UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number 811-08603

 

Name of Fund: BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055

 

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

 

Date of fiscal year end: 02/28/2012

 

Date of reporting period: 08/31/2011

 

Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

 


 

 

(BLACKROCK LOGO)

August 31, 2011


 

 

Semi-Annual Report

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)

 

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

 

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)

 

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)


 

Not FDIC Insured § No Bank Guarantee § May Lose Value



 

 

 

Table of Contents


 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

Dear Shareholder

 

3

Semi-Annual Report:

 

 

Fund Summaries

 

4

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

 

14

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

14

Financial Statements:

 

 

Schedules of Investments

 

15

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

59

Statements of Operations

 

60

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

61

Statements of Cash Flows

 

63

Financial Highlights

 

64

Notes to Financial Statements

 

69

Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements

 

79

Officers and Directors

 

83

Additional Information

 

84


 

 

 

 

 

 

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

Dear Shareholder

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

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

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

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

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

 

Sincerely,

 

-s- Rob Kapito

 

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

[PHOTO OF ROB KAPITO]

 

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

 

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC


Total Returns as of August 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6-month

 

12-month

 

US large cap equities

 

(7.23

)%

 

18.50

%

 

(S&P 500 Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US small cap equities

 

(11.17

)

 

22.19

 

 

(Russell 2000 Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International equities

 

(11.12

)

 

10.01

 

 

(MSCI Europe, Australasia,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Far East Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging market

 

(5.11

)

 

9.07

 

 

equities (MSCI Emerging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markets Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-month Treasury

 

0.08

 

 

0.15

 

 

bill (BofA Merrill Lynch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-Month Treasury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bill Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Treasury securities

 

13.04

 

 

6.21

 

 

(BofA Merrill Lynch 10-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year US Treasury Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US investment grade

 

5.49

 

 

4.62

 

 

bonds (Barclays

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital US Aggregate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bond Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax-exempt municipal

 

6.39

 

 

2.66

 

 

bonds (Barclays Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bond Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US high yield bonds

 

(1.57

)

 

8.32

 

 

(Barclays Capital US

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate High Yield 2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer Capped Index)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIS PAGE NOT PART OF YOUR FUND REPORT

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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2011

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.


 

Investment Objective

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

 

 

 

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

 

Portfolio Management Commentary


 

 

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the six months ended August 31, 2011, the Fund returned 4.03% based on market price and (2.99)% based on net asset value (“NAV”). For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 1.40% based on market price and (2.67)% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund moved from a discount to NAV to a premium by period end, which accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

Detracting from performance was the Fund’s limited exposure to higher-quality securities, which exhibit greater sensitivity to interest rates than their lower-quality counterparts, and therefore benefited to a greater degree from the rally in US Treasury rates as market volatility increased during the period. Holdings of non-rated credits and securities classified as having equity-correlated risks had a negative impact on Fund returns. Security selection within the automotive, non-captive diversified (industrials) and consumer service sectors also hindered returns. In addition, the Fund’s allocation to senior secured bank loans, which underperformed high yield bonds for the period, had a negative impact.

 

 

Security selection and trades based on relative valuation contributed positively to overall performance for the period, particularly within the independent energy, media non-cable, electric and metals & mining sectors. The Fund’s holdings of lower-quality high yield bonds benefited performance earlier in the period due to favorable liquidity conditions and an improving corporate credit backdrop.

 

 

The Fund uses credit default swaps to express a particular view in an individual credit name and as a means of managing risk. It will also utilize credit default swaps on a basket of securities in order to put cash to work or quickly increase or decrease the portfolio’s exposure to market movements. The Fund may also use stock futures and options to hedge the equity risk inherent within an individual position or group of positions. Stock futures are an efficient mechanism for reducing risk under certain market conditions. During the period, the use of derivatives had an overall positive impact on Fund returns.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

Over the period, the Fund reduced the overall risk profile by focusing its purchases in higher quality areas of the market and selling some of its riskier holdings. In order to hedge against risks relating to equity market volatility (i.e., reduce equity beta), the Fund established short positions in equity futures contracts. The Fund continued to participate in the new issue market, although cautiously, seeking opportunities in more stable industries from issuers that offer good cash flows, earnings and revenue visibility, as well as attractive downside protection. Additionally, the Fund increased exposure to names in the independent energy sector, while reducing exposure to the wireless sector.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Fund held 83% of its total portfolio in corporate bonds, 10% in floating rate loan interests (bank loans) and 3% in common stocks, with the remainder in other interests and preferred securities. The Fund had a negligible cash position. From a sector perspective, the Fund held large exposures to automotive and media non-cable names and continued to limit its exposure to consumer-related sectors including retailers, gaming and technology. The Fund ended the period with leverage at 22% of its total managed assets.

 

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

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BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc.


 

 

 

Fund Information

 

 

 

 

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)

 

COY

Initial Offering Date

 

June 25, 1993

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($7.01)1

 

8.73%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.051

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.612

Leverage as of August 31, 20113

 

22%


 

 

 

 

1

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

 

 

 

 

2

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

 

 

 

 

3

Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 14.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

2/28/11

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

Market Price

 

$

7.01

 

$

7.03

 

 

(0.28

)%

$

7.60

 

$

6.02

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

6.90

 

$

7.42

 

 

(7.01

)%

$

7.56

 

$

6.79

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

2/28/11

 

Corporate Bonds

 

83

%

 

85

%

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

10

 

 

7

 

 

Common Stocks

 

3

 

 

5

 

 

Other Interests

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

2/28/11

 

A

 

 

 

1

%

 

BBB/Baa

 

7

%

 

4

 

 

BB/Ba

 

35

 

 

31

 

 

B

 

44

 

 

46

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

12

 

 

13

 

 

D

 

1

 

 

 

 

Not Rated

 

1

 

 

5

 

 


 

 

 

 

4

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2011

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.’s (CYE) (the “Fund”) primary investment objective is to provide current income by investing primarily in fixed-income securities, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (BBB or lower by S&P’s or Baa or lower by Moody’s) or are unrated securities of comparable quality. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to provide capital appreciation. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

 

 

 

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

 

Portfolio Management Commentary


 

 

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the six months ended August 31, 2011, the Fund returned 0.43% based on market price and (3.35)% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 1.40% based on market price and (2.67)% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund’s discount to NAV, which narrowed during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

Detracting from performance was the Fund’s limited exposure to higher-quality securities, which exhibit greater sensitivity to interest rates than their lower-quality counterparts, and therefore benefited to a greater degree from the rally in US Treasury rates as market volatility increased during the period. Holdings of non-rated credits and securities classified as having equity-correlated risks had a negative impact on Fund returns. Security selection within the automotive, non-captive diversified (industrials) and consumer service sectors also hindered returns. In addition, the Fund’s allocation to senior secured bank loans, which underperformed high yield bonds for the period, had a negative impact.

 

 

Security selection and trades based on relative valuation contributed positively to overall performance for the period, particularly within the independent energy, media non-cable, electric and metals & mining sectors. The Fund’s holdings of lower-quality high yield bonds benefited performance earlier in the period due to favorable liquidity conditions and an improving corporate credit backdrop.

 

 

The Fund uses credit default swaps to express a particular view in an individual credit name and as a means of managing risk. It will also utilize credit default swaps on a basket of securities in order to put cash to work or quickly increase or decrease the portfolio’s exposure to market movements. The Fund may also use stock futures and options to hedge the equity risk inherent within an individual position or group of positions. Stock futures are an efficient mechanism for reducing risk under certain market conditions. During the period, the use of derivatives had an overall positive impact on Fund returns.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

Over the period, the Fund reduced the overall risk profile by focusing its purchases in higher quality areas of the market and selling some of its riskier holdings. In order to hedge against risks relating to equity market volatility (i.e., reduce equity beta), the Fund established short positions in equity futures contracts. The Fund continued to participate in the new issue market, although cautiously, seeking opportunities in more stable industries from issuers that offer good cash flows, earnings and revenue visibility, as well as attractive downside protection. Additionally, the Fund increased exposure to names in the independent energy sector, while reducing exposure to the wireless sector.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Fund held 80% of its total portfolio in corporate bonds, 13% in floating rate loan interests (bank loans) and 3% in common stocks, with the remainder in other interests and preferred securities. The Fund had a negligible cash position. From a sector perspective, the Fund held large exposures to automotive and media non-cable names and continued to limit its exposure to consumer-related sectors including retailers, gaming and technology. The Fund ended the period with leverage at 24% of its total managed assets.

 

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

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BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc.


 

 

 

Fund Information

 

 

 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

 

CYE

Initial Offering Date

 

January 30, 1998

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($6.88)1

 

8.72%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.05

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.60

Leverage as of August 31, 20113

 

24%


 

 

 

 

1

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

 

 

 

 

2

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

 

 

 

 

3

Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 14.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

2/28/11

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

Market Price

 

$

6.88

 

$

7.14

 

 

(3.64

)%

$

7.52

 

$

6.08

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

7.01

 

$

7.56

 

 

(7.28

)%

$

7.70

 

$

6.89

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

2/28/11

 

Corporate Bonds

 

80

%

 

80

%

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

13

 

 

11

 

 

Common Stocks

 

3

 

 

5

 

 

Other Interests

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

2/28/11

 

BBB/Baa

 

7

%

 

4

%

 

BB/Ba

 

34

 

 

31

 

 

B

 

44

 

 

46

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

12

 

 

14

 

 

Not Rated

 

3

 

 

5

 

 


 

 

 

 

4

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2011

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.’s (DSU) (the “Fund”) primary investment objective is to provide current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of US companies’ debt instruments, including corporate loans, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (BBB or lower by S&P’s or Baa or lower by Moody’s) or unrated debt instruments, which are in the judgment of the investment adviser of equivalent quality. The Fund’s secondary objective is to provide capital appreciation. Corporate loans include senior and subordinated corporate loans, both secured and unsecured. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

 

 

 

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

 

Portfolio Management Commentary


 

 

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the six months ended August 31, 2011, the Fund returned 2.16% based on market price and (3.81)% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 1.40% based on market price and (2.67)% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund moved from a discount to NAV to a premium by period end, which accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The Fund invests in both high yield bonds and floating rate loan interests (i.e., bank loans). Both of these sectors generated negative returns for the period as investors fled riskier assets due to concerns about the debt crisis in Europe and slowing economic growth in the US. Bank loans underperformed high yield bonds as interest rates fell and the Fed signaled that it is likely to maintain low short-term interest rates for an extended period. The Fund’s large allocation to bank loans detracted from performance relative to its Lipper category competitors, which invest primarily in high yield bonds. The Fund’s positions in common stocks, convertible bonds and preferred securities (approximately 2% of the portfolio) had a negative impact, as did its underexposure to higher-quality, non-investment grade issues.

 

 

Conversely, the Fund’s heavy exposure to names in energy and metals and mining contributed positively to performance as these sectors are more stable and therefore outperformed the more cyclical sectors when the market declined. Limited exposure to the lower-quality tiers of speculative-grade credits also proved beneficial.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

Over the period, the Fund shifted positioning to a more conservative stance by reducing its holdings in the more cyclical sectors and increasing exposure to sectors exhibiting stable cash flows, earnings visibility, and attractive downside protection.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Fund held 53% of its total portfolio in floating rate loan interests (bank loans), 43% in corporate bonds, 2% in common stocks and the remainder in asset-backed securities and other interests. The Fund held a negligible cash position. From a sector perspective, the Fund held large exposures to the paper, chemicals and independent energy sectors, while its exposures to technology, automotive and gaming names were limited. The Fund ended the period with leverage at 26% of its total managed assets.

 

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.


 

 

 

Fund Information

 

 

 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

 

DSU

Initial Offering Date

 

March 27, 1998

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($3.98)1

 

8.14%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.027

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

 

$0.324

Leverage as of August 31, 20113

 

26%


 

 

 

 

1

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

 

 

 

 

2

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

 

 

 

 

3

Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 14.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

2/28/11

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

Market Price

 

$

3.98

 

$

4.05

 

 

(1.73

)%

$

4.43

 

$

3.45

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

3.96

 

$

4.28

 

 

(7.48

)%

$

4.31

 

$

3.91

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

2/28/11

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

53

%

 

53

%

 

Corporate Bonds

 

43

 

 

43

 

 

Common Stocks

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

Other Interests

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

2/28/11

 

BBB/Baa

 

6

%

 

7

%

 

BB/Ba

 

30

 

 

29

 

 

B

 

46

 

 

45

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

9

 

 

11

 

 

D

 

1

 

 

 

 

Not Rated

 

8

 

 

8

 

 


 

 

 

 

4

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2011

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc.

 

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc.’s (FRB) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with high current income and such preservation of capital as is consistent with investment in a diversified, leveraged portfolio consisting primarily of floating rate debt securities and instruments. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in floating rate debt securities, including floating or variable rate debt securities that pay interest at rates that adjust whenever a specified interest rate changes and/or which reset on predetermined dates (such as the last day of a month or calendar quarter). The Fund invests a substantial portion of its investments in floating rate debt securities consisting of secured or unsecured senior floating rate loans that are rated below investment grade. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Portfolio Management Commentary


 

 

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the six months ended August 31, 2011, the Fund returned (11.01)% based on market price and (4.85)% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Loan Participation Funds category posted an average return of (11.93)% based on market price and (5.66)% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund moved from a premium to NAV to a discount by period end, which accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

Floating rate loan interests (i.e., bank loans) suffered along with other risk assets as macroeconomic headwinds intensified and investor confidence waned during the period. Although the bank loan market generally advanced over the first five months of the period, a surge of volatility in August more than reversed those gains. Within the Fund, security selection in consumer services had a negative impact on performance. The Fund’s use of leverage hurt returns (on an absolute basis) as the bank loan sector underperformed relative to other fixed income sectors. In addition, the Fund’s bias to higher-quality pockets of the loan market proved a disadvantage when the markets corrected in August. Selling in the bank loan market was concentrated in higher-quality loan instruments as they tend to be more liquid and have better pricing transparency.

 

 

The Fund maintains a relatively conservative portfolio, weighted toward higher-quality non-investment grade investments. This investment style along with the Fund’s bottom-up process for security selection was the largest contributor to performance for the period. Security selection within chemicals along with low exposure and positive selection in media non-cable had a positive impact. From an asset allocation perspective, the Fund’s exposure to high yield bonds was beneficial as the sector outperformed bank loans.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

During the period, the Fund maintained its higher-quality bias in terms of structure, overall credit quality and liquidity. Prior to the market correction in August, the Fund reduced exposure to some of the lower-quality holdings and increased the level of cash. While transitioning the overall portfolio to a more conservative stance, Fund management continued to seek investment opportunities across the new-issue market, albeit cautiously, targeting issuers with superior credit fundamentals (i.e., stable income streams and attractive downside protection).

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Fund held 81% of its total portfolio in floating rate loan interests (bank loans) and 16% in corporate bonds, with the remainder in asset-backed securities, other interests and cash. From a sector perspective, the Fund held large exposures to the non-captive diversified (industrials), chemicals and wireless sectors, while its exposures to consumer products, media non-cable and technology were limited. The Fund ended the period with leverage at 27% of its total managed assets.

 

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

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BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc.


 

 

Fund Information

 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

FRB

Initial Offering Date

July 30, 2004

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($12.25)1

7.15%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

$0.073

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

$0.876

Leverage as of August 31, 20113

27%


 

 

 

 

1

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

 

 

 

 

2

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

 

 

 

 

3

Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 14.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

2/28/11

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

Market Price

 

$

12.25

 

$

14.22

 

 

(13.85

)%

$

14.79

 

$

11.79

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

12.96

 

$

14.07

 

 

(7.89

)%

$

14.12

 

$

12.73

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

2/28/11

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

81

%

 

81

%

 

Corporate Bonds

 

16

 

 

15

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

Other Interests

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

2/28/11

 

BBB/Baa

 

8

%

 

7

%

 

BB/Ba

 

33

 

 

34

 

 

B

 

46

 

 

42

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

7

 

 

8

 

 

Not Rated

 

6

 

 

9

 

 


 

 

 

 

4

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fund Summary as of August 31, 2011

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

 

Investment Objective

 

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.’s (ARK) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide high current income by investing principally in senior debt obligations of companies, including corporate loans made by banks and other financial institutions and both privately placed and publicly offered corporate bonds and notes. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

 

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

 

 

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the six months ended August 31, 2011, the Fund returned (6.20)% based on market price and (2.18)% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of 1.40% based on market price and (2.67)% based on NAV. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Fund’s discount to NAV, which widened during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV. The following discussion relates to performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The Fund invests in both high yield bonds and floating rate loan interests (i.e., bank loans). Both of these sectors generated negative returns for the period as investors fled riskier assets due to concerns about the debt crisis in Europe and slowing economic growth in the US. Bank loans underperformed high yield bonds as interest rates fell and the Fed signaled that it is likely to maintain low short-term interest rates for an extended period. The Fund’s large allocation to bank loans detracted from performance relative to its Lipper category competitors, which invest primarily in high yield bonds. The Fund’s positions in common stocks, convertible bonds and preferred securities (approximately 3% of the portfolio) had a negative impact, as did its underexposure to higher-quality, non-investment grade issues.

 

 

Conversely, the Fund’s heavy exposure to names in energy and metals & mining contributed positively to performance as these sectors are more stable and therefore outperformed the more cyclical sectors when the market declined. Limited exposure to the lower-quality tiers of speculative-grade credits also proved beneficial.

 

 

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

Over the period, the Fund shifted positioning to a more conservative stance by reducing its holdings in the more cyclical sectors and increasing exposure to sectors exhibiting stable cash flows, earnings visibility, and attractive downside protection.

 

 

 

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

At period end, the Fund held 54% of its total portfolio in floating rate loan interests (bank loans) and 43% in corporate bonds, with the remainder in asset-backed securities, common stocks and other interests. The Fund held a negligible cash position. From a sector perspective, the Fund held large exposures to the non-captive diversified (industrials), chemicals and independent energy sectors, while its exposures to technology, automotive and electric names were limited. The Fund ended the period with leverage at 23% of its total managed assets.

 

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

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BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc.


 

 

Fund Information

 

 

 

Symbol on NYSE

ARK

Initial Offering Date

April 30, 1993

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2011 ($3.78)1

7.94%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share2

$0.025

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share2

$0.300

Leverage as of August 31, 20113

23%


 

 

 

 

1

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

 

 

 

 

2

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

 

 

 

 

3

Represents loan outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging on page 14.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

2/28/11

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

Market Price

 

$

3.78

 

$

4.18

 

 

(9.57

)%

$

4.31

 

$

3.42

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

3.98

 

$

4.22

 

 

(5.69

)%

$

4.27

 

$

3.90

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

2/28/11

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

54

%

 

53

%

 

Corporate Bonds

 

43

 

 

43

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

Other Interests

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

Common Stocks

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/11

 

2/28/11

 

BBB/Baa

 

8

%

 

9

%

 

BB/Ba

 

34

 

 

31

 

 

B

 

48

 

 

49

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

Not Rated

 

7

 

 

8

 

 


 

 

 

 

4

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Funds are permitted to borrow through their credit facility up to 33⅓% of their total managed assets. As of August 31, 2011, the Funds had outstanding leverage from borrowings as a percentage of their total managed assets as follows:

 

 

 

Percent of
Leverage

COY

22%

CYE

24%

DSU

26%

FRB

27%

ARK

23%


 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Auto Components — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Holding Corp. (a)

 

 

38,340

 

$

488,835

 

Capital Markets — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp. (a)

 

 

26,900

 

 

332,484

 

Chemicals — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc.

 

 

240

 

 

780

 

Wellman Inc. (acquired 1/30/09, cost $277) (a)(b)

 

 

1,185

 

 

3,851

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,631

 

Communications Equipment — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (a)

 

 

18,513

 

 

1,047,651

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smurfit Kappa Plc (a)

 

 

3,634

 

 

28,800

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kcad Holdings I Ltd.

 

 

175,652,403

 

 

1,982,589

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medis Technologies Ltd. (a)

 

 

67,974

 

 

748

 

Media — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belo Corp., Class A

 

 

43,324

 

 

236,116

 

Charter Communications, Inc. (a)

 

 

59,916

 

 

2,988,610

 

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

 

 

8,934

 

 

102,294

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,327,020

 

Metals & Mining — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

African Minerals Ltd. (a)

 

 

40,400

 

 

336,104

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

 

 

9,750

 

 

361,335

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (c)

 

 

41,686

 

 

85,134

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.

 

 

36,744

 

 

75,042

 

Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)

 

 

147,968

 

 

99,723

 

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

 

 

41,528

 

 

27,988

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

287,887

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spansion, Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

60,342

 

 

905,733

 

SunPower Corp., Class B (a)

 

 

123

 

 

1,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

907,191

 

Software — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (a)

 

 

468

 

 

2

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (a)

 

 

82,415

 

 

164,830

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

164,832

 

Total Common Stocks — 3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

9,270,107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 3/15/18

 

USD

320

 

 

300,800

 

7.13%, 3/15/21

 

 

355

 

 

333,700

 

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

 

 

716

 

 

735,690

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,370,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Air Cargo Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1, 12.38%, 9/02/15

 

USD

631

 

$

656,486

 

Series 2, 12.38%, 8/16/15

 

 

631

 

 

656,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,312,968

 

Airlines — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

820

 

 

787,200

 

American Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 10/15/12

 

 

870

 

 

897,188

 

7.50%, 3/15/16 (c)

 

 

140

 

 

126,700

 

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

 

 

390

 

 

390,000

 

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

 

 

368

 

 

316,099

 

Continental Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 9/15/15 (c)

 

 

540

 

 

526,500

 

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

 

 

382

 

 

376,195

 

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

 

 

400

 

 

370,000

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

447

 

 

402,300

 

Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16

 

 

678

 

 

695,312

 

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

 

 

630

 

 

614,250

 

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

 

 

1,964

 

 

2,052,547

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,554,291

 

Auto Components — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

220

 

 

231,550

 

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

 

 

190

 

 

176,700

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

144,750

 

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

 

 

700

 

 

767,461

 

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

 

 

2,995

 

 

3,024,950

 

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

 

 

240

 

 

235,800

 

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

 

 

430

 

 

451,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,032,711

 

Beverages — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

245

 

 

253,575

 

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

 

EUR

225

 

 

311,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

565,475

 

Biotechnology — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

331

 

 

336,330

 

Building Products — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Materials Corp. of America (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 2/15/20

 

 

410

 

 

410,000

 

6.75%, 5/01/21

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,101,125

 

Griffon Corp., 7.13%, 4/01/18 (c)

 

 

390

 

 

368,550

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 12/01/16

 

 

435

 

 

430,650

 

9.00%, 1/15/21 (c)

 

 

905

 

 

773,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,084,100

 

Capital Markets — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

470

 

 

466,701

 

E*Trade Financial Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.50%, 11/30/17 (e)

 

 

805

 

 

925,750

 

3.43%, 8/31/19 (c)(f)(g)

 

 

226

 

 

270,070

 

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

 

 

600

 

 

638,372

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,300,893

 


 

Portfolio Abbreviations

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

 

 

CAD

Canadian Dollar

ETF

Exchange-Traded Fund

EUR

Euro

FKA

Formerly Known As

GBP

British Pound

LIBOR

London Interbank Offered Rate

PIK

Payment-In-Kind

SPDR

Standard and Poor’s Depository Receipts

USD

US Dollar


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 

Chemicals — 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

800

 

$

786,000

 

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

 

 

126

 

 

116,865

 

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

 

 

900

 

 

902,250

 

Chemtura Corp., 7.88%, 9/01/18 (c)

 

 

345

 

 

354,487

 

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 2/01/18

 

 

430

 

 

402,050

 

9.00%, 11/15/20 (c)

 

 

285

 

 

248,663

 

Huntsman International LLC (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 11/15/13

 

EUR

260

 

 

369,755

 

8.63%, 3/15/21

 

USD

155

 

 

161,781

 

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

 

 

385

 

 

389,812

 

KRATON Polymers LLC, 6.75%, 3/01/19 (c)

 

 

115

 

 

110,400

 

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

 

EUR

533

 

 

723,544

 

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

 

USD

1,135

 

 

1,266,944

 

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

 

 

170

 

 

175,525

 

OXEA Finance/Cy SCA (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 7/15/17

 

 

108

 

 

106,920

 

9.63%, 7/15/17

 

EUR

385

 

 

541,992

 

Omnova Solutions, Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/18 (c)

 

USD

500

 

 

438,750

 

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

 

 

200

 

 

206,000

 

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

 

 

310

 

 

317,750

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

790

 

 

1,098,100

 

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

 

 

272

 

 

193,182

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,910,770

 

Commercial Banks — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

510

 

 

507,450

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

1,825

 

 

1,815,875

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

3,030

 

 

2,992,125

 

7.00%, 5/02/17 (c)

 

 

470

 

 

464,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,779,575

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

695

 

 

760,156

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

493,390

 

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

 

 

480

 

 

452,400

 

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

 

 

610

 

 

587,125

 

Clean Harbors, Inc., 7.63%, 8/15/16 (c)

 

 

320

 

 

338,400

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20 (c)

 

 

335

 

 

325,788

 

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/17 (c)

 

 

555

 

 

596,625

 

8.25%, 2/01/21

 

 

800

 

 

746,000

 

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

 

 

310

 

 

310,000

 

West Corp., 8.63%, 10/01/18 (c)

 

 

125

 

 

121,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,731,759

 

Communications Equipment — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avaya, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 11/01/15

 

 

410

 

 

348,500

 

10.13%, 11/01/15 (e)

 

 

600

 

 

518,250

 

7.00%, 4/01/19 (c)

 

 

470

 

 

423,000

 

EH Holding Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 6/15/19

 

 

340

 

 

340,000

 

7.63%, 6/15/21

 

 

240

 

 

238,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,868,550

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abengoa SA, 8.50%, 3/31/16

 

EUR

100

 

 

134,313

 

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

 

USD

175

 

 

173,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

308,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par 
(000)

 

Value

 

Construction Materials — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

315

 

$

298,463

 

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

 

EUR

233

 

 

307,928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

606,391

 

Consumer Finance — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

640

 

 

648,000

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 1/13/12 (h)

 

 

195

 

 

195,004

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

200

 

 

206,005

 

7.00%, 4/15/15

 

 

1,710

 

 

1,825,425

 

6.63%, 8/15/17

 

 

131

 

 

137,143

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,011,577

 

Containers & Packaging — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

EUR

435

 

 

585,823

 

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

 

USD

125

 

 

128,750

 

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

 

EUR

244

 

 

306,693

 

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

 

USD

340

 

 

357,000

 

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

 

EUR

152

 

 

207,431

 

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

 

USD

390

 

 

358,800

 

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

 

 

50

 

 

52,500

 

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 11/15/17

 

EUR

465

 

 

641,254

 

7.75%, 11/15/19

 

 

296

 

 

406,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,044,321

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

2,800

 

 

2,926,000

 

Diversified Financial Services — 5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 12/31/13

 

 

350

 

 

360,500

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

 

530

 

 

556,500

 

6.25%, 12/01/17 (c)

 

 

480

 

 

461,720

 

8.00%, 3/15/20

 

 

320

 

 

323,200

 

7.50%, 9/15/20

 

 

620

 

 

609,150

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

1,295

 

 

1,265,862

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

810

 

 

779,164

 

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

 

 

410

 

 

427,425

 

Boparan Holdings Ltd. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 4/30/18

 

EUR

100

 

 

110,624

 

9.88%, 4/30/18

 

GBP

130

 

 

170,934

 

FCE Bank Plc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 1/15/13

 

EUR

550

 

 

792,051

 

4.75%, 1/19/15

 

 

310

 

 

405,237

 

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

 

USD

450

 

 

447,750

 

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

 

EUR

146

 

 

174,075

 

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

 

USD

1,120

 

 

1,202,600

 

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

 

 

425

 

 

434,562

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 10/15/16 (c)

 

EUR

350

 

 

487,692

 

8.75%, 10/15/16

 

 

502

 

 

699,490

 

7.13%, 4/15/19 (c)

 

USD

230

 

 

217,925

 

9.00%, 4/15/19 (c)

 

 

245

 

 

220,500

 

7.88%, 8/15/19 (c)

 

 

1,010

 

 

999,900

 

9.88%, 8/15/19 (c)

 

 

415

 

 

390,100

 

8.25%, 2/15/21 (c)

 

 

680

 

 

572,900

 

WMG Acquisition Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 6/15/16

 

 

110

 

 

112,200

 

11.50%, 10/01/18

 

 

535

 

 

486,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,708,911

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

1,000

 

$

860,000

 

GCI, Inc., 6.75%, 6/01/21 (c)

 

 

264

 

 

260,040

 

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

 

 

260

 

 

266,500

 

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

 

 

2,474

 

 

2,350,300

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 11/01/14

 

 

77

 

 

77,963

 

8.75%, 2/15/17

 

 

525

 

 

514,500

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

2,490

 

 

2,521,125

 

8.00%, 10/01/15

 

 

610

 

 

651,175

 

Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

1,575

 

 

1,594,687

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

556,250

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/01/13

 

 

400

 

 

425,000

 

7.88%, 11/01/17

 

 

690

 

 

725,362

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,802,902

 

Electric Utilities — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

EUR

1,100

 

 

1,351,029

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00%, 10/12/15

 

USD

10

 

 

10,200

 

11.50%, 10/12/15 (e)

 

 

610

 

 

622,200

 

8.00%, 12/15/18 (c)

 

 

380

 

 

376,200

 

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

 

EUR

105

 

 

138,764

 

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

 

USD

215

 

 

242,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,389,776

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

145,875

 

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

 

 

225

 

 

218,250

 

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

 

 

235

 

 

236,175

 

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

 

 

405

 

 

392,850

 

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

 

 

1,045

 

 

1,081,575

 

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

 

 

415

 

 

406,700

 

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

 

 

530

 

 

530,000

 

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

 

 

290

 

 

290,000

 

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

 

 

205

 

 

201,413

 

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

 

 

342

 

 

359,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,861,938

 

Food Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

220

 

 

238,150

 

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

 

 

275

 

 

272,937

 

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

 

 

85

 

 

77,244

 

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

 

 

410

 

 

372,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

960,406

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

2,130

 

 

2,201,888

 

7.75%, 4/15/18 (c)

 

 

95

 

 

88,350

 

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

 

 

260

 

 

245,050

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

557,500

 

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

 

 

270

 

 

267,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,360,763

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19 (c)

 

 

380

 

 

378,100

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 12/15/17

 

EUR

400

 

 

517,140

 

10.50%, 12/15/18

 

USD

240

 

 

218,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

GBP

331

 

$

483,584

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 4/15/19

 

USD

280

 

 

305,200

 

6.50%, 2/15/20

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,137,656

 

7.25%, 9/15/20

 

 

2,695

 

 

2,769,112

 

7.50%, 2/15/22

 

 

1,180

 

 

1,168,200

 

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

 

 

695

 

 

608,125

 

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

 

 

375

 

 

346,875

 

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

 

 

395

 

 

356,488

 

Omnicare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 6/01/13

 

 

14

 

 

14,140

 

6.88%, 12/15/15

 

 

268

 

 

273,360

 

7.75%, 6/01/20

 

 

580

 

 

591,600

 

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

 

 

315

 

 

292,950

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

1,587

 

 

1,682,220

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

752

 

 

827,200

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

2,010

 

 

2,130,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,100,950

 

Health Care Technology — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,235

 

 

2,570,250

 

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

 

 

485

 

 

468,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,038,275

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

161,625

 

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

 

EUR

50

 

 

62,488

 

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

 

USD

1,100

 

 

1,067,000

 

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

 

 

165

 

 

140,662

 

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

 

GBP

296

 

 

365,178

 

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

 

USD

270

 

 

224,100

 

MGM Mirage, 13.00%, 11/15/13

 

 

90

 

 

103,162

 

MGM Resorts International:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.38%, 5/15/14

 

 

235

 

 

257,912

 

11.13%, 11/15/17

 

 

780

 

 

869,700

 

Travelport LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.95%, 9/01/14 (h)

 

 

165

 

 

125,812

 

9.88%, 9/01/14

 

 

35

 

 

29,838

 

9.00%, 3/01/16

 

 

110

 

 

88,275

 

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

 

 

315

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,495,784

 

Household Durables — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

380

 

 

307,800

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, 21.44%, 6/30/15 (c)(j)

 

 

805

 

 

577,587

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 6/15/16

 

 

295

 

 

207,975

 

12.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

1,425

 

 

1,446,375

 

9.13%, 6/15/18

 

 

420

 

 

291,375

 

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

 

EUR

139

 

 

153,749

 

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

 

 

285

 

 

386,886

 

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

 

USD

555

 

 

477,300

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 9/15/16

 

 

1,285

 

 

1,272,150

 

8.38%, 5/15/18

 

 

250

 

 

219,375

 

8.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

535

 

 

460,100

 

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

 

 

395

 

 

360,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,161,109

 

Household Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

EUR

130

 

 

167,137

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

IT Services — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

670

 

$

616,400

 

First Data Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 6/15/19

 

 

800

 

 

752,000

 

8.88%, 8/15/20

 

 

495

 

 

490,050

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

1,938

 

 

1,831,410

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 11/15/18

 

 

540

 

 

514,350

 

7.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

550

 

 

525,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,729,460

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

785

 

 

792,850

 

Calpine Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/21

 

 

180

 

 

181,800

 

7.88%, 1/15/23

 

 

585

 

 

596,700

 

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

 

 

3,115

 

 

3,127,058

 

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

 

 

161

 

 

162,428

 

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

 

 

1,995

 

 

1,975,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,835,886

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

EUR

107

 

 

149,863

 

Sequa Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

USD

2,190

 

 

2,277,600

 

13.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

3,759

 

 

3,984,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,411,740

 

Insurance — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,640,000

 

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

 

 

339

 

 

352,560

 

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

 

 

390

 

 

346,136

 

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

 

 

235

 

 

225,600

 

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

 

 

630

 

 

563,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,128,146

 

Machinery — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

900

 

 

788,625

 

Navistar International Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 10/15/14 (f)

 

 

1,810

 

 

1,997,788

 

8.25%, 11/01/21

 

 

140

 

 

144,900

 

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

 

 

30

 

 

30,825

 

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

 

 

160

 

 

166,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,128,938

 

Media — 14.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

160

 

 

154,400

 

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

 

 

205

 

 

212,175

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18 (c)

 

 

745

 

 

659,325

 

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

 

 

2,982

 

 

3,444,630

 

CCO Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 10/30/17

 

 

40

 

 

41,250

 

7.88%, 4/30/18

 

 

100

 

 

104,000

 

6.50%, 4/30/21

 

 

721

 

 

704,777

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.42%, 5/15/14 (c)(h)

 

 

150

 

 

142,500

 

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

 

 

370

 

 

400,525

 

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

 

 

555

 

 

555,000

 

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

 

 

590

 

 

454,300

 

Checkout Holding Corp., 10.69%, 11/15/15 (c)(g)

 

 

615

 

 

362,850

 

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

 

 

355

 

 

382,513

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

402,500

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

1,404

 

 

1,488,240

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

5,160

 

 

5,521,200

 

Cox Enterprises, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

630

 

 

650,077

 

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

 

 

720

 

 

743,225

 

Shares Loan, 4.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

743

 

 

766,526

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

120

 

$

105,300

 

DISH DBS Corp., 7.00%, 10/01/13

 

 

90

 

 

94,388

 

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

 

 

900

 

 

868,500

 

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 5/15/15 (h)

 

 

330

 

 

245,850

 

9.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

290

 

 

236,350

 

Intelsat Luxemburg SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.25%, 6/15/16

 

 

1,010

 

 

1,055,450

 

11.25%, 2/04/17

 

 

320

 

 

310,400

 

11.50%, 2/04/17 (e)

 

 

360

 

 

349,650

 

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

 

 

820

 

 

796,425

 

Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18 (c)

 

 

945

 

 

1,001,700

 

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

 

 

315

 

 

362,250

 

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

 

EUR

613

 

 

862,964

 

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

 

 

315

 

 

443,041

 

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

 

USD

675

 

 

649,688

 

Musketeer GmbH, 9.50%, 3/15/21

 

EUR

385

 

 

553,053

 

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

 

USD

570

 

 

575,700

 

Nielsen Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.63%, 2/01/14

 

 

45

 

 

50,963

 

7.75%, 10/15/18

 

 

2,085

 

 

2,152,762

 

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

 

GBP

189

 

 

280,725

 

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

 

USD

460

 

 

450,800

 

ProtoStar I Ltd., 18.00%, 10/15/12 (a)(c)(i)

 

 

812

 

 

406

 

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

 

 

305

 

 

308,050

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

522,500

 

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

 

EUR

753

 

 

962,700

 

Unitymedia GmbH:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.63%, 12/01/19

 

 

158

 

 

228,669

 

9.63%, 12/01/19 (c)

 

 

530

 

 

767,056

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

 

407

 

 

587,579

 

8.13%, 12/01/17

 

USD

540

 

 

550,800

 

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

 

GBP

537

 

 

902,222

 

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

 

EUR

343

 

 

482,865

 

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

 

 

735

 

 

1,029,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,978,251

 

Metals & Mining — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 10/15/14 (c)

 

USD

245

 

 

250,513

 

7.38%, 2/15/16

 

 

190

 

 

192,850

 

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

 

 

1,140

 

 

1,137,150

 

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

 

 

970

 

 

1,276,763

 

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

 

 

185

 

 

180,838

 

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

 

 

200

 

 

181,000

 

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

 

EUR

627

 

 

860,155

 

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

 

USD

1,345

 

 

1,953,612

 

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

 

 

3,235

 

 

3,404,837

 

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

 

 

300

 

 

284,250

 

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

 

 

245

 

 

233,975

 

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

 

 

151

 

 

148,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,104,665

 

Multiline Retail — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

4,007

 

 

4,437,753

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 6/01/19

 

 

285

 

 

278,588

 

6.25%, 6/01/21

 

 

920

 

 

900,450

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


AUGUST 31, 2011



 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arch Coal, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 10/01/20

 

USD

310

 

$

305,350

 

7.25%, 6/15/21 (c)

 

 

785

 

 

773,225

 

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

 

 

470

 

 

485,275

 

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

 

 

40

 

 

43,900

 

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

 

 

120

 

 

122,400

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

876

 

 

915,420

 

6.13%, 2/15/21

 

 

505

 

 

512,575

 

2.25%, 12/15/38 (f)

 

 

775

 

 

689,750

 

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

 

 

243

 

 

257,580

 

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

 

 

375

 

 

384,375

 

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

 

 

310

 

 

251,100

 

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

 

 

1,800

 

 

1,935,000

 

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

 

 

340

 

 

350,200

 

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

 

 

305

 

 

303,475

 

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

 

 

165

 

 

170,775

 

Denbury Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 2/15/20

 

 

652

 

 

687,045

 

6.38%, 8/15/21

 

 

320

 

 

313,600

 

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

 

 

140

 

 

137,200

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

390

 

 

399,750

 

7.75%, 6/15/19

 

 

815

 

 

766,100

 

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

 

 

335

 

 

319,088

 

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

 

 

710

 

 

717,100

 

Linn Energy LLC (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 5/15/19

 

 

230

 

 

219,650

 

8.63%, 4/15/20

 

 

1,005

 

 

1,075,350

 

7.75%, 2/01/21

 

 

395

 

 

402,900

 

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

 

 

120

 

 

123,000

 

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

 

 

1,705

 

 

1,722,050

 

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

 

 

3,625

 

 

3,634,062

 

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

 

 

300

 

 

294,000

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 8/01/14

 

 

350

 

 

395,500

 

7.88%, 6/01/15

 

 

450

 

 

486,000

 

7.25%, 8/15/18

 

 

290

 

 

338,212

 

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

 

 

95

 

 

102,901

 

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

 

 

275

 

 

275,000

 

Range Resources Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 5/15/19

 

 

400

 

 

435,000

 

5.75%, 6/01/21

 

 

310

 

 

311,550

 

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

 

 

260

 

 

260,000

 

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

 

 

835

 

 

814,125

 

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

 

 

510

 

 

495,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,404,596

 

Paper & Forest Products — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

354

 

 

247,611

 

Boise Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 11/01/17

 

 

115

 

 

122,188

 

8.00%, 4/01/20

 

 

140

 

 

143,150

 

Clearwater Paper Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.63%, 6/15/16

 

 

370

 

 

405,150

 

7.13%, 11/01/18 (c)

 

 

535

 

 

537,675

 

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

 

 

1,525

 

 

1,741,562

 

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

 

 

315

 

 

311,850

 

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

 

 

1,935

 

 

1,702,800

 

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

 

 

120

 

 

106,800

 

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

 

 

707

 

 

749,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,068,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

EUR

200

 

$

275,808

 

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

 

USD

170

 

 

172,125

 

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

 

 

780

 

 

741,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,188,933

 

Professional Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/20 (c)

 

 

850

 

 

838,313

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,285

 

 

1,207,900

 

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.65%, 9/15/11

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,488,750

 

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

 

 

480

 

 

486,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,182,650

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

310

 

 

303,025

 

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

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,275,313

 

Realogy Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 4/15/17 (h)

 

 

910

 

 

723,450

 

12.00%, 4/15/17

 

 

90

 

 

72,000

 

7.88%, 2/15/19

 

 

2,400

 

 

1,992,000

 

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

 

 

1,025

 

 

866,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,231,913

 

Road & Rail — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.63%, 3/15/18

 

 

475

 

 

485,688

 

8.25%, 1/15/19

 

 

710

 

 

686,925

 

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

 

 

410

 

 

407,950

 

The Hertz Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 10/15/18

 

 

595

 

 

583,100

 

6.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

410

 

 

382,325

 

7.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

455

 

 

434,525

 

Hertz Holdings Netherlands BV:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 7/31/15

 

EUR

100

 

 

140,777

 

8.50%, 7/31/15 (c)

 

 

1,225

 

 

1,724,519

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,845,809

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

540

 

 

540,000

 

Specialty Retail — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

335

 

 

329,138

 

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

 

 

490

 

 

494,900

 

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

 

GBP

259

 

 

357,378

 

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

 

USD

745

 

 

839,056

 

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

 

GBP

370

 

 

462,478

 

QVC, Inc. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 4/15/17

 

USD

210

 

 

219,450

 

7.50%, 10/01/19

 

 

565

 

 

608,787

 

7.38%, 10/15/20

 

 

195

 

 

209,625

 

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

 

 

345

 

 

350,175

 

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

 

 

390

 

 

378,300

 

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

 

 

950

 

 

961,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,211,162

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

398

 

 

374,120

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/15

 

 

715

 

 

739,131

 

7.75%, 5/15/16

 

 

306

 

 

309,825

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 1/15/15

 

 

635

 

 

635,000

 

9.13%, 1/15/15

 

 

1,711

 

 

1,710,632

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

1,135

 

 

1,135,000

 

10.50%, 4/15/18

 

 

500

 

 

530,000

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

19




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

USD

 

311

 

$

193,552

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.50%, 4/01/21 (c)

 

 

140

 

 

135,450

 

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

 

 

760

 

 

704,900

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 9/01/18

 

 

340

 

 

344,675

 

6.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

850

 

 

794,750

 

NII Capital Corp., 7.63%, 4/01/21

 

 

344

 

 

350,880

 

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

 

 

1,210

 

 

1,082,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,666,745

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 103.0%

 

 

 

 

 

247,450,167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (h)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B,
5.50%, 4/20/17

 

 

675

 

 

622,127

 

Building Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodman Global, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
9.00%, 10/30/17

 

 

500

 

 

502,500

 

Capital Markets — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Co., LLC, Term Loan, 5.25%,
12/15/14

 

 

369

 

 

206,424

 

Chemicals — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.), Original
Term Loan Facility (First Lien),
3.48% – 3.51%, 7/30/14

 

 

313

 

 

285,907

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safway Services, LLC, Last Out Term Loan,
7.25%, 12/18/17

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,750,000

 

Consumer Finance — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (FKA AGFS
Funding Co.), Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17

 

 

4,000

 

 

3,705,000

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ServiceMaster Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing Date Term Loan, 2.69% – 2.76%,
7/24/14

 

 

77

 

 

71,408

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14

 

 

8

 

 

7,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

78,519

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Incremental Tranche A Term
Loan, 2.50%, 3/13/14

 

 

475

 

 

438,900

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.), Non-Extended Term
Loan, 3.71%, 10/10/14

 

 

110

 

 

103,400

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

530

 

 

519,661

 

Gas Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

970

 

 

951,079

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,470,740

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harden Healthcare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15

 

 

435

 

 

425,844

 

Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15

 

 

381

 

 

373,039

 

inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.), Term
Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16

 

 

801

 

 

755,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,554,729

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (h)

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., Term Loan
B-3, 3.25%, 1/28/15

USD

 

341

 

$

293,899

 

Travelport LLC, (FKA Travelport, Inc.), Term Loan,
8.29%, 3/27/12

 

 

1,251

 

 

689,203

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

983,102

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU),
Extended Term Loan, 4.71% – 4.77%, 10/10/17

 

 

2,926

 

 

2,148,176

 

Media — 3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson
Learning), Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan,
7.50%, 7/03/14

 

 

1,455

 

 

1,389,525

 

HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan,
6.21%, 6/12/14

 

 

862

 

 

692,815

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (FKA Intelsat Jackson
Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%,
4/02/18

 

 

5,985

 

 

5,730,637

 

Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%,
8/01/13

 

 

1,375

 

 

1,419,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,232,665

 

Multiline Retail — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hema Holding BV, Mezzanine, 9.93%, 7/05/17

EUR

 

1,097

 

 

1,407,026

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%,
11/02/15

USD

 

1,829

 

 

1,810,296

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, Term Loan,
6.51% – 7.26%, 2/01/13 (e)

 

 

1,326

 

 

1,140,343

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan, (Second Lien),
5.00%, 6/28/13

 

 

1,383

 

 

1,344,124

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan,
4.44%, 10/10/16

 

 

124

 

 

101,911

 

Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16

 

 

689

 

 

566,955

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

668,866

 

Specialty Retail — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.00%, 5/29/14

 

 

109

 

 

94,562

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 12.3%

 

 

 

 

 

29,547,406

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (k)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

 

Auto Components — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co.
LLP, Class B Membership Interests (a)

 

 

(l)

 

6,247,969

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLK COY (Luxembourg) Investments, S.a.r.l.
(Laricina Energy Ltd.) (a)(m)

 

 

35

 

 

1,549,759

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adelphia Escrow (a)

 

 

700

 

 

7

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust (a)

 

 

878

 

 

88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

95

 

Total Other Interests — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

7,797,823

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 


20


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Trusts

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Insurance — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genworth Financial, Inc., 6.15%, 11/15/66 (h)

USD

 

790

 

$

474,000

 

Total Capital Trusts — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

474,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

Shares

 

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Holding Corp., 4.00% (c)(f)

 

 

6,380

 

 

718,547

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc., 7.00% (c)

 

 

2,883

 

 

2,193,693

 

Media — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

34,982

 

 

297,347

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

3,209,587

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust Preferreds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.13%, 2/15/40 (h)

 

 

80,890

 

 

1,727,002

 

Total Trust Preferreds — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

1,727,002

 

Total Preferred Securities — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

5,410,589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (n)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HealthSouth Corp. (Expires 1/16/14)

 

 

29,930

 

 

 

Media — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

88,351

 

 

225,781

 

New Vision Holdings LLC (Expires 9/30/14)

 

 

14,965

 

 

150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

225,931

 

Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

312

 

 

3

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)

 

 

9,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Total Warrants — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

225,934

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $309,796,735) — 124.8%

 

 

 

 

 

299,702,026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash,
Institutional Class, 0.11% (o)(p)

 

 

1,965,816

 

 

1,965,816

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $1,965,816) — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

1,965,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

Contracts

 

Value

 

Exchange-Traded Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

412

 

$

5,356

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., Strike Price USD 20.00,
Expires 10/22/11

 

 

412

 

$

5,356

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Strike Price USD 120.00,
Expires 9/17/11

 

 

131

 

 

29,478

 

Over-the-Counter Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC, Strike
Price USD 942.86, Expires 12/21/19,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a return based on return of Dow Jones
CDX North America High Yield Index Series 16
and pay a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR,
Expires 12/21/11, Broker Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc.

 

$

10,000

 

 

100,351

 

Total Options Purchased
(Cost — $244,707) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

135,185

 

Total Investments Before Options Written
(Cost — $312,007,258*) — 125.7%

 

 

 

 

 

301,803,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options — (0.0)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., Strike Price USD 13.00,
Expires 10/22/11

 

 

412

 

 

(84,460

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000
)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX
North America High Yield Index Series 16 and
receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR,
Expires 9/21/11, Broker Credit
Suisse International

USD

 

10,650

 

 

(2,084

)

Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX
North America High Yield Index Series 16 and
receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR,
Expires 12/21/11, Broker Goldman
Sachs International

 

 

4,000

 

 

(181,742

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(183,826

)

Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — (0.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX
North America High Yield Index Series 16 and
receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR,
Expires 9/21/11, Broker Credit
Suisse International

 

 

2,775

 

 

(90,853

)

Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX
North America High Yield Index Series 16 and
receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR,
Expires 12/21/11, Broker Goldman
Sachs International

 

 

4,000

 

 

(130,653

)


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

21




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Notional
Amount
     (000)

 

Value

 

Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX
North America High Yield Index Series 16 and
receive a floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR,
Expires 12/21/11, Broker Morgan Stanley
Capital Services

 

USD

10,000

 

$

(388,255

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(609,761

)

Total Options Written
(Premiums Received — $601,636) — (0.4)%

 

 

 

 

 

(878,047

)

Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 125.3%

 

 

 

 

 

300,924,980

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (25.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

(60,682,896

)

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

240,242,084

 


 

 

*

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


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

313,099,853

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

11,308,144

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(22,600,970

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(11,292,826

)


 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

Restricted security as to resale. As of report date the Fund held less than 0.1% of its net assets, with a current market value of $3,851 and an original cost of $277, in this security.

 

 

(c)

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

 

 

(d)

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

 

 

(e)

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

 

 

(f)

Convertible security.

 

 

(g)

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

 

 

(h)

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

 

 

(i)

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

 

 

(j)

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

 

 

(k)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

 

 

(l)

Amount is less than $500.

 

 

(m)

The investment is held by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund.

 

 

(n)

Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

 

 

(o)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
February 28,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2011

 

Income

 

BlackRock Liquidity
Funds, TempCash,
Institutional Class

 

 

1,721,866

 

 

243,950

 

 

1,965,816

 

$

1,031

 


 

 

(p)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

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

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

 

Notional
Value

 

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

347

 

S&P 500
Index Emini

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

September
2011

 

$

19,749,027

 

$

(1,378,068

)


 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

EUR

 

293,000

 

USD

 

421,255

 

Royal Bank of
Scotland

 

9/02/11

 

$

(360

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD

 

192,154

 

CAD

 

190,000

 

Citibank NA

 

10/07/11

 

 

(1,700

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD

 

3,596,799

 

GBP

 

2,251,000

 

Royal Bank of
Scotland

 

10/07/11

 

 

(55,827

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD

 

20,237,444

 

EUR

 

14,117,000

 

Citibank NA

 

10/26/11

 

 

(28,322

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD

 

760,967

 

EUR

 

530,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

10/26/11

 

 

121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD

 

45,787

 

EUR

 

32,000

 

Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services, Inc.

 

10/26/11

 

 

(151

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD

 

420,982

 

EUR

 

293,000

 

Royal Bank of
Scotland

 

10/26/11

 

 

363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD

 

199,829

 

EUR

 

140,000

 

UBS AG

 

10/26/11

 

 

(1,149

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(87,025

)


 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

iStar Financial, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

 

Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services, Inc.

 

9/20/11

 

$

750

 

$

(2,347

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

 

Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services, Inc.

 

9/20/11

 

$

750

 

 

(2,436

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Hungary

 

1.00%

 

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

12/20/15

 

$

280

 

 

5,918

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Israel (State of)

 

1.00%

 

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

3/20/16

 

$

625

 

 

(6,428

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beazer Homes
USA Inc.

 

5.00%

 

 

Credit Suisse
Securities
(USA) LLC

 

9/20/16

 

$

125

 

 

(5,472

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beazer Homes
USA Inc.

 

5.00%

 

 

Goldman Sachs
& Co.

 

9/20/16

 

$

175

 

 

11,459

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp

 

5.00%

 

 

Goldman Sachs
& Co.

 

9/20/16

 

$

125

 

 

(9,218

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

12/20/16

 

$

250

 

 

(20,392

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(28,916

)


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)


 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Dow Jones
CDX North America
High Yield Index
Series 16

 

5.00%

 

Credit Suisse
Securities
(USA) LLC

 

6/20/16

 

$

2,100

 

 


 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Receive
Fixed
Rate

 

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Issuer
Credit
Rating1

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)2

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

iStar
Financial, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

9/20/11

 

B+

 

$

250

 

$

1,583

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARAMARK Corp.

 

5.00%

 

 

Goldman Sachs
International

 

3/20/16

 

B

 

$

500

 

 

(14,585

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARAMARK Corp.

 

5.00%

 

 

Goldman Sachs
International

 

6/20/16

 

B

 

$

300

 

 

(9,383

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARAMARK Corp.

 

5.00%

 

 

Goldman Sachs
International

 

6/20/16

 

B

 

$

300

 

 

(11,486

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARAMARK Corp.

 

5.00%

 

 

Goldman Sachs
International

 

9/20/16

 

B

 

$

350

 

 

(15,369

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(49,240

)


 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Using S&P’s rating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

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

 

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed
Rate

 

Floating
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

3.12

%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

8/02/21

 

$

1,320

 

$

11,812

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.09

%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

8/03/21

 

$

1,330

 

 

10,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.15

%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Credit Suisse
Securities
(USA) LLC

 

8/11/21

 

$

1,340

 

 

13,759

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.11

%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

8/11/21

 

$

1,340

 

 

11,386

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

47,092

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Pays a fixed interest rate and receives floating rate.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

 

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

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term
Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

7,032,920

 

$

85,137

 

$

2,152,050

 

$

9,270,107

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

242,319,052

 

 

5,131,115

 

 

247,450,167

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

23,768,539

 

 

5,778,867

 

 

29,547,406

 

Other Interests

 

 

88

 

 

6,247,969

 

 

1,549,766

 

 

7,797,823

 

Preferred
Securities

 

 

1,727,002

 

 

3,386,240

 

 

297,347

 

 

5,410,589

 

Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

225,934

 

 

225,934

 

Short-Term
Securities

 

 

1,965,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,965,816

 

Total

 

$

10,725,826

 

$

275,806,937

 

$

15,135,079

 

$

301,667,842

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Derivative Financial
Instruments1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

$

18,960

 

 

 

$

18,960

 

Equity contracts

 

$

34,834

 

 

100,351

 

 

 

 

135,185

 

Foreign currency
exchange
contracts

 

 

 

 

484

 

 

 

 

484

 

Interest rate
contracts

 

 

 

 

47,092

 

 

 

 

47,092

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

 

(97,116

)

 

 

 

(97,116

)

Equity contracts

 

 

(1,462,528

)

 

(793,587

)

 

 

 

(2,256,115

)

Foreign currency
exchange
contracts

 

 

 

 

(87,509

)

 

 

 

(87,509

)

Total

 

$

(1,427,694

)

$

(811,325

)

 

 

$

(2,239,019

)


 

 

 

 

1

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


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

Other
Interests

 

Preferred
Stocks

 

Warrants

 

Unfunded
Loan
Commitments

 

Total

 

Assets/Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of February 28, 2011

 

$

412,146

 

$

5,083,048

 

$

6,878,236

 

$

7

 

 

 

$

154

 

$

(11,592

)

$

12,361,999

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

 

 

12,301

 

 

1,296

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,597

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

6,528

 

 

3,965

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,493

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

(2,000,339

)

 

624,595

 

 

1,156,020

 

 

(27,393

)

$

297,347

 

 

225,780

 

 

11,592

 

 

287,602

 

Purchases

 

 

3,740,243

 

 

47,658

 

 

5,690

 

 

1,577,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,370,743

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

(748,753

)

 

(2,574,160

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,322,913

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

105,738

 

 

1,461,797

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,567,535

 

Transfers out3

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,153,977

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,153,977

)

Balance, as of August 31, 2011

 

$

2,152,050

 

$

5,131,115

 

$

5,778,867

 

$

1,549,766

 

$

297,347

 

$

225,934

 

 

 

$

15,135,079

 


 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held on August 31, 2011 was $(992,367).

 

 

3

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

 

 

 

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


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

 

Shares

 

 

Value

 

Capital Markets — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp. (a)

 

 

29,600

 

$

365,856

 

Chemicals — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc.

 

 

256

 

 

832

 

Wellman, Inc. (acquired 1/30/09, cost $235) (a)(b)

 

 

1,266

 

 

4,114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,946

 

Communications Equipment — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (a)

 

 

20,518

 

 

1,161,114

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kcad Holdings I Ltd.

 

 

184,016,803

 

 

2,076,998

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medis Technologies Ltd. (a)

 

 

70,784

 

 

779

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (a)

 

 

1,099

 

 

2,747

 

Media — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belo Corp., Class A

 

 

47,382

 

 

258,232

 

Charter Communications, Inc. (a)

 

 

63,805

 

 

3,182,593

 

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

 

 

9,964

 

 

114,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,554,913

 

Metals & Mining — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

African Minerals Ltd. (a)

 

 

47,050

 

 

391,428

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

 

 

10,600

 

 

392,836

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (c)

 

 

140,415

 

 

286,766

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.

 

 

122,117

 

 

249,397

 

Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)

 

 

158,023

 

 

106,500

 

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

 

 

45,762

 

 

30,841

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

673,504

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spansion, Inc., Class A (a)

 

 

64,237

 

 

964,198

 

SunPower Corp., Class B (a)

 

 

271

 

 

3,211

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

967,409

 

Software — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (a)

 

 

501

 

 

2

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (a)

 

 

89,669

 

 

179,338

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

179,340

 

Total Common Stocks — 3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

9,771,870

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 


Par
(000
)

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 3/15/18

 

USD

360

 

 

338,400

 

7.13%, 3/15/21

 

 

400

 

 

376,000

 

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

 

 

756

 

 

776,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,491,190

 

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Air Cargo Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1, 12.38%, 9/02/15

 

 

679

 

 

705,964

 

Series 2, 12.38%, 8/16/15

 

 

686

 

 

713,156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,419,120

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Airlines — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

900

 

$

864,000

 

American Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 10/15/12

 

 

940

 

 

969,375

 

7.50%, 3/15/16 (c)

 

 

140

 

 

126,700

 

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

 

 

400

 

 

400,000

 

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

 

 

407

 

 

350,272

 

Continental Airlines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 9/15/15 (c)

 

 

630

 

 

614,250

 

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

 

 

396

 

 

390,128

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

462,500

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

450,000

 

Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16

 

 

765

 

 

784,455

 

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

 

 

690

 

 

672,750

 

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

 

 

2,062

 

 

2,155,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,239,605

 

Auto Components — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

230

 

 

242,075

 

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

 

 

210

 

 

195,300

 

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

 

 

170

 

 

164,050

 

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

 

 

730

 

 

800,352

 

Icahn Enterprises LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.00%, 8/15/13 (c)(e)(f)

 

 

255

 

 

243,219

 

8.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

3,035

 

 

3,065,350

 

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

 

 

260

 

 

255,450

 

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

 

 

465

 

 

488,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,454,046

 

Beverages — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

264

 

 

273,240

 

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

 

EUR

245

 

 

339,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

612,865

 

Biotechnology — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

335

 

 

341,135

 

Building Products — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Materials Corp. of America (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 2/15/20

 

 

440

 

 

440,000

 

6.75%, 5/01/21

 

 

1,260

 

 

1,206,450

 

Griffon Corp., 7.13%, 4/01/18 (c)

 

 

430

 

 

406,350

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 12/01/16

 

 

475

 

 

470,250

 

9.00%, 1/15/21 (c)

 

 

985

 

 

842,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,365,225

 

Capital Markets — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

510

 

 

506,420

 

E*Trade Financial Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.50%, 11/30/17 (h)

 

 

880

 

 

1,012,000

 

3.39%, 8/31/19 (c)(e)(i)

 

 

244

 

 

291,580

 

Series A, 3.65%, 8/31/19 (e)(i)

 

 

7

 

 

8,365

 

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

 

 

650

 

 

691,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,509,935

 

Chemicals — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

880

 

 

864,600

 

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

 

 

138

 

 

127,995

 

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

 

 

980

 

 

982,450

 

Chemtura Corp., 7.88%, 9/01/18 (c)

 

 

375

 

 

385,312

 

Hexion US Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 2/01/18

 

 

480

 

 

448,800

 

9.00%, 11/15/20 (c)

 

 

310

 

 

270,475

 

Huntsman International LLC (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 11/15/13

 

EUR

280

 

 

398,198

 

8.63%, 3/15/21

 

USD

170

 

 

177,438

 

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

 

 

420

 

 

425,250

 

KRATON Polymers LLC, 6.75%, 3/01/19 (c)

 

 

125

 

 

120,000

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Chemicals (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

EUR

583

 

$

791,419

 

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

 

USD

1,235

 

 

1,378,569

 

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

 

 

185

 

 

191,012

 

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

 

 

546

 

 

540,540

 

Omnova Solutions, Inc., 7.88%, 11/01/18 (c)

 

 

550

 

 

482,625

 

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

 

 

215

 

 

221,450

 

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

 

 

335

 

 

343,375

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

844

 

 

1,173,160

 

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

 

 

290

 

 

206,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,528,728

 

Commercial Banks — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

450

 

 

447,750

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

2,876

 

 

2,862,104

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

2,765

 

 

2,730,516

 

7.00%, 5/02/17 (c)

 

 

440

 

 

434,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,474,870

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

755

 

 

825,781

 

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

 

 

120

 

 

115,754

 

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

 

 

540

 

 

532,861

 

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

 

 

525

 

 

494,813

 

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

 

 

650

 

 

625,625

 

Clean Harbors, Inc., 7.63%, 8/15/16 (c)

 

 

380

 

 

401,850

 

Mobile Mini, Inc., 7.88%, 12/01/20 (c)

 

 

365

 

 

354,963

 

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/17 (c)

 

 

585

 

 

628,875

 

8.25%, 2/01/21

 

 

875

 

 

815,937

 

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

 

 

330

 

 

330,000

 

West Corp., 8.63%, 10/01/18 (c)

 

 

135

 

 

131,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,258,084

 

Communications Equipment — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avaya, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 11/01/15

 

 

520

 

 

442,000

 

10.13%, 11/01/15 (h)

 

 

650

 

 

561,438

 

7.00%, 4/01/19 (c)

 

 

520

 

 

468,000

 

EH Holding Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 6/15/19

 

 

380

 

 

380,000

 

7.63%, 6/15/21

 

 

260

 

 

258,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,110,138

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abengoa SA, 8.50%, 3/31/16

 

EUR

100

 

 

134,313

 

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

 

USD

200

 

 

198,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

332,813

 

Construction Materials — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

345

 

 

326,887

 

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

 

EUR

254

 

 

335,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

662,569

 

Consumer Finance — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

680

 

 

688,500

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 1/13/12 (f)

 

 

215

 

 

215,004

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

200

 

 

206,004

 

7.00%, 4/15/15

 

 

1,830

 

 

1,953,525

 

6.63%, 8/15/17

 

 

139

 

 

145,519

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,208,552

 

Containers & Packaging — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

EUR

475

 

 

639,692

 

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

 

USD

135

 

 

139,050

 

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

 

EUR

267

 

 

335,603

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Containers & Packaging (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

375

 

$

393,750

 

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

 

EUR

155

 

 

211,525

 

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

 

USD

410

 

 

377,200

 

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

 

 

55

 

 

57,750

 

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 11/15/17

 

EUR

495

 

 

682,625

 

7.75%, 11/15/19

 

 

315

 

 

432,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,269,330

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

3,000

 

 

3,135,000

 

Diversified Financial Services — 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 12/31/13

 

 

280

 

 

288,400

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

 

540

 

 

567,000

 

6.25%, 12/01/17 (c)

 

 

660

 

 

634,865

 

8.00%, 3/15/20

 

 

440

 

 

444,400

 

7.50%, 9/15/20

 

 

670

 

 

658,275

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,417,375

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

880

 

 

846,499

 

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

 

 

450

 

 

469,125

 

Boparan Holdings Ltd. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 4/30/18

 

EUR

102

 

 

112,837

 

9.88%, 4/30/18

 

GBP

145

 

 

190,657

 

FCE Bank Plc:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 1/15/13

 

EUR

1,050

 

 

1,512,097

 

4.75%, 1/19/15

 

 

419

 

 

547,723

 

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

 

USD

490

 

 

487,550

 

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

 

EUR

160

 

 

190,767

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (j):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.38%, 10/17/12

 

EUR

150

 

 

51,714

 

5.75%, 5/17/13

 

USD

620

 

 

154,225

 

4.75%, 1/16/14

 

EUR

760

 

 

259,288

 

1.00%, 2/05/14

 

 

1,600

 

 

540,124

 

8.80%, 3/01/15

 

USD

175

 

 

44,188

 

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

 

 

1,175

 

 

1,261,656

 

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

 

 

518

 

 

529,655

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 10/15/16 (c)

 

EUR

400

 

 

557,362

 

8.75%, 10/15/16

 

 

510

 

 

710,637

 

7.13%, 4/15/19 (c)

 

USD

245

 

 

232,138

 

9.00%, 4/15/19 (c)

 

 

265

 

 

238,500

 

7.88%, 8/15/19 (c)

 

 

1,095

 

 

1,084,050

 

9.88%, 8/15/19 (c)

 

 

455

 

 

427,700

 

8.25%, 2/15/21 (c)

 

 

735

 

 

619,238

 

WMG Acquisition Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 6/15/16

 

 

120

 

 

122,400

 

11.50%, 10/01/18

 

 

585

 

 

532,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,732,795

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,035

 

 

890,100

 

GCI, Inc., 6.75%, 6/01/21 (c)

 

 

288

 

 

283,680

 

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

 

 

280

 

 

287,000

 

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

 

 

2,715

 

 

2,579,250

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 11/01/14

 

 

84

 

 

85,050

 

8.75%, 2/15/17

 

 

565

 

 

553,700

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

2,675

 

 

2,708,437

 

8.00%, 10/01/15

 

 

720

 

 

768,600

 

Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

1,660

 

 

1,680,750

 

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

 

 

525

 

 

584,063

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

26

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

 




 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services
(concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 8/01/13

 

USD

460

 

$

488,750

 

7.88%, 11/01/17

 

 

743

 

 

781,079

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,690,459

 

Electric Utilities — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

EUR

1,200

 

 

1,473,850

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00%, 10/12/15

 

USD

11

 

 

11,220

 

11.50%, 10/12/15 (h)

 

 

660

 

 

673,200

 

8.00%, 12/15/18 (c)

 

 

430

 

 

425,700

 

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

 

EUR

114

 

 

150,658

 

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

 

USD

235

 

 

264,962

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,525,740

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

165

 

 

160,462

 

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

 

 

245

 

 

237,650

 

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

 

 

250

 

 

251,250

 

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

 

 

445

 

 

431,650

 

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

 

 

1,135

 

 

1,174,725

 

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

 

 

450

 

 

441,000

 

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

 

 

580

 

 

580,000

 

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

 

 

320

 

 

320,000

 

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

 

 

220

 

 

216,150

 

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

 

 

379

 

 

397,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,210,837

 

Food Products — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

240

 

 

259,800

 

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

 

 

565

 

 

560,762

 

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

 

 

90

 

 

81,788

 

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

 

 

440

 

 

399,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,301,650

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

2,320

 

 

2,398,300

 

7.75%, 4/15/18 (c)

 

 

100

 

 

93,000

 

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

 

 

282

 

 

265,785

 

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

 

 

540

 

 

602,100

 

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

 

 

295

 

 

292,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,651,972

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aviv Healthcare Properties LP, 7.75%, 2/15/19 (c)

 

 

415

 

 

412,925

 

ConvaTec Healthcare E SA (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 12/15/17

 

EUR

600

 

 

775,710

 

10.50%, 12/15/18

 

USD

270

 

 

245,700

 

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

 

GBP

364

 

 

531,796

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 4/15/19

 

USD

305

 

 

332,450

 

6.50%, 2/15/20

 

 

1,230

 

 

1,243,838

 

7.25%, 9/15/20

 

 

2,910

 

 

2,990,025

 

7.50%, 2/15/22

 

 

1,280

 

 

1,267,200

 

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

 

 

755

 

 

660,625

 

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

 

 

410

 

 

379,250

 

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

 

 

435

 

 

392,588

 

Omnicare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 6/01/13

 

 

15

 

 

15,150

 

6.88%, 12/15/15

 

 

88

 

 

89,760

 

7.75%, 6/01/20

 

 

625

 

 

637,500

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

345

 

$

320,850

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

1,664

 

 

1,763,840

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

779

 

 

856,900

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

2,279

 

 

2,415,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,331,847

 

Health Care Technology — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,405

 

 

2,765,750

 

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

 

 

535

 

 

516,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,282,025

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

130

 

 

140,075

 

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

 

EUR

53

 

 

66,237

 

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

 

USD

1,190

 

 

1,154,300

 

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

 

 

180

 

 

153,450

 

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

 

GBP

324

 

 

399,721

 

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

 

USD

300

 

 

249,000

 

MGM Mirage, 13.00%, 11/15/13

 

 

110

 

 

126,088

 

MGM Resorts International:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.38%, 5/15/14

 

 

255

 

 

279,862

 

11.13%, 11/15/17

 

 

820

 

 

914,300

 

Travelport LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.95%, 9/01/14 (f)

 

 

180

 

 

137,250

 

9.88%, 9/01/14

 

 

40

 

 

34,100

 

9.00%, 3/01/16

 

 

120

 

 

96,300

 

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

 

 

305

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,750,714

 

Household Durables — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

410

 

 

332,100

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC, 5.50%, 6/30/15 (c)(k)

 

 

880

 

 

631,400

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 6/15/16

 

 

315

 

 

222,075

 

12.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

1,345

 

 

1,365,175

 

9.13%, 6/15/18

 

 

460

 

 

319,125

 

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

 

EUR

154

 

 

170,340

 

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

 

 

305

 

 

414,035

 

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

 

USD

600

 

 

516,000

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 9/15/16

 

 

1,390

 

 

1,376,100

 

8.38%, 5/15/18

 

 

270

 

 

236,925

 

8.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

585

 

 

503,100

 

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

 

 

435

 

 

396,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,483,313

 

Household Products — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

EUR

150

 

 

192,850

 

IT Services — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

740

 

 

680,800

 

First Data Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 6/15/19

 

 

940

 

 

883,600

 

8.88%, 8/15/20

 

 

535

 

 

529,650

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

2,114

 

 

1,997,730

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 11/15/18

 

 

590

 

 

561,975

 

7.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

600

 

 

573,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,226,755

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

27




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

860

 

$

868,600

 

Calpine Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 2/15/21

 

 

200

 

 

202,000

 

7.88%, 1/15/23

 

 

645

 

 

657,900

 

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

 

 

3,395

 

 

3,408,142

 

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

 

 

174

 

 

175,544

 

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

 

 

2,170

 

 

2,148,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,460,486

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

EUR

107

 

 

149,863

 

Sequa Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

USD

2,340

 

 

2,433,600

 

13.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

3,954

 

 

4,191,252

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,774,715

 

Insurance — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,742,500

 

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

 

 

367

 

 

381,680

 

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

 

 

430

 

 

381,637

 

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

 

 

260

 

 

249,600

 

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

 

 

680

 

 

608,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,364,017

 

Machinery — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

980

 

 

858,725

 

Navistar International Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 10/15/14 (e)

 

 

1,960

 

 

2,163,350

 

8.25%, 11/01/21

 

 

140

 

 

144,900

 

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

 

 

30

 

 

30,825

 

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

 

 

175

 

 

182,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,380,238

 

Media — 14.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

175

 

 

168,875

 

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

 

 

225

 

 

232,875

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 7.88%, 12/15/18 (c)

 

 

815

 

 

721,275

 

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

 

 

3,253

 

 

3,756,867

 

CCO Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 10/30/17

 

 

50

 

 

51,563

 

7.88%, 4/30/18

 

 

110

 

 

114,400

 

6.50%, 4/30/21

 

 

788

 

 

770,270

 

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 3.42%, 5/15/14 (c)(f)

 

 

160

 

 

152,000

 

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

 

 

390

 

 

422,175

 

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

 

 

610

 

 

610,000

 

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

 

 

645

 

 

496,650

 

Checkout Holding Corp., 10.69%, 11/15/15 (c)(i)

 

 

670

 

 

395,300

 

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

 

 

385

 

 

414,838

 

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

 

 

545

 

 

438,725

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

1,525

 

 

1,616,500

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

5,570

 

 

5,959,900

 

Cox Enterprises, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

661

 

 

682,581

 

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

 

 

756

 

 

780,386

 

Shares Loan, 4.00%, 8/15/18

 

 

780

 

 

804,851

 

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

 

 

130

 

 

114,075

 

DISH DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 10/01/13

 

 

90

 

 

94,388

 

6.75%, 6/01/21 (c)

 

 

550

 

 

554,125

 

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

 

 

935

 

 

902,275

 

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 5/15/15 (f)

 

 

350

 

 

260,750

 

9.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

315

 

 

256,725

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intelsat Luxemburg SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.25%, 6/15/16

 

USD

1,090

 

$

1,139,050

 

11.25%, 2/04/17

 

 

340

 

 

329,800

 

11.50%, 2/04/17 (h)

 

 

380

 

 

369,075

 

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

 

 

910

 

 

883,837

 

Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 8/01/18 (c)

 

 

1,030

 

 

1,091,800

 

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

 

 

340

 

 

391,000

 

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

 

EUR

673

 

 

947,430

 

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

 

 

345

 

 

485,236

 

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

 

USD

735

 

 

707,437

 

Musketeer GmbH, 9.50%, 3/15/21

 

EUR

425

 

 

610,513

 

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

 

USD

620

 

 

626,200

 

Nielsen Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.63%, 2/01/14

 

 

117

 

 

132,503

 

7.75%, 10/15/18

 

 

2,145

 

 

2,214,712

 

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

 

GBP

207

 

 

307,461

 

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

 

USD

500

 

 

490,000

 

ProtoStar I Ltd., 18.00%, 10/15/12 (a)(c)(j)

 

 

850

 

 

425

 

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

 

 

335

 

 

338,350

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

522,500

 

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

 

EUR

822

 

 

1,050,915

 

Unitymedia GmbH:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.63%, 12/01/19

 

 

168

 

 

243,142

 

9.63%, 12/01/19 (c)

 

 

570

 

 

824,947

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.13%, 12/01/17 (c)

 

 

441

 

 

636,664

 

8.13%, 12/01/17 (c)

 

USD

655

 

 

668,100

 

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

 

GBP

618

 

 

1,038,312

 

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

 

EUR

388

 

 

546,215

 

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

 

 

800

 

 

1,120,471

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,488,464

 

Metals & Mining — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 10/15/14 (c)

 

USD

270

 

 

276,075

 

7.38%, 2/15/16

 

 

200

 

 

203,000

 

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

 

 

1,230

 

 

1,226,925

 

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

 

 

1,060

 

 

1,395,225

 

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

 

 

200

 

 

195,500

 

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

 

 

220

 

 

199,100

 

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

 

EUR

655

 

 

898,567

 

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

 

USD

1,475

 

 

2,142,438

 

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

 

 

3,525

 

 

3,710,062

 

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

 

 

330

 

 

312,675

 

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

 

 

270

 

 

257,850

 

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

 

 

166

 

 

163,496

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,980,913

 

Multiline Retail — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

4,351

 

 

4,818,732

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 6/01/19

 

 

320

 

 

312,800

 

6.25%, 6/01/21

 

 

1,010

 

 

988,537

 

Arch Coal, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

335

 

 

329,975

 

7.25%, 6/15/21 (c)

 

 

860

 

 

847,100

 

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

 

 

510

 

 

526,575

 

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

 

 

45

 

 

49,388

 

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

 

 

130

 

 

132,600

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

28

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 8/15/20

 

USD

956

 

$

999,020

 

6.13%, 2/15/21

 

 

550

 

 

558,250

 

2.25%, 12/15/38 (e)

 

 

800

 

 

712,000

 

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

 

 

266

 

 

281,960

 

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

 

 

410

 

 

420,250

 

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

 

 

345

 

 

279,450

 

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

 

 

1,965

 

 

2,112,375

 

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

 

 

370

 

 

381,100

 

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

 

 

335

 

 

333,325

 

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

 

 

180

 

 

186,300

 

Denbury Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 2/15/20

 

 

737

 

 

776,614

 

6.38%, 8/15/21

 

 

350

 

 

343,000

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

147,000

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

425

 

 

435,625

 

7.75%, 6/15/19

 

 

900

 

 

846,000

 

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

 

 

365

 

 

347,662

 

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

 

 

770

 

 

777,700

 

Linn Energy LLC (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 5/15/19

 

 

250

 

 

238,750

 

8.63%, 4/15/20

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,177,000

 

7.75%, 2/01/21

 

 

430

 

 

438,600

 

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

 

 

135

 

 

138,375

 

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

 

 

1,845

 

 

1,863,450

 

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

 

 

3,970

 

 

3,979,925

 

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

 

 

330

 

 

323,400

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 8/01/14

 

 

370

 

 

418,100

 

7.88%, 6/01/15

 

 

460

 

 

496,800

 

7.25%, 8/15/18

 

 

320

 

 

373,200

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

108,317

 

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

 

 

295

 

 

295,000

 

Range Resources Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 5/15/19

 

 

400

 

 

435,000

 

5.75%, 6/01/21

 

 

340

 

 

341,700

 

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

 

 

285

 

 

285,000

 

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

 

 

915

 

 

892,125

 

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

 

 

550

 

 

534,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,464,223

 

Paper & Forest Products — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,192

 

 

834,072

 

Boise Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 11/01/17

 

 

125

 

 

132,812

 

8.00%, 4/01/20

 

 

165

 

 

168,712

 

Clearwater Paper Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.63%, 6/15/16

 

 

390

 

 

427,050

 

7.13%, 11/01/18 (c)

 

 

585

 

 

587,925

 

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

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,827,213

 

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

 

 

345

 

 

341,550

 

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

 

 

2,070

 

 

1,821,600

 

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

 

 

140

 

 

124,600

 

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

 

 

756

 

 

801,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,066,894

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

EUR

200

 

 

275,808

 

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

 

USD

185

 

 

187,313

 

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

 

 

855

 

 

812,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,275,371

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Professional Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting, Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/20 (c)

 

USD

920

 

$

907,350

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,405

 

 

1,320,700

 

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

 

 

520

 

 

526,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,847,200

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

335

 

 

327,463

 

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

 

 

1,425

 

 

1,371,562

 

IVG Immobilien AG, 8.00%, 5/29/49 (f)

 

EUR

100

 

 

109,174

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 4/15/17 (f)

 

USD

995

 

 

791,025

 

12.00%, 4/15/17

 

 

100

 

 

80,000

 

7.88%, 2/15/19 (c)

 

 

2,610

 

 

2,166,300

 

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

 

 

1,120

 

 

946,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,791,924

 

Road & Rail — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.63%, 3/15/18

 

 

510

 

 

521,475

 

8.25%, 1/15/19

 

 

775

 

 

749,812

 

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

 

 

410

 

 

407,950

 

The Hertz Corp. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 10/15/18

 

 

645

 

 

632,100

 

6.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

445

 

 

414,963

 

7.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

495

 

 

472,725

 

Hertz Holdings Netherlands BV:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 7/31/15

 

EUR

110

 

 

154,855

 

8.50%, 7/31/15 (c)

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,865,296

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,219,176

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Micron Technology, Inc. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A, 1.50%, 8/01/31

 

USD

285

 

 

245,100

 

Series B, 1.88%, 8/01/31

 

 

95

 

 

79,444

 

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

 

 

580

 

 

580,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

904,544

 

Specialty Retail — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

365

 

 

358,613

 

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

 

 

530

 

 

535,300

 

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

 

GBP

285

 

 

393,254

 

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

 

USD

785

 

 

884,106

 

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

 

GBP

400

 

 

499,976

 

QVC, Inc. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 4/15/17

 

USD

230

 

 

240,350

 

7.50%, 10/01/19

 

 

625

 

 

673,438

 

7.38%, 10/15/20

 

 

210

 

 

225,750

 

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

 

 

370

 

 

375,550

 

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

 

 

420

 

 

407,400

 

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

 

 

1,025

 

 

1,037,812

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,631,549

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

431

 

 

405,140

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/15

 

 

765

 

 

790,819

 

7.75%, 5/15/16

 

 

200

 

 

202,500

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 1/15/15

 

 

700

 

 

700,000

 

9.13%, 1/15/15

 

 

1,783

 

 

1,783,000

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

1,180

 

 

1,180,000

 

10.50%, 4/15/18

 

 

500

 

 

530,000

 

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

 

 

311

 

 

193,551

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 7.50%, 4/01/21 (c)

 

 

160

 

 

154,800

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

29




 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services
(concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

815

 

$

755,912

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 9/01/18

 

 

350

 

 

354,813

 

6.63%, 11/15/20

 

 

920

 

 

860,200

 

NII Capital Corp., 7.63%, 4/01/21

 

 

381

 

 

388,620

 

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

 

 

1,270

 

 

1,136,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,030,865

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 103.1%

 

 

 

 

 

270,079,813

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (f)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B, 5.50%,
4/20/17

 

 

700

 

 

645,169

 

Building Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodman Global, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
9.00%, 10/30/17

 

 

625

 

 

628,125

 

Capital Markets — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Co., LLC, Term Loan, 5.25%, 12/14/14

 

 

369

 

 

206,424

 

Chemicals — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.), Original Term
Loan Facility (First Lien), 3.48% – 3.51%, 7/30/14

 

 

290

 

 

264,826

 

Styron Sarl, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/02/17

 

 

492

 

 

452,038

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

716,864

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B, 5.25%,
6/10/16

 

 

508

 

 

489,304

 

Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan B2, 7.00%, 3/17/16

 

 

550

 

 

546,331

 

Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate), Term
Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 9/16/16

 

 

993

 

 

949,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,985,130

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safway Services, LLC, Last Out Term Loan, 7.25%,
12/18/17

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,000,000

 

Consumer Finance — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (FKA AGFS
Funding Co.), Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17

 

 

5,150

 

 

4,770,188

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ServiceMaster Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing Date Term Loan, 2.69% – 2.76%,
7/24/14

 

 

86

 

 

79,808

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14

 

 

9

 

 

7,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

87,756

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc., Incremental Tranche A Term
Loan, 2.50%, 3/13/14

 

 

500

 

 

462,000

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.), Non-Extended Term Loan,
3.71%, 10/10/14

 

 

120

 

 

112,800

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

1,996

 

 

1,928,119

 

Gas Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

3,654

 

 

3,589,727

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,517,846

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (f)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Food Products — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan (Second Lien),
11.25%, 9/29/17

 

USD

900

 

$

882,000

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harden Healthcare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15

 

 

456

 

 

447,136

 

Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15

 

 

433

 

 

423,909

 

inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.),
Term Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16

 

 

801

 

 

755,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,626,891

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.,
Term Loan B-3, 3.25%, 1/28/15

 

 

363

 

 

312,268

 

Travelport LLC (FKA Travelport, Inc.), Term Loan,
8.29%, 3/27/12

 

 

1,362

 

 

750,196

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,062,464

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU),
Extended Term Loan, 4.71% – 4.77%, 10/10/17

 

 

3,134

 

 

2,300,562

 

Media — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc., (FKA Thomson
Learning) Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan,
7.50%, 7/03/14

 

 

1,698

 

 

1,621,113

 

HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan,
6.21%, 6/12/14

 

 

935

 

 

751,410

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (FKA Intelsat
Jackson Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan,
5.25%, 4/02/18

 

 

7,282

 

 

6,972,276

 

Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%, 8/01/13

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,368,062

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,712,861

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%, 11/02/15

 

 

1,982

 

 

1,962,293

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC,
Term Loan, 6.51% – 7.26%, 2/01/13 (h)

 

 

1,433

 

 

1,232,420

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aptalis Pharma, Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, 2/10/17

 

 

995

 

 

897,490

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
5.00%, 6/28/13

 

 

1,524

 

 

1,480,754

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan, 4.44%,
10/10/16

 

 

133

 

 

109,694

 

Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16

 

 

737

 

 

606,247

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

715,941

 

Specialty Retail — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claire’s Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.00%, 5/29/14

 

 

113

 

 

98,036

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Loan, 6.88%, 8/11/15

 

 

1,873

 

 

1,882,436

 

Term Loan B, 6.25%, 7/11/16

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,306,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,188,936

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 16.5%

 

 

 

 

 

43,292,950

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

30

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (l)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

Value

 

Auto Components — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP,
Class B Membership Interests (a)

 

 

 (m)

$

6,860,756

 

Lear Corp. Escrow (a)

 

USD

460

 

 

9,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,869,956

 

Energy, Equipment & Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLK CYE (Luxembourg) Investments, S.a.r.l. (Laricina
Energy Ltd.) (a)(n)

 

 

35

 

 

1,549,759

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets, Inc. (a)

 

 

575

 

 

6

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adelphia Escrow (a)

 

 

750

 

 

8

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust (a)

 

 

941

 

 

94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

102

 

Total Other Interests — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

8,419,823

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Trusts

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Genworth Financial, Inc., 6.15%, 11/15/66 (f)

 

 

865

 

 

519,000

 

Total Capital Trusts — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

519,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Holding Corp., 4.00% (c)(e)

 

 

17,500

 

 

1,970,938

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc., 7.00% (c)

 

 

3,234

 

 

2,460,771

 

Media — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

37,314

 

 

317,169

 

TRA Global, Inc. (a)

 

 

286,652

 

 

352,582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

669,751

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPG Office Trust, Inc., Series A, 7.63% (a)

 

 

8,994

 

 

143,364

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae, Series O (a)

 

 

30,000

 

 

90,000

 

Freddie Mac, Series Z (a)

 

 

75,961

 

 

169,393

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

259,393

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

5,504,217

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust Preferreds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.13%, 2/15/40 (f)

 

 

87,860

 

 

1,875,811

 

Total Trust Preferreds — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

1,875,811

 

Total Preferred Securities — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

7,899,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (o)

 

Shares

 

Value

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MDP Acquisitions Plc (Expires 10/01/13)

 

 

700

 

$

28,868

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HealthSouth Corp. (Expires 1/16/14)

 

 

32,042

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc.
(Expires 4/29/14) (m)

 

 

485

 

 

5

 

Media — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

94,241

 

 

240,834

 

New Vision Holdings LLC (Expires 9/30/14)

 

 

22,447

 

 

224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

241,058

 

Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

334

 

 

4

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)

 

 

11,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Total Warrants — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

269,935

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $351,137,320) — 129.7%

 

 

 

 

 

339,733,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., Strike Price USD 20.00,
Expires 10/22/11

 

 

450

 

 

5,850

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, Strike Price USD 120.00,
Expires 9/17/11

 

 

144

 

 

32,403

 

Over-the-Counter Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC, Strike Price
USD 942.86, Expires 12/21/19,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX
North America High Yield Index Series 16 and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires
12/21/11, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

 

$

10,000

 

 

100,351

 

Total Options Purchased
(Cost — $258,580) — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

138,604

 

Total Investments Before Options Written
(Cost — $351,395,900*) — 129.8%

 

 

 

 

 

339,872,023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Put Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., Strike Price USD 13.00,
Expires 10/22/11

 

 

450

 

 

(92,250

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX North
America High Yield Index Series 16 and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires
9/21/11, Broker Credit Suisse International

 

$

11,650

 

 

(2,279

)


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

31




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Value

 

Over-the-Counter Call Swaptions (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX North
America High Yield Index Series 16 and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires
12/21/11, Broker Goldman Sachs International

 

$

5,000

 

$

(227,178

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(229,457

)

Over-the-Counter Put Swaptions — (0.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX North
America High Yield Index Series 16 and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires
9/21/11, Broker Credit Suisse International

 

 

3,050

 

 

(99,856

)

Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX North
America High Yield Index Series 16 and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires
12/21/11, Broker Goldman Sachs International

 

 

5,000

 

 

(163,317

)

Pay a return based on return of Dow Jones CDX North
America High Yield Index Series 16 and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR, Expires
12/21/11, Broker Morgan Stanley Capital Services

 

 

10,000

 

 

(388,256

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(651,429

)

Total Options Written
(Premiums Received — $685,688) — (0.4)%

 

 

 

 

 

(973,136

)

Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 129.4%

 

 

 

 

 

338,898,887

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (29.4)%

 

 

 

 

 

(76,941,464

)

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

261,957,423

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

*

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


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

352,503,156

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

11,633,282

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(24,264,415

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(12,631,133

)


 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

Restricted security as to resale. As of the report date the Fund held less than 0.1% of its net assets, with a current market value of $4,114 and an original cost of $295, in this security.

 

 

(c)

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

 

 

(d)

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

 

 

(e)

Convertible security.

 

 

(f)

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

 

 

(g)

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

 

 

(h)

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

 

 

(i)

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

 

 

(j)

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

 

 

(k)

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

 

 

(l)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

 

 

(m)

Amount is less than $500.

 

 

(n)

The investment is held by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund.

 

 

(o)

Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
February 28,
2010

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2011

 

Income

 

BlackRock Liquidity
Funds, TempCash,
Institutional Class

 

 

1,845,167

 

 

(1,845,167

)

 

 

$

809

 


 

 

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

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Exchange

 

Expiration

 

Notional
Value

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

394

 

S&P 500
Index Emini

 

Chicago
Mercantile

 

September
2011

 

$

22,407,454

 

$

(1,581,236

)


 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

EUR

303,000

 

USD

435,632

 

Royal Bank
of Scotland

 

9/02/11

 

$

(372

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD

454,089

 

CAD

449,000

 

Citibank NA

 

10/07/11

 

 

(4,018

)

 

USD

3,886,811

 

GBP

2,432,500

 

Royal Bank
of Scotland

 

10/07/11

 

 

(60,329

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD

21,038,797

 

EUR

14,676,000

 

Citibank NA

 

10/26/11

 

 

(29,445

)

 

USD

662,017

 

EUR

461,000

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

10/26/11

 

 

225

 

 

USD

42,925

 

EUR

30,000

 

Morgan Stanley
Capital
Services, Inc.

 

10/26/11

 

 

(142

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD

435,350

 

EUR

303,000

 

Royal Bank
of Scotland

 

10/26/11

 

 

376

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USD

481,153

 

EUR

335,000

 

UBS AG

 

10/26/11

 

 

241

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(93,464

)


 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Republic of
Hungary

 

1.00%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

12/20/15

 

$

300

 

$

6,341

 

 

Israel (State of)

 

1.00%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

3/20/16

 

$

675

 

 

(6,943

)

Beazer Homes
USA Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Credit Suisse
Securities
(USA) LLC

 

9/20/16

 

$

125

 

 

(5,472

)

Beazer Homes
USA Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Goldman Sachs
& Co.

 

9/20/16

 

$

200

 

 

13,096

 

 

Realogy Corp

 

5.00%

 

Goldman Sachs
& Co.

 

9/20/16

 

$

150

 

 

(11,061

)

 

iStar
Financial, Inc.

 

5.00%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

12/20/16

 

$

225

 

 

(18,353

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(22,392

)


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)


 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index

 

Pay
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Dow Jones CDX
North America
High Yield Index
Series 16

 

 

5.00

%

 

Credit Suisse
Securities
(USA) LLC

 

 

6/20/16

 

$

2,470

 

 

 


 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuer

 

Receive
Fixed
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Issuer
Credit
Rating1

 

Notional
Amount
(000)2

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

iStar
Financial, Inc.

 

5.00

%

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

9/20/11

 

B+

 

$

225

 

$

1,425

 

 

ARAMARK Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman Sachs
International

 

3/20/16

 

B

 

$

500

 

 

(14,585

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARAMARK Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman Sachs
International

 

6/20/16

 

B

 

$

300

 

 

(9,383

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARAMARK Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman Sachs
International

 

6/20/16

 

B

 

$

300

 

 

(11,486

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARAMARK Corp.

 

5.00

%

 

Goldman Sachs
International

 

9/20/16

 

B

 

$

350

 

 

(15,368

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(49,397

)


 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Using S&P’s rating.

 

 

 

 

 

2

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

 

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed
Rate

 

Floating
Rate

 

Counterparty

 

Expiration
Date

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

3.12%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

8/02/21

 

$

1,445

 

$

12,931

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.09%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

8/03/21

 

$

1,455

 

 

11,087

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.15%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

 

Credit Suisse
Securities
(USA) LLC

 

8/11/21

 

$

1,460

 

 

14,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.11%(a)

 

3-month LIBOR

 

 

Deutsche
Bank AG

 

8/11/21

 

$

1,460

 

 

12,406

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

51,415

 


 

 

 

 

(a)

Pays a fixed interest rate and receives floating rate.


 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

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

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term
Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

$

7,223,819

 

$

286,769

 

$

2,261,282

 

$

9,771,870

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

264,612,199

 

 

5,467,614

 

 

270,079,813

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

33,902,614

 

 

9,390,336

 

 

43,292,950

 

Other Interests

 

 

94

 

 

6,860,756

 

 

1,558,973

 

 

8,419,823

 

Preferred
Securities

 

 

2,278,568

 

 

4,950,709

 

 

669,751

 

 

7,899,028

 

Warrants

 

 

28,868

 

 

 

 

241,067

 

 

269,935

 

Total

 

$

9,531,349

 

$

310,613,047

 

$

19,589,023

 

$

339,733,419

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Derivative Financial
Instruments1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

$

121,213

 

 

 

$

121,213

 

Equity contracts

 

$

38,253

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,253

 

Foreign currency
exchange
contracts

 

 

 

 

842

 

 

 

 

842

 

Interest contracts

 

 

 

 

51,415

 

 

 

 

51,415

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

 

 

 

(973,537

)

 

 

 

(973,537

)

Equity contracts

 

 

(1,673,486

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,673,486

)

Foreign currency
exchange
contracts

 

 

 

 

(94,306

)

 

 

 

(94,306

)

Total

 

$

(1,635,233

)

$

(894,373

)

 

 

$

(2,529,606

)


 

 

 

 

1

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


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

Other
Interests

 

Preferred
Stocks

 

Warrants

 

Unfunded
Loan
Commitments

 

Total

 

Assets/Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of February 28, 2011

 

$

719,326

 

$

5,493,390

 

$

10,323,930

 

$

12,664

 

$

463,230

 

$

234

 

$

(25,965

)

$

16,986,809

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

 

 

13,213

 

 

2,203

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,416

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

 

9,167

 

 

4,032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,199

 

Net change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

(2,115,157

)

 

660,057

 

 

1,160,510

 

 

(30,843

)

 

 

 

240,833

 

 

25,965

 

 

(58,635

)

Purchases

 

 

3,915,113

 

 

50,154

 

 

1,367,709

 

 

1,577,152

 

 

206,521

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,116,649

 

Sales

 

 

(258,000

)

 

(871,154

)

 

(2,707,034

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,836,188

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

112,787

 

 

1,408,641

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,521,428

 

Transfers out3

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,169,655

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,169,655

)

Balance, as of August 31, 2011

 

$

2,261,282

 

$

5,467,614

 

$

9,390,336

 

$

1,558,973

 

$

669,751

 

$

241,067

 

 

 

$

19,589,023

 


 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held on August 31, 2011 was $(1,183,696).

 

 

 

 

3

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

 

 

 

 

 

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


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Asset-Backed Securities — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARES CLO Funds, Series 2005-10A, Class B,
0.64%, 9/18/17 (a)(b)

 

USD

1,250

 

$

1,113,837

 

Ballyrock CDO Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class B,
0.67%, 8/28/19 (a)(b)

 

 

1,000

 

 

785,000

 

CSAM Funding, Series 2A, Class B1, 7.05%,
10/15/16

 

 

625

 

 

594,937

 

Canaras Summit CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A,
Class B, 0.73%, 6/19/21 (a)(b)

 

 

1,225

 

 

982,879

 

Gannett Peak CLO Ltd., Series 2006-1X, Class A2,
0.61%, 10/27/20 (b)

 

 

940

 

 

702,650

 

Greyrock CDO Ltd., Series 2005-1X, Class A2L,
0.71%, 11/15/17 (b)

 

 

1,980

 

 

1,706,958

 

Portola CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1X, Class B1, 1.74%,
11/15/21 (b)

 

 

1,245

 

 

1,109,793

 

T2 Income Fund CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B,
0.85%, 7/15/19 (a)(b)

 

 

1,075

 

 

960,190

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

7,956,244

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (c)

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc.

 

 

339,340

 

 

130,273

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc.

 

 

906

 

 

2,944

 

Wellman, Inc. (acquired 1/30/09, cost $1,027) (d)

 

 

4,467

 

 

14,518

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

147,735

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smurfit Kappa Plc

 

 

36,342

 

 

288,017

 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kcad Holdings I Ltd.

 

 

493,499,609

 

 

5,570,130

 

Leucadia National Corp.

 

 

1,445

 

 

42,816

 

Preferred Term Securities VI, Ltd. (a)

 

 

35,000

 

 

1,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,614,696

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medis Technologies Ltd.

 

 

286,757

 

 

3,154

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc.

 

 

2,753

 

 

6,883

 

HRP PIK Corp., Class B (a)

 

 

5,000

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,933

 

Metals & Mining — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euramax International

 

 

2,337

 

 

654,444

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)

 

 

1,330,401

 

 

2,717,045

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.

 

 

142,549

 

 

291,124

 

Western Forest Products, Inc. (a)

 

 

211,149

 

 

142,304

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,150,473

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SunPower Corp., Class B

 

 

1,707

 

 

20,228

 

Software — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.

 

 

1,870

 

 

9

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia

 

 

159,199

 

 

318,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

318,407

 

Specialty Retail — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Movie Gallery, Inc.

 

 

503,737

 

 

1,259

 

Total Common Stocks — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

10,205,346

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bombardier, Inc., 7.75%, 3/15/20 (a)

 

USD

1,750

 

$

1,911,875

 

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

 

 

1,364

 

 

1,401,510

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,313,385

 

Airlines — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,060

 

 

1,017,600

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16

 

 

696

 

 

713,141

 

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

 

 

786

 

 

821,019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,551,760

 

Auto Components — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

170

 

 

158,100

 

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

 

 

560

 

 

540,400

 

Icahn Enterprises LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 1/15/16

 

 

320

 

 

323,200

 

8.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

5,260

 

 

5,312,600

 

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

 

 

940

 

 

987,000

 

Venture Holdings Co. LLC (c)(e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.00%, 6/01/09

 

 

4,450

 

 

445

 

Series B, 9.50%, 7/01/05

 

 

1,800

 

 

180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,321,925

 

Beverages — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

EUR

410

 

 

568,352

 

Biotechnology — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

279

 

 

283,478

 

Building Products — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Materials Corp. of America (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 2/15/20

 

 

940

 

 

940,000

 

6.75%, 5/01/21

 

 

790

 

 

756,425

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 9.00%,
1/15/21

 

 

1,315

 

 

1,124,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,820,750

 

Capital Markets — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,175

 

 

1,166,752

 

E*Trade Financial Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.50%, 11/30/17 (g)

 

 

1,440

 

 

1,656,000

 

3.99%, 8/31/19 (a)(h)(i)

 

 

593

 

 

708,635

 

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

 

 

540

 

 

574,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,105,922

 

Chemicals — 4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,490

 

 

1,463,925

 

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

 

 

224

 

 

207,760

 

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

 

 

570

 

 

571,425

 

GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 3/31/15 (g)(i)

 

 

4,171

 

 

4,170,787

 

10.00%, 3/31/15

 

 

4,106

 

 

3,797,680

 

Hexion US Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 2/01/18

 

 

955

 

 

892,925

 

9.00%, 11/15/20

 

 

670

 

 

584,575

 

Huntsman International LLC, 8.63%, 3/15/21

 

 

275

 

 

287,031

 

Kinove German Bondco GmbH, 9.63%, 6/15/18 (a)

 

 

800

 

 

768,000

 

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

 

 

365

 

 

361,350

 

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

 

 

670

 

 

587,925

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,978

 

 

4,139,420

 

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

 

 

1,027

 

 

729,265

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,562,068

 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Commercial Banks — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/14

 

USD

229

 

$

229,789

 

7.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

800

 

 

796,000

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

2,655

 

 

2,641,725

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

4,534

 

 

4,477,325

 

7.00%, 5/02/17 (a)

 

 

710

 

 

701,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,845,964

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

840

 

 

867,300

 

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

 

 

842

 

 

812,113

 

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

 

 

865

 

 

815,263

 

The Geo Group, Inc., 7.75%, 10/15/17

 

 

850

 

 

892,500

 

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

 

 

640

 

 

622,400

 

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/17 (a)

 

 

970

 

 

1,042,750

 

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

 

 

315

 

 

307,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,359,451

 

Communications Equipment — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avaya, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 11/01/15

 

 

360

 

 

306,000

 

10.13%, 11/01/15 (g)

 

 

1,070

 

 

924,213

 

7.00%, 4/01/19 (a)

 

 

255

 

 

229,500

 

EH Holding Corp., 6.50%, 6/15/19 (a)

 

 

600

 

 

600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,059,713

 

Consumer Finance — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

570

 

 

577,125

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 1/13/12 (b)

 

 

2,680

 

 

2,680,054

 

7.00%, 4/15/15

 

 

280

 

 

298,900

 

6.63%, 8/15/17

 

 

148

 

 

154,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,711,019

 

Containers & Packaging — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

EUR

485

 

 

653,159

 

Ball Corp., 6.75%, 9/15/20

 

USD

625

 

 

656,250

 

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

 

 

2,100

 

 

2,163,000

 

Beverage Packaging Holdings Luxembourg II SA,
8.00%, 12/15/16

 

EUR

260

 

 

291,322

 

Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 9.50%,
6/15/17

 

USD

360

 

 

391,500

 

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 11/15/19 (a)

 

EUR

476

 

 

653,005

 

7.75%, 11/15/19

 

 

1,515

 

 

2,078,365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,886,601

 

Diversified Financial Services — 3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 12/31/13

 

USD

90

 

 

92,700

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

 

1,330

 

 

1,396,500

 

8.00%, 3/15/20

 

 

170

 

 

171,700

 

7.50%, 9/15/20

 

 

1,990

 

 

1,955,175

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

3,430

 

 

3,352,825

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

1,530

 

 

1,471,754

 

Archimedes Funding III Ltd., 5.50%, 11/29/11 (a)

 

 

2,636

 

 

553,541

 

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

 

 

665

 

 

693,263

 

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

 

 

648

 

 

662,580

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 10/15/16

 

EUR

521

 

 

725,964

 

8.75%, 10/15/16

 

 

650

 

 

905,714

 

7.13%, 4/15/19

 

USD

1,070

 

 

1,013,825

 

7.88%, 8/15/19

 

 

610

 

 

603,900

 

6.88%, 2/15/21

 

 

920

 

 

855,600

 

8.25%, 2/15/21

 

 

615

 

 

518,138

 

WMG Acquisition Corp., 9.50%, 6/15/16 (a)

 

 

200

 

 

204,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,177,179

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

1,010

 

$

1,035,250

 

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

 

 

2,022

 

 

1,920,900

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.20%, 2/15/15 (b)

 

 

1,225

 

 

1,065,750

 

8.75%, 2/15/17

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,176,000

 

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

 

 

340

 

 

344,250

 

tw telecom Holdings, Inc., 8.00%, 3/01/18

 

 

690

 

 

710,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,252,850

 

Electric Utilities — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 7.25%, 4/01/16 (a)

 

 

775

 

 

830,618

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Components — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC, 8.00%, 12/15/18 (a)

 

 

610

 

 

603,900

 

Muzak Holdings, LLC, 13.00%, 3/15/10 (c)(e)

 

 

2,675

 

 

268

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

604,168

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,190

 

 

1,231,650

 

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

 

 

740

 

 

725,200

 

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

 

 

950

 

 

950,000

 

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

 

 

295

 

 

295,000

 

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

 

 

185

 

 

181,762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,383,612

 

Food Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

915

 

 

908,137

 

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

 

 

145

 

 

131,769

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,039,906

 

Gas Utilities — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Targa Resources Partners LP, 6.88%, 2/01/21 (a)

 

 

485

 

 

480,150

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

1,270

 

 

1,312,862

 

7.75%, 4/15/18 (a)

 

 

770

 

 

716,100

 

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

 

 

475

 

 

471,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,500,400

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

455

 

 

452,725

 

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

 

GBP

108

 

 

157,786

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 2/15/20

 

USD

2,020

 

 

2,042,725

 

7.88%, 2/15/20

 

 

1,210

 

 

1,282,600

 

7.25%, 9/15/20

 

 

265

 

 

272,287

 

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

 

 

85

 

 

76,713

 

Omnicare, Inc., 6.88%, 12/15/15

 

 

1,055

 

 

1,076,100

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

630

 

 

667,800

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

3,030

 

 

3,211,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,240,536

 

Health Care Technology — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3,205

 

 

3,685,750

 

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

 

 

620

 

 

598,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,284,050

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,040

 

 

1,008,800

 

HRP Myrtle Beach Holdings LLC, 14.50%,
4/01/14 (a)(c)(e)

 

 

6,892

 

 

689

 

HRP Myrtle Beach Operations LLC (a)(c)(e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.21%, 4/01/12

 

 

5,000

 

 

500

 

12.50%, 4/01/13 (h)

 

 

5,000

 

 

500

 

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

 

 

609

 

 

505,470

 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

36

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MGM Resorts International, 11.13%, 11/15/17

 

USD

1,340

 

$

1,494,100

 

Travelport LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.95%, 9/01/14 (b)

 

 

1,770

 

 

1,349,625

 

9.88%, 9/01/14

 

 

390

 

 

332,475

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI, 9.63%,
12/15/14 (c)(e)

 

 

530

 

 

53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,692,212

 

Household Durables — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,725,500

 

9.13%, 6/15/18

 

 

65

 

 

45,094

 

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

 

 

835

 

 

853,787

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.38%, 5/15/18

 

 

220

 

 

193,050

 

8.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

1,205

 

 

1,036,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,853,731

 

IT Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

940

 

 

864,800

 

First Data Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 6/15/19

 

 

1,480

 

 

1,391,200

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

1,064

 

 

1,005,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,261,480

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 10/15/15

 

 

300

 

 

315,000

 

9.75%, 4/15/16

 

 

1,305

 

 

1,442,025

 

7.38%, 7/01/21 (a)

 

 

410

 

 

414,100

 

Calpine Corp., 7.50%, 2/15/21 (a)

 

 

710

 

 

717,100

 

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

 

 

3,190

 

 

3,202,348

 

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

 

 

2,515

 

 

2,537,311

 

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

 

 

1,760

 

 

1,742,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,370,284

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

2,850

 

 

2,964,000

 

13.50%, 12/01/15 (g)

 

 

4,023

 

 

4,264,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,228,216

 

Insurance — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,649

 

 

1,714,960

 

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

 

 

700

 

 

621,270

 

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

 

 

415

 

 

398,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,734,630

 

Machinery — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navistar International Corp., 8.25%, 11/01/21

 

 

310

 

 

320,850

 

Media — 7.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

365

 

 

377,775

 

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

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,465,000

 

CCO Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 10/30/17

 

 

510

 

 

525,938

 

7.88%, 4/30/18

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,118,000

 

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

 

 

680

 

 

736,100

 

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

 

 

1,050

 

 

808,500

 

Checkout Holding Corp., 10.97%, 11/15/15 (a)(h)

 

 

1,090

 

 

643,100

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

639

 

 

677,340

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

5,802

 

 

6,208,140

 

DISH DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 10/01/13

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,146,250

 

6.75%, 6/01/21 (a)

 

 

470

 

 

473,525

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intelsat Luxemburg SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.25%, 6/15/16

 

USD

460

 

$

480,700

 

11.25%, 2/04/17

 

 

210

 

 

203,700

 

11.50%, 2/04/17 (g)

 

 

100

 

 

97,125

 

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

 

 

1,715

 

 

1,817,900

 

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

 

 

1,040

 

 

1,024,400

 

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

 

 

1,020

 

 

1,030,200

 

Nielsen Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.63%, 2/01/14

 

 

1,239

 

 

1,403,167

 

7.75%, 10/15/18

 

 

1,235

 

 

1,275,138

 

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

 

 

415

 

 

406,700

 

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

 

 

640

 

 

646,400

 

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

 

 

2,730

 

 

2,784,600

 

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

 

EUR

655

 

 

917,385

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,267,083

 

Metals & Mining — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond Co., Inc., 9.00%, 10/15/14 (a)

 

USD

456

 

 

466,260

 

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

 

 

1,610

 

 

1,605,975

 

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

 

 

335

 

 

327,463

 

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

 

 

3,855

 

 

4,057,387

 

RathGibson, Inc., 11.25%, 2/15/14 (c)(e)

 

 

4,440

 

 

222

 

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

 

 

377

 

 

371,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,828,619

 

Multiline Retail — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,775

 

 

1,965,813

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 6/01/19

 

 

260

 

 

254,150

 

6.25%, 6/01/21

 

 

815

 

 

797,681

 

Arch Coal, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 6/15/19 (a)

 

 

215

 

 

211,775

 

7.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

655

 

 

645,175

 

7.25%, 6/15/21 (a)

 

 

700

 

 

689,500

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

1,592

 

 

1,663,640

 

6.13%, 2/15/21

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,116,500

 

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

 

 

436

 

 

462,160

 

Consol Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 4/01/20

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,881,250

 

6.38%, 3/01/21 (a)

 

 

440

 

 

436,700

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

103,500

 

Denbury Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 2/15/20

 

 

670

 

 

706,013

 

6.38%, 8/15/21

 

 

570

 

 

558,600

 

El Paso Corp., 7.00%, 6/15/17

 

 

1,575

 

 

1,750,323

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 7.75%, 6/15/19

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,222,000

 

Forest Oil Corp., 8.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

390

 

 

417,300

 

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

 

 

2,165

 

 

2,186,650

 

Linn Energy LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.63%, 4/15/20

 

 

1,115

 

 

1,193,050

 

7.75%, 2/01/21 (a)

 

 

1,970

 

 

2,009,400

 

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

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,616,000

 

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

 

 

3,015

 

 

3,022,537

 

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

 

 

335

 

 

328,300

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 8/01/14

 

 

590

 

 

666,700

 

7.88%, 6/01/15

 

 

795

 

 

858,600

 

7.25%, 8/15/18

 

 

525

 

 

612,281

 

6.25%, 6/01/19 (a)

 

 

920

 

 

1,069,500

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co., 7.75%,
6/15/15

 

 

530

 

 

545,900

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

37




 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range Resources Corp., 5.75%, 6/01/21

 

USD

1,230

 

$

1,236,150

 

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

 

 

825

 

 

804,375

 

Titan Petrochemicals Group Ltd., 8.50%, 3/18/12 (a)

 

 

1,760

 

 

1,232,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,297,710

 

Paper & Forest Products — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11.00%, 7/29/15 (a)(g)

 

 

4,530

 

 

3,170,991

 

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

 

 

640

 

 

700,800

 

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

 

 

2,950

 

 

3,368,923

 

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

 

 

280

 

 

277,200

 

NewPage Corp., 11.38%, 12/31/14

 

 

2,280

 

 

2,006,400

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 7/01/14

 

 

510

 

 

540,600

 

Series B, 4.00%, 8/01/14 (b)

 

 

890

 

 

729,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,794,714

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,935

 

 

1,838,250

 

Professional Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

560

 

 

552,300

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,825

 

 

1,715,500

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 4/15/17

 

 

1,620

 

 

1,287,900

 

12.00%, 4/15/17

 

 

160

 

 

128,000

 

7.88%, 2/15/19 (a)

 

 

2,225

 

 

1,846,750

 

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

 

 

610

 

 

515,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,778,100

 

Road & Rail — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 8.25%, 1/15/19

 

 

1,805

 

 

1,746,337

 

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

 

 

370

 

 

368,150

 

The Hertz Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 10/15/18

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,715,000

 

6.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

730

 

 

680,725

 

7.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

810

 

 

773,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,283,762

 

Specialty Retail — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,275

 

 

1,290,938

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/23

 

 

410

 

 

430,411

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

353

 

 

331,820

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/16

 

 

3,050

 

 

3,088,125

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.13%, 1/15/15

 

 

3,948

 

 

3,948,000

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

810

 

 

810,000

 

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.88%,
10/31/13

 

 

815

 

 

809,906

 

Sprint Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.38%, 3/15/12

 

 

625

 

 

643,750

 

6.88%, 11/15/28

 

 

880

 

 

787,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,087,381

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 58.1%

 

 

 

 

 

248,107,661

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 4.00%,
2/14/17

 

USD

1,493

 

$

1,432,800

 

Airlines — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B, 5.50%,
4/20/17

 

 

2,375

 

 

2,188,966

 

Auto Components — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission, Inc., Term Loan, 2.96%,
8/07/14

 

 

3,463

 

 

3,246,936

 

Autoparts Holdings, Ltd.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 7/28/17

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,176,000

 

Second Lien Term Loan, 10.50%, 1/29/18

 

 

1,800

 

 

1,773,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,195,936

 

Biotechnology — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grifols SA, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 6/01/17

 

 

905

 

 

883,280

 

Building Products — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPG International I, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%,
2/18/17

 

 

1,194

 

 

1,116,390

 

Goodman Global, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75%, 10/28/16

 

 

3,112

 

 

3,058,537

 

Term Loan (Second Lien), 9.00%, 10/30/17

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,206,000

 

Momentive Performance Materials (Blitz 06-103
GmbH), Tranche B-2B Term Loan, 4.79%, 5/05/15

 

EUR

1,064

 

 

1,370,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,751,755

 

Capital Markets — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HarbourVest Partners, Term Loan (First Lien), 6.25%,
12/14/16

 

USD

1,812

 

 

1,757,658

 

Nuveen Investments, Inc. (First Lien):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Term Loan, 3.25%, 11/13/14

 

 

418

 

 

386,706

 

Non-Extended Term Loan, 5.75% – 5.81%,
5/12/17

 

 

1,682

 

 

1,571,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,715,584

 

Chemicals — 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AZ Chemical Co., LLC, New Term Loan, 4.75%,
11/21/16

 

 

313

 

 

301,970

 

American Rock Salt Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,
5.50%, 4/25/17

 

 

2,264

 

 

2,170,922

 

Ashland, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 7/30/18

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,270,984

 

Chemtura Corp., Exit Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/27/16

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,271,829

 

Gentek, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 7.00%, 10/06/15

 

 

2,046

 

 

1,909,367

 

MDI Holdings, LLC (FKA MacDermid, Inc.),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche C Term Loan, 3.54%, 4/11/14

 

EUR

647

 

 

884,136

 

Nexeo Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/08/17

 

USD

1,621

 

 

1,492,608

 

PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.), Original
Term Loan Facility (First Lien), 3.48% – 3.51%,
7/30/14

 

 

2,266

 

 

2,071,177

 

Styron Sarl, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/02/17

 

 

2,297

 

 

2,110,578

 

Tronox Worldwide LLC, Exit Term Loan, 7.00%,
10/15/15

 

 

4,443

 

 

4,392,695

 

Univar, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/30/17

 

 

2,388

 

 

2,203,527

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,079,793

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARAMARK Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter of Credit — 1 Facility, 2.06%, 1/27/14

 

 

28

 

 

25,983

 

Letter of Credit — 2 Facility, 3.44%, 7/26/16

 

 

29

 

 

26,951

 

US Term Loan, 2.12%, 1/27/14

 

 

342

 

 

322,541

 

US Term Loan B, 3.50%, 7/26/16

 

 

438

 

 

409,811

 

AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B,
5.25%, 6/10/16

 

 

796

 

 

766,268

 

Adesa, Inc. (KAR Holdings, Inc.), Initial Term Loan B,
5.00%, 5/19/17

 

 

2,400

 

 

2,280,000

 

Altegrity, Inc. (FKA US Investigations Services, Inc.),
Tranche D Term Loan, 7.75%, 2/20/15

 

 

2,789

 

 

2,713,587

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

38

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Commercial Services & Supplies (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan B2, 7.00%, 3/17/16

 

USD

975

 

$

968,497

 

Synagro Technologies, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien),
2.21% – 2.23%, 4/02/14

 

 

878

 

 

762,601

 

Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate),
Term Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 9/16/16

 

 

1,787

 

 

1,709,091

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,985,330

 

Communications Equipment — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avaya, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 3.06%, 10/24/14

 

 

1,833

 

 

1,630,246

 

Term Loan B-3, 4.81%, 10/26/17

 

 

2,936

 

 

2,528,791

 

CommScope, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 1/14/18

 

 

1,496

 

 

1,436,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,595,437

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BakerCorp., Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/01/18

 

 

875

 

 

831,250

 

Safway Services, LLC, First Out Tranche Loan, 9.00%,
12/16/17

 

 

2,750

 

 

2,750,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,581,250

 

Consumer Finance — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (FKA AGFS
Funding Co.), Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17

 

 

4,250

 

 

3,936,563

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp., Term Loan C, 2.21%,
4/03/15

 

 

340

 

 

302,104

 

Graham Packaging Co., LP, Term Loan D, 6.00%,
9/23/16

 

 

1,687

 

 

1,670,378

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,972,482

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coinmach Service Corp., Term Loan, 3.22% – 3.30%,
11/20/14

 

 

4,536

 

 

3,946,303

 

Laureate Education, Extended Term Loan, 5.25%,
8/15/18

 

 

5,121

 

 

4,522,566

 

ServiceMaster Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing Date Term Loan, 2.69% – 2.76%,
7/24/14

 

 

3,215

 

 

2,970,294

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14

 

 

320

 

 

295,797

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,734,960

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Term Loan E, 6.50%,
2/09/18

 

 

963

 

 

918,068

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Term Loan,
9.00%, 11/01/15

 

 

3,618

 

 

3,613,581

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add On Term Loan, 11.50%, 3/13/14

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,558,755

 

Term Loan B2, 2.50%, 9/03/18

 

 

6,000

 

 

5,655,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,827,336

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Generac Acquisition Corp., Term Loan (First Lien),
2.69% – 2.75%, 11/11/13

 

 

297

 

 

277,791

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aeroflex, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/09/18

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,226,725

 

CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/14/17

 

 

1,781

 

 

1,615,930

 

Non-Extended Term Loan, 3.71%, 10/10/14

 

 

2,114

 

 

1,987,038

 

Sensata Technologies Finance Company, LLC,
New Term Loan, 4.00%, 5/11/18

 

 

2,760

 

 

2,653,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,482,743

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCS Income Trust, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 11/14/14

 

USD

1,168

 

$

1,035,629

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

1,643

 

 

1,586,859

 

Gas Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

3,007

 

 

2,954,377

 

MEG Energy Corp., Tranche D Term Loan, 4.00%,
3/16/18

 

 

2,700

 

 

2,581,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,158,740

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AB Acquisitions UK Topco 2 Ltd. (FKA Alliance Boots),
Facility B1, 3.61%, 7/09/15

 

GBP

3,000

 

 

4,186,994

 

US Foodservice, Inc., Term Loan B:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.71% – 2.72%, 7/03/14

 

USD

2,197

 

 

1,966,712

 

5.75%, 3/31/17

 

 

1,297

 

 

1,205,978

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,359,684

 

Food Products — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(First Lien), 7.00%, 9/30/16

 

 

2,878

 

 

2,782,922

 

(Second Lien), 11.25%, 9/29/17

 

 

1,800

 

 

1,764,000

 

Del Monte Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 3/08/18

 

 

4,210

 

 

3,967,925

 

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, Tranche D Term Loan,
6.00%, 4/02/14

 

 

1,505

 

 

1,483,225

 

Solvest, Ltd. (Dole):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%,
7/06/18

 

 

404

 

 

389,293

 

Tranche C-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%,
7/06/18

 

 

751

 

 

722,972

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,110,337

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 3.24%, 3/25/15

 

 

265

 

 

251,485

 

DJO Finance LLC (FKA ReAble Therapeutics Finance
LLC), Term Loan, 3.22%, 5/20/14

 

 

1,713

 

 

1,598,706

 

Iasis Healthcare LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/03/18

 

 

1,524

 

 

1,404,667

 

Immucor, Inc., Term Loan B, 7.25%, 8/17/18

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,060,818

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,315,676

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Extended Delayed Draw Term Loan,
2.47% – 2.57%, 7/25/14

 

 

72

 

 

67,000

 

Non-Extended Term Loan, 2.47% – 2.57%,
7/25/14

 

 

1,423

 

 

1,319,619

 

ConvaTec, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 5.75%, 12/22/16

 

 

1,294

 

 

1,220,198

 

DaVita, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 10/20/16

 

 

1,990

 

 

1,930,300

 

Emergency Medical Services, Term Loan, 5.25%,
5/25/18

 

 

1,995

 

 

1,845,375

 

HCA, Inc., Tranche B-1 Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.50%, 11/18/13

 

 

245

 

 

236,628

 

3.50%, 5/01/18

 

 

1,329

 

 

1,246,767

 

Harden Healthcare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%,
3/02/15

 

 

2,303

 

 

2,256,973

 

Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15

 

 

692

 

 

678,253

 

inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incremental Term Loan B3, 6.75%, 5/15/18

 

 

1,000

 

 

940,000

 

Term Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16

 

 

2,713

 

 

2,558,940

 

Medpace, Inc., Term Loan, 6.50%, 6/22/17

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,900,000

 

Renal Advantage Holdings, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,
5.75%, 12/16/16

 

 

1,294

 

 

1,266,557

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,466,610

 

Health Care Technology — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMS Health, Inc., Tranche B Dollar Term Loan, 4.50%,
8/25/17

 

 

1,990

 

 

1,908,351

 

MedAssets, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 11/16/16

 

 

945

 

 

894,444

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,802,795

 



 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

39




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incremental Term Loan B-4, 9.50%, 10/31/16

 

USD

575

 

$

573,388

 

Term Loan B-1, 3.25%, 1/28/15

 

 

1,424

 

 

1,226,002

 

Term Loan B-2, 3.22% – 3.25%, 1/28/15

 

 

1,260

 

 

1,085,566

 

Term Loan B-3, 3.25%, 1/28/15

 

 

4,320

 

 

3,719,182

 

Dunkin’ Brands, Inc., New Term Loan B, 4.00%,
11/23/17

 

 

2,886

 

 

2,771,309

 

Golden Living, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/04/18

 

 

1,890

 

 

1,677,375

 

Las Vegas Sands LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1.72%, 5/23/14

 

 

193

 

 

179,088

 

Term Loan B, 1.72%, 5/23/14

 

 

1,132

 

 

1,054,062

 

Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. (FKA SW
Acquisitions Co., Inc.), Term Loan B, 4.00%,
8/17/17

 

 

1,794

 

 

1,731,632

 

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan
(First Lien), 5.25%, 6/30/16

 

 

2,971

 

 

2,897,080

 

VML US Finance LLC (FKA Venetian Macau):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Project Term Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13

 

 

880

 

 

870,868

 

Term B Delayed Draw Project Loan, 4.73%,
5/25/12

 

 

1,035

 

 

1,023,828

 

Term B Funded Project Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13

 

 

179

 

 

176,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,986,330

 

IT Services — 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceridian Corp., US Term Loan, 3.22%, 11/10/14

 

 

3,069

 

 

2,623,859

 

First Data Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial B-1 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14

 

 

147

 

 

128,976

 

Initial B-2 Term Loan, 4.22%, 3/23/18

 

 

6,563

 

 

5,494,561

 

Initial B-3 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14

 

 

210

 

 

184,558

 

infoGROUP, Inc., Term Loan, 5.75%, 5/22/18

 

 

855

 

 

784,747

 

iPayment, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 5/08/17

 

 

1,154

 

 

1,091,594

 

TransUnion LLC, Replacement Term Loan, 4.75%,
2/12/18

 

 

3,721

 

 

3,529,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,837,358

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 6/01/18

 

 

1,796

 

 

1,724,578

 

Calpine Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 4/02/18

 

 

2,042

 

 

1,882,709

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU),
Extended Term Loan, 4.71% – 4.77%, 10/10/17

 

 

3,716

 

 

2,728,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,335,320

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp., Term Loan, 3.50% – 3.51%, 12/03/14

 

 

2,643

 

 

2,469,176

 

Tomkins Plc, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 9/29/16

 

 

2,277

 

 

2,191,573

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,660,749

 

Leisure Equipment & Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EB Sports Corp., Loan, 11.50%, 12/31/15

 

 

1,641

 

 

1,575,288

 

Machinery — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terex Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan, 6.03%, 4/28/17

 

EUR

220

 

 

306,549

 

Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/28/17

 

USD

1,300

 

 

1,274,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,580,549

 

Media — 10.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMC Networks, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 12/31/18

 

 

1,800

 

 

1,734,750

 

Acosta, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 3/01/18

 

 

1,796

 

 

1,693,390

 

Affinion Group, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 5.00%,
10/10/16

 

 

988

 

 

889,380

 

Capsugel Healthcare Ltd., Term Loan, 5.25%,
8/01/18

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,449,000

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson
Learning):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan, 2.50%, 7/03/14

 

 

925

 

 

765,021

 

Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%, 7/03/14

 

 

1,260

 

 

1,203,125

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 7.25%, 3/06/14

 

USD

46

 

$

45,895

 

Term Loan C, 3.50%, 9/06/16

 

 

2,670

 

 

2,542,192

 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan B,
3.87%, 1/28/16

 

 

3,145

 

 

2,353,844

 

Cumulus Media, Inc., Term Loan, 6.75%, 8/30/18

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,404,375

 

Getty Images, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 5.25%,
11/07/16

 

 

478

 

 

468,098

 

Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.71%, 12/31/14

 

 

929

 

 

849,374

 

HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan,
6.21%, 6/12/14

 

 

2,348

 

 

1,887,472

 

Hubbard Broadcasting, Term Loan (Second Lien),
5.25%, 4/28/17

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,046,837

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (FKA Intelsat Jackson
Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan,
5.25%, 4/02/18

 

 

7,980

 

 

7,640,850

 

Interactive Data Corp., Term Loan, 4.50%, 2/12/18

 

 

1,696

 

 

1,603,552

 

Lavena Holding 3 GmbH (Prosiebensat.1 Media AG):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility B1, 4.20%, 3/06/15

 

EUR

304

 

 

338,574

 

Facility C1, 4.45%, 3/04/16

 

 

608

 

 

681,514

 

Mediacom Illinois, LLC (FKA Mediacom
Communications, LLC), Tranche D Term Loan,
5.50%, 3/31/17

 

USD

983

 

 

938,287

 

Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%,
8/01/13

 

 

4,250

 

 

4,388,125

 

Nielsen Finance LLC, Class C Term Loan, 3.48%,
5/02/16

 

 

405

 

 

380,194

 

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., New Tranche B Term
Loan, 4.00%, 10/28/16

 

 

1,313

 

 

1,293,338

 

Sunshine Acquisition Ltd. (FKA HIT Entertainment),
Term Facility, 5.51%, 6/01/12

 

 

1,916

 

 

1,842,564

 

UPC Broadband Holding B.V., Term U, 5.44%,
12/31/17

 

EUR

1,246

 

 

1,672,917

 

Univision Communications, Inc., Extended First Lien
Term Loan, 4.47%, 3/31/17

 

 

1,872

 

 

1,609,690

 

WC Luxco Sarl, New Term Loan B3, 4.25%, 3/15/18

 

USD

596

 

 

571,455

 

Weather Channel, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/13/17

 

 

1,696

 

 

1,633,567

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42,927,380

 

Metals & Mining — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Novelis, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/10/17

 

 

3,134

 

 

2,960,738

 

SunCoke Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 7/26/18

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,520,000

 

Walter Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 4/02/18

 

 

5,087

 

 

4,858,324

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,339,062

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. (FKA NE Energy, Inc.),
Term B Advance (First Lien), 2.75%, 11/01/13

 

 

395

 

 

374,018

 

Multiline Retail — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., Tranche B-2 Term Loan,
2.96% – 2.97%, 7/07/14

 

 

1,439

 

 

1,395,477

 

Hema Holding BV:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility B, 3.43%, 7/06/15

 

EUR

363

 

 

484,352

 

Facility C, 4.18%, 7/05/16

 

 

363

 

 

486,956

 

Facility D, 6.43%, 1/05/17

 

 

2,900

 

 

3,777,054

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,143,839

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gibson Energy, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 6/14/18

 

USD

1,500

 

 

1,417,500

 

Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%,
11/02/15

 

 

3,651

 

 

3,614,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,032,188

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, Term Loan,
6.51% – 7.26%, 2/01/13 (g)

 

 

4,500

 

 

3,869,610

 



 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

     

 

 

 

40

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011



 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aptalis Pharma, Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, 2/10/17

 

USD

1,791

 

$

1,615,482

 

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,
4.00%, 6/18/18

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,467,195

 

Quinteles Transnational Corp., Term Loan, 5.00%,
6/08/18

 

 

780

 

 

723,450

 

RPI Finance Trust, Term Loan Tranche 2, 4.00%,
5/09/18

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,115,500

 

Warner Chilcott Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B-1, 4.25%, 3/15/18

 

 

866

 

 

830,124

 

Term Loan B-2, 4.25%, 3/15/18

 

 

433

 

 

415,603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,167,354

 

Professional Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,
4.00%, 8/03/17

 

 

1,246

 

 

1,218,877

 

Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B
(First Lien), 4.50%, 11/03/16

 

 

2,090

 

 

2,012,473

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,231,350

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan, (Second Lien),
5.00%, 6/28/13

 

 

3,447

 

 

3,349,325

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.27%, 10/10/13

 

 

2,677

 

 

2,362,243

 

Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan,
4.44%, 10/10/16

 

 

396

 

 

325,890

 

Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16

 

 

3,033

 

 

2,496,249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,184,382

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Extended Maturity
Term Loan, 4.44%, 12/01/16

 

 

730

 

 

664,126

 

Microsemi Corp., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 11/02/17

 

 

1,294

 

 

1,234,219

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,898,345

 

Specialty Retail — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Academy Ltd., Term Loan, 6.00%, 8/03/18

 

 

1,900

 

 

1,803,575

 

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., Term
Loan B, 6.25%, 2/23/17

 

 

1,407

 

 

1,326,274

 

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%,
3/02/18

 

 

2,175

 

 

2,052,656

 

J. Crew Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/07/18

 

 

653

 

 

581,904

 

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/16/18

 

 

798

 

 

742,140

 

Michaels Stores, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B-1, 2.50%, 10/31/13

 

 

980

 

 

926,500

 

Term Loan B-2, 4.75%, 7/31/16

 

 

1,517

 

 

1,427,915

 

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%,
11/24/17

 

 

2,708

 

 

2,545,191

 

Toys ‘R’ Us Delaware, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Loan, 6.00%, 9/01/16

 

 

1,907

 

 

1,786,985

 

Term Loan, 5.25%, 5/25/18

 

 

1,147

 

 

1,064,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,258,051

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%,
3/16/18

 

 

1,493

 

 

1,398,299

 

Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc., Initial Loan,
6.88%, 8/11/15

 

 

5,887

 

 

5,916,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,314,527

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 71.4%

 

 

 

 

 

304,838,941

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (j)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

Value

 

Auto Components — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intermet Liquidating Trust, Class A (c)

 

USD

833

 

$

8

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSU JGW SPV, LLC (J.G. Wentworth LLC Preferred
Equity Interests) (c)(k)

 

 

1

 

 

1,293,079

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets, Inc. (c)

 

 

1,440

 

 

14

 

Household Durables — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSU (S-MARTIN) SPV, LLC (Stanley Martin, Class B
Membership Units) (c)(k)

 

 

2

 

 

1,511,219

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adelphia Escrow (c)

 

 

7,500

 

 

75

 

Adelphia Preferred Escrow (c)

 

 

5

 

 

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust (c)

 

 

9,406

 

 

941

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust, Series ACC-6B INT (c)

 

 

500

 

 

2,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,516

 

Metals & Mining — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSU-(R-Gibson) SPV, LLC (RathGibson Acquisition
Corp. LLC) (k)

 

 

280

 

 

3,459,279

 

Specialty Retail — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Movie Gallery, Inc. Default Escrow (c)

 

 

21,700

 

 

217

 

Total Other Interests — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

6,267,332

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (l)

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HealthSouth Corp. (Expires 1/16/14)

 

 

126,761

 

 

1

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffets Restaurants Holdings, Inc. (Expires 4/29/14)

 

 

1,216

 

 

12

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Communications, Inc. (Expires 11/30/14)

 

 

12,661

 

 

139,689

 

Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,247

 

 

13

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)

 

 

24,924

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

139,715

 

Total Investments (Cost — $662,005,427*) — 135.2%

 

 

 

 

 

577,515,239

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (35.2)%

 

 

 

 

 

(150,437,744

)

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

427,077,495

 


 

 


*


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


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

657,970,871

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

13,206,944

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(93,662,576

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(80,455,632

)


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

41



 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)


 

 

(a)

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

 

 

(b)

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

 

 

(c)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(d)

Restricted security as to resale. As of report date the Fund held less than 0.1% of its net assets, with a current market value of $14,518 and an original cost of $1,027, in this security.

 

 

(e)

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

 

 

(f)

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

 

 

(g)

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

 

 

(h)

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

 

 

(i)

Convertible security.

 

 

(j)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

 

 

(k)

The investment is held by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund.

 

 

(l)

Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
February 28,
2011

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2011

 

Income

 

BlackRock Liquidity
Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class

 

 

436,377

 

 

(436,377

)

 

 

$

1,517

 


 

 

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

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

CAD

 

908,500

 

USD

 

924,168

 

Citibank NA

 

10/07/11

 

$

2,759

 

USD

 

918,798

 

CAD

 

908,500

 

Citibank NA

 

10/07/11

 

 

(8,130

)

EUR

 

877,500

 

USD

 

1,257,112

 

Citibank NA

 

10/26/11

 

 

2,590

 

USD

 

18,545,420

 

EUR

 

12,936,500

 

Citibank NA

 

10/26/11

 

 

(25,670

)

USD

 

72,162

 

EUR

 

50,000

 

Deutsche Bank

 

10/26/11

 

 

384

 

USD

 

641,964

 

EUR

 

445,000

 

UBS AG

 

10/26/11

 

 

3,141

 

GBP

 

2,070

 

USD

 

3,342

 

State Street Bank

 

8/11/11

 

 

19

 

USD

 

454,347

 

GBP

 

280,000

 

Citibank NA

 

10/07/11

 

 

(3,598

)

USD

 

3,921,166

 

GBP

 

2,454,000

 

Royal Bank
of Scotland

 

10/07/11

 

 

(60,862

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(89,367

)


 

 

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


 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities

 

 

 

$

3,056,906

 

$

4,899,338

 

$

7,956,244

 

Common Stocks

 

$

795,785

 

 

3,373,248

 

 

6,036,313

 

 

10,205,346

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

234,208,641

 

 

13,899,020

 

 

248,107,661

 

Floating Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan interests

 

 

 

 

267,976,591

 

 

36,862,350

 

 

304,838,941

 

Other Interests

 

 

3,441

 

 

 

 

6,263,891

 

 

6,267,332

 

Warrants

 

 

139,689

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

139,715

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfunded Loan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments

 

 

 

 

(79,684

)

 

 

 

(79,684

)

Total

 

$

938,915

 

$

508,535,702

 

$

67,960,938

 

$

577,435,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Derivative Financial
Instruments1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency
exchange contracts

 

 

 

$

8,893

 

 

 

$

8,893

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency
exchange contracts

 

 

 

 

(98,260

)

 

 

 

(98,260

)

Total

 

 

 

$

(89,367

)

 

 

$

(89,367

)


 

 

 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

42

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed
Securities

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Floating
Rate Loan
Interests

 

Other
Interests

 

Warrants

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of February 28, 2011

 

$

6,393,325

 

$

926,586

 

$

12,777,038

 

$

50,753,656

 

$

4,757,077

 

$

26

 

$

75,607,708

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

34,986

 

 

 

 

256,924

 

 

65,956

 

 

 

 

 

 

357,866

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

62,231

 

 

 

 

11,620

 

 

151,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

225,840

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

(389,979

)

 

(5,389,893

)

 

976,442

 

 

(4,096,771

)

 

1,506,819

 

 

 

 

(7,393,382

)

Purchases

 

 

1,712,700

 

 

10,499,620

 

 

25,052

 

 

14,100,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,337,997

 

Sales

 

 

(1,813,925

)

 

 

 

(148,500

)

 

(14,937,250

)

 

 

 

 

 

(16,899,675

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

 

 

444

 

 

4,518,093

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,518,537

 

Transfers out3

 

 

(1,100,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

(13,693,948

)

 

(5

)

 

 

 

(14,793,953

)

Balance, as of August 31, 2011

 

$

4,899,338

 

$

6,036,313

 

$

13,899,020

 

$

36,862,350

 

$

6,263,891

 

$

26

 

$

67,960,938

 


 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held on August 31, 2011 was $(4,397,797).

 

 

 

 

3

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

 

 

 

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

       

 

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

43




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

ARES CLO Funds, Series 2005-10A, Class B,
0.64%, 9/18/17 (a)(b)

 

USD

500

 

$

445,535

 

Ballyrock CDO Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class B,
0.67%, 8/28/19 (a)(b)

 

 

500

 

 

392,500

 

Canaras Summit CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B,
0.73%, 6/19/21 (a)(b)

 

 

395

 

 

316,928

 

Flagship CLO, Series 2006-1A, Class B, 0.60%,
9/20/19 (a)(b)

 

 

1,000

 

 

807,500

 

Fraser Sullivan CLO Ltd., Series 2006-2A, Class B,
0.65%, 12/20/20 (a)(b)

 

 

500

 

 

400,000

 

Gannett Peak CLO Ltd., Series 2006-1X, Class A2,
0.61%, 10/27/20 (a)(b)

 

 

305

 

 

227,988

 

Goldman Sachs Asset Management CLO Plc, Series
2007-1A, Class B, 0.70%, 8/01/22 (a)(b)

 

 

665

 

 

493,762

 

Landmark CDO Ltd., Series 2006-8A, Class B,
0.61%, 10/19/20 (a)(b)

 

 

570

 

 

466,665

 

MAPS CLO Fund LLC, Series 2005-1A, Class C,
1.20%, 12/21/17 (a)(b)

 

 

300

 

 

265,770

 

Portola CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1X, Class B1, 1.74%,
11/15/21 (b)

 

 

405

 

 

361,017

 

T2 Income Fund CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B,
0.85%, 7/15/19 (a)(b)

 

 

345

 

 

308,154

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

4,485,819

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (c)

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (a)

 

 

10,732

 

 

4,120

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc.

 

 

181

 

 

588

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,708

 

Electrical Equipment — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medis Technologies Ltd.

 

 

13,053

 

 

144

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SunPower Corp., Class B

 

 

1,860

 

 

22,041

 

Software — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia

 

 

47,227

 

 

94,454

 

Total Common Stocks — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

121,347

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

210

 

 

201,600

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16

 

 

209

 

 

213,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

415,542

 

Auto Components — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Icahn Enterprises LP, 7.75%, 1/15/16

 

 

1,105

 

 

1,116,050

 

Capital Markets — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., 3.99%, 8/31/19 (a)(d)(e)

 

 

46

 

 

54,970

 

Chemicals — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CF Industries, Inc., 6.88%, 5/01/18

 

 

480

 

 

544,200

 

GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 3/31/15 (d)(f)

 

 

702

 

 

702,101

 

10.00%, 3/31/15

 

 

691

 

 

638,768

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc., Subordinate Note (Third Lien),
5.00%, 1/29/19 (d)(f)

 

 

205

 

 

145,690

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,030,759

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Commercial Banks — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/14

 

USD

45

 

$

44,837

 

7.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

170

 

 

169,150

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

220

 

 

218,900

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

960

 

 

948,000

 

7.00%, 5/02/17 (a)

 

 

150

 

 

148,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,529,012

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

472

 

 

455,665

 

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

 

 

280

 

 

263,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

719,565

 

Consumer Finance — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

190

 

 

192,375

 

Inmarsat Finance Plc, 7.38%, 12/01/17 (a)

 

 

425

 

 

442,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

634,375

 

Containers & Packaging — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

900

 

 

927,000

 

Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 9.50%, 6/15/17

 

 

115

 

 

125,063

 

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

 

EUR

113

 

 

154,208

 

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 11/15/17

 

 

175

 

 

241,332

 

7.75%, 11/15/19

 

USD

160

 

 

219,497

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,667,100

 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc., 2.53%, 12/01/14 (b)

 

 

1,175

 

 

1,101,101

 

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

 

 

85

 

 

88,612

 

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

 

 

300

 

 

306,750

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 10/15/16

 

EUR

200

 

 

278,681

 

7.13%, 4/15/19

 

USD

280

 

 

265,300

 

7.88%, 8/15/19

 

 

100

 

 

99,000

 

6.88%, 2/15/21

 

 

210

 

 

195,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,334,744

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

290

 

 

297,250

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 10/01/15

 

 

300

 

 

320,250

 

Series B, 7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

217

 

 

219,713

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

837,213

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC, 8.00%, 12/15/18 (a)

 

 

200

 

 

198,000

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

645

 

 

666,769

 

7.75%, 4/15/18 (a)

 

 

95

 

 

88,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

755,119

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 2/15/20

 

 

615

 

 

621,919

 

7.25%, 9/15/20

 

 

255

 

 

262,012

 

7.50%, 2/15/22

 

 

720

 

 

712,800

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

95

 

 

100,700

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

545

 

 

577,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,275,131

 

Health Care Technology — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

980

 

 

1,127,000

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

     

 

 

 

44

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

383

 

$

317,890

 

MGM Resorts International, 10.38%, 5/15/14

 

 

260

 

 

285,350

 

Travelport LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.95%, 9/01/14 (b)

 

 

665

 

 

507,062

 

9.88%, 9/01/14

 

 

150

 

 

127,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,238,177

 

IT Services — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp., 7.38%, 6/15/19 (a)

 

 

440

 

 

413,600

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

501,936

 

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

 

 

1,425

 

 

1,437,641

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,939,577

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp., 13.50%, 12/01/15 (a)(f)

 

 

679

 

 

719,387

 

Media — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

120

 

 

124,200

 

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

 

 

550

 

 

635,250

 

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

 

 

230

 

 

248,975

 

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

 

 

340

 

 

261,800

 

Checkout Holding Corp., 10.97%, 11/15/15 (a)(e)

 

 

350

 

 

206,500

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

212

 

 

224,720

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

967

 

 

1,034,690

 

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

 

 

330

 

 

333,300

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,020,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,089,435

 

Metals & Mining — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

445

 

 

443,888

 

Novelis, Inc., 8.38%, 12/15/17

 

 

495

 

 

511,087

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

954,975

 

Multiline Retail — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

235

 

 

260,263

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 6/01/19

 

 

225

 

 

219,938

 

6.25%, 6/01/21

 

 

350

 

 

342,562

 

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

 

 

144

 

 

152,640

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

715,140

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

180

 

 

178,200

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, Series B, 4.00%, 8/01/14 (b)

 

 

180

 

 

147,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

325,800

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

530

 

 

503,500

 

Professional Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

95

 

 

93,694

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/16

 

USD

825

 

$

835,313

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.13%, 1/15/15

 

 

399

 

 

399,000

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

265

 

 

265,000

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

463,750

 

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.88%,
10/31/13

 

 

155

 

 

154,031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,117,094

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 21.2%

 

 

 

 

 

29,065,222

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DynCorp International, Term Loan, 6.25%, 7/05/16

 

 

515

 

 

490,356

 

The SI Organization, Inc., New Tranche B Term Loan,
4.50%, 11/22/16

 

 

470

 

 

422,550

 

TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 4.00%,
2/14/17

 

 

945

 

 

907,440

 

Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp., Term Loan B, 4.25%,
4/07/17

 

 

512

 

 

494,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,315,342

 

Airlines — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B, 5.50%,
4/20/17

 

 

1,275

 

 

1,175,129

 

Auto Components — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission, Inc., Term Loan, 2.96%, 8/07/14

 

 

1,961

 

 

1,838,449

 

Autoparts Holdings, Ltd., First Lien Term Loan,
6.50%, 7/28/17

 

 

750

 

 

735,000

 

Federal-Mogul Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 2.15% – 2.18%, 12/29/14

 

 

321

 

 

291,083

 

Term Loan C, 2.15% – 2.18%, 12/28/15

 

 

164

 

 

148,410

 

GPX International Tire Corp., Tranche B: (c)(g)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.37%, 3/31/12

 

 

549

 

 

 

12.00%, 3/31/12

 

 

9

 

 

 

UCI International, Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, 7/26/17

 

 

398

 

 

386,558

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,399,500

 

Automobiles — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Co., Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 2.96%,
12/16/13

 

 

530

 

 

520,934

 

Biotechnology — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grifols SA, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 6/01/17

 

 

410

 

 

400,160

 

Building Products — 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%,
3/09/18

 

 

623

 

 

585,252

 

CPG International I, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%,
2/18/17

 

 

945

 

 

883,809

 

Goodman Global, Inc., Initial Term Loan (First Lien),
5.75%, 10/28/16

 

 

2,394

 

 

2,352,721

 

Momentive Performance Materials (Blitz 06-103
GmbH), Tranche B-2B Term Loan, 4.79%,
5/05/15

 

EUR

341

 

 

439,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,261,722

 

Capital Markets — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Capital Ltd., Term Loan B, 7.50%,
12/31/13

 

USD

261

 

 

253,869

 

HarbourVest Partners, Term Loan (First Lien), 6.25%,
12/14/16

 

 

906

 

 

878,829

 

Nuveen Investments, Inc. (First Lien):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Term Loan, 3.25%, 11/13/14

 

 

459

 

 

424,282

 

Non-Extended Term Loan, 5.75% – 5.81%,
5/12/17

 

 

916

 

 

855,804

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,412,784

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

45




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Chemicals — 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AZ Chemical Co., LLC, Term Loan B, 4.75%,
11/21/16

 

USD

257

 

$

247,402

 

American Rock Salt Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,
5.50%, 4/25/17

 

 

718

 

 

688,574

 

Ashland, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 7/30/18

 

 

600

 

 

586,608

 

Chemtura Corp., Exit Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/27/16

 

 

800

 

 

782,664

 

Gentek, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 7.00%,
10/06/15

 

 

787

 

 

734,781

 

MDI Holdings, LLC (FKA MacDermid, Inc.),
Tranche C Term Loan, 3.54%, 4/11/14

 

EUR

264

 

 

361,369

 

Nexeo Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 9/08/17

 

USD

623

 

 

574,080

 

PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.), Original
Term Facility (First Lien), 3.48% – 3.51%, 7/30/14

 

 

765

 

 

699,384

 

Styron Sarl, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/02/17

 

 

959

 

 

881,164

 

Tronox Worldwide LLC, Exit Term Loan, 7.00%,
10/15/15

 

 

1,453

 

 

1,436,357

 

Univar, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/30/17

 

 

1,393

 

 

1,285,391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,277,774

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARAMARK Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter of Credit — 1 Facility, 2.06%, 1/27/14

 

 

9

 

 

8,436

 

Letter of Credit — 2 Facility, 3.44%, 7/26/16

 

 

13

 

 

12,047

 

US Term Loan, 2.12%, 1/27/14

 

 

111

 

 

104,717

 

US Term Loan B, 3.50%, 7/26/16

 

 

196

 

 

183,178

 

AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B,
5.25%, 6/10/16

 

 

375

 

 

360,751

 

Adesa, Inc. (KAR Holdings, Inc.), Initial Term Loan B,
5.00%, 5/19/17

 

 

1,350

 

 

1,282,500

 

Altegrity, Inc. (FKA US Investigations Services, Inc.),
Tranche D Term Loan, 7.75%, 2/20/15

 

 

930

 

 

904,529

 

Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan B2, 7.00%, 3/17/16

 

 

1,000

 

 

993,330

 

Synagro Technologies, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien),
2.21% – 2.23%, 4/02/14

 

 

864

 

 

749,976

 

Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate), Term
Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 9/16/16

 

 

521

 

 

498,485

 

West Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B4, 4.50%, 7/15/16

 

 

131

 

 

123,959

 

Term Loan B5, 4.50%, 7/15/16

 

 

68

 

 

64,201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,286,109

 

Communications Equipment — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avaya, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 3.06%, 10/24/14

 

 

540

 

 

479,930

 

Term Loan B-3, 4.81%, 10/26/17

 

 

1,014

 

 

873,494

 

CommScope, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 1/14/18

 

 

998

 

 

957,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,311,024

 

Construction & Engineering — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BakerCorp., Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/01/18

 

 

430

 

 

408,500

 

Safway Services, LLC, First Out Tranche Loan, 9.00%,
12/16/17

 

 

900

 

 

900,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,308,500

 

Consumer Finance — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springleaf Financial Funding Co. (FKA AGFS Funding
Co.), Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17

 

 

2,800

 

 

2,593,500

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anchor Glass Container Corp., Term Loan (First Lien),
6.00%, 3/02/16

 

 

133

 

 

131,134

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp., Term Loan C, 2.21%,
4/03/15

 

 

138

 

 

122,929

 

Graham Packaging Co., LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan C, 6.75%, 4/04/14

 

 

271

 

 

268,429

 

Term Loan D, 6.00%, 9/23/16

 

 

596

 

 

589,545

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,112,037

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coinmach Service Corp., Term Loan, 3.22% – 3.30%,
11/20/14

 

USD

1,348

 

$

1,172,350

 

Laureate Education, Extended Term Loan, 5.25%,
8/15/18

 

 

2,039

 

 

1,800,468

 

ServiceMaster Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing Date Term Loan, 2.69% – 2.76%,
7/24/14

 

 

1,109

 

 

1,024,820

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14

 

 

110

 

 

102,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,099,695

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Term Loan E, 6.50%,
2/09/18

 

 

698

 

 

665,956

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Term Loan,
9.00%, 11/01/15

 

 

700

 

 

699,125

 

Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 9.25%,
4/15/15

 

 

792

 

 

745,470

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add on Term Loan, 11.50%, 3/13/14

 

 

625

 

 

649,481

 

Incremental Tranche A Term Loan, 2.50%,
3/13/14

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,201,200

 

Term Loan B2, 2.50%, 9/03/18

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,885,000

 

US Telepacific Corp., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 2/23/17

 

 

898

 

 

864,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,044,584

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aeroflex Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/09/18

 

 

775

 

 

717,518

 

CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/14/17

 

 

554

 

 

502,377

 

Non-Extended Term Loan, 3.71%, 10/10/14

 

 

728

 

 

683,991

 

Flextronics International Ltd. Delayed Draw:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan A-2, 2.44%, 10/01/14

 

 

24

 

 

22,649

 

Term Loan A-3, 2.47%, 10/01/14

 

 

21

 

 

19,413

 

Sensata Technologies Finance Company, LLC,
New Term Loan, 4.00%, 5/11/18

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,057,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,003,323

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCS Corporation, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 11/14/14

 

 

876

 

 

776,520

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

371

 

 

358,323

 

Gas Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

679

 

 

667,118

 

MEG Energy Corp., Tranche D Term Loan, 4.00%,
3/16/18

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,673,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,475,398

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AB Acquisitions UK Topco 2 Ltd. (FKA Alliance Boots),
Facility B1, 3.61%, 7/09/15

 

GBP

675

 

 

942,074

 

Bolthouse Farms, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien),
5.50% – 5.75%, 2/11/16

 

 

285

 

 

277,703

 

US Foodservice, Inc. Term Loan B:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.71% – 2.72%, 7/03/14

 

USD

943

 

 

844,200

 

5.75%, 3/31/17

 

 

399

 

 

371,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,435,047

 

Food Products — 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(First Lien), 7.00%, 9/30/16

 

 

1,032

 

 

998,182

 

(Second Lien), 11.25%, 9/29/17

 

 

600

 

 

588,000

 

Del Monte Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 3/08/18

 

 

2,700

 

 

2,544,750

 

Michaels Foods Group, Inc. (FKA M-Foods Holdings,
Inc.), Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/23/18

 

 

86

 

 

82,154

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

46

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Food Products (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, Tranche D Term Loan,
6.00%, 4/02/14

 

USD

631

 

$

621,894

 

Solvest, Ltd. (Dole):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%, 7/06/18

 

 

301

 

 

289,863

 

Tranche C-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%, 7/06/18

 

 

559

 

 

538,317

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,663,160

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 3.24%, 3/25/15

 

 

365

 

 

346,385

 

DJO Finance LLC (FKA ReAble Therapeutics Finance
LLC), Term Loan, 3.22%, 5/20/14

 

 

498

 

 

464,558

 

Iasis Healthcare LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/03/18

 

 

852

 

 

785,544

 

Immucor, Inc., Term Loan B, 7.25%, 8/17/18

 

 

570

 

 

549,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,146,183

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Term Loan B, 3.72% – 3.82%,
1/25/17

 

 

90

 

 

82,238

 

Non-Extended Delayed Draw Term Loan,
2.47% – 2.57%, 7/25/14

 

 

45

 

 

41,966

 

Non-Extended Term Loan, 2.47% – 2.57%,
7/25/14

 

 

841

 

 

779,433

 

ConvaTec, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 5.75%, 12/22/16

 

 

697

 

 

657,029

 

DaVita, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 10/20/16

 

 

896

 

 

868,635

 

Emergency Medical Services, Term Loan, 5.25%,
5/25/18

 

 

1,052

 

 

973,331

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3.50%, 5/01/18

 

 

311

 

 

291,390

 

Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.50%, 3/31/17

 

 

368

 

 

346,271

 

Harden Healthcare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15

 

 

608

 

 

596,182

 

Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15

 

 

346

 

 

339,127

 

inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incremental Term Loan B3, 6.75%, 5/15/18

 

 

400

 

 

376,000

 

Term Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16

 

 

948

 

 

894,172

 

Medpace, Inc., Term Loan, 6.50%, 6/22/17

 

 

650

 

 

617,500

 

Renal Advantage Holdings, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,
5.75%, 12/16/16

 

 

697

 

 

681,992

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,545,266

 

Health Care Technology — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMS Health, Inc., Tranche B Dollar Term Loan, 4.50%,
8/25/17

 

 

640

 

 

614,169

 

MedAssets, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 11/16/16

 

 

428

 

 

405,379

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,019,548

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 7.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ameristar Casinos, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%,
4/13/18

 

 

798

 

 

766,080

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incremental Term Loan B-4, 9.50%, 10/31/16

 

 

398

 

 

397,152

 

Term Loan B-1, 3.22% – 3.25%, 1/28/15

 

 

128

 

 

110,367

 

Term Loan B-2, 3.22% – 3.25%, 1/28/15

 

 

165

 

 

142,157

 

Term Loan B-3, 3.24% – 3.25%, 1/28/15

 

 

2,964

 

 

2,551,880

 

Dunkin’ Brands, Inc., New Term Loan B, 4.00%,
11/23/17

 

 

1,144

 

 

1,098,572

 

Golden Living, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/04/18

 

 

935

 

 

829,812

 

Las Vegas Sands LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1.72%, 5/23/14

 

 

111

 

 

103,087

 

Term Loan B, 1.72%, 5/23/14

 

 

439

 

 

408,907

 

Penn National Gaming, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%,
7/16/18

 

 

175

 

 

170,187

 

Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. (FKA SW
Acquisitions Co., Inc.), Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/17/17

 

 

932

 

 

899,131

 

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan
(First Lien), 5.25%, 6/30/16

 

 

833

 

 

812,511

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 7.75%,
11/05/15

 

USD

429

 

$

425,534

 

VML US Finance LLC (FKA Venetian Macau):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Project Term Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13

 

 

318

 

 

314,743

 

Term B Delayed Draw Project Loan, 4.73%,
5/25/12

 

 

521

 

 

515,575

 

Term B Funded Project Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13

 

 

1,011

 

 

998,288

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,543,983

 

Household Durables — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visant Corp. (FKA Jostens), Tranche B Term Loan,
5.25%, 12/22/16

 

 

24

 

 

22,200

 

IT Services — 4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceridian Corp., US Term Loan, 3.22%, 11/10/14

 

 

1,095

 

 

936,456

 

First Data Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial B-1 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14

 

 

137

 

 

120,278

 

Initial B-2 Loan B, 4.22%, 3/23/18

 

 

3,438

 

 

2,878,608

 

Initial B-3 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14

 

 

78

 

 

68,902

 

infoGROUP, Inc., Term Loan, 5.75%, 5/22/18

 

 

377

 

 

345,614

 

iPayment, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 5/08/17

 

 

601

 

 

568,539

 

TransUnion LLC, Replacement Term Loan, 4.75%,
2/12/18

 

 

1,738

 

 

1,648,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,566,433

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 6/01/18

 

 

998

 

 

958,099

 

Calpine Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 4/02/18

 

 

1,994

 

 

1,838,344

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU),
Extended Term Loan, 4.71% – 4.77%, 10/10/17

 

 

2,910

 

 

2,136,409

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,932,852

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp., Term Loan, 3.50% – 3.51%, 12/03/14

 

 

1,671

 

 

1,561,243

 

Tomkins Plc, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 9/29/16

 

 

1,366

 

 

1,314,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,876,187

 

Insurance — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc., Term Loan, 6.25%,
9/30/16

 

 

1,009

 

 

985,993

 

Machinery — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navistar Financial Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%,
12/16/12

 

 

422

 

 

410,181

 

Terex Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan, 6.03%, 4/28/17

 

EUR

70

 

 

97,539

 

Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/28/17

 

USD

550

 

 

539,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,046,720

 

Marine — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horizon Lines, LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving Loan, 0.50% – 6.50%, 8/08/12

 

EUR

285

 

 

278,310

 

Term Loan A, 6.25%, 8/08/12

 

 

120

 

 

115,927

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

394,237

 

Media — 18.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMC Networks, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%,
12/31/18

 

USD

900

 

 

867,375

 

Acosta, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 3/01/18

 

 

1,062

 

 

1,001,922

 

Affinion Group, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 5.00%,
10/10/16

 

 

814

 

 

733,223

 

Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC, Term Loan B,
4.00%, 3/08/16

 

 

519

 

 

490,787

 

Bresnan Telecommunications Co. LLC, Term Loan B,
4.50%, 12/14/17

 

 

1,592

 

 

1,519,230

 

Capsugel Healthcare Ltd., Term Loan, 5.25%,
8/01/18

 

 

700

 

 

676,200

 

Catalina Marketing Corp., Term Loan B, 2.97%,
10/01/14

 

 

125

 

 

114,312

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

       

 


SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT


AUGUST 31, 2011


47



 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.
(FKA Thomson Learning):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan, 2.50%, 7/03/14

 

USD

1,025

 

$

847,696

 

Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%,
7/03/14

 

 

497

 

 

474,380

 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 7.25%, 3/06/14

 

 

14

 

 

14,385

 

Term Loan C, 3.50%, 9/06/16

 

 

1,436

 

 

1,367,001

 

Clarke American Corp., Term Facility B,
2.72% – 2.75%, 6/30/14

 

 

530

 

 

439,985

 

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Term Loan B,
3.87%, 1/28/16

 

 

1,145

 

 

856,964

 

Cumulus Media, Inc., Term Loan, 6.75%, 8/30/18

 

 

700

 

 

655,375

 

Getty Images, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 5.25%,
11/07/16

 

 

258

 

 

252,314

 

Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.71%, 12/31/14

 

 

643

 

 

588,419

 

HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan,
6.21%, 6/12/14

 

 

741

 

 

595,858

 

Hubbard Broadcasting, Term Loan (Second Lien),
5.25%, 4/28/17

 

 

500

 

 

475,835

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. (FKA Intelsat Jackson
Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan,
5.25%, 4/02/18

 

 

3,491

 

 

3,342,872

 

Interactive Data Corp., Term Loan, 4.50%, 2/12/18

 

 

1,546

 

 

1,462,062

 

Knology, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 8/18/17

 

 

347

 

 

328,258

 

Lavena Holding 3 GmbH (Prosiebensat.1 Media AG),
Facility B1, 4.20%, 3/06/15

 

EUR

304

 

 

338,575

 

Mediacom Illinois, LLC (FKA Mediacom
Communications, LLC), Tranche D Term Loan,
5.50%, 3/31/17

 

USD

491

 

 

469,144

 

Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%,
8/01/13

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,368,062

 

Nielsen Finance LLC, Class B Dollar Term Loan,
3.95%, 5/02/16

 

 

731

 

 

687,557

 

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., New Tranche B Term
Loan, 4.00%, 10/28/16

 

 

508

 

 

499,999

 

Sunshine Acquisition Ltd. (FKA HIT Entertainment),
Term Facility, 5.51%, 6/01/12

 

 

1,012

 

 

972,874

 

UPC Broadband Holding B.V., Term U, 5.44%,
12/31/17

 

EUR

1,210

 

 

1,625,655

 

Univision Communications, Inc., Extended First Lien
Term Loan, 4.47%, 3/31/17

 

 

941

 

 

809,370

 

WC Luxco Sarl, New Term Loan B3, 4.25%, 3/15/18

 

USD

251

 

 

240,612

 

Weather Channel, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/13/17

 

 

1,202

 

 

1,157,561

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,273,862

 

Metals & Mining — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Novelis, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/10/17

 

 

1,522

 

 

1,437,742

 

SunCoke Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 7/26/18

 

 

500

 

 

475,000

 

Walter Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 4/02/18

 

 

2,063

 

 

1,970,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,883,194

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. (FKA NE Energy, Inc.),
Term B Advance (First Lien), 2.75%, 11/01/13

 

 

174

 

 

164,529

 

Multiline Retail — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., Tranche B-2 Term Loan,
2.96% – 2.97%,7/07/14

 

 

360

 

 

349,596

 

Hema Holding BV:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility B, 3.43%, 7/06/15

 

EUR

205

 

 

274,466

 

Facility C, 4.18%, 7/05/16

 

 

205

 

 

275,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

900,004

 


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 


Par
(000)

 


Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EquiPower Resources Holdings, LLC, Term Loan B,
5.75%, 1/26/18

 

USD

848

 

$

812,900

 

Gibson Energy, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 6/14/18

 

 

950

 

 

897,750

 

Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%,
11/02/15

 

 

1,176

 

 

1,163,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,874,470

 

Paper & Forest Products — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia-Pacific LLC, Term Loan B, 2.32%, 12/21/12

 

 

614

 

 

609,160

 

Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC, Term Loan,
6.51% – 7.26%, 2/01/13 (f)

 

 

1,419

 

 

1,220,615

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,829,775

 

Pharmaceuticals — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Axcan Pharma, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 2/10/17

 

 

1,144

 

 

1,032,113

 

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,
4.00%, 6/18/18

 

 

700

 

 

684,691

 

Quinteles Transnational Corp., Term Loan, 5.00%,
6/08/18

 

 

680

 

 

630,700

 

RPI Finance Trust, Term Loan Tranche 2, 4.00%,
5/09/18

 

 

500

 

 

485,000

 

Warner Chilcott Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B-1, 4.25%, 3/15/18

 

 

365

 

 

349,526

 

Term Loan B-2, 4.25%, 3/15/18

 

 

182

 

 

174,991

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,357,021

 

Professional Services — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,
4.00%, 8/03/17

 

 

612

 

 

598,983

 

Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B
(First Lien), 4.50%, 11/03/16

 

 

796

 

 

766,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,365,639

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan, (Second Lien), 5.00%,
6/28/13

 

 

1,179

 

 

1,145,821

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mattamy Funding Partnership, Term Loan, 2.56%,
4/11/13

 

 

227

 

 

213,385

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.27%, 10/10/13

 

 

853

 

 

753,011

 

Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan, 4.44%,
10/10/16

 

 

74

 

 

60,868

 

Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16

 

 

1,447

 

 

1,191,345

 

Letter of Credit, 3.19%, 10/10/13

 

 

35

 

 

30,603

 

Term Loan, 3.27%, 10/10/13

 

 

275

 

 

242,972

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,492,184

 

Road & Rail — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Hertz Corp., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 3/09/18

 

 

449

 

 

425,309

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Extended Maturity
Term Loan, 4.44%, 12/01/16

 

 

465

 

 

422,798

 

Microsemi Corp., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 11/02/17

 

 

547

 

 

522,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

944,968

 

Software — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rovi Solution Corp., Tranche B, Term Loan, 4.00%,
2/07/18

 

 

549

 

 

527,596

 

Vertafore, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 7/29/16

 

 

358

 

 

340,738

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

868,334

 

Specialty Retail — 4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Academy Ltd., Term Loan, 6.00%, 8/03/18

 

 

900

 

 

854,325

 

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp.,
Term Loan B, 6.25%, 2/23/17

 

 

469

 

 

442,091

 

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%,
3/02/18

 

 

1,275

 

 

1,203,281

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

48

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011



 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Specialty Retail (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J. Crew Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/07/18

 

USD

434

 

$

386,455

 

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/16/18

 

 

374

 

 

347,588

 

Michaels Stores, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B-1, 2.50%, 10/31/13

 

 

392

 

 

370,491

 

Term Loan B-2, 4.75%, 7/31/16

 

 

711

 

 

669,049

 

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%,
11/24/17

 

 

1,238

 

 

1,163,250

 

Toys ‘R’ Us Delaware, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Loan, 6.00%, 9/01/16

 

 

926

 

 

867,755

 

Term Loan, 5.25%, 5/25/18

 

 

299

 

 

277,803

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,582,088

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Term Loan B, 4.07%, 11/04/16

 

 

479

 

 

447,761

 

Term Loan B, 4.00%, 3/16/18

 

 

249

 

 

233,050

 

Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Loan, 6.88%, 8/11/15

 

 

1,070

 

 

1,075,678

 

PIK Term Loan B, 6.25%, 7/11/16

 

 

300

 

 

301,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,057,989

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 111.7%

 

 

 

 

 

153,006,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (h)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

 

Auto Components — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Debtor-in-Possession Holding Co. LLP,
Class B Membership Interests (c)

 

 

(i)

 

950,363

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRB JGW SPV, LLC (J.G. Wentworth, LLC Preferred
Equity Interests) (c)(j)

 

 

(i)

 

325,070

 

Total Other Interests — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

1,275,433

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants (k)

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Software — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Expires 3/09/17)

 

 

5,330

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $198,471,320) — 137.2%

 

 

 

 

 

187,954,288

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class, 0.07% (l)(m)

 

 

3,303,074

 

 

3,303,074

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $3,303,074) — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

3,303,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

Value

 

Over-the-Counter Call Options — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC, Strike
Price USD 942.86, Expires 12/21/19,
Broker Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

 

11

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased
(Cost — $10,756) — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost — $201,785,150*) — 139.6%

 

 

 

 

 

191,257,362

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (39.6)%

 

 

 

 

 

(54,238,996

)

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

137,018,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

*

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


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

201,107,274

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

2,073,939

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(11,923,851

)

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(9,849,912

)


 

 

(a)

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

 

 

(b)

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

 

 

(c)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(d)

Convertible security.

 

 

(e)

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

 

 

(f)

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

 

 

(g)

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

 

 

(h)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

 

 

(i)

Amount is less than $500.

 

 

(j)

The investment is held by a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund.

 

 

(k)

Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

 

 

(l)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
February 28,
2011

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2011

 

Income

 

BlackRock Liquidity
Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class

 

 

2,714,267

 

 

588,807

 

 

3,303,074

 

$

2,165

 


 

 

(m)

Represents the current yield as of report date.

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

49




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)


 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency
Purchased

 

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

              Settlement
                Date

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

CAD

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

USD

 

 

1,016,913

 

 

Citibank NA

 

 

10/07/11

 

$

3,370

 

CAD

 

 

162,863

 

 

USD

 

 

165,000

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

10/07/11

 

 

1,182

 

USD

 

 

1,158,990

 

 

CAD

 

 

1,146,000

 

 

Citibank NA

 

 

10/07/11

 

 

(10,255

)

USD

 

 

217,325

 

 

GBP

 

 

135,000

 

 

Citibank NA

 

 

10/07/11

 

 

(1,735

)

USD

 

 

600,798

 

 

GBP

 

 

376,000

 

 

Royal Bank

 

 

10/07/11

 

 

(9,325

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of Scotland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR

 

 

110,600

 

 

USD

 

 

158,446

 

 

Citibank NA

 

 

10/26/11

 

 

326

 

EUR

 

 

145,000

 

 

USD

 

 

206,372

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

10/26/11

 

 

1,783

 

USD

 

 

3,741,618

 

 

EUR

 

 

2,610,000

 

 

Citibank NA

 

 

10/26/11

 

 

(5,187

)

USD

 

 

295,736

 

 

EUR

 

 

205,000

 

 

UBS AG

 

 

10/26/11

 

 

1,447

 

USD

 

 

565,178

 

 

EUR

 

 

395,000

 

 

Morgan Stanley

 

 

10/26/11

 

 

(1,867

)

USD

 

 

99,645

 

 

EUR

 

 

70,000

 

 

Citibank NA

 

 

10/26/11

 

 

(844

)

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(21,105

)


 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed
Securities

 

 

 

$

1,537,282

 

$

2,948,537

 

$

4,485,819

 

Common Stocks

 

$

22,185

 

 

 

 

99,162

 

 

121,347

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

27,260,773

 

 

1,804,449

 

 

29,065,222

 

Floating Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan interests

 

 

 

 

140,689,485

 

 

12,316,982

 

 

153,006,467

 

Other Interests

 

 

 

 

950,363

 

 

325,070

 

 

1,275,433

 

Short-Term
Securities

 

 

3,303,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,303,074

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfunded Loan
Commitments

 

 

 

 

(48,248

)

 

 

 

(48,248

)

Total

 

$

3,325,259

 

$

170,389,655

 

$

17,494,200

 

$

191,209,114

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Derivative Financial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instruments1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency
exchange
contracts

 

 

 

$

8,108

 

 

 

$

8,108

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency
exchange
contracts

 

 

 

 

(29,213

)

 

 

 

(29,213

)

Total

 

 

 

$

(21,105

)

 

 

$

(21,105

)


 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.


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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed
Securities

 

Common
Stocks

 

Corporate
Bonds

 

Floating Rate
Loan Interests

 

Other
Interests

 

Unfunded
Loan
Commitments
Assets

 

Unfunded
Loan
Commitments
(Liabilities)

 

Total

 

Assets/Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of February 28, 2011

 

$

4,537,295

 

$

240,264

 

$

1,839,313

 

$

20,965,976

 

$

299,336

 

$

2,079

 

$

(5,523

)

$

27,878,740

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

27,075

 

 

 

 

26,477

 

 

64,533

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

118,085

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

5,891

 

 

 

 

9,404

 

 

126,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

141,974

 

Net change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

(237,314

)

 

(141,102

)

 

36,152

 

 

(561,226

)

 

25,734

 

 

(2,079

)

 

4,604

 

 

(875,231

)

Purchases

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,005

 

 

5,855,248

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,860,253

 

Sales

 

 

(944,410

)

 

 

 

(111,902

)

 

(9,519,383

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10,575,695

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,536,422

 

 

 

 

 

 

919

 

 

1,537,341

 

Transfers out3

 

 

(440,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

(6,151,267

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,591,267

)

Balance, as of August 31, 2011

 

$

2,948,537

 

$

99,162

 

$

1,804,449

 

$

12,316,982

 

$

325,070

 

 

 

 

 

$

17,494,200

 


 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held on August 31, 2011 was $(779,472).

 

 

3

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

 

 

 

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

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

50

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011



 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Asset-Backed Securities — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARES CLO Funds, Series 2005-10A, Class B, 0.64%,
9/18/17 (a)(b)

 

USD

500

 

$

445,535

 

CSAM Funding, Series 2A, Class B1, 7.05%,
10/15/16

 

 

500

 

 

475,950

 

Canaras Summit CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A,
Class B, 0.73%, 6/19/21 (a)(b)

 

 

635

 

 

509,492

 

Frankin CLO Ltd., Series 6A, Class B, 0.72%,
8/09/19 (a)(b)

 

 

810

 

 

695,466

 

Gannett Peak CLO Ltd., Series 2006-1X, Class A2,
0.61%, 10/27/20 (b)

 

 

495

 

 

370,013

 

Greyrock CDO Ltd., Series 2005-1X, Class A2L,
0.71%, 11/15/17 (b)

 

 

1,025

 

 

883,652

 

Portola CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1X, Class B1, 1.74%,
11/15/21 (b)

 

 

645

 

 

574,953

 

T2 Income Fund CLO Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class B,
0.85%, 7/15/19 (a)(b)

 

 

560

 

 

500,192

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

4,455,253

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (c)

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp.

 

 

27,100

 

 

334,956

 

Chemicals — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc.

 

 

142,466

 

 

54,693

 

Wellman Holdings, Inc.

 

 

1,557

 

 

5,060

 

Wellman, Inc. (acquired 1/30/09, cost $822) (d)

 

 

3,574

 

 

11,616

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

71,369

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smurfit Kappa Plc

 

 

18,171

 

 

144,008

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leucadia National Corp.

 

 

722

 

 

21,393

 

Metals & Mining — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euramax International

 

 

935

 

 

261,772

 

Paper & Forest Products — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.

 

 

190,634

 

 

389,327

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)

 

 

421,556

 

 

860,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,250,260

 

Software — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMH Holdings/EduMedia

 

 

75,676

 

 

151,352

 

Total Common Stocks — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

2,235,110

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000
)

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bombardier, Inc., 7.75%, 3/15/20 (a)

 

USD

900

 

 

983,250

 

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

 

 

692

 

 

711,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,694,280

 

Airlines — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

590

 

 

566,400

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series B, 9.75%, 12/17/16

 

 

348

 

 

356,571

 

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

 

 

589

 

 

615,764

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,538,735

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Auto Components — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

290

 

$

279,850

 

Icahn Enterprises LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 1/15/16

 

 

160

 

 

161,600

 

8.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

2,690

 

 

2,716,900

 

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

 

 

490

 

 

514,500

 

Venture Holdings Co. LLC (c)(e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.00%, 6/01/09

 

 

700

 

 

70

 

Series B, 9.50%, 7/01/05

 

 

3,325

 

 

332

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,673,252

 

Biotechnology — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

149

 

 

151,349

 

Building Products — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Materials Corp. of America (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 2/15/20

 

 

485

 

 

485,000

 

6.75%, 5/01/21

 

 

410

 

 

392,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

877,575

 

Capital Markets — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

600

 

 

595,788

 

E*Trade Financial Corp., 12.50%,
11/30/17 (a)(g)(h)

 

 

755

 

 

868,250

 

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

 

 

280

 

 

297,907

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,761,945

 

Chemicals — 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

610

 

 

599,325

 

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

 

 

116

 

 

107,590

 

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

 

 

300

 

 

300,750

 

GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 3/31/15 (g)(i)

 

 

1,869

 

 

1,868,623

 

10.00%, 3/31/15

 

 

1,839

 

 

1,700,816

 

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp., 8.88%, 2/01/18

 

 

345

 

 

322,575

 

Huntsman International LLC, 8.63%, 3/15/21

 

 

150

 

 

156,563

 

Kinove German Bondco GmbH, 9.63%, 6/15/18 (a)

 

 

400

 

 

384,000

 

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

 

 

350

 

 

307,125

 

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

 

 

240

 

 

237,600

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,383

 

 

3,312,370

 

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

 

 

1,765

 

 

1,253,274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,550,611

 

Commercial Banks — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CIT Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 5/01/14

 

 

139

 

 

140,115

 

7.00%, 5/01/15

 

 

450

 

 

447,750

 

7.00%, 5/01/16

 

 

640

 

 

636,800

 

7.00%, 5/01/17

 

 

2,571

 

 

2,538,863

 

7.00%, 5/02/17 (a)

 

 

400

 

 

395,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,158,528

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

440

 

 

454,300

 

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

 

 

556

 

 

536,509

 

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

 

 

455

 

 

428,837

 

The Geo Group, Inc., 7.75%, 10/15/17

 

 

450

 

 

472,500

 

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

 

 

335

 

 

325,788

 

RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/17 (a)

 

 

550

 

 

591,250

 

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

 

 

165

 

 

160,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,970,059

 

Communications Equipment — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avaya, Inc., 7.00%, 4/01/19 (a)

 

 

200

 

 

180,000

 

EH Holding Corp., 6.50%, 6/15/19 (a)

 

 

320

 

 

320,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500,000

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

51



 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Consumer Finance — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

300

 

$

303,750

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 1/13/12 (b)

 

 

1,340

 

 

1,340,027

 

7.00%, 4/15/15

 

 

140

 

 

149,450

 

6.63%, 8/15/17

 

 

300

 

 

314,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,107,295

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ball Corp., 6.75%, 9/15/20

 

 

325

 

 

341,250

 

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

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,133,000

 

Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 9.50%,
6/15/17

 

 

185

 

 

201,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,675,437

 

Diversified Financial Services — 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.30%, 2/12/15

 

 

3,670

 

 

3,853,500

 

8.00%, 11/01/31

 

 

480

 

 

461,727

 

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

 

 

350

 

 

364,875

 

Reynolds Group DL Escrow, Inc., 8.75%,
10/15/16 (a)

 

 

850

 

 

869,125

 

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 4/15/19

 

 

560

 

 

530,600

 

7.88%, 8/15/19

 

 

320

 

 

316,800

 

6.88%, 2/15/21

 

 

480

 

 

446,400

 

8.25%, 2/15/21

 

 

930

 

 

783,525

 

WMG Acquisition Corp., 9.50%, 6/15/16 (a)

 

 

105

 

 

107,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,733,652

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

520

 

 

533,000

 

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

 

 

180

 

 

182,250

 

tw telecom Holdings, Inc., 8.00%, 3/01/18

 

 

170

 

 

175,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

890,350

 

Electric Utilities — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 7.25%, 4/01/16 (a)

 

 

405

 

 

434,065

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDW LLC, 8.00%, 12/15/18 (a)

 

 

320

 

 

316,800

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

625

 

 

646,875

 

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

 

 

380

 

 

372,400

 

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

 

 

490

 

 

490,000

 

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

 

 

175

 

 

175,000

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

98,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,782,525

 

Food Products — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Merger Sub, Inc., 7.63%, 2/15/19 (a)

 

 

480

 

 

476,400

 

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

 

 

75

 

 

68,156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

544,556

 

Gas Utilities — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Targa Resources Partners LP, 6.88%, 2/01/21 (a)

 

 

250

 

 

247,500

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.88%, 11/15/14

 

 

670

 

 

692,613

 

7.75%, 4/15/18 (a)

 

 

30

 

 

27,900

 

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

 

 

250

 

 

248,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

968,638

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

235

 

$

233,825

 

HCA, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 4/15/19

 

 

65

 

 

70,850

 

6.50%, 2/15/20

 

 

990

 

 

1,001,137

 

7.88%, 2/15/20

 

 

1,924

 

 

2,039,440

 

7.25%, 9/15/20

 

 

525

 

 

539,437

 

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

 

 

45

 

 

40,613

 

Omnicare, Inc., 6.88%, 12/15/15

 

 

555

 

 

566,100

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 5/01/18

 

 

430

 

 

473,000

 

8.88%, 7/01/19

 

 

1,680

 

 

1,780,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,745,202

 

Health Care Technology — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,730

 

 

1,989,500

 

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

 

 

325

 

 

313,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,303,125

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

540

 

 

523,800

 

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

 

 

282

 

 

234,060

 

MGM Resorts International:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.38%, 5/15/14

 

 

720

 

 

790,200

 

11.13%, 11/15/17

 

 

750

 

 

836,250

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC, Series WI, 9.63%,
12/15/14 (c)(e)

 

 

220

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,384,332

 

Household Durables — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 12.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,015,000

 

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

 

 

435

 

 

444,787

 

Standard Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.38%, 5/15/18

 

 

145

 

 

127,238

 

8.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

1,100

 

 

946,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,533,025

 

IT Services — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 6/15/19

 

 

805

 

 

756,700

 

8.25%, 1/15/21

 

 

501

 

 

428,355

 

12.63%, 1/15/21

 

 

333

 

 

314,685

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,499,740

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 10/15/15

 

 

155

 

 

162,750

 

9.75%, 4/15/16

 

 

674

 

 

744,770

 

7.38%, 7/01/21 (a)

 

 

215

 

 

217,150

 

Calpine Corp., 7.50%, 2/15/21 (a)

 

 

370

 

 

373,700

 

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

 

 

1,065

 

 

1,069,123

 

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

 

 

2,135

 

 

2,153,939

 

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

 

 

770

 

 

762,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,483,732

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

1,430

 

 

1,487,200

 

13.50%, 12/01/15 (i)

 

 

1,930

 

 

2,045,776

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,532,976

 

Insurance — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

851

 

 

885,040

 

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

 

 

370

 

 

328,386

 

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

 

 

220

 

 

211,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,424,626

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

52

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011



 

 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Machinery — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navistar International Corp., 8.25%, 11/01/21

 

USD

220

 

$

227,700

 

Media — 7.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

190

 

 

196,650

 

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

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,963,500

 

CCO Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 10/30/17

 

 

260

 

 

268,125

 

7.88%, 4/30/18

 

 

565

 

 

587,600

 

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

 

 

390

 

 

422,175

 

Checkout Holding Corp., 10.97%, 11/15/15 (a)(h)

 

 

570

 

 

336,300

 

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

340

 

 

360,400

 

Series B, 9.25%, 12/15/17

 

 

4,526

 

 

4,842,820

 

DISH DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 10/01/13

 

 

850

 

 

891,437

 

6.63%, 10/01/14

 

 

750

 

 

774,375

 

6.75%, 6/01/21 (a)

 

 

270

 

 

272,025

 

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

 

 

900

 

 

954,000

 

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

 

 

540

 

 

531,900

 

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

 

 

530

 

 

535,300

 

Nielsen Finance LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.63%, 2/01/14

 

 

636

 

 

720,270

 

7.75%, 10/15/18

 

 

640

 

 

660,800

 

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

 

 

220

 

 

215,600

 

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

 

 

290

 

 

292,900

 

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

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,530,000

 

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

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,331,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,687,427

 

Metals & Mining — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drummond Co., Inc., 9.00%, 10/15/14 (a)

 

 

233

 

 

238,243

 

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

 

 

1,080

 

 

1,077,300

 

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

 

 

170

 

 

166,175

 

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

 

 

2,015

 

 

2,120,787

 

RathGibson, Inc., 11.25%, 2/15/14 (c)(e)

 

 

2,175

 

 

109

 

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

 

 

194

 

 

191,073

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,793,687

 

Multiline Retail — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

948

 

 

1,049,910

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 6/01/19

 

 

135

 

 

131,962

 

6.25%, 6/01/21

 

 

425

 

 

415,969

 

Arch Coal, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 6/15/19 (a)

 

 

115

 

 

113,275

 

7.25%, 10/01/20

 

 

368

 

 

362,480

 

7.25%, 6/15/21 (a)

 

 

360

 

 

354,600

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 8/15/20

 

 

1,122

 

 

1,172,490

 

6.13%, 2/15/21

 

 

690

 

 

700,350

 

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

 

 

240

 

 

254,400

 

Consol Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 4/01/20

 

 

900

 

 

967,500

 

6.38%, 3/01/21 (a)

 

 

230

 

 

228,275

 

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

 

 

55

 

 

56,925

 

Denbury Resources, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 2/15/20

 

 

351

 

 

369,866

 

6.38%, 8/15/21

 

 

295

 

 

289,100

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Paso Corp., 7.00%, 6/15/17

 

USD

825

 

$

916,836

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 7.75%, 6/15/19

 

 

665

 

 

625,100

 

Forest Oil Corp., 8.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

220

 

 

235,400

 

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

 

 

1,140

 

 

1,151,400

 

Linn Energy LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.63%, 4/15/20 (a)

 

 

580

 

 

620,600

 

7.75%, 2/01/21

 

 

1,025

 

 

1,045,500

 

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

 

 

815

 

 

823,150

 

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

 

 

1,595

 

 

1,598,987

 

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

 

 

170

 

 

166,600

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 8/01/14

 

 

310

 

 

350,300

 

7.88%, 6/01/15

 

 

415

 

 

448,200

 

7.25%, 8/15/18

 

 

275

 

 

320,719

 

6.25%, 6/01/19 (a)

 

 

480

 

 

558,000

 

Plains Exploration & Production Co., 7.75%,
6/15/15

 

 

275

 

 

283,250

 

Range Resources Corp., 5.75%, 6/01/21

 

 

645

 

 

648,225

 

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

 

 

435

 

 

424,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,633,584

 

Paper & Forest Products — 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11.00%, 7/29/15 (a)(i)

 

 

1,425

 

 

997,380

 

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

 

 

365

 

 

399,675

 

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

 

 

1,630

 

 

1,861,473

 

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

 

 

145

 

 

143,550

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.50%, 7/01/14

 

 

289

 

 

306,340

 

Series B, 4.00%, 8/01/14 (b)

 

 

485

 

 

397,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,106,118

 

Pharmaceuticals — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,015

 

 

964,250

 

Professional Services — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

295

 

 

290,944

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

950

 

 

893,000

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

320

 

 

270,400

 

Road & Rail — 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 8.25%, 1/15/19

 

 

975

 

 

943,312

 

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

 

 

200

 

 

199,000

 

The Hertz Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 10/15/18

 

 

915

 

 

896,700

 

6.75%, 4/15/19

 

 

375

 

 

349,688

 

7.38%, 1/15/21

 

 

925

 

 

883,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,272,075

 

Specialty Retail — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

845

 

 

855,563

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/23

 

 

215

 

 

225,703

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

176

 

 

165,440

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/15/15

 

 

90

 

 

93,038

 

7.75%, 5/15/16

 

 

1,770

 

 

1,792,125

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.00%, 4/01/14

 

 

800

 

 

896,000

 

8.25%, 9/01/17

 

 

270

 

 

270,000

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011

53




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nextel Communications, Inc., Series E, 6.88%,
10/31/13

 

USD

415

 

$

412,406

 

Sprint Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.38%, 3/15/12

 

 

325

 

 

334,750

 

6.88%, 11/15/28

 

 

2,010

 

 

1,798,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,597,269

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 55.6%

 

 

 

 

 

125,516,980

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien), 4.00%,
2/14/17

 

 

746

 

 

716,400

 

Airlines — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., Credit New Term Loan B, 5.50%,
4/20/17

 

 

1,275

 

 

1,175,129

 

Auto Components — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission, Inc., Term Loan, 2.96%,
8/07/14

 

 

1,894

 

 

1,775,896

 

Autoparts Holdings, Ltd.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, 6.50%, 7/28/17

 

 

600

 

 

588,000

 

Second Lien Term Loan, 10.50%, 1/29/18

 

 

900

 

 

886,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,250,396

 

Automobiles — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 2.96%, 12/16/13

 

 

556

 

 

546,631

 

Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 2.96%, 12/16/13

 

 

63

 

 

61,557

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

608,188

 

Biotechnology — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grifols SA, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 6/01/17

 

 

455

 

 

444,080

 

Building Products — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CPG International I, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%,
2/18/17

 

 

597

 

 

558,195

 

Goodman Global, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75%, 10/28/16

 

 

1,676

 

 

1,646,905

 

Term Loan (Second Lien), 9.00%, 10/30/17

 

 

600

 

 

603,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,808,100

 

Capital Markets — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HarbourVest Partners, Term Loan (First Lien), 6.25%,
12/14/16

 

 

906

 

 

878,829

 

Nuveen Investments, Inc. (First Lien):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Term Loan, 3.25%, 11/13/14

 

 

371

 

 

342,520

 

Non-Extended Term Loan, 5.75% – 5.81%,
5/12/17

 

 

754

 

 

704,874

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,926,223

 

Chemicals — 4.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AZ Chemical Co. LLC, Term Loan, 4.75%, 11/21/16

 

 

142

 

 

136,522

 

American Rock Salt Holdings LLC, Term Loan B,
5.50%, 4/25/17

 

 

1,192

 

 

1,142,842

 

Ashland, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 7/30/18

 

 

700

 

 

684,376

 

Chemtura Corp., Exit Term Loan B, 5.50%, 8/27/16

 

 

800

 

 

782,664

 

Gentek, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 7.00%, 10/06/15

 

 

1,122

 

 

1,047,387

 

Nexeo Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 9/08/17

 

 

873

 

 

803,712

 

PQ Corp. (FKA Niagara Acquisition, Inc.), Original
Term Facility (First Lien), 3.48% – 3.51%, 7/30/14

 

 

1,295

 

 

1,183,433

 

Styron Sarl, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 8/02/17

 

 

1,208

 

 

1,109,818

 

Tronox Worldwide LLC, Exit Term Loan, 7.00%,
10/15/15

 

 

2,318

 

 

2,292,269

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Chemicals (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Univar, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/30/17

 

USD

1,294

 

$

1,193,577

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,376,600

 

Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARAMARK Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter of Credit — 1 Facility, 2.06%, 1/27/14

 

 

17

 

 

15,595

 

Letter of Credit — 2 Facility, 3.44%, 7/26/16

 

 

19

 

 

17,454

 

US Term Loan, 2.12%, 1/27/14

 

 

205

 

 

193,592

 

US Term Loan B, 3.50%, 7/26/16

 

 

284

 

 

265,395

 

AWAS Finance Luxembourg Sarl, Term Loan B,
5.25%, 6/10/16

 

 

410

 

 

394,674

 

Adesa, Inc. (KAR Holdings, Inc.), Initial Term Loan
B, 5.00%, 5/19/17

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,187,500

 

Altegrity, Inc. (FKA US Investigations Services, Inc.),
Tranche D Term Loan, 7.75%, 2/20/15

 

 

1,394

 

 

1,356,793

 

Delos Aircraft, Inc., Term Loan B2, 7.00%, 3/17/16

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,067,830

 

Synagro Technologies, Inc., Term Loan (First Lien),
2.21% – 2.23%, 4/02/14

 

 

494

 

 

429,255

 

Volume Services America, Inc. (Centerplate), Term
Loan B, 10.50% – 10.75%, 9/16/16

 

 

993

 

 

949,495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,877,583

 

Communications Equipment — 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avaya, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 3.06%, 10/24/14

 

 

962

 

 

855,554

 

Term Loan B-3, 4.81%, 10/26/17

 

 

1,542

 

 

1,327,950

 

CommScope, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 1/14/18

 

 

748

 

 

718,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,901,704

 

Construction & Engineering — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BakerCorp., Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 6/01/18

 

 

485

 

 

460,750

 

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc.
(FR Brand Acquisition Corp.), Synthetic Letter of
Credit, Term Loan (First Lien), 0.13%, 2/07/14

 

 

500

 

 

455,000

 

Safway Services, LLC, First Out Tranche Loan, 9.00%,
12/16/17

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,415,750

 

Consumer Finance — 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Springleaf Financial Funding Co., (FKA AGFS Funding
Co.), Term Loan, 5.50%, 5/10/17

 

 

2,200

 

 

2,037,750

 

Containers & Packaging — 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anchor Glass Container Corp., Term Loan (First Lien),
6.00%, 3/02/16

 

 

124

 

 

121,787

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp., Term Loan C, 2.21%,
4/03/15

 

 

491

 

 

436,900

 

Graham Packaging Co., LP, Term Loan D, 6.00%,
9/23/16

 

 

893

 

 

884,317

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,443,004

 

Diversified Consumer Services — 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coinmach Service Corp., Term Loan, 3.22% – 3.30%,
11/20/14

 

 

2,177

 

 

1,893,722

 

Laureate Education, Inc., Extended Term Loan,
5.25%, 8/15/18

 

 

3,080

 

 

2,720,175

 

ServiceMaster Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closing Date Term Loan, 2.69% – 2.76%, 7/24/14

 

 

1,755

 

 

1,621,077

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 2.72%, 7/24/14

 

 

175

 

 

161,435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,396,409

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Term Loan E, 6.50%,
2/09/18

 

 

459

 

 

437,628

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., Term Loan,
9.00%, 11/01/15

 

 

1,350

 

 

1,348,312

 

Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 9.25%,
4/15/15

 

 

916

 

 

861,950

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

54

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services
(concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add on Term Loan, 11.50%, 3/13/14

 

USD

775

 

$

805,357

 

Incremental Tranche A Term Loan,
2.49% – 2.50%, 3/13/14

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,016,400

 

Term Loan B2, 2.50%, 9/03/18

 

 

2,050

 

 

1,932,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,964,144

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments &
Components — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aeroflex Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 5/09/18

 

 

700

 

 

648,081

 

CDW LLC (FKA CDW Corp.):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended Term Loan B, 4.25%, 7/14/17

 

 

944

 

 

856,267

 

Non-Extended Term Loan, 3.71%, 10/10/14

 

 

1,101

 

 

1,034,645

 

Sensata Technologies Finance Company, LLC, New
Term Loan, 4.00%, 5/11/18

 

 

1,440

 

 

1,384,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,923,193

 

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCS Corporation, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 11/14/14

 

 

709

 

 

628,389

 

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

866

 

 

836,087

 

Gas Company Term Loan, 9.25%, 8/04/16

 

 

1,584

 

 

1,556,607

 

MEG Energy Corp., Tranche D Term Loan, 4.00%,
3/16/18

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,338,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,359,833

 

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Foodservice, Inc., Term Loan B:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.71% – 2.72%, 7/03/14

 

 

1,524

 

 

1,363,865

 

5.75%, 3/31/17

 

 

399

 

 

371,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,734,935

 

Food Products — 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Pierre Foods, Term Loan (First Lien),
7.00%, 9/30/16

 

 

2,347

 

 

2,269,521

 

Del Monte Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 3/08/18

 

 

2,210

 

 

2,082,925

 

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, Tranche D Term Loan,
6.00%, 4/02/14

 

 

800

 

 

788,375

 

Solvest, Ltd. (Dole):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%,
7/06/18

 

 

205

 

 

197,174

 

Tranche C-1 Term Loan, 5.00% – 6.00%,
7/06/18

 

 

380

 

 

366,181

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,704,176

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 3.24%, 3/25/15

 

 

135

 

 

128,115

 

DJO Finance LLC (FKA ReAble Therapeutics Finance
LLC), Term Loan, 3.22%, 5/20/14

 

 

796

 

 

742,490

 

Iasis Healthcare LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/03/18

 

 

737

 

 

679,283

 

Immucor, Inc., Term Loan B, 7.25%, 8/17/18

 

 

750

 

 

723,285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,273,173

 

Health Care Providers & Services — 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Extended Delayed Draw Term Loan,
2.47% – 2.57%, 7/25/14

 

 

48

 

 

44,118

 

Non-Extended Term Loan, 2.47% – 2.57%,
7/25/14

 

 

897

 

 

831,592

 

ConvaTec, Inc., Dollar Term Loan, 5.75%, 12/22/16

 

 

697

 

 

657,029

 

DaVita, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 10/20/16

 

 

1,095

 

 

1,061,665

 

Emergency Medical Services, Term Loan,
5.25%, 5/25/18

 

 

1,097

 

 

1,014,956

 

HCA, Inc., Extended Term Loan B3, 3.50%, 5/01/18

 

 

856

 

 

803,550

 

Harden Healthcare, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A Additional Term Loan, 7.75%, 3/02/15

 

 

1,217

 

 

1,192,363

 

Tranche A Term Loan, 8.50%, 3/02/15

 

 

346

 

 

339,127

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

inVentiv Health, Inc. (FKA Ventive Health, Inc.):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incremental Term Loan B3, 6.75%, 5/15/18

 

USD

500

 

$

470,000

 

Term Loan B, 6.50%, 8/04/16

 

 

1,416

 

 

1,335,615

 

Medpace, Inc., Term Loan, 6.50%, 6/22/17

 

 

1,050

 

 

997,500

 

Renal Advantage Holdings, Inc., Tranche B Term
Loan, 5.75%, 12/16/16

 

 

697

 

 

681,992

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,429,507

 

Health Care Technology — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMS Health, Inc., Tranche B Dollar Term Loan, 4.50%,
8/25/17

 

 

1,036

 

 

993,876

 

MedAssets, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 11/16/16

 

 

552

 

 

522,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,516,522

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incremental Term Loan B-4, 9.50%, 10/31/16

 

 

634

 

 

632,961

 

Term Loan B-2, 3.22% – 3.25%, 1/28/15

 

 

265

 

 

228,313

 

Term Loan B-3, 3.24% – 3.25%, 1/28/15

 

 

2,965

 

 

2,552,371

 

Dunkin’ Brands, Inc., New Term Loan B, 4.00%,
11/23/17

 

 

1,533

 

 

1,472,236

 

Golden Living, Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/04/18

 

 

990

 

 

878,625

 

Las Vegas Sands LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1.72%, 5/23/14

 

 

113

 

 

104,996

 

Term Loan B, 1.72%, 5/23/14

 

 

664

 

 

617,974

 

Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. (FKA SW
Acquisitions Co., Inc.), Term Loan B, 4.00%,
8/17/17

 

 

944

 

 

910,857

 

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan
(First Lien), 5.25%, 6/30/16

 

 

1,553

 

 

1,514,479

 

VML US Finance LLC (FKA Venetian Macau):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Project Term Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13

 

 

809

 

 

800,732

 

Term B Delayed Draw Project Loan, 4.73%,
5/25/12

 

 

533

 

 

527,177

 

Term B Funded Project Loan, 4.73%, 5/27/13

 

 

572

 

 

565,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,805,758

 

IT Services — 3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceridian Corp., US Term Loan, 3.22%, 11/10/14

 

 

1,552

 

 

1,326,995

 

First Data Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial B-1 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14

 

 

98

 

 

86,116

 

Initial B-2 Term Loan, 4.22%, 3/23/18

 

 

3,699

 

 

3,096,400

 

Initial B-3 Term Loan, 2.97%, 9/24/14

 

 

141

 

 

124,080

 

InfoGROUP, Inc., Term Loan, 5.75%, 5/22/18

 

 

474

 

 

435,067

 

iPayment, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.75%, 5/08/17

 

 

625

 

 

591,280

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (Solar Capital Corp.),
Tranche B US Term Loan, 3.84% – 3.89%, 2/26/16

 

 

402

 

 

380,007

 

TransUnion LLC, Replacement Term Loan, 4.75%,
2/12/18

 

 

1,960

 

 

1,858,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,898,558

 

Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders — 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 6/01/18

 

 

948

 

 

910,194

 

Calpine Corp., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 4/02/18

 

 

1,046

 

 

964,286

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC
(TXU), Extended Term Loan, 4.71% – 4.77%,
10/10/17

 

 

1,878

 

 

1,378,715

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,253,195

 

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp., Term Loan, 3.50% – 3.51%,
12/03/14

 

 

1,225

 

 

1,144,228

 

Tomkins Plc, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 9/29/16

 

 

1,138

 

 

1,095,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,240,015

 

Machinery — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Terex Corp., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/28/17

 

 

700

 

 

686,000

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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AUGUST 31, 2011

55




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Media — 10.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMC Networks, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%,
12/31/18

 

USD

1,100

 

$

1,060,125

 

Acosta, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 3/01/18

 

 

898

 

 

846,695

 

Affinion Group, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, 5.00%,
10/10/16

 

 

741

 

 

667,035

 

Capsugel Healthcare Ltd., Term Loan, 5.25%,
8/01/18

 

 

800

 

 

772,800

 

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. (FKA Thomson
Learning):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan, 2.50%, 7/03/14

 

 

2,564

 

 

2,119,570

 

Tranche 1 Incremental Term Loan, 7.50%,
7/03/14

 

 

671

 

 

641,018

 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 7.25%, 3/06/14

 

 

24

 

 

23,975

 

Term Loan C, 3.50%, 9/06/16

 

 

2,221

 

 

2,114,561

 

Cumulus Media, Inc., Term Loan, 6.75%, 8/30/18

 

 

800

 

 

749,000

 

Getty Images, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 5.25%,
11/07/16

 

 

282

 

 

276,079

 

Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.71%, 12/31/14

 

 

479

 

 

438,389

 

HMH Publishing Co., Ltd., Tranche A Term Loan,
6.21%, 6/12/14

 

 

1,355

 

 

1,088,850

 

Hubbard Broadcasting, Term Loan (Second Lien),
5.25%, 4/28/17

 

 

600

 

 

571,002

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA (FKA Intelsat Jackson
Holdings, Ltd.), Tranche B Term Loan, 5.25%,
4/02/18

 

 

4,239

 

 

4,059,202

 

Interactive Data Corp., Term Loan, 4.50%, 2/12/18

 

 

898

 

 

848,939

 

Mediacom Illinois, LLC (FKA Mediacom
Communications, LLC), Tranche D Term Loan,
5.50%, 3/31/17

 

 

491

 

 

469,144

 

Newsday LLC, Fixed Rate Term Loan, 10.50%,
8/01/13

 

 

3,250

 

 

3,355,625

 

Nielsen Finance LLC, Class C Term Loan, 3.48%,
5/02/16

 

 

225

 

 

211,219

 

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., New Tranche B Term
Loan, 4.00%, 10/28/16

 

 

836

 

 

823,891

 

Sunshine Acquisition Ltd. (FKA HIT Entertainment),
Term Facility, 5.51%, 6/01/12

 

 

960

 

 

923,052

 

UPC Financing Partnership, Facility Term Loan T,
3.69%, 12/30/16

 

 

425

 

 

391,666

 

Univision Communications, Inc., Extended First Lien
Term Loan, 4.47%, 3/31/17

 

EUR

978

 

 

840,930

 

WC Luxco Sarl, New Term Loan B3, 4.25%, 3/15/18

 

USD

314

 

 

300,766

 

Weather Channel, Term Loan B, 4.25%, 2/13/17

 

 

898

 

 

864,829

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,458,362

 

Metals & Mining — 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Novelis, Inc., Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/10/17

 

 

1,642

 

 

1,550,863

 

SunCoke Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 7/26/18

 

 

850

 

 

807,500

 

Walter Energy, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 4/02/18

 

 

2,594

 

 

2,476,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,835,155

 

Multi-Utilities — 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. (FKA NE Energy, Inc.),
Term B Advance (First Lien), 2.75%, 11/01/13

 

 

332

 

 

314,150

 

Multiline Retail — 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar General Corp., Tranche B-2 Term Loan,
2.96% – 2.97%, 7/07/14

 

 

598

 

 

579,678

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gibson Energy, Term Loan B, 5.75%, 6/14/18

 

 

800

 

 

756,000

 

Obsidian Natural Gas Trust, Term Loan, 7.00%,
11/02/15

 

 

1,835

 

 

1,816,166

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,572,166

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (b)

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

Pharmaceuticals — 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Axcan Pharma, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 2/10/17

 

USD

945

 

$

852,615

 

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B,
4.00%, 6/18/18

 

 

800

 

 

782,504

 

Quinteles Transnational Corp., Term Loan, 5.00%,
6/08/18

 

 

705

 

 

653,888

 

RPI Finance Trust, Term Loan Tranche 2, 4.00%,
5/09/18

 

 

600

 

 

582,000

 

Warner Chilcott Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B-1, 4.25%, 3/15/18

 

 

456

 

 

436,907

 

Term Loan B-2, 4.25%, 3/15/18

 

 

228

 

 

218,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,526,653

 

Professional Services — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan,
4.00%, 8/03/17

 

 

648

 

 

633,836

 

Fifth Third Processing Solutions, LLC, Term Loan B
(First Lien), 4.50%, 11/03/16

 

 

1,095

 

 

1,054,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,687,988

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

iStar Financial, Inc., Term Loan (Second Lien),
5.00%, 6/28/13

 

 

1,778

 

 

1,727,546

 

Real Estate Management & Development — 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 3.27%, 10/10/13

 

 

1,775

 

 

1,566,808

 

Extended Synthetic Letter of Credit Loan, 4.44%,
10/10/16

 

 

1,315

 

 

1,082,279

 

Extended Term Loan B, 4.52%, 10/10/16

 

 

1,405

 

 

1,156,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,805,609

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Extended Maturity
Term Loan, 4.44%, 12/01/16

 

 

584

 

 

531,256

 

Microsemi Corp., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 11/02/17

 

 

697

 

 

664,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,195,835

 

Specialty Retail — 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Academy Ltd. Term Loan, 6.00%, 8/03/18

 

 

1,000

 

 

949,250

 

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., Term
Loan B, 6.25%, 2/23/17

 

 

790

 

 

744,575

 

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., Term Loan B,
4.25%, 3/02/18

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,061,719

 

J. Crew Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/07/18

 

 

339

 

 

302,057

 

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 3/16/18

 

 

399

 

 

371,070

 

Michaels Stores, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B-1, 2.50%, 10/31/13

 

 

239

 

 

225,917

 

Term Loan B-2, 4.75%, 7/31/16

 

 

1,199

 

 

1,127,971

 

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%,
11/24/17

 

 

1,520

 

 

1,428,471

 

Toys ‘R’ Us Delaware, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Loan, 6.00%, 9/01/16

 

 

1,209

 

 

1,132,375

 

Term Loan B, 5.25%, 5/25/18

 

 

399

 

 

370,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,713,809

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digicel International Finance Ltd., US Term Loan
(Non-Rollover), 2.75%, 3/30/12

 

 

656

 

 

646,171

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%,
3/16/18

 

 

746

 

 

699,149

 

Vodafone Americas Finance 2, Inc., Initial Loan,
6.88%, 8/11/15

 

 

2,943

 

 

2,958,114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,303,434

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 70.6%

 

 

 

 

 

159,324,338

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

56

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AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beneficial

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

Other Interests (j)

 

(000)

 

Value

 

Auto Components — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intermet Liquidating Trust Class A (c)

 

USD

320

 

$

3

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARK JGW SPV, LLC (J.G.Wentworth LLC Preferred
Equity Interests) (c)(k)

 

 

(l)

 

1,033,018

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adelphia Preferred Escrow (c)

 

 

3

 

 

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust, Series ACC-6B INT (c)

 

 

250

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,250

 

Metals & Mining — 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARK — (R-Gibson) SPV, LLC (RathGibson Acquisition
Corp., LLC) (k)

 

 

137

 

 

1,673,740

 

Total Other Interests — 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

2,708,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Financial, Inc., 7.00%, 12/31/11 (a)

 

 

90

 

 

68,482

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

68,482

 

               

 

Trust Preferreds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.13%, 2/15/40 (b)

 

 

35,560

 

 

755,752

 

Total Trust Preferreds — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

755,752

 

Total Preferred Securities — 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

824,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

Warrants (m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Communications, Inc. (Expires 11/30/14)

 

 

6,862

 

 

75,708

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

75,708

 

Total Investments (Cost — $317,900,510*) — 130.8%

 

 

 

 

 

295,139,634

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (30.8)%

 

 

 

 

 

(69,452,932

)

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

225,686,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

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

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

 

 

 

$

316,680,361

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

$

6,838,103

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

(28,378,830

)

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

 

 

 

$

(21,540,727

)


 

 

(a)

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

 

 

(b)

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

 

 

(c)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(d)

Restricted security as to resale. As of report date the Fund held less than 0.1% of its net assets, with a current market value of $11,616 and original cost of $822, in this security.

 

 

(e)

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

 

 

(f)

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

 

 

(g)

Convertible security.

 

 

(h)

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

 

 

(i)

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

 

 

(j)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

 

 

(k)

The investment is held by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund.

 

 

(l)

Amount is less than $500.

 

 

(m)

Warrants entitle the Fund to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Shares Held at
February 28,
2011

 

Net
Activity

 

Shares Held at
August 31,
2011

 

Income

 

BlackRock Liquidity
Funds, TempFund,
Institutional Class

 

 

270,650

 

 

(270,650

)

 

 

$

747

 


 

 

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

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

USD   471,000

 

CAD

489,870

 

 

UBS AG

 

 

10/07/11

 

$

9,316

 


See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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57




 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)


 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-Term Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

 

 

$

1,455,219

 

$

3,000,034

 

$

4,455,253

 

Common Stocks

 

$

889,684

 

 

1,122,705

 

 

222,721

 

 

2,235,110

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

117,147,304

 

 

8,369,676

 

 

125,516,980

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

140,433,056

 

 

18,891,282

 

 

159,324,338

 

Other Interests

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

 

2,706,761

 

 

2,708,011

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

755,752

 

 

68,482

 

 

 

 

824,234

 

Warrants

 

 

75,708

 

 

 

 

 

 

75,708

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfunded Loan Commitments

 

 

 

 

(36,655

)

 

 

 

(36,655

)

Total

 

$

1,722,394

 

$

260,190,111

 

$

33,190,474

 

$

295,102,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Derivative Financial Instruments1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

 

$

9,316

 

 

 

$

9,316

 


 

 

1

Derivative financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

 

 

Asset-Backed

 

Common

 

Corporate

 

Floating Rate

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

Securities

 

Stocks

 

Bonds

 

Loan Interests

 

Interests

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of February 28, 2011

 

$

3,467,413

 

$

433,333

 

$

6,609,156

 

$

18,685,436

 

$

2,125,823

 

$

31,321,161

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

20,164

 

 

 

 

89,853

 

 

39,240

 

 

 

 

149,257

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

50,449

 

 

 

 

5,282

 

 

35,537

 

 

 

 

91,268

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2

 

 

(213,505

)

 

(210,612

)

 

1,689,613

 

 

1,780,683

 

 

522,241

 

 

3,568,420

 

Purchases

 

 

1,586,263

 

 

 

 

43,054

 

 

7,945,449

 

 

58,700

 

 

9,633,466

 

Sales

 

 

(1,470,750

)

 

 

 

(67,500

)

 

(9,463,997

)

 

 

 

(11,002,247

)

Transfers in3

 

 

 

 

 

 

218

 

 

3,455,156

 

 

 

 

3,455,374

 

Transfers out3

 

 

(440,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

(3,586,222

)

 

(3

)

 

(4,026,225

)

Balance, as of August 31, 2011

 

$

3,000,034

 

$

222,721

 

$

8,369,676

 

$

18,891,282

 

$

2,706,761

 

$

33,190,474

 


 

 

 

 

2

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statements of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments still held on August 31, 2011 was $(563,317).

 

 

 

 

3

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

 

 

 

 

 

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


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

58

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AUGUST 31, 2011




 

 

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund, Inc.
(COY)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund III, Inc.
(CYE)

 

BlackRock
Debt Strategies
Fund, Inc.
(DSU)

 

BlackRock
Floating
Rate Income
Strategies
Fund II, Inc.
(FRB)

 

BlackRock
Senior High
Income
Fund, Inc.
(ARK)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at value — unaffiliated1

 

$

299,837,211

 

$

339,872,023

 

$

577,515,239

 

$

187,954,288

 

$

295,139,634

 

Investments at value — affiliated2

 

 

1,965,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,303,074

 

 

 

Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts

 

 

2,034,000

 

 

1,950,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash pledged as collateral for swaps

 

 

1,062,380

 

 

614,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments sold receivable

 

 

1,522,121

 

 

2,042,916

 

 

6,115,527

 

 

2,778,576

 

 

4,933,602

 

Principal paydown receivable

 

 

34,146

 

 

47,112

 

 

265,526

 

 

51,841

 

 

137,589

 

Interest receivable

 

 

5,416,494

 

 

5,503,197

 

 

6,921,900

 

 

553,004

 

 

2,491,808

 

Interest receivable — affiliated

 

 

 

 

 

 

252

 

 

 

 

52

 

Swap premiums paid

 

 

422,491

 

 

445,622

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps receivable

 

 

112,038

 

 

1,120,509

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency at value3

 

 

34,192

 

 

209,458

 

 

 

 

168,394

 

 

317

 

Dividends receivable

 

 

54,890

 

 

24,590

 

 

56,385

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on swaps

 

 

66,052

 

 

72,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

484

 

 

842

 

 

8,893

 

 

8,108

 

 

9,316

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

4,464

 

 

17,791

 

 

7,829

 

 

9,232

 

 

3,376

 

Other assets

 

 

5,279

 

 

23,665

 

 

447,645

 

 

13,062

 

 

 

Total assets

 

 

312,572,058

 

 

351,944,252

 

 

591,339,196

 

 

194,839,579

 

 

302,715,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank overdraft

 

 

446,576

 

 

146,969

 

 

71,676

 

 

2,646

 

 

14,803

 

Loan payable

 

 

66,000,000

 

 

85,000,000

 

 

147,000,000

 

 

50,000,000

 

 

68,000,000

 

Investments purchased payable

 

 

3,912,395

 

 

2,582,619

 

 

16,089,584

 

 

7,388,364

 

 

8,435,900

 

Unrealized depreciation on unfunded loan commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

79,684

 

 

48,248

 

 

36,655

 

Unrealized depreciation on swaps

 

 

97,116

 

 

92,651

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options written at value4

 

 

878,047

 

 

973,136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense payable

 

 

62,900

 

 

159,832

 

 

506,295

 

 

102,674

 

 

238,228

 

Swaps premiums received

 

 

2,437

 

 

2,193

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory fees payable

 

 

131,558

 

 

177,847

 

 

297,879

 

 

120,707

 

 

127,360

 

Margin variation payable

 

 

213,611

 

 

242,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps payable

 

 

312,634

 

 

317,896

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

87,509

 

 

94,306

 

 

98,260

 

 

29,213

 

 

 

Income dividends payable

 

 

 

 

80,263

 

 

 

 

45,705

 

 

33,534

 

Options purchased payable

 

 

29,478

 

 

32,403

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income

 

 

13,712

 

 

16,401

 

 

2,741

 

 

6,237

 

 

1,446

 

Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable

 

 

13,191

 

 

14,416

 

 

104,588

 

 

7,705

 

 

13,743

 

Bank overdraft on foreign currency3

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,994

 

 

 

 

 

Other accrued expenses payable

 

 

116,350

 

 

52,991

 

 

 

 

69,714

 

 

127,323

 

Other liabilities

 

 

12,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

72,329,974

 

 

89,986,829

 

 

164,261,701

 

 

57,821,213

 

 

77,028,992

 

Net Assets

 

$

240,242,084

 

$

261,957,423

 

$

427,077,495

 

$

137,018,366

 

$

225,686,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital5

 

$

309,243,562

 

$

324,916,847

 

$

796,951,067

 

$

199,583,676

 

$

371,544,299

 

Undistributed net investment income

 

 

3,119,356

 

 

2,751,432

 

 

1,138,431

 

 

312,660

 

 

3,572,802

 

Accumulated net realized loss

 

 

(60,153,466

)

 

(52,302,891

)

 

(286,703,191

)

 

(52,280,562

)

 

(126,642,176

)

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(11,967,368

)

 

(13,407,965

)

 

(84,308,812

)

 

(10,597,408

)

 

(22,788,223

)

Net Assets

 

$

240,242,084

 

$

261,957,423

 

$

427,077,495

 

$

137,018,366

 

$

225,686,702

 

Net asset value

 

$

6.90

 

$

7.01

 

$

3.96

 

$

12.96

 

$

3.98

 

1

Investments at cost — unaffiliated

 

$

310,041,442

 

$

351,395,900

 

$

662,005,427

 

$

198,482,076

 

$

317,900,510

 

2

Investments at cost — affiliated

 

$

1,965,816

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,303,074

 

 

 

3

Foreign currency at cost

 

$

34,023

 

$

210,432

 

$

(11,157

)

$

168,766

 

$

325

 

4

Premiums received

 

$

601,636

 

$

685,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Shares outstanding, 200 million shares authorized, par value $0.10 per share

 

 

34,792,580

 

 

37,356,898

 

 

107,883,026

 

 

10,574,327

 

 

56,661,773

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Operations


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund, Inc.
(COY)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund III, Inc.
(CYE)

 

BlackRock
Debt Strategies
Fund, Inc.
(DSU)

 

BlackRock
Floating
Rate Income
Strategies
Fund II, Inc.
(FRB)

 

BlackRock
Senior High
Income
Fund, Inc.
(ARK)

 

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

12,368,288

 

$

13,386,021

 

$

20,869,048

 

$

6,122,959

 

$

10,544,636

 

Dividends — unaffiliated

 

 

75,898

 

 

209,565

 

 

5,112

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends — affiliated

 

 

1,031

 

 

809

 

 

1,517

 

 

2,165

 

 

747

 

Facility and other fees

 

 

25,060

 

 

392,213

 

 

773,903

 

 

21,865

 

 

392,666

 

Total income

 

 

12,470,277

 

 

13,988,608

 

 

21,649,580

 

 

6,146,989

 

 

10,938,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment advisory

 

 

809,383

 

 

1,109,393

 

 

1,822,534

 

 

748,721

 

 

773,675

 

Borrowing costs1

 

 

108,336

 

 

131,144

 

 

225,060

 

 

72,962

 

 

105,514

 

Professional

 

 

60,885

 

 

68,324

 

 

126,870

 

 

71,728

 

 

78,906

 

Accounting services

 

 

43,313

 

 

25,597

 

 

52,804

 

 

16,101

 

 

23,143

 

Custodian

 

 

26,101

 

 

25,750

 

 

26,331

 

 

37,945

 

 

18,342

 

Transfer agent

 

 

14,416

 

 

19,706

 

 

43,192

 

 

11,832

 

 

24,551

 

Printing

 

 

24,524

 

 

16,558

 

 

29,243

 

 

10,027

 

 

16,140

 

Officer and Directors

 

 

12,686

 

 

12,769

 

 

19,138

 

 

7,395

 

 

13,099

 

Registration

 

 

6,118

 

 

6,001

 

 

18,868

 

 

4,668

 

 

10,055

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

23,026

 

 

19,877

 

 

25,986

 

 

14,964

 

 

23,975

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense

 

 

1,128,788

 

 

1,435,119

 

 

2,390,026

 

 

996,343

 

 

1,087,400

 

Interest expense

 

 

326,327

 

 

433,530

 

 

730,657

 

 

254,602

 

 

345,555

 

Total expenses

 

 

1,455,115

 

 

1,868,649

 

 

3,120,683

 

 

1,250,945

 

 

1,432,955

 

Less fees waived by advisor

 

 

(869

)

 

(489

)

 

(1,000

)

 

(854

)

 

(760

)

Total expenses after fees waived

 

 

1,454,246

 

 

1,868,160

 

 

3,119,683

 

 

1,250,091

 

 

1,432,195

 

Net investment income

 

 

11,016,031

 

 

12,120,448

 

 

18,529,897

 

 

4,896,898

 

 

9,505,854

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

3,381,256

 

 

4,117,474

 

 

3,129,057

 

 

407,232

 

 

1,816,811

 

Financial futures contracts

 

 

1,051,801

 

 

1,153,901

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

(671,670

)

 

(537,976

)

 

(1,231,773

)

 

66,629

 

 

(16,238

)

Options written

 

 

2,141,307

 

 

2,225,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps

 

 

1,221,388

 

 

1,509,737

 

 

(75,221

)

 

 

 

(24,530

)

 

 

 

7,124,082

 

 

8,468,749

 

 

1,822,063

 

 

473,861

 

 

1,776,043

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(24,440,737

)

 

(28,511,617

)

 

(37,810,041

)

 

(12,492,600

)

 

(16,174,507

)

Financial futures contracts

 

 

(1,126,389

)

 

(1,293,818

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency transactions

 

 

66,525

 

 

139,990

 

 

328,702

 

 

148,890

 

 

20,564

 

Options written

 

 

(276,412

)

 

(287,448

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps

 

 

341,627

 

 

246,400

 

 

77,957

 

 

 

 

52,151

 

Unfunded loan commitments

 

 

(11,592

)

 

23,261

 

 

(116,909

)

 

(78,214

)

 

(52,873

)

 

 

 

(25,446,978

)

 

(29,683,232

)

 

(37,520,291

)

 

(12,421,924

)

 

(16,154,665

)

Total realized and unrealized loss

 

 

(18,322,896

)

 

(21,214,483

)

 

(35,698,228

)

 

(11,948,063

)

 

(14,378,622

)

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

(7,306,865

)

$

(9,094,035

)

$

(17,168,331

)

$

(7,051,165

)

$

(4,872,768

)


 

 

 

 

1

See Note 7 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details of short-term borrowings.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Corporate
High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)

 

 

BlackRock Corporate
High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

Year
Ended
February 28,
2011

 

 

Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

Year
Ended
February 28,
2011

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

11,016,031

 

$

22,535,037

 

 

$

12,120,448

 

$

24,174,359

 

Net realized gain

 

 

7,124,082

 

 

6,965,831

 

 

 

8,468,749

 

 

9,224,596

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(25,446,978

)

 

18,790,685

 

 

 

(29,683,232

)

 

21,881,740

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

(7,306,865

)

 

48,291,553

 

 

 

(9,094,035

)

 

55,280,695

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(10,637,966

)

 

(21,257,066

)

 

 

(11,207,069

)

 

(22,906,514

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of dividends

 

 

277,689

 

 

282,201

 

 

 

 

 

163,777

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

(17,667,142

)

 

27,316,688

 

 

 

(20,301,104

)

 

32,537,958

 

Beginning of period

 

 

257,909,226

 

 

230,592,538

 

 

 

282,258,527

 

 

249,720,569

 

End of period

 

$

240,242,084

 

$

257,909,226

 

 

$

261,957,423

 

$

282,258,527

 

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

3,119,356

 

$

2,741,291

 

 

$

2,751,432

 

$

1,838,053

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Debt
Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income
Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

Year
Ended
February 28,
2011

 

 

Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

Year
Ended
February 28,
2011

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

18,529,897

 

$

35,976,309

 

 

$

4,896,898

 

$

9,200,317

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

1,822,063

 

 

(2,434,229

)

 

 

473,861

 

 

574,094

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(37,520,291

)

 

44,871,048

 

 

 

(12,421,924

)

 

9,308,392

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

(17,168,331

)

 

78,413,128

 

 

 

(7,051,165

)

 

19,082,803

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and Distribution to Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(17,464,936

)

 

(35,928,501

)

 

 

(4,692,191

)

 

(8,767,675

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

(924,228

)

 

 

 

 

(716,193

)

Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

 

(17,464,936

)

 

(36,852,729

)

 

 

(4,692,191

)

 

(9,483,868

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of dividends

 

 

463,571

 

 

464,804

 

 

 

210,036

 

 

582,067

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

(34,169,696

)

 

42,025,203

 

 

 

(11,533,320

)

 

10,181,002

 

Beginning of period

 

 

461,247,191

 

 

419,221,988

 

 

 

148,551,686

 

 

138,370,684

 

End of period

 

$

427,077,495

 

$

461,247,191

 

 

$

137,018,366

 

$

148,551,686

 

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

1,138,431

 

$

73,470

 

 

$

312,660

 

$

107,953

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Senior High
Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:

 

Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

Year
Ended
February 28,
2011

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

9,505,854

 

$

17,899,921

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

1,776,043

 

 

(2,983,318

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(16,154,665

)

 

20,894,516

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

(4,872,768

)

 

35,811,119

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends to Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(8,494,412

)

 

(18,479,539

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvestment of dividends

 

 

293,462

 

 

255,895

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

(13,073,718

)

 

17,587,475

 

Beginning of period

 

 

238,760,420

 

 

221,172,945

 

End of period

 

$

225,686,702

 

$

238,760,420

 

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

3,572,802

 

$

2,561,360

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flows


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended August 31, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund, Inc.
(COY)

 

BlackRock
Corporate
High Yield
Fund III, Inc.
(CYE)

 

BlackRock
Debt Strategies
Fund, Inc.
(DSU)

 

BlackRock
Floating
Rate Income
Strategies
Fund II, Inc.
(FRB)

 

BlackRock
Senior High
Income
Fund, Inc.
(ARK)

 

Cash Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

(7,306,865

)

$

(9,094,035

)

$

(17,168,331

)

$

(7,051,165

)

$

(4,872,768

)

Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in interest receivable

 

 

205,805

 

 

728,007

 

 

202,850

 

 

850,072

 

 

776,510

 

Increase in interest receivable — affiliated

 

 

 

 

 

 

(252

)

 

 

 

(52

)

Increase in cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts

 

 

(1,524,000

)

 

(1,385,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in cash pledged as collateral for swaps

 

 

(1,062,380

)

 

(614,250

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in swaps receivable

 

 

(44,973

)

 

(1,049,756

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in commitment fees receivable

 

 

 

 

97

 

 

1,385

 

 

1,043

 

 

573

 

Decrease in receivable from custodian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

602,027

 

(Increase) decrease in other assets

 

 

564

 

 

(15,730

)

 

26,890

 

 

(13,062

)

 

8,967

 

(Increase) decrease in dividends receivable

 

 

(19,189

)

 

40,645

 

 

(48

)

 

 

 

 

Increase in investment advisory fees payable

 

 

8,996

 

 

7,239

 

 

29,674

 

 

11,670

 

 

15,920

 

Decrease in cash held as collateral for swaps

 

 

(100,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in interest expense payable

 

 

(56,344

)

 

(7,729

)

 

263,291

 

 

22,286

 

 

127,175

 

Decrease in other affiliates payable

 

 

(1,404

)

 

(1,572

)

 

(2,511

)

 

(820

)

 

(1,278

)

Increase (decrease) in swaps payable

 

 

241,319

 

 

257,674

 

 

(10,897

)

 

 

 

(14,850

)

Increase (decrease) in other accrued expenses payable

 

 

(10,805

)

 

(75,076

)

 

(239,536

)

 

(40,198

)

 

32,225

 

Decrease in prepaid expenses

 

 

11,592

 

 

 

 

22,209

 

 

 

 

11,941

 

Increase in margin variation payable

 

 

179,666

 

 

204,946

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities

 

 

10,460

 

 

(30,652

)

 

 

 

(54,550

)

 

 

Increase in Officer’s and Directors’ fees payable

 

 

12,508

 

 

13,672

 

 

24,116

 

 

7,308

 

 

12,973

 

Net periodic and termination payment of swaps

 

 

1,345,008

 

 

1,505,112

 

 

(7,514

)

 

 

 

2,145

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and swaps

 

 

18,839,987

 

 

21,667,860

 

 

33,938,120

 

 

11,964,520

 

 

14,086,067

 

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments and swaps

 

 

(54,795

)

 

(372,211

)

 

(1,954,414

)

 

(611,118

)

 

(572,230

)

Paid-in-kind income

 

 

(234,981

)

 

(258,299

)

 

(566,754

)

 

(99,755

)

 

(179,217

)

Premiums received from options written

 

 

1,066,309

 

 

1,109,984

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premiums paid on closing options written

 

 

(235,331

)

 

(239,275

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments

 

 

130,904,461

 

 

154,264,083

 

 

203,290,854

 

 

79,011,677

 

 

104,564,878

 

Purchases of long-term investments

 

 

(134,699,566

)

 

(151,649,457

)

 

(235,606,566

)

 

(92,331,998

)

 

(126,405,426

)

Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities

 

 

(243,950

)

 

1,845,167

 

 

4,761,986

 

 

(588,807

)

 

2,272,105

 

Cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

 

7,232,092

 

 

16,851,444

 

 

(12,995,448

)

 

(8,922,897

)

 

(9,532,315

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Provided by (Used for) Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash receipts from borrowings

 

 

65,000,000

 

 

90,000,000

 

 

164,000,000

 

 

81,000,000

 

 

84,000,000

 

Cash payments on borrowings

 

 

(62,000,000

)

 

(96,000,000

)

 

(134,000,000

)

 

(67,000,000

)

 

(66,000,000

)

Cash dividends paid

 

 

(10,453,661

)

 

(11,207,287

)

 

(17,198,196

)

 

(4,646,486

)

 

(8,582,029

)

Increase (decrease) in bank overdraft

 

 

146,615

 

 

146,969

 

 

82,670

 

 

(404,039

)

 

14,803

 

Cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

 

(7,307,046

)

 

(17,060,318

)

 

12,884,474

 

 

8,949,475

 

 

9,432,774

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Impact from Foreign Exchange Fluctuations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations

 

 

(660

)

 

(974

)

 

(675

)

 

6,869

 

 

(1,869

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Foreign Currency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and foreign currency

 

 

(75,614

)

 

(209,848

)

 

(111,649

)

 

33,447

 

 

(101,410

)

Cash and foreign currency at beginning of period

 

 

109,806

 

 

419,306

 

 

111,649

 

 

134,947

 

 

101,727

 

Cash and foreign currency at end of period

 

$

34,192

 

$

209,458

 

 

 

$

168,394

 

$

317

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for interest

 

$

382,671

 

$

441,259

 

$

467,366

 

$

232,316

 

$

218,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncash Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

 

 

277,689

 

 

 

 

463,571

 

 

210,036

 

 

293,462

 


 

 

 

A Statement of Cash Flows is presented when a Fund had a significant amount of borrowing during the period, based on the average borrowing outstanding in relation to average total assets.



 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (COY)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Period
June 1,
2008 to
February 28,
2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
February 28,

 

 

Year Ended May 31,

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.42

 

$

6.64

 

$

4.19

 

$

7.74

 

$

9.07

 

$

8.52

 

$

8.53

 

Net investment income1

 

 

0.32

 

 

0.65

 

 

0.65

 

 

0.50

 

 

0.75

 

 

0.73

 

 

0.74

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.53

)

 

0.74

 

 

2.53

 

 

(3.50

)

 

(1.32

)

 

0.49

 

 

0.02

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

(0.21

)

 

1.39

 

 

3.18

 

 

(3.00

)

 

(0.57

)

 

1.22

 

 

0.76

 

Dividends and distributions from net investment income

 

 

(0.31

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.73

)

 

(0.55

)

 

(0.76

)

 

(0.67

)

 

(0.77

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

6.90

 

$

7.42

 

$

6.64

 

$

4.19

 

$

7.74

 

$

9.07

 

$

8.52

 

Market price, end of period

 

$

7.01

 

$

7.03

 

$

6.88

 

$

3.91

 

$

7.28

 

$

8.47

 

$

7.42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

(2.99

)%3

 

22.11

%

 

79.91

%

 

(38.98

)%3

 

(5.49

)%

 

15.60

%

 

9.75

%

Based on market price

 

 

4.03

%3

 

11.66

%

 

99.76

%

 

(39.46

)%3

 

(4.81

)%

 

23.96

%

 

(3.63

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

1.13

%4

 

1.18

%

 

1.18

%

 

2.29

%4

 

2.33

%

 

3.25

%

 

2.39

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

1.13

%4

 

1.18

%

 

1.18

%

 

2.29

%4

 

2.33

%

 

3.25

%

 

2.39

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees

 

 

0.88

%4

 

0.89

%

 

0.92

%

 

1.17

%4

 

0.83

%

 

0.91

%

 

0.90

%

Net investment income

 

 

8.58

%4

 

9.28

%

 

11.36

%

 

11.45

%4

 

9.15

%

 

8.36

%

 

8.55

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

240,242

 

$

257,909

 

$

230,593

 

$

144,800

 

$

268

 

$

313,821

 

$

294,759

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

66,000

 

$

63,000

 

$

72,000

 

$

38,700

 

$

64,700

 

$

126,200

 

$

127,700

 

Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

67,250

 

$

55,304

 

$

42,184

 

$

59,553

 

$

81,598

 

$

125,974

 

$

101,539

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

39

%

 

83

%

 

85

%

 

37

%

 

38

%

 

62

%

 

57

%

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

4,640

 

$

5,094

 

$

4,203

 

$

4,203

 

$

5,138

 

$

3,487

 

$

3,308

 


 

 

 

 

1

Based on average common shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Annualized.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (CYE)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Period
June 1,
2008 to
February 28,
2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended
February 28,

 

 

Year Ended May 31,

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.56

 

$

6.69

 

$

4.05

 

$

7.62

 

$

8.99

 

$

8.46

 

$

8.46

 

Net investment income1

 

 

0.32

 

 

0.65

 

 

0.64

 

 

0.50

 

 

0.73

 

 

0.71

 

 

0.72

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.57

)

 

0.83

 

 

2.68

 

 

(3.51

)

 

(1.33

)

 

0.49

 

 

0.02

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

(0.25

)

 

1.48

 

 

3.32

 

 

(3.01

)

 

(0.60

)

 

1.20

 

 

0.74

 

Dividends and distributions from net investment income

 

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.68

)

 

(0.56

)

 

(0.77

)

 

(0.67

)

 

(0.74

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.01

 

$

7.56

 

$

6.69

 

$

4.05

 

$

7.62

 

$

8.99

 

$

8.46

 

Market price, end of period

 

$

6.88

 

$

7.14

 

$

6.67

 

$

3.57

 

$

7.03

 

$

8.53

 

$

7.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

(3.35

)%3

 

23.50

%

 

86.65

%

 

(39.69

)%3

 

(5.69

)%

 

15.51

%

 

9.78

%

Based on market price

 

 

0.43

%3

 

16.99

%

 

111.12

%

 

(42.38

)%3

 

(8.30

)%

 

25.98

%

 

(3.59

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

1.33

%4

 

1.37

%

 

1.34

%

 

2.45

%4

 

2.47

%

 

3.38

%

 

2.49

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

1.33

%4

 

1.37

%

 

1.33

%

 

2.45

%4

 

2.47

%

 

3.38

%

 

2.49

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

1.02

%4

 

1.03

%

 

1.04

%

 

1.29

%4

 

0.96

%

 

1.04

%

 

1.00

%

Net investment income

 

 

8.63

%4

 

9.15

%

 

11.35

%

 

11.80

%4

 

9.01

%

 

8.25

%

 

8.45

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

261,957

 

$

282,259

 

$

249,721

 

$

151,261

 

$

284,361

 

$

335,479

 

$

315,699

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

85,000

 

$

91,000

 

$

76,000

 

$

44,200

 

$

71,700

 

$

129,700

 

$

141,000

 

Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

89,207

 

$

69,937

 

$

49,196

 

$

65,500

 

$

88,466

 

$

134,704

 

$

109,144

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

40

%

 

89

%

 

89

%

 

37

%

 

38

%

 

62

%

 

56

%

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

4,082

 

$

4,102

 

$

4,286

 

$

4,422

 

$

4,966

 

$

3,587

 

$

3,239

 


 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

 

 

4

Annualized.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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65




 

 

 

 

 

Financial Highlights

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year
Ended
February 29,
2008

 

Year
Ended
February 28,
2007

 

 

 

 

Year Ended February 28,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

4.28

 

$

3.89

 

$

2.35

 

$

5.57

 

$

7.01

 

$

6.69

 

Net investment income1

 

 

0.17

 

 

0.33

 

 

0.39

 

 

0.52

 

 

0.66

 

 

0.68

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.33

)

 

0.40

 

 

1.55

 

 

(3.12

)

 

(1.43

)

 

0.28

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

(0.16

)

 

0.73

 

 

1.94

 

 

(2.60

)

 

(0.77

)

 

0.96

 

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.16

)

 

(0.33

)

 

(0.39

)

 

(0.62

)

 

(0.67

)

 

(0.64

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.16

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.40

)

 

(0.62

)

 

(0.67

)

 

(0.64

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

3.96

 

$

4.28

 

$

3.89

 

$

2.35

 

$

5.57

 

$

7.01

 

Market price, end of period

 

$

3.98

 

$

4.05

 

$

3.91

 

$

2.07

 

$

5.43

 

$

7.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

(3.81

)%3

 

19.92

%

 

87.82

%

 

(50.19

)%

 

(11.72

)%

 

15.35

%

Based on market price

 

 

2.16

%3

 

12.90

%

 

114.32

%

 

(54.99

)%

 

(17.13

)%

 

18.37

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

1.37

%4

 

1.27

%

 

1.23

%

 

2.42

%

 

3.13

%

 

3.16

%

Total expenses after fees waived

 

 

1.36

%4

 

1.27

%

 

1.23

%

 

2.42

%

 

3.13

%

 

3.16

%

Total expenses after fees waived and excluding interest expense

 

 

1.05

%4

 

1.02

%

 

1.02

%

 

1.20

%

 

0.99

%

 

0.99

%

Net investment income

 

 

8.11

%4

 

8.22

%

 

12.16

%

 

11.79

%

 

9.90

%

 

9.97

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

427,078

 

$

461,247

 

$

419,222

 

$

252,080

 

$

594,204

 

$

745,944

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

147,000

 

$

117,000

 

$

67,000

 

$

90,000

 

$

199,000

 

$

298,600

 

Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

150,821

 

$

89,362

 

$

58,574

 

$

163,286

 

$

272,846

 

$

283,906

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

33

%

 

81

%

 

86

%

 

44

%

 

51

%

 

65

%

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

3,905

 

$

4,942

 

$

7,257

 

$

3,801

 

$

3,986

 

$

3,498

 


 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

4

Annualized.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (FRB)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year
Ended
February 29,
2008

 

Year
Ended
February 28,
2007

 

 

 

 

Year Ended February 28,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

14.07

 

$

13.16

 

$

8.92

 

$

16.06

 

$

19.28

 

$

19.39

 

Net investment income1

 

 

0.46

 

 

0.87

 

 

0.86

 

 

1.37

 

 

1.55

 

 

1.55

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(1.13

)

 

0.94

 

 

4.44

 

 

(6.98

)

 

(3.27

)

 

(0.12

)

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

(0.67

)

 

1.81

 

 

5.30

 

 

(5.61

)

 

(1.72

)

 

1.43

 

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.44

)

 

(0.83

)

 

(0.98

)

 

(1.53

)

 

(1.50

)

 

(1.54

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

(0.07

)

 

(0.08

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.44

)

 

(0.90

)

 

(1.06

)

 

(1.53

)

 

(1.50

)

 

(1.54

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

12.96

 

$

14.07

 

$

13.16

 

$

8.92

 

$

16.06

 

$

19.28

 

Market price, end of period

 

$

12.25

 

$

14.22

 

$

15.01

 

$

8.28

 

$

14.75

 

$

18.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

(4.85

)%3

 

14.20

%

 

62.08

%

 

(36.46

)%

 

(8.98

)%

 

8.31

%

Based on market price

 

 

(11.01

)%3

 

1.19

%

 

99.15

%

 

(35.78

)%

 

(12.88

)%

 

13.47

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

1.70

%4

 

1.56

%

 

1.50

%

 

2.48

%

 

2.78

%

 

2.87

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly

 

 

1.70

%4

 

1.56

%

 

1.50

%

 

2.48

%

 

2.78

%

 

2.87

%

Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

1.35

%4

 

1.30

%

 

1.27

%

 

1.38

%

 

1.20

%

 

1.22

%

Net investment income

 

 

6.65

%4

 

6.48

%

 

7.40

%

 

10.08

%

 

8.39

%

 

8.03

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

137,018

 

$

148,552

 

$

138,371

 

$

93,656

 

$

168,553

 

$

202,364

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

50,000

 

$

36,000

 

$

24,000

 

$

26,000

 

$

50,000

 

$

47,000

 

Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

52,554

 

$

29,101

 

$

22,225

 

$

45,165

 

$

55,269

 

$

61,022

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

33

%

 

100

%

 

92

%

 

47

%

 

65

%

 

65

%

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

3,740

 

$

5,126

 

$

6,765

 

$

4,602

 

$

4,371

 

$

5,306

 


 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

4

Annualized.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (ARK)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
August 31,
2011
(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year
Ended
February 29,
2008

 

Year
Ended
February 28,
2007

 

 

 

 

Year Ended February 28,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

4.22

 

$

3.91

 

$

2.54

 

$

5.04

 

$

6.17

 

$

6.00

 

Net investment income1

 

 

0.17

 

 

0.32

 

 

0.36

 

 

0.41

 

 

0.54

 

 

0.57

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.26

)

 

0.32

 

 

1.31

 

 

(2.43

)

 

(1.11

)

 

0.16

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

(0.09

)

 

0.64

 

 

1.67

 

 

(2.02

)

 

(0.57

)

 

0.73

 

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.33

)

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.43

)

 

(0.56

)

 

(0.56

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.33

)

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.48

)

 

(0.56

)

 

(0.56

)

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

3.98

 

$

4.22

 

$

3.91

 

$

2.54

 

$

5.04

 

$

6.17

 

Market price, end of period

 

$

3.78

 

$

4.18

 

$

3.94

 

$

2.21

 

$

4.91

 

$

6.53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

(2.18

)%3

 

17.13

%

 

68.90

%

 

(42.15

)%

 

(9.76

)%

 

12.82

%

Based on market price

 

 

(6.20

)%3

 

15.13

%

 

95.61

%

 

(48.33

)%

 

(16.94

)%

 

21.84

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

1.20

%4

 

1.13

%

 

1.13

%

 

2.24

%

 

2.70

%

 

3.03

%

Total expenses after fees waived

 

 

1.20

%4

 

1.13

%

 

1.13

%

 

2.24

%

 

2.70

%

 

3.03

%

Total expenses after fees waived and excluding interest expense

 

 

0.91

%4

 

0.90

%

 

0.93

%

 

1.05

%

 

0.86

%

 

0.90

%

Net investment income

 

 

7.98

%4

 

7.83

%

 

10.70

%

 

9.96

%

 

9.16

%

 

9.42

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

225,687

 

$

238,760

 

$

221,173

 

$

143,643

 

$

284,692

 

$

347,449

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

68,000

 

$

50,000

 

$

43,000

 

$

47,000

 

$

91,500

 

$

132,000

 

Average borrowings outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

71,337

 

$

41,405

 

$

29,978

 

$

79,422

 

$

109,978

 

$

131,575

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

34

%

 

83

%

 

80

%

 

49

%

 

48

%

 

62

%

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

4,319

 

$

5,775

 

$

6,144

 

$

4,056

 

$

4,112

 

$

3,632

 


 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

 

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, total investment returns exclude the effects of any sales charges and include the reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

 

3

Aggregate total investment return.

 

 

4

Annualized.


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (“COY”), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (“CYE”), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (“DSU”) and BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (“FRB”) are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as diversified, closed-end management investment companies. BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (“ARK”) is registered under the 1940 Act as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. COY, CYE, DSU, FRB and ARK are referred to collectively as the “Funds.” The Funds are organized as Maryland corporations. The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees of the Funds are referred to throughout this report as the “Board of Directors” or the “Board.” The Funds determine and make available for publication the net asset values on a daily basis.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds:

Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Funds fair value their financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. The Funds value their bond investments on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more brokers or dealers as obtained from a pricing service. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by the Funds’ pricing service or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments. Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last reported sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last available bid price. If no bid price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the security.

Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into US dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available.

Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade. An exchange-traded option for which there is no mean price is valued at the last bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that the prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the option. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options and swaptions are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of the underlying instruments.

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the investment advisor and/or the sub-advisor seeks to determine the price that each Fund 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 instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of each Fund’s net assets. If events (for example, a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur during such periods that are expected to materially affect the value of such instruments, those instruments may be Fair Value Assets and be valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the investment advisor using a pricing service and/or policies approved by the Board.

Foreign Currency Transactions: The Funds’ books and records are maintained in US dollars. Purchases and sales of investment securities are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective date of such transactions. Generally, when the US dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the Funds’ investments denominated in that currency will lose value because its currency is worth fewer US dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the US dollar falls in relative value.

The Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold for financial reporting purposes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

Accordingly, the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments are segregated on the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. The Funds report realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Asset-Backed Securities: The Funds may invest in asset-backed securities. Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets, or as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, and are generally issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an asset-backed security subject to such a prepayment feature will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. If the Fund has purchased such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the premium paid.

Zero-Coupon Bonds: The Funds may invest in zero-coupon bonds, which are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. Zero-coupon bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than similar maturity debt obligations which provide for regular interest payments.

Capital Trusts: The Funds may invest in capital trusts. These securities are typically issued by corporations, generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities characteristics, or by an affiliated business trust of a corporation, generally in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly structured securities. The securities can be structured as either fixed or adjustable coupon securities that can have either a perpetual or stated maturity date. Dividends can be deferred without creating an event of default or acceleration, although maturity cannot take place unless all cumulative payment obligations have been met. The deferral of payments does not affect the purchase or sale of these securities in the open market. Payments on these securities are treated as interest rather than dividends for federal income tax purposes. These securities generally are rated below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities.

Preferred Stock: The Funds may invest in preferred stocks. Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well) but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Floating Rate Loan Interests: The Funds may invest in floating rate loan interests. The floating rate loan interests the Funds hold are typically issued to companies (the “borrower”) by banks, other financial institutions, and privately and publicly offered corporations (the “lender”). Floating rate loan interests are generally non-investment grade, often involve borrowers whose financial condition is troubled or uncertain and companies that are highly levered. The Funds may invest in obligations of borrowers who are in bankruptcy proceedings. Floating rate loan interests may include fully funded term loans or revolving lines of credit. Floating rate loan interests are typically senior in the corporate capital structure of the borrower. Floating rate loan interests generally pay interest at rates that are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. The base lending rates are generally the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate), the prime rate offered by one or more US banks or the certificate of deposit rate. Floating rate loan interests may involve foreign borrowers, and investments may be denominated in foreign currencies. The Funds consider these investments to be investments in debt securities for purposes of their investment policies.

When a Fund purchases a floating rate loan interest it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan interest it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, the Funds may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit amount of a floating rate loan interest. Facility and commitment fees are typically amortized to income over the term of the loan or term of the commitment, respectively. Consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned. Prepayment penalty fees, which may be received by the Funds upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded as realized gains. The Funds may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.

Floating rate loan interests are usually freely callable at the borrower’s option. The Funds may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans (“Participations”) or assignments (“Assignments”) of all or a portion of loans from third parties. Participations typically will result in the Funds having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. The Funds 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 Funds generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of offset against the borrower, and the Funds may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, the Funds will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. The Funds’ investment in loan participation interests involves the risk of insolvency of the financial

 

 

 

 

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intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the Participation, the Funds may be treated as general creditors of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower. Assignments typically result in the Funds having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and the Funds may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Funds either deliver collateral or segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts or swaps), or certain borrowings (e.g., loan payable), the Funds will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on their books and records cash or liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, each party to such transactions has requirements to deliver/deposit securities as collateral for certain investments.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis. Consent fees are compensation for agreeing to changes in the terms of debt instruments and are included in interest income in the Statements of Operations.

Dividends and Distributions: Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. If the total dividends and distributions made in any tax year exceeds net investment income and accumulated realized capital gains, a portion of the total distribution may be treated as a tax return of capital. The amount and timing of dividends and distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from US GAAP.

Income Taxes: It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Each Fund files US federal and various state and local tax returns. As of February 28, 2011, inclusive of the open tax return years, no income tax returns are currently under examination.

Each Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. Management does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

DSU, FRB, and ARK have wholly owned taxable subsidiaries organized as limited liability companies (the “Taxable Subsidiaries”), which are listed in the Schedules of Investments. The Taxable Subsidiaries enable a Fund to hold an investment that is organized as an operating partnership while still satisfying Regulated Investment Company tax requirements. Income earned on the investments held by the Taxable Subsidiaries is taxable to such subsidiaries. An income tax provision for all income, including realized and unrealized gains, if any, of the Taxable Subsidiaries is reflected as a reduction in the value of the Taxable Subsidiaries.

COY and CYE have a wholly owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”) which holds shares of a private Canadian company. Such shares are held in the Subsidiary in order to realize benefits under the Double Tax Avoidance Convention (the “DTAC”) between Canada and Luxembourg, the result of which is that gains on the sale of such shares will not be subject to capital gains taxes in Canada. Accordingly, no income tax provision has been made in the accompanying financial statements.

Recent Accounting Standard: In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued amended guidance to improve disclosure about fair value measurements which will require the following disclosure for fair value measurements categorized as Level 3: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs and assumptions used in the fair value measurement, a description of the valuation policies and procedures and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition, the amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 will be required to be disclosed. The amended guidance is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and interim periods within those fiscal years Management is evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Funds’ financial statements and disclosures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Deferred Compensation and BlackRock Closed-End Share Equivalent Investment Plan: Under the deferred compensation plan approved by each Fund’s Board, independent Directors (“Independent Directors”) may defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors. This has approximately the same economic effect for the Independent Directors as if the Independent Directors had invested the deferred amounts directly in certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds.

The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Fund. Each Fund may, however, elect to invest in common shares of certain other BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors in order to match its deferred compensation obligations. Investments to cover each Fund’s deferred compensation liability, if any, are included in other assets in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Dividends and distributions from the BlackRock Closed-End Fund investments under the plan are included in dividends — affiliated in the Statements of Operations.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Funds have an arrangement with the custodians whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statements of Operations. The custodians impose fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.

2. Derivative Financial Instruments:

The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and to economically hedge, or protect, their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.

Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The Funds’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral pledged by/posted to the counterparty. For OTC options purchased, the Funds bear the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral received on the options should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Funds do not give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written obligate the Funds to perform and not the counterparty. Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures contracts and options is deemed to be minimal due to the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which these contracts trade.

The Funds may mitigate counterparty risk by procuring collateral and through netting provisions included within an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) implemented between a Fund and each of its respective counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreement allows each Fund to offset with each separate counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held. The amount of collateral moved to/from applicable counterparties is generally based upon minimum transfer amounts of up to $500,000. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from their counterparties are not fully collateralized contractually or otherwise, the Funds bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. See Note 1 “Segregation and Collateralization” for information with respect to collateral practices. In addition, the Funds manage counterparty risk by entering into agreements only with coun-terparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Funds’ net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Funds fails to meet the terms of their ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the Funds to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

Financial Futures Contracts: The Funds purchase or sell financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Funds and counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and are recorded by the Funds as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Funds enter into foreign currency exchange contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). A foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a future date. Foreign currency exchange contracts, when used by the Funds, help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Funds are denominated. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a foreign currency exchange contract changes unfavorably due to movements in

 

 

 

 

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the value of the referenced foreign currencies and the risk that a counter-party to the contract does not perform its obligations under the agreement.

Options: The Funds purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease their exposure to underlying instruments (including equity risk) and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller to sell (when the option is exercised), the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. When the Funds purchase (write) an option, an amount equal to the premium paid (received) by the Funds is reflected as an asset (liability). The amount of the asset (liability) is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option purchased (written). When an instrument is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the instrument acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the instrument sold. When an option expires (or the Fund enters into a closing transaction), the Funds realize a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid). When the Funds write a call option, such option is “covered,” meaning that the Funds hold the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Funds write a put option, such option is covered by cash in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation.

In purchasing and writing options, the Funds bear the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that the Funds may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Funds purchasing or selling a security at a price different from the current market value.

Swaps: The Funds enter into swap agreements, in which the Funds and a counterparty agree to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount. These periodic payments received or made by the Funds are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. Any upfront fees paid are recorded as assets and any upfront fees received are recorded as liabilities and amortized over the term of the swap. Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). When the swap is terminated, the Funds will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Funds’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contracts is the premium received or paid. Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counter-party to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

 

 

Credit default swaps — The Funds enter into credit default swaps to manage their exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce their risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which they are not otherwise exposed (credit risk). The Funds enter into credit default swap agreements to provide a measure of protection against the default of an issuer (as buyer of protection) and/or gain credit exposure to an issuer to which it is not otherwise exposed (as seller of protection). The Funds may either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit default swaps on single-name issuers are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation accelerators, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). Credit default swaps on traded indexes are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a write-down, principal or interest shortfall or default of all or individual underlying securities included in the index occurs. As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index.

 

 

Interest rate swaps — The Funds enter into interest rate swaps to gain or reduce exposure to or manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate risk by economically hedging the value of the fixed rate bonds which may decrease when interest rates rise (interest rate risk). Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating rate, for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. Interest rate floors, which are a type of interest rate swap, are agreements in which one party agrees to make payments to the other party to the extent that interest rates fall below a specified rate or floor in return for a premium. In more complex swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.


 

 

 

 

 

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments as of August 31, 2011

 

 

Asset Derivatives

 

 

 

 

COY

 

CYE

 

DSU

 

FRB

 

ARK

 

 

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location

 

Value

Interest rate contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on swaps

 

$

47,092

 

$

51,415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

484

 

 

842

 

$

8,893

 

$

8,108

 

$

9,316

 

Credit contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on swaps; Investments at value — unaffiliated**

 

 

119,311

 

 

121,213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity contracts

 

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation*; Investments at value — unaffiliated**

 

 

34,834

 

 

38,253

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

201,721

 

$

211,723

 

$

8,893

 

$

8,108

 

$

9,316

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COY

 

CYE

 

DSU

 

FRB

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location

 

Value

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

$

87,509

 

$

94,306

 

$

98,260

 

$

29,213

 

 

 

 

Credit contracts

 

Unrealized depreciation on swaps; Options written at value

 

 

890,703

 

 

973,537

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity contracts

 

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation*; Options written at value

 

 

1,462,528

 

 

1,673,486

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

2,440,740

 

$

2,741,329

 

$

98,260

 

$

29,213

 

 

 

 


 

 

  *

Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on financial futures contracts as reported in the Schedules of Investments. Only current day’s margin variation is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

**

Includes options purchased at value as reported in the Schedules of Investments.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Statements of Operations
Six Months Ended August 31, 2011

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from

 

 

 

COY

 

CYE

 

DSU

 

FRB

 

ARK

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts***

 

$

(792,954

)

$

(770,695

)

$

(997,670

)

$

(162,563

)

$

(16,238

)

 

Credit contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps

 

 

1,221,388

 

 

1,509,737

 

 

(75,221

)

 

 

 

(24,530

)

Options****

 

 

392,787

 

 

351,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts

 

 

1,051,801

 

 

1,153,901

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options****

 

 

1,748,520

 

 

1,874,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

3,621,542

 

$

4,118,556

 

$

(1,072,891

)

$

(162,563

)

$

(40,768

)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on

 

 

COY

 

CYE

 

DSU

 

FRB

 

ARK

 

Interest rate contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps

 

$

47,092

 

$

51,415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts***

 

 

68,459

 

 

62,388

 

$

334,968

 

$

148,788

 

$

22,433

 

 

Credit contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps

 

 

294,535

 

 

194,985

 

 

77,957

 

 

 

 

52,151

 

Options****

 

 

(283,256

)

 

(294,855

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial futures contracts

 

 

(1,126,389

)

 

(1,293,818

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options****

 

 

(86,054

)

 

(93,991

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

(1,085,613

)

$

(1,373,876

)

$

412,925

 

$

148,788

 

$

74,584

 


 

 

  ***

Foreign currency exchange contracts are included in the net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency transactions and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency transactions.

 

 

****

Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investments and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments.


 

 

 

 

 

 

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For the six months ended August 31, 2011, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COY

 

CYE

 

DSU

 

FRB

 

ARK

 

Financial futures contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of contracts sold

 

 

258

 

 

287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average notional value of contracts sold

 

$

15,386,310

 

$

17,077,605

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of contracts — US dollars purchased

 

 

11

 

 

12

 

 

6

 

 

5

 

 

1

 

Average number of contracts — US dollars sold

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

Average US dollar amounts purchased

 

$

24,078,160

 

$

25,287,882

 

$

27,543,683

 

$

7,596,105

 

$

488,671

 

Average US dollar amounts sold

 

$

296,270

 

$

334,147

 

$

1,092,311

 

$

690,866

 

 

 

Options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of option contracts purchased

 

 

387

 

 

422

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

Average number of option contracts written

 

 

206

 

 

225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average notional value of option contracts purchased

 

$

2,533,929

 

$

2,752,314

 

 

 

$

10,371

 

 

 

Average notional value of option contracts written

 

$

267,800

 

$

292,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of swaption contracts purchased

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of swaption contracts written

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average notional value of swaption contracts purchased

 

$

5,000,000

 

$

5,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average notional value of swaption contracts written

 

$

15,712,500

 

$

17,350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit default swaps:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of contracts — buy protection

 

 

8

 

 

6

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

Average number of contracts — sell protection

 

 

9

 

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average notional value — buy protection

 

$

4,630,000

 

$

3,422,500

 

$

125,000

 

 

 

$

100,000

 

Average notional value — sell protection

 

$

3,221,806

 

$

3,345,491

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of contracts — receives fixed rate

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average notional value — receives fixed rate

 

$

2,665,000

 

$

2,910,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”) are the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). Due to the ownership structure, PNC is an affiliate for 1940 Act purposes, but Barclays is not.

Each Fund entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Funds’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund. For such services, each Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee at the following annual rates of each Fund’s average daily net assets, plus the proceeds of any outstanding borrowings used for leverage:

 

 

 

 

 

COY

 

 

0.50

%

CYE

 

 

0.60

%

DSU

 

 

0.60

%

FRB

 

 

0.75

%

ARK

 

 

0.50

%

The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds, however, the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid in connection with each Fund’s investment in other affiliated investment companies, if any. These amounts are shown as fees waived by advisor in the Statements of Operations.

The Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BFM”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BFM, for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by each Fund to the Manager.

Certain officers and/or directors of the Funds are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for compensation paid to the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer.

4. Investments:

Purchases and sales of investments, including paydowns and excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended August 31, 2011, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

COY

 

$

132,750,784

 

$

125,211,717

 

CYE

 

$

146,438,044

 

$

148,324,330

 

DSU

 

$

211,312,209

 

$

201,506,164

 

FRB

 

$

68,024,767

 

$

76,487,670

 

ARK

 

$

109,264,614

 

$

106,828,536

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Transactions in options written for the six months ended August 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calls

 

Puts

 

 

 

Option
Contracts

 

Swaptions
Notional
(000)

 

Premiums
Received

 

Option
Contracts

 

Swaptions
Notional
(000)

 

Premiums
Received

 

COY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options written

 

 

 

$

28,650

 

$

362,930

 

 

1,370

 

$

44,090

 

$

703,379

 

Options expired

 

 

 

 

(14,000

)

 

(189,800

)

 

 

 

(27,315

)

 

(202,987

)

Options closed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(958

)

 

 

 

(71,886

)

Outstanding options, end of period

 

 

 

$

14,650

 

$

173,130

 

 

412

 

$

16,775

 

$

428,506

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CYE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options, beginning of period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options written

 

 

 

$

30,650

 

$

399,230

 

 

1,442

 

$

35,100

 

$

710,754

 

Options expired

 

 

 

 

(14,000

)

 

(189,800

)

 

 

 

(17,050

)

 

(161,400

)

Options closed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(992

)

 

 

 

(73,096

)

Outstanding options, end of period

 

 

 

$

16,650

 

$

209,430

 

 

450

 

$

18,050

 

$

476,258

 

5. Capital Loss Carryforwards:

As of February 28, 2011, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expires February 28,

 

COY

 

CYE

 

DSU

 

FRB

 

ARK

 

2012

 

$

6,647,369

 

$

1,938,881

 

$

17,223,475

 

 

 

$

22,345,071

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,126,025

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,233,987

 

$

100,255

 

 

4,906,362

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,578,574

 

 

1,315,945

 

 

1,585,622

 

2016

 

 

454,146

 

 

363,401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

 

 

23,362,415

 

 

24,709,530

 

 

56,690,782

 

 

12,168,927

 

 

27,675,242

 

2018

 

 

36,323,237

 

 

33,834,777

 

 

148,062,952

 

 

38,830,450

 

 

60,685,648

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,301,990

 

 

 

 

9,564,345

 

Total

 

$

66,787,167

 

$

60,846,589

 

$

283,217,785

 

$

52,415,577

 

$

126,762,290

 

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, capital losses incurred by the Funds after February 28, 2011 will not be subject to expiration. In addition, any such losses must be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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6. Borrowings:

On March 4, 2010, the Funds entered into a senior committed secured, 364-day revolving line of credit and a separate security agreement (the “SSB Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”). The Funds have granted a security interest in substantially all of their assets to SSB. The SSB Agreement allowed for the following maximum commitment amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitment
Amounts

 

COY

 

$

90,000,000

 

CYE

 

$

95,000,000

 

DSU

 

$

150,000,000

 

FRB

 

$

58,000,000

 

ARK

 

$

91,000,000

 

Advances were made by SSB to the Funds, at the Funds’ option of (a) the higher of (i) 1.0% above the Fed Funds rate or (ii) 1.0% above the Overnight LIBOR or (b) 1.0% above 7-day, 30-day, 60-day or 90-day LIBOR.

Effective March 3, 2011, the SSB Agreement was renewed for 364 days. The SSB Agreement allows for the following maximum commitment amounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitment
Amounts

 

COY

 

$

126,600,000

 

CYE

 

$

138,000,000

 

DSU

 

$

224,500,000

 

FRB

 

$

72,500,000

 

ARK

 

$

117,500,000

 

Advances were made by SSB to the Funds, at the Funds’ option of (a) the higher of (i) 0.80% above the Fed Funds rate or (ii) 0.80% above the Overnight LIBOR or (b) 0.80% above 7-day, 30-day, 60-day or 90-day LIBOR. In addition, the Funds pay a facility fee and a commitment fee based upon SSB’s total commitment to the Funds. The fees associated with each of the agreements are included in the Statements of Operations as borrowing costs. Advances to the Funds as of August 31, 2011 are shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as loan payable.

The Funds may not declare dividends or make other distributions on shares or purchase any such shares if, at the time of the declaration, distribution or purchase, asset coverage with respect to the outstanding short-term borrowings is less than 300%.

For the six months ended August 31, 2011 the Funds’ daily weighted average interest rates under the revolving line of credit agreements were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

COY

 

 

0.96

%

CYE

 

 

0.96

%

DSU

 

 

0.96

%

FRB

 

 

0.96

%

ARK

 

 

0.96

%

7. Commitments:

The Funds may invest in floating rate loan interests. In connection with these investments, the Funds may also enter into unfunded floating rate loan interests and bridge loan commitments (“commitments”). Bridge loan commitments may obligate the Fund to furnish temporary financing to a borrower until permanent financing can be arranged. At August 31, 2011, COY and CYE had outstanding bridge loan commitments of $1,650,000 and $1,790,000, respectively. In connection with either of these commitments, the Funds earn a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is included in interest income in the Statements of Operations, is recognized ratably over the commitment period. The unrecognized commitment fee income is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as deferred income. Unfunded floating rate loan interests are marked-to-market daily, and any unrealized appreciation or depreciation is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations. As of August 31, 2011, the Funds had the following unfunded floating rate loan interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrower

 

Unfunded
Floating
Rate
Loan
Interest

 

Value of
Underlying
Floating
Rate Loan
Interest

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

DSU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.

 

 

5.25

%

$

2,395,325

 

$

(79,684

)

FRB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.

 

 

5.25

%

$

1,437,195

 

$

(47,810

)

Horizon Lines, LLC

 

 

8.00

%

$

51,268

 

$

(438

)

ARK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.

 

 

5.25

%

$

1,101,850

 

$

(36,655

)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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8. Market and Credit Risk:

In the normal course of business, the Funds invest in securities and enter into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Funds may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Funds; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Funds have unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with coun-terparties that they believe have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

9. Capital Share Transactions:

Each Fund is authorized to issue 200 million shares, par value $0.10 per share, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. The Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued shares without approval of Common Shareholders.

For the six months ended August 31, 2011 and the year ended February 28, 2011, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
August 31, 2011

 

Year Ended
February 28, 2011

 

COY

 

 

38,458

 

 

40,744

 

CYE

 

 

 

 

23,432

 

DSU

 

 

111,020

 

 

114,520

 

FRB

 

 

15,006

 

 

42,733

 

ARK

 

 

55,454

 

 

63,426

 

10. Subsequent Events:

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were issued and the following items were noted:

The Funds paid a net investment income dividend in the following amounts per share on September 30, 2011 to shareholders of record on September 15, 2011:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Dividend
Per Share

 

COY

 

$

0.0510

 

CYE

 

$

0.0500

 

DSU

 

$

0.0270

 

FRB

 

$

0.0730

 

ARK

 

$

0.0250

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements

The Board of Directors (each, a “Board,” collectively, the “Boards,” and the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (“COY”), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund III, Inc. (“CYE”), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (“DSU”), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund II, Inc. (“FRB”) and BlackRock Senior High Income Fund, Inc. (“ARK” and together with COY, CYE, DSU, and FRB, each a “Fund,” and, collectively, the “Funds”) met on April 14, 2011 and May 12–13, 2011 to consider the approval of each Fund’s investment advisory agreement (each, an “Advisory Agreement”) with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), each Fund’s investment advisor. The Board of each Fund also considered the approval of the sub-advisory agreement (each, a “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Manager and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (the “Sub-Advisor”), with respect to each Fund. The Manager and the Sub-Advisor are referred to herein as “BlackRock.” The Advisory Agreements and the Sub-Advisory Agreements are referred to herein as the “Agreements.”

Activities and Composition of the Board

Each Board consists of eleven individuals, nine of whom are not “interested persons” of such Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board Members are responsible for the oversight of the operations of the Funds and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Board Members have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chairman of the Board is an Independent Board Member. Each Board has established five standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Performance Oversight Committee and an Executive Committee, each of which is composed of Independent Board Members (except for the Executive Committee, which also has one interested Board Member) and is chaired by an Independent Board Member. Each Board also established an ad hoc committee, the Joint Product Pricing Committee, which consisted of Independent Board Members and the directors/trustees of the boards of certain other BlackRock-managed funds, who were not “interested persons” of their respective funds.

The Agreements

Pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Boards are required to consider the continuation of the Agreements on an annual basis. In connection with this process, the Boards assessed, among other things, the nature, scope and quality of the services provided to the Funds by BlackRock, its personnel and its affiliates, including investment management, administrative and shareholder services, oversight of fund accounting and custody, marketing services, risk oversight, compliance program and assistance in meeting applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

The Boards, acting directly and through their respective committees, considered at each of their meetings, and from time to time as appropriate, factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to the Funds and their shareholders. Among the matters the Boards considered were: (a) investment performance for one-, three- and five-year periods, as applicable, against peer funds, and applicable benchmarks, if any, as well as senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analysis of the reasons for any over performance or underperformance against their peers and/or benchmark, as applicable; (b) fees, including advisory and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by the Funds for services such as call center and fund accounting; (c) Fund operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to the Funds; (d) the resources devoted to, risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of the Funds’ investment objectives, policies and restrictions; (e) the Funds’ compliance with its Code of Ethics and other compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates; (g) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Boards; (i) execution quality of portfolio transactions; (j) BlackRock’s implementation of the Funds’ valuation and liquidity procedures; (k) an analysis of contractual and actual management fee ratios for products with similar investment objectives across the open-end fund, closed-end fund and institutional account product channels, as applicable; (l) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives it creates; and (m) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business.

Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements

The Approval Process: Prior to the April 14, 2011 meeting, the Boards requested and received materials specifically relating to the Agreements. The Boards are engaged in a process with BlackRock to review periodically the nature and scope of the information provided to better assist their deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April meeting included (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) on Fund fees and expenses and the investment performance of the Funds as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Lipper and, with respect to DSU, FRB and ARK, a customized peer group selected by BlackRock (collectively, “Peers”); (b) information on the profitability of the Agreements to BlackRock and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates and significant shareholders; (c) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) charged to other clients, such as institutional clients and open-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as applicable; (d) the impact of economies of scale; (e) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by each Fund to BlackRock and (f) if applicable, a comparison of management fees to similar BlackRock closed-end funds, as classified by Lipper.

At an in-person meeting held on April 14, 2011, the Boards reviewed materials relating to their consideration of the Agreements. As a result of the discussions that occurred during the April 14, 2011 meeting, and as a culmination of the Boards’ year-long deliberative process, the Boards presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these requests with additional written information in advance of the May 12–13, 2011 Board meeting.

At an in-person meeting held on May 12–13, 2011, each Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and its Fund and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor with respect to its Fund, each for a one-year term ending June 30, 2012. In approving the continuation of the Agreements, the Boards considered: (a) the nature,

 

 

 

 

 

 

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extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of the Funds and BlackRock; (c) the advisory fee and the cost of the services and profits to be realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds; (d) economies of scale; (e) fall-out benefits to BlackRock as a result of its relationship with the Funds; and (f) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

The Boards also considered other matters they deemed important to the approval process, such as services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings, direct and indirect benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates and significant shareholders from their relationship with Funds and advice from independent legal counsel with respect to the review process and materials submitted for the Boards’ review. The Boards noted the willingness of BlackRock personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Boards. The Boards did not identify any particular information as controlling, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items considered.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock: The Boards, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services and the resulting performance of the Funds. Throughout the year, the Boards compared Fund performance to the performance of a comparable group of closed-end funds and/or the performance of a relevant benchmark, if any. The Boards met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment operations, including the senior investment officers. Each Board also reviewed the materials provided by its Fund’s portfolio management team discussing Fund performance and the Fund’s investment objective, strategies and outlook.

The Boards considered, among other factors, the number, education and experience of BlackRock’s investment personnel generally and their Funds’ portfolio management teams, investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage, BlackRock’s portfolio trading capabilities, BlackRock’s use of technology, BlackRock’s commitment to compliance, BlackRock’s credit analysis capabilities, BlackRock’s risk analysis capabilities and BlackRock’s approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Boards engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to their Funds’ portfolio management teams and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.

In addition to advisory services, the Boards considered the quality of the administrative and non-investment advisory services provided to the Funds. BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Funds with certain services (in addition to any such services provided to the Funds by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Funds. In addition to investment advisory services, BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Funds with other services, including (i) preparing disclosure documents, such as the prospectus and the statement of additional information in connection with the initial public offering and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) preparing communications with analysts to support secondary market trading of the Funds; (iii) assisting with daily accounting and pricing; (iv) preparing periodic filings with regulators and stock exchanges; (v) overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; (vi) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (vii) providing legal and compliance support; and (viii) performing other administrative functions necessary for the operation of the Funds, such as tax reporting, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements and call center services. The Boards reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, accounting, legal and compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

B. The Investment Performance of the Fund and BlackRock: The Boards, including the Independent Board Members, also reviewed and considered the performance history of their Funds. In preparation for the April 14, 2011 meeting, the Boards worked with BlackRock and Lipper to develop a template for, and was provided with reports independently prepared by Lipper, which included a comprehensive analysis of each Fund’s performance. The Boards also reviewed a narrative and statistical analysis of the Lipper data that was prepared by BlackRock, which analyzed various factors that affect Lipper’s rankings. In connection with its review, each Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of its Fund as compared to funds in that Fund’s applicable Lipper category and, with respect to DSU, FRB and ARK, a customized peer group selected by BlackRock. The Boards were provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select peer funds. The Boards and each Board’s Performance Oversight Committee regularly review, and meet with Fund management to discuss, the performance of the Funds throughout the year.

The Board of each of COY and CYE noted that, in general, its respective Fund performed better than its Peers in that the Fund’s performance was at or above the median of its Lipper Performance Universe in each of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported.

The Board of DSU noted that the Fund performed below the median of its Customized Lipper Peer Group in the three- and five-year periods reported, but that the Fund performed at or above the median of its Customized Lipper Peer Group in the one-year period reported. The Board of DSU and BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance during the three- and five-year periods compared with its Peers. The Board of DSU was informed that, among other things, the primary factor impacting relative performance over the three- and five-year periods was 2008 performance. Performance in 2008 was impacted by the Fund’s credit positioning, which was biased towards lower credit ratings, higher yield and higher beta credits.

The Board of FRB noted that the Fund performed below the median of its Customized Lipper Peer Group in each of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported. The Board of FRB and BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance during these periods compared with its Peers. The Board of FRB was informed that, among other things, in general the Fund’s portfolio management team runs a conservative investment style that is biased towards the higher credit tiers and higher quality credits in terms of cash flow, asset quality, collateral, and loan structure. The Fund’s portfolio management team believes this leads to superior risk-adjusted performance over longer periods but can cause the Fund to trail the average fund in up markets such as 2009 and 2010.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Board of ARK noted that the Fund performed below the median of its Customized Lipper Peer Group in each of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported. The Board of ARK and BlackRock reviewed and discussed the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance during these periods compared with its Peers. The Board of ARK was informed that, among other things, a major factor impacting performance over the three- and five-year periods was the Fund’s performance in 2008. Performance in 2008 was impacted by the Fund’s credit positioning, which was biased towards lower credit ratings, higher yield and higher beta credits.

The Board of each of DSU, FRB and ARK discussed with BlackRock its strategy for improving the respective Fund’s performance and BlackRock’s commitment to providing the resources necessary to assist the Fund’s portfolio managers and to improve the Fund’s performance.

The Boards noted that BlackRock has made changes to the organization of the overall fixed income group management structure designed to result in a strengthened leadership team.

C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Fund: Each Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed its Fund’s contractual management fee ratio compared with the other funds in its Lipper category. It also compared the Fund’s total expense ratio, as well as actual management fee ratio, to those of other funds in its Lipper category. The Boards considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, including separately managed institutional accounts.

The Boards received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition and profitability with respect to the services it provided the Funds. The Boards were also provided with a profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to the Funds. The Boards reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to the Funds and other funds the Boards currently oversee for the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to available aggregate profitability data provided for the years ended December 31, 2009, and December 31, 2008. The Boards reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to other fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Boards reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Boards recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix, and the difficulty of comparing profitability as a result of those factors.

The Boards noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. The Boards considered BlackRock’s overall operating margin, in general, compared to the operating margin for leading investment management firms whose operations include advising closed-end funds, among other product types. That data indicates that operating margins for BlackRock, in general and with respect to its registered funds, are generally consistent with margins earned by similarly situated publicly traded competitors. In addition, the Boards considered, among other things, certain third party data comparing BlackRock’s operating margin with that of other publicly-traded asset management firms. That third party data indicates that larger asset bases do not, in themselves, translate to higher profit margins.

In addition, the Boards considered the cost of the services provided to the Funds by BlackRock, and BlackRock’s and its affiliates’ profits relating to the management of the Funds and the other funds advised by BlackRock and its affiliates. As part of its analysis, the Boards reviewed BlackRock’s methodology in allocating its costs to the management of the Funds. The Boards also considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high-quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Boards.

The Board of each Fund noted that its respective Fund’s contractual management fee ratio (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) was lower than or equal to the median contractual management fee ratio paid by the Fund’s Peers, in each case before taking into account any expense reimbursements or fee waivers.

D. Economies of Scale: Each Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of its Fund increase. Each Board also considered the extent to which its Fund benefits from such economies and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or structure in order to enable the Fund to participate in these economies of scale, for example through the use of breakpoints in the advisory fee based upon the asset level of the Fund. Based on the ad hoc Joint Product Pricing Committees’ and the Boards’ review and consideration of this issue, the Boards concluded that closed-end funds are typically priced at scale at a fund’s inception; therefore, the implementation of breakpoints was not necessary.

The Boards noted that most closed-end funds do not have fund level breakpoints because closed-end funds generally do not experience substantial growth after the initial public offering. The Boards noted that only one closed-end fund in the Fund Complex has breakpoints in its advisory fee structure.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members: The Boards, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates and significant shareholders may derive from their respective relationships with the Funds, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to the Funds, including securities lending services. The Boards also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Boards also noted that BlackRock may use and benefit from third party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts. The Boards further noted that BlackRock’s funds may invest in affiliated ETFs without any offset against the management fees payable by the funds to BlackRock.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements and Sub-Advisory Agreements (concluded)

In connection with its consideration of the Agreements, the Boards also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Boards received reports from BlackRock which included information on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices throughout the year.

The Boards noted the competitive nature of the closed-end fund marketplace and that shareholders are able to sell their Fund shares in the secondary market if they believe that the Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of the Fund.

Conclusion

Each Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and its Fund for a one-year term ending June 30, 2012 and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, with respect to its Fund, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2012. As part of its approval, the Boards considered the detailed review of BlackRock’s fee structure, as it applies to the Funds, conducted by the ad hoc Joint Product Pricing Committee. Based upon their evaluations of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, the Boards, including the Independent Board Members, were satisfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Funds and their shareholders. In arriving at their decision to approve the Agreements, the Boards did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making these determinations. The contractual fee arrangements for the Funds reflect the results of several years of review by the Board Members and predecessor Board Members, and discussions between such Board Members (and predecessor Board Members) and BlackRock. As a result, the Board Members’ conclusions may be based in part on their consideration of these arrangements in prior years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Officers and Directors

Richard E. Cavanagh, Chairman of the Board and Director
Karen P. Robards, Vice Chairperson of the Board,
     Chairperson of the Audit Committee and Director
Paul L. Audet, Director
Michael J. Castellano, Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Frank J. Fabozzi, Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Kathleen F. Feldstein, Director
James T. Flynn, Director and Member of the Audit Committee
Henry Gabbay, Director
Jerrold B. Harris, Director
R. Glenn Hubbard, Director
W. Carl Kester, Director and Member of the Audit Committee
John M. Perlowski, President and Chief Executive Officer
Anne Ackerley, Vice President
Brendan Kyne, Vice President
Neal Andrews, Chief Financial Officer
Jay Fife, Treasurer
Brian Kindelan, Chief Compliance Officer and
    Anti-Money Laundering Officer
Ira P. Shapiro, Secretary

Investment Advisor

BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Wilmington, DE 19809

Sub-Advisor

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
New York, NY 10055

Custodians

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.1
New York, NY 10017

State Street Bank and Trust Company2
Boston, MA 02111

The Bank of New York Mellon3
New York, NY 10286

Transfer Agents

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services3
Jersey City, NJ 07310

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.1,2
Providence, RI 02940

Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA 02116

Legal Counsel

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
New York, NY 10036

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, MA 02116

Address of the Funds

100 Bellevue Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19809

 

 

1

For COY.

 

2

For CYE and FRB.

 

3

For DSU and ARK.


 

 

 

Effective April 14, 2011, Michael J. Castellano became Director of the Funds and Member of the Audit Committee.

 

Effective July 28, 2011, Richard S. Davis resigned as Director of the Funds, and Paul L. Audet became Director of the Funds.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information


 

Proxy Results

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on July 28, 2011 for shareholders of record on May 31, 2011, to elect director nominees for each Fund. There were no broker non-votes with regard to any of the Funds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul L. Audet

 

Michael J. Castellano

 

Richard E. Cavanagh

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

COY

 

 

26,645,732

 

 

760,801

 

0

 

 

26,682,412

 

 

724,121

 

0

 

 

26,628,673

 

 

777,860

 

 

0

 

CYE

 

 

28,435,992

 

 

758,155

 

0

 

 

28,425,194

 

 

768,953

 

0

 

 

28,362,453

 

 

831,694

 

 

0

 

DSU

 

 

85,341,623

 

 

2,310,604

 

0

 

 

85,307,064

 

 

2,345,163

 

0

 

 

85,349,415

 

 

2,302,812

 

 

0

 

FRB

 

 

6,911,699

 

 

315,308

 

0

 

 

6,899,160

 

 

327,847

 

0

 

 

6,911,699

 

 

315,308

 

 

0

 

ARK

 

 

46,679,991

 

 

1,032,281

 

0

 

 

46,663,663

 

 

1,048,609

 

0

 

 

46,632,207

 

 

1,080,065

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frank J. Fabozzi

 

Kathleen F. Feldstein

 

James T. Flynn

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

COY

 

 

26,600,086

 

 

806,447

 

0

 

 

26,519,271

 

 

887,262

 

0

 

 

26,562,238

 

 

844,295

 

 

0

 

CYE

 

 

28,407,163

 

 

786,984

 

0

 

 

28,299,553

 

 

894,594

 

0

 

 

28,394,193

 

 

799,954

 

 

0

 

DSU

 

 

85,351,279

 

 

2,300,948

 

0

 

 

85,218,368

 

 

2,433,859

 

0

 

 

85,156,466

 

 

2,495,761

 

 

0

 

FRB

 

 

6,899,160

 

 

327,847

 

0

 

 

6,895,914

 

 

331,093

 

0

 

 

6,894,536

 

 

332,471

 

 

0

 

ARK

 

 

46,530,202

 

 

1,182,070

 

0

 

 

46,640,428

 

 

1,071,844

 

0

 

 

46,531,898

 

 

1,180,374

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henry Gabbay

 

Jerrold B. Harris

 

R. Glenn Hubbard

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

COY

 

 

26,545,573

 

 

860,960

 

0

 

 

26,632,218

 

 

774,316

 

0

 

 

26,621,144

 

 

785,390

 

 

0

 

CYE

 

 

28,437,894

 

 

756,253

 

0

 

 

28,380,655

 

 

813,492

 

0

 

 

28,371,677

 

 

822,470

 

 

0

 

DSU

 

 

85,391,657

 

 

2,260,570

 

0

 

 

85,394,789

 

 

2,257,438

 

0

 

 

85,314,620

 

 

2,337,607

 

 

0

 

FRB

 

 

6,908,538

 

 

318,469

 

0

 

 

6,900,340

 

 

326,667

 

0

 

 

6,903,501

 

 

323,506

 

 

0

 

ARK

 

 

46,718,199

 

 

994,073

 

0

 

 

46,726,858

 

 

985,414

 

0

 

 

46,570,391

 

 

1,141,881

 

 

0

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W. Carl Kester

 

Karen P. Robards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

Votes For

 

Votes
Withheld

 

Abstain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COY

 

 

26,636,721

 

 

769,813

 

0

 

 

26,588,355

 

 

818,179

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CYE

 

 

28,417,785

 

 

776,362

 

0

 

 

28,352,920

 

 

841,227

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSU

 

 

85,404,764

 

 

2,247,463

 

0

 

 

85,331,083

 

 

2,321,144

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRB

 

 

6,900,340

 

 

326,667

 

0

 

 

6,895,914

 

 

331,093

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARK

 

 

46,746,768

 

 

965,504

 

0

 

 

46,734,992

 

 

977,280

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Dividend Policy

The Funds’ dividend policy is to distribute all or a portion of their net investment income to their shareholders on a monthly basis. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of dividend distributions, the Funds may at times pay out less than the entire amount of net investment income earned in any particular month and may at times in any particular month pay out such accumulated but undistributed income in addition to net investment income earned in that month. As a result, the dividends paid by the Funds for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by the Funds during such month. The Funds’ current accumulated but undistributed net investment income, if any, is disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, which comprises part of the financial information included in this report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information (continued)

 

General Information

The Funds do not make available copies of their Statements of Additional Information because the Funds’ shares are not continuously offered, which means that the Statement of Additional Information of each Fund has not been updated after completion of the respective Fund’s offerings and the information contained in each Fund’s Statement of Additional Information may have become outdated.

During the period, there were no material changes in the Funds’ investment objectives or policies or to the Funds’ charter or by-laws that would delay or prevent a change of control of the Funds that were not approved by shareholders or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the Funds. There have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds’ portfolios.

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports and other information regarding the Funds may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at http://www.blackrock.com. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website into this report.

Electronic Delivery

Electronic copies of most financial reports are available on the Funds’ website or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports by enrolling in the Funds’ electronic delivery program.

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:

Please contact your financial advisor to enroll. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

Householding

The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

Each Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. Each Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Fund Updates

BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Funds on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds” section of http://www.blackrock.com. Investors and others are advised to periodically check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Funds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. The Funds have leveraged their Common Shares, which creates risks for Common Shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of the Common Shares, and the risk that fluctuations in short-term interest rates may reduce the Common Shares’ yield. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

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Item 2 –

Code of Ethics – 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

 

(a) Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

(b) As of the date of this filing, there have been no changes in any of the portfolio managers identified in the most recent annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

 

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 – There have been no material changes to these procedures.

 

 

Item 11 –

Controls and Procedures

 

 

 

(a) – The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

 

(b) – There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Item 12 –

Exhibits attached hereto

 

 

 

(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

 

 

(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto

 

 

 

(a)(3) – Not Applicable

 

 

 

(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto

 


 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.

 

 

  By: /s/ John M. Perlowski  
    John M. Perlowski
    Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
    BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.
   
  Date: November 4, 2011
   
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
   
  By: /s/ John M. Perlowski  
    John M. Perlowski
    Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
    BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.
   
  Date: November 4, 2011
   
  By: /s/ Neal J. Andrews  
    Neal J. Andrews
    Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
    BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.
     
  Date: November 4, 2011