 

$

264,260

 

Michaels Stores, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 11/01/14

 

 

530

 

 

514,100

 

11.375%, 11/01/16

 

 

150

 

 

134,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,998,502

 

               

Tobacco—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reynolds American, Inc., 7.625%, 6/01/16

 

 

250

 

 

264,843

 

               

Wireless Telecommunication Services—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cricket Communications, Inc., 9.375%, 11/01/14

 

 

105

 

 

103,031

 

Digicel Group Ltd., 8.875%, 1/15/15 (d)

 

 

270

 

 

231,525

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 9.25%, 11/01/14

 

 

80

 

 

78,600

 

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS, 8.875%, 5/01/16 (a)

 

 

935

 

 

956,037

 

Sprint Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 11/15/28

 

 

1,205

 

 

936,888

 

8.75%, 3/15/32

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,103,125

 

Vodafone Group Plc, 7.75%, 2/15/10

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,055,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,464,491

 

               

Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost—$248,495,717)—65.6%

 

 

 

 

 

243,185,326

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. Series 2004-R11
Class A1, 3.198%, 11/25/34 (a)

 

USD

1,103

 

 

860,537

 

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust Series 2006-1
Class A3, 5.03%, 10/15/09

 

 

1,517

 

 

1,522,675

 

Chase Issuance Trust Series 2006-A3
Class A3, 2.504%, 7/15/11 (a)

 

 

2,650

 

 

2,630,724

 

Chase Issuance Trust Series 2007-A17
Class A, 5.12%, 10/15/14

 

 

2,600

 

 

2,618,348

 

Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust Series 2005-B
Class A4, 4.88%, 6/15/12

 

 

3,100

 

 

3,122,189

 

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust Series 2006-A2
Class A2, 4.85%, 2/10/11

 

 

3,125

 

 

3,156,017

 

Citibank Omni Master Trust Series 2007-A9A
Class A9, 3.90%, 12/23/13 (a)

 

 

2,795

 

 

2,772,618

 

Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust Series 2006-A
Class A3, 5%, 5/08/10

 

 

1,605

 

 

1,615,105

 

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2006-A
Class A3, 5.05%, 3/15/10

 

 

1,582

 

 

1,591,002

 

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2005-2
Class A2, 4.07%, 2/15/12

 

 

2,090

 

 

2,094,559

 

Home Equity Asset Trust Series 2007-2
Class 2A1, 2.503%, 7/25/37 (a)

 

 

1,098

 

 

1,037,597

 

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-A1 Class A1, 4.90%, 7/15/11

 

 

3,075

 

 

3,108,188

 

Series 2006-A4 Class A4, 2.504%, 9/15/11 (a)

 

 

4,050

 

 

4,023,558

 

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-HE5 Class A2A, 2.965%, 8/25/36 (a)

 

 

997

 

 

979,362

 

Series 2006-NC4 Class A2A, 2.925%, 6/25/36 (a)

 

 

552

 

 

540,330

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2008-5 (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A2, 3.973%, 10/25/16

 

 

3,300

 

 

3,300,000

 

Class A3, 4.173%, 1/25/18

 

 

840

 

 

840,000

 

Class A4, 4.573%, 7/25/23

 

 

2,250

 

 

2,250,000

 

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates
Series 1996-20K Class 1, 6.95%, 11/01/16

 

 

707

 

 

733,109

 

Sterling Bank Trust Series 2004-2 Class Note,
2.081%, 3/30/30

 

 

8,801

 

 

286,048

 

Sterling Coofs Trust Series 1, 2.362%, 4/15/29

 

 

10,445

 

 

473,309

 

USAA Auto Owner Trust Series 2006-1 Class A3,
5.01%, 9/15/10

 

 

1,529

 

 

1,538,539

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Wachovia Auto Owner Trust Series 2006-A Class A4,
5.38%, 3/20/13

 

$

2,275

 

$

2,244,554

 

               

Total Asset-Backed Securities—11.7%

 

 

 

 

 

43,338,368

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Fannie Mae Guaranteed Pass Through Certificates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 7/01/35 (k)

 

 

12,612

 

 

12,411,588

 

5.50%, 12/01/13—5/15/38 (b)(k)

 

 

48,037

 

 

48,455,314

 

6.00%, 3/01/16—5/15/38

 

 

2,400

 

 

2,460,343

 

7.00%, 2/01/24—8/01/36

 

 

84

 

 

88,796

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage Participation Certificates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.067% 1/01/35

 

 

1,454

 

 

1,462,397

 

6.148% 1/01/35

 

 

281

 

 

281,275

 

Ginnie Mae MBS Certificates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 4/15/24—6/15/25

 

 

96

 

 

104,810

 

               

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities—17.6%

 

 

 

 

 

65,264,523

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities—Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Fannie Mae Trust Series:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G-7 Class S, 116.20%, 3/25/21 (a)

 

 

—(l

)

 

2,686

 

G-10 Class S, 0.575%, 5/25/21 (a)

 

 

429

 

 

7,997

 

G-12 Class S, 0.608%, 5/25/21 (a)

 

 

368

 

 

7,295

 

G-17 Class S, 0.58%, 6/25/21 (a)

 

 

222

 

 

3,955

 

G-33 Class PV, 1.078%, 10/25/21

 

 

285

 

 

7,477

 

G-46 Class H, 1.043%, 12/25/09

 

 

1,123

 

 

6,595

 

G-49 Class S, 732.55%, 12/25/21 (a)

 

 

—(l

)

 

1,453

 

G92-5 Class H, 9%, 1/25/22

 

 

70

 

 

17,107

 

7 Class 2, 8.50%, 4/01/17

 

 

4

 

 

902

 

89 Class 2, 8%, 10/01/18

 

 

9

 

 

1,595

 

94 Class 2, 9.50%, 8/01/21

 

 

3

 

 

789

 

203 Class 1, 0%, 2/01/23 (g)

 

 

18

 

 

14,457

 

228 Class 1, 0%, 6/01/23 (g)

 

 

13

 

 

10,917

 

378 Class 19, 5%, 6/01/35

 

 

4,177

 

 

997,710

 

1990-123 Class M, 1.01%, 10/25/20

 

 

18

 

 

425

 

1990-136 Class S, 0.015%, 11/25/20 (a)

 

 

10,721

 

 

14,111

 

1991-38 Class N, 1.009%, 4/25/21

 

 

15

 

 

118

 

1991-46 Class S, 1.403%, 5/25/21 (a)

 

 

80

 

 

2,470

 

1991-87 Class S, 18.981%, 8/25/21

 

 

51

 

 

64,719

 

1991-99 Class L, 0.93%, 8/25/21 (a)

 

 

100

 

 

1,996

 

1991-139 Class PT, 0.648%, 10/25/21

 

 

192

 

 

2,985

 

1991-167 Class D, 0%, 10/25/17

 

 

17

 

 

16,805

 

1993-51 Class E, 0%, 2/25/23 (g)

 

 

59

 

 

48,354

 

1993-70 Class A, 0%, 5/25/23 (g)

 

 

10

 

 

8,761

 

1994-23 Class PS, 11.108%, 4/25/23 (a)

 

 

718

 

 

747,480

 

1997-50 Class SI, 1.20%, 4/25/23 (a)

 

 

310

 

 

11,145

 

2003-118 Class FD, 3.295%, 12/25/33 (a)

 

 

1,488

 

 

1,467,908

 

2004-90 Class JH, 1.828%, 11/25/34 (a)

 

 

21,921

 

 

1,861,321

 

2005-5 Class PK, 5%, 12/25/34

 

 

2,574

 

 

2,594,133

 

Freddie Mac Multiclass Certificates Series:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19 Class R, 9.757%, 3/15/20

 

 

8

 

 

1,285

 

75 Class R, 9.50%, 1/15/21

 

 

—(l

)

 

2

 

75 Class RS, 18.277%, 1/15/21

 

 

—(l

)

 

2

 

173 Class R, 9%, 11/15/21

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

173 Class RS, 9.096%, 11/15/21

 

 

—(l

)

 

10

 

176 Class M, 1.01%, 7/15/21

 

 

22

 

 

473

 

192 Class U, 1.009%, 2/15/22 (a)

 

 

23

 

 

516

 

200 Class R, 98.523%, 12/15/22

 

 

1

 

 

12

 

1043 Class H, 0.022%, 2/15/21 (a)

 

 

5,973

 

 

10,530

 

1054 Class I, 0.435%, 3/15/21 (a)

 

 

64

 

 

851

 

1056 Class KD, 1.085%, 3/15/21

 

 

52

 

 

1,315

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

32

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities—Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

1057 Class J, 1.008%, 3/15/21

 

$

71

 

$

1,495

 

1148 Class E, 0.593%, 10/15/21 (a)

 

 

181

 

 

3,061

 

1179 Class O, 1.009%, 11/15/21

 

 

29

 

 

192

 

1254 Class Z, 8.50%, 4/15/22

 

 

139

 

 

92

 

1611 Class JC, 10%, 8/15/23 (a)

 

 

333

 

 

351,774

 

1739 Class B, 0%, 2/15/24 (g)

 

 

72

 

 

68,182

 

1831 Class PG, 6.50%, 3/15/11

 

 

161

 

 

9,280

 

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

 

 

5,410

 

 

953,492

 

2806 Class VC, 6%, 12/15/19

 

 

3,066

 

 

3,152,031

 

2874 Class BC, 5%, 10/15/19

 

 

6,000

 

 

6,038,848

 

2883 Class DR, 5%, 11/15/19

 

 

1,390

 

 

1,392,405

 

3174 Class PZ, 5%, 1/15/36

 

 

7,364

 

 

6,076,364

 

Ginnie Mae Trust Series 2004-65 Class VA, 6%, 6/20/15

 

 

1,445

 

 

1,490,709

 

               

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities—Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—7.4%

 

 

 

 

 

27,476,597

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Non-Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—6.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Home Mortgage Assets Series 2006-6
Class A1A, 2.583%, 12/25/46 (a)

 

 

376

 

 

293,021

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. Series 2005-4
Class A, 5.343%, 8/25/35 (a)

 

 

4,918

 

 

4,445,360

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust Series 40
Class R, 0.58%, 4/01/18

 

 

137

 

 

136

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust Series 42
Class R, 6%, 10/01/14

 

 

21

 

 

1,387

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-64CB
Class 1A15, 5.50%, 12/25/35

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,385,920

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2006-01A0
Class 1A1, 5.036%, 8/25/46 (a)

 

 

392

 

 

328,157

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2006-0A21
Class A1, 2.669%, 3/20/47 (a)

 

 

1,086

 

 

845,196

 

Countrywide Home Loans Series 2006-0A5 Class 2A1,
2.593%, 4/25/46 (a)

 

 

448

 

 

351,655

 

Deutsche Alt-A Securities, Inc. Series 2006-0A1 Class A1,
2.593%, 2/25/47 (a)

 

 

553

 

 

431,845

 

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust Series 1998-5 Class IO,
0.97%, 6/19/27

 

 

3,584

 

 

70,568

 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-AR4 Class 6A1,
5.25%, 7/25/35 (a)

 

 

5,000

 

 

4,398,093

 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-0A1 Class 2A1,
2.583%, 8/25/46 (a)

 

 

1,215

 

 

1,037,910

 

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-9
Class 2A1A, 2.708%, 11/19/36 (a)

 

 

775

 

 

609,392

 

Maryland Insurance Backed Securities Trust Series
2006-1A Class 5.55%, 12/10/65

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,100,000

 

Painewebber CMO Trust Series 88M, 13.80%, 9/01/18

 

 

6

 

 

0

 

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Series 2007-Q02
Class A1, 3.045%, 2/25/47 (a)

 

 

648

 

 

453,452

 

Residential Funding Securities LLC Series 2003-RM2
Class AI5, 8.50%, 5/25/33

 

 

6,721

 

 

7,233,750

 

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.
Series 2000-1 Class IO, 0.492%, 3/25/22

 

 

1,131

 

 

28

 

Summit Mortgage Trust Series 2000-1 Class B1,
6.68%, 12/28/12

 

 

1

 

 

1,298

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates Series
2007-0A4 Class 1A, 4.564%, 5/25/47 (a)

 

 

522

 

 

360,959

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates Series
2007-0A5 Class 1A, 4.544%, 6/25/47 (a)

 

 

911

 

 

739,641

 

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust Series
2006-AR4 Class 2A4, 5.774%, 4/25/36 (a)

 

 

300

 

 

278,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,366,705

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—13.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Series
2005-PWR7 Class A2, 4.945%, 2/11/41

 

$

2,320

 

$

2,300,355

 

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series
2002-CP5 Class A2, 4.94%, 12/15/35

 

 

2,970

 

 

2,917,164

 

CW Capital Cobalt Ltd. Series 2007-C3 Class A4,
5.82%, 5/15/46 (a)

 

 

755

 

 

754,227

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2008-C7
Class A4, 6.095% due 12/10/2049, 6.095%,
12/10/2049 (a)

 

 

2,020

 

 

2,054,194

 

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2007-CD5 Class A4, 5.886%, 11/15/44 (a)

 

 

3,075

 

 

3,071,756

 

Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2008-LS1
Class A4B, 6.02%, 12/10/49 (a)

 

 

1,515

 

 

1,460,778

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates Series
2007-C2 Class A3, 5.542%, 1/15/49 (a)

 

 

2,400

 

 

2,343,822

 

DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp. Series 2000-CKP1
Class A1B, 7.18%, 11/10/33

 

 

2,307

 

 

2,406,694

 

First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage Series
2000-C2 Class A2, 7.202%, 10/15/32

 

 

2,050

 

 

2,139,716

 

First Union-Lehman Brothers-Bank of America Series
1998-C2 Class D, 6.778%, 11/18/35

 

 

2,630

 

 

2,763,258

 

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. Series 2002-1A
Class A3, 6.269%, 12/10/35

 

 

2,310

 

 

2,389,288

 

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2002-C3 Class A2, 4.93%, 7/10/39

 

 

2,580

 

 

2,564,134

 

Series 2004-C3 Class A4, 4.547%, 12/10/41

 

 

2,475

 

 

2,424,102

 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2001-C1 Class A3, 5.857%, 10/12/35

 

 

1,990

 

 

2,048,835

 

Series 2004-CBX Class A4, 4.529%, 1/12/37

 

 

2,380

 

 

2,339,935

 

Series 2006-LDP9 Class A3, 5.336%, 5/15/47

 

 

1,065

 

 

1,032,492

 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2004-C4 Class A3, 5.155%, 6/15/29 (a)

 

 

2,530

 

 

2,546,548

 

Series 2007-C7 Class A3, 5.866%, 9/15/45 (a)

 

 

5,000

 

 

4,904,000

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1997-HF1 Class X, 3.438%, 7/15/29

 

 

22

 

 

1

 

Series 2005-HQ6 Class A4A, 4.989%, 8/13/42

 

 

1,520

 

 

1,487,919

 

Series 2007-IQ16 Class A4, 5.809%, 12/12/49

 

 

1,360

 

 

1,349,231

 

Series 2007-T27 Class A4, 5.65%, 6/13/42 (a)

 

 

1,105

 

 

1,094,041

 

Series 2008-T29 Class A4, 6.28%, 1/11/43 (a)

 

 

1,520

 

 

1,569,096

 

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-C25 Class A4, 5.742%, 5/15/43

 

 

1,305

 

 

1,314,449

 

2007-C33 Class A4, 5.903%, 2/15/51

 

 

1,105

 

 

1,113,523

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,389,558

 

               

Total Non-Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities—20.4%

 

 

 

 

 

75,756,263

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

U.S. Government Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Federal Housing Administration, General Motors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acceptance Corp. Projects:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 37, 7.43%, 5/01/22

 

 

185

 

 

186,795

 

Series 44, 7.43%, 8/01/22

 

 

75

 

 

76,035

 

Federal Housing Administration, Merrill Projects:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 29, 7.43%, 10/01/20

 

 

49

 

 

49,753

 

Series 42, 7.43%, 9/25/22

 

 

49

 

 

49,248

 

Federal Housing Administration, Reilly Project,
Series B-11, 7.40%, 4/01/21

 

 

1,675

 

 

1,708,640

 

Federal Housing Administration, Westmore Project,
7.25%, 4/01/21

 

 

1,664

 

 

1,697,515

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

33



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

U.S. Government Obligations (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overseas Private Investment Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.09%, 5/29/12

 

$

365

 

$

366,990

 

4.30%, 5/29/12 (a)

 

 

1,022

 

 

1,077,744

 

4.64%, 5/29/12

 

 

769

 

 

822,552

 

4.68%, 5/29/12

 

 

435

 

 

440,985

 

4.87%, 5/29/12

 

 

3,299

 

 

3,563,307

 

5.40%, 5/29/12 (a)

 

 

395

 

 

403,424

 

Resolution Funding Corp., 0%, 4/15/30 (g)(k)

 

 

6,055

 

 

2,125,983

 

U.S. Treasury Note (k):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.50%, 3/31/13

 

 

46,155

 

 

45,044,396

 

2.75%, 2/28/13

 

 

2,115

 

 

2,087,903

 

3.50%, 2/15/18

 

 

3,785

 

 

3,704,569

 

5%, 5/15/37

 

 

400

 

 

433,500

 

               

Total U.S. Government Obligations—17.2%

 

 

 

 

 

63,839,339

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Capital Trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Commercial Banks—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RBS Capital Trust IV, 3.496%, (a)(c)

 

 

525

 

 

406,971

 

Wachovia Corp. Series K, 7.98%, (a)(c)(k)

 

 

3,775

 

 

3,713,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,120,967

 

               

Diversified Financial Services—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.: Series M, 8.125%, 12/29/49 (a)(c)

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,149,728

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.90%, 4/29/49 (a)(c)

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,629,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,779,648

 

               

Total Capital Trusts—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

6,900,615

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

               

Commercial Banks—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wachovia Corp. Series J, 8%

 

 

85,000

 

 

2,138,600

 

               

Diversified Financial Services—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup, Inc. Series AA, 8.125%

 

 

26,000

 

 

659,100

 

               

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae, 8.25%

 

 

69,325

 

 

1,735,898

 

Freddie Mac Series Z, 8.375%

 

 

51,200

 

 

1,310,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,046,618

 

               

Total Preferred Stocks—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

5,844,318

 

               

Total Preferred Securities—3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

12,744,933

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests

 

Beneficial
Interest

 

 

 

 

             

Health Care Providers & Services—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc. (h)

 

 

1,895

 

 

637

 

               

Total Other Interests

 

 

 

 

 

637

 

               

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost—$541,593,906)—143.4%

 

 

 

 

 

531,605,986

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

             

Government Agency Note—ST—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.50%, 5/01/08

 

$

500

 

 

500,000

 

               

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost—$500,000)—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

500,000

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts**

 

Value

 

           

Interest Rate Swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.12% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR, expiring
November 2010, Broker Lehman Brothers Special
Financing (i)

 

 

14

 

$

528,108

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.39% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring March 2012,
Broker Lehman Brothers Special Financing (i)

 

 

7

 

 

479,588

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.47% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2012,
Broker Bank of America NA (i)

 

 

12

 

 

793,239

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.79% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring August
2010, Goldman Sachs Capital Markets, L.P. (i)

 

 

8

 

 

727,507

 

Receive a fixed rate of 6.025% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring June 2012,
broker Lehman Brothers Special Financing (i)

 

 

8

 

 

706,209

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.12% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR, expiring
November 2010, Broker Lehman Brothers Special
Financing, (i)

 

 

14

 

 

316,050

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.39% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring March 2012,
Broker Lehman Brothers Special Financing, (i)

 

 

7

 

 

379,761

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.47% and receive a floating
rate based 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2012,
Broker Bank of America NA, (i)

 

 

12

 

 

528,285

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.79% and received a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR expiring August 2010,
Goldman Sachs Capital Markets L.P. (i).

 

 

8

 

 

190,159

 

Pay a fixed rate of 6.025% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring June
2012, broker Lehman Brothers Special Financing (i)

 

 

8

 

 

260,349

 

               

Total Options Purchased
(Cost—$3,608,978)—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

4,909,255

 

               

Total Investments before Options Written and
TBA Sale Commitments
(Cost—$545,702,884*)—144.9%

 

 

 

 

 

537,015,241

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

             

TBA Sale Commitments—(16.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%

 

$

(10,800

)

 

(10,618,409

)

5.50%

 

 

(5,262

)

 

(5,363,022

)

6.00%

 

 

(1,800

)

 

(1,841,321

)

6.00%

 

 

(42,800

)

 

(43,075,418

)

               

Total TBA Sale Commitments
(Proceeds—$60,651,057)—(16.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

(60,898,170

)

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Options Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Interest Rate Swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.01% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month USD LIBOR, expring November 2008,
Broker Union Bank of Switzerland, A.G. (i)

 

 

4

 

 

(237,829

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.485% and receive a floating rate
based on expiring 3-month LIBOR, expiring October 2009
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank (i)

 

 

5

 

 

(396,138

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.67% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring April 2010, Broker
Citibank NA (i)

 

 

12

 

 

(1,057,807

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.01% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month USD LIBOR, expiring November 2008,
Broker Union Bank of Switzerland, A.G. (i)

 

 

4

 

 

(68,671

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.485% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring October 2009, Broker
JPMorgan Chase Bank (i)

 

 

5

 

 

(104,330

)


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

34

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Contracts**

 

Value

 

           

Interest Rate Swaps (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.67% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring January 2010, Broker
Citibank NA (i)

 

 

12

 

$

(220,150

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.10% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month USD LIBOR, expring October 2008,
Broker Citibank (i)

 

 

20

 

 

(195,460

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,280,385

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Contracts**

 

Value

 

           

Put Options Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro-Dollar Future, expiring June 2008 at USD 97.625

 

 

22

 

$

(17,737

)

10 Year U.S. Treasury Bonds, expiring May 2008 at USD 112

 

 

6

 

 

(375

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,112

)

               

Total Options Written
(Premiums Received—$2,027,576)—(0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,298,497

)

               

Total Investments, Net of Options Written and TBA
Sale Commitments—127.8%

 

 

 

 

$

473,818,574

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(27.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

(103,121,119

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

370,697,455

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of April 30, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

546,668,437

 

 

 

 

     

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

8,068,835

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(17,722,031

)

 

 

 

     

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

 (9,653,196

)

 

 

 

     

 

 

**

One contract represents a notional amount of $1,000,000.

(a)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. Maturity shown is the final maturity date.

(b)

All or portion of security, has been pledged as collateral in connection with open financial future contract.

(c)

Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date. In certain instances, a final maturity date may be extended and/or the final payment may be deferred at the issuer’s option for a specified time without default.

(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. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered illiquid.

(e)

Represents a step bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield at the time of purchase.

(f)

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

(g)

Represents a zero-coupon bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield at the time of purchase.

(h)

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

(i)

This European style swaption, which can be exercised only on the expiration date, represents a stand by commitment whereby the writer of the option is obligated to enter into a predetermined interest rate swap contract upon exercise of swaption.

(j)

Represents or includes a to-be-announced transaction. The Trust has committed to purchasing securities for which all specific information is not available at this time.

(k)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date

 

Net
Closing
Amount

 

Face
Amount

 

                       

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

 

   4.40%

 

12/14/07

 

TBD

 

$

2,108,309

 

$

2,073,837

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.25

 

2/12/08

 

TBD

 

 

3,797,895

 

 

3,771,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.25

 

2/12/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,525,805

 

 

1,515,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.25

 

2/12/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,425,812

 

 

1,415,715

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.25

 

2/12/08

 

TBD

 

 

511,623

 

 

508,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.25

 

2/19/08

 

TBD

 

 

2,585,698

 

 

2,569,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.25

 

2/19/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,197,926

 

 

1,190,190

 

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

 

2.25

 

2/29/08

 

TBD

 

 

2,818,837

 

 

2,807,956

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.75

 

3/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,995,103

 

 

1,986,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.75

 

3/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

4,018,333

 

 

4,000,000

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date

 

Net
Closing
Amount

 

Face
Amount

 

                       

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

   3.75%

 

3/17/08

 

TBD

 

$

1,783,136

 

$

1,775,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.10

 

3/28/08

 

TBD

 

 

2,015,691

 

 

2,010,325

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.10

 

3/28/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,860,954

 

 

1,856,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.10

 

3/28/08

 

TBD

 

 

2,151,854

 

 

2,146,125

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.10

 

3/28/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,758,682

 

 

1,754,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.10

 

3/28/08

 

TBD

 

 

3,158,484

 

 

3,150,075

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.10

 

3/28/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,250,329

 

 

1,247,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.10

 

3/28/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,280,409

 

 

1,277,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.10

 

3/28/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,719,578

 

 

1,715,000

 

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

 

1.97

 

4/01/08

 

TBD

 

 

30,427,795

 

 

30,377,925

 

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

 

1.50

 

4/11/08

 

TBD

 

 

2,531,242

 

 

2,529,450

 

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

 

1.90

 

4/11/08

 

TBD

 

 

2,132,774

 

 

2,130,862

 

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

 

1.35

 

4/11/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,854,526

 

 

1,853,344

 

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

 

2.40

 

4/15/08

 

5/13/08

 

 

371,693

 

 

371,000

 

Lehman Brothers, Inc.

 

2.40

 

4/16/08

 

5/13/08

 

 

453,815

 

 

453,000

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

3,219,484

 

 

3,216,000

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

3,880,543

 

 

3,876,344

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,937,847

 

 

1,935,750

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

2,407,667

 

 

2,405,062

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

3,528,669

 

 

3,524,850

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,779,851

 

 

1,777,925

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

7,265,900

 

 

7,258,037

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

3,049,487

 

 

3,046,187

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

3,440,786

 

 

3,437,063

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

3,969,139

 

 

3,964,844

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,232,834

 

 

1,231,500

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,653,002

 

 

1,651,213

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

2,310,375

 

 

2,307,875

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

3,152,812

 

 

3,149,400

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

2,874,110

 

 

2,871,000

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

2,270,958

 

 

2,268,500

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

2,081,252

 

 

2,079,000

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,951,800

 

 

1,949,688

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

2,201,758

 

 

2,199,375

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

 

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,978,141

 

 

1,976,000

 

JPMorgan Securities, Inc.

 

1.05

 

4/22/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,978,019

 

 

1,977,500

 

JPMorgan Securities, Inc.

 

1.30347     

 

4/23/08

 

TBD

 

 

13,692,403

 

 

13,688,438

 

JPMorgan Securities, Inc.

 

1.92

 

4/24/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,197,897

 

 

1,197,450

 

JPMorgan Securities, Inc.

 

0.90

 

4/29/08

 

TBD

 

 

1,337,767

 

 

1,337,700

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.30

 

4/29/08

 

5/1/08

 

 

574,037

 

 

574,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.30

 

4/30/08

 

5/13/08

 

 

8,662,188

 

 

8,655,000

 

                           

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

160,365,029

 

$

160,038,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

(l)

Amount is less than $1,000.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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35



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)


 

 

Swaps outstanding as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

Bought credit default protection on Dow Jones
CDX North America Investment Grade Index
Series 10 and pay 1.55%
Broker, Lehman Brothers Inc.
Expires June 2013

 

USD

2,864

 

$

(15,341

)

Bought credit default protection on Dow Jones
CDX North America Investment Grade Index
Series 10 and pay 1.55%
Broker, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Expires June 2013

 

USD

2,864

 

 

(15,339

)

Bought credit default protection on Dow Jones
CDX North America Investment Grade Index 10
Series VI and pay 1.55%
Broker, Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc.
Expires June 2013

 

USD

2,825

 

 

(53,569

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.88% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financial
Expires August 2009

 

USD

44,500

 

 

1,103,879

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.7709% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financial
Expires August 2009

 

USD

30,700

 

 

717,849

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.62377% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Credit Suisse First Boston International
Expires September 2009

 

USD

50,000

 

 

1,157,828

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.1% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financial
Expires December 2009

 

USD

12,400

 

 

212,821

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.055% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-months USD LIBOR
Broker, Barclays Bank, PLC-London
Expires December 2009

 

USD

12,600

 

 

206,184

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.565% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Barclay Bank
Expires January 2010

 

USD

12,600

 

 

(112,460

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.6625% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Barclay Bank
Expires January 2010

 

USD

12,100

 

 

(127,248

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires November 2010

 

USD

5,000

 

 

208,065

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.922% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financial
Expires March 2011

 

USD

14,800

 

 

(636,657

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.496% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Bank of America BISD Dealer
Expires July 2011

 

USD

27,900

 

 

1,737,730

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.95% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires, November 2011

 

USD

3,100

 

 

147,052

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.025% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires, November 2011

 

USD

3,200

 

 

159,152

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.897% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, JP Morgan Chase
Expires, December 2011

 

USD

10,000

 

$

581,022

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.0016% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires, January 2012

 

USD

12,000

 

 

(599,221

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.58875% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires, July 2012

 

USD

46,800

 

 

(3,520,817

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.07625% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Citibank NA
Expires, August 2012

 

USD

91,000

 

 

5,027,200

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.10531% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires, August 2012

 

USD

21,600

 

 

1,217,893

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.0565% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Bank of America BISD Dealer
Expires, August 2012

 

USD

54,600

 

 

2,973,687

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.9034% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Barclay Bank
Expires, September 2012

 

USD

35,000

 

 

1,696,003

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.32% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Citibank NA
Expires, November 2012

 

USD

11,700

 

 

289,242

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.25% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires, November 2012

 

USD

2,925

 

 

63,707

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.4062% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financial
Expires, November 2012

 

USD

44,100

 

 

1,254,251

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.2424% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financial
Expires, December 2012

 

USD

50,000

 

 

(1,065,442

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.46125% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires, March 2013

 

USD

5,900

 

 

81,717

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.48375% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires, March 2013

 

USD

5,900

 

 

75,850

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.66375% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Citibank NA
Expires, April 2013

 

USD

7,500

 

 

(41,204

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.665% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Expires, April 2013

 

USD

12,700

 

 

(69,028

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.51% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Citibank NA
Expires, October 2014

 

USD

13,800

 

 

(377,820

)


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.39919% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires, October 2014

 

USD

27,500

 

$

(575,945

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.005% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires, October 2014

 

USD

10,500

 

 

584,479

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.5% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires, May 2015

 

USD

3,000

 

 

(73,263

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.3715% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LBR Muni Swap Index
Broker, USB Warburg
Expires, June 2015

 

USD

5,200

 

 

86,209

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.67% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires, September 2015

 

USD

8,000

 

 

275,175

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.723% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires, July 2016

 

USD

5,200

 

 

545,239

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.295% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, USB Warburg
Expires, February 2017

 

USD

12,000

 

 

896,493

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.071% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, USB Warburg
Expires, March 2017

 

USD

5,000

 

 

(294,676

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.25% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires, April 2017

 

USD

800

 

 

57,555

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.85% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires, June 2017

 

USD

1,000

 

 

(117,381

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.74% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires, June 2017

 

USD

1,400

 

 

(152,583

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.55451% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires, June 2017

 

USD

1,800

 

 

(169,177

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.6425% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Citibank NA
Expires, July 2017

 

USD

7,200

 

 

(733,143

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.155% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Citibank NA
Expires, September 2017

 

USD

12,000

 

 

(773,723

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.04015% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires, September 2017

 

USD

12,500

 

 

(692,454

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.26054% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc.
Expires, September 2017

 

USD

5,700

 

 

(415,517

)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.307% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires, October 2017

 

USD

6,000

 

$

(458,903

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.3075% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Barclays Bank, PLC-London
Expires, October 2017

 

USD

15,300

 

 

(1,171,275

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.01387% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires, November 2017

 

USD

10,000

 

 

(530,574

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.115% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financial
Expires, March 2018

 

USD

7,300

 

 

(446,197

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.135% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Barclays Bank, PLC-London
Expires, April 2018

 

USD

5,949

 

 

(105,215

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.411% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires, August 2022

 

USD

9,405

 

 

788,547

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.411% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires, April 2027

 

USD

1,550

 

 

132,239

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.365% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Bank of America BISD Dealer
Expires, September 2027

 

USD

8,900

 

 

(707,600

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.09% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Citibank NA
Expires, December 2027

 

USD

3,600

 

 

(158,169

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.0605% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Citibank NA
Expires, December 2037

 

USD

6,900

 

 

(251,570

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.06276% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Citibank NA
Expires, December 2037

 

USD

1,400

 

 

(51,468

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.0639% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financial
Expires, December 2037

 

USD

1,400

 

 

(51,714

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.785% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Citibank NA
Expires, January 2038

 

USD

2,100

 

 

16,193

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.601% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financial
Expires, January 2038

 

USD

5,000

 

 

185,173

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.8325% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc.
Expires, January 2038

 

USD

6,100

 

 

(4,226

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.29750% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Citibank NA
Expires, February 2038

 

USD

700

 

 

52,057

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.14% and pay a floating

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rate based on 6-month British Pound Sterling LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires, April 2013

 

GBP

2,100

 

$

(34,470

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.29375% and pay a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

floating rate based on 6-month USD LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires, April 2013

 

GBP

2,100

 

 

(19,036

)

               

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,908,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Financial futures contracts purchased as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration
Date

 

 

Face
Value

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

54

 

 

Euro-BOBL

 

Eurex

 

June 2008

 

$

9,222,764

 

$

(180,800

)

65

 

 

Euro-BOBL

 

Eurex

 

June 2008

 

 

11,547,057

 

 

(287,184

)

10

 

 

Euro Dollar

 

Chicago

 

June 2008

 

 

2,433,031

 

 

95

 

60

 

 

Euro Dollar

 

Chicago

 

December 2008

 

 

14,649,177

 

 

(84,177

)

109

 

 

Euro Dollar

 

Chicago

 

June 2009

 

 

26,435,449

 

 

(49,274

)

237

 

 

10-Year
U.S. Treasury Bond

 

Chicago

 

June 2008

 

 

27,700,833

 

 

(253,271

)

1,237

 

 

30-Year
U.S. Treasury Bond

 

Chicago

 

June 2008

 

 

144,347,284

 

 

246,419

 

 

Total Net Unrealized Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(608,192

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration
Date

 

 

Face
Value

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

119

 

 

Euro Dollar

 

Chicago

 

June 2010

 

$

28,669,289

 

$

63,176

 

438

 

 

Future
2-Year
U.S. Treasury Bond

 

Chicago

 

June 2008

 

 

94,030,773

 

 

873,648

 

1,859

 

 

5-Year
U.S. Treasury Bond

 

Chicago

 

June 2008

 

 

210,188,983

 

 

2,010,029

 

                             

Total Net Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,945,853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

 

EUR

Euro

 

GBP

British Pound


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments April 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT)

 

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed
Certificates Series 2005-FF2 Class M2, 3.335%,
3/25/35 (a)

 

$

5,890

 

$

3,828,500

 

GSAA Home Equity Trust Series 2005-1 Class AF2,
4.316%, 11/25/34 (a)

 

 

3,960

 

 

3,808,003

 

Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust
Series 2005-OP2 Class M1, 3.325%, 10/25/35 (a)

 

 

1,875

 

 

1,350,000

 

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1996-20E Class 1, 7.60%, 5/01/16

 

 

529

 

 

551,530

 

Series 1996-20F Class 1, 7.55%, 6/01/16

 

 

718

 

 

748,664

 

Series 1996-20G Class 1, 7.70%, 7/01/16

 

 

518

 

 

541,757

 

Series 1996-20H Class 1, 7.25%, 8/01/16

 

 

757

 

 

787,529

 

Series 1996-20K Class 1, 6.95%, 11/01/16

 

 

1,338

 

 

1,388,089

 

Series 1997-20C Class 1, 7.15%, 3/01/17

 

 

528

 

 

549,947

 

Sterling Bank Trust Series 2004-2 Class Note, 2.081%,
3/30/30 (b)

 

 

9,005

 

 

292,647

 

Sterling Coofs Trust Series 1, 2.362%, 4/15/29 (b)

 

 

12,999

 

 

589,007

 

               

Total Asset-Backed Securities—3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

14,435,673

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Diversified Financial Services—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Structured Asset Repackaged Trust, 4.394%, 1/21/10

 

 

1,973

 

 

1,943,830

 

               

Total Corporate Bonds—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

1,943,830

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Fannie Mae Guaranteed Pass-Through Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 4/01/19—5/15/38 (c)(d)(h)

 

 

53,252

 

 

52,444,041

 

5.50%, 6/01/21—5/15/38 (c)(d)(h)

 

 

165,045

 

 

166,252,291

 

5.97%, 8/01/16 (a)

 

 

3,125

 

 

3,289,413

 

6.00%, 10/01/36—5/15/38 (c)(d)

 

 

36,120

 

 

36,945,430

 

6.50%, 7/01/36—5/15/38 (c)(d)

 

 

39,296

 

 

40,671,800

 

7.50%, 2/01/22

 

 

(g)

 

234

 

8.00%, 5/01/08—5/01/22

 

 

17

 

 

17,809

 

9.50%, 1/01/19—9/01/19

 

 

4

 

 

4,108

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage Participation Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.934%, 10/01/34 (a)

 

 

794

 

 

798,012

 

5.50%, 12/01/21—3/01/22 (h)

 

 

8,066

 

 

8,220,070

 

6.01%, 11/01/17 (a)

 

 

26

 

 

25,794

 

6.037%, 1/01/35 (a)(h)

 

 

391

 

 

390,806

 

6.50%, 5/15/38 (d)

 

 

100

 

 

103,563

 

8.00%, 11/01/15

 

 

7

 

 

7,363

 

9.00%, 9/01/20 (h)

 

 

114

 

 

124,651

 

Ginnie Mae MBS Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 5/15/38—6/15/38 (d)

 

 

6,000

 

 

6,066,876

 

6.50%, 5/15/38—6/15/38 (d)

 

 

10,800

 

 

11,194,875

 

7.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

35

 

 

36,887

 

7.50%, 8/15/21—12/15/23

 

 

373

 

 

401,096

 

8.00%, 10/15/22—2/15/29

 

 

179

 

 

195,487

 

9.00%, 6/15/18—9/15/21

 

 

15

 

 

15,948

 

               

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities—75.3%

 

 

 

 

 

327,206,554

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities—
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Fannie Mae Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 7 Class 2, 8.50%, 4/01/17 (b)

 

$

9

 

$

1,919

 

Series 19 Class F, 8.50%, 3/15/20

 

 

173

 

 

182,934

 

Series 89 Class 2, 8%, 10/01/18 (b)

 

 

19

 

 

3,386

 

Series 94 Class 2, 9.50%, 8/01/21 (b)

 

 

6

 

 

1,678

 

Series 203 Class 1, 0%, 2/01/23 (e)

 

 

39

 

 

31,038

 

Series 228 Class 1, 0%, 6/01/23 (e)

 

 

28

 

 

23,439

 

Series 273 Class 1, 0%, 8/01/26 (e)

 

 

214

 

 

168,248

 

Series 328 Class 1, 0%, 12/01/32 (e)

 

 

4,123

 

 

3,228,859

 

Series 338 Class 1, 0%, 7/01/33 (e)

 

 

3,402

 

 

2,619,626

 

Series 1990-123 Class M, 1.01%, 10/25/20 (b)

 

 

38

 

 

912

 

Series 1990-136 Class S, 0.015%, 11/25/20 (b)

 

 

23,018

 

 

30,297

 

Series 1991-7 Class J, 0%, 2/25/21 (e)

 

 

38

 

 

31,225

 

Series 1991-38 Class F, 8.325%, 4/25/21 (a)

 

 

42

 

 

43,612

 

Series 1991-38 Class N, 1.009%, 4/25/21 (b)

 

 

32

 

 

254

 

Series 1991-38 Class SA, 10.186%, 4/25/21 (a)

 

 

42

 

 

44,747

 

Series 1991-46 Class S, 1.403%, 5/25/21 (b)

 

 

172

 

 

5,303

 

Series 1991-87 Class S, 18.981%, 8/25/21 (a)

 

 

111

 

 

141,410

 

Series 1991-99 Class L, 0.93%, 8/25/21 (b)

 

 

215

 

 

4,286

 

Series 1991-139 Class PT, 0.648%, 10/25/21 (b)

 

 

412

 

 

6,409

 

Series 1991-167 Class D, 0%, 10/25/17 (e)

 

 

37

 

 

36,081

 

Series 1993-51 Class E, 0%, 2/25/23 (e)

 

 

127

 

 

103,814

 

Series 1993-70 Class A, 0%, 5/25/23 (e)

 

 

22

 

 

18,809

 

Series 1993-72 Class S, 8.75%, 5/25/08 (a)

 

 

12

 

 

11,798

 

Series 1993-93 Class S, 8.50%, 5/25/08 (a)

 

 

3

 

 

3,401

 

Series 1993-170 Class SC, 9%, 9/25/08 (a)

 

 

3

 

 

2,593

 

Series 1993-196 Class SC, 9.334%, 10/25/08 (a)

 

 

78

 

 

79,144

 

Series 1993-199 Class SB, 2.625%, 10/25/23 (b)

 

 

2,018

 

 

203,950

 

Series 1993-214 Class SH, 10.773%, 12/25/08 (a)

 

 

52

 

 

53,496

 

Series 1993-247 Class SN, 10%, 12/25/23 (a)

 

 

828

 

 

961,291

 

Series 1993-249 Class B, 0%, 11/25/23 (e)

 

 

1,839

 

 

1,562,444

 

Series 1994-33 Class SG, 3.225%, 3/25/09 (b)

 

 

386

 

 

7,263

 

Series 1996-68 Class SC, 2.257%, 1/25/24 (b)

 

 

1,676

 

 

91,554

 

Series 1997-50 Class SI, 1.20%, 4/25/23 (b)

 

 

612

 

 

22,045

 

Series 1997-90 Class M, 6%, 1/25/28 (b)

 

 

12,232

 

 

2,635,097

 

Series 1999-W4 Class IO, 6.50%, 12/25/28 (b)

 

 

585

 

 

101,341

 

Series 1999-W4 Class PO, 0%, 2/25/29 (e)

 

 

313

 

 

186,088

 

Series 2002-13 Class PR, 0%, 3/25/32 (e)

 

 

824

 

 

598,908

 

Series 2003-9 Class BI, 5.50%, 10/25/22 (b)

 

 

3,567

 

 

414,105

 

Series 2003-32 Class VT, 6%, 9/25/15

 

 

6,780

 

 

6,959,948

 

Series 2003-51 Class IE, 5.50%, 4/25/26 (b)

 

 

1,669

 

 

29,851

 

Series 2003-55 Class GI, 5%, 7/25/19 (b)

 

 

4,515

 

 

358,096

 

Series 2003-66 Class CI, 5%, 7/25/33 (b)

 

 

5,367

 

 

1,187,749

 

Series 2003-88 Class TI, 4.50%, 11/25/13 (b)

 

 

2,767

 

 

48,729

 

Series 2003-122 Class IC, 5%, 9/25/18 (b)

 

 

3,741

 

 

312,941

 

Series 2003-135 Class PB, 6%, 1/25/34

 

 

12,264

 

 

12,252,522

 

Series 2004-13 Class IG, 5%, 10/25/22 (b)

 

 

2,666

 

 

56,316

 

Series 2004-28 Class PB, 6%, 8/25/28

 

 

3,278

 

 

3,314,790

 

Series 2004-29 Class HC, 7.50%, 7/25/30

 

 

2,030

 

 

2,142,953

 

Series 2004-31 Class ZG, 7.50%, 5/25/34

 

 

2,472

 

 

2,987,875

 

Series 2004-90 Class JH, 1.828%, 11/25/34 (b)

 

 

27,253

 

 

2,314,075

 

Series 2005-43 Class IC, 6%, 3/25/34 (b)

 

 

837

 

 

82,918

 

Series 2005-55 Class SB, 1.278%, 7/25/35 (b)

 

 

11,627

 

 

1,185,507

 

Series 2005-68 Class PC, 5.50%, 7/25/35

 

 

2,354

 

 

2,403,432

 

Series 2005-73 Class DS, 10.023%, 8/25/35 (a)

 

 

5,398

 

 

5,583,943

 

Series 2005-73 Class ST, 1.258%, 8/25/35 (b)

 

 

12,522

 

 

1,192,632

 

Series 2006-2 Class KP, 0%, 2/25/35 (a)(e)

 

 

1,221

 

 

902,138

 

Series 2006-36 Class SP, 1.828%, 5/25/36 (b)

 

 

47,112

 

 

4,611,432

 

Series 2006-38 Class Z, 5%, 5/25/36

 

 

1,282

 

 

1,274,954

 

Series 2006-101 Class SA, 3.204%, 10/25/36 (b)

 

 

34,707

 

 

2,631,053

 

Series 20068 Class WL, 3.874%, 3/25/36 (b)

 

 

6,534

 

 

589,030

 

Series 2007-32 Class SH, 2.985%, 4/25/37 (b)

 

 

7,278

 

 

673,596

 

Series 2007-88 Class SA, 0%, 8/25/35 (b)

 

 

4,930

 

 

90,986

 

Series 2008-9 Class SA, 4.105%, 2/25/38 (b)

 

 

22,107

 

 

2,200,375

 

Series G-7 Class S,116.20%, 3/25/21 (a)

 

 

(g)

 

5,767

 

Series G-10 Class S, 0.575%, 5/25/21 (b)

 

 

920

 

 

17,171

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

39



 

 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT)

 

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities—
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Fannie Mae Trust—(concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series G-12 Class S, 0.608%, 5/25/21 (b)

 

$

790

 

$

15,662

 

Series G-17 Class S, 0.58%, 6/25/21 (b)

 

 

478

 

 

8,491

 

Series G-33 Class PV, 1.078%, 10/25/21 (b)

 

 

611

 

 

16,051

 

Series G-49 Class S,732.55%, 12/25/21 (a)

 

 

(g)

 

3,119

 

Series G-50 Class G, 1.159%, 12/25/21 (b)

 

 

399

 

 

6,672

 

Series G92-12 Class C, 1.017%, 2/25/22 (b)

 

 

474

 

 

11,628

 

Series G92-5 Class H, 9%, 1/25/22 (b)

 

 

177

 

 

42,927

 

Series G92-59 Class S, 5.023%, 10/25/22 (a)(b)

 

 

3,396

 

 

538,305

 

Series G92-60 Class SB, 1.60%, 10/25/22 (b)

 

 

513

 

 

23,895

 

Series G93-2 Class KB, 0%, 1/25/23 (e)

 

 

278

 

 

220,933

 

Freddie Mac Multiclass Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 19 Class R, 9.757%, 3/15/20 (b)

 

 

17

 

 

2,758

 

Series 40 Class K, 6.50%, 8/17/24

 

 

680

 

 

714,375

 

Series 60 Class HS, 1.125%, 4/25/24 (b)

 

 

1,046

 

 

6,104

 

Series 75 Class R, 9.50%, 1/15/21

 

 

(g)

 

4

 

Series 75 Class RS,18.277%, 1/15/21

 

 

(g)

 

4

 

Series 173 Class R, 9%, 11/15/21

 

 

22

 

 

22

 

Series 173 Class RS, 9.096%, 11/15/21

 

 

(g)

 

22

 

Series 176 Class M, 1.01%, 7/15/21 (b)

 

 

47

 

 

1,002

 

Series 192 Class U, 1.009%, 2/15/22 (b)

 

 

5

 

 

110

 

Series 200 Class R,98.523%, 12/15/22 (b)

 

 

2

 

 

25

 

Series 204 Class IO, 6%, 5/01/29 (b)

 

 

1,639

 

 

366,388

 

Series 1043 Class H, 0.022%, 2/15/21 (b)

 

 

12,823

 

 

22,609

 

Series 1054 Class I, 0.435%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

 

138

 

 

1,826

 

Series 1056 Class KD, 1.085%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

 

112

 

 

2,824

 

Series 1057 Class J, 1.008%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

 

152

 

 

3,211

 

Series 1148 Class E, 0.593%, 10/15/21 (a)(b)

 

 

388

 

 

6,571

 

Series 1160 Class F,29.476%, 10/15/21 (a)

 

 

30

 

 

46,721

 

Series 1179 Class O, 1.009%, 11/15/21 (b)

 

 

63

 

 

412

 

Series 1418 Class M, 0%, 11/15/22 (e)

 

 

141

 

 

114,060

 

Series 1571 Class G, 0%, 8/15/23 (e)

 

 

577

 

 

449,031

 

Series 1598 Class J, 6.50%, 10/15/08

 

 

599

 

 

598,380

 

Series 1616 Class SB, 8.50%, 11/15/08 (a)

 

 

43

 

 

43,095

 

Series 1691 Class B, 0%, 3/15/24 (e)

 

 

1,888

 

 

1,560,100

 

Series 1706 Class IA, 7%, 10/15/23 (b)

 

 

97

 

 

2,480

 

Series 1720 Class PK, 7.50%, 1/15/24 (b)

 

 

43

 

 

1,888

 

Series 1739 Class B, 0%, 2/15/24 (e)

 

 

162

 

 

152,794

 

Series 1914 Class PC, 0.75%, 12/15/11(b)

 

 

2,109

 

 

18,082

 

Series 1961 Class H, 6.50%, 5/15/12

 

 

261

 

 

266,318

 

Series 2218 Class Z, 8.50%, 3/15/30

 

 

9,413

 

 

10,294,554

 

Series 2296 Class SA, 2.139%, 3/15/16 (b)

 

 

627

 

 

50,016

 

Series 2369 Class SU, 3.248%, 10/15/31 (b)

 

 

4,408

 

 

481,743

 

Series 2431 Class Z, 6.50%, 6/15/32

 

 

11,903

 

 

12,389,545

 

Series 2444 Class ST, 2.359%, 9/15/29 (b)

 

 

286

 

 

10,020

 

Series 2542 Class MX, 5.50%, 5/15/22 (b)

 

 

1,256

 

 

202,636

 

Series 2542 Class UC, 6%, 12/15/22

 

 

10,200

 

 

10,827,884

 

Series 2545 Class NI, 5.50%, 3/15/22 (b)

 

 

2,175

 

 

281,348

 

Series 2559 Class IO, 5%, 8/15/30 (b)

 

 

437

 

 

7,169

 

Series 2561 Class EW, 5%, 9/15/16 (b)

 

 

3,413

 

 

239,377

 

Series 2562 Class PG, 5%, 1/15/18

 

 

2,475

 

 

2,511,076

 

Series 2564 Class NC, 5%, 2/15/33

 

 

928

 

 

865,661

 

Series 2611 Class QI, 5.50%, 9/15/32 (b)

 

 

9,738

 

 

1,716,410

 

Series 2630 Class PI, 5%, 8/15/28 (b)

 

 

4,592

 

 

512,439

 

Series 2647 Class IV, 1.959%, 7/15/33 (b)

 

 

16,307

 

 

3,175,387

 

Series 2653 Class MI, 5%, 4/15/26 (b)

 

 

2,786

 

 

330,326

 

Series 2658 Class PI, 4.50%, 6/15/13 (b)

 

 

1,911

 

 

23,102

 

Series 2672 Class TQ, 5%, 3/15/23 (b)

 

 

1,818

 

 

33,197

 

Series 2687 Class IL, 5%, 9/15/18 (b)

 

 

3,633

 

 

263,226

 

Series 2693 Class IB, 4.50%, 6/15/13 (b)

 

 

1,486

 

 

16,440

 

Series 2694 Class LI, 4.50%, 7/15/19 (b)

 

 

2,081

 

 

152,249

 

Series 2750 Class TC, 5.25%, 2/15/34

 

 

2,050

 

 

2,022,762

 

Series 2758 Class KV, 5.50%, 5/15/23

 

 

11,221

 

 

11,371,914

 

Series 2765 Class UA, 4%, 3/15/11

 

 

1,573

 

 

1,592,377

 

Series 2769 Class SQ, 7.102%, 2/15/34 (a)

 

 

4,359

 

 

2,954,312

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities—
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Freddie Mac Multiclass Certificates—(concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2773 Class OX, 5%, 2/15/18 (b)

 

$

3,951

 

$

401,164

 

Series 2780 Class SM, 1.348%, 4/15/34 (b)

 

 

16,011

 

 

1,022,117

 

Series 2806 Class VC, 6%, 12/15/19

 

 

3,121

 

 

3,208,408

 

Series 2825 Class NI, 5.50%, 3/15/30 (b)

 

 

6,727

 

 

1,252,246

 

Series 2827 Class SR, 1.348%, 1/15/22 (b)

 

 

10,352

 

 

734,543

 

Series 2840 Class SK,10.947%, 8/15/34 (a)

 

 

2,101

 

 

1,684,058

 

Series 2861 Class AX, 7.028%, 9/15/34 (a)

 

 

605

 

 

578,620

 

Series 2865 Class SR, 1.908%, 10/15/33 (b)

 

 

17,570

 

 

3,108,931

 

Series 2865 Class SV, 2.753%, 10/15/33 (b)

 

 

11,899

 

 

2,308,216

 

Series 2927 Class BZ, 5.50%, 2/15/35

 

 

2,379

 

 

2,129,731

 

Series 2933 Class SL, 2.914%, 2/15/35 (b)

 

 

2,166

 

 

218,539

 

Series 2949 Class IO, 5.50%, 3/15/35 (b)

 

 

1,610

 

 

280,436

 

Series 2990 Class WR, 1.929%, 6/15/35 (b)

 

 

30,784

 

 

2,388,243

 

Series 3010 Class SC,10.464%, 3/15/34

 

 

1,432

 

 

1,489,002

 

Series 3061 Class BD, 7.50%, 11/15/35

 

 

3,695

 

 

3,914,949

 

Series 3122 Class IS, 2.048%, 3/15/36 (b)

 

 

84,722

 

 

8,313,492

 

Series 3167 Class SX,22.414%, 6/15/36 (a)

 

 

1,111

 

 

1,046,511

 

Series 3225 Class EY, 1.638%, 10/15/36 (b)

 

 

84,843

 

 

6,955,468

 

Series 3299 Class TI, 5%, 4/15/37 (b)

 

 

3,271

 

 

598,301

 

Series 3404 Class AS, 1.454%, 1/15/38 (b)

 

 

26,174

 

 

2,026,524

 

Series T-11 Class A9, 2.274%, 1/25/28 (a)

 

 

3,814

 

 

3,414,675

 

Series T-8 Class A10, 0%, 11/15/28 (e)

 

 

213

 

 

169,010

 

Ginnie Mae Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1996-5 Class Z, 7%, 5/16/26

 

 

955

 

 

1,001,991

 

Series 2001-33 Class PB, 6.50%, 7/20/31

 

 

1,586

 

 

1,633,305

 

Series 2003-58 Class IT, 5.50%, 7/20/33 (b)

 

 

1,772

 

 

203,621

 

Series 2003-89 Class SA, 0.84%, 10/16/33 (b)

 

 

15,338

 

 

934,737

 

Series 2004-18 Class VC, 5%, 3/16/15

 

 

6,901

 

 

6,992,906

 

Series 2004-39 Class ID, 5%, 5/20/33 (b)

 

 

1,500

 

 

428,080

 

Series 2004-89 Class PE, 6%, 10/20/34

 

 

3,943

 

 

4,198,789

 

Series 2005-18 Class SL, 1.203%, 2/20/35 (b)

 

 

14,621

 

 

977,734

 

Series 2005-47 Class SP, 0.853%, 8/20/32 (b)

 

 

18,199

 

 

948,479

 

               

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities—Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—46.3%

 

 

 

 

 

201,230,478

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—24.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABN AMRO Mortgage Corp., Series 2003-4 Class A2,
5.50%, 3/25/33 (b)

 

 

695

 

 

11,927

 

Banc of America Funding Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2007-2 Class 1A19, 0%, 3/25/37 (b)

 

 

105,081

 

 

2,012,826

 

Series 2007-5 Class 4A3, 3.655%, 7/25/37 (a)

 

 

36,024

 

 

3,359,193

 

Banc of America Mortgage Securities Inc. Series
2003-3 Class 1AIO, 0.286%, 5/25/18 (b)

 

 

219,268

 

 

1,746,890

 

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Series 2007-AC2
Class X, 0.25%, 3/25/37 (b)

 

 

24,127

 

 

240,635

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. Series 2005-12
Class 1A2, 1.615%, 8/25/35 (b)

 

 

23,304

 

 

784,546

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust, (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 40 Class R, 0.58%, 4/01/18

 

 

316

 

 

316

 

Series 42 Class R, 6%, 10/01/14

 

 

50

 

 

3,226

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-28CB Class 1A5, 5.50%, 8/25/35

 

 

3,809

 

 

3,694,352

 

Series 2005-56 Class 1A1, 3.625%, 11/25/35 (a)

 

 

4,970

 

 

4,042,653

 

Series 2005-72 Class A2, 3.255%, 1/25/36 (a)

 

 

4,322

 

 

2,679,797

 

Series 2005-79C Class A2, 0%, 1/25/36 (b)

 

 

133,577

 

 

4,884,679

 

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust (e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2003-26 Class PO, 0%, 8/25/33

 

 

5,023

 

 

3,244,625

 

Series 2003-J4 Class PO, 0%, 6/25/33

 

 

1,008

 

 

752,155

 

Series 2003-J5 Class PO, 0%, 7/25/33

 

 

1,321

 

 

852,948

 

Series 2003-J8 Class PO, 0%, 9/25/23

 

 

1,115

 

 

772,959

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

40

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

 



 

 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT)

 

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

               

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deutsche Alt-A Securities Inc Mortgage Series 2006-AR5
Class 22A, 5.50%, 10/25/21

 

$

2,005

 

$

1,834,770

 

Drexel Burnham Lambert CMO Trust (e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series K Class 1, 0%, 9/23/17

 

 

19

 

 

18,610

 

Series V Class 1, 0%, 9/01/18

 

 

224

 

 

195,974

 

First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series C Class I-O,10.965%, 4/25/17

 

 

74

 

 

16,773

 

Series 2005-FA7 Class 1A7, 0%, 10/25/35

 

 

69,162

 

 

2,467,641

 

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities (b)
Series 2005-FA9 Class A2, 0%, 12/25/35

 

 

168,780

 

 

5,538,383

 

Series 2006-FA2 Class 1A4, 0.628%, 5/25/36

 

 

40,230

 

 

2,087,346

 

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust Series 1998-5 Class IO,
0.97%, 6/19/27 (b)

 

 

7,126

 

 

140,284

 

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-4
Class 2A1A, 2.698%, 5/19/47 (a)

 

 

5,114

 

 

4,009,828

 

Homebanc Mortgage Trust Series 2005-4 Class A1,
2.663%, 10/25/35 (a)

 

 

5,487

 

 

4,443,211

 

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-AR33
Class 4AX, 0.165%, 1/25/37 (b)

 

 

148,652

 

 

599,706

 

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust Series 2006-S1
Class 3A1A, 5.35%, 3/25/36 (a)

 

 

2,928

 

 

2,938,638

 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-S1 Class 2A1, 8%, 1/25/35

 

 

6,187

 

 

6,641,960

 

Series 2006-A7 Class 2A2, 5.816%, 1/25/37 (a)

 

 

1,580

 

 

1,557,918

 

Kidder Peabody Acceptance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1993-1 Class A6, 11.245%, 8/25/23 (a)

 

 

106

 

 

109,254

 

Series B Class A2, 9.50%, 4/22/18 (b)

 

 

55

 

 

11,524

 

Luminent Mortgage Trust Series 2006-A1 Class 2A1,
3.065%, 12/25/36 (a)

 

 

4,796

 

 

3,646,838

 

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust Series 2004-3
Class 3AX, 0.977%, 4/25/34 (b)

 

 

22,025

 

 

227,455

 

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2003-7 Class 4A3, 8%, 11/25/18

 

 

1,409

 

 

1,509,933

 

Series 2003-9 Class 15X2, 6%, 1/25/19 (b)

 

 

1,261

 

 

276,230

 

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust Series 2004-3
Class 4A15, 0%, 3/25/34 (e)

 

 

314

 

 

79,072

 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2004-3
Class 1AX, 5%, 5/25/19 (b)

 

 

1,469

 

 

211,702

 

Painewebber CMO Trust Series 88M,13.80%, 9/01/18

 

 

13

 

 

0

 

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-QS16 Class A2, 0%, 11/25/35 (b)

 

 

135,268

 

 

3,493,779

 

Series 2006-Q03 Class A1, 3.105%, 4/25/46 (a)

 

 

3,072

 

 

2,392,883

 

Series 2006-Q04 Class 2A2, 3.135%, 4/25/46 (a)

 

 

3,283

 

 

1,805,449

 

Residential Asset Securitization Trust Series 2005-A15
Class 1A8, 0%, 2/25/36 (e)

 

 

983

 

 

426,112

 

Residential Funding Securities LLC Series 2003-RM2
Class AI5, 8.50%, 5/25/33

 

 

9,409

 

 

10,127,250

 

Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2005-2 Class XA,
0.998%, 3/20/35 (a)(b)

 

 

54,628

 

 

845,096

 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2004-11 Class A, 6.571%, 8/25/34 (a)

 

 

2,180

 

 

2,184,777

 

Series 2005-18 Class 7AX, 5.50%, 9/25/35 (b)

 

 

5,097

 

 

510,320

 

Series 2005-20 Class 3AX, 5.50%, 10/25/35 (b)

 

 

3,852

 

 

549,937

 

Series 2006-2 Class 4AX, 5.50%, 3/25/36 (b)

 

 

13,103

 

 

1,919,705

 

Series 2006-7 Class 3AS, 2.374%, 8/25/36 (b)

 

 

41,915

 

 

3,705,680

 

Structured Mortgage Asset Residential Trust Series
1993-3C Class CX, 0%, 4/25/24 (e)

 

 

12

 

 

11,492

 

Summit Mortgage Trust Series 2000-1 Class B1,
6.68%, 12/28/12 (a)

 

 

8

 

 

8,039

 

Vendee Mortgage Trust Series 1999-2 Class 1IO,
0.052%, 5/15/29 (b)

 

 

81,912

 

 

203,896

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series
2005-AR4 Class A3, 4.585%, 4/25/35 (a)

 

 

3,000

 

 

2,997,399

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

               

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-8 Class 1A4, 1.215%, 10/25/35 (b)

 

$

8,882

 

$

252,089

 

Series 2005-9 Class CP, 0%, 11/25/35 (e)

 

 

931

 

 

649,132

 

Series 2007-1 Class 1A3, 3.265%, 2/25/37 (a)

 

 

7,681

 

 

6,031,124

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

105,760,936

 

               

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series
1997-C1 Class AX, 1.672%, 6/20/29 (b)

 

 

5,492

 

 

260,623

 

Commercial Mortgage Acceptance Corp. Series
1997-ML1 Class IO, 0.705%, 12/15/30 (b)

 

 

17,561

 

 

466,065

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates Series
2007-C2 Class A3, 5.542%, 1/15/49 (a)

 

 

2,420

 

 

2,363,354

 

First Union-Lehman Brothers Commercial Mortgage
Series 1997-C2 Class D, 7.12%, 11/18/29

 

 

3,500

 

 

3,732,926

 

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.
Series 1997-C1 Class X, 1.34%, 7/15/29 (b)

 

 

23

 

 

1,117

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 1997-HF1 Class X,
3.438%, 7/15/29 (b)

 

 

73

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,824,089

 

               

Total Non-U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities—25.9%

 

 

 

 

 

112,585,025

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Federal Housing Administration,
General Motors Acceptance Corp. Projects,
   Series 56, 7.43%, 11/01/22

 

 

351

 

 

358,449

 

Merrill Projects, Series 54, 7.43%, 2/01/23 (i)

 

 

2

 

 

2,666

 

Reilly Project, Series 41, 8.28%, 3/01/20

 

 

739

 

 

754,088

 

USGI Projects, Series 87, 7.43%, 12/01/22

 

 

79

 

 

79,875

 

USGI Projects, Series 99, 7.43%, 6/01/21

 

 

5,353

 

 

5,460,489

 

USGI Projects, Series 99, 7.43%, 10/01/23

 

 

81

 

 

83,577

 

USGI Projects, Series 99, 7.43%, 10/01/23

 

 

243

 

 

247,301

 

Overseas Private Investment Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.09%, 5/29/12

 

 

331

 

 

333,658

 

4.30%, 5/29/12 (a)

 

 

929

 

 

979,767

 

4.64%, 5/29/12

 

 

699

 

 

747,775

 

4.68%, 5/29/12

 

 

395

 

 

400,896

 

4.87%, 5/29/12

 

 

2,999

 

 

3,239,370

 

5.40%, 5/29/12 (a)

 

 

358

 

 

366,750

 

Resolution Funding Corp., 0%, 4/15/30 (c)

 

 

13,000

 

 

4,564,455

 

Small Business Administration Series 1, 1%, 4/01/15 (b)

 

 

4,621

 

 

46,210

 

U.S. Treasury Strips, 0%, 11/15/24 (c)

 

 

40,000

 

 

18,491,520

 

               

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations—8.3%

 

 

 

 

 

36,156,846

 

               

Total Long-Term Securities
(Cost—$667,199,926)—159.5%

 

 

 

 

 

693,558,406

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

U.S. Government Obligations—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.75%, 5/01/08

 

 

5,400

 

 

5,400,000

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 2.13%, 5/02/08

 

 

5,000

 

 

4,999,704

 

               

Borrowed Bond Agreement—4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers Inc., 2% to 12/31/2008

 

 

21,187

 

 

21,187,306

 

               

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost—$31,587,010)—7.3%

 

 

 

 

 

31,587,010

 

               

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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41



 

 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT)

 

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts+

 

Value

 

           

Interest Rate Swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive (pay) a variable return based on the
change in the since inception of the MSCI Daily
Total Return Net Emerging Market India Index and
pay a floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR,
expiring May 2012 at USD 5.725, Broker Lehman
Brothers Special Finance (f)

 

 

31

 

$

2,287,863

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.39% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring March
2012, Broker Lehman Brothers Special Finance (f)

 

 

7

 

 

479,588

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.47% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2012,
Broker Bank of America NA (f)

 

 

12

 

 

799,688

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.495% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2012,
Credit Suisse International (f)

 

 

31

 

 

1,438,521

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.78% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring August
2010, Broker Deutsche Bank AG (f)

 

 

2

 

 

244,062

 

Receive a fixed rate of 6.025% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring June 2012,
broker Lehman Brothers Special Finance (f)

 

 

8

 

 

724,231

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.39% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring March
2012, Broker Lehman Brothers Special Finance (f)

 

 

7

 

 

379,761

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.47% and receive a floating
rate based 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2012,
Broker Bank of America NA (f)

 

 

12

 

 

532,580

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.495% and received a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2012,
Credit Suisse International (f)

 

 

31

 

 

2,005,900

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.725% and receive a floating
rate based 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2012,
Lehman Brothers Special Finance (f)

 

 

31

 

 

1,224,228

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.78% and receive a floating
rate based 3-month LIBOR, expiring August 2010,
Broker Deutsche Bank AG (f)

 

 

2

 

 

63,515

 

Pay a fixed rate of 6.025% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring June 2012,
broker Lehman Brothers Special Finance (f)

 

 

8

 

 

266,993

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,472,977

 

               

Total Options Purchased
(Cost—$7,829,398)—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

10,446,930

 

               

Total Investments before Borrowed Bond,
TBA Sale Commitments and Options Written
(Cost—$706,616,334*)—169.2%

 

 

 

 

 

735,592,346

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed Bond

 

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

               

U.S. Treasury Note
4.75% 5/31/12

 

$

(19,505

)

 

(20,900,817

)

               

Total Borrowed Bond
(Proceeds—$19,383,094)—(4.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

(20,900,817

)

               

TBA Sale Commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Guaranteed Pass-Through Certificates,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.5%, 6/01/21—5/15/38

 

 

25,400

 

 

(25,563,449

)

6.0%, 10/01/36—5/15/38

 

 

28,600

 

 

(29,256,542

)

6.5%, 7/01/36—5/15/38

 

 

10,800

 

 

(11,180,657

)

               

Total TBA Sale Commitments—(15.2%)
(Proceeds—$65,822,967)

 

 

 

 

 

(66,000,648

)

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Contracts+

 

Value

 

           

Interest Rate Swaps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rated of 4.8% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month USD LIBOR, expiring March 2011,
Goldman Sachs Capital Markets (f)

 

 

125

 

$

(4,379,500

)

Pay a fixed rated of 4.95% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month USD LIBOR, expiring March 2011,
JPMorgan Chase (f)

 

 

76

 

 

(2,279,316

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.4475% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2010, Credit
Suisse International (f)

 

 

19

 

 

(1,097,343

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.485% and receive a floating rate
based on expiring 3-month LIBOR, expiring October 2009,
Broker JPMorgan Chase Bank (f)

 

 

5

 

 

(403,612

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.50% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month USD LIBOR, expiring March 2010,
UBS AG (f)

 

 

62

 

 

(2,509,760

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.50% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month USD LIBOR, expiring September 2011,
Citibank NA (f)

 

 

34

 

 

(2,063,800

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.67% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring January 2010,
Broker Citibank NA (f)

 

 

12

 

 

(1,057,807

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.685% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2010, Lehman
Brothers Special Finance (f)

 

 

19

 

 

(2,423,540

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.88% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring June 2008, Deutsche
Bank AG (f)

 

 

63

 

 

(7,687,646

)

Receive a fixed rated of 5.46% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring August 2008, Broker
JPMorgan Chase Bank (f)

 

 

3

 

 

(313,914

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.46% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring August 2008,
Broker JP Morgan Chase Bank (f)

 

 

3

 

 

(7,950

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.4475% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2010,
Credit Suisse International (f)

 

 

19

 

 

(1,977,144

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.485% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring October
2009, Broker JP Morgan Chase Bank (f)

 

 

5

 

 

(106,299

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.67% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring January 2010,
Broker Citibank NA (f)

 

 

12

 

 

(220,150

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.685% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2010,
Lehman Brothers Special Finance (f)

 

 

19

 

 

(862,907

)

               

Total Options Written
(Premiums received—$11,471,518)—(6.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

(27,390,688

)

               

Total Investments net of Borrowed Bond,
TBA Sale Commitments and Options Written—143.0%

 

 

 

 

 

621,300,193

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(43.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

(186,682,148

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

434,618,045

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

42

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APRIL 30, 2008

 



 

 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT)


 

 

 

 

 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, as of April 30, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

706,764,786

 

 

 

 

     

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

61,315,421

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(32,487,861

)

 

 

 

     

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

28,827,560

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

+

One contract represents a notional amount of $1,000,000.

(a)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. Maturity shown is the final maturity date.

(b)

Represents the interest of a mortgage-backed security and has either a nominal or a notional amount of principal.

(c)

All or a portion of security, have been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date

 

Net Closing
Amount

 

Face
Amount

 

 

                       

 

Lehman
Brothers, Inc.

 

2.40%

 

4/11/08

 

5/13/08

 

$

45,502,802

 

$

45,415,000

 

 

Lehman
Brothers, Inc.

 

2.40%

 

4/16/08

 

5/13/08

 

$

9,686,761

 

$

9,670,000

 

 

Lehman
Brothers, Inc.

 

3.15%

 

2/12/08

 

TBD

 

$

1,150,423

 

$

1,142,625

 

 

Lehman
Brothers, Inc.

 

2.35%

 

4/11/08

 

TBD

 

$

3,520,152

 

$

3,516,250

 

 

JPMorgan
Securities Inc.

 

2.68%

 

3/05/08

 

TBD

 

$

18,578,502

 

$

18,500,000

 

 

                           

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

78,438,640

 

$

78,243,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

     

 

 

(d)

Represents or includes a to-be-announced transaction. The Trust has committed to purchasing securities for which all specific information is not available at this time.

(e)

Represents a principal only portion of a mortgage-backed security.

(f)

This European style swaption, which can be exercised only on the expiration date, represents a standby commitment whereby the writer of the option is obligatied to enter into a predetermined interest rate swap contract upon exercise of the swaption.

(g)

Amount is less than $1,000.

(h)

All or a portion of security held as collateral in connection with financial futures contracts.

(i)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                   

 

Affiliate

 

Purchase
Cost

 

Sale
Cost

 

Realized
Loss

 

Interest
Income

 

 

                   

 

Merrill Projects, Series 54, 7.43%,
2/01/23

 

 

$

49,918

 

 

($2,153

)

$

52,771

 

 

                         

 

Financial future contracts sold as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Expiration
Date

 

 

Face
Value

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

                     

 

 

422

 

30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

June 2008

 

$

50,043,288

 

$

715,444

 

 

1598

 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

June 2008

 

$

186,493,546

 

$

1,425,172

 

 

15

 

5-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

June 2008

 

$

1,682,729

 

$

(2,963

)

 

777

 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

June 2008

 

$

166,808,014

 

$

1,549,826

 

 

185

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

June 2008

 

$

44,462,546

 

$

(550,267

)

 

187

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

September 2008

 

$

44,977,946

 

$

(514,479

)

 

161

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

December 2008

 

$

38,760,811

 

$

(321,939

)

 

150

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

March 2009

 

$

36,063,757

 

$

(309,368

)

 

137

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

June 2009

 

$

32,919,803

 

$

(244,472

)

 

145

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

September 2009

 

$

34,779,866

 

$

(257,572

)

 

78

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

December 2009

 

$

18,832,412

 

$

24,662

 

 

67

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

March 2010

 

$

16,144,215

 

$

11,452

 

 

63

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

June 2010

 

$

15,145,608

 

$

1,195

 

 

63

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

September 2010

 

$

15,123,018

 

$

(655

)

 

38

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

December 2010

 

$

9,136,672

 

$

28,547

 

 

12

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

March 2011

 

$

2,890,313

 

$

16,463

 

 

                     

 

 

Total Net Appreciation

$

1,571,046

 

 

 

   

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps outstanding as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

               

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.38341% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Credit Suisse First Boston International
Expires, July 2009

 

$

200,000

 

$

5,897,582

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.7775% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Citibank N.A.
Expires August 2009

 

$

18,800

 

 

440,721

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.034% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires, December 2009

 

$

16,200

 

 

254,509

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.1% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Finance
Expires, December 2009

 

$

12,600

 

 

212,486

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.05% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Barclays London
Expires, December 2009

 

$

5,600

 

 

89,372

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.535% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Finance
Expires January 2010

 

$

29,300

 

 

(243,958

)

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.31996% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires September 2010

 

$

12,000

 

 

293,848

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.95% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires November 2011

 

$

4,400

 

 

207,300

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.025% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires November 2011

 

$

3,000

 

 

148,499

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.39256% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Credit Suisse First Boston International
Expires June 2012

 

$

64,000

 

 

4,221,222

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.88911% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires August 2014

 

$

19,000

 

 

(706,993

)

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.39919% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires October 2014

 

$

12,500

 

 

(261,777

)

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.8834% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires, March 2015

 

$

25,000

 

 

1,341,811

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

 

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

               

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.925% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD
LBR Municipal Swap Index
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires March 2015

 

$

16,000

 

$

(816,842

)

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.5% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires May 2015

 

$

3,000

 

 

(72,568

)

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.442% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Morgan Stanley Capital Services
Expires, July 2015

 

$

4,500

 

 

92,239

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.94% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires December 2015

 

$

2,800

 

 

324,267

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.87% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month
LBR Muni Swap Index
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires January 2016

 

$

5,500

 

 

251,391

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.723% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires, July 2016

 

$

5,400

 

 

565,348

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.295% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires February 2017

 

$

11,900

 

 

887,942

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.25% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires April 2017

 

$

800

 

 

57,556

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.74% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires June 2017

 

$

1,400

 

 

(152,214

)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

               

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.5451% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires June 2017

 

$

1,800

 

$

(168,454

)

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.85% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires June 2017

 

$

1,000

 

 

(116,941

)

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.505% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Bank of America
Expires August 2017

 

$

165,647

 

 

15,087,278

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.54% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc.
Expires, December 2017

 

$

7,700

 

 

(116,484

)

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.4575% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires January 2018

 

$

2,600

 

 

(22,352

)

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.115% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Finance
Expires March 2018

 

$

7,300

 

 

(461,515

)

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.135% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Barclays London
Expires April 2018

 

$

5,700

 

 

(105,215

)

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.411% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires August 2022

 

$

9,565

 

 

801,382

 

 

               

 

Total

 

 

 

 

$

27,929,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments April 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Sterling Bank Trust Series 2004-2 Class Note,
2.081%, 3/30/30 (a)

 

USD

24,415

 

$

793,482

 

Sterling Coofs Trust Series 1, 2.362%, 4/15/29 (a)

 

 

18,105

 

 

820,403

 

               

Total Asset-Backed Securities—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

1,613,885

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Aerospace & Defense—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHC Helicopter Corp., 7.375%, 5/01/14

 

 

1,715

 

 

1,732,150

 

DRS Technologies, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 11/01/13

 

 

330

 

 

327,525

 

7.625%, 2/01/18

 

 

310

 

 

316,200

 

Hexcel Corp., 6.75%, 2/01/15

 

 

650

 

 

645,937

 

TransDigm, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/14

 

 

570

 

 

582,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,604,637

 

               

Air Freight & Logistics—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 8.375%, 11/15/14

 

 

905

 

 

779,431

 

               

Airlines—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Airlines, Inc. Series 99-1, 7.324%, 4/15/11

 

 

520

 

 

498,888

 

               

Auto Components—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission, 11.25%, 11/01/15 (b)(c)

 

 

825

 

 

727,547

 

Lear Corp., 8.75%, 12/01/16

 

 

1,576

 

 

1,480,500

 

Metaldyne Corp., 10%, 11/01/13 (d)

 

 

1,000

 

 

642,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,850,547

 

               

Automobiles—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp., 4.05%, 6/04/08 (d)

 

 

7,500

 

 

7,501,147

 

Ford Capital BV, 9.50%, 6/01/10

 

 

500

 

 

473,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,974,897

 

               

Building Products—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPG International I, Inc., 10.50%, 7/01/13

 

 

750

 

 

641,250

 

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

 

 

2,590

 

 

2,272,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,913,975

 

               

Capital Markets—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,587,500

 

Marsico Parent Co., LLC, 10.625%, 1/15/16 (e)

 

 

2,652

 

 

2,385,900

 

Marsico Parent Holdco, LLC, 12.50%, 7/15/16 (b)(c)(e)

 

 

947

 

 

852,471

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco, LLC, 14.50%, 1/15/18 (b)(c)(e)

 

 

636

 

 

571,981

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,397,852

 

               

Chemicals—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9%, 2/01/15

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,083,500

 

Ames True Temper, Inc., 6.713%, 1/15/12 (f)

 

 

2,085

 

 

1,717,519

 

Chemtura Corp., 6.875%, 6/01/16

 

 

120

 

 

106,800

 

Huntsman LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/12

 

 

310

 

 

331,584

 

Ineos Group Holdings Plc, 7.875%, 2/15/16 (c)

 

EUR

1,490

 

 

1,739,105

 

Innophos, Inc., 8.875%, 8/15/14

 

USD

2,225

 

 

2,213,875

 

Key Plastics LLC, 11.75%, 3/15/13 (c)

 

 

980

 

 

392,000

 

Terra Capital, Inc. Series B, 7%, 2/01/17

 

 

115

 

 

114,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,698,808

 

               

Commercial Services & Supplies—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/13

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,960,000

 

DI Finance Series B, 9.50%, 2/15/13 (d)

 

 

3,258

 

 

3,359,812

 

FTI Consulting, Inc., 7.75%, 10/01/16

 

 

350

 

 

364,000

 

Sally Holdings LLC, 5.6%, 11/15/16 (d)

 

 

990

 

 

985,050

 

Waste Services, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/14 (d)

 

 

2,065

 

 

2,023,700

 

West Corp., 11%, 10/15/16 (d)

 

 

3,595

 

 

3,195,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,887,618

 

               

Communications Equipment—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortel Networks Ltd., 6.963%, 7/15/11 (f)

 

 

3,300

 

 

3,110,250

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Containers & Packaging—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.675%, 9/15/14 (f)

 

USD

835

 

$

709,750

 

8.875%, 9/15/14

 

 

1,210

 

 

1,131,350

 

Crown Americas LLC, 7.75%, 11/15/15

 

 

885

 

 

933,675

 

Impress Holdings BV, 5.838%, 9/15/13 (c)(f)

 

 

1,370

 

 

1,145,662

 

Pregis Corp., 12.375%, 10/15/13

 

 

2,020

 

 

1,959,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,879,837

 

               

Diversified Financial Services—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.46%, 1/13/12 (f)

 

 

565

 

 

475,110

 

7.163%, 4/15/12 (f)

 

 

60

 

 

58,817

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

1,665

 

 

1,488,868

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., 7.375%, 2/01/11 (d)

 

 

2,800

 

 

2,574,468

 

GMAC LLC, 6.875%, 8/28/12

 

 

2,735

 

 

2,169,788

 

Structured Asset Repackaged Trust, 4.394%, 1/21/10

 

 

3,554

 

 

3,501,103

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,268,154

 

               

Diversified Telecommunication Services—3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13

 

 

1,420

 

 

1,427,100

 

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8%, 6/15/10 (d)

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,356,250

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.176%, 2/15/09 (f)

 

 

1,364

 

 

1,364,000

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

3,595

 

 

3,532,087

 

Qwest Corp., 6.05%, 6/15/13 (d)(f)

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,393,750

 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 10.75%, 12/01/15 (c)

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,616,250

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 8/01/13 (d)

 

 

2,340

 

 

2,421,900

 

8.625%, 8/01/16

 

 

1,060

 

 

1,110,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,221,687

 

               

Electric Utilities—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edison Mission Energy, 7.50%, 6/15/13

 

 

590

 

 

613,600

 

Elwood Energy LLC, 8.159%, 7/05/26

 

 

151

 

 

145,629

 

Midwest Generation LLC Series B, 8.56%, 1/02/16

 

 

4,324

 

 

4,670,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,429,435

 

               

Electrical Equipment—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Superior Essex Communications LLC, 9%, 4/15/12

 

 

3,765

 

 

3,717,938

 

               

Electronic Equipment & Instruments—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanmina-SCI Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 3/01/13

 

 

315

 

 

285,075

 

8.125%, 3/01/16 (d)

 

 

2,560

 

 

2,355,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,640,275

 

               

Energy Equipment & Services—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

255

 

 

263,287

 

7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

420

 

 

433,650

 

Grant Prideco, Inc. Series B, 6.125%, 8/15/15 (d)

 

 

380

 

 

385,700

 

North American Energy Partners, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11

 

 

270

 

 

271,350

 

SemGroup LP, 8.75%, 11/15/15 (c)

 

 

1,240

 

 

1,174,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,528,887

 

               

Food & Staples Retailing—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rite Aid Corp. (d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 5/01/10

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,000,000

 

7.50%, 3/01/17

 

 

3,440

 

 

3,190,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,190,600

 

               

Gas Utilities—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Paso Natural Gas Co., 8.375%, 6/15/32

 

 

400

 

 

461,962

 

Targa Resources, Inc., 8.50%, 11/01/13

 

 

725

 

 

692,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,154,337

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LVB Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 10/15/17

 

USD

500

 

$

536,250

 

10.375%, 10/15/17 (b)

 

 

500

 

 

528,982

 

11.625%, 10/15/17

 

 

670

 

 

711,875

 

Norcross Safety Products LLC Series B, 9.875%, 8/15/11

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,155,640

 

ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC, 10.875%,
11/15/14 (c)(d)

 

 

6,420

 

 

6,452,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,384,847

 

               

Health Care Providers & Services—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.50%, 6/01/12

 

 

1,985

 

 

1,841,088

 

Viant Holdings, Inc., 10.125%, 7/15/17 (c)

 

 

2,948

 

 

2,417,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,258,448

 

               

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Real Estate Partners LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 6/01/12 (d)

 

 

5,860

 

 

5,728,150

 

7.125%, 2/15/13

 

 

1,480

 

 

1,380,100

 

Greektown Holdings, LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13 (c)

 

 

1,344

 

 

1,236,480

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 2/01/16

 

 

5,695

 

 

4,897,700

 

10.75%, 2/01/18 (b)

 

 

1,790

 

 

1,370,997

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC Series WI, 9.625%,
12/15/14 (g)(k)

 

 

775

 

 

381,688

 

Universal City Florida Holding Co. I, 7.623%, 5/01/10 (f)

 

 

170

 

 

168,088

 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 6.625%, 12/01/14

 

 

100

 

 

97,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,260,703

 

               

Household Durables—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berkline/BenchCraft, LLC, 4.50%, 11/03/12 (b)(g)

 

 

200

 

 

0

 

               

IT Services—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp., 9.875%, 9/24/15 (c)

 

 

270

 

 

245,700

 

iPayment Investors LP, 12.75%, 7/15/14 (b)(c)

 

 

3,953

 

 

3,963,388

 

iPayment, Inc., 9.75%, 5/15/14

 

 

950

 

 

817,000

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 9.125%, 8/15/13

 

 

790

 

 

825,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,851,638

 

               

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The AES Corp., 8.75%, 5/15/13 (c)(h)

 

 

3,428

 

 

3,577,975

 

NRG Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 2/01/14

 

 

210

 

 

215,775

 

7.375%, 2/01/16

 

 

1,185

 

 

1,220,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,014,300

 

               

Leisure Equipment & Products—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15

 

 

575

 

 

477,250

 

               

Machinery—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11%, 11/15/14 (c)

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,538,500

 

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

 

 

850

 

 

756,500

 

Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13 (c)

 

 

3,125

 

 

2,625,000

 

Synventive Molding Solutions Sub-Series A, 14%, 1/14/11

 

 

600

 

 

270,000

 

Terex Corp., 8%, 11/15/17

 

 

1,220

 

 

1,247,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,437,450

 

               

Marine—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., 9.50%, 12/15/14 (c)

 

 

676

 

 

696,280

 

               

Media—7.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.125%, 10/15/13

 

 

1,975

 

 

1,994,750

 

11.50%, 10/15/15

 

 

850

 

 

834,062

 

American Media Operations, Inc. Series B:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.25%, 5/01/09

 

 

420

 

 

313,425

 

10.25%, 5/01/09 (c)

 

 

15

 

 

11,396

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 9.875%, 5/15/14 (c)

 

 

2,425

 

 

1,733,875

 

Cablevision Systems Corp. Series B,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.133%, 4/01/09 (f)

 

 

800

 

 

806,000

 

Charter Communications Holdings I, LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11%, 10/01/15

 

 

1,665

 

 

1,294,537

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.25%, 9/15/10

 

USD

3,420

 

$

3,289,587

 

Comcast Cable Communications LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 6/15/09 (d)

 

 

6,685

 

 

6,858,135

 

Dex Media West LLC, 9.875%, 8/15/13

 

 

1,650

 

 

1,555,125

 

DirecTV Holdings LLC, 8.375%, 3/15/13

 

 

500

 

 

513,750

 

EchoStar DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 10/01/08

 

 

2,800

 

 

2,800,000

 

7%, 10/01/13

 

 

200

 

 

199,500

 

7.125%, 2/01/16

 

 

200

 

 

196,500

 

Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., 9.25%, 6/15/16

 

 

1,800

 

 

1,815,750

 

Network Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13

 

 

1,520

 

 

1,134,300

 

Nielsen Finance LLC, 10%, 8/01/14 (d)

 

 

4,340

 

 

4,513,600

 

Paxson Communications Corp., 5.963%, 1/15/12 (c)(f)

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,617,500

 

ProtoStar I Ltd., 12.50%, 10/15/12 (c)(f)(i)

 

 

3,345

 

 

3,311,330

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp. Series A-3, 8.875%, 1/15/16

 

 

3,465

 

 

2,252,250

 

Rainbow National Services LLC (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 9/01/12

 

 

925

 

 

951,594

 

10.375%, 9/01/14

 

 

3,134

 

 

3,369,050

 

Salem Communications Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/10

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,877,500

 

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Class A, 4.875%, 7/15/18 (i)

 

 

460

 

 

420,325

 

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc., 9.625%, 8/01/13

 

 

185

 

 

155,863

 

TL Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%, 1/15/15 (c)

 

 

4,500

 

 

4,072,500

 

Windstream Regatta Holdings, Inc., 11%, 12/01/17 (c)

 

 

1,575

 

 

1,055,250

 

Young Broadcasting, Inc., 10%, 3/01/11

 

 

1,943

 

 

1,262,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,210,404

 

               

Metals & Mining—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AK Steel Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/12 (d)

 

 

2,200

 

 

2,246,750

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.883%, 4/01/15 (f)

 

 

1,495

 

 

1,509,950

 

8.375%, 4/01/17 (d)

 

 

3,670

 

 

4,055,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,812,050

 

               

Multiline Retail—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JC Penny Corp. Inc., 8%, 3/01/10 (d)

 

 

4,400

 

 

4,539,471

 

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., 9%, 10/15/15 (b)

 

 

73

 

 

75,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,615,193

 

               

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

550

 

 

570,625

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

1,210

 

 

1,101,100

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.375%, 6/15/15

 

 

650

 

 

640,250

 

6.875%, 11/15/20

 

 

100

 

 

99,500

 

Compton Petroleum Finance Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13

 

 

700

 

 

691,250

 

EXCO Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11

 

 

495

 

 

492,525

 

East Cameron Gas Co., 11.25%, 7/09/19

 

 

1,500

 

 

870,135

 

Encore Acquisition Co., 6%, 7/15/15

 

 

250

 

 

230,000

 

OPTI Canada, Inc., 8.25%, 12/15/14 (d)

 

 

1,990

 

 

2,054,675

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/13

 

 

1,650

 

 

1,707,750

 

Sabine Pass LNG LP, 7.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

1,515

 

 

1,386,225

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 6.323% due 4/01/2014 (c)

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,500,000

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8.625%, 4/01/15 (b)(c)

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,500,000

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 5/01/12

 

 

160

 

 

160,400

 

7.25%, 5/01/13

 

 

1,390

 

 

1,393,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,397,910

 

               

Paper & Forest Products—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 6%, 6/20/13

 

 

1,215

 

 

504,225

 

Bowater, Inc., 5.80%, 3/15/10 (f)

 

 

670

 

 

452,250

 

Domtar Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.125%, 8/15/15

 

 

300

 

 

289,500

 

7.875%, 10/15/11

 

 

140

 

 

142,800

 

NewPage Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.123%, 5/01/12 (d)(f)

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,563,750

 

10%, 5/01/12

 

 

665

 

 

709,887

 

12%, 5/01/13

 

 

200

 

 

212,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,874,412

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

 



 

 




Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rouse Co. LP, 5.375%, 11/26/13 (d)

 

USD

2,000

 

$

1,681,192

 

               

Road & Rail—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 5.176%, 5/15/14 (f)

 

 

130

 

 

112,450

 

               

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 5/15/13

 

 

2,063

 

 

1,975,322

 

9.25%, 6/01/16

 

 

310

 

 

309,225

 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 6.675%, 12/15/14 (b)

 

 

2,505

 

 

2,060,362

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,344,909

 

               

Software—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMS Holdings, Inc., 9.954%, 2/15/12 (b)(c)(f)

 

 

891

 

 

556,003

 

               

Specialty Retail—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AutoNation, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.713%, 4/15/13 (f)

 

 

690

 

 

595,987

 

7%, 4/15/14

 

 

690

 

 

646,875

 

General Nutrition Centers, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.199%, 3/15/14 (b)(f)

 

 

2,250

 

 

1,914,312

 

10.75%, 3/15/15

 

 

1,880

 

 

1,640,300

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 8.25%, 8/15/13 (d)

 

 

5,000

 

 

4,800,000

 

Lazy Days’ R.V. Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12

 

 

1,475

 

 

1,076,750

 

Michaels Stores, Inc. (d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 11/01/14

 

 

2,210

 

 

2,143,700

 

11.375%, 11/01/16

 

 

1,565

 

 

1,404,587

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Series B, 8.625%, 8/15/13

 

 

3,500

 

 

3,325,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,547,511

 

               

Tobacco—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reynolds American, Inc., 7.625%, 6/01/16

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,059,370

 

               

Wireless Telecommunication Services—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cricket Communications, Inc., 9.375%, 11/01/14

 

 

270

 

 

264,937

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 1/15/15

 

 

1,120

 

 

960,400

 

9.125%, 1/15/15 (b)

 

 

2,467

 

 

1,987,619

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 9.25%, 11/01/14

 

 

360

 

 

353,700

 

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS, 8.875%, 5/01/16 (c)(d)

 

 

3,850

 

 

3,936,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,503,281

 

               

Total Corporate Bonds—42.5%

 

 

 

 

 

269,843,654

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Foreign Government Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Colombia Government International Bond,
9.75%, 4/23/09

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,300,000

 

Peru Government International Bond, 8.375%,
5/03/16 (d)

 

 

4,871

 

 

5,903,652

 

Turkey Government International Bond, 7%, 9/26/16

 

 

5,093

 

 

5,213,959

 

               

Total Foreign Government Obligations—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

16,417,611

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Fannie Mae Guaranteed Pass-Through Certificates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 5/15/23 (j)

 

 

121,000

 

 

121,605,000

 

5.50%, 12/01/28—11/01/33 (h)

 

 

8,164

 

 

8,238,417

 

               

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities—20.4%

 

 

 

 

 

129,843,417

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Aerospace & Defense—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avio Holding SpA Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B, 6.843%, 9/25/14

 

 

500

 

 

449,750

 

C, 7.468%, 9/25/15

 

 

500

 

 

457,500

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Aerospace & Defense (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DynCorp Term Loan C, 4.625%, 6/28/12

 

USD

1,741

 

$

1,658,490

 

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter of Credit, 4.696%, 3/31/14

 

 

266

 

 

254,055

 

Term Loan B, 4.696%, 3/31/14

 

 

4,580

 

 

4,359,576

 

IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. Term Loan, 9%, 12/31/12

 

 

634

 

 

519,993

 

Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp. First Lien Term Loan,
4.95%, 9/25/13

 

 

486

 

 

472,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,172,242

 

               

Airlines—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Airways Group, Inc. Term Loan B, 5.386%, 3/22/14

 

 

2,970

 

 

2,197,800

 

United Air Lines, Inc. Term Loan B, 4.75%—4.938%, 1/30/14

 

 

1,602

 

 

1,377,006

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,574,806

 

               

Auto Components—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission Term Loan B,
5.48%—5.74%, 8/07/14

 

 

3,741

 

 

3,502,725

 

Mark IV Industries First Lien Term Loan,
7.08%—9.66%, 6/01/11

 

 

864

 

 

671,380

 

Metaldyne Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter of Credit, 6.50%—9.07%, 1/15/12

 

 

98

 

 

75,683

 

Term Loan B, 6.50%, 1/11/14

 

 

667

 

 

514,643

 

Motorsport Aftermarket Group Term Loan B,
5.196%, 11/03/13

 

 

494

 

 

414,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,179,181

 

               

Beverages—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Culligan International Second Lien Term Loan,
9.102%—9.134%, 5/25/13

 

EUR

1,500

 

 

1,171,088

 

Le-Nature’s, Inc. Term Loan B, 9.50%, 12/28/12 (g)(k)

 

USD

1,000

 

 

318,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,489,421

 

               

Biotechnology—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. First Lien Term Loan,
6.57%, 11/13/14

 

 

998

 

 

875,284

 

               

Building Products—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Armstrong World Term Loan B, 4.482%, 10/02/13

 

 

195

 

 

185,021

 

Building Material Corp. of America First Lien
Term Loan, 5.688%, 2/22/14

 

 

2,469

 

 

2,051,248

 

Custom Building Products Second Lien
Term Loan, 9.718%, 4/29/12

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,200,000

 

Lafarge Roofing SA Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B, 4.988%, 5/01/15

 

 

279

 

 

202,291

 

C, 5.238%, 5/01/16

 

 

284

 

 

207,441

 

Lafarge Roofing SA Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B, 6.856%, 5/01/15

 

EUR

1,021

 

 

1,168,699

 

C, 7.106%, 5/01/16

 

 

1,019

 

 

1,166,957

 

Masonite International:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan, 4.63%—5.046%, 4/06/13

 

 

242

 

 

218,064

 

Term Loan B, 4.63%—5.046%, 4/06/13

 

USD

243

 

 

218,436

 

Momentive Performance Materials
Term Loan B, 5.375%, 12/04/13

 

EUR

1,000

 

 

1,387,088

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.
Term Loan B, 4.938%, 12/04/13

 

USD

2,467

 

 

2,293,492

 

United Subcontractors Inc. First Lien Term Loan,
7.25%—7.68%, 12/27/12

 

 

1,818

 

 

1,151,163

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,449,900

 

               

Capital Markets—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Company, LLC Term Loan B,
5.625%—7.25%, 11/14/14

 

 

498

 

 

443,888

 

               

Chemicals—3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOC Edwards Ltd. Term Loan B, 5.085%, 5/21/14

 

 

496

 

 

374,669

 

Brenntag AG Term Loan B, 6.793%, 11/24/37

 

EUR

500

 

 

719,829

 

Cognis Deutschland Term Loan A,
6.948%, 11/17/13

 

 

803

 

 

1,123,626

 

Cognis Deutschland Term Loan B,
6.948%, 11/16/13

 

 

197

 

 

275,137

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

47



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Chemicals (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flint Group Term Loan B, 4.88%, 5/30/15

 

USD

 

 

2,000

 

$

1,725,000

 

Huntsman ICI Holdings Term Loan B,
4.636%, 8/16/12

 

 

 

 

4,517

 

 

4,356,978

 

ISP Chemco Term Loan B, 4.50%—4.875%, 5/25/14

 

 

 

 

1,489

 

 

1,400,355

 

Ineos Group Plc Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A, 4.635%, 2/20/13

 

 

 

 

1,152

 

 

1,048,425

 

B, 4.885%, 2/20/15

 

 

 

 

1,667

 

 

1,548,552

 

C, 5.385%, 2/20/14

 

 

 

 

1,717

 

 

1,594,950

 

Invista Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B1, 4.196%, 4/29/11

 

 

 

 

1,276

 

 

1,221,545

 

B2, 4.196%, 4/29/11

 

 

 

 

677

 

 

647,510

 

Lucite International Finance Plc Payment In Kind,
13.805%, 7/03/14

 

EUR

 

 

1,068

 

 

1,233,443

 

Nalco Co. Tranche B Term Loan,
4.478%—6.48%, 11/04/10

 

USD

 

 

1,562

 

 

1,535,239

 

Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc. Tranche D
Term Loan, 4.399%, 12/10/12

 

 

 

 

970

 

 

919,748

 

Viridian Group Plc Term Loan, 8.325%, 4/20/12

 

EUR

 

 

595

 

 

813,982

 

Viridian Group Plc Term Loan,
8.234%—9.726%, 12/21/12

 

GBP

 

 

1,198

 

 

2,084,045

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,623,033

 

                   

Commercial Services & Supplies—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aramark Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter of Credit, 5.025%, 1/30/14

 

USD

 

 

185

 

 

176,834

 

Term Loan B, 4.571%, 1/30/14

 

 

 

 

2,907

 

 

2,783,489

 

Brickman Group, Inc. Term Loan, 4.696%, 1/30/14

 

 

 

 

1,238

 

 

1,157,063

 

EnviroSolutions Term Loan B, 8.25%, 7/01/12

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

400,000

 

Euramax International Plc Second Lien Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.728%, 6/21/13

 

 

 

 

83

 

 

49,737

 

10.978%, 6/29/13

 

 

 

 

167

 

 

111,961

 

Jason, Inc. Term Loan B, 5.216%, 4/30/10

 

 

 

 

1,465

 

 

1,278,012

 

John Maneely Co. Term Loan B,
5.967%—6.345%, 12/15/13

 

 

 

 

1,120

 

 

1,003,667

 

Kion GmbH Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B, 6.751%, 3/04/15

 

 

 

 

250

 

 

234,844

 

C, 7.251%, 3/04/16

 

 

 

 

250

 

 

234,844

 

Language Line Services Term Loan B1, 5.95%, 11/14/11

 

 

 

 

740

 

 

682,727

 

Service Master Bridge Loan, 7.92%—10.09%, 6/19/08

 

 

 

 

3,650

 

 

2,609,750

 

Sirva Worldwide Tranche B Term Loan, 6.21%, 12/01/10 (g)(k)

 

 

 

 

644

 

 

287,297

 

Thermo Fluids, Inc. Term Loan, 6.20%—6.60%, 6/27/13

 

 

 

 

1,195

 

 

836,870

 

West Corp. Term Loan, 5.079%—5.465%, 10/31/13

 

 

 

 

2,962

 

 

2,700,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,547,565

 

                   

Communications Equipment—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alltel Corp. Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B2, 5.55%, 5/16/15

 

 

 

 

748

 

 

687,232

 

B3, 5.466%, 5/18/15

 

 

 

 

5,236

 

 

4,810,065

 

SafeNet, Inc. First Lien Term Loan, 5.46%, 4/12/14

 

 

 

 

1,985

 

 

1,647,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,144,847

 

                   

Computers & Peripherals—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intergraph Corp. Second Lien Term Loan,
9.09%, 11/17/14

 

 

 

 

750

 

 

694,688

 

Intergraph Corp. Term Loan, 4.6778%—5.125%, 5/15/14

 

 

 

 

1,430

 

 

1,341,406

 

Reynolds and Reynolds Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, 4.886%, 10/31/12

 

 

 

 

1,791

 

 

1,706,834

 

Second Lien Term Loan, 8.386%, 10/31/13

 

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,162,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,905,428

 

                   

Construction & Engineering—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc. Term Loan B:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%—5.188%, 2/15/14

 

 

 

 

493

 

 

433,674

 

9.125%—9.312%, 2/15/15

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

833,674

 

                   

Construction Materials—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek, Inc. Term Loan, 5.35%, 8/27/11

 

 

 

 

483

 

 

434,250

 

                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Containers & Packaging—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlantis Plastics Second Lien Term Loan,
12.25%, 3/22/12 (g)(k)

 

USD

 

 

250

 

$

50,000

 

Consolidated Container Co. LLC Second Lien
Term Loan, 8.399%—8.585%, 10/15/14

 

 

 

 

350

 

 

177,625

 

Graham Packaging Co. LP Term Loan B,
4.875%—5.25%, 4/15/11

 

 

 

 

4,950

 

 

4,682,561

 

Graphic Packaging International Term Loan B,
5.44%—5.67%, 5/16/14

 

 

 

 

2,375

 

 

2,287,422

 

Mivisa Envases SAU Term Loan B, 7.087%, 6/03/15

 

EUR

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,366,270

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. Deposit Account,
4.784%, 11/01/10

 

USD

 

 

568

 

 

550,332

 

Solo Cup Co. Term Loan, 6.10%—6.59, 2/27/11

 

 

 

 

1,221

 

 

1,172,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,287,160

 

                   

Distributors—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc. Term Loan B,
6.099%—6.399%, 1/15/12

 

 

 

 

1,437

 

 

1,135,443

 

                   

Diversified Consumer Services—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coinmach Laundry Corp. Term Loan B, 5.70%, 11/15/14

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

4,487,500

 

                   

Diversified Financial Services—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JG Wentworth Manufacturing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, 4.921%, 4/03/14

 

 

 

 

4,000

 

 

3,026,668

 

Term Loan B, 4.921%, 4/15/14

 

 

 

 

400

 

 

302,667

 

Professional Services Term Loan, 5.88%, 10/31/12

 

 

 

 

752

 

 

676,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,006,184

 

                   

Diversified Telecommunication Services—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country Road Communications Second Lien
Term Loan, 10.62%, 7/15/13

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

485,000

 

Eircom Group Plc Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B, 6.606%, 8/14/14

 

EUR

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,901,697

 

C, 6.856%, 8/14/13

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,905,720

 

Iowa Telecom Term Loan B,
4.43%—4.54%, 11/23/11

 

USD

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,942,500

 

Time Warner Telecom Term Loan B, 4.71%, 2/23/14

 

 

 

 

2,028

 

 

1,916,753

 

Wind Telecomunicazione SpA Term Loan A,
6.10%—6.645%, 9/22/12

 

EUR

 

 

654

 

 

971,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,123,084

 

                   

Electric Utilities—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TPF Generation Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, 4.696%, 11/28/13

 

USD

 

 

757

 

 

719,322

 

Letter of Credit, 4.696%, 11/28/13

 

 

 

 

150

 

 

143,016

 

Revolving Credit, 6.83%, 11/28/13

 

 

 

 

47

 

 

44,832

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

907,170

 

                   

Electrical Equipment—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical Components International Holdings
Second Lien Term Loan, 9.46%, 5/05/14

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

300,000

 

Generac Power Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, 5.184%, 11/15/13

 

 

 

 

979

 

 

786,183

 

Second Lien Term Loan, 8.684%, 5/10/14

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

346,000

 

Sensus Metering Systems, Inc. Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B-1, 4.818%—6.901%, 12/17/10

 

 

 

 

1,057

 

 

929,739

 

B-2, 6.718%—6.901%, 12/19/10

 

 

 

 

73

 

 

64,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,426,057

 

                   

Electronic Equipment & Instruments—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deutsch Connectors Term Loan B2, 7.396%, 7/27/14

 

 

 

 

1,378

 

 

1,209,851

 

Flextronics International Ltd. Delay Draw Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.963%, 10/01/14

 

 

 

 

223

 

 

206,473

 

4.963%, 10/05/14

 

 

 

 

888

 

 

821,764

 

Flextronics International Ltd. Term Loan B:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.934%—4.948%, 10/05/12

 

 

 

 

3,099

 

 

2,892,749

 

4.934%—4.963%, 10/01/14

 

 

 

 

777

 

 

718,527

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,849,364

 

                   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Energy Equipment & Services—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dresser, Inc. First Lien Term Loan,
5.113%—5.565%, 5/15/14

 

USD

 

 

3,473

 

$

3,337,139

 

MEG Energy Corp. Term Loan B, 4.70%, 4/03/13

 

 

 

 

490

 

 

452,515

 

Trinidad Energy Services Term Loan, 5.209%, 4/15/11

 

 

 

 

1,470

 

 

1,381,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,171,454

 

                   

Food & Staples Retailing—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Food Co. Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.45%, 3/31/14

 

 

 

 

67

 

 

59,185

 

B, 4.45%, 3/31/14

 

 

 

 

770

 

 

685,300

 

Advantage Sales & Marketing Term Loan B,
4.70%—4.73%, 4/15/13

 

 

 

 

975

 

 

916,285

 

Bolthouse Farms, Inc. First Lien Term Loan, 5%, 11/29/12

 

 

 

 

978

 

 

924,552

 

DS Waters LP Term Loan B, 6.709%, 3/31/12

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

435,000

 

Dole Food Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter of Credit, 4.71%, 4/12/13

 

 

 

 

280

 

 

259,805

 

Term Loan B, 4.813%—6.25%, 4/12/13

 

 

 

 

616

 

 

572,870

 

Term Loan C, 4.813%—6.25%, 3/31/13

 

 

 

 

2,056

 

 

1,909,567

 

McJunkin Corp. Term Loan B, 6.134%, 1/30/14

 

 

 

 

494

 

 

474,823

 

Pantry, The Term Loan B, 4.46%, 4/25/14

 

 

 

 

1,157

 

 

966,860

 

Pierre Foods, Inc. Term Loan B, 6.97%, 6/30/10

 

 

 

 

591

 

 

339,968

 

Sturm Foods, Inc. First Lien Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.813%, 1/22/14

 

 

 

 

1,360

 

 

1,002,993

 

5.813%, 1/30/14 (b)

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

368,750

 

Sturm Foods, Inc. Second Lien Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.313%, 11/12/37

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

262,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,178,458

 

                   

Food Products—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eight O’Clock Coffee First Lien Term Loan,
5.688%, 7/21/12

 

 

 

 

1,930

 

 

1,853,160

 

Jetro Holdings, Inc. Term Loan, 4.95%, 5/11/14

 

 

 

 

1,938

 

 

1,860,000

 

Michael Foods Term Loan B, 4.541%—6.845%, 11/21/10

 

 

 

 

2,167

 

 

2,101,768

 

OSI Industries Term Loan B, 4.671%—6.843%, 9/02/11

 

 

 

 

2,897

 

 

2,518,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,333,578

 

                   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet, Inc. Term Loan B, 5.696%, 3/25/14

 

 

 

 

4,478

 

 

4,386,083

 

ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC Term Loan,
5.696%, 5/14/14

 

 

 

 

2,493

 

 

2,422,055

 

Select Medical Term Loan B, 5.019%—6.25%, 2/24/12

 

 

 

 

966

 

 

876,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,685,050

 

                   

Health Care Providers & Services—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCS Medical First Lien Term Loan, 5.93%, 10/31/12

 

 

 

 

842

 

 

731,279

 

Community Health Systems, Inc. Term Loan B,
5.335%, 7/25/14

 

 

 

 

8,188

 

 

7,834,634

 

Health Management Associates, Inc. Term Loan B,
4.446%, 1/15/14

 

 

 

 

1,944

 

 

1,788,839

 

HealthSouth Corp. Term Loan B,
5.23%—5.37%, 3/12/14

 

 

 

 

840

 

 

794,437

 

PTS Cardinal Health Term Loan B,
6.978%, 11/19/37

 

EUR

 

 

1,985

 

 

2,712,045

 

Surgical Care Affiliates Term Loan B,
4.946%, 12/26/14

 

USD

 

 

1,993

 

 

1,713,528

 

Vanguard Health Systems Term Loan B,
5.134%, 9/23/11

 

 

 

 

975

 

 

937,081

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,511,843

 

                   

Health Care Technology—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Misys Hospital Systems, Inc. Term Loan B,
6.12%—6.16%, 10/11/14

 

 

 

 

1,496

 

 

1,402,734

 

                   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cracker Barrel Term Loan B, 4.62%, 4/27/13

 

 

 

 

2,197

 

 

2,068,551

 

Greektown Casino Term Loan B, 5.438%, 12/01/12

 

 

 

 

1,663

 

 

1,434,093

 

Green Valley Ranch Gaming LLC Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.671%—5.085%, 1/29/12

 

 

 

 

477

 

 

380,263

 

6.335%, 8/30/14

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

930,000

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

                   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B2, 5.906%—5.92%, 1/29/15

 

USD

 

 

700

 

$

656,750

 

Term Loan B3, 5.92%, 1/29/15

 

 

 

 

812

 

 

761,734

 

Harrah’s Operating Term Loan B, 5.906%—5.92%, 1/31/15

 

 

 

 

555

 

 

520,723

 

Las Vegas Sands LLC Term Loan B, 4.45%, 5/04/14

 

 

 

 

1,034

 

 

948,873

 

MotorCity Casino Term Loan B, 5.00%—5.08%, 7/21/12

 

 

 

 

1,683

 

 

1,573,719

 

OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving Credit, 4.92%, 5/15/14

 

 

 

 

40

 

 

33,816

 

Term Loan B, 5%, 5/15/14

 

 

 

 

405

 

 

350,070

 

Penn National Gaming, Inc. Term Loan B,
4.45%—6.60%, 10/03/12

 

 

 

 

4,056

 

 

3,911,495

 

QCE LLC First Lien Term Loan, 4.938%—5%, 5/05/13

 

 

 

 

1,965

 

 

1,651,302

 

Travelport, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standby Letter of Credit, 4.946%, 8/31/13

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

26,583

 

Term Loan, 9.913%, 3/20/12 (b)

 

 

 

 

4,113

 

 

2,920,345

 

Term Loan B, 4.954%, 8/31/13

 

 

 

 

144

 

 

132,485

 

Venetian Macau US Finance Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay Draw Term Loan, 4.95%, 4/11/13

 

 

 

 

362

 

 

343,922

 

Term Loan Revolving Credit, 4.95%, 5/26/11

 

 

 

 

639

 

 

607,453

 

Wembley, Inc. First Lien Term Loan, 5.21%—5.59%, 8/12/12

 

 

 

 

492

 

 

320,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,572,261

 

                   

Household Durables—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berkline Corp. First Lien Term Loan, 8.49%, 11/10/11

 

 

 

 

95

 

 

4,735

 

Jarden Corp. Term Loan B3, 5.196%, 1/24/12

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

970,000

 

Visant Holding Corp. Term Loan C, 6.718%, 10/04/11

 

 

 

 

385

 

 

368,511

 

Yankee Candle Co., Inc. Term Loan B,
4.61%—4.68%%, 2/06/14

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

907,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,250,746

 

                   

Household Products—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Garden & Pet Term Loan B, 4.37%, 9/30/12

 

 

 

 

1,084

 

 

947,902

 

                   

IT Services—3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliated Computer Services Term Loan B,
4.886%, 3/20/13

 

 

 

 

733

 

 

706,320

 

Alliance Data Systems Term Loan, 5.85%, 12/15/14

 

 

 

 

4,000

 

 

3,720,000

 

Amadeus Global Travel Distribution SA Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B, 6.959%, 6/30/13

 

EUR

 

 

308

 

 

446,874

 

B-4, 6.709%, 6/30/13

 

 

 

 

193

 

 

279,910

 

C, 7.209%, 6/30/14

 

 

 

 

308

 

 

446,874

 

C-4, 7.209%, 6/30/14

 

 

 

 

193

 

 

279,910

 

Audio Visual Services Corp. Second Lien Term Loan,
8.20%, 9/15/14

 

USD

 

 

1,000

 

 

920,000

 

Ceridian Corp. Term Loan, 5.59%, 11/07/14

 

 

 

 

3,500

 

 

3,062,500

 

Emdeon Business Services Second Lien Term Loan,
7.70%, 5/16/13

 

 

 

 

250

 

 

231,250

 

First Data Corp. Term Loan B, 5.349%—5.645%, 9/24/14

 

 

 

 

5,816

 

 

5,464,620

 

RedPrairie Corp. First Lien Term Loan,
6.125%—7.25%, 7/17/12

 

 

 

 

691

 

 

607,608

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. Term Loan B,
5.162%, 2/28/14

 

 

 

 

2,432

 

 

2,298,251

 

Verifone, Inc. Term Loan B, 4.89%—4.90%, 2/28/13

 

 

 

 

935

 

 

885,913

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,350,030

 

                   

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The AES Corp. Term Loan, 7.00%—7.19%, 8/10/11

 

 

 

 

428

 

 

416,071

 

TXU Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B-2, 6.478%—6.596%, 10/14/29

 

 

 

 

2,985

 

 

2,856,102

 

Term Loan B-3, 6.478%—6.596%, 10/10/14

 

 

 

 

13,440

 

 

12,853,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,125,853

 

                   

Industrial Conglomerates—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trimas Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter of Credit, 4.803%, 8/02/11

 

 

 

 

93

 

 

86,250

 

Term Loan B, 5.157%, 8/02/13

 

 

 

 

400

 

 

368,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

454,394

 

                   

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

49



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Insurance—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conseco Term Loan B, 4.863%, 10/10/13

 

USD

 

 

739

 

$

560,226

 

Sedgwick Claims Management Service, Inc.
Term Loan B, 4.946%, 3/03/13

 

 

 

 

1,073

 

 

966,805

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,527,031

 

                   

Internet & Catalog Retail—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTD Flowers Term Loan, 4.613%, 7/28/13

 

 

 

 

612

 

 

581,024

 

Oriental Trading First Lien Term Loan,
4.96%—5.34%%, 7/31/13

 

 

 

 

958

 

 

766,488

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,347,512

 

                   

Leisure Equipment & Products—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 Hour Fitness Term Loan B, 5.20%—7.22%, 6/08/12

 

 

 

 

980

 

 

872,200

 

                   

Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quintiles Transnational:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 4.70%, 3/21/13

 

 

 

 

980

 

 

921,200

 

Term Loan C, 6.70%, 3/21/14

 

 

 

 

250

 

 

237,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,158,700

 

                   

Machinery—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blount, Inc. US Term Loan B, 4.489%, 8/09/10

 

 

 

 

727

 

 

683,908

 

Bucyrus International Term Loan,
4.195%—6.413%, 5/04/14

 

 

 

 

992

 

 

972,650

 

Colfax Corp. Term Loan B, 5%, 12/19/11

 

 

 

 

1,936

 

 

1,887,675

 

Invensys Plc Term Loan, 7.74%, 12/09/10

 

GBP

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,912,091

 

Invensys Plc Term Loan A, 5.128%, 12/15/10

 

USD

 

 

1,000

 

 

953,333

 

Lincoln Industrial Second Lien Term Loan,
8.46%, 12/18/14

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,350,000

 

NACCO Materials Handling Group Term Loan B,
4.704%—6.74%, 3/21/13

 

 

 

 

491

 

 

432,300

 

Navistar International Transportation Corp.
Revolving Credit, 5.903%—6.501%, 6/30/12

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

928,354

 

Navistar International Transportation Corp. Term Loan,
6.501%, 6/30/12

 

 

 

 

2,750

 

 

2,554,063

 

OshKosh Truck Corp. Term Loan B, 4.76%, 11/30/13

 

 

 

 

2,469

 

 

2,360,399

 

Standard Steel:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay Draw Term Loan, 5.39%—6.75%, 6/21/12

 

 

 

 

82

 

 

71,956

 

First Lien Term Loan, 5.20%, 6/21/12

 

 

 

 

410

 

 

356,156

 

Wastequip:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay Draw Term Loan, 4.946%, 1/17/13

 

 

 

 

289

 

 

236,636

 

Term Loan B, 4.946%, 1/17/13

 

 

 

 

686

 

 

562,010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,261,531

 

                   

Marine—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dockwise Shipping BV Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B, 5.071%—5.571%, 4/26/15

 

 

 

 

1,489

 

 

1,339,883

 

C, 5.071%—5.571%, 4/26/16

 

 

 

 

1,489

 

 

1,339,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,679,766

 

                   

Media—16.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acosta, Inc. Term Loan, 5.12%, 2/28/14

 

 

 

 

983

 

 

932,147

 

Affinion Group, Inc. Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.267%, 1/31/12

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

400,000

 

9.267%, 3/01/12

 

 

 

 

500

 

 

400,000

 

Alix Partners Term Loan B, 4.71%, 10/30/13

 

 

 

 

1,446

 

 

1,402,658

 

Atlantic Broadband Finance Term Loan B,
4.95%, 2/27/14

 

 

 

 

983

 

 

912,323

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp. Term Loan B,
4.757%—4.925%, 6/07/13

 

 

 

 

710

 

 

551,503

 

Cablevision Systems Corp. Term Loan B,
4.477%, 3/23/13

 

 

 

 

3,920

 

 

3,771,777

 

Catalina Marketing Group Term Loan, 5.696%, 10/01/14

 

 

 

 

3,988

 

 

3,741,597

 

Cequel Communications LLC Term Loan B,
4.728%—6.25%, 11/05/13

 

 

 

 

7,435

 

 

6,756,556

 

Charter Communications, Inc. Term Loan B,
4.90%, 11/23/37

 

 

 

 

5,985

 

 

5,281,140

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Media (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choice Cable Second Lien Term Loan,
10.188%—10.25%, 1/28/12

 

USD

 

 

692

 

$

567,692

 

Cinemark Term Loan, 4.46%—4.82%, 10/05/13

 

 

 

 

1,107

 

 

1,052,830

 

Clarke American Corp. Term Loan B,
5.196%—5.198%, 3/12/13

 

 

 

 

3,410

 

 

2,849,690

 

ClientLogic Holding Corp. Term Loan B,
5.106%—5.20%, 1/30/14

 

 

 

 

974

 

 

681,422

 

DIRECTV Holdings LLC Tranche B Term Loan,
4.204%, 4/13/13

 

 

 

 

1,303

 

 

1,280,085

 

Dex Media West LLC Term Loan B, 4.18%, 3/09/10

 

 

 

 

611

 

 

596,066

 

Dex Media West LLC Term Loan B-1,
1.50%—4.59%, 3/09/10

 

 

 

 

2,429

 

 

2,361,795

 

Discovery Communications Term Loan B,
4.696%, 5/15/13

 

 

 

 

1,491

 

 

1,441,846

 

Education Media and Publishing Second Lien
Term Loan, 12.401%, 11/14/14

 

 

 

 

8,597

 

 

7,049,284

 

Formula One Group:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan, 7.093%, 7/05/14

 

 

 

 

643

 

 

541,072

 

Term Loan B:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.093%, 12/31/13

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

925,833

 

7.093%, 1/05/14

 

 

 

 

857

 

 

793,571

 

GateHouse Media Operating, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay Draw Term Loan, 4.72%—5.09%, 9/15/14

 

 

 

 

592

 

 

394,938

 

Term Loan B, 5.09%, 9/15/14

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

667,500

 

Gray Communications Systems, Inc.
First Lien Delay Draw Term Loan, 4.19%, 9/18/14

 

 

 

 

1,995

 

 

1,725,675

 

HIT Entertainment Ltd.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, 5.07%, 8/31/12

 

 

 

 

366

 

 

329,415

 

Second Lien Term Loan, 8.60%, 2/24/13

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

820,000

 

Hanley-Wood LLC Term Loan B,
4.959%—4.96%, 3/07/14

 

 

 

 

1,493

 

 

1,115,644

 

Idearc, Inc. Term Loan B, 4.70%—4.712%, 11/15/14

 

 

 

 

3,955

 

 

3,255,413

 

Insight Midwest Holdings LLC Term Loan B,
4.69%, 4/06/14

 

 

 

 

3,550

 

 

3,366,160

 

Intelsat Ltd. Term Loan B, 5.20%, 1/31/14

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

995,750

 

Knology, Inc. First Lien Term Loan, 4.934%, 5/11/10

 

 

 

 

496

 

 

451,588

 

Mediacom Communications Term Loan D,
4.46%—4.65%, 1/31/15

 

 

 

 

1,975

 

 

1,787,375

 

Mediacom LLC Term Loan C, 4.35%—4.65%, 1/31/15

 

 

 

 

1,950

 

 

1,748,781

 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. Term Loan B,
5.946%, 4/30/11

 

 

 

 

4,900

 

 

3,897,034

 

Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Inc. Term Loan,
5.75%, 12/15/12

 

 

 

 

355

 

 

330,150

 

NTL Cable Plc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan, 8.267%, 7/17/13

 

GBP

 

 

2,000

 

 

3,547,143

 

Term Loan, 7.657%, 11/19/37

 

GBP

 

 

1,340

 

 

2,473,088

 

Term Loan B, 4.937%, 1/10/13

 

USD

 

 

406

 

 

371,688

 

National Cinemedia LLC Term Loan B,
4.62%, 2/28/15

 

USD

 

 

1,000

 

 

928,214

 

New Vision Television Term Loan B, 6.08%, 10/21/13

 

 

 

 

828

 

 

720,106

 

New Vision Term Loan B, 6.08%, 10/21/13

 

 

 

 

170

 

 

147,714

 

New Wave Communications:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay Draw Term Loan, 6.204%—8%, 6/30/13

 

 

 

 

237

 

 

220,410

 

Term Loan B, 6.204%, 6/30/13

 

 

 

 

933

 

 

868,039

 

Nexstar Broadcasting Group Term Loan B:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.446%, 10/01/12

 

 

 

 

1,897

 

 

1,736,000

 

4.454%, 10/01/12

 

 

 

 

1,796

 

 

1,643,443

 

Nielsen Finance LLC Term Loan B, 5.346%, 8/15/13

 

 

 

 

3,447

 

 

3,256,464

 

PanAmSat Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 5.184%, 1/03/14

 

 

 

 

989

 

 

935,410

 

Term Loan B2, 5.184%, 1/03/14

 

 

 

 

988

 

 

935,691

 

Term Loan B2C, 5.184%, 1/03/14

 

 

 

 

988

 

 

935,410

 

Penton Media Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.954%, 2/15/13

 

 

 

 

1,113

 

 

842,273

 

7.704%, 2/15/14

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

700,000

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

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APRIL 30, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ProSiebenSat 1 Media AG:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mezzanine Term Loan, 7.02%, 6/28/17

 

EUR

433

 

$

349,975

 

Second Lien Term Loan, 6.77%—8.145%, 12/28/16

 

 

1,433

 

 

1,200,333

 

Term Loan B, 7.02%, 6/30/16

 

 

67

 

 

74,752

 

Term Loan B, 6.77%, 6/30/15

 

 

67

 

 

84,954

 

RCN Corp. Term Loan B, 5%, 5/25/14

 

USD

993

 

 

856,031

 

RH Donnelley, Inc. Term Loan D-2,
4.10%—4.75%, 8/30/11

 

 

2,589

 

 

2,449,132

 

San Juan Cable First Lien Term Loan,
9.47%, 10/26/12

 

 

1,687

 

 

1,416,003

 

United Pan Europe Communications:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan M, 6.361%, 11/19/37

 

EUR

1,413

 

 

1,999,055

 

Term Loan N, 4.553%, 12/31/14

 

USD

3,500

 

 

3,276,875

 

Term Loan N, 4.553%, 12/31/14

 

 

500

 

 

468,125

 

Univision Communications, Inc. First Lien Term Loan,
5.375%—5.494%, 9/30/14

 

 

2,280

 

 

1,915,212

 

Yell Group Plc Term Loan B:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.379%, 4/30/11

 

EUR

1,500

 

 

2,092,065

 

4.704%, 8/09/13

 

USD

1,000

 

 

882,143

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

102,502,058

 

               

Metals & Mining—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compass Minerals Group, Inc. Term Loan,
4.21%—6.59%, 12/22/12

 

 

783

 

 

754,128

 

               

Multi-Utilities—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coleto Creek:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter of Credit, 5.446%, 7/31/13

 

 

127

 

 

112,611

 

Term Loan B, 5.446%—5.454%, 7/31/13

 

 

1,812

 

 

1,601,890

 

MACH Gen LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter of Credit, 4.45%, 2/22/14

 

 

70

 

 

67,910

 

Term Loan, 5.10%, 2/22/14

 

 

670

 

 

647,285

 

NE Energy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter of Credit, 5.25%, 10/03/13

 

 

159

 

 

140,800

 

Term Loan B, 5.04%, 10/31/13

 

 

1,291

 

 

1,146,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,716,619

 

               

Multiline Retail—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. Term Loan, 4.758%, 4/06/13

 

 

1,940

 

 

1,848,538

 

               

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big West Oil & Gas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay Draw Term Loan, 4.966%, 5/15/14

 

 

125

 

 

117,031

 

Term Loan B, 5%, 5/15/14

 

 

442

 

 

414,291

 

CR Gas Storage:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bridge Loan, 4.55%, 5/08/11

 

 

32

 

 

30,286

 

Delay Draw Term Loan, 4.60%, 5/08/13

 

 

51

 

 

48,844

 

Term Loan, 4.534%, 5/08/13

 

 

457

 

 

437,204

 

Term Loan B, 4.589%, 5/08/13

 

 

75

 

 

72,232

 

Coffeyville Resources LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter of Credit, 5.948%, 12/21/13

 

 

243

 

 

227,128

 

Term Loan D, 5.448%—7.00%, 12/28/13

 

 

790

 

 

737,045

 

Drummond Oil Term Loan B, 4%, 2/15/12

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,470,000

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan, 8.625%, 3/01/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 6.323%, 3/01/14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Western Refining Co. LP Term Loan B, 4.994%, 5/30/14

 

 

922

 

 

815,622

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,369,683

 

               

Paper & Forest Products—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appleton Papers, Inc. Term Loan B,
4.45%—6.29%, 6/05/14

 

 

993

 

 

911,446

 

Boise Cascade Holdings LLC Second Lien Term Loan,
7.50%, 2/05/15

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,253,385

 

Cenveo, Inc. Delay Draw Term Loan, 4.349%, 9/07/13

 

 

31

 

 

28,359

 

Cenveo, Inc. Term Loan C, 4.349%, 9/07/13

 

 

918

 

 

853,367

 

Georgia-Pacific Corp. First Lien Term Loan B,
4.446%—4.835%, 2/14/13

 

 

2,426

 

 

2,323,848

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Paper & Forest Products (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia-Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 4.447%—4.835%, 11/22/12

USD

 

3,500

 

$

3,352,710

 

Term Loan B2, 4.447%—4.74%, 3/08/13

 

 

2,494

 

 

2,388,760

 

NewPage Corp. Tem Loan B, 6.313%, 12/07/14

 

 

1,995

 

 

1,980,315

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC Term Loan B,
9.489%, 2/01/13

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,161,459

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,253,649

 

               

Personal Products—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Safety Razor Co. Second Lien Term Loan,
8.89%—9.14%, 1/25/14

 

 

750

 

 

660,000

 

Bare Escentuals Beauty, Inc. First Lien Term Loan,
4.97%, 2/18/12

 

 

345

 

 

332,962

 

Prestige Brands Term Loan B1,
5.163%—6.967%, 10/06/10

 

 

1,205

 

 

1,159,982

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,152,944

 

               

Pharmaceuticals—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceutical Technologies & Services (PTS)
Term Loan, 4.946%, 4/15/14

 

 

1488

 

 

1,317,544

 

Warner Chilcott Term:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan B, 4.696%—5.112%, 1/18/12

 

 

2,174

 

 

2,081,749

 

Loan C, 4.696%—4.884%, 1/30/13

 

 

826

 

 

791,290

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,190,583

 

               

Real Estate Management & Development—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enclave Term Loan B, 6.14%, 3/01/12

 

 

3,000

 

 

2,643,009

 

Georgian Towers Term Loan, 6.14%, 3/01/12

 

 

3,000

 

 

2,580,894

 

Pivotal Promontory Second Lien Term Loan,
11.5%, 8/11/11 (g)(k)

 

 

750

 

 

187,500

 

Realogy Corp. Term Loan B, 5.722%, 9/22/14

 

 

1,489

 

 

1,268,229

 

Yellowstone Club Term Loan B, 5.079%, 10/15/10

 

 

409

 

 

332,242

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,011,874

 

               

Road & Rail—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rail America, Inc. Term Loan, 5.32%, 10/15/08

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,688,750

 

Swift Transportation Co., Inc. Term Loan B, 6.50%, 5/15/14

 

 

927

 

 

683,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,372,610

 

               

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marvell Technology Group Term Loan B,
5.196%, 11/08/09

 

 

984

 

 

945,000

 

               

Software—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. First Lien
Term Loan, 6.87%, 7/06/12

 

 

985

 

 

898,813

 

CCC Information Services, Inc. Term Loan B,
4.91%, 2/10/13

 

 

414

 

 

399,045

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,297,858

 

               

Specialty Retail—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADESA, Inc. Term Loan B, 4.95%, 10/30/13

 

 

1,740

 

 

1,646,549

 

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. Term Loan B,
5.34%, 4/15/13

 

 

586

 

 

490,809

 

Claire’s Stores Term Loan B, 5.613%—5.446%, 5/24/14

 

 

1,238

 

 

984,040

 

Eye Care Centers of America, Inc. Term Loan,
5.20%—5.56%, 3/01/12

 

 

658

 

 

605,724

 

Orchard Supply Hardware Term Loan B,
5.166%%, 12/21/13

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,050,000

 

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. Term Loan B,
4.946%—5.494%, 3/22/13

 

 

395

 

 

357,080

 

Rent-A-Center Term Loan B, 4.47%—6.58%, 6/30/12

 

 

854

 

 

796,288

 

Sally Beauty Co., Inc. Term Loan B, 5.60%, 11/16/13

 

 

1,746

 

 

1,659,537

 

Sensata Technologies Term Loan B, 5.056%, 4/27/13

 

 

1,935

 

 

1,757,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,347,121

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

51



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David’s Bridal, Inc. Term Loan B, 4.696%, 1/30/14

 

USD

990

 

$

851,400

 

Hanesbrands, Inc. First Lien Term Loan,
4.424%—4.657%, 10/15/13

 

 

1,000

 

 

979,063

 

Renfro Corp. Term Loan B, 5.95%—6.34%, 10/05/13

 

 

493

 

 

394,741

 

St. John Knits, Inc. Term Loan B, 5.895%, 8/24/13

 

 

660

 

 

600,769

 

Warnaco, Inc. Term Loan, 4.079%—5.871%, 1/31/13

 

 

297

 

 

276,029

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,102,002

 

               

Trading Companies & Distributors—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beacon Sales Co. Term Loan B,
4.688%—5.085%, 10/31/13

 

 

1,231

 

 

991,156

 

United Rentals, Inc. Term Loan, 5.10%, 2/14/11

 

 

465

 

 

451,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,442,886

 

               

Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cellular South Term Loan B, 4.178%—5.75%, 5/16/14

 

 

1,489

 

 

1,399,660

 

Centennial Cellular Operating Co. Term Loan,
4.696%—5.085%, 2/09/11

 

 

800

 

 

777,666

 

NG Wireless First Lien Term Loan,
5.446%—5.454%, 11/12/37

 

 

610

 

 

579,144

 

NTELOS Inc. Term Loan B, 4.96%—5.27%, 8/14/11

 

 

1,691

 

 

1,644,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,401,100

 

               

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests—65.5%

 

 

 

 

 

415,435,177

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Federal National Mortgage Association,
7.25%, 1/15/10 (d)

 

 

17,000

 

 

18,233,656

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.375%, 12/15/08 (d)

 

 

17,000

 

 

17,184,603

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.375%, 9/15/09 (d)

 

 

3,425

 

 

3,484,403

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.875%, 5/15/09 (d)

 

 

6,000

 

 

6,116,718

 

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.25%, 8/15/15 (d)

 

 

1,815

 

 

1,911,280

 

               

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations—7.4%

 

 

 

 

 

46,930,660

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

             

Capital Markets—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp. (k)

 

 

121,011

 

 

481,624

 

               

Total Common Stocks—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

481,624

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

           

Capital Markets—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco, LLC, 16.75% (c)(e)

 

 

177

 

$

157,530

 

               

Electrical Equipment—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Superior Essex Holding Corp. Series A, 9.50%

 

 

125,000

 

 

93,750

 

               

Total Preferred Stocks—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

251,280

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Warrants (l)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Electric Utilities—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reliant Resources (expires 10/25/08)

 

 

1,839

 

 

29,424

 

               

Machinery—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Synventive Molding Solutions (expires 1/15/13)

 

 

1

 

 

0

 

               

Total Warrants—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

29,424

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Other Interests (m)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

 

             

Health Care Providers & Services—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc.

 

$

7,579

 

 

2,547

 

               

Household Durables—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berkline Benchcraft Equity LLC

 

 

3,155

 

 

0

 

               

Total Other Interests—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

2,547

 

               

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost—$937,883,698)—138.8%

 

 

 

 

 

880,849,279

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

U.S. Government Agency Obligation—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.75%, 5/01/08

 

 

2,400

 

 

2,400,000

 

               

Total Short-Term Securities (Cost—$2,400,000)—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

2,400,000

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

             

Call Options Purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC, expiring
December 2009 at USD 942.86

 

 

46

 

 

79,350

 

               

Total Options Purchased (Cost—$44,978)—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

79,350

 

               

Total Investments
(Cost—$940,328,676*)—139.2%

 

 

 

 

 

883,328,629

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(39.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

(248,894,523

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

634,434,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as April 30, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate Cost

 

$

940,456,206

 

 

 

     

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

7,233,086

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(64,360,663

)

 

 

     

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(57,127,577

)

 

 

     

 

 

(a)

Represents the interest only portion of a mortgage-backed security and has either a nominal or a notional amount of principal.

(b)

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

(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. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

52

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

 



 

 



 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)


 

 

(d)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date

 

Net Closing
Amount

 

Face
Amount

 

                       

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

0.8

%

3/24/08

 

TBD

 

$

17,418,060

 

$

17,403,750

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

0.62

%

3/27/08

 

TBD

 

$

6,186,527

 

$

6,182,800

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

0.68

%

3/27/08

 

TBD

 

$

3,517,230

 

$

3,514,906

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

0.24

%

3/27/08

 

TBD

 

$

1,978,812

 

$

1,978,350

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.1

%

3/27/08

 

TBD

 

$

5,294,459

 

$

5,280,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.4

%

3/27/08

 

TBD

 

$

2,192,779

 

$

2,185,760

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.4

%

3/27/08

 

TBD

 

$

5,417,340

 

$

5,400,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.4

%

3/27/08

 

TBD

 

$

1,474,420

 

$

1,469,700

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.4

%

3/27/08

 

TBD

 

$

2,853,497

 

$

2,844,364

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.4

%

3/27/08

 

TBD

 

$

2,096,917

 

$

2,090,205

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.1

%

3/27/08

 

TBD

 

$

2,220,482

 

$

2,214,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.1

%

3/27/08

 

TBD

 

$

7,350,458

 

$

7,329,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

3.1

%

3/27/08

 

TBD

 

$

4,328,486

 

$

4,315,850

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

2.5

%

3/31/08

 

TBD

 

$

18,760,025

 

$

18,721,250

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.0

%

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

$

4,487,982

 

$

4,483,125

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.0

%

4/17/08

 

TBD

 

$

2,192,998

 

$

2,190,625

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.75

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

1,838,531

 

$

1,837,000

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.75

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

2,690,090

 

$

2,687,850

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.75

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

2,017,680

 

$

2,016,000

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.75

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

3,213,926

 

$

3,211,250

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.75

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

3,828,188

 

$

3,825,000

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.75

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

540,450

 

$

540,000

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

1.0

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

1,715,894

 

$

1,715,512

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

1.0

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

1,115,311

 

$

1,115,062

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.75

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

1,231,025

 

$

1,230,000

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.75

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

3,621,490

 

$

3,618,475

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.75

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

3,135,549

 

$

3,132,938

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date

 

Net Closing
Amount

 

Face
Amount

 

                       

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.75

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

1,345,120

 

$

1,344,000

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.75

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

4,875,059

 

$

4,871,000

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.75

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

5,284,850

 

$

5,280,450

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.75

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

4,097,161

 

$

4,093,750

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

0.75

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

788,419

 

$

788,288

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.75

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

2,518,597

 

$

2,516,500

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.00

%

4/21/08

 

TBD

 

$

313,709

 

$

313,500

 

                           

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

131,941,521

 

$

131,740,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

     

 

 

(e)

Illiquid security.

(f)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. Maturity shown is the final maturity date.

(g)

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

(h)

All or a portion of security held as collateral in connection with financial futures contracts.

(i)

Convertible security.

(j)

Represents or includes a to-be-announced transaction. The Trust has committed to purchasing securities for which all specific information is not available at this time.

(k)

Non-income producing security.

(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.

(m)

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

 

 

Swaps outstanding as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

                 

Sold credit default protection LCDX Index receive 5.25%
Broker, UBS Securities
Expires June 2013

 

 

EUR

 

 

3,000

 

$

46,494

 

                     

 

 

Financial futures contracts purchased as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                   

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Expiration
Date

 

Face
Value

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

                   

      71

 

5-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

June 2008

 

$

8,101,533

 

$

(150,642

)

                       

 

 

Forward foreign exchange contracts as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Currency Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

               

USD

 

30,592,393

 

EUR

 

19,442,550

 

July 2008

 

$

353,537

 

USD

 

10,592,250

 

GBP

 

5,429,000

 

July 2008

 

$

(136,626

)

                         

Total Appreciation—Net

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

216,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

EUR

Euro

 

GBP

British Pound

 

USD

U.S. Dollar


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

53



 

 



 

Schedule of Investments April 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage
Trust (BTZ)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

           

Aerospace & Defense—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Dynamics Corp.

 

 

5,200

 

$

470,184

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

 

 

11,000

 

 

653,400

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

 

24,700

 

 

2,619,188

 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

 

 

33,200

 

 

2,442,524

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,185,296

 

               

Air Freight & Logistics—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B

 

 

80,500

 

 

5,829,005

 

               

Auto Components—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Johnson Controls, Inc.

 

 

22,300

 

 

786,298

 

               

Automobiles—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Corp.

 

 

97,600

 

 

2,264,320

 

               

Beverages—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.

 

 

29,800

 

 

1,466,160

 

The Coca-Cola Co.

 

 

101,000

 

 

5,945,870

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

 

32,500

 

 

2,227,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,639,255

 

               

Biotechnology—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amgen, Inc. (a)

 

 

63,000

 

 

2,637,810

 

Biogen Idec, Inc. (a)

 

 

14,900

 

 

904,281

 

Celgene Corp. (a)

 

 

13,600

 

 

845,104

 

Genzyme Corp. (a)

 

 

9,800

 

 

689,430

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)

 

 

42,300

 

 

2,189,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,266,073

 

               

Capital Markets—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

 

22,940

 

 

4,390,028

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

 

 

16,200

 

 

716,688

 

Morgan Stanley

 

 

17,700

 

 

860,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,966,936

 

               

Chemicals—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

 

 

5,900

 

 

580,737

 

The Dow Chemical Co.

 

 

61,100

 

 

2,453,165

 

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

 

 

60,000

 

 

2,934,600

 

PPG Industries, Inc.

 

 

16,700

 

 

1,024,879

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,993,381

 

               

Commercial Banks—2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regions Financial Corp.

 

 

131,300

 

 

2,878,096

 

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

 

 

69,800

 

 

3,891,350

 

U.S. Bancorp

 

 

152,300

 

 

5,161,447

 

Wachovia Corp.

 

 

178,800

 

 

5,212,020

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

 

117,300

 

 

3,489,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,632,588

 

               

Commercial Services & Supplies—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waste Management, Inc.

 

 

80,700

 

 

2,913,270

 

               

Communications Equipment—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ciena Corp. (a)

 

 

21,000

 

 

710,010

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)

 

 

160,500

 

 

4,115,220

 

Corning, Inc.

 

 

52,000

 

 

1,388,920

 

Motorola, Inc.

 

 

234,100

 

 

2,331,636

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

 

119,200

 

 

5,148,248

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,694,034

 

               

Computers & Peripherals—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple, Inc. (a)

 

 

45,000

 

 

7,827,750

 

Dell, Inc. (a)

 

 

79,700

 

 

1,484,811

 

EMC Corp. (a)

 

 

67,500

 

 

1,039,500

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

 

 

44,600

 

 

2,067,210

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

 

25,800

 

 

3,114,060

 

SanDisk Corp. (a)

 

 

43,100

 

 

1,167,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,700,910

 

               

Consumer Finance—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discover Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

27,050

 

 

492,580

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

           

Diversified Financial Services—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

 

163,100

 

$

6,122,774

 

CME Group, Inc.

 

 

4,844

 

 

2,215,888

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

 

74,100

 

 

1,872,507

 

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (a)

 

 

17,300

 

 

2,684,095

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

 

130,200

 

 

6,204,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,099,294

 

               

Diversified Telecommunication Services—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T Inc.

 

 

192,487

 

 

7,451,172

 

Embarq Corp.

 

 

18,900

 

 

785,673

 

FairPoint Communications, Inc.

 

 

1

 

 

7

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

 

96,500

 

 

3,713,320

 

Windstream Corp.

 

 

280,800

 

 

3,296,592

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,246,764

 

               

Electric Utilities—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

 

 

13,000

 

 

580,190

 

FPL Group, Inc.

 

 

10,000

 

 

662,900

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

 

 

8,200

 

 

620,248

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,863,338

 

               

Electrical Equipment—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerson Electric Co.

 

 

53,600

 

 

2,801,136

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

 

 

33,100

 

 

1,795,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,596,149

 

               

Electronic Equipment & Instruments—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tyco Electronics Ltd.

 

 

31,300

 

 

1,170,933

 

               

Energy Equipment & Services—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baker Hughes, Inc.

 

 

10,300

 

 

833,064

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a)

 

 

42,800

 

 

2,929,660

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

 

 

17,900

 

 

1,799,845

 

Smith International, Inc.

 

 

42,918

 

 

3,283,656

 

Transocean, Inc.

 

 

18,663

 

 

2,752,046

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,598,271

 

               

Food & Staples Retailing—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSCO Corp.

 

 

131,800

 

 

4,029,126

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

 

140,300

 

 

8,134,594

 

Walgreen Co.

 

 

38,200

 

 

1,331,270

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,494,990

 

               

Food Products—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kraft Foods, Inc.

 

 

54,946

 

 

1,737,942

 

Sara Lee Corp.

 

 

135,000

 

 

1,958,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,696,792

 

               

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baxter International, Inc.

 

 

11,500

 

 

716,680

 

Becton Dickinson & Co.

 

 

23,900

 

 

2,136,660

 

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

 

 

35,500

 

 

473,215

 

Covidien Ltd.

 

 

31,300

 

 

1,461,397

 

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

 

13,600

 

 

1,008,576

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,796,528

 

               

Health Care Providers & Services—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aetna, Inc.

 

 

14,300

 

 

623,480

 

Express Scripts, Inc. (a)

 

 

23,600

 

 

1,652,472

 

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a)

 

 

26,000

 

 

1,288,040

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

 

45,700

 

 

1,491,191

 

WellPoint, Inc. (a)

 

 

26,700

 

 

1,328,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,383,508

 

               

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carnival Corp.

 

 

34,600

 

 

1,389,882

 

McDonald’s Corp.

 

 

96,400

 

 

5,743,512

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,133,394

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

54

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

 



 

 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust (BTZ)

 

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

           

Household Durables—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fortune Brands, Inc.

 

 

22,400

 

$

1,514,688

 

The Stanley Works

 

 

61,900

 

 

2,986,056

 

Whirlpool Corp.

 

 

30,600

 

 

2,227,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,727,812

 

               

Household Products—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Procter & Gamble Co.

 

 

104,600

 

 

7,013,430

 

               

IT Services—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

 

 

40,200

 

 

1,776,840

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (a)

 

 

19,900

 

 

641,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,418,615

 

               

Industrial Conglomerates—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3M Co.

 

 

64,100

 

 

4,929,290

 

General Electric Co.

 

 

418,900

 

 

13,698,030

 

Textron, Inc.

 

 

13,600

 

 

829,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,457,056

 

               

Insurance—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Allstate Corp.

 

 

22,400

 

 

1,128,064

 

American International Group, Inc. (f)

 

 

34,900

 

 

1,612,380

 

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

 

 

20,600

 

 

1,468,162

 

Lincoln National Corp.

 

 

43,600

 

 

2,343,936

 

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

 

 

77,600

 

 

2,140,984

 

The Travelers Cos., Inc.

 

 

85,600

 

 

4,314,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,007,766

 

               

Internet & Catalog Retail—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

 

 

21,900

 

 

1,721,997

 

               

Internet Software & Services—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

eBay, Inc. (a)

 

 

89,400

 

 

2,797,326

 

Google, Inc. Class A (a)

 

 

7,010

 

 

4,025,773

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,823,099

 

               

Leisure Equipment & Products—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eastman Kodak Co.

 

 

65,000

 

 

1,162,850

 

Mattel, Inc.

 

 

92,700

 

 

1,738,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,900,975

 

               

Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)

 

 

15,700

 

 

908,559

 

               

Machinery—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

 

 

43,200

 

 

3,537,216

 

Cummins, Inc.

 

 

36,600

 

 

2,292,990

 

Deere & Co.

 

 

17,000

 

 

1,429,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,259,396

 

               

Media—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBS Corp. Class B

 

 

87,200

 

 

2,011,704

 

The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a)

 

 

45,600

 

 

1,123,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,135,288

 

               

Metals & Mining—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alcoa, Inc.

 

 

30,900

 

 

1,074,702

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

 

 

22,500

 

 

1,548,675

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B

 

 

26,500

 

 

3,014,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,637,752

 

               

Multi-Utilities—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ameren Corp.

 

 

8,800

 

 

399,168

 

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

 

 

42,200

 

 

1,755,520

 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

 

 

13,200

 

 

572,748

 

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

 

 

79,800

 

 

3,504,018

 

TECO Energy, Inc.

 

 

199,000

 

 

3,185,990

 

Xcel Energy, Inc.

 

 

166,500

 

 

3,463,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,880,644

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

           

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

 

 

30,400

 

$

2,023,424

 

Apache Corp.

 

 

11,100

 

 

1,494,948

 

Chevron Corp.

 

 

107,300

 

 

10,316,895

 

ConocoPhillips

 

 

53,900

 

 

4,643,485

 

Devon Energy Corp.

 

 

10,800

 

 

1,224,720

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

 

4,500

 

 

587,160

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

 

166,800

 

 

15,524,076

 

Hess Corp.

 

 

27,500

 

 

2,920,500

 

Spectra Energy Corp.

 

 

153,400

 

 

3,788,980

 

Valero Energy Corp.

 

 

20,400

 

 

996,540

 

XTO Energy, Inc.

 

 

65,500

 

 

4,051,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

47,572,558

 

               

Paper & Forest Products—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Paper Co.

 

 

67,600

 

 

1,769,092

 

MeadWestvaco Corp.

 

 

24,300

 

 

639,090

 

Weyerhaeuser Co.

 

 

26,400

 

 

1,686,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,094,614

 

               

Pharmaceuticals—3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

 

30,900

 

 

1,629,975

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

 

145,100

 

 

3,187,847

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

 

 

62,500

 

 

3,008,750

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

 

115,900

 

 

7,775,731

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

 

123,600

 

 

4,701,744

 

Pfizer, Inc. (f)

 

 

372,700

 

 

7,494,997

 

Schering-Plough Corp.

 

 

78,300

 

 

1,441,503

 

Wyeth

 

 

14,600

 

 

649,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,889,809

 

               

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Residential

 

 

9,500

 

 

394,440

 

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

 

 

63,300

 

 

2,585,172

 

Vornado Realty Trust

 

 

25,700

 

 

2,392,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,372,025

 

               

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

 

 

31,800

 

 

593,388

 

Intel Corp.

 

 

201,500

 

 

4,485,390

 

Linear Technology Corp.

 

 

53,300

 

 

1,863,368

 

Microchip Technology, Inc.

 

 

57,200

 

 

2,102,100

 

National Semiconductor Corp.

 

 

57,600

 

 

1,174,464

 

Nvidia Corp. (a)

 

 

112,150

 

 

2,304,682

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 

 

31,200

 

 

909,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,433,184

 

               

Software—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

 

 

67,800

 

 

2,576,400

 

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

 

 

18,300

 

 

941,901

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

276,600

 

 

7,888,632

 

Oracle Corp. (a)

 

 

126,700

 

 

2,641,695

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,048,628

 

               

Specialty Retail—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Depot, Inc.

 

 

81,300

 

 

2,341,440

 

Staples, Inc.

 

 

153,100

 

 

3,322,270

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,663,710

 

               

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VF Corp.

 

 

44,100

 

 

3,280,158

 

               

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae

 

 

67,000

 

 

1,896,100

 

Freddie Mac

 

 

22,100

 

 

550,511

 

Washington Mutual, Inc.

 

 

220,300

 

 

2,707,487

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,154,098

 

               

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

55



 

 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust (BTZ)

 

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

           

Tobacco—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philip Morris International, Inc. (a)

 

 

20,500

 

$

1,046,115

 

Reynolds American, Inc.

 

 

59,400

 

 

3,198,690

 

UST, Inc.

 

 

64,500

 

 

3,358,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,603,320

 

               

Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sprint Nextel Corp.

 

 

154,800

 

 

1,236,852

 

               

Total Common Stocks—45.1%

 

 

 

 

 

416,685,252

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
 

Exchange-Traded Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

UltraShort Financials ProShares

 

 

181,000

 

 

18,328,060

 

               

Total Exchange-Traded Funds—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

18,328,060

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
 

Capital Trusts

 

Par
(000
)

 

 

 

 

           

Capital Markets—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse Guernsey Ltd. Series 1, 3.366% (b)(c)

 

$

4,400

 

 

3,518,548

 

State Street Capital Trust III, 8.25% (b)(c)

 

 

3,100

 

 

3,089,501

 

State Street Capital Trust IV, 3.80%, 6/01/67 (c)

 

 

25,245

 

 

19,170,270

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,778,319

 

               

Commercial Banks—5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abbey National Capital Trust I, 8.963% (b)(c)

 

 

2,375

 

 

2,537,733

 

BB&T Capital Trust IV, 6.82%, 6/12/77 (c)

 

 

15,300

 

 

13,455,738

 

Barclays Bank Plc, 5.926% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

3,500

 

 

2,955,197

 

HSBC Capital Funding LP/Jersey Channel Islands,
10.176% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

7,000

 

 

8,669,178

 

Huntington Capital III, 6.65%, 5/15/37 (c)

 

 

3,250

 

 

2,349,643

 

Regions Financing Trust II, 6.625%, 5/15/47 (c)

 

 

4,445

 

 

3,112,945

 

Wachovia Corp. Series K, 7.98% (b)(c)

 

 

15,700

 

 

15,446,288

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,526,722

 

               

Diversified Financial Services—4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp. Series M, 8.125% (b)(c)

 

 

11,900

 

 

12,161,562

 

Citigroup, Inc., 8.40% (b)(c)

 

 

18,250

 

 

18,470,460

 

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXIII, 3.676%, 5/15/77 (c)

 

 

13,800

 

 

10,556,627

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

41,188,649

 

               

Insurance—4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AON Corp., 8.205%, 1/01/27

 

 

18,273

 

 

17,232,572

 

Ace Capital Trust II, 9.70%, 4/01/30

 

 

17,000

 

 

19,608,939

 

Mangrove Bay Pass-Through Trust, 6.102%, 7/15/33 (c)(d)

 

 

10,000

 

 

7,190,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,032,111

 

               

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Webster Capital Trust IV, 7.65%, 6/15/37 (c)

 

 

3,225

 

 

2,363,632

 

               

Total Capital Trusts—17.5%

 

 

 

 

 

161,889,433

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

           

Commercial Banks—3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc Series L, 5.75%

 

 

67,200

 

 

1,332,576

 

Santander Finance Preferred SA Unipersonal:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%

 

 

322,000

 

 

6,832,454

 

6.80%

 

 

628,000

 

 

13,973,000

 

Wachovia Corp. Series J, 8%

 

 

403,200

 

 

10,144,512

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,282,542

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

           

Diversified Financial Services—3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series AA, 8.125%

 

 

390,000

 

$

9,886,500

 

Series T, 6.50% (e)

 

 

180,000

 

 

9,387,000

 

Cobank ACB, 7% (d)

 

 

150,000

 

 

6,759,900

 

ING Groep NV, 6.125%

 

 

200,000

 

 

4,190,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,223,400

 

               

Electric Utilities—3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alabama Power Co., 6.50%

 

 

100,000

 

 

2,475,000

 

Entergy Louisiana LLC, 6.95%

 

 

40,000

 

 

4,226,400

 

Interstate Power & Light Co. Series B, 8.375%

 

 

785,000

 

 

23,000,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,701,900

 

               

Insurance—8.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACE Ltd. Series C, 7.80%

 

 

380,000

 

 

9,386,000

 

Aegon NV, 6.50%

 

 

400,000

 

 

8,552,000

 

Arch Capital Group Ltd.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A, 8%

 

 

100,000

 

 

2,475,000

 

Series B, 7.875%

 

 

160,000

 

 

3,936,000

 

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., 7.401% (c)

 

 

655,000

 

 

14,311,750

 

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. Series B, 7.50% (c)

 

 

180,000

 

 

17,313,750

 

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Series A, 7.75%

 

 

369,000

 

 

8,726,850

 

PartnerRe Ltd. Series C, 6.75%

 

 

265,600

 

 

5,856,480

 

RenaissanceRe Holding Ltd. Series D, 6.60%

 

 

285,000

 

 

6,084,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

76,642,580

 

               

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRE Properties, Inc. Series D, 6.75%

 

 

30,000

 

 

648,600

 

iStar Financial, Inc. Series I, 7.50%

 

 

55,000

 

 

870,100

 

Public Storage Series F, 6.45%

 

 

30,000

 

 

633,000

 

Sovereign Real Estate Investment Corp., 12% (d)

 

 

13,000

 

 

13,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,151,700

 

               

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%

 

 

200,000

 

 

5,008,000

 

Series R, 7.625%

 

 

65,000

 

 

1,644,500

 

Freddie Mac:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series Q, 3.85% (c)

 

 

185,000

 

 

5,642,500

 

Series Z, 8.375%

 

 

180,000

 

 

4,608,000

 

Roslyn Real Estate Asset Corp. Series D, 8.88% (c)

 

 

50

 

 

5,020,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,923,312

 

               

Wireless Telecommunication Services—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centaur Funding Corp., 9.08% (d)

 

 

10,000

 

 

10,043,750

 

               

Total Preferred Stocks—23.4%

 

 

 

 

 

215,969,184

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Trust Preferreds

 

Par
(000
)

 

 

 

 

           

Commercial Banks—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citizens Funding Trust I, 7.50%, 9/15/66

 

$

5,250

 

 

3,418,951

 

KeyCorp Capital IX, 6.75%, 12/15/66

 

 

10,260

 

 

8,332,617

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,751,568

 

               

Electric Utilities—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PPL Energy Supply LLC, 7%, 7/15/46

 

 

7,200

 

 

7,199,391

 

               

Insurance—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W.R. Berkley Capital Trust II, 6.75%, 7/26/45

 

 

4,268

 

 

3,786,031

 

               

Media—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comcast Corp., 6.625%, 5/15/56

 

 

19,500

 

 

17,390,412

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust (BTZ)

 

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par

 

 

 

 

Trust Preferreds

 

(000)

 

Value

 

           

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nexen, Inc., 7.35%, 11/01/43

 

$

3,000

 

$

2,905,587

 

               

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Countrywide Financial Corp., 6.75%, 4/01/33

 

 

3,250

 

 

2,401,026

 

               

Total Trust Preferreds—4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

45,434,015

 

               

Total Preferred Securities—45.8%

 

 

 

 

 

423,292,632

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Building Products—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C8 Capital SPV Ltd., 6.64% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

3,160

 

 

2,936,525

 

               

Capital Markets—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bear Stearns Cos., Inc., 6.40%, 10/02/17

 

 

6,050

 

 

6,241,864

 

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

 

 

7,000

 

 

5,924,870

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.50%, 9/15/22 (c)

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,043,113

 

6.875%, 7/17/37

 

 

1,875

 

 

1,738,303

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,948,150

 

               

Commercial Banks—20.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BNP Paribas, 7.195% (b)(c)(d)(f)

 

 

20,100

 

 

18,856,393

 

Bank of Ireland Capital Funding II, LP, 5.571% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

6,685

 

 

4,978,901

 

Bank of Ireland Capital Funding III, LP, 6.107% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

30,000

 

 

22,782,180

 

Barclays Bank Plc (b)(c)(d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.86%

 

 

11,500

 

 

10,353,967

 

7.70%

 

 

10,000

 

 

10,208,111

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 6.024% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

20,000

 

 

17,036,380

 

Credit Agricole SA, 6.637% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

27,495

 

 

22,545,185

 

HBOS Plc, 6.657% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

25,000

 

 

18,435,000

 

Kazkommerts Finance 2 BV, 9.20% (b)(c)

 

 

1,000

 

 

740,000

 

Lloyds TSB Group Plc, 6.267% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

12,500

 

 

10,390,175

 

Mizuho Capital Investment 1 Ltd., 6.686% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

21,000

 

 

18,495,330

 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc. (b)(c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.65%

 

 

3,130

 

 

2,644,512

 

Series MTN, 7.64%

 

 

6,100

 

 

5,741,716

 

SMFG Preferred Capital USD 1 Ltd., 6.078% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

10,000

 

 

8,911,900

 

Shinsei Finance II (Cayman) Ltd., 7.16% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

7,000

 

 

4,694,375

 

Societe Generale, 5.922% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

11,850

 

 

10,124,391

 

Standard Chartered Bank, 7.014% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

5,125

 

 

4,728,433

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

191,666,949

 

               

Diversified Financial Services—5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp. Series K, 8% (b)(c)

 

 

22,130

 

 

22,514,575

 

C10 Capital SPV Ltd., 6.722% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

5,000

 

 

4,470,750

 

ING Groep NV, 5.775% (b)(c)

 

 

10,000

 

 

8,592,160

 

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXI Series U, 3.80%, 2/02/37 (c)

 

 

12,875

 

 

9,932,882

 

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

 

 

5,650

 

 

5,354,420

 

Stan IV Ltd., 7.137%, 7/20/11 (c)

 

 

283

 

 

268,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,133,637

 

               

Electric Utilities—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PPL Capital Funding, 6.70%, 3/30/67 (c)

 

 

3,900

 

 

3,323,810

 

               

Gas Utilities—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Union Co., 7.20%, 11/01/66 (c)

 

 

5,000

 

 

4,081,230

 

               

Insurance—18.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AXA SA, 6.463% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

12,000

 

 

9,937,320

 

The Allstate Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 5/15/57

 

 

8,675

 

 

7,958,185

 

Series B, 6.125%, 5/15/67

 

 

8,725

 

 

8,103,928

 

American International Group, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/87

 

 

10,225

 

 

9,015,280

 

Chubb Corp., 6.375%, 3/29/67 (c)

 

 

15,300

 

 

14,275,711

 

Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc., 6.60%, 5/01/67 (c)

 

 

12,025

 

 

9,778,165

 

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 7%, 3/15/37 (c)(d)

 

 

11,600

 

 

10,693,298

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

(000)

 

Value

 

               

Insurance (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lincoln National Corp.(c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.05%, 4/20/67

 

$

4,225

 

$

3,629,596

 

7%, 5/17/66

 

 

3,750

 

 

3,455,535

 

Metlife, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/66

 

 

4,550

 

 

4,095,173

 

Nationwide Life Global Funding I, 6.75%, 5/15/67

 

 

8,025

 

 

6,533,730

 

Progressive Corp., 6.70%, 6/15/37 (c)

 

 

19,675

 

 

17,594,133

 

QBE Capital Funding II LP, 6.797% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

7,105

 

 

6,103,096

 

Reinsurance Group of America, 6.75%, 12/15/65 (c)

 

 

15,000

 

 

11,904,660

 

Swiss Re Capital I LP, 6.854% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

27,475

 

 

24,930,897

 

The Travelers Cos., Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/67 (c)

 

 

9,000

 

 

7,877,268

 

White Mountains Re Group Ltd., 7.506% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

4,400

 

 

3,296,260

 

ZFS Finance (USA) Trust IV, 5.875%, 5/09/32 (c)(d)

 

 

2,050

 

 

1,879,358

 

ZFS Finance (USA) Trust V, 6.50%, 5/09/67 (c)(d)

 

 

13,220

 

 

11,645,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

172,707,382

 

               

Metals & Mining—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aleris International, Inc., 10%, 12/15/16

 

 

5,000

 

 

3,100,000

 

               

Multi-Utilities—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puget Sound Energy, Inc. Series A, 6.974%, 6/01/67 (c)

 

 

1,575

 

 

1,419,385

 

               

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conoco Funding Co., 6.35%, 10/15/11

 

 

4,800

 

 

5,128,690

 

Enterprise Products Operating LP, 8.375%, 8/01/66 (c)

 

 

4,500

 

 

4,479,021

 

Plains All American Pipeline LP, 6.50%, 5/01/18 (d)

 

 

2,515

 

 

2,525,724

 

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 6.35%, 5/15/67 (c)

 

 

7,325

 

 

6,510,233

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,643,668

 

               

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington Mutual Preferred Funding Delaware,
6.534% (b)(c)(d)

 

 

2,300

 

 

1,322,662

 

               

Total Corporate Bonds—50.4%

 

 

 

 

 

465,283,398

 

               

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost—$1,470,098,027)—143.3%

 

 

 

 

 

1,323,589,342

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Short-Term Securities

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

               

SSgA Money Market Fund, 2.568%, 12/31/30

 

 

66,663

 

 

66,662,976

 

               

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost—$66,662,976)—7.2%

 

 

 

 

 

66,662,976

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

               

Call Options Purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3M Co., expiring July 2008 at $85

 

 

80

 

 

3,800

 

AT&T Inc., expiring July 2008 at $37.5

 

 

500

 

 

121,500

 

Abbott Laboratories, expiring August 2008 at $52.5

 

 

30

 

 

8,325

 

Aetna, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

expiring July 2008 at $50

 

 

30

 

 

1,950

 

expiring July 2008 at $55

 

 

60

 

 

1,050

 

Amazon.Com, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $80

 

 

40

 

 

22,000

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., expiring August 2008 at $60

 

 

60

 

 

54,900

 

Apple, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $150

 

 

80

 

 

228,000

 

Autodesk, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $40

 

 

100

 

 

18,250

 

Bank of America Corp., expiring August 2008 at $45

 

 

150

 

 

4,200

 

Caterpillar, Inc., expiring June 2008 at $85

 

 

40

 

 

8,060

 

Chevron Corp., expiring June 2008 at $90

 

 

150

 

 

106,500

 

The Coca-Cola Co., expiring August 2008 at $62.5

 

 

90

 

 

9,000

 

ConocoPhillips, expiring August 2008 at $85

 

 

80

 

 

43,200

 

Corning, Inc., expiring August 2008 at $25

 

 

70

 

 

20,650

 

Cummins, Inc., expiring June 2008 at $50

 

 

90

 

 

120,600

 

Deere & Co., expiring June 2008 at $87.5

 

 

40

 

 

14,800

 

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., expiring July 2008 at $50

 

 

80

 

 

14,000

 

eBay, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $30

 

 

120

 

 

32,940

 

Electronic Arts, Inc., expiring June 2008 at $50

 

 

40

 

 

13,800

 

Eli Lilly & Co., expiring July 2008 at $55

 

 

100

 

 

4,000

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust (BTZ)

 

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

Value

 

           

Call Options Purchased (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerson Electric Co., expiring June 2008 at $55

 

 

200

 

$

20,000

 

Express Scripts, Inc., expiring August 2008 at $65

 

 

40

 

 

34,600

 

Exxon Mobil Corp., expiring June 2008 at $90

 

 

170

 

 

86,275

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B,
expiring August 2008 at $95

 

 

40

 

 

94,400

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc., expiring August 2008 at $55

 

 

50

 

 

10,375

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $175

 

 

60

 

 

141,150

 

Hess Corp., expiring August 2008 at $95

 

 

60

 

 

102,600

 

Hewlett-Packard Co., expiring August 2008 at $45

 

 

90

 

 

33,300

 

Intel Corp., expiring July 2008 at $20

 

 

425

 

 

117,725

 

International Business Machines Corp.,
expiring June 2008 at $125

 

 

50

 

 

9,500

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., expiring June 2008 at $50

 

 

80

 

 

9,960

 

Johnson Controls, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $35

 

 

60

 

 

15,000

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $60

 

 

50

 

 

1,125

 

Linear Technology Corp., expiring June 2008 at $35

 

 

80

 

 

10,000

 

McDonald’s Corp., expiring June 2008 at $60

 

 

70

 

 

10,675

 

MeadWestvaco Corp., expiring June 2008 at $30

 

 

50

 

 

875

 

Medco Health Solutions, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $45

 

 

50

 

 

30,500

 

Merck & Co., Inc., expiring July 2008 at $47.5

 

 

210

 

 

2,625

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc., expiring August 2008 at $60

 

 

70

 

 

84,700

 

Nvidia Corp., expiring June 2008 at $25

 

 

170

 

 

6,375

 

Oracle Corp., expiring June 2008 at $21

 

 

130

 

 

10,725

 

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.,
expiring June 2008 at $45

 

 

50

 

 

5,500

 

QUALCOMM, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $42.5

 

 

170

 

 

47,260

 

Reynolds American, Inc., expiring August 2008 at $60

 

 

70

 

 

4,200

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $60

 

 

90

 

 

10,125

 

Schlumberger Ltd., expiring August 2008 at $90

 

 

30

 

 

42,300

 

Smith International, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $62.5

 

 

100

 

 

154,500

 

Staples, Inc., expiring June 2008 at $22.5

 

 

190

 

 

16,150

 

Texas Instruments, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $30

 

 

65

 

 

7,053

 

Textron, Inc., expiring June 2008 at $60

 

 

20

 

 

6,600

 

The Travelers Cos., Inc., expiring July 2008 at $50

 

 

110

 

 

28,325

 

US Bancorp, expiring June 2008 at $35

 

 

160

 

 

11,600

 

UST, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $55

 

 

120

 

 

14,100

 

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B,
expiring July 2008 at $75

 

 

80

 

 

10,800

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., expiring June 2008 at $50

 

 

90

 

 

450

 

VF Corp., expiring August 2008 at $80

 

 

70

 

 

18,025

 

Valero Energy Corp., expiring June 2008 at $60

 

 

40

 

 

1,400

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

expiring July 2008 at $40

 

 

200

 

 

20,100

 

expiring July 2008 at $42.5

 

 

70

 

 

2,275

 

Viacom, Inc. Class B, expiring June 2008 at $45

 

 

80

 

 

1,000

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., expiring June 2008 at $57.5

 

 

240

 

 

52,440

 

Waste Management, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $35

 

 

50

 

 

10,500

 

Wells Fargo & Co., expiring July 2008 at $35

 

 

70

 

 

1,925

 

XTO Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

expiring June 2008 at $65

 

 

120

 

 

24,000

 

expiring August 2008 at $70

 

 

120

 

 

22,800

 

               

Total Options Purchased
(Cost—$2,168,240)—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

2,197,438

 

               

Total Investments Before Options Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost—$1,538,929,243*)—150.8%

 

 

 

 

 

1,392,449,756

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Call Options Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T Inc., expiring July 2008 at $40

 

 

1000

 

 

(109,000

)

Abbott Laboratories, expiring August 2008 at $55

 

 

60

 

 

(9,750

)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Contracts

 

Value

 

           

Call Options Written (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aetna, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $55

 

 

60

 

$

(1,050

)

Amazon.Com, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $90

 

 

40

 

 

(8,220

)

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., expiring August 2008 at $65

 

 

120

 

 

(73,200

)

Apple, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $170

 

 

160

 

 

(243,600

)

Autodesk, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $45

 

 

200

 

 

(10,000

)

Caterpillar, Inc., expiring June 2008 at $90

 

 

80

 

 

(5,800

)

Chevron Corp., expiring June 2008 at $95

 

 

300

 

 

(111,000

)

ConocoPhillips, expiring August 2008 at $90

 

 

160

 

 

(50,400

)

Corning, Inc., expiring August 2008 at $30

 

 

140

 

 

(10,150

)

Cummins, Inc., expiring June 2008 at $55

 

 

180

 

 

(164,700

)

eBay, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $35

 

 

240

 

 

(15,120

)

Electronic Arts, Inc., expiring June 2008 at $55

 

 

80

 

 

(9,600

)

Emerson Electric Co., expiring June 2008 at $60

 

 

180

 

 

(3,150

)

Express Scripts, Inc., expiring August 2008 at $75

 

 

80

 

 

(28,400

)

Exxon Mobil Corp., expiring June 2008 at $95

 

 

340

 

 

(82,110

)

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B,
expiring August 2008 at $110

 

 

80

 

 

(114,000

)

Gilead Sciences, Inc., expiring August 2008 at $60

 

 

100

 

 

(7,500

)

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $195

 

 

120

 

 

(133,500

)

Hess Corp., expiring August 2008 at $110

 

 

120

 

 

(108,600

)

Hewlett-Packard Co., expiring August 2008 at $50

 

 

180

 

 

(25,200

)

Intel Corp., expiring July 2008 at $22.5

 

 

850

 

 

(101,150

)

International Business Machines Corp.,
expiring June 2008 at $130

 

 

100

 

 

(7,250

)

JPMorgan Chase & Co., expiring June 2008 at $52.5

 

 

160

 

 

(8,960

)

Johnson Controls, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $40

 

 

120

 

 

(7,800

)

Linear Technology Corp., expiring June 2008 at $37.5

 

 

160

 

 

(6,400

)

McDonald’s Corp., expiring June 2008 at $62.5

 

 

140

 

 

(8,400

)

Medco Health Solutions, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $50

 

 

100

 

 

(30,000

)

National Oilwell Varco, Inc., expiring August 2008 at $70

 

 

140

 

 

(91,000

)

Oracle Corp., expiring June 2008 at $22.5

 

 

260

 

 

(7,150

)

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.,
expiring July 2008 at $47.5

 

 

100

 

 

(4,000

)

QUALCOMM, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $47.5

 

 

340

 

 

(28,390

)

Schlumberger Ltd., expiring August 2008 at $100

 

 

60

 

 

(48,300

)

S&P 500 Listed Option:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

expiring May 2008 at $141

 

 

1275

 

 

(1,243,125

)

expiring May 2008 at $141.5

 

 

1265

 

 

(1,030,975

)

Smith International, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $70

 

 

200

 

 

(195,000

)

Staples, Inc., expiring June 2008 at $25

 

 

380

 

 

(6,650

)

Textron, Inc., expiring June 2008 at $65

 

 

40

 

 

(4,700

)

The Travelers Cos., Inc., expiring July 2008 at $55

 

 

220

 

 

(14,300

)

UST, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $60

 

 

240

 

 

(7,200

)

VF Corp., expiring August 2008 at $85

 

 

140

 

 

(18,550

)

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., expiring June 2008 at $60

 

 

480

 

 

(50,880

)

Waste Management, Inc., expiring July 2008 at $37.5

 

 

100

 

 

(8,500

)

XTO Energy, Inc., expiring June 2008 at $70

 

 

240

 

 

(18,000

)

               

Total Options Written
(Premiums Received—$5,395,097)—(0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,270,730

)

               

Total Investments Net of Options Written—150.3%

 

 

 

 

 

1,388,179,026

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,506,243

)

Preferred Shares, at Redemption Value—(50.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

(462,225,612

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

923,447,171

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust (BTZ)


 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of April 30, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

1,539,148,520

 

 

 

     

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

21,850,237

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(168,549,002

)

 

 

     

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(146,698,765

)

 

 

     

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Security is a perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date. In certain instances, a final maturity date may be extended and/or the final payment may be deferred at the issuer’s option for a specified time without default.

(c)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. Maturity shown is the final maturity date.

(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. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.

(e)

Convertible security.

(f)

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

Financial futures contracts purchased as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Contracts

 

 

Issue

 

Expiration
Date

 

Face
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

                     

152

 

 

 

S & P EMINI

 

 

June 2008

 

$

10,483,168

 

$

50,432

 

                     

 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Contracts

 

 

Issue

 

Expiration
Date

 

Face
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

                     

576

 

 

 

  5-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

 

June 2008

 

$

64,447,733

 

$

(55,267

)

399

 

 

 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

 

June 2008

 

$

47,542,500

 

 

1,333,312

 

3,028

 

 

 

30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

 

June 2008

 

$

353,166,355

 

 

(778,457

)

                           

Net Unrealized Appreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

499,588

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Swaps outstanding as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

               

Receive a fixed rate of 3.1925% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Citibank N.A.
Expires April 2010

 

$

233,100

 

$

353,790

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.193% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBORSTIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires April 2010

 

$

310,800

 

 

474,790

 

Bought credit default protection on
Capital One Financial Corp. and pay 4.175%
Broker, Citibank N.A.
Expires March 2013

 

$

3,000

 

 

(233,457

)

Bought credit default protection on Capital One
Financial Corp. and pay 4.2%
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires March 2013

 

$

7,000

 

 

(551,950

)

Bought credit default protection on
American Express Company and pay 2.11%
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires March 2013

 

$

6,000

 

 

(281,124

)

Bought credit default protection on
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. and pay 4.95%
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires March 2013

 

$

3,000

 

 

(417,366

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.8925% and
pay a floating rate based on 3-month USD LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing
Expires April 2013

 

$

62,200

 

 

272,981

 

Bought credit default protection on
Kimco Realty Corp. and pay 2.4%
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires March 2018

 

$

5,000

 

 

(411,885

)

Bought credit default protection on
Mack-Cali Realty, L.P. and pay 3.1%
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires March 2018

 

$

3,000

 

 

(167,193

)

Bought credit default protection on
ERP Operating Limited Partnership and
pay 2.35% Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires March 2018

 

$

5,000

 

 

(478,220

)

               

Total

 

 

 

 

$

(1,439,634

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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APRIL 30, 2008

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Schedule of Investments April 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

 

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Aerospace & Defense—6.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHC Helicopter Corp., 7.375%, 5/01/14

 

$

475

 

$

479,750

 

DRS Technologies, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 11/01/13

 

 

50

 

 

49,625

 

7.625%, 2/01/18

 

 

80

 

 

81,600

 

Hexcel Corp., 6.75%, 2/01/15

 

 

100

 

 

99,375

 

Honeywell International, 7.50%, 3/01/10

 

 

325

 

 

346,148

 

Lockheed Martin Corp. Series B, 6.15%, 9/01/36

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,043,174

 

Northrop Grumman Corp., 7.125%, 2/15/11

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,066,251

 

Raytheon Co., 4.85%, 1/15/11

 

 

650

 

 

660,639

 

TransDigm, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/14

 

 

90

 

 

92,025

 

United Technologies Corp., 6.35%, 3/01/11

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,059,045

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,977,632

 

               

Air Freight & Logistics—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 8.375%, 11/15/14

 

 

300

 

 

258,375

 

               

Airlines—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Airlines, Inc. Series 99-1, 7.324%, 4/15/11

 

 

125

 

 

119,925

 

               

Auto Components—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission,11.25%, 11/01/15 (a)(b)

 

 

125

 

 

110,234

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 8.625%, 12/01/11

 

 

200

 

 

215,000

 

Lear Corp., 8.75%, 12/01/16

 

 

275

 

 

258,500

 

Metaldyne Corp., 10%, 11/01/13

 

 

200

 

 

128,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

712,234

 

               

Automobiles—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp., 7.30%, 1/15/12

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,067,421

 

Ford Capital BV, 9.50%, 6/01/10

 

 

350

 

 

331,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,399,046

 

               

Building Products—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPG International I, Inc., 10.50%, 7/01/13

 

 

150

 

 

128,250

 

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

 

 

445

 

 

390,488

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

518,738

 

               

Capital Markets—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Co., LLC, 10.625%, 1/15/16 (j)

 

 

341

 

 

306,900

 

Marsico Parent Holdco, LLC, 12.50%, 7/15/16 (a)(b)(j)

 

 

122

 

 

109,724

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco, LLC, 14.50%, 1/15/18 (a)(b)(j)

 

 

82

 

 

73,621

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

490,245

 

               

Chemicals—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Pacific Corp., 9%, 2/01/15

 

 

180

 

 

177,300

 

Ames True Temper, Inc., 6.713%, 1/15/12 (c)

 

 

350

 

 

288,312

 

Chemtura Corp., 6.875%, 6/01/16

 

 

20

 

 

17,800

 

Huntsman LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/12

 

 

99

 

 

105,893

 

Innophos, Inc., 8.875%, 8/15/14

 

 

980

 

 

975,100

 

Key Plastics LLC, 11.75%, 3/15/13 (b)

 

 

135

 

 

54,000

 

NOVA Chemicals Corp., 5.953%, 11/15/13 (c)

 

 

60

 

 

51,900

 

Terra Capital, Inc. Series B, 7%, 2/01/17

 

 

80

 

 

79,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,749,905

 

               

Commercial Banks—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Bank Plc, 8.55%, 9/18/49 (b)(c)(d)

 

 

650

 

 

651,747

 

HSBC Bank USA NA, 3.875%, 9/15/09

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,493,754

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,145,501

 

               

Commercial Services & Supplies—3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/13

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,470,000

 

DI Finance Series B, 9.50%, 2/15/13

 

 

674

 

 

695,062

 

Sally Holdings LLC, 10.50%, 11/15/16 (b)

 

 

294

 

 

292,530

 

Waste Services, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

550

 

 

539,000

 

West Corp., 11%, 10/15/16

 

 

590

 

 

524,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,520,955

 

               

Communications Equipment—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortel Networks Ltd., 6.963%, 7/15/11 (c)

 

 

410

 

 

386,425

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Containers & Packaging—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.675%, 9/15/14 (c)

 

$

130

 

$

110,500

 

8.875%, 9/15/14

 

 

190

 

 

177,650

 

Crown Americas LLC, 7.75%, 11/15/15

 

 

250

 

 

263,750

 

Impress Holdings BV, 5.838%, 9/15/13 (b)(c)

 

 

260

 

 

217,425

 

Pregis Corp., 12.375%, 10/15/13

 

 

565

 

 

548,050

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., 8%, 3/15/17

 

 

200

 

 

169,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,486,375

 

               

Diversified Financial Services—4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.283%, 1/15/10 (c)

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,446,816

 

5.46%, 1/13/12 (c)

 

 

100

 

 

84,090

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

250

 

 

223,554

 

8%, 12/15/16

 

 

1,000

 

 

875,198

 

GMAC LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 12/01/14

 

 

85

 

 

64,951

 

8%, 11/01/31

 

 

885

 

 

669,576

 

Structured Asset Repackaged Trust, 4.394%, 1/21/10

 

 

460

 

 

452,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,817,009

 

               

Diversified Telecommunication Services—8.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T, Inc., 6.45%, 6/15/34

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,484,736

 

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13

 

 

590

 

 

592,950

 

Citizens Communications Co., 6.25%, 1/15/13

 

 

200

 

 

189,500

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc., 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

1,180

 

 

1,159,350

 

Qwest Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.05%, 6/15/13 (c)

 

 

340

 

 

325,550

 

7.50%, 6/15/23

 

 

500

 

 

457,500

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 4.95%, 9/30/14

 

 

1,000

 

 

931,650

 

Verizon New England, Inc., 6.50%, 9/15/11

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,067,250

 

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 10.75%, 12/01/15 (b)

 

 

250

 

 

269,375

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 8/01/13

 

 

360

 

 

372,600

 

8.625%, 8/01/16

 

 

170

 

 

178,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,028,536

 

               

Electric Utilities—3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTE Energy Co., 7.05%, 6/01/11

 

 

250

 

 

263,398

 

Edison Mission Energy, 7.50%, 6/15/13

 

 

125

 

 

130,000

 

Elwood Energy LLC, 8.159%, 7/05/26

 

 

30

 

 

28,415

 

FirstEnergy Corp., 7.375%, 11/15/31

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,187,411

 

Midwest Generation LLC Series B, 8.56%, 1/02/16

 

 

426

 

 

459,809

 

Progress Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 3/01/31

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,183,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,252,583

 

               

Electrical Equipment—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Superior Essex Communications LLC, 9%, 4/15/12

 

 

1,010

 

 

997,375

 

               

Electronic Equipment & Instruments—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanmina-SCI Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 3/01/13

 

 

50

 

 

45,250

 

8.125%, 3/01/16

 

 

415

 

 

381,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

427,050

 

               

Energy Equipment & Services—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

65

 

 

67,112

 

7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

70

 

 

72,275

 

Grant Prideco, Inc. Series B, 6.125%, 8/15/15

 

 

60

 

 

60,900

 

North American Energy Partners, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11

 

 

125

 

 

125,625

 

SemGroup LP, 8.75%, 11/15/15 (b)

 

 

275

 

 

260,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

586,475

 

               

Food & Staples Retailing—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Pantry, Inc., 7.75%, 2/15/14

 

 

500

 

 

375,000

 

Rite Aid Corp., 7.50%, 3/01/17

 

 

525

 

 

486,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

861,938

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

60

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

APRIL 30, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Gas Utilities—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Paso Natural Gas Co., 8.375%, 6/15/32

 

$

175

 

$

202,108

 

Targa Resources, Inc., 8.50%, 11/01/13

 

 

400

 

 

382,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

584,108

 

               

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC, 10.875%, 11/15/14 (b)

 

 

1,090

 

 

1,095,450

 

               

Health Care Providers & Services—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.375%, 12/01/11

 

 

95

 

 

89,300

 

6.50%, 6/01/12

 

 

1,045

 

 

969,238

 

WellPoint, Inc., 5.95%, 12/15/34

 

 

1,000

 

 

856,908

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,915,446

 

               

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Real Estate Partners LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.125%, 2/15/13

 

 

230

 

 

214,475

 

8.125%, 6/01/12

 

 

860

 

 

840,650

 

Greektown Holdings, LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13 (b)

 

 

211

 

 

194,120

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 2/01/16

 

 

400

 

 

344,000

 

10.75%, 2/01/18 (a)

 

 

640

 

 

490,759

 

Seneca Gaming Corp. Series B, 7.25%, 5/01/12

 

 

190

 

 

183,588

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC Series WI,
9.625%, 12/15/14 (e)

 

 

100

 

 

49,250

 

Universal City Florida Holding Co. I,
7.623%, 5/01/10 (c)

 

 

25

 

 

24,719

 

Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 6.625%, 12/01/14

 

 

115

 

 

112,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,453,686

 

               

IT Services—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp., 9.875%, 9/24/15 (b)

 

 

320

 

 

291,200

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 9.125%, 8/15/13

 

 

240

 

 

250,800

 

iPayment, Inc., 9.75%, 5/15/14

 

 

175

 

 

127,687

 

iPayment Investors LP, 12.75%, 7/15/14 (a)(b)

 

 

609

 

 

633,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,302,715

 

               

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Ironwood LLC, 8.875%, 11/30/25

 

 

100

 

 

99,619

 

NRG Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 2/01/14

 

 

50

 

 

51,375

 

7.375%, 2/01/16

 

 

285

 

 

293,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

444,544

 

               

Insurance—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MetLife, Inc., 6.125%, 12/01/11

 

 

325

 

 

343,284

 

               

Leisure Equipment & Products—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15

 

 

100

 

 

83,000

 

               

Machinery—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp., 11%, 11/15/14 (b)

 

 

260

 

 

235,300

 

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

 

 

110

 

 

97,900

 

Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13 (b)

 

 

470

 

 

394,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

728,000

 

               

Marine—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 12/15/14 (b)

 

 

156

 

 

160,680

 

               

Media—14.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.125%, 10/15/13

 

 

435

 

 

439,350

 

11.50%, 10/15/15

 

 

220

 

 

215,875

 

American Media Operations, Inc. Series B,
10.25%, 5/01/09

 

 

130

 

 

96,673

 

CBS Corp., 6.625%, 5/15/11

 

 

85

 

 

87,579

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 9.875%, 5/15/14 (b)

 

 

500

 

 

357,500

 

Cablevision Systems Corp. Series B, 7.133%, 4/01/09 (c)

 

 

120

 

 

120,900

 

Charter Communications Holdings I, LLC, 11%, 10/01/15

 

 

325

 

 

252,687

 

Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC, 10.25%, 9/15/10

 

 

660

 

 

634,987

 

Comcast Cable Communications LLC, 6.875%, 6/15/09

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,025,899

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dex Media West LLC, 9.875%, 8/15/13

 

$

50

 

$

47,125

 

DirecTV Holdings LLC, 8.375%, 3/15/13

 

 

100

 

 

102,750

 

EchoStar DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 10/01/08

 

 

550

 

 

550,000

 

7%, 10/01/13

 

 

31

 

 

30,922

 

7.125%, 2/01/16

 

 

45

 

 

44,213

 

Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., 9.25%, 6/15/16

 

 

300

 

 

302,625

 

Network Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13

 

 

325

 

 

242,531

 

News America, Inc., 6.20%, 12/15/34

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,456,176

 

Nielsen Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 8/01/14

 

 

710

 

 

738,400

 

10%, 8/01/14 (b)

 

 

440

 

 

458,700

 

Paxson Communications Corp., 5.963%, 1/15/12 (b)(c)

 

 

500

 

 

404,375

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp. Series A-3, 8.875%, 1/15/16

 

 

1,420

 

 

923,000

 

Rainbow National Services LLC (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 9/01/12

 

 

210

 

 

216,038

 

10.375%, 9/01/14

 

 

1,455

 

 

1,564,125

 

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Class A, 4.875%, 7/15/18 (f)(g)

 

 

70

 

 

63,963

 

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc., 9.625%, 8/01/13

 

 

80

 

 

67,400

 

TCI Communications, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/26

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,099,920

 

TL Acquisitions, Inc., 10.50%, 1/15/15 (b)

 

 

750

 

 

678,750

 

Time Warner, Inc., 7.70%, 5/01/32

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,083,122

 

Windstream Regatta Holdings, Inc., 11%, 12/01/17 (b)

 

 

229

 

 

153,430

 

Young Broadcasting, Inc., 10%, 3/01/11

 

 

220

 

 

143,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,602,015

 

               

Metals & Mining—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AK Steel Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/12

 

 

320

 

 

326,800

 

Aleris International, Inc., 10%, 12/15/16

 

 

315

 

 

195,300

 

FMG Finance Pty Ltd., 10.625%, 9/01/16 (b)

 

 

130

 

 

147,875

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.883%, 4/01/15 (c)

 

 

740

 

 

747,400

 

8.375%, 4/01/17

 

 

550

 

 

607,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,025,125

 

               

Multi-Utilities—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominion Resources, Inc., 5.70%, 9/17/12

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,031,437

 

               

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

103,750

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

250

 

 

227,500

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.375%, 6/15/15

 

 

130

 

 

128,050

 

6.875%, 11/15/20

 

 

20

 

 

19,900

 

Compton Petroleum Finance Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13

 

 

225

 

 

222,187

 

ConocoPhillips Holding Co., 6.95%, 4/15/29

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,144,987

 

Corral Finans AB, 4.213%, 4/15/10 (a)(b)

 

 

751

 

 

681,801

 

EXCO Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11

 

 

275

 

 

273,625

 

Encore Acquisition Co., 6%, 7/15/15

 

 

30

 

 

27,600

 

Forest Oil Corp., 7.25%, 6/15/19

 

 

360

 

 

371,700

 

OPTI Canada, Inc., 8.25%, 12/15/14

 

 

320

 

 

330,400

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.75%, 1/15/12

 

 

250

 

 

271,479

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/13

 

 

300

 

 

312,375

 

Sabine Pass LNG LP, 7.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

305

 

 

279,075

 

The Williams Companies, Inc., 7.125%, 9/01/11

 

 

25

 

 

26,563

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 5/01/12

 

 

30

 

 

30,075

 

7.25%, 5/01/13

 

 

300

 

 

300,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,751,817

 

               

Paper & Forest Products—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 6%, 6/20/13

 

 

190

 

 

78,850

 

Bowater, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9%, 8/01/09

 

 

200

 

 

165,000

 

5.80%, 3/15/10 (c)

 

 

60

 

 

40,500

 

Domtar Corp., 7.125%, 8/15/15

 

 

40

 

 

38,600

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Paper & Forest Products (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NewPage Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 5/01/12

 

$

510

 

$

544,425

 

10%, 5/01/12 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

128,100

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC Series B,
6.623%, 8/01/14 (c)

 

 

225

 

 

210,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,205,850

 

               

Pharmaceuticals—2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merck & Co., Inc., 4.375%, 2/15/13

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,014,628

 

Wyeth, 6.50%, 2/01/34

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,046,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,060,775

 

               

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ERP Operating LP, 6.95%, 3/02/11

 

 

500

 

 

521,015

 

               

Real Estate Management & Development—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp., 12.375%, 4/15/15

 

 

140

 

 

76,300

 

               

Road & Rail—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 5.176%, 5/15/14 (c)

 

 

20

 

 

17,300

 

Canadian National Railway Co., 6.90%, 7/15/28

 

 

500

 

 

529,165

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

546,465

 

               

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 5/15/13

 

 

50

 

 

47,875

 

9.25%, 6/01/16

 

 

50

 

 

49,875

 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 6.675%, 12/15/14 (a)

 

 

450

 

 

370,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

467,875

 

               

Software—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMS Holdings, Inc., 9.954%, 2/15/12 (a)(b)(c)

 

 

113

 

 

70,233

 

               

Specialty Retail—3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AutoNation, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.713%, 4/15/13 (c)

 

 

110

 

 

95,012

 

7%, 4/15/14

 

 

110

 

 

103,125

 

General Nutrition Centers, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.199%, 3/15/14 (c)

 

 

360

 

 

304,998

 

10.75%, 3/15/15

 

 

290

 

 

253,025

 

Lazy Days’ R.V. Center, Inc.,11.75%, 5/15/12

 

 

362

 

 

264,260

 

Michaels Stores, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 11/01/14

 

 

340

 

 

329,800

 

11.375%, 11/01/16

 

 

240

 

 

215,400

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Series B, 8.625%, 8/15/13

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,330,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,895,620

 

               

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Capital Corp., 8.125%, 11/21/08

 

 

40

 

 

33,200

 

               

Tobacco—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reynolds American, Inc., 7.625%, 6/01/16

 

 

200

 

 

211,874

 

               

Wireless Telecommunication Services—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cricket Communications, Inc., 9.375%, 11/01/14

 

 

115

 

 

112,844

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 1/15/15

 

 

470

 

 

403,025

 

9.125%, 1/15/15 (a)

 

 

439

 

 

353,691

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 9.25%, 11/01/14

 

 

70

 

 

68,775

 

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS, 8.875%, 5/01/16 (b)

 

 

500

 

 

511,250

 

Sprint Capital Corporation, 7.625%, 1/30/11

 

 

105

 

 

99,488

 

Vodafone Group Plc, 7.75%, 2/15/10

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,055,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,604,358

 

               

Total Corporate Bonds—83.0%

 

 

 

 

 

77,951,194

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 2/15/31

 

$

410

 

$

461,282

 

U.S. Treasury Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%, 8/15/10

 

 

810

 

 

843,223

 

4.25%, 8/15/13

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,056,953

 

4.75%, 5/15/14

 

 

710

 

 

771,903

 

4.25%, 8/15/15

 

 

75

 

 

78,978

 

4.875%, 8/15/16

 

 

550

 

 

598,727

 

4.75%, 2/15/37

 

 

130

 

 

135,454

 

               

Total U.S. Government Obligations—4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

3,946,520

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

             

Media—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust

 

 

396,568

 

 

15,863

 

Time Warner Cable, Inc. (h)

 

 

1,390

 

 

38,920

 

               

Total Common Stocks—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

54,783

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Capital Trusts

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

             

Diversified Financial Services—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp. Series M,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 12/29/49 (c)

 

 

1,550

 

 

1,584,069

 

               

Total Capital Trusts—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

1,584,069

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

               

Capital Markets—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco, LLC, 16.75% (b)

 

 

23

 

 

20,470

 

               

Electrical Equipment—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Superior Essex Holding Corp. Series A, 9.50%

 

 

50,000

 

 

37,500

 

               

Total Preferred Stocks—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

57,970

 

               

Total Preferred Securities—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

1,642,039

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









 

Other Interests (i)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

 

             

Health Care Providers & Services—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc.

 

 

1

 

 

318

 

               

Media—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust Escrow

 

 

400

 

 

33,000

 

               

Total Other Interests—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

33,318

 

               

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost—$86,654,379)—89.1%

 

 

 

 

 

83,627,854

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

 

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)

 

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

U.S.Government and Agency Discount Notes—8.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.75%, 5/01/08

 

$

7,800

 

$

7,800,000

 

               

Total Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost—$7,800,000)—8.3%

 

 

 

 

 

7,800,000

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

Value

 

           

Call Options Purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC,
expiring December 2009 at $942.86

 

 

6

 

$

10,350

 

               

Total Options Purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost—$5,867)—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

10,350

 

               

Total Investments (Cost—$94,460,246*)—97.4%

 

 

 

 

 

91,438,204

 

Other Assets Less Liabilities—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

2,488,704

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

93,926,908

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of April 30, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

94,530,719

 

 

 

     

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

1,320,156

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(4,412,671

)

 

 

     

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(3,092,515

)

 

 

     

 

 

(a)

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

(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. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.

(c)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date. Maturity shown is the final maturity date.

(d)

Security is a perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date. In certain instances, a final maturity date may be extended and/or the final payment may be deferred at the issuer’s option for a specified time without default.

(e)

Non-income producing security; issuer filed for bankruptcy or is in default of interest payments.

(f)

Convertible security

(g)

Represents a step bond. Rate shown reflects the effective yield at the time of purchase.

(h)

Non-income producing security.

(i)

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

(j)

Security is illiquid.

Financial futures contracts sold as of April 30, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration
Date

 

Face
Value

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

                     

15

 

10-Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Treasury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond

 

Chicago

 

June 2008

 

$1,729,420

 

$(7,768)

                     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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63




 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Broad
Investment
Grade 2009
Term Trust Inc.1
(BCT)

 

BlackRock
Core
Bond Trust
(BHK)

 

BlackRock
High Yield
Trust
(BHY)

 

BlackRock
Income
Opportunity
Trust
(BNA)

 

BlackRock
Income
Trust Inc.
(BKT)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at value - unaffiliated2

 

$

39,587,167

 

$

518,579,792

 

$

50,237,527

 

$

532,105,986

 

$

725,142,750

 

Investments at value - affiliated3

 

 

 

 

861,491

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,666

 

Cash

 

 

118,176

 

 

128,313

 

 

36,741

 

 

 

 

8,272,573

 

Foreign currency at value4

 

 

 

 

18,139

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options purchased at value5

 

 

 

 

4,354,336

 

 

5,175

 

 

4,909,256

 

 

10,446,930

 

Investments sold receivable

 

 

 

 

84,529,313

 

 

919,163

 

 

68,949,150

 

 

84,062,845

 

Unrealized appreciation on swaps

 

 

 

 

20,244,517

 

 

 

 

22,530,491

 

 

31,174,753

 

Unrealized appreciation on foreign exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

25,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest receivable

 

 

118,637

 

 

6,024,293

 

 

1,243,212

 

 

5,286,064

 

 

2,721,180

 

Swaps receivable

 

 

127,182

 

 

 

 

 

 

448,820

 

 

8,600,840

 

Options written receivable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52,287

 

 

 

Swap premiums paid

 

 

 

 

840,018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variation margin receivable

 

 

 

 

228,963

 

 

 

 

282,224

 

 

 

Dividends receivable

 

 

17

 

 

2,316

 

 

1,937

 

 

268

 

 

331

 

Commitment fees receivable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal paydown receivable

 

 

 

 

69

 

 

8,241

 

 

21,012

 

 

1,730,913

 

Other receivables

 

 

 

 

1,861,213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

5,097

 

 

126,639

 

 

 

 

359,737

 

 

98,765

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

 

 

1,126

 

 

1,105

 

 

1,684

 

 

2,959

 

 

 

                             

Total assets

 

 

39,956,276

 

 

637,826,366

 

 

52,453,101

 

 

634,946,979

 

 

872,257,505

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on swaps

 

 

 

 

12,863,444

 

 

 

 

14,622,425

 

 

3,245,313

 

Loan payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,250,000

 

 

 

 

 

Unfunded loan commitment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA sale commitments at value6

 

 

 

 

83,117,169

 

 

 

 

60,898,170

 

 

66,000,648

 

Options written at value7

 

 

 

 

2,079,712

 

 

 

 

2,298,497

 

 

27,390,688

 

Borrowed bonds at value8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,900,817

 

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

 

 

152,895,000

 

 

 

 

160,038,505

 

 

78,243,875

 

Unrealized depreciation on foreign exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

61,439

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps premiums received

 

 

 

 

378,125

 

 

 

 

398,607

 

 

248,408

 

Bank overdraft

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101,013

 

 

 

Investments purchased payable

 

 

 

 

23,270,018

 

 

570,853

 

 

24,966,679

 

 

234,939,527

 

Variation margin payable

 

 

33,984

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,824,465

 

Interest expense payable

 

 

 

 

320,222

 

 

14,743

 

 

315,265

 

 

150,698

 

Income dividends payable - common shares

 

 

5,798

 

 

51,504

 

 

2,890

 

 

56,263

 

 

59,400

 

Investment advisory fees payable

 

 

17,893

 

 

230,067

 

 

43,731

 

 

27,511

 

 

234,780

 

Swaps payable

 

 

 

 

15,560

 

 

 

 

12,782

 

 

3,473,152

 

Officer and directors fees payable

 

 

5,251

 

 

53,616

 

 

10,484

 

 

81,009

 

 

99,863

 

Deferred Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adminstration fees payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,165

 

 

154,923

 

 

54,180

 

Commissions for Preferred Stock payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options purchased payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other affiliates payable

 

 

 

 

3,401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,793

 

 

109,947

 

 

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

25,834

 

 

326,981

 

 

66,827

 

 

167,928

 

 

773,646

 

 

 

                             

Total liabilities

 

 

88,760

 

 

275,666,258

 

 

5,996,486

 

 

264,249,524

 

 

437,639,460

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$0.001 par value per share
at $25,000 per share liquidation preference9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares

 

$

39,867,516

 

$

362,160,108

 

$

46,456,615

 

$

370,697,455

 

$

434,618,045

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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April 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Limited
Duration
Income Trust
(BLW)

 

BlackRock
Preferred
and Equity
Advantage
Trust
(BTZ)

 

BlackRock
Strategic
Bond Trust
(BHD)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at value - unaffiliated2

 

$

883,249,279

 

$

1,390,252,318

 

$

91,427,854

 

Investments at value - affiliated3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

641,097

 

 

51,981

 

 

88,549

 

Foreign currency at value4

 

 

2,266,563

 

 

 

 

 

Options purchased at value5

 

 

79,350

 

 

2,197,438

 

 

10,350

 

Investments sold receivable

 

 

17,739,826

 

 

 

 

810,416

 

Unrealized appreciation on swaps

 

 

46,494

 

 

1,101,561

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on foreign exchange contracts

 

 

353,537

 

 

 

 

 

Interest receivable

 

 

13,091,189

 

 

14,205,923

 

 

1,733,483

 

Swaps receivable

 

 

29,367

 

 

 

 

 

Options written receivable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swap premiums paid

 

 

26,061

 

 

 

 

 

Variation margin receivable

 

 

24,830

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends receivable

 

 

6,237

 

 

1,313,153

 

 

2,406

 

Commitment fees receivable

 

 

2,319

 

 

 

 

 

Principal paydown receivable

 

 

489,290

 

 

 

 

 

Other receivables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

86,608

 

 

25,246

 

 

9,357

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

4,133

 

 

1,756

 

 

1,101

 

 

 

                 

Total assets

 

 

918,136,180

 

 

1,409,149,376

 

 

94,083,516

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on swaps

 

 

 

 

2,541,195

 

 

 

Loan payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfunded loan commitment

 

 

121,857

 

 

 

 

 

TBA sale commitments at value6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options written at value7

 

 

 

 

4,270,730

 

 

 

Borrowed bonds at value8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

131,740,260

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on foreign exchange contracts

 

 

136,626

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps premiums received

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank overdraft

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments purchased payable

 

 

150,600,950

 

 

11,730,096

 

 

 

Variation margin payable

 

 

 

 

2,738,493

 

 

6,328

 

Interest expense payable

 

 

201,727

 

 

 

 

 

Income dividends payable - common shares

 

 

257,765

 

 

1,239,652

 

 

15,313

 

Investment advisory fees payable

 

 

334,983

 

 

730,409

 

 

49,477

 

Swaps payable

 

 

 

 

65,908

 

 

 

Officer and directors fees payable

 

 

82,326

 

 

33,273

 

 

10,431

 

Deferred Income

 

 

37,814

 

 

 

 

 

Adminstration fees payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commissions for Preferred Stock payable

 

 

 

 

34,328

 

 

 

Options purchased payable

 

 

 

 

8,060

 

 

 

Other affiliates payable

 

 

11,281

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

6,523

 

 

 

 

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

169,962

 

 

84,449

 

 

75,059

 

 

 

                 

Total liabilities

 

 

283,702,074

 

 

23,476,593

 

 

156,608

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$0.001 par value per share
at $25,000 per share liquidation preference9

 

 

 

 

462,225,612

 

 

 

 

 

                 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares

 

$

634,434,106

 

$

923,447,171

 

$

93,926,908

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Broad
Investment
Grade 2009
Term Trust Inc.1
(BCT)

 

BlackRock
Core
Bond Trust
(BHK)

 

BlackRock
High Yield
Trust
(BHY)

 

BlackRock
Income
Opportunity
Trust
(BNA)

 

BlackRock
Income
Trust Inc.
(BKT)

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders
Consist of

 

Common Shares, par value10 per share11

 

$

29,571

 

$

27,019

 

$

6,419

 

$

344,497

 

$

639,425

 

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par

 

 

38,164,047

 

 

380,862,247

 

 

90,440,587

 

 

402,495,300

 

 

480,038,780

 

 

Cost of shares held in Treasury12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17,377,850

)

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

 

5,092,045

 

 

(3,100,988

)

 

94,108

 

 

(152,008

)

 

2,951,318

 

 

Accumulated net realized gain/loss

 

 

(3,788,610

)

 

(15,902,590

)

 

(37,516,320

)

 

(15,781,857

)

 

(89,873,402

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

370,463

 

 

274,420

 

 

(6,568,179

)

 

1,169,373

 

 

40,861,924

 

 

 

 

                             

Net assets applicable to common shareholders

 

$

39,867,516

 

$

362,160,108

 

$

46,456,615

 

$

370,697,455

 

$

434,618,045

 

 

 

                             

Net asset value per Common Share

 

$

13.48

 

$

13.40

 

$

7.24

 

$

10.76

 

$

6.80

 

 

 

                             

 

1

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Investments at Cost - unaffiliated

 

$

39,390,237

 

$

526,560,482

 

$

56,807,948

 

$

542,093,906

 

$

698,786,936

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

3

Investments at Cost - affiliated

 

 

 

$

926,764

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,733

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

4

Foreign currency at cost

 

 

 

$

17,162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

5

Options purchased at cost

 

 

 

$

3,186,823

 

$

2,933

 

$

3,608,978

 

$

7,829,400

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

6

Proceeds from TBA sale commitments

 

 

 

$

81,362,807

 

 

 

$

60,651,057

 

$

65,823,967

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

7

Proceeds from Options written

 

 

 

$

1,842,109

 

 

 

$

2,027,576

 

$

11,471,578

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

8

Proceeds on Borrowed Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

19,383,094

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

9

Preferred Shares authorized, issued and outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

10

Par Value Per Share

 

$

0.010

 

$

0.001

 

$

0.001

 

$

0.010

 

$

0.010

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

11

Common Shares outstanding

 

 

2,957,093

 

 

27,018,774

 

 

6,418,859

 

 

34,449,693

 

 

63,942,536

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

12

Shares held in Treasury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,757,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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April 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Limited
Duration
Income Trust
(BLW)

 

BlackRock
Preferred
and Equity
Advantage
Trust
(BTZ)

 

BlackRock
Strategic
Bond Trust
(BHD)

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Consist of

 

 

Common Shares, par value10 per share11

 

$

36,890

 

$

51,828

 

$

7,058

 

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par

 

 

701,305,214

 

 

1,206,156,456

 

 

98,443,594

 

 

Cost of shares held in Treasury12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

 

(353,079

)

 

(23,933,671

)

 

52,919

 

 

Accumulated net realized gain/loss

 

 

(9,606,802

)

 

(112,582,708

)

 

(1,546,853

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(56,948,117

)

 

(146,244,734

)

 

(3,029,810

)

 

 

 

                 

Net assets applicable to common shareholders

 

$

634,434,106

 

$

923,447,171

 

$

93,926,908

 

 

 

                 

Net asset value per Common Share

 

$

17.20

 

$

17.82

 

$

13.31

 

 

 

                 

 

1

Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Investments at Cost - unaffiliated

 

$

940,283,698

 

$

1,536,761,003

 

$

94,454,379

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

3

Investments at Cost - affiliated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

4

Foreign currency at cost

 

$

2,227,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

5

Options purchased at cost

 

$

44,978

 

$

2,168,240

 

$

5,867

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

6

Proceeds from TBA sale commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

7

Proceeds from Options written

 

 

 

$

5,395,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

8

Proceeds on Borrowed Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

9

Preferred Shares authorized, issued and outstanding

 

 

 

$

18,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

10

Par Value Per Share

 

$

0.001

 

$

0.001

 

$

0.001

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

11

Common Shares outstanding

 

 

36,889,650

 

 

51,828,157

 

 

7,058,402

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

12

Shares held in Treasury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Operations


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Broad
Investment
Grade 2009
Term Trust Inc.1
(BCT)

 

BlackRock
Core
Bond Trust
(BHK)

 

BlackRock
High Yield
Trust
(BHY)

 

BlackRock
Income
Opportunity
Trust
(BNA)

 

BlackRock
Income
Trust Inc.
(BKT)

 

 

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest2

 

$

1,276,791

 

$

16,378,180

 

$

2,583,062

 

$

17,706,741

 

$

26,143,785

 

Dividends3

 

 

1,609,140

 

 

167,538

 

 

2,077

 

 

171,251

 

 

1,600

 

Facility and other fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

Total income

 

 

2,885,931

 

 

16,545,718

 

 

2,585,139

 

 

17,877,992

 

 

26,145,385

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory

 

 

108,114

 

 

1,372,545

 

 

286,886

 

 

1,116,470

 

 

1,356,812

 

Commissions for preferred shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounting services

 

 

 

 

45,948

 

 

10,946

 

 

41,081

 

 

56,590

 

Professional

 

 

23,281

 

 

54,531

 

 

40,981

 

 

60,071

 

 

59,996

 

Transfer agent

 

 

272

 

 

4,765

 

 

5,021

 

 

6,932

 

 

26,275

 

Registration

 

 

 

 

4,670

 

 

5,095

 

 

6,664

 

 

12,721

 

Printing

 

 

5,902

 

 

28,501

 

 

5,922

 

 

32,348

 

 

36,620

 

Officer and Trustees

 

 

 

 

23,446

 

 

2,135

 

 

23,713

 

 

28,680

 

Custodian

 

 

888

 

 

35,737

 

 

7,081

 

 

37,909

 

 

37,192

 

Administration fees

 

 

29,486

 

 

 

 

27,311

 

 

186,078

 

 

313,111

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

45,871

 

 

57,107

 

 

42,121

 

 

37,005

 

 

21,352

 

 

 

                             

Total expenses excluding interest expense, waiver of expense, interest sold short and excise tax

 

 

213,814

 

 

1,627,250

 

 

433,499

 

 

1,548,271

 

 

1,949,349

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

2,467,573

 

 

210,558

 

 

2,523,416

 

 

1,333,893

 

Interest expense on borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

3,673,517

 

 

 

 

4,050,594

 

 

3,947,104

 

Excise tax

 

 

102,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

Total expenses

 

 

316,697

 

 

7,768,340

 

 

644,057

 

 

8,122,281

 

 

7,230,346

 

Less fees waived by advisor

 

 

(137,600

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less fees paid indirectly

 

 

 

 

(3,762

)

 

(547

)

 

(2,862

)

 

(4,896

)

 

 

                             

Net expenses after waiver and fees paid indirectly

 

 

179,097

 

 

7,764,578

 

 

643,510

 

 

8,119,419

 

 

7,225,450

 

 

 

                             

Net investment income

 

 

2,706,834

 

 

8,781,140

 

 

1,941,629

 

 

9,758,573

 

 

18,919,935

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(575,969

)

 

7,844,981

 

 

(987,262

)

 

3,026,417

 

 

(976,201

)4

Futures and swaps

 

 

9,589

 

 

(10,347,508

)

 

 

 

(10,700,377

)

 

(26,514,424

)

Foreign currency

 

 

 

 

(607,171

)

 

 

 

3,179

 

 

 

Options written

 

 

 

 

566,623

 

 

 

 

617,331

 

 

1,254,626

 

Short sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

(3,376,859

)

 

 

 

(3,674,680

)

 

(1,275,586

)

 

 

                             

 

 

 

(566,380

)

 

(5,919,934

)

 

(987,262

)

 

(10,728,130

)

 

(27,511,585

)

 

 

                             

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

462,992

 

 

(5,179,014

)

 

(3,315,837

)

 

(6,292,287

)

 

35,006,220

 

Futures and swaps

 

 

173,533

 

 

9,039,647

 

 

 

 

10,094,589

 

 

14,489,565

 

Foreign currency

 

 

 

 

(46,958

)

 

 

 

85,116

 

 

 

Options written

 

 

 

 

(944,807

)

 

 

 

(1,037,275

)

 

(14,606,808

)

Short sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(108,603

)

 

 

Unfunded corporate loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

32,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

(404,385

)

TBA sale commitments

 

 

 

 

(1,751,817

)

 

 

 

 

 

729,475

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

636,525

 

 

1,149,752

 

 

(3,315,837

)

 

2,741,540

 

 

35,214,067

 

 

 

                             

Total realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

70,145

 

 

(4,770,182

)

 

(4,303,099

)

 

(7,986,590

)

 

7,702,482

 

 

 

                             

Dividends and Distributions to Preferred Shareholders from net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

 

$

2,776,979

 

$

4,010,958

 

$

(2,361,470

)

$

1,771,983

 

$

26,622,417

 

 

 

                             

   1

     Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   2

     Interest from affiliates

 

 

 

$

34,747

 

 

 

 

 

$

52,771

 

   3

     Net of foreign withholding tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   4

     Including ($2,153) from affiliates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Six Months Ended April 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Limited
Duration
Income Trust
(BLW)

 

BlackRock
Preferred
and Equity
Advantage
Trust
(BTZ)

 

BlackRock
Strategic
Bond Trust
(BHD)

 

 

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest2

 

$

31,294,396

 

$

28,760,791

 

$

3,486,714

 

Dividends3

 

 

7,261

 

 

13,741,016

 

 

7,492

 

Facility and other fees

 

 

125,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

Total income

 

 

31,427,503

 

 

42,501,807

 

 

3,494,206

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory

 

 

2,126,229

 

 

4,788,612

 

 

349,790

 

Commissions for preferred shares

 

 

 

 

540,032

 

 

 

Accounting services

 

 

67,480

 

 

57,427

 

 

9,686

 

Professional

 

 

118,579

 

 

83,947

 

 

32,504

 

Transfer agent

 

 

3,025

 

 

16,317

 

 

4,850

 

Registration

 

 

7,419

 

 

14,130

 

 

 

Printing

 

 

45,555

 

 

92,522

 

 

9,965

 

Officer and Trustees

 

 

29,187

 

 

50,098

 

 

3,394

 

Custodian

 

 

38,802

 

 

35,436

 

 

9,161

 

Administration fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

32,578

 

 

56,655

 

 

19,557

 

 

 

                 

Total expenses excluding interest expense, waiver of expense, interest sold short and excise tax

 

 

2,468,854

 

 

5,735,176

 

 

438,907

 

Interest expense

 

 

2,457,248

 

 

665,726

 

 

 

Interest expense on borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excise tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

Total expenses

 

 

4,926,102

 

 

6,400,902

 

 

438,907

 

Less fees waived by advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

(60,313

)

Less fees paid indirectly

 

 

(12,378

)

 

(18,412

)

 

(1,081

)

 

 

                 

Net expenses after waiver and fees paid indirectly

 

 

4,913,724

 

 

6,382,490

 

 

377,513

 

 

 

                 

Net investment income

 

 

26,513,779

 

 

36,119,317

 

 

3,116,693

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(7,607,253

)

 

(58,544,254

)

 

(1,029,350

)

Futures and swaps

 

 

785,532

 

 

(33,793,558

)

 

 

Foreign currency

 

 

(2,612,589

)

 

 

 

 

Options written

 

 

 

 

25,489,069

 

 

 

Short sales

 

 

 

 

2,023

 

 

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

(291,613

)

 

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

(9,434,310

)

 

(67,138,333

)

 

(1,029,350

)

 

 

                 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(40,026,168

)

 

(98,957,646

)

 

(2,301,408

)

Futures and swaps

 

 

163,667

 

 

4,922,735

 

 

(7,768

)

Foreign currency

 

 

1,896,818

 

 

 

 

 

Options written

 

 

 

 

(171,660

)

 

 

Short sales

 

 

 

 

(1,401

)

 

 

Unfunded corporate loans

 

 

(121,857

)

 

 

 

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

(83,807

)

 

 

TBA sale commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

(38,087,540

)

 

(94,291,779

)

 

(2,309,176

)

 

 

                 

Total realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(47,521,850

)

 

(161,430,112

)

 

(3,338,526

)

 

 

                 

Dividends and Distributions to Preferred Shareholders from net investment income

 

 

 

 

(11,187,607

)

 

 

 

 

                 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

 

$

(21,008,071

)

$

(136,498,402

)

$

(221,833

)

 

 

                 

   1

     Consolidated Statement of Operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   2

     Interest from affiliates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   3

     Net of foreign withholding tax

 

$

76,324

 

 

 

 

 

   4

     Including ($2,153) from affiliates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flows

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended April 30, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Core
Bond Trust
(BHK)

 

BlackRock
Income
Opportunity
Trust
(BNA)

 

BlackRock
Limited
Duration
Income Trust
(BLW)

 

             

Cash Used for/Provided by Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             

Net increase/decrease in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

4,010,958

 

$

1,771,985

 

$

(21,008,071

)

 

 

                 

Adjustments to reconcile net increase/decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/decrease in receivables

 

 

(2,064,366

)

 

(7,079,266

)

 

1,062,355

 

Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,337

)

Increase/decrease in other liabilities

 

 

(2,512,274

)

 

54,050,739

 

 

(3,825,226

)

Swap premium paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

(26,061

)

Net realized and unrealized gain/loss

 

 

(1,868,686

)

 

(2,801,965

)

 

49,298,489

 

Amortization of premium and discount on investments

 

 

(596,698

)

 

104,028

 

 

(66,594

)

Premiums received from options written

 

 

(419,436

)

 

147,787

 

 

 

Proceeds from short sales

 

 

83,749,797

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on futures contracts

 

 

(3,041,477

)

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sales and paydowns of long-term securities

 

 

2,480,093,681

 

 

1,572,727,931

 

 

858,217,340

 

Purchases of long-term securities

 

 

(2,596,320,822

)

 

(1,662,387,357

)

 

(877,002,899

)

Purchases of short-term investments

 

 

 

 

(162,391

)

 

 

Net proceeds from sales of short-term investments

 

 

550,889

 

 

 

 

848,551

 

Premiums received on closing options written

 

 

(419,436

)

 

(31,288

)

 

 

Premiums paid on closing options written

 

 

(566,623

)

 

(566,623

)

 

 

 

 

                 

Cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

 

(39,404,493

)

 

(44,226,420

)

 

7,495,547

 

 

 

                 

 

             

Cash Used for/Provided by Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             

Cash receipts from borrowings

 

 

619,358,283

 

 

374,059,233

 

 

84,385,852

 

Cash payments from borrowings

 

 

(569,816,975

)

 

(319,282,240

)

 

(61,932,499

)

Cash dividends paid to shareholders

 

 

(10,192,790

)

 

(10,674,608

)

 

(27,670,121

)

Increase in custodian bank payable

 

 

 

 

101,013

 

 

 

 

 

                 

Cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

 

39,348,518

 

 

44,203,398

 

 

(5,216,768

)

 

 

                 

 

             

Cash Impact from Foreign Exchange Fluctuations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             

Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,313

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             

Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             

Net increase/decrease in cash

 

 

(55,975

)

 

(23,022

)

 

2,317,092

 

Cash at beginning of period

 

 

202,427

 

 

23,022

 

 

590,568

 

 

 

                 

Cash at end of period

 

$

146,452

 

$

0

 

$

2,907,660

 

 

 

                 

 

             

Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             

Cash paid for interest

 

$

3,130,235

 

$

7,579,932

 

$

6,041,969

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
Broad Investment Grade 2009
Term Trust Inc.1 (BCT)

 

BlackRock
Core Bond Trust
(BHK)

 

 

 

       

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2007

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2007

 

                           

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

Net investment income

 

$

2,706,834

 

$

1,408,548

 

$

8,781,140

 

$

19,706,087

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(566,380

)

 

16,829

 

 

(5,919,934

)

 

341,954

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

636,525

 

 

23,668

 

 

1,149,752

 

 

(3,507,844

)

 

 

         
 
           

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

2,776,979

 

 

1,449,045

 

 

4,010,958

 

 

16,540,197

 

 

 

         
 
           

 

                           

Dividends and Distributions From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

Net investment income2

 

 

(2,478,442

)

 

(2,661,384

)

 

(10,186,077

)

 

(16,495,698

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,227,396

)

 

 

         
 
           

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(2,478,442

)

 

(2,661,384

)

 

(10,186,077

)

 

(21,723,094

)

 

 

         
 
           

 

                           

Capital Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

Reinvestment of common dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

—-

 

 

 

         
 
           

 

                           

Net Assets Applicable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

298,537

 

 

(1,212,339

)

 

(6,175,119

)

 

(5,182,897

)

Beginning of period

 

 

39,568,979

 

 

40,781,318

 

 

368,335,227

 

 

373,518,124

 

 

 

         
 
           

End of period

 

$

39,867,516

 

$

39,568,979

 

$

362,160,108

 

$

368,335,227

 

 

 

         
 
           

End of period undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

5,092,045

 

$

4,863,653

 

$

(3,100,988

)

$

(1,696,051

)

 

 

         
 
           

 

 

1

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

2

A portion of the dividends from net investment income for the six months ended April 30, 2008 may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
Limited Duration Income Trust
(BLW)

 

BlackRock
Preferred and Equity
Advantage Trust (BTZ)

 

 

 

       

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to
    Common Shareholders

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2007

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

 

Period
December 27, 20061
to October 31, 2007

 

                           

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

Net investment income

 

$

26,513,779

 

$

55,219,613

 

$

36,119,317

 

$

64,774,125

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(9,434,310

)

 

3,120,082

 

 

(67,138,333

)

 

(45,522,505

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(38,087,540

)

 

(21,221,592

)

 

(94,291,779

)

 

(51,952,955

)

Dividends to Preferred Shareholders from net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11,187,607

)

 

(16,313,570

)

 

 

         
 
           

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from operations

 

 

(21,008,071

)

 

37,118,103

 

 

(136,498,402

)

 

(49,014,905

)

 

 

         
 
           

 

                           

Dividends and Distributions to Common Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

Net investment income2

 

 

(27,667,244

)

 

(51,967,739

)

 

(48,588,908

)

 

(48,688,436

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

(2,229,742

)

 

 

 

 

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

(1,074,826

)

 

 

 

(24,171,991

)

 

 

         
 
           

Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders

 

 

(27,667,244

)

 

(55,272,307

)

 

(48,588,908

)

 

(72,860,427

)

 

 

         
 
           

 

                           

Capital Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

Net proceeds from the issuance of Common Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,115,290,352

 

Net proceeds from the underwriters’ over-allotment option exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

113,370,625

 

Reinvestment of common dividends

 

 

 

 

2,057,525

 

 

 

 

1,748,836

 

 

 

         
 
           

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

 

 

 

 

2,057,525

 

 

 

 

1,230,409,813

 

 

 

         
 
           

 

                           

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shares

 

 

(48,675,315

)

 

(16,096,679

)

 

(185,087,310

)

 

1,108,534,481

 

 

 

         
 
           

Beginning of period

 

 

683,109,421

 

 

699,206,100

 

 

1,108,534,481

 

 

 

 

 

         
 
           

End of period

 

$

634,434,106

 

$

683,109,421

 

$

923,447,171

 

$

1,108,534,481

 

 

 

         
 
           

End of period undistributed (accumulated distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

(353,079

)

$

800,386

 

$

23,933,671

 

$

(276,473

)

 

 

         
 
           

 

 

1

Commencement of operations. This information includes the initial investment by BlackRock Funding, Inc.

2

A portion of the dividends from net investment income for the six months ended April 30, 2008 may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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BlackRock
High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

BlackRock
Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)

 

BlackRock
Income Trust Inc. (BKT)

 

 

 

           

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2007

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2007

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2007

 

                                                               

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                               

Net investment income

 

 

$

1,941,629

 

 

 

$

4,031,885

 

 

 

$

9,758,573

 

 

 

$

21,461,718

 

 

 

$

18,919,935

 

 

 

$

18,973,713

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

(987,262

)

 

 

 

(2,450,156

)

 

 

 

(10,728,130

)

 

 

 

2,113,139

 

 

 

 

(27,511,585

)

 

 

 

(10,368,025

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

 

(3,315,837

)

 

 

 

2,730,808

 

 

 

 

2,741,540

 

 

 

 

(6,083,476

)

 

 

 

35,214,067

 

 

 

 

18,371,718

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

               

 

 

                 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

 

(2,361,470

)

 

 

 

4,312,537

 

 

 

 

1,771,983

 

 

 

 

17,491,381

 

 

 

 

26,622,417

 

 

 

 

26,977,406

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

               

 

 

                 

 

                                                               

Dividends and Distributions From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                               

Net investment income2

 

 

 

(1,964,171

)

 

 

 

(3,927,807

)

 

 

 

(10,679,405

)

 

 

 

(20,862,233

)

 

 

 

(9,655,323

)

 

 

 

(18,808,452

)

 

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,874,570

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,978,175

)

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

               

 

 

                 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

 

(1,964,171

)

 

 

 

(3,927,807

)

 

 

 

(10,679,405

)

 

 

 

(22,736,803

)

 

 

 

(9,655,323

)

 

 

 

(23,786,627

)

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

               

 

 

                 

 

                                                               

Capital Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                               

Reinvestment of common dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,289

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

               

 

 

                 

 

                                                               

Net Assets Applicable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                               

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

 

(4,325,641

)

 

 

 

397,019

 

 

 

 

(8,907,422

)

 

 

 

(5,245,422

)

 

 

 

16,967,094

 

 

 

 

3,190,779

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

 

50,782,256

 

 

 

 

50,385,237

 

 

 

 

379,604,877

 

 

 

 

384,850,299

 

 

 

 

417,650,951

 

 

 

 

414,460,172

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

               

 

 

                 

End of period

 

 

$

46,456,615

 

 

 

$

50,782,256

 

 

 

$

370,697,455

 

 

 

$

379,604,877

 

 

 

$

434,618,045

 

 

 

$

417,650,951

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

               

 

 

                 

End of period undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

 

$

94,108

 

 

 

$

116,650

 

 

 

$

(152,008

)

 

 

$

768,824

 

 

 

$

2,951,318

 

 

 

$

(6,313,294

)

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

               

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
Strategic Bond Trust

(BHD)

 

 

 

   

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2007

 

               

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Net investment income

 

$

3,116,693

 

$

6,735,537

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(1,029,350

)

 

999,009

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(2,309,176

)

 

(1,416,472

)

Dividends to Preferred Shareholders from net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common shareholders resulting from operations

 

 

(221,833

)

 

6,318,074

 

 

 

           

 

               

Dividends and Distributions to Common Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Net investment income2

 

 

(3,260,982

)

 

(6,521,963

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to Common Shareholders

 

 

(3,260,982

)

 

(6,521,963

)

 

 

           

 

               

Capital Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Net proceeds from the issuance of Common Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Net proceeds from the underwriters’ over-allotment option exercised

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of common dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

               

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shares

 

 

(3,482,815

)

 

(203,889

)

 

 

           

Beginning of period

 

 

97,409,723

 

 

97,613,612

 

 

 

           

End of period

 

$

93,926,908

 

$

97,409,723

 

 

 

           

End of period undistributed (accumulated distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

52,919

 

$

197,208

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (BCT)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

                                       

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

13.38

 

$

13.79

 

$

14.63

 

$

15.98

 

$

16.02

 

$

17.33

 

 

 

                                   

Net investment income

 

 

0.92

1

 

0.48

 

 

0.65

 

 

0.80

 

 

0.61

 

 

1.28

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.01

 

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.87

)

 

0.25

 

 

(1.40

)

 

 

                                   

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

0.93

 

 

0.49

 

 

0.60

 

 

(0.07

)

 

0.86

 

 

(0.12

)

 

 

                                   

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.83

)

 

(0.90

)

 

(1.42

)

 

(1.03

)

 

(0.90

)

 

(1.19

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

(0.25

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                   

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.83

)

 

(0.90

)

 

(1.44

)

 

(1.28

)

 

(0.90

)

 

(1.19

)

 

 

                                   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

13.48

 

$

13.38

 

$

13.79

 

$

14.63

 

$

15.98

 

$

16.02

 

 

 

                                   

Market price, end of period

 

$

13.58

 

$

15.15

 

$

15.08

 

$

15.86

 

$

15.80

 

$

15.85

 

 

 

                                   

 

                                       

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Based on net asset value

 

 

2.97

%3

 

2.95

%

 

3.53

%

 

(0.82

)%

 

5.52

%

 

(0.61

)%

 

 

                                   

Based on market price

 

 

(8.39

)%3

 

6.60

%

 

4.44

%

 

8.74

%

 

5.45

%

 

5.32

%

 

 

                                   

 

                                       

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and excise tax

 

 

0.39

%4

 

1.86

%

 

1.14

%

 

2.37

%

 

2.48

%

 

2.43

%

 

 

                                   

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

0.91

%4

 

1.86

%

 

1.14

%

 

2.37

%

 

2.48

%

 

2.43

%

 

 

                                   

Total expenses

 

 

1.61

%4

 

1.86

%

 

1.14

%

 

2.37

%

 

2.48

%

 

2.43

%

 

 

                                   

Net investment income

 

 

13.74

%4

 

3.50

%

 

4.50

%

 

5.23

%

 

3.83

%

 

7.54

%

 

 

                                   

 

                                       

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Portfolio turnover

 

 

9

%

 

10

%

 

8

%

 

116

%

 

20

%

 

39

%

 

 

                                   

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

39,868

 

$

39,569

 

$

40,781

 

$

43,276

 

$

47,255

 

$

47,381

 

 

 

                                   

Asset coverage per $1,000

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,453

 

$

3,375

 

 

 

                                   

 

 

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. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.

3

Aggregate total investment return.

4

Annualized.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

                                       

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

13.63

 

$

13.82

 

$

14.27

 

$

15.22

 

$

14.75

 

$

14.33

 

 

 

                                   

Net investment income

 

 

0.33

1

 

0.74

 

 

0.66

 

 

0.78

 

 

0.92

 

 

0.83

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.18

)

 

(0.13

)

 

0.11

 

 

(0.37

)

 

0.66

 

 

0.77

 

 

 

                                   

Net increase from investment operations

 

 

0.15

 

 

0.61

 

 

0.77

 

 

0.41

 

 

1.58

 

 

1.60

 

 

 

                                   

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income6

 

 

(0.38

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.93

)

 

(1.01

)

 

(0.86

)

 

(1.00

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.18

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                   

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.38

)

 

(0.80

)

 

(1.22

)

 

(1.36

)

 

(1.11

)

 

(1.18

)

 

 

                                   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

13.40

 

$

13.63

 

$

13.82

 

$

14.27

 

$

15.22

 

$

14.75

 

 

 

                                   

Market price, end of period

 

$

12.30

 

$

12.23

 

$

12.86

 

$

13.69

 

$

14.02

 

$

13.57

 

 

 

                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Based on net asset value

 

 

1.40

%3

 

5.04

%

 

6.20

%

 

3.18

%

 

11.79

%

 

11.76

%

 

 

                                   

Based on market price

 

 

3.73

%3

 

1.29

%

 

3.07

%

 

7.46

%

 

11.93

%

 

6.62

%

 

 

                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and excise tax

 

 

0.90

%4

 

0.78

%

 

0.77

%

 

0.85

%

 

0.92

%

 

0.87

%

 

 

                                   

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

4.31

%4

 

1.60

%

 

1.08

%

 

1.50

%

 

1.32

%

 

1.05

%

 

 

                                   

Total expenses

 

 

4.31

%4

 

1.60

%

 

1.08

%

 

1.50

%

 

1.32

%

 

1.05

%

 

 

                                   

Net investment income

 

 

4.88

%4

 

5.36

%

 

4.78

%

 

5.20

%

 

6.20

%

 

5.58

%

 

 

                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Portfolio turnover

 

 

422

%5

 

122

%

 

88

%

 

220

%

 

398

%

 

161

%

 

 

                                   

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

362,160

 

$

368,335

 

$

373,518

 

$

385,514

 

$

411,163

 

$

398,540

 

 

 

                                   

Asset coverage per $1,000

 

$

3,572

 

$

4,564

 

$

96,502

 

$

5,438

 

$

5,012

 

$

5,348

 

 

 

                                   

 

 

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. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.

3

Aggregate total investment return.

4

Annualized.

5

Includes TBA transactions, excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 274%.

6

A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

                           

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.91

 

$

7.85

 

$

7.48

 

$

7.95

 

$

6.96

 

$

6.13

 

 

 

                                   

Net investment income

 

 

0.30

1

 

0.63

 

 

0.66

 

 

0.68

 

 

0.92

 

 

1.06

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.71

)

 

0.04

 

 

0.36

 

 

(0.36

)

 

1.02

 

 

0.89

 

 

 

                                   

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

(0.41

)

 

0.67

 

 

1.02

 

 

0.32

 

 

1.94

 

 

1.95

 

 

 

                                   

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.65

)

 

(0.79

)

 

(0.92

)

 

(1.07

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.05

)

 

 

                                   

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.65

)

 

(0.79

)

 

(0.95

)

 

(1.12

)

 

 

                                   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.24

 

$

7.91

 

$

7.85

 

$

7.48

 

$

7.95

 

$

6.96

 

 

 

                                   

Market price, end of period

 

$

6.83

 

$

6.92

 

$

7.77

 

$

7.36

 

$

9.30

 

$

10.25

 

 

 

                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Based on net asset value

 

 

(4.11

)%3

 

9.03

%

 

14.25

%

 

2.85

%

 

26.24

%

 

27.75

%

 

 

                                   

Based on market price

 

 

3.40

%3

 

(3.63

)%

 

14.93

%

 

(13.49

)%

 

0.28

%

 

32.87

%

 

 

                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and excise tax

 

 

1.87

%4

 

2.10

%

 

2.19

%

 

2.10

%

 

1.96

%

 

2.22

%

 

 

                                   

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

2.77

%4

 

4.14

%

 

4.49

%

 

3.51

%

 

2.68

%

 

3.07

%

 

 

                                   

Total expenses

 

 

2.78

%4

 

4.16

%

 

4.50

%

 

3.52

%

 

2.69

%

 

3.07

%

 

 

                                   

Net investment income

 

 

8.37

%4

 

7.84

%

 

8.74

%

 

8.71

%

 

12.16

%

 

16.37

%

 

 

                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Portfolio turnover

 

 

17

%

 

69

%

 

85

%

 

102

%

 

156

%

 

30

%

 

 

                                   

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

46,457

 

$

50,782

 

$

50,385

 

$

47,924

 

$

50,914

 

$

44,438

 

 

 

                                   

Asset coverage per $1,000

 

$

9,849

 

$

6,490

 

$

3,488

 

$

3,310

 

$

3,645

 

$

3,308

 

 

 

                                   

 

 

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. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.

3

Aggregate total investment return.

4

Annualized.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

 

2006

 

 

2005

 

 

2004

 

 

2003

 

   

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

 

11.02

 

 

$

11.17

 

$

11.56

 

$

12.38

 

$

11.93

 

$

11.83

 

 

                                         

Net investment income

 

 

 

0.31

1

 

 

0.62

 

 

0.57

 

 

0.72

 

 

0.76

 

 

0.84

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

 

(0.26

)

 

 

(0.11

)

 

0.01

 

 

(0.45

)

 

0.53

 

 

0.31

 

 

                                         

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

0.51

 

 

0.58

 

 

0.27

 

 

1.29

 

 

1.15

 

 

                                         

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

(0.31

)

 

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.65

)

 

(0.81

)

 

(0.84

)

 

(0.81

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.28

)

 

 

 

(0.24

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.06

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

 

(0.31

)

 

 

(0.66

)

 

(0.97

)

 

(1.09

)

 

(0.84

)

 

(1.05

)

 

                                         

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

 

10.76

 

 

$

11.02

 

$

11.17

 

$

11.56

 

$

12.38

 

$

11.93

 

 

                                         

Market price, end of period

 

$

 

10.08

 

 

$

10.19

 

$

10.58

 

$

10.90

 

$

11.38

 

$

10.95

 

 

                                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           

Based on net asset value

 

 

 

0.74

%3

 

 

5.11

%

 

5.76

%

 

2.95

%

 

11.90

%

 

10.92

%

 

                                         

Based on market price

 

 

 

2.07

%3

 

 

2.62

%

 

6.27

%

 

5.53

%

 

12.04

%

 

14.71

%

 

                                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and excise tax

 

 

 

0.83

%4

 

 

0.87

%

 

0.89

%

 

0.87

%

 

0.84

%

 

0.89

%

 

                                         

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

 

4.35

%4

 

 

2.00

%

 

1.61

%

 

1.72

%

 

1.11

%

 

1.29

%

 

                                         

Total expenses

 

 

 

4.35

%4

 

 

2.01

%

 

1.61

%

 

1.72

%

 

1.11

%

 

1.29

%

 

                                         

Net investment income

 

 

 

5.23

%4

 

 

5.68

%

 

5.11

%

 

5.97

%

 

6.29

%

 

6.99

%

 

                                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           

Portfolio turnover

 

 

 

296

%

 

 

196

%

 

131

%

 

396

%

 

300

%

 

46

%

 

                                         

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

 

370,698

 

 

$

379,605

 

$

384,850

 

$

398,078

 

$

426,643

 

$

410,981

 

 

                                         

 

 

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. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.

3

Aggregate total investment return.

4

Annualized.

5

Includes TBA transactions, excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 104%.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

                           

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$

6.53

 

 

$

6.48

 

$

6.54

 

$

6.95

 

$

7.21

 

$

8.13

 

 

 

                                       

Net investment income

 

 

 

0.30

1

 

 

0.30

 

 

0.32

 

 

0.44

 

 

0.51

 

 

0.61

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

 

0.12

 

 

 

0.12

 

 

0.05

 

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.16

)

 

(0.52

)

 

 

                                       

Net increase from investment operations

 

 

 

0.42

 

 

 

0.42

 

 

0.37

 

 

0.14

 

 

0.35

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

                                       

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

(0.15

)

 

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.48

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(1.01

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.07

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

 

(0.15

)

 

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.43

)

 

(0.55

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(1.01

)

 

 

                                       

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$

6.80

 

 

$

6.53

 

$

6.48

 

$

6.54

 

$

6.95

 

$

7.21

 

 

 

                                       

Market price, end of period

 

 

$

6.05

 

 

$

5.81

 

$

6.07

 

$

5.90

 

$

7.50

 

$

7.71

 

 

 

                                       
 
 

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

 

6.86

%3

 

 

7.06

%

 

6.06

%

 

2.12

%

 

5.01

%

 

1.20

%

 

 

                                       

Based on market price

 

 

 

6.85

%3

 

 

1.69

%

 

10.18

%

 

(14.63

)%

 

5.97

%

 

15.41

%

 

 

                                       
 
 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and excise tax

 

 

 

0.93

%4

 

 

0.98

%

 

1.00

%

 

0.99

%

 

0.97

%

 

1.02

%

 

 

                                       

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

 

3.45

%4

 

 

2.76

%

 

2.84

%

 

2.79

%

 

1.37

%

 

1.36

%

 

 

                                       

Total expenses

 

 

 

3.45

%4

 

 

2.77

%

 

2.85

%

 

2.80

%

 

1.37

%

 

1.36

%

 

 

                                       

Net investment income

 

 

 

9.04

%4

 

 

4.60

%

 

4.92

%

 

6.54

%

 

7.13

%

 

8.18

%

 

 

                                       
 
 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

 

118

%5

 

 

250

%

 

80

%

 

60

%

 

120

%

 

64

%

 

 

                                       

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

 

$

434,618

 

 

$

417,651

 

$

414,460

 

$

418,390

 

$

442,635

 

$

457,301

 

 

 

                                       

 

 

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. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.

3

Aggregate total investment return.

4

Annualized.

5

Includes TBA transactions, excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 19%.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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APRIL 30, 2008

 



 

 


 

Financial Highlights

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period
July 30, 20031
Through
October 31, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

                                       

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

18.52

 

$

19.01

 

$

19.17

 

$

20.13

 

$

19.74

 

$

19.10

2

 

 

                                   

Net investment income

 

 

0.72

3

 

1.50

 

 

1.35

 

 

1.46

 

 

1.46

 

 

0.33

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(1.29

)

 

(0.49

)

 

0.03

 

 

(0.94

)

 

0.43

 

 

0.60

 

 

 

                                   

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

(0.57

)

 

1.01

 

 

1.38

 

 

0.52

 

 

1.89

 

 

0.93

 

 

 

                                   

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income7

 

 

(0.75

)

 

(1.41

)

 

(1.52

)

 

(1.33

)

 

(1.49

)

 

(0.25

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

(0.06

)

 

 

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.01

)

 

 

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                   

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.75

)

 

(1.50

)

 

(1.54

)

 

(1.48

)

 

(1.50

)

 

(0.25

)

 

 

                                   

Capital charges with respect to issuance of shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.04

)

 

 

                                   

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

17.20

 

$

18.52

 

$

19.01

 

$

19.17

 

$

20.13

 

$

19.74

 

 

 

                                   

Market price, end of period

 

$

15.73

 

$

16.68

 

$

18.85

 

$

17.48

 

$

19.95

 

$

18.80

 

 

 

                                   

 

 

                                       

Total Investment Return4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Based on net asset value

 

 

(2.62

)%5

 

5.66

%

 

7.85

%

 

2.93

%

 

10.17

%

 

4.71

%5

 

 

                                   

Based on market price

 

 

(1.11

)%5

 

(4.03

)%

 

17.31

%

 

(5.30

)%

 

14.64

%

 

(4.77

)%5

 

 

                                   

 

                                       

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and excise tax

 

 

0.63

%6

 

0.83

%

 

0.91

%

 

0.92

%

 

0.90

%

 

0.79

%6

 

 

                                   

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

1.27

%6

 

2.14

%

 

2.19

%

 

1.71

%

 

1.25

%

 

0.82

%6

 

 

                                   

Total expenses

 

 

1.27

%6

 

2.16

%

 

2.20

%

 

1.71

%

 

1.26

%

 

0.82

%6

 

 

                                   

Net investment income

 

 

6.84

%6

 

7.92

%

 

7.10

%

 

7.42

%

 

7.34

%

 

6.87

%6

 

 

                                   

 

                                       

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Portfolio turnover

 

 

97

%

 

65

%

 

132

%

 

70

%

 

215

%

 

127

%

 

 

                                   

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

634,434

 

$

683,109

 

$

699,206

 

$

704,961

 

$

739,225

 

$

724,747

 

 

 

                                   

 

 

1

Commencement of operations.

2

Net asset value, beginning of period, reflects a deduction of $0.90 per share sales charge from the initial offering price of $20.00 per share.

3

Based on average shares outstanding.

4

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. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.

5

Aggregate total investment return.

6

Annualized.

7

A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust (BTZ)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

 

Period
December 27, 20061
through October 31,
2007

 

                       

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$

21.39

 

 

 

$

23.88

2

 

 

 

                   

Net investment income

 

 

 

0.70

3

 

 

 

1.25

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

 

 

 

(3.11

)

 

 

 

(1.86

)

 

Dividends to Preferred Shareholders from net investment income

 

 

 

(0.22

)

 

 

 

(0.31

)

 

 

 

                   

Net decrease from investment operations

 

 

 

(2.63

)

 

 

 

(0.92

)

 

 

 

                   

Dividends and distributions to common shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income9

 

 

 

(0.94

)

 

 

 

(0.93

)

 

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.47

)

 

 

 

                   

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

 

(0.94

)

 

 

 

(1.40

)

 

 

 

                   

Capital charges with respect to issuance of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.04

)

 

Preferred Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.13

)

 

 

 

                   

Total capital charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.17

)

 

 

 

                   

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$

17.82

 

 

 

$

21.39

 

 

 

 

                   

Market price, end of period

 

 

$

16.34

 

 

 

$

18.65

 

 

 

 

                   

 

                       

Total Investment Return4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

Based on net asset value

 

 

 

(11.98

)%5

 

 

 

(4.42

)%5

 

 

 

                   

Based on market price

 

 

 

(7.43

)%5

 

 

 

(20.34

)%5

 

 

 

                   

 

                       

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and excise tax7

 

 

 

1.12

%8

 

 

 

1.04

%8

 

 

 

                   

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly7

 

 

 

1.26

%8

 

 

 

1.88

%8

 

 

 

                   

Total expenses7

 

 

 

1.26

%8

 

 

 

1.90

%8

 

 

 

                   

Net investment income7

 

 

 

7.04

%8

 

 

 

6.50

%8

 

 

 

                   

Preferred share dividends

 

 

 

2.20

%8

 

 

 

1.64

%8

 

 

 

                   

Net investment income available to Common Shareholders

 

 

 

4.84

%8

 

 

 

4.86

%8

 

 

 

                   

 

                       

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

Portfolio turnover

 

 

 

39

%

 

 

 

35

%

 

 

 

                   

Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of period (000)

 

 

$

923,447

 

 

 

$

1,108,534

 

 

 

 

                   

Preferred Shares outstanding at liquidation preference, end of period (000)

 

 

$

462,000

 

 

 

$

462,000

 

 

 

 

                   

Asset coverage end of period (000)

 

 

$

74,970

 

 

 

$

89,737

 

 

 

 

                   

 

 

1

Commencement of operations.

2

Net asset value, beginning of period, reflects a deduction of $1.125 per share sales charge from the initial offering price of $25.00 per share.

3

Based on average shares outstanding.

4

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. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.

5

Aggregate total investment return.

6

Ratios are calculated on the basis of income and expense applicable to both the common and preferred shares relative to the average net assets of the common shareholders.

7

Do not reflect the effects of dividends to Preferred Shareholders.

8

Annualized.

9

A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

                                           

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$

13.80

 

 

$

13.83

 

$

13.68

 

$

15.10

 

$

15.07

 

$

12.63

 

 

 

                                       

Net investment income

 

 

 

0.44

1

 

 

0.95

 

 

0.99

 

 

1.10

 

 

1.39

 

 

1.59

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

 

(0.47

)

 

 

(0.06

)

 

0.18

 

 

(1.13

)

 

0.25

 

 

2.34

 

 

 

                                       

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

0.89

 

 

1.17

 

 

(0.03

)

 

1.64

 

 

3.93

 

 

 

                                       

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income5

 

 

 

(0.46

)

 

 

(0.92

)

 

(0.98

)

 

(1.12

)

 

(1.61

)

 

(1.49

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.27

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                       

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

 

(0.46

)

 

 

(0.92

)

 

(1.02

)

 

(1.39

)

 

(1.61

)

 

(1.49

)

 

 

                                       

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$

13.31

 

 

$

13.80

 

$

13.83

 

$

13.68

 

$

15.10

 

$

15.07

 

 

 

                                       

Market price, end of period

 

 

$

11.68

 

 

$

11.88

 

$

12.85

 

$

12.45

 

$

16.70

 

$

15.27

 

 

 

                                       

 

                                           

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           

Based on net asset value

 

 

 

0.31

%3

 

 

7.26

%

 

9.58

%

 

(0.49

)%

 

11.35

%

 

32.55

%

 

 

                                       

Based on market price

 

 

 

2.25

%3

 

 

(0.62

)%

 

11.87

%

 

(18.11

)%

 

21.54

%

 

37.36

%

 

 

                                       

 

                                           

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and excise tax

 

 

 

0.81

%4

 

 

0.87

%

 

0.94

%

 

0.92

%

 

0.89

%

 

1.01

%

 

 

                                       

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

 

0.81

%4

 

 

1.27

%

 

2.00

%

 

1.87

%

 

1.23

%

 

1.71

%

 

 

                                       

Total expenses

 

 

 

0.94

%4

 

 

1.45

%

 

2.25

%

 

2.14

%

 

1.49

%

 

2.01

%

 

 

                                       

Net investment income

 

 

 

6.66

%4

 

 

6.86

%

 

7.26

%

 

7.58

%

 

9.23

%

 

11.32

%

 

 

                                       

 

                                           

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           

Portfolio turnover

 

 

 

18

%

 

 

34

%

 

56

%

 

51

%

 

31

%

 

32

%

 

 

                                       

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

 

$

93,927

 

 

$

97,410

 

$

97,614

 

$

96,546

 

$

106,433

 

$

106,045

 

 

 

                                       

 

 

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. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.

3

Aggregate total investment return.

4

Annualized.

5

A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)


Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies

BlackRock Broad Investment Grade 2009 Term Trust Inc. (“Broad Investment Grade”), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (“Core Bond”), BlackRock High Yield Trust (“High Yield”), BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (“Income Opportunity”), BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (“Income Trust”), BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (“Limited Duration”) and BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (“Strategic Bond”) are registered as diversified, closed-end management investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust (“Preferred and Equity”) is registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the 1940 Act. Broad Investment Grade, Income Opportunity and Income Trust are organized as Maryland corporations. Core Bond, High Yield, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond are organized as Delaware statutory trusts. Broad Investment Grade, Core Bond, High Yield, Income Opportunity, Income Trust, Limited Duration, Preferred and Equity and Strategic Bond are individually referred to as a “Trust” and collectively as the “Trusts”. The Trusts’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require the use of management accruals and estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The Trusts determine and make available for publication the net asset value of its Common Shares on a daily basis.

On December 3, 1999, Broad Investment Grade transferred a substantial portion of its total assets to a 100% owned registered investment company subsidiary called BCT Subsidiary, Inc. The financial statements and these notes to the financial statements for Broad Investment Grade are consolidated and include the operations of both Broad Investment Grade and its wholly owned subsidiary after elimination of all intercompany transactions and balances.

On November 29, 2007, Broad Investment Grade’s Board of Directors approved a Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution. Accordingly, Broad Investment Grade will liquidate substantially all of its assets on or about the close of business on December 31, 2009.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trusts:

Valuation of Investments: The Trusts value their corporate bond investments on the basis of last available bid price or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services selected under the supervision of each Trust’s Board of Directors or Trustees, as appropriate (the “Board”). Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean between the last available 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 based on valuation technology commonly employed in the market for such investments. Financial futures contracts are traded on exchanges and are valued at their last sale price. Swap agreements are valued by quoted fair values received daily by the Trusts’ pricing service. Short-term securities are valued at amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value each business day.

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System are valued at the last reported sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. 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. 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 and previously were valued at the last sales price as of the close of options trading on applicable exchanges. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model which incorporates a number of market data factors.

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, the investment will be valued by a method approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the investment advisor and/or 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 Board or a committee thereof.

Generally, trading in foreign securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The values of such securities used in computing the net asset value of each Trust are determined as of such times. Foreign currency exchange rates will be determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such securities and such exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of each Trust’s net asset value. 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 securities, those securities may be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Board or by the investment advisor using a pricing service and/or procedures approved by the Board.

Derivative Financial Instruments: Each Trust may engage in various portfolio investment strategies to increase the return of the Trust and to hedge, or protect, its exposure to interest rate movements and movements in the securities markets. Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying security, or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

 

 

Financial futures contracts — Each Trust may purchase or sell financial futures contracts and options on such financial futures contracts. Financial futures contracts are contracts for delayed delivery of securities at a specific future date and at a specific price or yield. Upon entering into a contract, the Trust deposits and maintains as collateral such


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)


 

 

 

initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, the Trust agrees 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 variation margin and are recognized by the Trust as unrealized gains or losses.

 

 

 

When the contract is closed, the Trust records 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.

 

 

Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts — Each Trust may enter into forward foreign exchange contracts as a hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio positions. Forward foreign exchange currency contracts, when used by the Trust, help to manage the overall exposure to the foreign currency backing some of the investments held by the Trust. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Trust as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Trust records 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.

 

 

Options — Each Trust may purchase and write call and put options. When the Trust writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Trust is reflected as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When a security 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 security acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the security sold. When an option expires (or the Trust enters into a closing transaction), the Trust realizes 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 premium received or paid). If an option is exercised, the premium paid or received is added to the cost of the purchase or the proceeds from the sale in determining whether a Trust has realized a gain or a loss on investment transactions. European options are exercised at maturity date only.

 

 

 

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 position at the exercise 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 position at the exercise price at any time or at a specified time during the option period.

 

 

Swaps — Each Trust may enter into swap agreements, which are OTC contracts in which the Trust and a counterparty agree to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount. These periodic payments received or made by the Trust are recorded in the accompanying Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements. Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

 

 

Credit Default Swaps — Credit default swaps are agreements in which one party pays fixed periodic payments to a counterparty in consideration for a guarantee from the counterparty to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place.

 

 

Interest Rate Swaps — Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a floating rate of interest on a notional principal amount and receives a fixed rate of interest on the same notional principal amount for a specified period of time. Alternatively, a party may pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate. Interest rate swaps are efficient as asset/liability management tools. In more complex swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.

 

 

Total Return Swaps — Total return swaps are agreements in which one party commits to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return. To the extent the total return of the security or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Trust will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.

 

 

Swaptions — The Trusts may purchase and write call and put swaptions. Swaption contracts written by the Trusts represent an option that gives the purchaser the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a new swap agreement, or to shorten, extend, cancel or modify an existing swap agreement, on a future date on specified terms. Depending on the terms of the particular option agreement, a Trust will generally incur a greater degree of risk when it writes a swaption than it will incur when it purchases a swaption. When a Trust purchases a swaption, it risks losing only the amount of the premium it has paid should it decide to let the option expire unexercised. However, when a Trust writes a swap-tion, upon exercise of the option the Trust will become obligated according to the terms of the underlying agreement.

 

 

 

When a Trust writes a swaption, the premium received is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the swaption. When a security is purchased or sold through an exercise of a swaption, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the security acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the security sold. Changes in the value of the swaption are recognized as unrealized gains or losses. Gain or loss is recognized when the swaption contract expires or is closed. Premiums received from writing swaptions that expire or are exercised are treated by the Trust as realized gains from investments. The difference between the premium and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction is also treated as a realized gain or, if the premium is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase, as a realized loss.

 

 

 

Entering into a swaption contract involves, to varying degrees, the elements of credit, market and interest rate risk associated with both option contracts and swap contracts. To reduce credit risk from potential counterparty default, the Trusts enter into swaption contracts with coun-terparties whose creditworthiness has been evaluated by the investment advisor. The Trusts bear the market risk arising from any change in index values or interest rates.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Borrowed Bond Agreements: In a borrowed bond agreement, each Trust borrows securities from a third party, with the commitment that they will be returned to the lender on an agreed-upon date. Borrowed bond agreements are primarily entered into settle short positions. In a borrowed bond agreement, the Trust’s prime broker or third party broker takes possession of cash as collateral. The Trust’s receive interest income on the cash collateral relating to the borrowed bond agreement and are obligated to pay the prime broker or third party broker payments received on such borrowed securities. The cash collateral approximates the principal amount of the bonds borrowed transaction. To the extent that the bonds borrowed transactions exceed one business day, the value of the collateral with any counter-party is marked-to-market on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the lender defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the lender of the security, realization of the collateral by the Trust may be delayed or limited.

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 can have a rating that is slightly below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities.

Floating Rate Loans: The Trusts may invest in floating rate loans, which are generally non-investment grade, made by banks, other financial institutions and privately and publicly offered corporations. Floating rate loans 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 (i) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as LIBOR (London InterBank Offered Rate), (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more U.S. banks or (iii) the certificate of deposit rate. The Trust considers these investments to be investments in debt securities for purposes of its investment policies.

A Trust earns and/or pays facility and other fees on floating rate loans. Other fees earned/paid include commitment, amendment, consent, commissions and prepayment penalty fees. Facility, amendment and consent fees are typically amortized as premium and/or accreted as discount over the term of the loan. Commitment, commission and various other fees are recorded as income. Prepayment penalty fees are recorded as gains or losses. When the Trust buys a floating rate loan it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, the Trust may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a floating rate loan. In certain circumstances, the Trust may receive a prepayment penalty fee upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan by a borrower. Other fees received by the Trust may include covenant waiver fees and covenant modification fees.

A Trust 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 loans are usually freely callable at the issuer’s option. The Trusts may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans (“Participations”) and assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. Participations typically will result in the Trust having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. The Trust 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 Trust generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loans, nor any rights of offset against the borrower, and the Trust may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation.

As a result, the Trust will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. The Trust’s investments in loan participation interests involve 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 Trust may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower.

Mortgage Dollar Rolls: Each Trust may sell mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contract to repurchase substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specific future date at an agreed-upon price. The market value of the securities that the Trust is required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities. Pools of mortgages collateralizing those securities may have different prepayment histories than those sold. During the period between the sale and the repurchase, the Trust will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Proceeds of the sale will be invested in additional instruments for the Trust, and the income from these investments will generate income for the Trust.

If such income does not exceed the income, capital appreciation and gain or loss that would have been realized on the securities sold as part of the dollar roll, the use of this technique will diminish the investment performance of the Trusts compared with what the performance would have been without the use of dollar rolls.

Preferred Shares: The Trusts may invest in Preferred Shares. Preferred Shares have a preference over Common Shares in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well) but are subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of Preferred Shares 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 Shares generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because Preferred Shares are 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 Shares than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, Preferred Shares’ dividends are payable only if

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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declared by the issuer’s Board of Directors or Trustees. Preferred Shares also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: The Trusts may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with qualified third party broker-dealers. Interest on the value of the reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based upon competitive market rates at the time of issuance and is included within the related liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. At the time the Trust enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it identifies for segregation certain liquid securities having a value not less than the repurchase price, including accrued interest, of the reverse repurchase agreement. The Trust 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.

Borrowed Bonds: Each Trust may engage in short selling of securities as a method of managing potential price declines in similar securities owned by the Trust. When a Trust engages in short selling, it may enter into a borrowed bond agreement to borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer with which it engaged in the short sale. A gain, limited to the price at which a Trust sold the security short or pursuant to the borrowed bond agreement, or a loss, unlimited as to dollar amount, will be recognized upon the termination of a short sale or borrowed bond agreement if the market price is greater or less than the proceeds originally received.

TBA Commitments: The Trusts may enter into to-be-announced (“TBA”) commitments to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a future date. TBA commitments are considered securities in themselves, and involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased or sold declines or increases prior to settlement date, which is in addition to the risk of decline in the value of the Trust’s other assets. Unsettled TBA commitments are valued at the current market value of the underlying securities, according to the procedures described under “Valuation of Investments.”

Foreign Currency Transactions: Foreign currency amounts are translated into United States dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the current rate of exchange; and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

The Trusts report foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gains for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

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.

Segregation: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Trust segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., reverse repurchase agreements, swaps or futures contracts), each Trust will, consistent with certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, designate on its books and records cash or other liquid debt securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: Investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on security 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 Trust has determined the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis.

Dividends and Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid daily. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. If the total dividends and distributions made in any tax year exceed net investment income and accumulated realized capital gains, a portion of the total distribution may be treated as a tax return of capital.

Income Taxes: It is each of the Trust’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code 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.

Effective April 30, 2008, each Trust implemented Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes the minimum recognition threshold a tax position must meet in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken by an entity, including investment companies, before being measured and recognized in the financial statements. The investment advisor has evaluated the application of FIN 48 to each Trust, and has determined that the adoption of FIN 48 does not have a material impact on each Trust’s financial statements. Each Trust files U.S. and various state tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Trust’s tax returns remains open for the years ended October 31, 2004 through October 31, 2006.The statutes of limitations on each Trust’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements: In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The impact on each of the Trust’s financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.

In addition, in February 2007, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“FAS 159”), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year that begins on or before November 15, 2007, provided the entity also elects to apply the provisions of FAS 157. FAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. FAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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facilitate comparisons between entities that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities. The impact on each of the Trust’s financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.

In March 2008, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“FAS 161”) was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. FAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position. The investment advisor is currently evaluating the implications of FAS 161 and the impact on each of the Trust’s financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.

Deferred Compensation and BlackRock Closed-End Share Equivalent Investment Plan: Under the deferred compensation plan approved by each Trust’s Board, non-interested Directors or Trustees (“Independent Directors or Trustees”) may defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts have been invested in common shares of other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors or Trustees. This has approximately the same economic effect for the Independent Directors or Trustees as if the Independent Directors or Trustees had invested the deferred amounts directly in other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds.

The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of the Trust. Each Trust may, however, elect to invest in common shares of other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors or Trustees in order to match its deferred compensation obligations. Investments to cover each Trust’s deferred compensation liability are included in other assets on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Other: Expenses directly related to one of the Trusts are charged to that Trust. Other operating expenses shared by several Trusts are pro-rated among those Trusts on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

2. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

Each Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., to provide investment and administration services. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. are principal owners of BlackRock, Inc.

Each Trust’s investment advisory fee paid to the Advisor is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate, 0.55% for Broad Investment Grade, 0.60% for Income Opportunity and 0.65% for Income Trust, of each Trust’s average net assets and 0.55% for Core Bond and Limited Duration, 0.65% for Preferred and Equity, 1.05% for High Yield and 0.75% for Strategic Bond, of each Trust’s average total assets (including any assets attributable to Preferred Shares) minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage). The Advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the investment advisory fees or other expenses on Strategic Bond as a percentage of its average weekly managed assets as follows: 0.20% for the first five years of the Trust’s operations from 2002 through February 28, 2007, 0.15% through February 28, 2008, 0.10% through February 28, 2009 and 0.05% through February 28, 2010. In addition, effective November 1, 2007, the Advisor agreed to waive the advisory and administration fees for Broad Investment Grade for the period November 1, 2007 to the Trust’s termination in 2009.

Broad Investment Grade, High Yield, Income Opportunity and Income Trust each have an Administration Agreement with the Advisor. The Investment Advisory Agreement for Core Bond, Limited Duration, Preferred and Equity and Strategic Bond covers both investment advisory and administration services. The administration fee paid to the Advisor is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate, 0.15% for Broad Investment Grade, 0.10% for Income Opportunity, and 0.15% for Income Trust, of each Trust’s average net assets and 0.10% for High Yield of the Trust’s average managed assets.

Effective January 1, 2008, certain Trusts reimbursed the Advisor the following amounts for certain accounting services, which are included in accounting services expenses in the Statements of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reimbursement

 

 

Core Bond

 

$

1,519

 

Limited Duration

 

$

2,617

 

Preferred and Equity

 

$

5,893

 

Strategic Bond

 

$

389

 

 

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BFM”), a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., serves as sub-advisor to Core Bond, Limited Duration, Preferred and Equity and Strategic Bond. BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., also serves as sub-advisor to Preferred and Equity. The Advisor pays BFM and BIM for services they provide, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fee paid by each Trust to the Advisor.

During the six months ended, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch, earned commissions on transactions of securities as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
April 30, 2008

 

 

Income Trust

 

$

30

 

Preferred and Equity

 

$

23,449

 

 

Pursuant to the terms of the custody agreement, custodian fees may be reduced by amounts calculated on uninvested cash balances (“custody credits”), which are on the Statements of Operations as fees paid indirectly.

Certain officers and/or directors or trustees of the Trusts are officers and/or directors of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3. Investments:

Purchases and sales (including paydowns, payups, TBA transactions and excluding short-term securities) of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended April 30, 2008 for each Trust were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases

 

 

Sales

 

 

Broad Investment Grade

 

$

6,302,020

 

$

3,521,814

 

Core Bond

 

$

2,424,691,512

 

$

2,485,512,831

 

High Yield

 

$

9,156,155

 

$

14,639,439

 

Income Opportunity

 

$

1,422,444,161

 

$

1,510,324,560

 

Income Trust

 

$

1,206,879,531

 

$

527,864,475

 

Limited Duration

 

$

887,164,786

 

$

868,841,113

 

Preferred and Equity

 

$

551,128,803

 

$

688,487,571

 

Strategic Bond

 

$

14,938,937

 

$

14,906,990

 

 

Transactions in options written for the six months ended April 30, 2008 were as follows:

Core Bond

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts*

 

Premiums
Received

 

 

Outstanding call options written, beginning of period

 

 

28

 

$

1,130,772

 

Options written

 

 

58

 

 

142,079

 

Options expired

 

 

(66

)

 

(401,113

)

 

 

           

Outstanding call options written, end of period

 

 

20

 

$

871,738

 

 
* Some contracts represent a notional amount of $1,000,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts*

 

Premiums
Received

 

 

Outstanding put options written, beginning of period

 

 

28

 

$

1,130,773

 

Options written

 

 

60

 

 

238,239

 

Options expired

 

 

(12

)

 

(371,035

)

Options closed

 

 

(30

)

 

(27,606

)

 

 

           

Outstanding put options written, end of period

 

 

46

 

$

970,371

 

 
* Some contracts represent a notional amount of $1,000,000.

Income Opportunity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Premiums
Received

 

 

Outstanding call options written, beginning of period

 

 

31

 

$

1,239,280

 

Options written

 

 

63

 

 

156,092

 

Options expired

 

 

(72

)

 

(436,195

)

 

 

           

Outstanding call options written, end of period

 

 

22

 

$

959,177

 

 

Income Trust

Transactions in call options written for the six months ended April 30, 2008 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts*

 

Premiums
Received

 

 

Outstanding call options written, beginning of period

 

 

138

 

$

4,975,195

 

Options written

 

 

554

 

 

6,463,894

 

Options expired

 

 

(28

)

 

(431,530

)

Options closed

 

 

(246

)

 

(2,703,447

)

 

 

           

Outstanding call options written, end of period

 

 

418

 

$

8,304,112

 

 
*Some contracts represent a notional amount of $1,000,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts*

 

Premiums
Received

 

 

Outstanding put options written, beginning of period

 

 

138

 

$

4,929,221

 

Options expired

 

 

(13

)

 

(403,292

)

Options closed

 

 

(67

)

 

(1,358,523

)

 

 

           

Outstanding put options written, end of period

 

 

58

 

$

3,167,406

 

 
*Some contracts represent a notional amount of $1,000,000.

Preferred and Equity Advantage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts*

 

Premiums
Received

 

 

Outstanding call options written, beginning of period

 

 

2,455

 

$

5,426,127

 

Options written

 

 

34,204

 

 

50,754,570

 

Options expired

 

 

(8,045

)

 

(21,311,342

)

Options closed

 

 

(17,484

)

 

(29,474,258

)

 

 

           

Outstanding call options written, end of period

 

 

11,130

 

$

5,395,097

 

 

4. Reverse Repurchase Agreements:

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Core Bond’s average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding was approximately $140,791,000 and the daily weighted average interest rate was 3.51%.

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, Income Opportunity’s average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding was approximately $141,168,000 and the daily weighted average interest rate was 3.72%.

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Income Trust’s average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding was approximately $70,110,000 and the daily weighted average interest rate was 3.76%.

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Limited Duration Income’s average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding was approximately $134,275,000 and the daily weighted average interest rate was 3.62%.

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Preferred and Equity’s average amount borrowed was approximately $27,807,000 and the daily weighted average interest rate was 4.74%.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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5. Commitments:

Limited Duration may invest in floating rate loans. In connection with these investments, the Trust may, with its Advisor, also enter into unfunded corporate loans (“commitments”). Commitments may obligate the Trust to furnish temporary financing to a borrower until permanent financing can be arranged. At April 30, 2008, the Trust had outstanding commitments of approximately $2,088,000. In connection with these commitments, the Trust earns a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is classified in the Statements of Operations as facility and other fees, is recognized ratably over the commitment period. As of April 30, 2008, the Trust had the following unfunded loan commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

Borrower

 

Commitment
(000)

 

Value of Underlying
Loan (000)

 

           

Community Health

 

$

419

 

$

419

 

Las Vegas Sands

 

$

448

 

$

411

 

NG Wireless

 

$

140

 

$

133

 

Big West Oil

 

$

425

 

$

398

 

Cellular South

 

$

500

 

$

468

 

Advanced Foods

 

$

156

 

$

138

 

               

6. Capital Loss Carryforwards:

As of October 31, 2007, the Trusts had a capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Loss
Carryforward
Amount

 

Expires

 

           

Broad Investment Grade

 

$

2,058,299

 

 

2011

 

 

 

 

684,360

 

 

2012

 

 

 

 

479,568

 

 

2014

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,222,227

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

               

Core Bond

 

$

4,880,373

 

 

2014

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

               

High Yield

 

$

3,270,311

 

 

2008

 

 

 

 

15,159,280

 

 

2009

 

 

 

 

8,468,860

 

 

2010

 

 

 

 

4,771,417

 

 

2011

 

 

 

 

316,410

 

 

2012

 

 

 

 

2,060,533

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

2,467,773

 

 

2015

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

36,514,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

               

Income Opportunity

 

$

2,451,626

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

2,342,922

 

 

2015

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,794,548

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

               

Income Trust

 

$

1,352,206

 

 

2008

 

 

 

 

13,940,898

 

 

2009

 

 

 

 

21,960,613

 

 

2011

 

 

 

 

10,100,201

 

 

2012

 

 

 

 

3,861,222

 

 

2013

 

 

 

 

6,952,429

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

8,585,744

 

 

2015

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

66,753,313

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

               

Preferred and Equity

 

$

49,741,712

 

 

2015

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

               

Strategic Bond

 

$

447,113

 

 

2014

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

               

7. Capital Share Transactions:

There are 200 million of $0.01 par value Common Shares authorized for Broad Investment Grade, Income Opportunity and Income Trust. There are an unlimited number of $0.001 par value Common Shares authorized for Core Bond, High Yield, Limited Duration, Preferred and Equity and Strategic Bond. At April 30, 2008, the shares owned by an affiliate of the Advisor of Limited Duration and Preferred and Equity were 6,021 and 4,817, respectively.

Preferred and Equity, which commenced on December 27, 2006, issued 47,004,817 common shares under the initial public offering. On February 1, 2007, an additional 4,750,000 shares were issued by the underwriters exercising their over-allotment option. Offering costs incurred in connection with the offering of Common Shares have been charged against the proceeds from the initial Common Share offering in the amount of $1,367,957.

Common Shares

During the six months ended April 30, 2008 and year ended October 31, 2007, the following Trusts issued additional shares under their respective dividend reinvestment plan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

April 30, 2008

 

October 31, 2007

 

           

High Yield

 

 

1,496

 

Limited Duration

 

 

107,367

 

Preferred and Equity

 

 

73,340

 

           

Preferred Shares

As of April 30, 2008, Preferred and Equity has the following series of Preferred Shares outstanding as listed in the table below. The Preferred Shares have a liquidation value of $25,000 per share plus any accumulated unpaid dividends.

 

 

 

 

       

 

Series

 

Shares

 

       

T7

 

4,620

 

W7

 

4,620

 

R7

 

4,620

 

F7

 

4,620

 

       

Shares issued and outstanding for the six months ended April 30, 2008 remained constant.

Preferred and Equity pays commissions to certain broker-dealers at the end of each auction at an annual rate of 0.25% calculated on the aggregate principal amount. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, MLPF&S received $265,286 in commissions from Preferred and Equity.

Dividends on seven-day Preferred Shares are cumulative at a rate which is reset every seven days based on the results of an auction. If the Preferred Shares fail to clear the auction on an auction date, Preferred and Equity is required to pay the maximum applicable rate on the Preferred Shares to holders of such Shares for each successive dividend period until such time as the stock is successfully auctioned. The maximum applicable rate on the Preferred Shares is 150% times or 1.25% plus the Telerate/BBA LIBOR rate. During the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Preferred Shares of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

Preferred and Equity was successfully auctioned at each auction date until February 13, 2008. The low, high and average dividend rates on the Preferred Shares for Preferred and Equity for the six months ended April 30, 2008 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Series

 

Low

 

High

 

Average

 

                     

T7

 

3.950%

 

 

5.850%

 

 

4.764%

 

 

W7

 

4.023%

 

 

5.400%

 

 

4.763%

 

 

R7

 

3.880%

 

 

6.000%

 

 

4.742%

 

 

F7

 

3.600%

 

 

5.750%

 

 

4.666%

 

 

                     

Since February 13, 2008 the Preferred Shares of Preferred and Equity failed to clear any of it auctions. As a result, the Preferred Shares dividend rates were reset to the maximum applicable rate which ranged from 3.94% to 4.73%. A failed auction is not an event of default for Preferred and Equity but it is a liquidity event for the holders of the Preferred Shares. A failed auction occurs when there are more sellers of a fund’s auction rate Preferred Shares than buyers. It is impossible to predict how long this imbalance will last. An auction for the Fund’s Preferred Shares may not occur for some time, if ever, and even if liquidity does resume, holders of the Preferred Shares may not have the ability to sell the Preferred Shares at its liquidation preference.

Preferred and Equity may not declare dividends or make other distributions on common shares or purchase any such shares if, at the time of the declaration, distribution or purchase, asset coverage with respect to the outstanding Preferred Shares is less than 200%.

The Preferred Shares are redeemable at the option of Preferred and Equity, in whole or in part, on any dividend payment date at $25,000 per share plus any accumulated unpaid dividends whether or not declared. The Preferred Shares are also subject to mandatory redemption at $25,000 per share plus any accumulated or unpaid dividends, whether or not declared, if certain requirements relating to the composition of the assets and liabilities of Preferred and Equity, as set forth in the Trust’s Statement of Preferences, are not satisfied.

The holders of Preferred Shares have voting rights equal to the holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) and will vote together with holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) as a single class. However, holders of Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, are also entitled to elect two Trustees for Preferred and Equity. In addition, the 1940 Act requires that, along with approval by shareholders that might otherwise be required, the approval of the holders of a majority of any outstanding Preferred Shares, voting separately as a class would be required to (a) adopt any plan of reorganization that would adversely affect the Preferred Shares (b) change a Trust’s subclassification as a closed-end investment company or change its fundamental investment restrictions or (c) change its business so as to cease to be an investment company.

8. Subsequent Events:

Subsequent to April 30, 2008, the Board declared dividends per Common Share payable June 2, 2008, to shareholders of record on May 15, 2008. The per share common dividends declared were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

Common Dividend
Per Share

 

         

Broad Investment Grade

 

$

0.049000

 

Core Bond

 

$

0.062000

 

High Yield Trust

 

$

0.051000

 

Income Trust

 

$

0.024000

 

Limited Duration Income Trust

 

$

0.105000

 

Preferred & Equity Advantage

 

$

0.156250

 

Strategic Bond

 

$

0.077000

 

         

The dividends declared on Preferred Shares for the period May 1, 2008 to May 31, 2008 for Preferred and Equity were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

         

Series

 

Dividends
Declared

 

         

T7

 

 

$363,271

 

W7

 

 

$461,122

 

R7

 

 

$456,040

 

F7

 

 

$380,318

 

         

On June 2, 2008, Preferred and Equity announced the following redemptions of Preferred Shares at a price of $25,000 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends through the redemption date:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Series

 

Redemption
Date

 

Shares to be
Redeemed

 

Aggregate
Price

 

                     

T7

 

 

6/11/2008

 

 

2,310

 

$

57,750,000

 

W7

 

 

6/12/2008

 

 

2,310

 

$

57,750,000

 

R7

 

 

6/13/2008

 

 

2,310

 

$

57,750,000

 

F7

 

 

6/9/2008

 

 

2,310

 

$

57,750,000

 

                     

Preferred and Equity will finance the Preferred Share redemptions with cash received from reverse repurchase agreement transactions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Officers and Directors or Trustees


 

G. Nicholas Beckwith, III, Director or Trustee

Richard E. Cavanagh, Director or Trustee

Richard S. Davis, Director or Trustee

Kent Dixon, Director or Trustee

Frank J. Fabozzi, Director or Trustee

Kathleen F. Feldstein, Director or Trustee

James T. Flynn, Director or Trustee

Henry Gabbay, Director or Trustee

Jerrold B. Harris, Director or Trustee

R. Glenn Hubbard, Director or Trustee

W. Carl Kester, Director or Trustee

Karen P. Robards, Director or Trustee

Robert S. Salomon, Jr., Director or Trustee

Donald C. Burke, Fund President and Chief Executive Officer

Anne F. Ackerley, Vice President

Neal J. Andrews, Chief Financial Officer

Jay M. Fife, Treasurer

Brian P. Kindelan, Chief Compliance Officer of the Funds

Howard Surloff, Secretary

 

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA 02101

 

Transfer Agents
Common Shares:

Computershare Trust Companies, N.A.
Canton, MA 02021

 

Preferred Shares:

For Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
Jersey City, NJ 07310

 

Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company
Princeton, NJ 08540

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, NJ 08540

 

Legal Counsel

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
New York, NY 10036

 

Fund Address

BlackRock Closed-End Funds
c/o BlackRock Advisors, LLC
100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information


 

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

Each Trust files their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each Trust’s 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, DC.

Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room 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.

 

Electronic Delivery

Electronic copies of most financial reports are available on the Trusts’ website or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports and prospectuses 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.

 

General Information

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 it 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 contact the Trusts at (800) 441-7762

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports and other information regarding each Trust 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 each Trust and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website into this report.

 

Deposit Securities

Effective May 30, 2008, following approval by the BlackRock Preferred and Equity Advantage Trust (the “Trust”) Board and the applicable ratings agencies, the definition of “Deposited Securities” in the Trust’s Statement of Preferences was amended in order to facilitate the redemption of the Trust’s Preferred Stock. The following phrase was added to the definition of “Deposit Securities” found in the Trust’s Statement of Preferences:

; provided, however, that solely in connection with any redemption of AMPS, the term Deposit Securities shall include (i) any committed financing pursuant to a credit agreement, reverse repurchase agreement facility or similar credit arrangement, in each case which makes available to the Corporation, no later than the day preceding the applicable redemption date, cash in an amount not less than the aggregate amount due to Holders by reason of the redemption of their shares of AMPS on such redemption date; and (ii) cash amounts due and payable to the Corporation out of a sale of its securities if such cash amount is not less than the aggregate amount due to Holders by reason of the redemption of their shares of AMPS on such redemption date and such sale will be settled not later than the day preceding the applicable redemption date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information (concluded)

 

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 nonpublic 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 nonpublic 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 nonaffiliated third parties any nonpublic information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as necessary to service Client accounts. These nonaffiliated 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 nonpublic 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 nonpublic personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

Section 19 Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only 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 remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on the tax regulations. The Trust will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

Total Fiscal Year to Date Cumulative
Distributions by Character

 

Percentage of Fiscal Year to Date Cumulative
Distributions by Character

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Limited Duration Income Trust

 

$0.72   

 

$—  

 

$0.03 

 

$0.75  

 

96%

 

—%

 

4%

 

100%

 

Preferred and Equity

 

0.50 

 

 

 0.44

 

0.94

 

 53    

 

—   

 

47    

 

 100    

 

 

Each Trust estimates that it has distributed more than its 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 money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 the short-term dividend rates of the Preferred Shares, currently set at the maximum reset rate as a result of failed auctions, may affect the yield to Common Shareholders. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

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 toll-free (800) 411-7762; (2) at www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information about how each Trust voted proxies relating to securities held in each Trust’s portfolio during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

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Item 2 –    Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 3 –    Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 4 –    Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 5 –    Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

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 – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 8 –    Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 9 –    Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable

Item 10 –  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – The registrant’s Nominating and Governance Committee will consider nominees to the Board recommended by shareholders when a vacancy becomes available. Shareholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations which include biographical information and set forth the qualifications of the proposed nominee to the registrant’s Secretary. There have been no material changes to these procedures.

Item 11 –  Controls and Procedures

11(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.

11(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

12(a)(1) –  Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

12(a)(2) –  Certifications – Attached hereto

12(a)(3) –  Not Applicable

12(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 Limited Duration Income Trust
   
By:      /s/ Donald C. Burke
  Donald C. Burke
  Chief Executive Officer of
  BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust
   
Date: June 23, 2008

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/ Donald C. Burke
  Donald C. Burke
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust
   
Date: June 23, 2008
   
By      /s/ Neal J. Andrews
  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
  BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust
   
Date: June 23, 2008