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 811-05542

Name of Fund: BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

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

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

Date of fiscal year end: 08/31/2008

Date of reporting period: 11/01/2007 – 08/31/2008


Item 1–      Report to Stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITIES

 

 FIXED INCOME

 

 REAL ESTATE

 

 LIQUIDITY

 

 ALTERNATIVES

 

 BLACKROCK SOLUTIONS


 

 

 

 

 


(BLACKROCK LOGO)

 

Annual Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUGUST 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)


 

NOT FDIC INSURED

MAY LOSE VALUE

NO BANK GUARANTEE




 

 

 

 





 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

A Letter to Shareholders

 

3

Annual Report:

 

 

Trust Summaries

 

4

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

 

11

Swap Agreements

 

11

Financial Statements:

 

 

Schedules of Investments

 

12

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

60

Statements of Operations

 

62

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

64

Statements of Cash Flows

 

67

Financial Highlights

 

68

Notes to Financial Statements

 

75

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

84

Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement

 

85

Dividend Reinvestment Plans

 

89

Important Tax Information

 

89

Officers and Directors/Trustees

 

90

Additional Information

 

94


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 


 

A Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholder

It has been a tumultuous year for investors, marked by almost daily headlines related to the beleaguered housing market, rising food and energy prices, and the escalating credit crisis. The news took an extraordinarily heavy tone shortly after the close of this reporting period as the credit crisis boiled over and triggered unprecedented failures and consolidation in the financial sector, stoking fears of a market and economic collapse and prompting the largest government rescue plan since the Great Depression.

Through it all, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) has been aggressive in its attempts to restore order in financial markets. Key moves included slashing the target federal funds rate 325 basis points (3.25%) between September 2007 and April 2008 and providing numerous cash injections and lending programs. As the credit crisis took an extreme turn for the worse in September, the Fed, in concert with five other global central banks, cut interest rates by 50 basis points in a rare move intended to stave off worldwide economic damage from the intensifying financial market turmoil. The U.S. economy managed to grow at a slow-but-positive pace through the second quarter of the year, though the recent events almost certainly portend a global economic recession.

Against this backdrop, U.S. stocks experienced intense volatility (steep declines and quick recoveries), generally posting losses for the current reporting period. Small-cap stocks fared significantly better than their larger counterparts. Non-U.S. markets followed the U.S. on the way down and, notably, decelerated at a faster pace than domestic equities — a stark reversal of recent years’ trends, when international stocks generally outpaced U.S. stocks.

Treasury securities also traded in a volatile fashion, but rallied overall (yields fell and prices correspondingly rose), as the broader flight-to-quality theme persisted. The yield on 10-year Treasury issues, which fell to 3.34% in March, climbed to the 4.20% range in mid-June as investors temporarily shifted out of Treasury issues in favor of riskier assets (such as stocks and other high-quality fixed income sectors), then declined again to 3.83% by period-end when credit fears resurfaced. Tax-exempt issues posted positive returns, but problems among municipal bond insurers and the collapse in the market for auction rate securities pressured the group throughout the course of the past year. Economic and financial market distress also dampened the performance of high yield issues, which were very volatile due to the macro factors noted above.

Overall, severe market instability resulted in mixed results for the major benchmark indexes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total returns as of August 31, 2008

 

6-month

 

12-month

 

           

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

 

(2.57

)%

 

(11.14

)%

 

               

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

 

8.53

 

 

(5.48

)

 

               

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

 

(10.18

)

 

(14.41

)

 

               

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

 

0.18

 

 

5.86

 

 

               

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

 

5.12

 

 

4.48

 

 

               

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

 

0.74

 

 

(0.66

)

 

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

Through periods of market turbulence, as ever, BlackRock’s full resources are dedicated to the management of our clients’ assets. For our most current views on the economy and financial markets, we invite you to visit www.blackrock.com/funds. As always, we thank you for entrusting BlackRock with your investments, and we look forward to continuing to serve you in the months and years ahead.

Sincerely,

-s- Rob Kapito

Rob Kapito
President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2008

BlackRock Core Bond Trust


 

 

Investment Objective

 

 

 

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

 

 

Performance

 

 

 

 

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2008, the Trust returned (0.44)% based on market price and 1.87% based on net asset value (“NAV”). For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated category posted an average return of 0.76% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s allocation to mortgage-backed securities (MBS) which comprised 43% of net assets as of August 31, 2008, benefited performance as MBS outperformed corporate bonds. Conversely, allocations to high yield and preferred securities detracted from performance. The Trust’s lower leverage position versus its peers (about 24% of the portfolio as of August 31, 2008) also hurt performance.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Trust Information


 

 

 

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:

 

BHK

 

Initial Offering Date:

 

November 27, 2001

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2008 ($11.51):1

 

6.46%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2

 

$0.062

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2

 

$0.744

 

Leverage as of August 31, 2008:3

 

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 is not constant and is subject to change.

3

As a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to any borrowing that may be outstanding) minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

8/31/08

 

10/31/07

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

                       

Market Price

 

$

11.51

 

$

12.23

 

(5.89

)%

 

$

12.68

 

$

11.06

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

12.81

 

$

13.63

 

(6.02

)%

 

$

13.77

 

$

12.67

 

                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/08

 

10/31/07

 

               

Corporate Bonds

 

47

%

 

42

%

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

18

 

 

38

 

 

Non-Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

13

 

 

9

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

9

 

 

4

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

 

8

 

 

4

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

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

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

Foreign Government Obligations

 

1

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Rating

 

8/31/08

 

10/31/07

 

           

AAA/Aaa

 

7

%

 

6

%

 

AA/Aa

 

18

 

 

24

 

 

A/A

 

26

 

 

21

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

26

 

 

20

 

 

BB/Ba

 

5

 

 

7

 

 

B/B

 

13

 

 

16

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

4

 

 

6

 

 

Not Rated

 

1

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

4

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2008

BlackRock High Income Shares


 

 

Investment Objective

 

 

 

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS) (the “Trust”) seeks to provide the highest current income and to a lesser extent capital appreciation, by investing in a diversified portfolio of below investment grade securities.

 

 

Performance

 

 

 

 

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2008, the Trust returned (11.04)% based on market price and (3.17)% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of (14.03)% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. Amid considerable volatility in credit markets, the Trust’s relative performance was aided by conservative positioning, with higher-than-normal credit quality, defensive sector positioning, an allocation to bank loans, and higher-than-normal cash balances. The Trust had much lower leverage (18% as of August 31, 2008) than most of its peers, which also aided relative performance. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened from 13.4% to 15.7% during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Trust Information


 

 

 

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:

 

HIS

 

Initial Offering Date:

 

August 10, 1988

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2008 ($1.88):1

 

11.62%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2

 

$0.0182

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2

 

$0.2184

 

Leverage as of August 31, 2008:3

 

18%

 

       

 

 

1

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

2

The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.

3

As a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to any borrowing that may be outstanding) minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

8/31/08

 

12/31/07

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

                                 

Market Price

 

$

1.88

 

$

2.14

 

(12.15

)%

 

$

2.28

 

$

1.84

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

2.23

 

$

2.47

 

(9.72

)%

 

$

2.47

 

$

2.22

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/08

 

12/31/07

 

               

Corporate Bonds

 

86

%

 

93

%

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

11

 

 

5

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Rating

 

8/31/08

 

12/31/07

 

           

BBB/Baa

 

4

%

 

1

%

 

BB/Ba

 

23

 

 

21

 

 

B/B

 

52

 

 

54

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

16

 

 

21

 

 

Not Rated

 

5

 

 

3

 

 

               

 

 

4

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2008

BlackRock High Yield Trust


 

 

Investment Objective

 

 

 

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY) (the “Trust”) seeks to provide high current income and to a lesser extent to seek capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of below investment grade securities.

 

 

Performance

 

 

 

 

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2008, the Trust returned (11.03)% based on market price and (3.16)% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of (14.03)% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. Amid considerable volatility in credit markets, the Trust’s relative performance was aided by conservative positioning, with higher-than-normal credit quality, defensive sector positioning, an allocation to bank loans, and higher-than-normal cash balances. The Trust had much lower leverage (12% as of August 31, 2008) than most of its peers, which also aided relative performance. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened from 12.5% to 12.9% during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Trust Information


 

 

 

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:

 

BHY

 

Initial Offering Date:

 

December 23, 1998

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2008 ($5.96):1

 

10.27%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2

 

$0.051

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2

 

$0.612

 

Leverage as of August 31, 2008:3

 

12%

 

       

 

 

1

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

2

The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.

3

As a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to any borrowing that may be outstanding) minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

8/31/08

 

10/31/07

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

                       

Market Price

 

$

5.96

 

$

6.92

 

(13.87

)%

 

$

7.21

 

$

5.65

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

6.84

 

$

7.91

 

(13.53

)%

 

$

7.91

 

$

6.82

 

                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following unaudited charts show the ten largest industries and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ten Largest Industries4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/08

 

10/31/07

 

           

Media

 

13

%

 

17

%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

11

 

 

8

 

 

Wireless Telecommunications Services

 

6

 

 

5

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

6

 

 

6

 

 

Diversified Telecommunications Services

 

6

 

 

4

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

Metals & Mining

 

4

 

 

3

 

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

4

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

Chemicals

 

3

 

 

5

 

 

               

 

 

4

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Rating

 

8/31/08

 

10/31/07

 

           

BBB/Baa

 

6

%

 

4

%

 

BB/Ba

 

24

 

 

21

 

 

B

 

52

 

 

51

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

15

 

 

21

 

 

Not Rated

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

               

 

 

4

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2008

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust


 

 

Investment Objective

 

 

 

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust (BNA) (the “Trust”) seeks to provide current income and capital appreciation in a portfolio of primarily U.S. dollar-denominated securities.

 

 

Performance

 

 

 

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2008, the Trust returned 4.76% based on market price and 1.94% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated category posted an average return of 0.76% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s relative performance was aided by holdings in U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities. Conversely, holdings in investment-grade financials, non-agency mortgage securities, high yield bonds and preferred securities detracted from results. The Trust had much lower leverage (22% as of August 31, 2008) than its peers, which also hurt performance. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which narrowed modestly during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Trust Information


 

 

 

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:

 

BNA

 

Initial Offering Date:

 

December 20, 1991

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2008 ($9.82):1

 

6.23%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2

 

$0.051

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2

 

$0.612

 

Leverage as of August 31, 2008:3

 

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

As a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to any borrowing that may be outstanding) minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

                       

 

 

8/31/08

 

10/31/07

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

                       

Market Price

 

$

9.82

 

$

10.19

 

(3.63

)%

 

$

10.50

 

$

9.06

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

10.35

 

$

11.02

 

(6.08

)%

 

$

11.16

 

$

10.20

 

                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/08

 

10/31/07

 

           

Corporate Bonds

 

42

%

 

38

%

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Backed Securities

 

15

 

 

34

 

 

Non-U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Backed Securities

 

14

 

 

9

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

 

11

 

 

4

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

10

 

 

7

 

 

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

 

3

 

 

5

 

 

Capital Trusts

 

4

 

 

 

 

Foreign Government Obligations

 

1

 

 

 

 

Trust Preferred

 

 

 

2

 

 

Municipal Bonds

 

 

 

1

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Rating

 

8/31/08

 

10/31/07

 

               

AAA/Aaa

 

8

%

 

8

%

 

AA/Aa

 

18

 

 

21

 

 

A/A

 

28

 

 

20

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

26

 

 

22

 

 

BB/Ba

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

B/B

 

12

 

 

17

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

3

 

 

6

 

 

               

 

 

4

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2008

BlackRock Income Trust Inc.


 

 

Investment Objective

 

 

 

BlackRock Income Trust Inc. (BKT) (the “Trust”) seeks to provide high monthly income while preserving capital by investing in a portfolio of mortgage-backed securities.

 

 

Performance

 

 

 

 

For the 12 months ended August 31, 2008, the Trust returned 6.59% based on market price and 11.98% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper U.S. Mortgage Funds category posted an average return of 1.41% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The primary driver behind the Trust’s relative outperformance was its large allocation to U.S. government agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Meanwhile, small allocations to non-agency MBS and other structured securities detracted from results. The Trust had much lower leverage during the period than its peers, which also hurt performance. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened modestly during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Trust Information


 

 

 

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:

 

BKT

 

Initial Offering Date:

 

July 22, 1988

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2008 ($6.07):1

 

4.74%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2

 

$0.024

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2

 

$0.288

 

       

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

                                 

 

 

8/31/08

 

10/31/07

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

                                 

Market Price

 

$

6.07

 

$

5.81

 

4.48

%

 

$

6.20

 

$

5.23

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

6.94

 

$

6.53

 

6.28

%

 

$

7.05

 

$

6.35

 

                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/08

 

10/31/07

 

               

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

46

%

 

51

%

 

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

 

28

 

 

25

 

 

Non U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Backed Securities

 

18

 

 

12

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

 

6

 

 

9

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

1

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2008

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust


 

 

Investment Objective

 

 

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

 

 

Performance

 

 


For the 12 months ended August 31, 2008, the Trust returned (7.37)% based on market price and 0.58% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper High Current Yield Funds (Leveraged) category posted an average return of (14.03)% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s allocations to high yield loans (58% of net assets as of August 31, 2008) and mortgage securities (21% as of August 31, 2008) benefited relative performance, as those sectors outperformed high yield bonds. The Trust was modestly leveraged (9% as of August 31, 2008) relative to its peers, which also aided relative performance. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened from 9.9% to 12.8% during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Trust Information


 

 

 

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:

 

BLW

 

Initial Offering Date:

 

July 30, 2003

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2008 ($14.57):1

 

8.65%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2

 

$0.105

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2

 

$1.260

 

Leverage as of August 31, 2008:3

 

9%

 

       

 

 

1

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

2

The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.

3

As a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to any borrowing that may be outstanding) minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

                       

 

 

8/31/08

 

10/31/07

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

                       

Market Price

 

$

14.57

 

$

16.68

 

(12.65

)%

 

$

16.99

 

$

13.60

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

16.71

 

$

18.52

 

(9.77

)%

 

$

18.52

 

$

16.59

 

                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/08

 

10/31/07

 

               

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

46

%

 

42

%

 

Corporate Bonds

 

32

 

 

37

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage Backed Securities

 

16

 

 

16

 

 

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

 

4

 

 

3

 

 

Foreign Government Obligations

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Rating

 

8/31/08

 

10/31/07

 

               

AAA/Aaa

 

7

%

 

1

%

 

A/A

 

 

 

4

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

14

 

 

8

 

 

BB/Ba

 

17

 

 

23

 

 

B/B

 

44

 

 

43

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

13

 

 

18

 

 

Not Rated

 

5

 

 

3

 

 

               

 

 

4

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary as of August 31, 2008

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust


 

 

Investment Objective

 

 

 

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

 

 

Performance

 

 


For the 12 months ended August 31, 2008, the Trust returned (2.53)% based on market price and 1.49% based on NAV. For the same period, the closed-end Lipper General Bond Funds category posted an average return of 2.15% on a NAV basis. All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends. The Trust’s allocation to high yield loans (5% of net assets as of August 31, 2008) hurt relative performance as the Trust is in a general bond fund category and high yield bonds underperformed investment-grade bonds. The Trust’s discount to NAV, which widened modestly during the period, accounts for the difference between performance based on price and performance based on NAV.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Trust Information


 

 

 

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:

 

BHD

 

Initial Offering Date:

 

February 26, 2002

 

Yield on Closing Market Price as of August 31, 2008 ($10.85):1

 

8.52%

 

Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2

 

$0.077

 

Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2

 

$0.924

 

Leverage as of August 31, 2008:3

 

2%

 

       

 

 

1

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

2

The distribution is not constant and is subject to change.

3

As a percentage of total management assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to any borrowing that maybe outstanding) minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

8/31/08

 

10/31/07

 

Change

 

High

 

Low

 

                                 

Market Price

 

$

10.85

 

$

11.88

 

(8.67

)%

 

$

12.12

 

$

10.48

 

Net Asset Value

 

$

12.76

 

$

13.80

 

(7.54

)%

 

$

13.82

 

$

12.72

 

                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following unaudited charts show the ten largest industries and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ten Largest Industries3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/08

 

10/31/07

 

               

Media

 

15

%

 

22

%

 

Diversified Telecommunications Services

 

10

 

 

8

 

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

7

 

 

8

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

7

 

 

6

 

 

Wireless Telecommunications Services

 

5

 

 

3

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

4

 

 

2

 

 

Electric Utilities

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

3

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

2

 

 

               

 

 

3

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Quality Allocations4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Rating

 

8/31/08

 

10/31/07

 

               

AAA/Aaa

 

%

 

1

%

 

AA/Aa

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

A

 

18

 

 

17

 

 

BBB/Baa

 

18

 

 

15

 

 

BB/Ba

 

14

 

 

12

 

 

B

 

36

 

 

37

 

 

CCC/Caa

 

8

 

 

12

 

 

Not Rated

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

               

 

 

4

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

The Trusts may utilize leverage through borrowings or issuance of short-term debt securities. The concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the cost of assets to be obtained from leverage will be based on short-term interest rates, which normally will be lower than the income earned by each Trust on its longer-term portfolio investments. To the extent that the total assets of each Trust (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, each Trust’s shareholders will benefit from the incremental yield.

Leverage creates risks for shareholders including the likelihood of greater NAV and market price volatility. In addition, there is the risk that fluctuations in interest rates on borrowings may reduce each Trust’s yield and negatively impact its NAV and market price. If the income derived from securities purchased with assets received from leverage exceeds the cost of leverage, the Trust’s net income will be greater than if leverage had not been used. Conversely, if the income from the securities purchased is not sufficient to cover the cost of leverage, the Trust’s net income will be less than if leverage had not been used, and therefore the amount available for distribution to shareholders will be reduced.

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trusts are permitted to borrow through a credit facility and the issuance of short-term debt securities up to 331/3% of total managed assets. As of August 31, 2008, the Trusts had outstanding leverage from short-term debt securities or credit facility borrowings as a percentage of total managed assets as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

Percent of
Leverage

 

       

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

 

24

%

 

BlackRock High Income Shares

 

18

%

 

BlackRock High Yield Trust

 

12

%

 

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust

 

22

%

 

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust, Inc.

 

9

%

 

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust

 

2

%

 

         

 

Swap Agreements

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments August 31, 2008

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

American Express Issuance Trust Series 2008-2 Class A,
4.02%, 1/18/11

 

USD

2,580

 

$

2,584,864

 

Bank of America Credit Card Trust Series 2008-A9 Class A9,
4.07%, 7/16/12

 

 

2,485

 

 

2,492,806

 

Chase Issuance Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,300

 

 

2,294,002

 

Series 2008-A9 Class A9, 4.26%, 5/15/13

 

 

2,525

 

 

2,499,894

 

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

 

 

2,469

 

 

2,482,893

 

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

 

 

2,825

 

 

2,841,499

 

Citibank Omni Master Trust Series 2007-A9A Class A9,
3.571%, 12/23/13 (a)

 

 

2,720

 

 

2,720,638

 

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

 

 

878

 

 

883,046

 

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

 

 

2,850

 

 

2,839,728

 

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

 

 

1,524

 

 

1,526,441

 

Home Equity Asset Trust Series 2007-2 Class 2A1,
2.582%, 7/25/37 (a)

 

 

842

 

 

771,735

 

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp.
Series 2007-CH5 Class A3, 2.582%, 6/25/37 (a)

 

 

3,635

 

 

3,118,721

 

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

 

 

2,825

 

 

2,842,981

 

SLM Student Loan Trust (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-5 Class A1, 2.80%, 1/25/18

 

 

289

 

 

288,343

 

Series 2008-5 Class A2, 3.90%, 10/25/16

 

 

3,200

 

 

3,203,840

 

Series 2008-5 Class A3, 4.10%, 1/25/18

 

 

810

 

 

827,018

 

Series 2008-5 Class A4, 4.50%, 7/25/23

 

 

2,180

 

 

2,244,572

 

Small Business Administration Class 1:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

888

 

 

882,117

 

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

 

 

519

 

 

500,854

 

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

 

 

7,226

 

 

270,967

 

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

 

 

9,987

 

 

808,315

 

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

 

 

2,725

 

 

2,751,427

 

               

Total Asset-Backed Securities—12.0%

 

 

 

 

 

41,676,701

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Aerospace & Defense—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

405

 

 

421,200

 

DRS Technologies, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 11/01/13

 

 

70

 

 

70,875

 

7.625%, 2/01/18

 

 

80

 

 

84,200

 

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

 

 

140

 

 

135,800

 

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

 

 

975

 

 

907,664

 

Northrop-Grumman Corp., 7.875%, 3/01/26

 

 

960

 

 

1,122,810

 

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

 

 

120

 

 

116,700

 

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

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,129,653

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,988,902

 

               

Air Freight & Logistics—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

120

 

 

99,000

 

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

 

 

1,650

 

 

1,660,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,759,996

 

               

Airlines—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

115

 

 

104,650

 

               

Auto Components—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

250

 

 

188,125

 

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

 

 

250

 

 

67,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

255,625

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Automobiles—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

600

 

$

499,500

 

               

Building Products—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

200

 

 

154,000

 

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

 

 

405

 

 

315,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

469,900

 

               

Capital Markets—2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.75%, 10/01/37

 

 

975

 

 

857,857

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.476%, 9/15/22 (a)

 

 

525

 

 

485,881

 

Series MTN, 7%, 9/27/27

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,114,613

 

Morgan Stanley:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.041%, 1/09/12 (a)

 

 

1,340

 

 

1,213,564

 

6.25%, 8/28/17

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,547,328

 

6.25%, 8/09/26

 

 

525

 

 

448,993

 

Series F, 5.55%, 4/27/17

 

 

1,375

 

 

1,207,063

 

UBS AG Series DPNT, 5.875%, 12/20/17 (d)

 

 

2,575

 

 

2,510,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,385,574

 

               

Chemicals—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

250

 

 

242,500

 

Ames True Temper, Inc., 6.791%, 1/15/12 (a)

 

 

650

 

 

520,000

 

Huntsman LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/12

 

 

66

 

 

68,970

 

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

 

EUR

285

 

 

257,137

 

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

 

USD

885

 

 

907,125

 

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

 

 

515

 

 

180,250

 

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

 

 

80

 

 

77,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,253,782

 

               

Commercial Banks—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3,775

 

 

3,583,702

 

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

 

 

825

 

 

824,073

 

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

 

 

775

 

 

679,165

 

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

 

 

300

 

 

276,934

 

SunTrust Bank Series CD, 4.415%, 6/15/09

 

 

1,265

 

 

1,271,321

 

SunTrust Banks, Inc., 4%, 10/15/08

 

 

995

 

 

994,955

 

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

 

 

1,925

 

 

1,508,139

 

Wells Fargo & Co., 4.875%, 1/12/11

 

 

435

 

 

442,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,580,433

 

               

Commercial Services & Supplies—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

598

 

 

593,515

 

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

 

 

281

 

 

282,405

 

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

 

 

590

 

 

595,900

 

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

 

 

1,100

 

 

860,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,332,570

 

               

Communications Equipment—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortel Networks Ltd., 7.041%, 7/15/11 (a)

 

 

670

 

 

621,425

 

               

Computers & Peripherals—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3,125

 

 

3,186,759

 

               

Consumer Finance—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SLM Corp. Series A, 3.10%, 1/27/14 (a)

 

 

550

 

 

436,128

 

               

Containers & Packaging—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp., 8.875%, 9/15/14

 

 

95

 

 

78,850

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

153,750

 

Impress Holdings BV, 5.916%, 9/15/13 (a)(e)

 

 

300

 

 

270,000

 

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

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,545,000

 

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

 

 

545

 

 

520,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,568,075

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

12

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Diversified Financial Services—7.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 9/01/17

 

USD

1,590

 

$

1,513,550

 

5.75%, 12/01/17

 

 

1,355

 

 

1,264,028

 

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

 

 

1,975

 

 

1,894,600

 

Citigroup, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.625%, 2/09/09 (f)

 

 

3,950

 

 

3,943,348

 

4.25%, 7/29/09 (d)

 

 

1,020

 

 

1,019,253

 

4.125%, 2/22/10 (f)(h)

 

 

4,790

 

 

4,745,031

 

6.875%, 2/15/98

 

 

525

 

 

454,043

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.538%, 1/13/12 (a)

 

 

125

 

 

92,288

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

340

 

 

252,506

 

General Electric Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.15%, 8/07/37 (d)

 

 

6,855

 

 

6,500,836

 

5.875%, 1/14/38

 

 

1,525

 

 

1,373,163

 

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

 

 

125

 

 

121,048

 

Structured Asset Repackaged Trust, 3.761%, 1/21/10

 

 

1,510

 

 

1,462,908

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,636,602

 

               

Diversified Telecommunication Services—5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.45%, 6/15/34

 

 

780

 

 

745,271

 

6.50%, 9/01/37 (d)

 

 

2,875

 

 

2,767,090

 

6.30%, 1/15/38

 

 

600

 

 

565,778

 

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

 

 

1,700

 

 

844,274

 

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

 

 

210

 

 

201,863

 

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

 

 

10

 

 

10,882

 

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

 

 

3,000

 

 

2,882,088

 

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

 

 

180

 

 

163,800

 

Qwest Corp., 6.026%, 6/15/13 (a)

 

 

470

 

 

434,750

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.95%, 9/30/14

 

 

1,075

 

 

974,160

 

6%, 9/30/34

 

 

1,550

 

 

1,263,092

 

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

 

 

1,975

 

 

2,005,496

 

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

 

 

725

 

 

764,287

 

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

 

 

2,125

 

 

1,977,215

 

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

 

 

70

 

 

74,485

 

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

 

 

125

 

 

96,769

 

Verizon New Jersey, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.875%, 1/17/12

 

 

335

 

 

340,621

 

7.85%, 11/15/29

 

 

230

 

 

239,239

 

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

 

 

3,150

 

 

3,031,941

 

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

 

 

350

 

 

358,750

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 8/01/13

 

 

500

 

 

495,000

 

8.625%, 8/01/16

 

 

230

 

 

227,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,464,551

 

               

Electric Utilities—3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.10%, 6/01/37

 

 

315

 

 

299,916

 

6%, 1/15/38

 

 

825

 

 

798,632

 

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

 

 

1,525

 

 

1,547,073

 

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

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,115,850

 

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

 

 

115

 

 

115,288

 

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

 

 

116

 

 

109,396

 

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

 

 

950

 

 

816,975

 

Florida Power Corp., 6.40%, 6/15/38

 

 

875

 

 

890,389

 

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

 

 

75

 

 

77,574

 

PacifiCorp., 6.25%, 10/15/37

 

 

575

 

 

558,607

 

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

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,339,408

 

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

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,205,120

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Electric Utilities (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern California Edison Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.625%, 2/01/36

 

USD

625

 

$

592,984

 

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

 

 

125

 

 

114,091

 

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

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,066,372

 

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

 

 

350

 

 

303,055

 

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

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,890,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,841,502

 

               

Electrical Equipment—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

945

 

 

987,525

 

               

Electronic Equipment & Instruments—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanmina-SCI Corp., 8.125%, 3/01/16

 

 

1,190

 

 

1,073,975

 

               

Energy Equipment & Services—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

55

 

 

54,725

 

7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

90

 

 

89,550

 

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

 

 

80

 

 

77,755

 

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

 

 

85

 

 

84,575

 

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

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,097,461

 

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

 

 

625

 

 

619,455

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,023,521

 

               

Food & Staples Retailing—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

775

 

 

736,402

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

835,000

 

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

 

 

695

 

 

576,850

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 8/15/37

 

 

1,900

 

 

1,945,089

 

6.20%, 4/15/38

 

 

850

 

 

840,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,934,176

 

               

Food Products—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,455

 

 

1,447,751

 

               

Gas Utilities—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El Paso Natural Gas Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.625%, 1/15/22

 

 

265

 

 

291,788

 

8.375%, 6/15/32

 

 

225

 

 

248,850

 

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

 

 

320

 

 

304,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

844,638

 

               

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.375%, 10/15/17 (i)

 

 

340

 

 

358,700

 

11.625%, 10/15/17

 

 

340

 

 

357,425

 

DJO Finance LLC, 10.875%, 11/15/14

 

 

1,380

 

 

1,383,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,099,575

 

               

Health Care Providers & Services—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,020

 

 

986,850

 

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

 

 

870

 

 

705,586

 

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

 

 

85

 

 

73,243

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,765,679

 

               

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Real Estate Partners LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 6/01/12

 

 

3,165

 

 

2,947,406

 

7.125%, 2/15/13

 

 

320

 

 

279,600

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

915,000

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

130,875

 

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

 

 

315

 

 

237,825

 

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

 

 

880

 

 

519,774

 

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

 

 

260

 

 

232,050

 

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

 

 

40

 

 

36,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,298,980

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

13



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Household Durables—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

350

 

$

256,498

 

Irwin Land LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

525

 

 

457,044

 

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

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,211,730

 

Ohana Military Communities LLC Series 04I,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.193%, 4/01/49

 

 

350

 

 

322,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,247,335

 

               

Household Products—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

850

 

 

895,861

 

               

IT Services—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

240

 

 

201,000

 

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

 

 

904

 

 

897,607

 

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

 

 

205

 

 

208,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,306,682

 

               

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NRG Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 2/01/14

 

 

50

 

 

49,312

 

7.375%, 2/01/16

 

 

285

 

 

281,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

330,749

 

               

Industrial Conglomerates—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

690

 

 

607,200

 

13.50%, 12/01/15 (i)

 

 

1,644

 

 

1,338,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,946,195

 

               

Insurance—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,093,455

 

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

 

 

1,100

 

 

974,401

 

Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts, 2.946%, 9/15/09 (a)

 

 

925

 

 

921,618

 

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

 

 

1,525

 

 

1,315,315

 

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

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,140,706

 

Monument Global Funding Ltd., 2.646%, 6/16/10 (a)

 

 

1,810

 

 

1,795,071

 

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

 

 

850

 

 

851,380

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.70%, 12/14/36

 

 

675

 

 

548,496

 

Series D, 5.90%, 3/17/36

 

 

500

 

 

420,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,060,942

 

               

Machinery—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

360

 

 

334,800

 

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

 

 

265

 

 

170,925

 

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

 

 

950

 

 

693,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,199,225

 

               

Marine—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,050

 

 

916,828

 

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

 

 

141

 

 

134,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,051,483

 

               

Media—6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 10.125%, 10/15/13

 

 

695

 

 

684,575

 

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

 

 

645

 

 

403,125

 

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

 

 

180

 

 

180,900

 

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

 

 

175

 

 

134,313

 

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

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,391,350

 

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

 

 

200

 

 

194,967

 

Comcast Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 1/15/17

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,765,076

 

6.50%, 11/15/35

 

 

625

 

 

588,010

 

6.45%, 3/15/37

 

 

790

 

 

728,613

 

6.95%, 8/15/37

 

 

25

 

 

24,397

 

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

 

 

125

 

 

129,375

 

EchoStar DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 10/01/08

 

 

175

 

 

175,000

 

7%, 10/01/13

 

 

43

 

 

40,850

 

7.125%, 2/01/16

 

 

75

 

 

69,000

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

155

 

$

111,406

 

News America Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.70%, 10/30/25

 

 

825

 

 

885,343

 

8.45%, 8/01/34

 

 

625

 

 

710,362

 

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

 

 

985

 

 

1,045,827

 

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

 

 

965

 

 

977,062

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp., 11.75%, 5/15/15 (e)

 

 

1,720

 

 

1,264,200

 

Rainbow National Services LLC (e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 9/01/12

 

 

200

 

 

204,000

 

10.375%, 9/01/14

 

 

943

 

 

1,003,116

 

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

 

 

610

 

 

641,780

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

855,000

 

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 7.30%, 7/01/38

 

 

2,525

 

 

2,537,188

 

Time Warner Cos., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.57%, 2/01/24 (d)

 

 

3,040

 

 

3,078,912

 

6.95%, 1/15/28

 

 

70

 

 

66,515

 

6.625%, 5/15/29

 

 

90

 

 

82,319

 

Time Warner, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.625%, 4/15/31

 

 

205

 

 

205,128

 

7.70%, 5/01/32

 

 

85

 

 

85,746

 

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

 

 

823

 

 

477,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,740,795

 

               

Metals & Mining—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

995

 

 

1,017,388

 

Falconbridge Ltd.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 10/15/15

 

 

825

 

 

782,225

 

6.20%, 6/15/35

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,021,918

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.883%, 4/01/15 (a)

 

 

490

 

 

491,294

 

8.375%, 4/01/17

 

 

790

 

 

837,400

 

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

 

 

1,430

 

 

1,156,347

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,306,572

 

               

Multi-Utilities—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

725

 

 

722,112

 

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

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,433,321

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,155,433

 

               

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

425

 

 

453,535

 

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

 

 

2,350

 

 

2,159,901

 

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

 

 

140

 

 

133,700

 

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

 

 

875

 

 

1,000,894

 

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 3/15/38

 

 

375

 

 

345,397

 

6.75%, 2/01/39

 

 

1,025

 

 

1,008,277

 

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

 

 

320

 

 

278,400

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.375%, 6/15/15

 

 

150

 

 

139,500

 

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

 

 

115

 

 

107,956

 

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

 

 

125

 

 

144,044

 

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

 

 

535

 

 

534,959

 

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

 

 

650

 

 

711,039

 

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

 

 

625

 

 

723,520

 

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

 

 

130

 

 

128,700

 

EnCana Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 8/15/34

 

 

670

 

 

639,512

 

6.625%, 8/15/37

 

 

700

 

 

666,086

 

6.50%, 2/01/38

 

 

325

 

 

304,522

 

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

 

 

40

 

 

34,900

 

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

 

 

700

 

 

635,538

 

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.95%, 5/15/37

 

 

800

 

 

741,258

 

6.50%, 9/15/37

 

 

1,525

 

 

1,521,396

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

14

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

550

 

$

493,311

 

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

 

 

450

 

 

449,437

 

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

 

 

833

 

 

846,578

 

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

 

 

330

 

 

288,750

 

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

 

 

645

 

 

617,336

 

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

 

 

550

 

 

472,153

 

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

 

 

495

 

 

436,762

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 5/01/12

 

 

40

 

 

38,600

 

7.25%, 5/01/13

 

 

335

 

 

321,600

 

XTO Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 8/01/37

 

 

1,925

 

 

1,815,643

 

6.375%, 6/15/38

 

 

900

 

 

811,318

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,004,522

 

               

Paper & Forest Products—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bowater, Inc., 5.776%, 3/15/10 (a)

 

 

80

 

 

65,600

 

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

 

 

60

 

 

57,900

 

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

 

 

1,625

 

 

1,576,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,699,750

 

               

Pharmaceuticals—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

340

 

 

321,443

 

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

 

 

2,275

 

 

2,167,056

 

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

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,073,429

 

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

 

 

1,445

 

 

1,301,207

 

Wyeth:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 2/15/36

 

 

675

 

 

663,386

 

5.95%, 4/01/37

 

 

925

 

 

888,195

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,414,716

 

               

Professional Services—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

103,750

 

               

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 6.625%, 9/15/11

 

 

350

 

 

354,416

 

               

Road & Rail—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

350

 

 

350,064

 

               

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 5/15/13

 

 

80

 

 

75,000

 

9.25%, 6/01/16

 

 

85

 

 

82,025

 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 12/15/14

 

 

120

 

 

97,200

 

9.125%, 12/15/14 (i)

 

 

290

 

 

226,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

480,425

 

               

Software—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMS Holdings, Inc., 10.595%, 2/15/12 (a)(e)(i)

 

 

107

 

 

64,117

 

Oracle Corp., 5.75%, 4/15/18 (d)

 

 

2,225

 

 

2,231,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,295,460

 

               

Specialty Retail—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AutoNation, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.791%, 4/15/13 (a)

 

 

150

 

 

123,750

 

7%, 4/15/14

 

 

150

 

 

129,750

 

General Nutrition Centers, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.199%, 3/15/14 (h)

 

 

500

 

 

411,745

 

10.75%, 3/15/15

 

 

400

 

 

347,000

 

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

 

 

314

 

 

157,000

 

Michaels Stores, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 11/01/14

 

 

380

 

 

285,000

 

11.375%, 11/01/16

 

 

110

 

 

70,400

 

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

 

 

2,100

 

 

1,617,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,141,645

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

175

 

$

140,438

 

               

Wireless Telecommunication Services—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

99,125

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 1/15/15

 

 

240

 

 

225,312

 

9.125%, 1/15/15 (i)

 

 

560

 

 

506,100

 

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

 

 

80

 

 

79,300

 

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

 

 

770

 

 

741,125

 

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

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,180,882

 

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

 

 

915

 

 

777,750

 

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

 

 

2,504

 

 

2,619,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,229,444

 

               

Total Corporate Bonds—58.4%

 

 

 

 

 

202,317,696

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Foreign Government Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Bundesrepublik Deutschland Series 07, 4.25%, 7/04/39

 

EUR

1,290

 

 

1,792,363

 

France Government Bond, 3.15%, 7/25/32

 

 

584

 

 

1,012,228

 

Israel Government AID Bond:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 4/26/24

 

USD

825

 

 

886,652

 

5.50%, 9/18/33

 

 

845

 

 

915,864

 

               

Total Foreign Government Obligations—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

4,607,107

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Non-Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Home Mortgage Assets Series 2006-6 Class A1A,
2.662%, 12/25/46 (a)

 

 

354

 

 

215,452

 

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Series 2004-8
Class 14A1, 5.473%, 11/25/34 (a)

 

 

784

 

 

722,161

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. Series 2005-4
Class A, 5.344%, 8/25/35 (a)

 

 

718

 

 

630,949

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,111,486

 

Series 2006-01A0 Class 1A1, 4.039%, 8/25/46 (a)

 

 

367

 

 

231,107

 

Series 2006-0A19 Class A1, 2.651%, 2/20/47 (a)

 

 

532

 

 

329,143

 

Series 2006-0A21 Class A1, 2.661%, 3/20/47 (a)

 

 

979

 

 

609,134

 

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust
Series 2006-0A5 Class 2A1, 2.672%, 4/25/46 (a)

 

 

424

 

 

257,664

 

Deutsche Alt-A Securities, Inc. Alternate Loan Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2003-3 Class 2A1, 5.50%, 10/25/33

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,076,968

 

Series 2006-0A1 Class A1, 2.672%, 2/25/47 (a)

 

 

518

 

 

328,640

 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

717

 

 

655,080

 

Series 2006-0A1 Class 2A1, 2.662%, 8/25/46

 

 

1,096

 

 

756,121

 

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-9
Class 2A1A, 2.676%, 11/19/36 (a)

 

 

733

 

 

447,191

 

Homebanc Mortgage Trust Series 2006-2 Class A1,
2.652%, 12/25/36 (a)

 

 

1,099

 

 

730,074

 

Maryland Insurance Backed Securities Trust
Series 2006-1A, 5.55%, 12/10/65

 

 

2,500

 

 

1,750,000

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 2006-A3
Class 3A1, 5.823%, 5/25/36 (a)(k)

 

 

1,045

 

 

678,964

 

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

 

 

2,096

 

 

1,738,939

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-AR10 Class 1A3, 4.834%, 9/25/35

 

 

1,800

 

 

1,589,221

 

Series 2007-0A4 Class 1A, 3.849%, 5/25/47

 

 

501

 

 

300,468

 

Series 2007-0A5 Class 1A, 3.829%, 6/25/47

 

 

860

 

 

583,748

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,742,510

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

15



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—12.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.
Series 2005-1 Class 4A, 4.988%, 11/10/42 (a)

 

USD

2,180

 

$

2,142,973

 

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.
Series 2002-CP5 Class A2, 4.94%, 12/15/35

 

 

2,720

 

 

2,643,455

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2008-C7
Class A4, 6.299%, 12/10/49 (a)

 

 

1,370

 

 

1,283,135

 

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2007-CD5 Class A4, 5.886%, 11/15/44 (a)

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,284,573

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2004-LB3A Class A3, 5.09%, 7/10/37 (a)

 

 

960

 

 

950,534

 

First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,910

 

 

2,965,044

 

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

 

 

2,265

 

 

2,298,385

 

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. Class A2:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,302

 

 

1,321,719

 

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

 

 

2,350

 

 

2,279,239

 

Heller Financial Commercial Mortgage Asset
Series 1999-PH1 Class A2, 6.847%, 5/15/31 (a)

 

 

819

 

 

819,520

 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,140

 

 

2,150,813

 

Series 2004-CB8 Class A1A, 4.158%, 1/12/39

 

 

976

 

 

914,922

 

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

 

 

2,180

 

 

2,118,693

 

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

 

 

960

 

 

866,961

 

JPMorgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corp.
Series 2000-C10 Class A2, 7.371%, 8/15/32 (a)

 

 

1,621

 

 

1,660,008

 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,816

 

 

1,660,552

 

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

 

 

5,000

 

 

4,563,787

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust Series 2007-C1 Class AM,
6.022%, 6/12/50 (a)(k)

 

 

925

 

 

792,051

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,475

 

 

1,376,293

 

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

 

 

618

 

 

561,011

 

Series 2007-T27 Class A4, 5.804%, 6/13/42 (a)

 

 

995

 

 

903,414

 

Series 2008-T29 Class A4, 6.458%, 1/11/43 (a)

 

 

1,370

 

 

1,293,780

 

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.
Series 2000-C1 Class A2, 7.52%, 12/18/09 (a)

 

 

3,265

 

 

3,335,013

 

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-C21 Class A3, 5.274%, 10/15/44

 

 

910

 

 

906,421

 

Series 2006-C25 Class A4, 5.926%, 5/15/43

 

 

1,190

 

 

1,119,525

 

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

 

 

995

 

 

920,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,131,929

 

 

Total Non-Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities—17.0%

 

 

 

 

 

58,874,439

 

 

 


U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Guaranteed Pass Through Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 3/01/21–7/01/36 (l)

 

 

7,344

 

 

7,120,308

 

5.50%, 9/15/23–9/15/38 (h)(l)

 

 

60,991

 

 

60,374,119

 

6.00%, 8/01/29–3/01/38

 

 

8,406

 

 

8,497,446

 

7.00%, 1/01/31–7/01/32

 

 

214

 

 

225,617

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage Participation Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 8/01/33

 

 

70

 

 

67,454

 

5.50%, 11/01/34–5/01/36 (d)

 

 

4,502

 

 

4,451,684

 

6.00%, 2/01/13–12/01/18 (h)

 

 

2,113

 

 

2,164,347

 

6.277%, 5/01/32

 

 

47

 

 

47,367

 

7.00%, 9/01/31

 

 

19

 

 

20,397

 

Ginnie Mae MBS Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 8/15/33 (d)

 

 

190

 

 

190,620

 

6.50%, 10/18/37 (l)

 

 

200

 

 

204,750

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities—24.1%

 

 

 

 

 

83,364,109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Fannie Mae Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

3,984

 

$

1,000,476

 

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

 

 

20,628

 

 

1,912,141

 

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

 

 

2,250

 

 

2,268,900

 

Freddie Mac Multiclass Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,736

 

 

200,646

 

Series 2611 Class QI, 5.50%, 9/15/32 (b)

 

 

5,107

 

 

890,595

 

Series 2684 Class SP, 4.986%, 1/15/33 (a)(b)

 

 

395

 

 

64,189

 

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

 

 

1,189

 

 

1,215,251

 

Series 3208 Class PS, 4.586%, 8/15/36 (a)(b)

 

 

1,942

 

 

227,571

 

Series 3316 Class SB, 4.729%, 8/15/35 (a)(b)

 

 

354

 

 

47,849

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities—
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

7,827,618

 

 

 


U.S. Government Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Housing Administration, Hebre Home Hospital,
6.25%, 9/01/28

 

 

1,007

 

 

1,028,029

 

Resolution Funding Corp. (m):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.196%, 7/15/18

 

 

525

 

 

343,762

 

6.30%, 10/15/18

 

 

525

 

 

338,152

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.125%, 11/15/27

 

 

1,345

 

 

1,634,071

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.375%, 1/15/27 (d)

 

 

1,534

 

 

1,587,066

 

1.75%, 1/15/28

 

 

4,727

 

 

4,429,269

 

U.S. Treasury Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 8/15/18 (d)

 

 

17,125

 

 

17,385,882

 

5%, 5/15/37

 

 

545

 

 

595,540

 

4.375%, 2/15/38 (d)

 

 

8,115

 

 

8,057,310

 

4.50%, 5/15/38

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,034,686

 

 

Total U.S. Government Obligations—11.1%

 

 

 

 

 

38,433,767

 

 

 


Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

494

 

 

400,876

 

 

Commercial Banks—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

545

 

 

482,819

 

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

 

 

1,975

 

 

1,745,051

 

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

 

 

250

 

 

199,461

 

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

 

 

475

 

 

349,518

 

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

 

 

2,200

 

 

1,858,461

 

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

 

 

2,550

 

 

1,915,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,551,100

 

 

Diversified Financial Services—2.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp. (a)(c):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series K, 8%

 

 

1,360

 

 

1,212,010

 

Series M, 8.125%

 

 

1,050

 

 

947,919

 

Citigroup, Inc. 8.30%, 12/21/57 (a)(h)

 

 

2,225

 

 

2,008,454

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.90% (a)(c)

 

 

1,925

 

 

1,748,863

 

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

 

 

2,780

 

 

2,373,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,290,296

 

 

Electric Utilities—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

790

 

 

657,741

 

 

Insurance—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,950

 

 

1,591,512

 

American International Group, Inc., 8.175%, 5/15/58 (a)(e)

 

 

1,230

 

 

950,030

 

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

 

 

675

 

 

529,291

 

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

 

 

605

 

 

495,684

 

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

 

 

675

 

 

574,860

 

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

 

 

675

 

 

581,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,722,871

 

 

Total Capital Trusts—6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

20,622,884

 

 

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

16

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

Diversified Financial Services—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup, Inc. Series AA, 8.125%

 

 

25,500

 

$

506,940

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

506,940

 

 

Total Preferred Securities—6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

21,129,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Other Interests (n)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc. (o)

 

USD

2

 

 

637

 

 

Total Other Interests—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

637

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost—$478,486,079)—132.3%

 

 

 

 

 

458,231,898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Short-Term Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 2.60%, 9/02/08 (p)

 

USD

400

 

 

400,000

 

U.S. Treasury Bills, 1.79%, 9/25/08 (p)

 

 

2,600

 

 

2,597,126

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost—$2,997,126)—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

2,997,126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Options Purchased

 

Contracts (q)

 

 

 

 

 

Call Swaptions Purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.12% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring November 2010

 

 

11

 

 

398,475

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.39% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring March 2012

 

 

6

 

 

410,758

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.47% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2012

 

 

11

 

 

729,814

 

Receive a fixed rate of 6.025% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring June 2012

 

 

7

 

 

680,542

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,219,589

 

 

Put Swaptions Purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.12% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring November 2010

 

 

11

 

 

230,549

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.39% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring March 2012

 

 

6

 

 

272,026

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.47% and receive a floating rate
based 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2012

 

 

11

 

 

443,363

 

Pay a fixed rate of 6.025% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring June 2012

 

 

7

 

 

201,169

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,147,107

 

 

Total Options Purchased
(Cost—$2,586,423)—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

3,366,696

 

 

Total Investments Before TBA Sale Commitments and
Options Written (Cost—$484,069,628*)—134.2%

 

 

 

 

 

464,595,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


TBA Sale Commitments

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Guaranteed Pass Through Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 3/01/21–7/01/36

 

USD

(4,100

)

 

(3,945,389

)

5.50%, 9/15/23–9/15/38

 

 

(9,900

)

 

(9,787,754

)

6.00%, 8/01/29–3/01/38

 

 

(2,700

)

 

(2,729,257

)

Freddie Mac Mortgage Participation Certificates,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 11/01/34–5/01/36

 

 

(4,500

)

 

(4,441,955

)

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

 

 

(100

)

 

(99,531

)

 

Total TBA Sale Commitments
(Proceeds—$20,649,320)—(6.1)%

 

 

 

 

 

(21,003,886

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

 

Contracts

 

Value

 

 

Call Option Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-Year U.S. Treasury Bonds,
expiring November 2008 at $118

 

 

100

 

$

(181,250

)

 

Call Swaptions Written (q)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rated of 4.58% and received a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2009

 

 

9

 

 

(219,870

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.94% and receive floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring December 2008

 

 

14

 

 

(524,986

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.01% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring November 2008

 

 

4

 

 

(162,520

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.05% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2011

 

 

10

 

 

(494,250

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.08% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2011

 

 

6

 

 

(307,544

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.0825% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring July, 2010

 

 

3

 

 

(121,990

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.325% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring July 2013

 

 

8

 

 

(322,972

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.485% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring October 2009

 

 

4

 

 

(308,709

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.67% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring January 2010

 

 

11

 

 

(899,151

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,361,992

)

 

Put Swaptions Written (q)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.10% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring October 2008

 

 

20

 

 

(127,745

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.58% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2009

 

 

9

 

 

(287,325

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.94% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring December 2008

 

 

14

 

 

(131,320

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.01% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring November 2008

 

 

4

 

 

(19,310

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.05% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2011

 

 

10

 

 

(468,630

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.08% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2011

 

 

6

 

 

(277,904

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.0825% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring July, 2010

 

 

3

 

 

(91,080

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.325% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring July 2013

 

 

8

 

 

(248,470

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.485% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring October 2009

 

 

4

 

 

(68,612

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.67% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring January 2010

 

 

12

 

 

(163,565

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,883,961

)

 

Total Options Written
(Premiums Received—$5,724,085)—(1.5)%

 

 

 

 

 

(5,427,203

)

 

Total Investments, Net of TBA Sale Commitments and
Options Written—126.6%

 

 

 

 

 

438,164,631

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(26.6)%

 

 

 

 

 

(91,988,005

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

346,176,626

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

17



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)


 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

484,079,937

 

 

 

     

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

4,718,525

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(24,202,742

)

 

 

     

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(19,484,217

)

 

 

     

 

 

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

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

(f)

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

(g)

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

(h)

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

(i)

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

(j)

Non-income producing security; issuer filed for bankruptcy or is in default of interest payments.

(k)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliate

 

Purchase
Cost

 

Sale
Cost

 

Realized
Gain

 

Income

 

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 2006-A3 Class 3A1, 5.823%, 5/25/36

 

$

720,827

 

 

 

$

1,014

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust Series 2007-C1 Class AM, 6.022%, 6/12/50

 

 

 

 

 

$

53,024

 

 

 

 

(l)

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

(m)

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

(n)

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

(o)

Security is fair valued.

(p)

Rate shown is the yield to maturity as of the date of purchase.

(q)

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

 

 

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

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date

 

 

Net Closing
Amount

 

 

Face
Amount

 

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.60%

 

8/14/08

 

Open

 

$

14,179,559

 

$

14,161,150

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

2.10%

 

7/12/08

 

Open

 

 

1,466,454

 

 

1,459,219

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

2.75%

 

7/13/08

 

Open

 

 

23,076,597

 

 

22,934,688

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

2.00%

 

8/07/08

 

Open

 

 

7,893,079

 

 

7,881,694

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

2.40%

 

8/12/08

 

9/11/08

 

 

46,298,649

 

 

46,237,000

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

2.15%

 

8/15/08

 

Open

 

 

6,669,957

 

 

6,662,794

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

2.03%

 

8/26/08

 

Open

 

 

8,357,047

 

 

8,353,750

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

107,941,342

 

$

107,690,295

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

18

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)


 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

 

USD

5,479,338

 

EUR

3,501,040

 

10/23/08

 

$

358,360

 

USD

1,081,352

 

EUR

683,500

 

10/23/08

 

 

81,595

 

USD

964,232

 

EUR

611,500

 

10/23/08

 

 

69,789

 

EUR

224,000

 

USD

326,786

 

10/23/08

 

 

859

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

510,603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Financial futures contracts purchased as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Expiration
Date

 

Face
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

968

 

30-Year
U.S. Treasury Bond

 

September 2008

 

$

110,702,598

 

$

3,702,902

 

224

 

30-Year
U.S. Treasury Bond

 

December 2008

 

$

26,388,643

 

 

(110,643

)

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,592,259

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Expiration
Date

 

Face
Value

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

164

 

 

2-Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

 

September 2008

 

$

34,479,811

 

$

(441,939

)

253

 

 

2-Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

 

December 2008

 

$

53,664,638

 

 

(42,518

)

1,512

 

 

5-Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

 

September 2008

 

$

167,884,772

 

 

(2,144,353

)

588

 

 

5-Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bond

 

December 2008

 

$

65,565,600

 

 

(253,650

)

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(2,882,460

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Swaps outstanding as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.88% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing
Expires August 2009

 

USD

40,200

 

$

729,889

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.7709% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing
Expires August 2009

 

USD

27,800

 

 

475,478

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.62377% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Credit Suisse First Boston
Expires September 2009

 

USD

50,000

 

 

813,357

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires November 2010

 

USD

4,600

 

 

153,324

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.922% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing
Expires March 2011

 

USD

13,500

 

 

(451,813

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.496% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Bank of America NA
Expires July 2011

 

USD

25,100

 

 

1,288,037

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.95% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires November 2011

 

USD

2,200

 

 

82,144

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.025% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires November 2011

 

USD

3,000

 

 

118,177

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.0016% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires January 2012

 

USD

8,300

 

 

(327,056

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.58875% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires July 2012

 

USD

42,000

 

 

(2,610,056

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.07625% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA
Expires August 2012

 

USD

82,500

 

 

3,644,976

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.10531% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires August 2012

 

USD

19,500

 

 

882,193

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.0565% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Bank of America NA
Expires August 2012

 

USD

49,300

 

 

2,115,995

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

19



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.9034% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Barclay Bank PLC
Expires September 2012

 

USD

30,000

 

$

1,129,706

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.856% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires October 2012

 

USD

9,400

 

 

339,537

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.32% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA
Expires November 2012

 

USD

10,500

 

 

161,228

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.25% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires November 2012

 

USD

2,625

 

 

33,138

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.2424% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing
Expires December 2012

 

USD

45,000

 

 

(586,230

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.66375% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA
Expires April 2013

 

USD

7,300

 

 

(98,928

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.29375% and pay a
floating rate based on 6-month
British Pound Sterling LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires April 2013

 

GBP

2,000

 

 

(12,234

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.14% and pay a floating
rate based on 6-month British Pound Sterling LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires April 2013

 

GBP

2,000

 

 

(23,647

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.2825% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Credit Suisse First Boston
Expires July 2013

 

USD

82,500

 

 

973,111

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.2125% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Morgan Stanley Capital Services
Expires August 2013

 

USD

13,200

 

 

109,287

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.51% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA
Expires October 2014

 

USD

41,200

 

 

(718,403

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.005% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires October 2014

 

USD

9,500

 

 

421,059

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.5% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires May 2015

 

USD

2,800

 

 

(41,936

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.725% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Morgan Stanley Capital Services
Expires August 2015

 

USD

6,200

 

 

173,326

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.87% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires January 2016

 

USD

5,000

 

$

178,409

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.723% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires July 2016

 

USD

4,800

 

 

439,916

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.155% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA
Expires September 2017

 

USD

10,900

 

 

(577,741

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.04015% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires September 2017

 

USD

12,500

 

 

(560,294

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.3075% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Barclay Bank PLC
Expires October 2017

 

USD

13,800

 

 

(897,403

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.115% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing
Expires March 2018

 

USD

6,600

 

 

(330,034

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.311% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires May 2018

 

USD

6,600

 

 

(90,312

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.7058% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires July 2018

 

USD

8,700

 

 

148,211

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.52165% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires July 2018

 

USD

12,300

 

 

(27,080

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.411% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires August 2022

 

USD

8,545

 

 

656,068

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.365% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Bank of America NA
Expires September 2027

 

USD

8,000

 

 

(591,485

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.0605% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires November 2037

 

USD

6,200

 

 

(224,788

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.06276% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA
Expires December 2037

 

USD

1,300

 

 

(47,544

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.0639% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing
Expires December 2037

 

USD

1,300

 

 

(47,770

)


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

20

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AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.785% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA
Expires January 2038

 

USD

2,000

 

$

14,638

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.601% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing
Expires January 2038

 

USD

5,000

 

 

181,923

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.8375% and receive a
floating rate based on the 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Morgan Stanley Capital Services
Expires January 2038

 

USD

6,000

 

 

(5,900

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.29750% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA
Expires February 2038

 

USD

700

 

 

51,907

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.1575% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broker, Citibank NA
Expires June 2038

 

USD

1,000

 

 

51,774

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

$

7,096,154

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

EUR

Euro

 

GBP

British Pound

 

USD

U.S. Dollar


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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21



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments August 31, 2008

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Aerospace & Defense—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

679

 

$

707,200

 

DRS Technologies, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 11/01/13

 

 

170

 

 

172,125

 

7.625%, 2/01/18

 

 

170

 

 

178,925

 

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisitions Co. LLC, 8.875%, 4/01/15

 

 

140

 

 

139,300

 

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

 

 

405

 

 

392,850

 

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

 

 

140

 

 

131,950

 

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

 

 

300

 

 

291,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,014,100

 

               

Airlines—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

280

 

 

254,800

 

               

Auto Components—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission, Inc.(a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11%, 11/01/15

 

 

265

 

 

243,800

 

11.25%, 11/01/15 (b)

 

 

695

 

 

611,600

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.857%, 8/15/11

 

 

420

 

 

422,100

 

8.625%, 12/01/11

 

 

682

 

 

702,460

 

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

 

 

370

 

 

278,425

 

Meritor Automotive Inc., 6.80%, 2/15/09

 

 

22

 

 

21,670

 

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

 

 

935

 

 

252,450

 

Stanadyne Corp. Series 1, 10%, 8/15/14

 

 

525

 

 

493,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,026,005

 

               

Automobiles—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,330

 

 

1,107,225

 

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

 

 

300

 

 

159,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,266,225

 

               

Building Products—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

540

 

 

415,800

 

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

 

 

945

 

 

737,100

 

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 11.75%, 6/15/13 (a)

 

 

635

 

 

577,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,730,750

 

               

Chemicals—3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

400

 

 

388,000

 

Ames True Temper, Inc., 6.791%, 1/15/12 (c)

 

 

1,070

 

 

856,000

 

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.304%, 11/15/14 (c)

 

 

275

 

 

209,688

 

9.75%, 11/15/14

 

 

250

 

 

208,125

 

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

 

 

1,170

 

 

1,199,250

 

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

 

 

205

 

 

71,750

 

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

 

 

755

 

 

690,825

 

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

 

 

265

 

 

257,713

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,881,351

 

               

Commercial Services & Supplies—3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

85

 

 

85,637

 

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

 

 

400

 

 

396,000

 

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

 

 

904

 

 

897,220

 

Sally Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 11/15/14

 

 

90

 

 

91,013

 

10.50%, 11/15/16

 

 

529

 

 

531,645

 

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

 

 

800

 

 

808,000

 

West Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 10/15/14

 

 

375

 

 

319,688

 

11%, 10/15/16

 

 

1,195

 

 

935,087

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,064,290

 

               

Communications Equipment—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortel Networks Ltd., 7.041%, 7/15/11 (c)

 

 

555

 

 

514,762

 

               

Construction Materials—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek Holdings, Inc., 10%, 12/01/13 (a)

 

 

1,580

 

 

1,477,300

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Containers & Packaging—5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp., 6.651%, 9/15/14 (c)

 

USD

300

 

$

225,000

 

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

 

 

255

 

 

261,375

 

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

 

 

65

 

 

61,100

 

Impress Holdings BV, 5.916%, 9/15/13 (a)(c)

 

 

775

 

 

697,500

 

Jefferson Smurfit Corp. US, 7.50%, 6/01/13

 

 

1,000

 

 

830,000

 

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

 

 

2,600

 

 

2,678,000

 

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

 

 

1,034

 

 

987,470

 

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

 

 

1,140

 

 

912,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,652,445

 

               

Diversified Financial Services—4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

240

 

 

241,200

 

FCE Bank Plc, 7.125%, 1/16/12

 

EUR

1,100

 

 

1,345,966

 

Ford Motor Credit Co LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.625%, 11/01/10

 

USD

140

 

 

116,957

 

5.538%, 1/13/12 (c)

 

 

290

 

 

214,108

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,113,998

 

GMAC LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 8/28/12

 

 

710

 

 

416,518

 

5.011%, 12/01/14 (c)

 

 

560

 

 

294,082

 

6.75%, 12/01/14

 

 

405

 

 

219,901

 

8%, 11/01/31

 

 

675

 

 

364,061

 

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

 

 

600

 

 

603,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,930,541

 

               

Diversified Telecommunication Services—5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.375%, 9/01/12

 

 

440

 

 

378,400

 

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

 

 

2,085

 

 

2,004,206

 

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7%, 8/03/09

 

 

230

 

 

229,713

 

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

 

 

1,280

 

 

1,164,800

 

Qwest Corp., 6.026%, 6/15/13 (c)

 

 

850

 

 

786,250

 

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

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,127,500

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 8/01/13

 

 

855

 

 

846,450

 

8.625%, 8/01/16

 

 

645

 

 

638,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,175,869

 

               

Electric Utilities—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

35

 

 

35,087

 

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

 

 

453

 

 

427,327

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

162,499

 

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

 

 

565

 

 

542,400

 

Salton Sea Funding Corp. Series E, 8.30%, 5/30/11

 

 

619

 

 

657,639

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,824,952

 

               

Electrical Equipment—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

400

 

 

372,000

 

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

 

 

830

 

 

867,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,239,350

 

               

Electronic Equipment & Instruments—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NXP BV, 5.541%, 10/15/13 (c)

 

 

440

 

 

342,100

 

Sanmina-SCI Corp., 8.125%, 3/01/16

 

 

725

 

 

654,313

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

996,413

 

               

Energy Equipment & Services—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

135

 

 

134,325

 

7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

220

 

 

218,900

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

97,193

 

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

 

 

1,560

 

 

1,552,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,002,618

 

               

Food & Staples Retailing—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

445

 

 

369,350

 

               

Food Products—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Del Monte Corp., 8.625%, 12/15/12

 

 

475

 

 

479,750

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

22

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Gas Utilities—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

50

 

$

55,300

 

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

 

 

345

 

 

327,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

383,050

 

               

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.375%, 10/15/17 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

126,600

 

11.625%, 10/15/17

 

 

120

 

 

126,150

 

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

 

 

610

 

 

509,350

 

DJO Finance LLC, 10.875%, 11/15/14

 

 

2,400

 

 

2,406,000

 

Hologic, Inc., 2%, 12/15/37 (d)(e)

 

 

395

 

 

322,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,490,519

 

               

Health Care Providers & Services—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Health Systems, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 7/15/15

 

 

250

 

 

252,500

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.375%, 12/01/11

 

 

125

 

 

120,625

 

6.50%, 6/01/12

 

 

1,735

 

 

1,678,613

 

United Surgical Partners International, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 5/01/17

 

 

346

 

 

297,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,349,298

 

               

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

735

 

 

642,206

 

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 7.875%, 3/15/10

 

 

500

 

 

426,250

 

Gaylord Entertainment Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8%, 11/15/13

 

 

1,000

 

 

917,500

 

6.75%, 11/15/14

 

 

450

 

 

392,625

 

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

 

 

1,390

 

 

1,310,075

 

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

 

 

649

 

 

489,995

 

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

 

 

1,470

 

 

868,258

 

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

 

 

630

 

 

562,275

 

Travelport LLC, 7.436%, 9/01/14 (c)

 

 

170

 

 

133,875

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC, 9.625%, 12/15/14 (f)(g)

 

 

215

 

 

68,800

 

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

 

 

585

 

 

410,963

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

91,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,313,947

 

               

Household Durables—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

690

 

 

614,100

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

63,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

677,600

 

               

IT Services—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

575

 

 

495,937

 

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

 

 

335

 

 

280,562

 

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

 

 

1,507

 

 

1,496,148

 

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

 

 

310

 

 

314,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,587,297

 

               

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Red Oak LLC Series B, 9.20%, 11/30/29

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,256,250

 

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

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,576,000

 

NRG Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 2/01/14

 

 

100

 

 

98,625

 

7.375%, 2/01/16

 

 

570

 

 

562,875

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 11/01/16 (b)

 

 

430

 

 

410,650

 

Series B, 10.25%, 11/01/15

 

 

290

 

 

289,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,193,675

 

               

Industrial Conglomerates—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp.(a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

1,150

 

 

1,012,000

 

13.50%, 12/01/15 (b)

 

 

1,499

 

 

1,221,634

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,233,634

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Insurance—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

800

 

$

712,000

 

USI Holdings Corp., 6.679%, 11/15/14 (a)(c)

 

 

310

 

 

247,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

959,225

 

               

Leisure Equipment & Products—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

430

 

 

365,500

 

               

Machinery—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

890

 

 

827,700

 

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

 

 

340

 

 

219,300

 

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

 

 

370

 

 

345,025

 

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

 

 

1,720

 

 

1,255,600

 

Terex Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.375%, 1/15/14

 

 

175

 

 

172,375

 

8%, 11/15/17

 

 

330

 

 

325,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,145,875

 

               

Marine—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

254

 

 

242,570

 

               

Media—13.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 10.125%, 10/15/13

 

 

1,045

 

 

1,029,325

 

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

 

 

865

 

 

540,625

 

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

 

 

750

 

 

753,750

 

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

 

 

455

 

 

347,313

 

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

 

 

2,860

 

 

2,743,025

 

Charter Communications Operating, LLC, 8.375%, 4/30/14 (a)

 

 

500

 

 

481,875

 

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

 

 

1,183

 

 

910,910

 

DirecTV Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.375%, 3/15/13

 

 

300

 

 

310,500

 

7.625%, 5/15/16 (a)

 

 

640

 

 

638,400

 

EchoStar DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 10/01/13

 

 

192

 

 

182,400

 

7.125%, 2/01/16

 

 

325

 

 

299,000

 

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.554%, 5/15/15 (c)

 

 

160

 

 

112,800

 

9.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

190

 

 

149,150

 

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

 

 

830

 

 

596,562

 

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

 

 

1,780

 

 

1,802,250

 

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

 

 

1,382

 

 

1,340,759

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp., 11.75%, 5/15/15 (a)

 

 

870

 

 

639,450

 

Rainbow National Services LLC, 10.375%, 9/01/14 (a)

 

 

1,653

 

 

1,758,379

 

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Class A, 4.875%, 7/15/18 (e)

 

 

225

 

 

206,156

 

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

 

 

1,570

 

 

1,342,350

 

Virgin Media, Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/16 (a)(d)

 

 

195

 

 

178,913

 

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

 

 

304

 

 

176,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,540,212

 

               

Metals & Mining—4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

415

 

 

424,338

 

Aleris International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9%, 12/15/14

 

 

200

 

 

156,000

 

10%, 12/15/16

 

 

680

 

 

474,300

 

FMG Finance Property Ltd. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 9/01/13

 

 

240

 

 

256,800

 

10.625%, 9/01/16

 

 

735

 

 

823,200

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.883%, 4/01/15 (c)

 

 

430

 

 

431,135

 

8.375%, 4/01/17

 

 

1,720

 

 

1,823,200

 

Ryerson, Inc.(a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.176%, 11/01/14 (c)

 

 

180

 

 

171,900

 

12%, 11/01/15

 

 

125

 

 

122,500

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 7.375%, 11/01/12

 

 

230

 

 

227,700

 

Vedanta Resources Plc, 9.50%, 7/18/18 (a)

 

 

295

 

 

294,586

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,205,659

 

               

Multiline Retail—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

345

 

 

335,512

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

23



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—7.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

575

 

$

577,875

 

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

 

 

275

 

 

262,625

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

87,000

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.375%, 6/15/15

 

 

350

 

 

325,500

 

6.625%, 1/15/16

 

 

235

 

 

220,312

 

7.25%, 12/15/18

 

 

650

 

 

633,750

 

2.25%, 12/15/38 (d)

 

 

375

 

 

351,563

 

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

 

 

245

 

 

229,994

 

Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd., 10.25%, 12/15/15 (a)

 

 

605

 

 

624,662

 

Corral Finans AB, 7.713%, 4/15/10 (a)(b)

 

 

928

 

 

858,692

 

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

 

 

75

 

 

73,219

 

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

 

 

1,115

 

 

1,103,850

 

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

 

 

130

 

 

113,425

 

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

 

 

1,035

 

 

952,200

 

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

 

 

980

 

 

978,775

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp., 7.875%, 6/01/15 (a)

 

 

300

 

 

279,750

 

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

 

 

210

 

 

183,750

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8%, 6/01/18 (a)

 

 

455

 

 

426,563

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 5/01/12

 

 

150

 

 

144,750

 

7.25%, 5/01/13

 

 

1,155

 

 

1,108,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,537,055

 

               

Paper & Forest Products—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 8.85%, 8/01/30

 

 

80

 

 

29,600

 

Bowater, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9%, 8/01/09

 

 

270

 

 

251,100

 

5.776%, 3/15/10 (c)

 

 

350

 

 

287,000

 

Domtar Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.875%, 10/15/11

 

 

100

 

 

102,750

 

7.125%, 8/15/15

 

 

160

 

 

154,400

 

NewPage Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 5/01/12

 

 

1,260

 

 

1,222,200

 

12%, 5/01/13

 

 

435

 

 

406,725

 

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

 

 

175

 

 

122,937

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC Series B:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.551%, 8/01/14 (c)

 

 

130

 

 

115,700

 

9.125%, 8/01/14

 

 

465

 

 

437,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,129,512

 

               

Pharmaceuticals—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 6.56%, 12/01/13 (c)

 

 

630

 

 

557,550

 

               

Professional Services—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

275

 

 

285,312

 

               

Real Estate Management & Development—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 4/15/14

 

 

680

 

 

401,200

 

11%, 4/15/14 (b)

 

 

1,045

 

 

491,150

 

12.375%, 4/15/15

 

 

325

 

 

149,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,041,850

 

               

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 5/15/13

 

 

160

 

 

150,000

 

9.25%, 6/01/16

 

 

155

 

 

149,575

 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 12/15/14

 

 

160

 

 

129,600

 

9.125%, 12/15/14 (b)

 

 

360

 

 

280,800

 

Spansion, Inc., 5.935%, 6/01/13 (a)(c)

 

 

550

 

 

382,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,092,225

 

               

Software—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMS Holdings, Inc., 10.595%, 2/15/12 (a)(b)(c)

 

 

198

 

 

118,705

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Specialty Retail—5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

240

 

$

171,600

 

AutoNation, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.791%, 4/15/13 (c)

 

 

360

 

 

297,000

 

7%, 4/15/14

 

 

360

 

 

311,400

 

General Nutrition Centers, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.199%, 3/15/14 (b)(c)

 

 

800

 

 

658,791

 

10.75%, 3/15/15

 

 

990

 

 

858,825

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 2.25%, 6/15/36 (e)

 

 

470

 

 

280,238

 

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

 

 

2,307

 

 

1,153,500

 

Michaels Stores, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 11/01/14

 

 

680

 

 

510,000

 

11.375%, 11/01/16

 

 

490

 

 

313,600

 

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

 

 

1,910

 

 

1,871,800

 

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

 

 

710

 

 

575,988

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,002,742

 

               

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

350

 

 

280,875

 

               

Wireless Telecommunication Services—8.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Tower Corp., 7.125%, 10/15/12

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,020,000

 

Centennial Communications Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.541%, 1/01/13 (c)

 

 

650

 

 

646,750

 

8.125%, 2/01/14

 

 

645

 

 

654,675

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.875%, 11/01/14

 

 

540

 

 

535,275

 

10%, 7/15/15 (a)

 

 

40

 

 

40,200

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 1/15/15

 

 

590

 

 

553,892

 

9.125%, 1/15/15 (b)

 

 

1,320

 

 

1,192,950

 

FiberTower Corp., 9%, 11/15/12 (d)

 

 

300

 

 

198,000

 

iPCS, Inc., 4.926%, 5/01/13 (c)

 

 

280

 

 

248,500

 

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

 

 

1,415

 

 

1,402,619

 

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

 

 

1,980

 

 

1,905,750

 

Rural Cellular Corp., 8.25%, 3/15/12

 

 

350

 

 

364,438

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 7.625%, 1/30/11

 

 

1,025

 

 

1,025,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,788,049

 

               

Total Corporate Bonds—103.2%

 

 

 

 

 

125,758,319

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Auto Components—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Corp. Term Advance, 6.75%, 1/31/15

 

 

724

 

 

665,302

 

Delphi Automotive Systems:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Tranche C, 8.50%, 12/31/08

 

 

136

 

 

112,596

 

Subsequent Tranche C Term Loan, 8.50%, 12/31/08

 

 

14

 

 

11,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

789,365

 

               

Automobiles—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Term Loan, 5.47%, 12/16/13

 

 

425

 

 

328,978

 

General Motors Corp. Term Secured Loan, 5.163%, 11/29/13

 

 

374

 

 

276,154

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

605,132

 

               

Building Products—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Material Corp. of America Term Loan Advance,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.438% - 5.5625%, 2/24/14

 

 

249

 

 

213,943

 

CPG International, I Inc. Term Loan B, 7.85%, 2/28/11

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,470,000

 

Stile Acquisition (Masonite International):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Term Loan, 4.63% - 5.046%, 4/06/13

 

 

498

 

 

424,086

 

U.S. Term Loan, 4.63% - 5.046%, 4/06/13

 

 

500

 

 

426,070

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,534,099

 

               

Chemicals—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PQ Corp. Second Lien Loan, 9.30%, 7/30/15

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,297,500

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

24

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Health Systems, Inc. Term Loan B,
5.06%, 6/18/14

 

USD

714

 

$

674,347

 

Rotech Healthcare, Inc. Term Loan,
9.676%, 9/26/11 (b)

 

 

808

 

 

764,352

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,438,699

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travelport, Inc. Term Loan,
9.793%, 3/27/12 (b)

 

 

1,834

 

 

1,127,704

 

 

Household Products—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spectrum Brands, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar Term Loan B, 6.669% - 6.804%, 3/30/13

 

 

271

 

 

232,982

 

Letter of Credit, 2.31375%, 3/30/13

 

 

13

 

 

11,765

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

244,747

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calpine Corp. First Priority Term Loan, 5.685%, 3/29/14

 

 

300

 

 

278,625

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Tranche Term Loan B-2, 5.963% - 6.303%, 10/10/14

 

 

249

 

 

231,821

 

Initial Tranche Term Loan B-3, 5.963% - 6.303%, 10/10/14

 

 

1,489

 

 

1,384,538

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,894,984

 

 

Machinery—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navistar International Transportation Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving Credit, 5.686%, 6/30/12

 

 

245

 

 

225,706

 

Term Loan, 6.292%, 6/30/12

 

 

680

 

 

626,450

 

Rexnord Corp. Loan, 9.676%, 3/01/13 (b)

 

 

186

 

 

148,673

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,829

 

 

Media—3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage (Thomson Learning, Inc.) Tranche 1
Incremental Term Loan 2, 7.50%, 7/05/14

 

 

750

 

 

742,500

 

HMH Publishing (Education Media):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mezzanine Term Loan, 5.50% - 6.46375%, 11/14/14

 

 

2,586

 

 

2,068,985

 

Tranche A Term Loan B, 6.46375%, 11/14/14

 

 

1,098

 

 

985,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,797,375

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turbo Beta Limited Dollar Facility, 14.50%, 3/15/18 (h)

 

 

1,003

 

 

983,338

 

 

Paper & Forest Products—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan, 9.03313%, 2/01/13

 

 

421

 

 

394,800

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests—13.2%

 

 

 

 

 

16,108,572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Common Stocks (g)

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owens-Illinois, Inc.

 

 

4,745

 

 

211,627

 

 

Machinery—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goss Holdings Inc. Class B (h)

 

 

64,467

 

 

1

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crown Castle International Corp.

 

 

495

 

 

18,513

 

 

Total Common Stocks—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

230,141

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Capital Trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup, Inc., 8.40% (c)(i)

 

USD

1,210

 

$

1,027,314

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.90% (c)(i)

 

 

350

 

 

317,975

 

 

Total Capital Trusts—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

1,345,289

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., 7% (b)(d)

 

 

30,000

 

 

525,000

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NTG Energy, Inc., 4%

 

 

500

 

 

954,375

 

 

Media—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emmis Communications Corp. Class A, 6.25% (d)

 

 

10,300

 

 

260,075

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crown Castle International Corp., 6.25% (d)

 

 

10,000

 

 

547,500

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

2,286,950

 

 

Total Preferred Securities—3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

3,632,239

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Other Interests (j)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc. (h)

 

USD

5

 

 

1,591

 

 

Total Other Interests—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

1,591

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost—$161,390,640)—119.6%

 

 

 

 

 

145,730,862

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Short-Term Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 2.60%, 9/02/08 (k)

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,600,000

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost—$1,600,000)—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

1,600,000

 

 

Total Investments
(Cost—$162,990,640*)—120.9%

 

 

 

 

 

147,330,862

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(20.9)%

 

 

 

 

 

(25,522,519

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

121,808,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)


 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

163,361,591

 

 

 

     

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

1,367,022

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(17,397,751

)

 

 

     

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(16,030,729

)

 

 

     

 

 

(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)

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

(c)

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

(d)

Convertible security.

(e)

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

(f)

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

(g)

Non-income producing security.

(h)

Security is fair valued.

(i)

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

(j)

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

(k)

Rate shown is yield to maturity as of the date of purchase.

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

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

 

USD 1,397,924

 

EUR

948,000

 

10/23/08

 

 

$11,282

 

 

 

 

 

Currency abbreviations:

 

 

 

EUR

 Euro

 

USD

 U.S. Dollar


 

 

 

Effective January 1, 2008, the Trust adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair values and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

 

 

Level 1 - price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical securities

 

Level 2 - other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for 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 circumstance, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trust’s own assumption used in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of August 31, 2008 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valuation
Inputs

 

Investments in
Securities

 

Other Financial
Instruments*

 

 

Level 1

 

$

230,140

 

$

 

Level 2

 

 

146,115,792

 

 

11,282

 

Level 3

 

 

984,930

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

147,330,862

 

$

11,282

 

 

 

           

* Other financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts.

The following is a reconciliation of investments for unobservable inputs (Level 3):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in
Securities

 

 

Balance, as of December 31, 2007

 

$

1,592

 

Accrued discounts/premiums

 

 

 

Realized gain (loss)

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

 

Net purchases (sales)

 

 

983,338

 

Net transfers in/out of Level 3

 

 

 

 

Balance, as of August 31, 2008

 

$

984,930

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments August 31, 2008

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

170

 

$

176,800

 

DRS Technologies, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 11/01/13

 

 

40

 

 

40,500

 

7.625%, 2/01/18

 

 

100

 

 

105,250

 

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

 

 

80

 

 

77,600

 

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

 

 

20

 

 

18,850

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

97,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

516,250

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

85

 

 

70,125

 

 

Airlines—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

95

 

 

86,450

 

 

Auto Components—2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11%, 11/01/15

 

 

95

 

 

87,400

 

11.25%, 11/01/15 (b)

 

 

235

 

 

206,800

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.857%, 8/15/11

 

 

135

 

 

135,675

 

8.625%, 12/01/11

 

 

236

 

 

243,080

 

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

 

 

135

 

 

101,587

 

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

 

 

255

 

 

68,850

 

Stanadyne Corp. Series 1, 10%, 8/15/14

 

 

350

 

 

329,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,172,392

 

 

Automobiles—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

520

 

 

432,900

 

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

 

 

125

 

 

66,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

499,150

 

 

Building Products—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

115,500

 

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

 

 

285

 

 

222,300

 

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 11.75%, 6/15/13 (a)

 

 

220

 

 

200,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

538,000

 

 

Capital Markets—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

174

 

 

146,160

 

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

 

 

64

 

 

53,512

 

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

 

 

43

 

 

36,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

235,752

 

 

Chemicals—3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

140

 

 

135,800

 

Ames True Temper, Inc., 6.791%, 1/15/12 (c)

 

 

265

 

 

212,000

 

Hexion U.S. Finance Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.304%, 11/15/14 (c)

 

 

100

 

 

76,250

 

9.75%, 11/15/14

 

 

75

 

 

62,437

 

Huntsman LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/12

 

 

95

 

 

99,275

 

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

 

 

545

 

 

558,625

 

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

 

 

70

 

 

24,500

 

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

 

 

265

 

 

242,475

 

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

 

 

40

 

 

38,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,450,262

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

55

 

 

55,412

 

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

 

 

201

 

 

199,492

 

Sally Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.25%, 11/15/14

 

 

35

 

 

35,394

 

10.50%, 11/15/16

 

 

179

 

 

179,895

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

89,000

 

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

 

 

185

 

 

186,850

 

West Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.50%, 10/15/14

 

 

125

 

 

106,563

 

11%, 10/15/16

 

 

475

 

 

371,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,224,294

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

 

Communications Equipment—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortel Networks Ltd., 7.041%, 7/15/11 (c)

 

$

145

 

$

134,487

 

 

Construction Materials—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek Holdings, Inc., 10%, 12/01/13 (a)

 

 

530

 

 

495,550

 

 

Containers & Packaging—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp., 6.651%, 9/15/14 (c)

 

 

75

 

 

56,250

 

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

 

 

175

 

 

147,875

 

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

 

 

85

 

 

87,125

 

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

 

 

30

 

 

28,200

 

Impress Holdings BV, 5.916%, 9/15/13 (a)(c)

 

 

270

 

 

243,000

 

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

 

 

310

 

 

296,050

 

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

 

 

375

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,158,500

 

 

Diversified Financial Services—3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

490

 

 

494,596

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.538%, 1/13/12 (c)

 

 

110

 

 

81,213

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

500

 

 

371,332

 

GMAC LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.011%, 12/01/14 (c)

 

 

225

 

 

118,158

 

6.75%, 12/01/14

 

 

230

 

 

124,882

 

8%, 11/01/31

 

 

240

 

 

129,444

 

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

 

 

200

 

 

201,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,520,875

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services—5.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,000

 

 

90,000

 

Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.375%, 9/01/12

 

 

180

 

 

154,800

 

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

 

 

405

 

 

389,306

 

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

 

 

875

 

 

796,250

 

Qwest Corp., 6.026%, 6/15/13 (c)

 

 

230

 

 

212,750

 

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

 

 

375

 

 

384,375

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 8/01/13

 

 

200

 

 

198,000

 

8.625%, 8/01/16

 

 

120

 

 

118,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,344,281

 

 

Electric Utilities—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

449

 

 

423,908

 

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

 

 

97

 

 

104,838

 

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

 

 

170

 

 

163,200

 

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

 

 

36

 

 

37,903

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

729,849

 

 

Electrical Equipment—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

155

 

 

144,150

 

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

 

 

305

 

 

318,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

462,875

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NXP BV, 5.541%, 10/15/13 (c)

 

 

125

 

 

97,187

 

Sanmina-SCI Corp., 8.125%, 3/01/16

 

 

255

 

 

230,137

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

327,324

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

50

 

 

49,750

 

7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

80

 

 

79,600

 

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

 

 

50

 

 

48,597

 

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

 

 

5

 

 

4,650

 

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

 

 

335

 

 

333,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

515,922

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

265

 

 

221,275

 

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

 

 

250

 

 

207,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

428,775

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

27



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Gas Utilities—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

200

 

$

190,000

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 10/15/17

 

 

75

 

 

81,000

 

10.375%, 10/15/17 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

126,600

 

11.625%, 10/15/17

 

 

100

 

 

105,125

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

125,250

 

DJO Finance LLC, 10.875%, 11/15/14

 

 

760

 

 

761,900

 

Hologic, Inc., 2%, 12/15/37 (f)(g)

 

 

145

 

 

118,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,318,231

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

40

 

 

40,400

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.375%, 12/01/11

 

 

45

 

 

43,425

 

6.50%, 6/01/12

 

 

615

 

 

595,012

 

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

 

 

119

 

 

102,340

 

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

 

 

115

 

 

97,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

878,352

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—5.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Real Estate Partners LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 6/01/12

 

 

185

 

 

161,644

 

7.125%, 2/15/13

 

 

300

 

 

279,375

 

Gaylord Entertainment Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8%, 11/15/13

 

 

40

 

 

36,700

 

6.75%, 11/15/14

 

 

280

 

 

244,300

 

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

 

 

320

 

 

301,600

 

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

 

 

174

 

 

131,370

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 2/01/16

 

 

525

 

 

353,063

 

10.75%, 2/01/18 (b)

 

 

702

 

 

414,638

 

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

 

 

140

 

 

124,950

 

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

 

 

40

 

 

32,500

 

Travelport LLC, 7.436%, 9/01/14 (c)

 

 

60

 

 

47,250

 

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

 

 

25

 

 

8,000

 

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

 

 

445

 

 

312,613

 

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

 

 

70

 

 

63,788

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,511,791

 

 

Household Durables—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

133,500

 

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

 

 

30

 

 

19,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

152,550

 

 

IT Services—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

195

 

 

168,188

 

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

 

 

120

 

 

100,500

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

494,450

 

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

 

 

85

 

 

86,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

849,413

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AES Red Oak LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A, 8.54%, 11/30/19

 

 

127

 

 

129,476

 

Series B, 9.20%, 11/30/29

 

 

500

 

 

502,500

 

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

 

 

575

 

 

566,375

 

NRG Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 2/01/14

 

 

130

 

 

128,212

 

7.375%, 2/01/16

 

 

385

 

 

380,188

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 11/01/16 (b)

 

 

160

 

 

152,800

 

Series B, 10.25%, 11/01/15

 

 

70

 

 

69,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,929,376

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

$

380

 

$

334,400

 

13.50%, 12/01/15 (b)

 

 

496

 

 

404,403

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

738,803

 

 

Insurance—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

300

 

 

267,000

 

USI Holdings Corp., 6.679%, 11/15/14 (a)(c)

 

 

100

 

 

79,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

346,750

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

115

 

 

97,750

 

 

Machinery—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

200

 

 

186,000

 

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

 

 

85

 

 

54,825

 

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

 

 

85

 

 

79,262

 

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

 

 

510

 

 

372,300

 

Terex Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.375%, 1/15/14

 

 

55

 

 

54,175

 

8%, 11/15/17

 

 

135

 

 

133,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

879,874

 

 

Marine—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

106

 

 

101,230

 

 

Media—12.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 10.125%, 10/15/13

 

 

390

 

 

384,150

 

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

 

 

290

 

 

181,250

 

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

 

 

45

 

 

45,225

 

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

 

 

175

 

 

175,875

 

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

 

 

190

 

 

145,301

 

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

 

 

850

 

 

815,625

 

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

 

 

40

 

 

30,800

 

DirecTV Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.375%, 3/15/13

 

 

125

 

 

129,375

 

7.625%, 5/15/16 (a)

 

 

240

 

 

239,400

 

EchoStar DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7%, 10/01/13

 

 

40

 

 

38,000

 

7.125%, 2/01/16

 

 

260

 

 

239,200

 

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.554%, 5/15/15 (c)

 

 

50

 

 

35,250

 

9.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

60

 

 

47,100

 

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

 

 

210

 

 

161,700

 

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

 

 

245

 

 

176,094

 

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

 

 

560

 

 

567,000

 

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

 

 

401

 

 

388,922

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp., 11.75%, 5/15/15 (a)

 

 

404

 

 

296,940

 

Rainbow National Services LLC (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 9/01/12

 

 

310

 

 

316,200

 

10.375%, 9/01/14

 

 

318

 

 

338,273

 

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

 

 

590

 

 

504,450

 

Virgin Media, Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/16 (a)(f)

 

 

75

 

 

68,813

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

87,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,411,943

 

 

Metals & Mining—3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

85

 

 

86,912

 

Aleris International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9%, 12/15/14 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

93,600

 

10%, 12/15/16

 

 

125

 

 

87,187

 

FMG Finance Property Ltd.(a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 9/01/13

 

 

85

 

 

90,950

 

10.625%, 9/01/16

 

 

205

 

 

229,600

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.883%, 4/01/15 (c)

 

 

240

 

 

240,634

 

8.375%, 4/01/17

 

 

415

 

 

439,900

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

28

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Metals & Mining (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ryerson, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.176%, 11/01/14 (c)

 

$

60

 

$

57,300

 

12%, 11/01/15

 

 

85

 

 

83,300

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc., 7.375%, 11/01/12

 

 

80

 

 

79,200

 

Vedanta Resources Plc, 9.50%, 7/18/18 (a)

 

 

105

 

 

104,853

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,593,436

 

               

Multiline Retail—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

115

 

 

111,837

 

               

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—10.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

210

 

 

211,050

 

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

 

 

80

 

 

76,400

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

87,000

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.375%, 6/15/15

 

 

90

 

 

83,700

 

6.625%, 1/15/16

 

 

250

 

 

234,375

 

7.25%, 12/15/18

 

 

125

 

 

121,875

 

2.25%, 12/15/38 (f)

 

 

125

 

 

117,188

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

93,875

 

Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd., 10.25%, 12/15/15 (a)

 

 

200

 

 

206,500

 

Corral Finans AB, 7.713%, 4/15/10 (a)(b)

 

 

338

 

 

312,250

 

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

 

 

30

 

 

29,287

 

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

 

 

370

 

 

366,300

 

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

 

 

40

 

 

34,900

 

Forest Oil Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 6/15/19

 

 

190

 

 

174,800

 

7.25%, 6/15/19 (a)

 

 

175

 

 

161,000

 

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

 

 

65

 

 

63,212

 

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

 

 

30

 

 

28,238

 

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

 

 

440

 

 

439,450

 

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

 

 

350

 

 

319,375

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp., 7.875%, 6/01/15 (a)

 

 

50

 

 

46,625

 

Range Resources Corp., 7.375%, 7/15/13

 

 

185

 

 

183,150

 

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

 

 

130

 

 

113,750

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8%, 6/01/18 (a)

 

 

165

 

 

154,688

 

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

 

 

160

 

 

176,960

 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. Series B, 8.875%, 7/15/12

 

 

400

 

 

443,852

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 5/01/12

 

 

125

 

 

120,625

 

7.25%, 5/01/13

 

 

370

 

 

355,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,755,625

 

               

Paper & Forest Products—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 8.85%, 8/01/30

 

 

35

 

 

12,950

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 11%, 7/29/15 (a)

 

 

18

 

 

14,782

 

Bowater, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9%, 8/01/09

 

 

60

 

 

55,800

 

5.776%, 3/15/10 (c)

 

 

130

 

 

106,600

 

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

 

 

40

 

 

38,600

 

NewPage Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 5/01/12

 

 

520

 

 

504,400

 

12%, 5/01/13

 

 

160

 

 

149,600

 

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

 

 

120

 

 

84,300

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC Series B:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.551%, 8/01/14 (c)

 

 

40

 

 

35,600

 

9.125%, 8/01/14

 

 

165

 

 

155,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,157,732

 

               

Pharmaceuticals—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 6.56%, 12/01/13 (c)

 

 

230

 

 

203,550

 

               

Professional Services—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

103,750

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Real Estate Management & Development—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 4/15/14

 

$

200

 

$

118,000

 

11%, 4/15/14 (b)

 

 

255

 

 

119,850

 

12.375%, 4/15/15

 

 

105

 

 

48,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

286,150

 

               

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 5/15/13

 

 

40

 

 

37,500

 

9.25%, 6/01/16

 

 

125

 

 

120,625

 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 12/15/14

 

 

100

 

 

81,000

 

9.125%, 12/15/14 (b)

 

 

235

 

 

183,300

 

Spansion, Inc., 5.935%, 6/01/13 (a)(c)

 

 

190

 

 

132,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

554,475

 

               

Software—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMS Holdings, Inc., 10.595%, 2/15/12 (a)(b)(c)

 

 

72

 

 

43,121

 

               

Specialty Retail—3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

60

 

 

42,900

 

AutoNation, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.791%, 4/15/13 (c)

 

 

80

 

 

66,000

 

7%, 4/15/14

 

 

90

 

 

77,850

 

General Nutrition Centers, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.199%, 3/15/14 (b)(c)

 

 

250

 

 

203,852

 

10.75%, 3/15/15

 

 

280

 

 

243,600

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 2.25%, 6/15/36 (g)

 

 

25

 

 

14,906

 

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

 

 

475

 

 

237,500

 

Michaels Stores, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 11/01/14

 

 

150

 

 

112,500

 

11.375%, 11/01/16

 

 

130

 

 

83,200

 

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

 

 

250

 

 

245,000

 

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

 

 

180

 

 

146,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,473,333

 

               

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

80,250

 

               

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Capital LLC, 8.50%, 5/15/10 (a)

 

 

7

 

 

4,830

 

               

Trading Companies & Distributors—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

125

 

 

117,500

 

               

Wireless Telecommunication Services—6.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Centennial Communications Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.541%, 1/01/13 (c)

 

 

220

 

 

218,900

 

8.125%, 2/01/14

 

 

455

 

 

461,825

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.375%, 11/01/14

 

 

40

 

 

39,650

 

10.875%, 11/01/14

 

 

180

 

 

178,425

 

10%, 7/15/15 (a)

 

 

10

 

 

10,050

 

Digicel Group Ltd.(a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 1/15/15

 

 

130

 

 

122,044

 

9.125%, 1/15/15 (b)

 

 

294

 

 

265,702

 

iPCS, Inc., 4.926%, 5/01/13 (c)

 

 

90

 

 

79,875

 

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

 

 

515

 

 

510,494

 

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

 

 

445

 

 

428,312

 

Sprint Capital Corp., 7.625%, 1/30/11

 

 

355

 

 

355,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,670,277

 

               

Total Corporate Bonds—96.8%

 

 

 

 

 

42,473,042

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

29



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Auto Components—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Corp. Term Advance, 6.75%, 1/31/15

 

$

325

 

$

298,269

 

Delphi Automotive Systems
Initial Tranche C Loan, 8.50%, 12/31/08

 

 

50

 

 

41,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

339,623

 

               

Automobiles—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Term Loan, 5.47%, 12/16/13

 

 

150

 

 

116,098

 

General Motors Corp. Secured Term Loan, 5.163%, 11/29/13

 

 

100

 

 

73,641

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

189,739

 

               

Building Products—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Material Corp. of America Term Loan Advance,
5.438% - 5.5625%, 2/24/14

 

 

150

 

 

128,366

 

Stile Acquisition (Masonite International):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Term Loan, 4.63% - 5.046%, 4/06/13

 

 

198

 

 

168,851

 

U.S. Term Loan, 4.63% - 5.046%, 4/06/13

 

 

200

 

 

170,149

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

467,366

 

               

Chemicals—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PQ Corp. Second Lien Loan, 9.30%, 7/30/15

 

 

500

 

 

432,500

 

               

Health Care Providers & Services—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Health Systems, Inc. Term Loan B,
4.228%, 7/15/14

 

 

285

 

 

269,739

 

Rotech Healthcare, Inc. Term Loan, 9.135%, 9/26/11 (b)

 

 

288

 

 

242,330

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

512,069

 

               

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Travelport, Inc. Term Loan, 9.793%, 3/27/12 (b)

 

 

446

 

 

274,351

 

               

Household Products—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spectrum Brands, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar Term Loan B, 6.669% - 6.804%, 3/30/13

 

 

80

 

 

68,524

 

Letter of Credit, 2.31375%, 3/30/13

 

 

4

 

 

3,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

71,984

 

               

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calpine Corp. First Priority Term Loan, 5.685%, 3/29/14

 

 

100

 

 

92,875

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (TXU) Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Tranche Term Loan B-2, 5.963% - 6.303%, 10/10/14

 

 

248

 

 

231,239

 

Initial Tranche Term Loan B-3, 5.963% - 6.303%, 10/10/14

 

 

496

 

 

461,513

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

785,627

 

               

Machinery—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navistar International Transportation Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving Credit, 5.686%, 6/30/12

 

 

90

 

 

82,913

 

Term Loan, 6.292%, 6/30/12

 

 

245

 

 

225,706

 

Rexnord Corp. Loan, 9.676%, 3/01/13 (b)

 

 

58

 

 

46,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

355,079

 

               

Media—3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc. Loan, 9.3675%, 3/01/12

 

 

325

 

 

272,594

 

Cengage (Thomson Learning, Inc.) Tranche 1
Incremental Term Loan 2, 7.50%, 7/05/14

 

 

250

 

 

247,500

 

HMH Publishing (Education Media):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mezzanine Term Loan, 6.46375%, 11/14/14

 

 

1,034

 

 

827,594

 

Tranche A Term Loan, 6.46375%, 11/14/14

 

 

439

 

 

394,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,742,044

 

               

Paper & Forest Products—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC Term Loan,
9.033%, 2/01/13

 

 

179

 

 

168,000

 

               

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests—12.2%

 

 

 

 

 

5,338,382

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

             

Paper & Forest Products—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.

 

 

2,234

 

 

6,418

 

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (a)

 

 

2,507

 

 

7,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,633

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

           

Specialty Retail—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mattress Discounters Corp. (d)(h)

 

 

14,992

 

$

 

               

Total Common Stocks—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

13,633

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Preferred Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

             

Capital Trusts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Diversified Financial Services—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup, Inc., 8.40% (c)(i)

 

$

420

 

 

356,588

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.90% (c)(i)

 

 

130

 

 

118,105

 

               

Total Capital Trusts—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

474,693

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

             

Capital Markets—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco, LLC, 16.75% (a)

 

 

12

 

 

10,260

 

               

Total Preferred Stocks—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

10,260

 

               

Total Preferred Securities—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

484,953

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Warrants (j)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Communications Equipment—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

600

 

 

 

               

Diversified Telecommunication Services—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

53,622

 

 

1

 

               

Total Warrants—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Other Interests (k)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

 

             

Health Care Providers & Services—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc. (h)

 

$

5

 

 

1,592

 

               

Total Other Interests—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

1,592

 

               

Total Long Term Investments
(Cost—$56,353,746)—110.1%

 

 

 

 

 

48,311,603

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Short-Term Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

             

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations—3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 2.60%, 9/02/08 (l)

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,500,000

 

               

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost—$1,500,000)—3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

             

Call Options Purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC,
expiring December 2019 at $942.86

 

 

3

 

 

5,070

 

               

Total Options Purchased
(Cost—$2,933)—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

5,070

 

               

Total Investments (Cost—$57,856,679*)—113.5%

 

 

 

 

 

49,816,673

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(13.5)%

 

 

 

 

 

(5,919,892

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

43,896,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

30

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)


 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, as of August 31, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

57,886,965

 

 

 

 

     

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

216,977

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(8,287,269

)

 

 

 

     

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(8,070,292

)

 

 

 

     

 

 

(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)

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

(c)

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

(d)

Non-income producing security.

(e)

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

(f)

Convertible security.

(g)

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

(h)

Security is fair valued.

(i)

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

(j)

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

(k)

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

(l)

Rate shown is the yield to maturity as of the date of purchase.


 

 

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


 

 

Swaps outstanding as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

           

Sold credit default protection on
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and received 7.70%
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Financing
Expires, September 2013

 

 

$ 200

 

 

$ 61

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

31



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments August 31, 2008

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Aerospace & Defense—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

450

 

$

468,000

 

DRS Technologies, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 11/01/13

 

 

80

 

 

81,000

 

7.625%, 2/01/18

 

 

80

 

 

84,200

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

145,500

 

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

 

 

915

 

 

851,808

 

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

 

 

140

 

 

136,150

 

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

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,255,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,021,828

 

               

Air Freight & Logistics—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

165

 

 

136,125

 

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

 

 

1,710

 

 

1,721,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,857,520

 

               

Airlines—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

120

 

 

109,200

 

               

Auto Components—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

270

 

 

203,175

 

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

 

 

295

 

 

79,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

282,825

 

               

Biotechnology—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amgen, Inc. Series WI, 2.889%, 11/28/08 (a)(b)

 

 

1,325

 

 

1,322,792

 

               

Building Products—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

230

 

 

177,100

 

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

 

 

440

 

 

343,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

520,300

 

               

Capital Markets—3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Suisse (USA) Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.125%, 11/15/11 (c)

 

 

700

 

 

721,003

 

7.125%, 7/15/32

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,056,473

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.60%, 1/15/12

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,034,832

 

6.75%, 10/01/37

 

 

850

 

 

747,875

 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.625%, 1/24/13

 

 

1,415

 

 

1,321,318

 

4.80%, 3/13/14

 

 

100

 

 

86,665

 

6.50%, 7/19/17

 

 

225

 

 

199,173

 

4.476%, 9/15/22 (b)

 

 

575

 

 

532,155

 

Series MTN, 7%, 9/27/27

 

 

550

 

 

490,430

 

Morgan Stanley:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.041%, 1/09/12 (b)

 

 

960

 

 

869,419

 

6.25%, 8/28/17

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,092,232

 

6.25%, 8/09/26 (a)

 

 

2,100

 

 

1,795,970

 

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

 

 

1,925

 

 

1,876,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,824,158

 

               

Chemicals—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

280

 

 

271,600

 

Ames True Temper, Inc., 6.791%, 1/15/12 (b)

 

 

720

 

 

576,000

 

Huntsman LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/12

 

 

72

 

 

75,240

 

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

 

 

975

 

 

999,375

 

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

 

 

565

 

 

197,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,119,965

 

               

Commercial Banks—2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

4,150

 

 

3,939,699

 

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

 

 

1,275

 

 

1,176,969

 

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

 

 

2,125

 

 

1,664,829

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,012,446

 

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 7.55%, 6/21/10 (a)

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,104,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,898,353

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Commercial Services & Supplies—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

2,250

 

$

2,227,500

 

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

 

 

679

 

 

673,908

 

Sally Holdings LLC, 10.50%, 11/15/16 (e)

 

 

136

 

 

136,680

 

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

 

 

600

 

 

606,000

 

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

 

 

1,210

 

 

946,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,590,913

 

               

Communications Equipment—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortel Networks Ltd., 7.041%, 7/15/11 (b)

 

 

855

 

 

793,012

 

               

Computers & Peripherals—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3,450

 

 

3,518,182

 

               

Consumer Finance—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SLM Corp. Series A, 3.10%, 1/27/14 (b)

 

 

600

 

 

475,776

 

               

Containers & Packaging—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp., 8.875%, 9/15/14

 

 

115

 

 

95,450

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

153,750

 

Impress Holdings BV, 5.916%, 9/15/13 (b)(e)

 

 

330

 

 

297,000

 

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

 

 

535

 

 

510,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,057,125

 

               

Diversified Financial Services—6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.80%, 2/15/10 (a)

 

 

2,450

 

 

2,553,250

 

6%, 9/01/17

 

 

1,795

 

 

1,708,693

 

5.75%, 12/01/17

 

 

980

 

 

914,205

 

Bank of America NA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.30%, 3/15/17

 

 

600

 

 

544,465

 

6.10%, 6/15/17

 

 

1,975

 

 

1,894,600

 

Citigroup, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%, 2/22/10 (a)(c)

 

 

5,230

 

 

5,180,901

 

6.875%, 2/15/98

 

 

550

 

 

475,664

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.538%, 1/13/12 (b)

 

 

120

 

 

88,597

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

380

 

 

282,213

 

General Electric Capital Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 3/15/32

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,031,767

 

6.15%, 8/07/37

 

 

7,610

 

 

7,216,829

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,891,184

 

               

Diversified Telecommunication Services—4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

4,075

 

 

3,922,049

 

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

 

 

1,700

 

 

844,274

 

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

 

 

470

 

 

451,787

 

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

 

 

325

 

 

312,226

 

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

 

 

55

 

 

50,050

 

Qwest Corp., 6.026%, 6/15/13 (b)

 

 

375

 

 

346,875

 

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

 

 

4,375

 

 

3,964,603

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,015,441

 

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

 

 

2,100

 

 

1,953,953

 

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

 

 

575

 

 

609,433

 

Verizon Maryland, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A, 6.125%, 3/01/12 (c)

 

 

1,355

 

 

1,385,788

 

Series B, 5.125%, 6/15/33

 

 

540

 

 

418,043

 

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

 

 

750

 

 

721,891

 

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

 

 

360

 

 

369,000

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 8/01/13

 

 

410

 

 

405,900

 

8.625%, 8/01/16

 

 

250

 

 

247,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,018,813

 

               

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Electric Utilities—3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.10%, 6/01/37

 

$

325

 

$

309,437

 

6%, 1/15/38

 

 

850

 

 

822,833

 

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

 

 

1,575

 

 

1,597,797

 

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

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,239,834

 

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

 

 

130

 

 

130,325

 

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

 

 

170

 

 

160,675

 

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

 

 

575

 

 

494,485

 

Florida Power Corp:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.35%, 9/15/37 (a)

 

 

1,450

 

 

1,465,767

 

6.40%, 6/15/38

 

 

800

 

 

814,070

 

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

 

 

84

 

 

86,193

 

PacifiCorp., 6.25%, 10/15/37

 

 

650

 

 

631,469

 

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

 

 

1,350

 

 

1,355,760

 

Southern California Edison Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.625%, 2/01/36

 

 

675

 

 

640,422

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

136,909

 

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

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,091,171

 

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

 

 

350

 

 

303,055

 

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

 

 

2,200

 

 

2,079,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,360,051

 

               

Electrical Equipment—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

950

 

 

992,750

 

               

Electronic Equipment & Instruments—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanmina-SCI Corp., 8.125%, 3/01/16

 

 

1,280

 

 

1,155,200

 

               

Energy Equipment & Services—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

60

 

 

59,700

 

7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

100

 

 

99,500

 

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

 

 

90

 

 

87,474

 

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

 

 

85

 

 

84,575

 

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

 

 

1,175

 

 

1,172,288

 

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

 

 

625

 

 

619,455

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,122,992

 

               

Food & Staples Retailing—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

850

 

 

807,667

 

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

 

 

770

 

 

639,100

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.20%, 4/15/38

 

 

850

 

 

840,835

 

6.50%, 8/15/37 (a)

 

 

1,975

 

 

2,021,869

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,309,471

 

               

Food Products—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,670

 

 

1,661,680

 

               

Gas Utilities—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

165,900

 

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

 

 

360

 

 

342,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

507,900

 

               

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DJO Finance LLC, 10.875%, 11/15/14

 

 

1,530

 

 

1,533,825

 

               

Health Care Providers & Services—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,640

 

 

1,586,700

 

               

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

350

 

 

305,813

 

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

 

 

250

 

 

218,125

 

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

 

 

305

 

 

230,275

 

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

 

 

290

 

 

258,825

 

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

 

 

25

 

 

22,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,035,819

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Household Durables—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Irwin Land LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

575

 

$

500,572

 

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

 

 

780

 

 

639,304

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,139,876

 

               

Household Products—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

975

 

 

1,027,605

 

               

IT Services—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

270

 

 

226,125

 

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

 

 

994

 

 

986,734

 

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

 

 

195

 

 

197,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,410,784

 

               

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NRG Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 2/01/14

 

 

50

 

 

49,312

 

7.375%, 2/01/16

 

 

285

 

 

281,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

330,749

 

               

Industrial Conglomerates—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

760

 

 

668,800

 

13.50%, 12/01/15 (i)

 

 

786

 

 

639,994

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,308,794

 

               

Insurance—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,415

 

 

1,253,434

 

Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts, 2.946%, 9/15/09 (b)

 

 

1,020

 

 

1,016,271

 

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

 

 

1,200

 

 

1,035,002

 

Monument Global Funding Ltd., 2.646%, 6/16/10 (b)

 

 

1,990

 

 

1,973,587

 

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

 

 

950

 

 

771,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,050,251

 

               

Machinery—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

400

 

 

372,000

 

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

 

 

305

 

 

196,725

 

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

 

 

1,050

 

 

766,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,335,225

 

               

Marine—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,100

 

 

960,487

 

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

 

 

188

 

 

179,540

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,140,027

 

               

Media—6.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 10.125%, 10/15/13

 

 

740

 

 

728,900

 

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

 

 

690

 

 

431,250

 

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

 

 

161

 

 

161,805

 

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

 

 

115

 

 

88,262

 

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

 

 

1,375

 

 

1,319,100

 

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.375%, 3/15/13

 

 

1,415

 

 

1,562,925

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,037,489

 

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

 

 

1,805

 

 

1,761,445

 

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

 

 

140

 

 

144,900

 

EchoStar DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 10/01/08

 

 

180

 

 

180,000

 

7%, 10/01/13

 

 

48

 

 

45,600

 

7.125%, 2/01/16

 

 

75

 

 

69,000

 

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

 

 

195

 

 

140,156

 

News America Holdings, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.45%, 8/01/34 (a)

 

 

2,475

 

 

2,813,035

 

8.15%, 10/17/36

 

 

145

 

 

160,176

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

33



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

1,100

 

$

1,113,750

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp., 11.75%, 5/15/15 (e)

 

 

669

 

 

491,715

 

Rainbow National Services LLC (e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 9/01/12

 

 

225

 

 

229,500

 

10.375%, 9/01/14

 

 

1,070

 

 

1,138,212

 

TCI Communications, Inc., 8.75%, 8/01/15

 

 

1,495

 

 

1,630,676

 

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

 

 

1,100

 

 

940,500

 

Time Warner Cable, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.125%, 1/15/13 (a)

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,274,242

 

7.57%, 2/01/24

 

 

1,635

 

 

1,655,928

 

6.55%, 5/01/37

 

 

800

 

 

737,370

 

7.30%, 7/01/38

 

 

1,925

 

 

1,934,292

 

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

 

 

977

 

 

566,660

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,356,888

 

               

Metals & Mining—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,115

 

 

1,140,088

 

Falconbridge Ltd.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6%, 10/15/15

 

 

600

 

 

568,891

 

6.20%, 6/15/35

 

 

1,550

 

 

1,267,178

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.883%, 4/01/15 (b)

 

 

660

 

 

661,742

 

8.375%, 4/01/17

 

 

1,225

 

 

1,298,500

 

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

 

 

1,570

 

 

1,269,555

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,205,954

 

               

Multi-Utilities—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

450

 

 

448,208

 

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

 

 

1,675

 

 

1,600,541

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,048,749

 

               

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,625

 

 

2,412,656

 

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

 

 

160

 

 

152,800

 

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

 

 

950

 

 

1,086,685

 

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 3/15/38

 

 

500

 

 

460,529

 

6.75%, 2/01/39

 

 

950

 

 

934,501

 

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

 

 

380

 

 

330,600

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.375%, 6/15/15

 

 

175

 

 

162,750

 

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

 

 

90

 

 

84,488

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

172,853

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

149,988

 

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

 

 

700

 

 

765,734

 

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

 

 

650

 

 

752,461

 

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

 

 

435

 

 

430,650

 

EnCana Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 8/15/34

 

 

70

 

 

66,815

 

6.625%, 8/15/37

 

 

775

 

 

737,452

 

6.50%, 2/01/38

 

 

675

 

 

632,468

 

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

 

 

50

 

 

43,625

 

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

 

 

800

 

 

726,329

 

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.95%, 5/15/37

 

 

950

 

 

880,244

 

6.50%, 9/15/37

 

 

1,725

 

 

1,720,924

 

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

 

 

600

 

 

538,157

 

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

 

 

490

 

 

489,387

 

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

 

 

350

 

 

306,250

 

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

 

 

400

 

 

382,844

 

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

 

 

600

 

 

515,076

 

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

 

 

550

 

 

485,291

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 5/01/12

 

 

40

 

 

38,600

 

7.25%, 5/01/13

 

 

375

 

 

360,000

 

XTO Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 8/01/37

 

 

2,125

 

 

2,004,281

 

6.375%, 6/15/38

 

 

925

 

 

833,854

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,658,292

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Paper & Forest Products—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bowater, Inc., 5.776%, 3/15/10 (b)

 

$

90

 

$

73,800

 

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

 

 

80

 

 

77,200

 

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

 

 

485

 

 

470,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

621,450

 

               

Pharmaceuticals—2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,135

 

 

1,073,053

 

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

 

 

2,495

 

 

2,376,617

 

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

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,192,699

 

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

 

 

1,475

 

 

1,328,221

 

Wyeth, 5.95%, 4/01/37 (a)

 

 

1,775

 

 

1,704,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,674,965

 

               

Professional Services—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

125

 

 

129,688

 

               

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 6.625%, 9/15/11

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,012,618

 

               

Road & Rail—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian National Railway Co., 6.375%, 10/15/11

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,054,686

 

               

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 5/15/13

 

 

90

 

 

84,375

 

9.25%, 6/01/16

 

 

75

 

 

72,375

 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 12/15/14

 

 

130

 

 

105,300

 

9.125%, 12/15/14 (i)

 

 

315

 

 

245,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

507,750

 

               

Software—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMS Holdings, Inc., 10.595%, 2/15/12 (b)(e)(i)

 

 

120

 

 

72,030

 

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

 

 

2,300

 

 

2,306,557

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,378,587

 

               

Specialty Retail—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AutoNation, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.791%, 4/15/13 (b)

 

 

160

 

 

132,000

 

7%, 4/15/14

 

 

170

 

 

147,050

 

General Nutrition Centers, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.584%, 3/15/14 (b)(i)

 

 

500

 

 

418,302

 

10.75%, 3/15/15

 

 

450

 

 

390,375

 

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

 

 

362

 

 

181,000

 

Michaels Stores, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 11/01/14

 

 

435

 

 

326,250

 

11.375%, 11/01/16

 

 

150

 

 

96,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,690,977

 

               

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

250

 

 

200,625

 

               

Wireless Telecommunication Services—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

105

 

 

104,081

 

Digicel Group Ltd., 8.875%, 1/15/15 (e)

 

 

270

 

 

253,476

 

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

 

 

80

 

 

79,300

 

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

 

 

935

 

 

899,937

 

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

 

 

1,175

 

 

1,206,553

 

Sprint Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 11/15/28

 

 

930

 

 

790,500

 

8.75%, 3/15/32

 

 

350

 

 

340,375

 

Vodafone Group Plc, 7.75%, 2/15/10

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,046,266

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,720,488

 

               

Total Corporate Bonds—54.9%

 

 

 

 

 

195,573,362

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

34

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

American Express Issuance Trust Series 2008-2 Class A,
4.02%, 1/18/11

 

$

2,655

 

$

2,660,005

 

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. Series 2004-R11
Class A1, 2.774%, 11/25/34 (b)

 

 

1,103

 

 

809,610

 

Bank of America Credit Card Trust Series 2008-A9
Class A9, 4.07%, 7/16/12

 

 

2,555

 

 

2,563,026

 

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust Series 2006-1
Class A3, 5.03%, 10/15/09

 

 

582

 

 

582,790

 

Chase Issuance Trust Series 2006-A3 Class A3,
2.457%, 7/15/11 (b)

 

 

2,650

 

 

2,634,254

 

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

 

 

2,600

 

 

2,593,220

 

Chase Issuance Trust Series 2008-A9 Class A9,
4.26%, 5/15/13

 

 

2,605

 

 

2,579,098

 

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

 

 

2,733

 

 

2,748,917

 

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

 

 

3,125

 

 

3,143,251

 

Citibank Omni Master Trust Series 2007-A9A Class A9,
3.571%, 12/23/13 (b)

 

 

2,795

 

 

2,795,655

 

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

 

 

979

 

 

984,635

 

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2006-A Class A3,
5.05%, 3/15/10

 

 

871

 

 

872,862

 

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

 

 

1,690

 

 

1,692,358

 

Home Equity Asset Trust Series 2007-2 Class 2A1,
2.582%, 7/25/37 (b)

 

 

912

 

 

835,814

 

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. Series 2007-CH5
Class A3, 2.582%, 6/25/37 (b)

 

 

3,730

 

 

3,200,228

 

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust (e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-A1 Class A1, 4.90%, 7/15/11

 

 

3,075

 

 

3,094,573

 

Series 2006-A4 Class A4, 2.457%, 9/15/11 (b)

 

 

4,050

 

 

4,029,295

 

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Series 2006-HE5
Class A2A, 2.542%, 8/25/36 (b)

 

 

275

 

 

272,590

 

SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2008-5 (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A2, 3.90%, 10/25/16

 

 

3,300

 

 

3,303,960

 

Class A3, 4.10%, 1/25/18

 

 

840

 

 

857,648

 

Class A4, 4.50%, 7/25/23

 

 

2,250

 

 

2,316,645

 

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates
Series 1996-20K Class 1, 6.95%, 11/01/16

 

 

603

 

 

619,129

 

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

 

 

7,844

 

 

294,135

 

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

 

 

9,834

 

 

795,891

 

USAA Auto Owner Trust Series 2006-1 Class A3,
5.01%, 9/15/10 (e)

 

 

923

 

 

928,069

 

Wachovia Auto Owner Trust Series 2006-A Class A4,
5.38%, 3/20/13

 

 

2,275

 

 

2,173,853

 

               

Total Asset-Backed Securities—13.8%

 

 

 

 

 

49,381,511

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Foreign Government Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Bundesrepublik Deutschland Series 07, 4.25%, 7/04/39

 

EUR

1,340

 

 

1,861,834

 

France Government Bond, 3.15%, 7/25/32

 

 

603

 

 

1,046,168

 

               

Total Foreign Government Obligations—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

2,908,002

 

               

 

U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Fannie Mae Guaranteed Pass-Through Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 7/1/35

 

$

12,188

 

$

11,756,856

 

5.50%, 12/01/13 - 9/15/38 (c)(k)

 

 

53,767

 

 

53,277,712

 

6.00%, 3/01/16 - 9/15/38 (k)

 

 

6,505

 

 

6,579,568

 

7.00%, 2/01/24 - 8/01/36

 

 

77

 

 

80,612

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage Participation Certificates (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.025%, 1/01/35

 

 

921

 

 

910,615

 

6.148%, 1/01/35

 

 

280

 

 

280,313

 

Ginnie Mae MBS Certificates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 4/15/24 - 6/15/25

 

 

95

 

 

103,727

 

               

Total U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities—20.5%

 

 

 

 

 

72,989,403

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Fannie Mae Trust Series:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G-7 Class S, 116.20%, 3/25/21 (b)

 

 

(l)

 

2,497

 

G-10 Class S, 0.575%, 5/25/21 (j)

 

 

412

 

 

7,487

 

G-12 Class S, 0.608%, 5/25/21 (j)

 

 

343

 

 

6,829

 

G-17 Class S, 0.58%, 6/25/21 (j)

 

 

206

 

 

3,400

 

G-33 Class PV, 1.078%, 10/25/21 (j)

 

 

269

 

 

7,118

 

G-46 Class H, 1.043%, 12/25/09 (j)

 

 

734

 

 

3,384

 

G-49 Class S, 774.80%, 12/25/21 (b)

 

 

(l)

 

1,433

 

G92-5 Class H, 9%, 1/25/22 (j)

 

 

66

 

 

14,223

 

7 Class 2, 8.50%, 4/01/17 (j)

 

 

4

 

 

936

 

89 Class 2, 8%, 10/01/18 (j)

 

 

8

 

 

1,739

 

94 Class 2, 9.50%, 8/01/21 (j)

 

 

2

 

 

494

 

203 Class 1, 0%, 2/01/23 (m)

 

 

17

 

 

13,784

 

228 Class 1, 0%, 6/01/23 (m)

 

 

12

 

 

10,274

 

378 Class 19, 5%, 6/01/35 (j)

 

 

4,035

 

 

1,034,971

 

1990-123 Class M, 1.01%, 10/25/20 (j)

 

 

17

 

 

410

 

1990-136 Class S, 0.015%, 11/25/20 (j)

 

 

10,456

 

 

12,291

 

1991-38 Class N, 1.009%, 4/25/21 (j)

 

 

13

 

 

88

 

1991-46 Class S, 1.403%, 5/25/21 (j)

 

 

76

 

 

2,828

 

1991-87 Class S, 20.058%, 8/25/21 (b)

 

 

44

 

 

52,336

 

1991-99 Class L, 0.93%, 8/25/21 (j)

 

 

94

 

 

1,998

 

1991-139 Class PT, 0.648%, 10/25/21 (j)

 

 

175

 

 

3,297

 

1991-167 Class D, 0%, 10/25/17 (m)

 

 

13

 

 

12,759

 

1993-51 Class E, 0%, 2/25/23 (m)

 

 

56

 

 

45,229

 

1993-70 Class A, 0%, 5/25/23 (m)

 

 

10

 

 

7,933

 

1994-23 Class PS, 10.697%, 4/25/23 (b)

 

 

529

 

 

539,384

 

1997-50 Class SI, 1.20%, 4/25/23 (j)

 

 

292

 

 

11,147

 

2004-90 Class JH, 1.828%, 11/25/34 (j)

 

 

20,628

 

 

1,912,141

 

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

 

 

2,390

 

 

2,409,244

 

Freddie Mac Multiclass Certificates Series:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19 Class R, 9.757%, 3/15/20 (j)(n)

 

 

7

 

 

1,135

 

75 Class R, 9.50%, 1/15/21 (n)

 

 

(l)

 

2

 

75 Class RS, 18.554%, 1/15/21 (n)

 

 

(l)

 

2

 

173 Class R, 0%, 11/15/21 (j)(n)

 

 

10

 

 

9

 

173 Class RS, 9.126%, 11/15/21 (n)

 

 

(l)

 

10

 

176 Class M, 1.01%, 7/15/21 (j)

 

 

21

 

 

476

 

192 Class U, 1.009%, 2/15/22 (j)

 

 

2

 

 

54

 

200 Class R, 98.523%, 12/15/22 (j)(n)

 

 

1

 

 

11

 

1043 Class H, 0.022%, 2/15/21 (j)

 

 

5,720

 

 

8,197

 

1054 Class I, 0.435%, 3/15/21 (j)

 

 

59

 

 

697

 

1056 Class KD, 1.085%, 3/15/21 (j)

 

 

50

 

 

1,248

 

1057 Class J, 1.008%, 3/15/21 (j)

 

 

62

 

 

1,439

 

1148 Class E, 0.593%, 10/15/21 (j)

 

 

171

 

 

3,079

 

1179 Class O, 1.009%, 11/15/21 (j)

 

 

23

 

 

120

 

1254 Class Z, 8.50%, 4/15/22 (j)

 

 

127

 

 

143

 

1611 Class JC, 10%, 8/15/23 (b)

 

 

269

 

 

276,333

 

1739 Class B, 0%, 2/15/24 (m)

 

 

66

 

 

58,939

 

1831 Class PG, 6.50%, 3/15/11 (j)

 

 

127

 

 

7,079

 

2611 Class QI, 5.50%, 9/15/32 (j)

 

 

5,108

 

 

890,595

 

2684 Class SP, 4.986%, 1/15/33 (j)

 

 

410

 

 

66,626

 

3174 Class PZ, 5%, 1/15/36

 

 

7,487

 

 

6,476,061

 

3208 Class PS, 4.586%, 8/15/36 (j)

 

 

1,983

 

 

229,855

 

3316 Class SB, 4.729%, 8/15/35 (j)

 

 

362

 

 

48,497

 

               

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities—
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

14,190,261

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

35



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—7.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Home Mortgage Assets Series 2006-6
Class A1A, 2.662%, 12/25/46 (b)

 

$

371

 

$

225,712

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. Series 2005-4
Class A, 5.343%, 8/25/35 (b)(e)

 

 

4,785

 

 

4,206,328

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust Series 40
Class R, 0.58%, 4/01/18 (j)(n)

 

 

129

 

 

129

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust Series 42
Class R, 6%, 10/01/14 (j)(n)

 

 

19

 

 

1,226

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-64CB
Class 1A15, 5.50%, 12/25/35

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,180,954

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2006-01A0
Class 1A1, 4.039%, 8/25/46 (b)

 

 

387

 

 

243,947

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2006-0A21
Class A1, 2.661%, 3/20/47 (b)

 

 

1,055

 

 

655,990

 

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust
Series 2006-0A5 Class 2A1, 2.672%, 4/25/46 (b)

 

 

443

 

 

268,866

 

Deutsche Alt-A Securities, Inc. Alternate Loan Trust
Series 2003-3 Class 2A1, 5.50%, 10/25/33

 

 

1,300

 

 

1,076,968

 

Deutsche Alt-A Securities, Inc. Alternate Loan Trust
Series 2006-0A1 Class A1, 2.672%, 2/25/47 (b)

 

 

535

 

 

339,415

 

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust Series 1998-5 Class IO,
0.97%, 6/19/27 (j)

 

 

3,398

 

 

63,878

 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-AR4 Class 6A1,
5.25%, 7/25/35 (b)

 

 

4,878

 

 

4,454,542

 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-0A1 Class 2A1,
2.662%, 8/25/46 (b)

 

 

1,128

 

 

778,491

 

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-8
Class 1A2A, 2.796%, 9/19/35 (b)

 

 

121

 

 

78,263

 

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-9
Class 2A1A, 2.676%, 11/19/36 (b)

 

 

751

 

 

458,098

 

Homebanc Mortgage Trust Series 2006-2 Class A1,
2.652%, 12/25/36 (b)

 

 

1,120

 

 

744,114

 

Maryland Insurance Backed Securities Trust
Series 2006-1A, 5.55%, 12/10/65

 

 

2,500

 

 

1,750,000

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. Series 2006-A3
Class 3A1, 5.823%, 5/25/36 (b)(o)

 

 

1,075

 

 

698,933

 

Residential Funding Securities LLC Series 2003-RM2
Class AI5, 8.50%, 5/25/33

 

 

6,470

 

 

6,790,740

 

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.
Series 2000-1 Class IO, 0.492%, 3/25/22 (j)

 

 

965

 

 

26

 

Summit Mortgage Trust Series 2000-1 Class B1,
6.647%, 12/28/12 (b)(n)

 

 

(l)

 

369

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2007-0A4 Class 1A, 3.849%, 5/25/47 (b)

 

 

501

 

 

300,467

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2007-0A5 Class 1A, 3.829%, 6/25/47 (b)

 

 

882

 

 

599,110

 

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust
Series 2006-AR4 Class 2A4, 5.772%, 4/25/36 (b)

 

 

300

 

 

249,189

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,165,755

 

           

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—11.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities
Series 2005-PWR7 Class A2, 4.945%, 2/11/41

 

 

2,320

 

 

2,269,084

 

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.
Series 2002-CP5 Class A2, 4.94%, 12/15/35

 

 

2,970

 

 

2,886,420

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2008-C7
Class A4, 6.299%, 12/10/49 (b)

 

 

2,020

 

 

1,891,922

 

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2007-CD5 Class A4, 5.886%, 11/15/44 (b)

 

 

3,075

 

 

2,810,025

 

Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2008-LS1
Class A4B, 6.221%, 12/10/49 (b)

 

 

1,515

 

 

1,410,757

 

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2004-LB3A Class A3, 5.09%, 7/10/37 (b)

 

 

990

 

 

980,238

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp. Series 2000-CKP1
Class A1B, 7.18%, 11/10/33

 

$

2,289

 

$

2,358,390

 

First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage
Series 2000-C2 Class A2, 7.202%, 10/15/32

 

 

2,014

 

 

2,075,075

 

First Union-Lehman Brothers-Bank of America
Series 1998-C2 Class D, 6.778%, 11/18/35

 

 

2,630

 

 

2,709,689

 

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. Series 2002-1A
Class A3, 6.269%, 12/10/35

 

 

2,310

 

 

2,346,744

 

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2002-C3 Class A2, 4.93%, 7/10/39

 

 

2,580

 

 

2,502,313

 

Series 2004-C3 Class A4, 4.547%, 12/10/41

 

 

2,475

 

 

2,380,863

 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,990

 

 

2,000,055

 

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

 

 

2,380

 

 

2,313,069

 

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

 

 

1,065

 

 

961,785

 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2004-C4
Class A3, 5.44%, 6/15/29 (b)

 

 

2,530

 

 

2,505,377

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1997-HF1 Class X, 3.438%, 7/15/29 (j)

 

 

20

 

 

2

 

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

 

 

1,520

 

 

1,418,282

 

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

 

 

680

 

 

617,793

 

Series 2007-T27 Class A4, 5.803%, 6/13/42 (b)(e)

 

 

1,105

 

 

1,003,289

 

Series 2008-T29 Class A4, 6.458%, 1/11/43 (b)

 

 

1,520

 

 

1,435,435

 

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-C21 Class A3, 5.384%, 10/15/44

 

 

940

 

 

936,303

 

Series 2006-C25 Class A4, 5.926%, 5/15/43

 

 

1,305

 

 

1,227,714

 

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

 

 

1,105

 

 

1,021,829

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

42,062,453

 

           

Total Non-U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities—18.9%

 

 

 

 

 

67,228,208

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


U.S. Government Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

Federal Housing Administration, General Motors
Acceptance Corp. Projects:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 37, 7.43%, 5/01/22

 

 

110

 

 

111,289

 

Series 44, 7.43%, 8/01/22

 

 

73

 

 

74,642

 

Federal Housing Administration:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merrill Projects, Series 29, 7.43%, 10/01/20 (o)

 

 

48

 

 

49,010

 

Merrill Projects, Series 42, 7.43%, 9/25/22 (o)

 

 

47

 

 

48,453

 

Reilly Project, Series B-11, 7.40%, 4/01/21

 

 

1,647

 

 

1,680,464

 

Westmore Project, 7.25%, 4/01/21

 

 

1,625

 

 

1,657,563

 

Overseas Private Investment Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.09%, 5/29/12

 

 

371

 

 

388,303

 

4.30%, 5/29/12 (b)

 

 

933

 

 

1,014,465

 

4.64%, 5/29/12

 

 

786

 

 

870,186

 

4.68%, 5/29/12

 

 

444

 

 

469,371

 

4.87%, 5/29/12

 

 

3,379

 

 

3,775,286

 

Resolution Funding Corp., 0%, 4/15/30

 

 

6,055

 

 

2,153,800

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.125%, 11/15/27

 

 

1,385

 

 

1,682,667

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 1.75%, 1/15/28 (a)

 

 

5,965

 

 

5,832,361

 

U.S. Treasury Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4%, 8/15/18 (a)

 

 

19,695

 

 

19,995,034

 

5%, 5/15/37

 

 

545

 

 

595,540

 

4.375%, 2/15/38 (a)

 

 

8,110

 

 

8,052,346

 

4.50%, 5/15/38 (a)

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,034,686

 

           

Total U.S. Government Obligations—14.4%

 

 

 

 

 

51,485,466

 

           

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

36

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

           

Capital Trusts

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Capital Markets—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UBS Preferred Funding Trust I, 8.622% (a)(b)(d)

 

$

2,000

 

$

1,925,870

 

           

Commercial Banks—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Bank Plc. 7.434% (a)(b)(d)(e)

 

 

2,175

 

 

1,921,765

 

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

 

 

330

 

 

263,289

 

RBS Capital Trust IV, 3.496% (b)(d)

 

 

525

 

 

386,309

 

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

 

 

2,600

 

 

2,196,363

 

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

 

 

1,650

 

 

1,239,629

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,007,355

 

           

Diversified Financial Services—2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp. (b)(d):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series K, 8% (a)

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,247,658

 

Series M, 8.125%

 

 

1,125

 

 

1,015,628

 

Citigroup, Inc. 8.30%, 12/21/77

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,354,014

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.90% (b)(d)

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,453,600

 

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

 

 

3,265

 

 

2,787,053

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,857,953

 

           

Insurance—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,150

 

 

1,754,744

 

American International Group, Inc., 8.175% 5/15/58 (b)(e)

 

 

1,390

 

 

1,073,611

 

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

 

 

750

 

 

588,101

 

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

 

 

665

 

 

544,842

 

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

 

 

750

 

 

638,734

 

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

 

 

575

 

 

495,347

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,095,379

 

           

Total Capital Trusts—5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

20,886,557

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

           

Diversified Financial Services—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup, Inc. Series AA, 8.125%

 

 

26,000

 

 

516,880

 

           

Total Preferred Stocks—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

516,880

 

               

Total Preferred Securities—6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

21,403,437

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Other Interests (p)

 

Beneficial
Interest

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc. (n)

 

 

1,895

 

 

637

 

 

Total Other Interests—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

637

 

 

Total Long-Term investments
(Cost—$495,200,996)—133.3%

 

 

 

 

 

475,160,287

 

 

 


Short-Term Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 2.60%, 9/02/08 (q)

 

$

4,300

 

 

4,300,000

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost—$4,300,000)—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

4,300,000

 

 

 


Options Purchased

 

Contracts

(r)

 

 

 

 

Call Swaptions Purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.12% and pay a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring November 2010

 

 

14

 

 

507,150

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.39% and pay a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring March 2012

 

 

7

 

 

454,323

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.47% and pay a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2012

 

 

12

 

 

801,492

 

Receive a fixed rate of 6.025% and pay a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring June 2012

 

 

8

 

 

747,045

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,510,010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased (concluded)

 

Contracts

(r)

Value

 

 

Put Swaptions Purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.12% and receive a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring November 2010

 

 

14

 

$

293,426

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.39% and receive a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring March 2012

 

 

7

 

 

300,877

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.47% and receive a floating rate based
on3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2012

 

 

12

 

 

486,908

 

Pay a fixed rate of 6.025% and receive a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring June 2012

 

 

8

 

 

220,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,302,039

 

 

Total Options Purchased
(Cost—$2,945,378)—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

3,812,049

 

 

Total Investments Before TBA Sale Commitments and
Options Written (Cost—$502,446,374*)—135.6%

 

 

 

 

 

483,272,336

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


TBA Sale Commitments

 

Par
(000)

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Guaranteed Pass-Through
Certificates, 5.5%, 12/01/13—9/15/38

 

$

(2,400

)

 

(2,423,023

)

Fannie Mae Guaranteed Pass-Through
Certificates, 5%,7/01/35

 

 

(10,800

)

 

(10,392,732

)

 

Total TBA Sale Commitments
(Proceeds—$12,573,559)—(3.6)%

 

 

 

 

 

(12,815,755

)

 

Options Written

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

Call Option Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30-Year U.S. Treasury Bonds
expiring November 2008 at $118

 

 

100

 

 

(181,250

)

 

Call Swaptions Written (r)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.94% and receive floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring December 2008

 

 

14

 

 

(524,986

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.01% and receive a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring November 2008

 

 

4

 

 

(178,772

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.05% and receive a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2011

 

 

15

 

 

(741,375

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.08% and receive a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2011

 

 

6

 

 

(317,627

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.0825% and receive a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring July, 2010

 

 

2

 

 

(126,870

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.325% and receive a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring July 2013

 

 

9

 

 

(333,859

)

Pay a fixed rated of 4.58% and received a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2009

 

 

9

 

 

(227,199

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.485% and receive a floating rate based
on expiring 3-month LIBOR, expiring October 2009

 

 

5

 

 

(363,591

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.67% and receive a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring January 2010

 

 

12

 

 

(969,519

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,783,798

)

 

Put Swaptions Written (r)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.10% and pay a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring October 2008

 

 

20

 

 

(131,020

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.58% and pay a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2009

 

 

9

 

 

(296,902

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.94% and pay a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring December 2008

 

 

14

 

 

(131,320

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.01% and pay a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring November 2008

 

 

4

 

 

(21,243

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.05% and pay a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2011

 

 

15

 

 

(702,945

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.08% and pay a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2011

 

 

6

 

 

(287,015

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.0825% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring July, 2010

 

 

2

 

 

(94,723

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.325% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring July 2013

 

 

9

 

 

(256,846

)


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

37



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written (concluded)

 

Contracts

(r)

Value

 

 

 

 

Put Swaptions Written (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.485% and pay a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring October 2009

 

 

5

 

$

(80,809

)

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.67% and pay a floating rate based
on 3-month LIBOR, expiring January 2010

 

 

12

 

 

(176,365

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,179,188

)

 

 

 

Total Options Written
(Premiums Received—$6,457,698)—(1.7)%

 

 

 

 

 

(6,144,236

)

 

 

 

Total Investments, Net of TBA Sale Commitments
and Options Written—130.3%

 

 

 

 

 

464,312,345

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(30.3)%

 

 

 

 

 

107,796,490

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

356,455,622

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, as of August 31, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

 

 

 

$

502,566,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

$

5,441,311

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

(24,735,950

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

 

 

 

$

(19,294,639

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

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

(f)

Represents a step bond.

(g)

The issuer filed for bankruptcy or is in default of interest payments.

(h)

Non-income producing security.

(i)

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

(j)

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

(k)

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

(l)

Amount is less than $1,000.

(m)

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

(n)

Security is fair valued.

(o)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                   

Affiliate

 

Purchase
Cost

 

Sale
Cost

 

Realized
Loss

 

Income

 

                   

Federal Housing Administration,
Merrill Projects:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 29, 7.43%, 10/01/20

 

 

 

$

2,204

 

$

(93

)

$

55,852

 

Series 42, 7.43%, 9/24/22

 

 

 

$

1,422

 

$

(65

)

$

54,855

 

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2006-A3 Class 3A1,
5.823%, 5/25/36

 

$

742,027

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,044

 

 

 

 

(p)

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

(q)

Rate shown is the yield to maturity as of the date of purchase.

(r)

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

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

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currency
Purchased

 

 

Currency
Sold

 

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

 

 

 

EUR 191,000

 

 

USD

 

279,305

 

 

10/23/08

 

$

71

 

 

USD1,119,018

 

 

EUR

 

715,000

 

 

10/23/08

 

 

73,186

 

 

USD3,756,435

 

 

EUR

 

2,395,000

 

 

10/23/08

 

 

253,264

 

 

USD1,117,740

 

 

EUR

 

706,500

 

 

10/23/08

 

 

84,341

 

 

USD1,192,872

 

 

EUR

 

756,500

 

 

10/23/08

 

 

86,338

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

497,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial future contracts sold as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Expiration
Date

 

Face
Value

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

 

 

644

 

 

5-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

December 2008

 

$

71,809,943

 

$

(277,807

)

 

248

 

 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

December 2008

 

$

52,604,061

 

 

(41,689

)

 

1,659

 

 

5-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

September 2008

 

$

184,111,667

 

 

(2,448,067

)

 

161

 

 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

September 2008

 

$

33,814,537

 

 

(468,401

)

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(3,235,964

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

Financial futures contracts purchased as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Expiration
Date

 

Face
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

 

 

108

 

 

30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

December 2008

 

$

12,703,825

 

$

(34,075

)

 

1,006

 

 

30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

September 2008

 

$

115,126,596

 

 

3,770,029

 

 

172

 

 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

September 2008

 

$

20,053,650

 

 

16,600

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,752,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date

 

Net
Closing
Amount

 

Face
Amount

 

                       

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.0

%

 

4/17/08

 

Open

 

$

3,252,716

 

$

3,216,000

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.0

%

 

4/17/08

 

Open

 

 

3,920,599

 

 

3,876,344

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.0

%

 

4/17/08

 

Open

 

 

1,957,849

 

 

1,935,750

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.0

%

 

4/17/08

 

Open

 

 

3,565,092

 

 

3,524,850

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.0

%

 

4/17/08

 

Open

 

 

1,798,223

 

 

1,777,925

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.0

%

 

4/17/08

 

Open

 

 

7,340,900

 

 

7,258,037

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.0

%

 

4/17/08

 

Open

 

 

3,476,302

 

 

3,437,062

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.0

%

 

4/17/08

 

Open

 

 

1,670,063

 

 

1,651,212

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.0

%

 

4/17/08

 

Open

 

 

2,334,223

 

 

2,307,875

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

2.77355

%

 

4/17/08

 

Open

 

 

2,903,777

 

 

2,871,000

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.0

%

 

4/17/08

 

Open

 

 

2,294,398

 

 

2,268,500

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.0

%

 

4/17/08

 

Open

 

 

2,102,735

 

 

2,079,000

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

3.0

%

 

4/17/08

 

Open

 

 

1,971,946

 

 

1,949,688

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.6

%

 

8/14/08

 

Open

 

 

1,789,510

 

 

1,787,187

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.6

%

 

8/14/08

 

Open

 

 

1,265,643

 

 

1,264,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.6

%

 

8/14/08

 

Open

 

 

2,391,855

 

 

2,388,750

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.6

%

 

8/14/08

 

Open

 

 

1,279,161

 

 

1,277,500

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.6

%

 

8/14/08

 

Open

 

 

1,422,847

 

 

1,421,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.6

%

 

8/14/08

 

Open

 

 

2,985,125

 

 

2,981,250

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.6

%

 

8/14/08

 

Open

 

 

1,695,326

 

 

1,693,125

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.6

%

 

8/14/08

 

Open

 

 

3,898,811

 

 

3,893,750

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.6

%

 

8/14/08

 

Open

 

 

1,945,025

 

 

1,942,500

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.6

%

 

8/14/08

 

Open

 

 

1,641,594

 

 

1,639,463

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.6

%

 

8/14/08

 

Open

 

 

1,209,383

 

 

1,207,813

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.6

%

 

8/14/08

 

Open

 

 

1,881,943

 

 

1,879,500

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.6

%

 

8/14/08

 

Open

 

 

1,276,282

 

 

1,274,625

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.6

%

 

8/14/08

 

Open

 

 

1,162,509

 

 

1,161,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.6

%

 

8/14/08

 

Open

 

 

1,990,083

 

 

1,987,500

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.6

%

 

8/14/08

 

Open

 

 

1,650,674

 

 

1,648,531

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

2.15

%

 

8/15/08

 

Open

 

 

7,891,855

 

 

7,883,381

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

2.22

%

 

8/15/08

 

Open

 

 

3,029,609

 

 

3,026,250

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

2.22

%

 

8/15/08

 

Open

 

 

2,252,497

 

 

2,250,000

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

2.0

%

 

8/7/08

 

Open

 

 

7,888,216

 

 

7,876,838

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

2.03

%

 

8/26/08

 

Open

 

 

5,503,421

 

 

5,501,250

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

2.0

%

 

8/28/08

 

Open

 

 

6,602,967

 

 

6,601,500

 

                             

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

101,243,159

 

$

100,739,956

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

38

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)


 

 

Swaps outstanding as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

           

Receive a fixed rate of 4.88% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Finance
Expires August 2009

 

USD

44,500

 

$

801,209

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.7709% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Finance
Expires August 2009

 

USD

30,700

 

 

519,120

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.62377% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Credit Suisse First Boston International
Expires September 2009

 

USD

50,000

 

 

831,516

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires November 2010

 

USD

5,000

 

 

167,822

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.922% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Finance
Expires March 2011

 

USD

14,800

 

 

(500,711

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.496% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Bank of America
Expires July 2011

 

USD

27,900

 

 

1,433,931

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.95% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires November 2011

 

USD

3,100

 

 

116,474

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.025% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires November 2011

 

USD

3,200

 

 

126,805

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.897% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires December 2011

 

USD

10,000

 

 

359,538

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.0016% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires January 2012

 

USD

12,000

 

 

(472,081

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.58875% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires July 2012

 

USD

46,800

 

 

(2,912,289

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.07625% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Citibank N.A.
Expires August 2012

 

USD

91,000

 

 

4,016,186

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.10531% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires August 2012

 

USD

21,600

 

 

976,119

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.0565% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Bank of America
Expires August 2012

 

USD

54,600

 

 

2,370,784

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

               

Receive a fixed rate of 4.9034% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Barclays London
Expires September 2012

 

USD

35,000

 

$

1,329,405

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.32% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Citibank N.A.
Expires November 2012

 

USD

11,700

 

 

182,393

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.2424% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Finance
Expires December 2012

 

USD

50,000

 

 

(620,491

)

Pay a fixed rate of 3.48375% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires March 2013

 

USD

5,900

 

 

115,724

 

Receive a fixed rate of 3.66375% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Citibank N.A.
Expires April 2013

 

USD

7,500

 

 

(99,947

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.29375% and pay a floating
rate based on 6-month LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires April 2013

 

GBP

2,100

 

 

(14,650

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.14% and pay a floating
rate based on 6-month British Pound Sterling LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires April 2013

 

GBP

2,100

 

 

(26,506

)

Receive a fixed rate of 3.78% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Bank of America
Expires May 2013

 

USD

13,200

 

 

(118,309

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.2825% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Credit Suisse First Boston International
Expires July 2013

 

USD

84,800

 

 

1,009,802

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.2125% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Morgan Stanley Capital Services
Expires August 2013

 

USD

13,500

 

 

111,759

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.51% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Citibank N.A.
Expires October 2014

 

USD

13,800

 

 

(245,406

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.39919% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires October 2014

 

USD

27,500

 

 

(320,606

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.005% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires October 2014

 

USD

10,500

 

 

467,761

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.5% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires May 2015

 

USD

3,000

 

 

(45,634

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.3715% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month Lehman Brothers Muni Swap Index
Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires June 2015

 

USD

5,200

 

 

38,474

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

           

Receive a fixed rate of 4.67% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires September 2015

 

USD

8,000

 

$

194,605

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.723% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires July 2016

 

USD

5,200

 

 

476,940

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.071% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires March 2017

 

USD

5,000

 

 

(239,530

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.85% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires June 2017

 

USD

1,000

 

 

(104,511

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.6425% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Citibank N.A.
Expires July 2017

 

USD

7,200

 

 

(644,766

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.155% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Citibank N.A.
Expires September 2017

 

USD

12,000

 

 

(640,493

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.307% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires October 2017

 

USD

6,000

 

 

(391,463

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.3075% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Barclays London
Expires October 2017

 

USD

15,300

 

 

(998,528

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.115% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Finance
Expires March 2018

 

USD

7,300

 

 

(367,731

)

Receive a fixed rate of 4.7058% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires July 2018

 

USD

8,900

 

 

152,515

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.52165% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires July 2018

 

USD

12,700

 

 

(29,339

)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

           

Receive a fixed rate of 5.411% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires August 2022

 

USD

9,405

 

$

721,452

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.365% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Bank of America
Expires September 2027

 

USD

8,900

 

 

(661,377

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.0605% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires November 2037

 

USD

6,900

 

 

(251,782

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.06276% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Citibank N.A.
Expires December 2037

 

USD

1,400

 

 

(51,253

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.0639% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Finance
Expires December 2037

 

USD

1,400

 

 

(51,496

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.785% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Citibank N.A.
Expires January 2038

 

USD

2,100

 

 

15,157

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.601% and receive a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Finance
Expires January 2038

 

USD

5,000

 

 

181,362

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.8375% and receive a floating
rate based on the 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Morgan Stanley Capital Services
Expires January 2038

 

USD

6,100

 

 

(6,561

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.29750% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Citibank N.A.
Expires February 2038

 

USD

700

 

 

51,866

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.1575% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Citibank N.A.
Expires June 2038

 

USD

6,000

 

 

310,922

 

               

Total

 

 

 

 

$

7,264,181

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:


 

 

EUR

Euro

GBP

British Pound

USD

U.S. Dollar


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

40

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments August 31, 2008

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates
Series 2005-FF2 Class M2, 2.912%, 3/25/35 (a)

 

$

5,890

 

$

3,534,000

 

GSAA Home Equity Trust Series 2005-1 Class AF2,
4.316%, 11/25/34 (a)

 

 

3,587

 

 

3,365,810

 

Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust
Series 2005-OP2 Class M1, 2.902%, 10/25/35 (a)

 

 

1,875

 

 

1,179,682

 

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1996-20E Class 1, 7.60%, 5/01/16

 

 

464

 

 

479,292

 

Series 1996-20F Class 1, 7.55%, 6/01/16

 

 

554

 

 

571,827

 

Series 1996-20G Class 1, 7.70%, 7/01/16

 

 

401

 

 

415,517

 

Series 1996-20H Class 1, 7.25%, 8/01/16

 

 

651

 

 

670,715

 

Series 1996-20K Class 1, 6.95%, 11/01/16

 

 

1,142

 

 

1,172,275

 

Series 1997-20C Class 1, 7.15%, 3/01/17

 

 

528

 

 

543,584

 

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

 

 

8,025

 

 

300,921

 

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

 

 

12,237

 

 

990,442

 

               

Total Asset-Backed Securities—3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

13,224,065

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Diversified Financial Services—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Structured Asset Repackaged Trust, 3.761%, 1/21/10

 

 

1,703

 

 

1,650,459

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Fannie Mae Guaranteed Pass-Through Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 4/01/19 - 9/15/38 (c)(d)

 

 

52,811

 

 

50,964,075

 

5.50%, 6/01/21 - 9/15/38 (c)(d)

 

 

151,631

 

 

150,214,027

 

5.97%, 8/01/16

 

 

3,125

 

 

3,250,888

 

6.00%, 10/01/36 - 7/01/37 (c)(d)

 

 

21,288

 

 

21,516,787

 

6.50%, 7/01/36 - 9/15/38

 

 

28,106

 

 

28,918,888

 

7.50%, 2/01/22

 

 

(e)

 

196

 

8.00%, 10/01/09 - 5/01/22

 

 

12

 

 

12,835

 

9.50%, 1/01/19 - 9/01/19

 

 

4

 

 

4,027

 

Freddie Mac Mortgage Participation Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.991%, 10/01/34 (a)

 

 

790

 

 

792,352

 

5.50%, 12/01/21 - 3/01/22 (d)

 

 

7,545

 

 

7,616,047

 

5.983%, 1/01/35 (a)(d)

 

 

219

 

 

217,920

 

6.01%, 11/01/17

 

 

25

 

 

24,988

 

6.50%, 9/15/38 (c)

 

 

100

 

 

102,719

 

8.00%, 11/01/15

 

 

3

 

 

3,537

 

9.00%, 9/01/20 (d)

 

 

106

 

 

116,024

 

Ginnie Mae MBS Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 9/15/38 (c)

 

 

6,000

 

 

5,988,750

 

6.50%, 9/15/38 (c)

 

 

10,800

 

 

11,124,000

 

7.00%, 10/15/17

 

 

33

 

 

34,983

 

7.50%, 8/15/21 - 12/15/23

 

 

364

 

 

391,950

 

8.00%, 10/15/22 - 2/15/29

 

 

167

 

 

182,373

 

9.00%, 6/15/18 - 9/15/21

 

 

13

 

 

14,026

 

               

Total U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities—63.4%

 

 

 

 

 

281,491,392

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Fannie Mae Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 7 Class 2, 8.50%, 4/01/17 (b)

 

$

9

 

$

2,010

 

Series 89 Class 2, 8%, 10/01/18 (b)

 

 

18

 

 

3,734

 

Series 94 Class 2, 9.50%, 8/01/21 (b)

 

 

5

 

 

1,062

 

Series 203 Class 1, 0%, 2/01/23 (f)

 

 

36

 

 

29,084

 

Series 228 Class 1, 0%, 6/01/23 (f)

 

 

27

 

 

21,932

 

Series 273 Class 1, 0%, 8/01/26 (f)

 

 

199

 

 

160,364

 

Series 328 Class 1, 0%, 12/01/32 (f)

 

 

3,918

 

 

2,889,880

 

Series 338 Class 1, 0%, 7/01/33 (f)

 

 

3,272

 

 

2,372,474

 

Series 1990-123 Class M, 1.01%, 10/25/20 (b)

 

 

36

 

 

880

 

Series 1990-136 Class S, 0.015%, 11/25/20 (a)(b)

 

 

22,449

 

 

26,390

 

Series 1991-7 Class J, 0%, 2/25/21 (f)

 

 

37

 

 

31,412

 

Series 1991-38 Class F, 8.325%, 4/25/21 (a)

 

 

36

 

 

36,446

 

Series 1991-38 Class N, 1.009%, 4/25/21 (b)

 

 

27

 

 

190

 

Series 1991-38 Class SA, 10.186%, 4/25/21 (a)

 

 

37

 

 

37,134

 

Series 1991-46 Class S, 1.403%, 5/25/21 (b)

 

 

163

 

 

6,071

 

Series 1991-87 Class S, 20.058%, 8/25/21 (a)

 

 

96

 

 

114,354

 

Series 1991-99 Class L, 0.93%, 8/25/21 (b)

 

 

202

 

 

4,290

 

Series 1991-139 Class PT, 0.648%, 10/25/21 (b)

 

 

377

 

 

7,080

 

Series 1991-167 Class D, 0%, 10/25/17 (f)

 

 

28

 

 

27,392

 

Series 1993-51 Class E, 0%, 2/25/23 (f)

 

 

120

 

 

97,107

 

Series 1993-70 Class A, 0%, 5/25/23 (f)

 

 

21

 

 

16,667

 

Series 1993-170 Class SC, 9%, 9/25/08 (a)

 

 

3

 

 

2,544

 

Series 1993-196 Class SC, 8.863%, 10/25/08 (a)

 

 

15

 

 

14,555

 

Series 1993-199 Class SB, 2.625%, 10/25/23 (b)

 

 

1,913

 

 

171,531

 

Series 1993-214 Class SH, 11.842%, 12/25/08 (a)

 

 

21

 

 

21,272

 

Series 1993-247 Class SN, 10%, 12/25/23 (a)

 

 

770

 

 

890,228

 

Series 1993-249 Class B, 0%, 11/25/23 (f)

 

 

1,717

 

 

1,316,229

 

Series 1994-33 Class SG, 3.225%, 3/25/09 (b)

 

 

195

 

 

2,691

 

Series 1996-68 Class SC, 2.257%, 1/25/24 (b)

 

 

1,504

 

 

95,930

 

Series 1997-50 Class SI, 1.20%, 4/25/23 (b)

 

 

584

 

 

22,295

 

Series 1997-90 Class M, 6%, 1/25/28 (b)

 

 

11,547

 

 

2,854,025

 

Series 1999-W4 Class IO, 6.50%, 12/25/28 (b)

 

 

550

 

 

130,338

 

Series 1999-W4 Class PO, 0%, 2/25/29 (f)

 

 

299

 

 

227,600

 

Series 2002-13 Class PR, 0%, 3/25/32 (f)

 

 

773

 

 

535,478

 

Series 2003-9 Class BI, 5.50%, 10/25/22 (b)

 

 

3,262

 

 

418,065

 

Series 2003-32 Class VT, 6%, 9/25/15

 

 

6,529

 

 

6,707,451

 

Series 2003-51 Class IE, 5.50%, 4/25/26 (b)

 

 

576

 

 

1,739

 

Series 2003-55 Class GI, 5%, 7/25/19 (b)

 

 

4,060

 

 

326,946

 

Series 2003-66 Class CI, 5%, 7/25/33 (b)

 

 

5,223

 

 

1,257,636

 

Series 2003-88 Class TI, 4.50%, 11/25/13 (b)

 

 

1,835

 

 

25,335

 

Series 2003-122 Class IC, 5%, 9/25/18 (b)

 

 

3,741

 

 

235,217

 

Series 2003-135 Class PB, 6%, 1/25/34

 

 

12,264

 

 

12,118,967

 

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

 

 

1,883

 

 

26,865

 

Series 2004-28 Class PB, 6%, 8/25/28

 

 

2,745

 

 

2,782,456

 

Series 2004-29 Class HC, 7.50%, 7/25/30

 

 

1,922

 

 

2,025,910

 

Series 2004-31 Class ZG, 7.50%, 5/25/34

 

 

2,534

 

 

2,996,870

 

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

 

 

25,646

 

 

2,377,257

 

Series 2005-43 Class IC, 6%, 3/25/34 (b)

 

 

705

 

 

138,187

 

Series 2005-55 Class SB, 1.278%, 7/25/35 (b)

 

 

11,017

 

 

787,420

 

Series 2005-68 Class PC, 5.50%, 7/25/35

 

 

2,240

 

 

2,286,086

 

Series 2005-73 Class DS, 11.123%, 8/25/35 (a)

 

 

5,092

 

 

5,015,317

 

Series 2005-73 Class ST, 1.258%, 8/25/35 (b)

 

 

11,711

 

 

751,761

 

Series 2006-2 Class KP, 0%, 2/25/35 (a)

 

 

1,221

 

 

987,221

 

Series 2006-8 Class WL, 3.874%, 3/25/36 (b)

 

 

5,860

 

 

539,529

 

Series 2006-36 Class SP, 1.828%, 5/25/36 (b)

 

 

43,486

 

 

3,764,494

 

Series 2006-38 Class Z, 5%, 5/25/36

 

 

905

 

 

873,827

 

Series 2006-101 Class SA, 3.204%, 10/25/36 (b)

 

 

32,276

 

 

2,437,215

 

Series 3006-8 Class HN, 4.858%, 3/25/36 (b)

 

 

3,856

 

 

359,399

 

Series G-7 Class S, 116.20%, 3/25/21 (a)

 

 

(e)

 

5,361

 

Series G-10 Class S, 0.575%, 5/25/21 (b)

 

 

884

 

 

16,075

 

Series G-12 Class S, 0.608%, 5/25/21 (b)

 

 

736

 

 

14,662

 

Series G-17 Class S, 0.58%, 6/25/21 (b)

 

 

443

 

 

7,299

 

Series G-33 Class PV, 1.078%, 10/25/21 (b)

 

 

577

 

 

15,281

 

Series G-49 Class S, 778.05%, 12/25/21 (a)

 

 

(e)

 

3,077

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

41



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Fannie Mae Trust—(concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series G-50 Class G, 1.159%, 12/25/21 (b)

 

$

358

 

$

5,550

 

Series G92-5 Class H, 9%, 1/25/22 (b)

 

 

169

 

 

36,573

 

Series G92-12 Class C, 1.017%, 2/25/22 (b)

 

 

440

 

 

11,577

 

Series G92-59 Class S, 5.023%, 10/25/22 (b)

 

 

3,208

 

 

545,153

 

Series G92-60 Class SB, 1.60%, 10/25/22 (b)

 

 

484

 

 

20,584

 

Series G93-2 Class KB, 0%, 1/25/23 (f)

 

 

265

 

 

212,973

 

Freddie Mac Multiclass Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 19 Class F, 8.50%, 3/15/20

 

 

154

 

 

161,884

 

Series 19 Class R, 9.757%, 3/15/20 (b)(g)

 

 

15

 

 

2,438

 

Series 40 Class K, 6.50%, 8/17/24

 

 

640

 

 

666,874

 

Series 60 Class HS, 1.125%, 4/25/24 (b)

 

 

456

 

 

1,804

 

Series 75 Class R, 9.50%, 1/15/21 (g)

 

 

(e)

 

4

 

Series 75 Class RS, 18.477%, 1/15/21 (g)

 

 

(e)

 

4

 

Series 173 Class R, 0%, 11/15/21 (b)(g)

 

 

23

 

 

23

 

Series 173 Class RS, 9.142%, 11/15/21(g)

 

 

(e)

 

22

 

Series 176 Class M, 1.01%, 7/15/21 (b)

 

 

45

 

 

1,023

 

Series 192 Class U, 1.009%, 2/15/22 (b)

 

 

5

 

 

116

 

Series 200 Class R, 98.523%, 12/15/22 (b)(g)

 

 

2

 

 

24

 

Series 204 Class IO, 6%, 5/01/29 (b)

 

 

1,508

 

 

375,694

 

Series 1043 Class H, 0.022%, 2/15/21 (b)

 

 

12,282

 

 

17,600

 

Series 1054 Class I, 0.435%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

 

127

 

 

1,495

 

Series 1056 Class KD, 1.085%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

 

107

 

 

2,679

 

Series 1057 Class J, 1.008%, 3/15/21 (b)

 

 

132

 

 

3,090

 

Series 1148 Class E, 0.593%, 10/15/21 (b)

 

 

368

 

 

6,611

 

Series 1160 Class F, 29.678%, 10/15/21 (a)

 

 

29

 

 

39,881

 

Series 1179 Class O, 1.009%, 11/15/21 (b)

 

 

50

 

 

258

 

Series 1418 Class M, 0%, 11/15/22 (f)

 

 

132

 

 

105,737

 

Series 1571 Class G, 0%, 8/15/23 (f)

 

 

577

 

 

431,452

 

Series 1598 Class J, 6.50%, 10/15/08

 

 

107

 

 

107,131

 

Series 1616 Class SB, 8.50%, 11/15/08 (a)(d)

 

 

14

 

 

13,764

 

Series 1691 Class B, 0%, 3/15/24 (f)

 

 

1,786

 

 

1,463,313

 

Series 1706 Class IA, 7%, 10/15/23 (b)

 

 

71

 

 

1,142

 

Series 1720 Class PK, 7.50%, 1/15/24 (b)

 

 

37

 

 

2,050

 

Series 1739 Class B, 0%, 2/15/24 (f)

 

 

148

 

 

132,081

 

Series 1914 Class PC, 0.75%, 12/15/11 (b)

 

 

1,856

 

 

14,441

 

Series 1961 Class H, 6.50%, 5/15/12

 

 

212

 

 

213,726

 

Series 2218 Class Z, 8.50%, 3/15/30

 

 

8,843

 

 

9,654,562

 

Series 2296 Class SA, 2.139%, 3/15/16 (b)

 

 

563

 

 

40,551

 

Series 2431 Class Z, 6.50%, 6/15/32

 

 

11,256

 

 

11,719,937

 

Series 2444 Class ST, 2.359%, 9/15/29 (b)

 

 

225

 

 

8,408

 

Series 2542 Class MX, 5.50%, 5/15/22 (b)

 

 

1,183

 

 

168,765

 

Series 2542 Class UC, 6%, 12/15/22

 

 

10,200

 

 

10,612,204

 

Series 2545 Class NI, 5.50%, 3/15/22 (b)

 

 

2,016

 

 

238,742

 

Series 2559 Class IO, 5%, 8/15/30 (b)

 

 

419

 

 

6,449

 

Series 2561 Class EW, 5%, 9/15/16 (b)

 

 

3,144

 

 

237,590

 

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

 

 

928

 

 

821,497

 

Series 2611 Class QI, 5.50%, 9/15/32 (b)

 

 

9,322

 

 

1,625,457

 

Series 2630 Class PI, 5%, 8/15/28 (b)

 

 

4,164

 

 

381,763

 

Series 2647 Class IV, 1.959%, 7/15/33 (b)

 

 

16,307

 

 

3,356,217

 

Series 2653 Class MI, 5%, 4/15/26 (b)

 

 

2,634

 

 

284,358

 

Series 2658 Class PI, 4.50%, 6/15/13 (b)

 

 

1,000

 

 

5,563

 

Series 2672 Class TQ, 5%, 3/15/23 (b)

 

 

1,240

 

 

13,166

 

Series 2687 Class IL, 5%, 9/15/18 (b)

 

 

3,633

 

 

208,624

 

Series 2693 Class IB, 4.50%, 6/15/13 (b)

 

 

774

 

 

3,596

 

Series 2694 Class LI, 4.50%, 7/15/19 (b)

 

 

1,926

 

 

146,151

 

Series 2758 Class KV, 5.50%, 5/15/23

 

 

11,059

 

 

11,052,178

 

Series 2765 Class UA, 4%, 3/15/11

 

 

1,570

 

 

1,562,333

 

Series 2769 Class SQ, 7.237%, 2/15/34 (a)

 

 

4,359

 

 

2,598,098

 

Series 2773 Class OX, 5%, 2/15/18 (b)

 

 

3,681

 

 

351,872

 

Series 2780 Class SM, 1.348%, 4/15/34 (b)

 

 

15,725

 

 

1,151,643

 

Series 2825 Class NI, 5.50%, 3/15/30 (b)

 

 

6,727

 

 

1,246,104

 

Series 2827 Class SR, 1.348%, 1/15/22 (b)

 

 

10,191

 

 

866,786

 

Series 2840 Class SK, 11.121%, 8/15/34 (a)

 

 

1,851

 

 

1,414,791

 

Series 2861 Class AX, 7.10%, 9/15/34 (a)

 

 

562

 

 

520,301

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Freddie Mac Multiclass Certificates—(concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2865 Class SR, 1.908%, 10/15/33 (b)

 

$

17,570

 

$

2,751,349

 

Series 2865 Class SV, 2.753%, 10/15/33 (b)

 

 

11,899

 

 

2,968,863

 

Series 2927 Class BZ, 5.50%, 2/15/35

 

 

2,514

 

 

2,371,787

 

Series 2933 Class SL, 2.914%, 2/15/35 (b)

 

 

1,815

 

 

166,274

 

Series 2949 Class IO, 5.50%, 3/15/35 (b)

 

 

1,554

 

 

295,302

 

Series 2990 Class WR, 1.929%, 6/15/35 (b)

 

 

29,557

 

 

2,581,607

 

Series 3010 Class SC, 10.583%, 3/15/34 (a)

 

 

1,196

 

 

1,225,779

 

Series 3061 Class BD, 7.50%, 11/15/35

 

 

3,641

 

 

3,922,240

 

Series 3167 Class SX, 22.699%, 6/15/36 (a)

 

 

526

 

 

556,810

 

Series 3225 Class EY, 1.638%, 10/15/36 (b)

 

 

80,315

 

 

7,039,557

 

Series 3299 Class TI, 5%, 4/15/37 (b)

 

 

3,092

 

 

712,441

 

Series T-8 Class A10, 0%, 11/15/28 (f)

 

 

203

 

 

153,674

 

Series T-11 Class A9, 2.265%, 1/25/28 (a)

 

 

3,649

 

 

3,287,280

 

Ginnie Mae Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 1996-5 Class Z, 7%, 5/16/26

 

 

900

 

 

948,859

 

Series 2001-33 Class PB, 6.50%, 7/20/31

 

 

1,488

 

 

1,542,017

 

Series 2003-58 Class IT, 5.50%, 7/20/33 (b)

 

 

1,602

 

 

206,518

 

Series 2003-89 Class SA, 0.84%, 10/16/33 (b)

 

 

14,517

 

 

894,838

 

Series 2004-18 Class VC, 5%, 3/16/15

 

 

6,619

 

 

6,674,170

 

Series 2004-39 Class ID, 5%, 5/20/33 (b)

 

 

1,500

 

 

374,383

 

Series 2004-89 Class PE, 6%, 10/20/34

 

 

3,638

 

 

3,709,290

 

Series 2005-18 Class SL, 1.203%, 2/20/35 (b)

 

 

14,045

 

 

976,875

 

Series 2005-47 Class SP, 0.853%, 8/20/32 (b)

 

 

17,127

 

 

866,090

 

               

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities—
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—38.4%

 

 

 

 

 

170,596,074

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Non-U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations—22.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABN AMRO Mortgage Corp. Series 2003-4
Class A2, 5.50%, 3/25/33 (b)

 

 

316

 

 

1,925

 

Banc of America Funding Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2007-2 Class 1A19, 0%, 3/25/37

 

 

100,614

 

 

3,997,631

 

Series 2007-5 Class 4A3, 3.655%, 7/25/37

 

 

34,923

 

 

3,094,736

 

Banc of America Mortgage Securities Inc.
Series 2003-3 Class 1AIO, 0.286%, 5/25/18 (b)

 

 

213,484

 

 

2,010,727

 

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Series 2007-AC2
Class X, 0.25%, 3/25/37 (b)

 

 

24,127

 

 

236,100

 

Citi Mortgage Alternative Loan Trust Series 2007-A5
Class 1A7, 6%, 5/25/37 (b)

 

 

1,886

 

 

239,251

 

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. Series 2005-12
Class 1A2, 1.615%, 8/25/35 (b)

 

 

22,950

 

 

1,012,910

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust (b)(g):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 40 Class R, 0.58%, 4/01/18

 

 

277

 

 

277

 

Series 42 Class R, 6%, 10/01/14

 

 

41

 

 

2,632

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-28CB Class 1A5, 5.50%, 8/25/35

 

 

3,503

 

 

3,060,854

 

Series 2005-56 Class 1A1, 3.202%, 11/25/35 (a)

 

 

4,889

 

 

3,198,491

 

Series 2005-72 Class A2, 2.832%, 1/25/36 (a)

 

 

4,136

 

 

1,737,087

 

Series 2005-79C Class A2, 0%, 1/25/36 (b)

 

 

130,075

 

 

5,697,131

 

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust (f):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2003-26 Class PO, 0%, 8/25/33

 

 

4,778

 

 

3,185,154

 

Series 2003-J4 Class PO, 0%, 6/25/33

 

 

989

 

 

702,776

 

Series 2003-J5 Class PO, 0%, 7/25/33

 

 

1,291

 

 

872,098

 

Series 2003-J8 Class PO, 0%, 9/25/23

 

 

1,082

 

 

693,310

 

Deutsche Alt-A Securities Inc. Mortgage
Series 2006-AR5 Class 22A, 5.50%, 10/25/21

 

 

1,867

 

 

1,623,764

 

Drexel Burnham Lambert CMO Trust (f):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series K Class 1, 0%, 9/23/17

 

 

18

 

 

17,796

 

Series V Class 1, 0%, 9/01/18

 

 

200

 

 

159,958

 

First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series C
Class I-O, 10.965%, 4/25/17 (b)

 

 

65

 

 

15,749

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-FA7 Class 1A7, 0%, 10/25/35

 

$

68,014

 

$

3,089,898

 

Series 2005-FA9 Class A2, 0%, 12/25/35

 

 

167,184

 

 

7,157,550

 

Series 2006-FA2 Class 1A4, 0.628%, 5/25/36

 

 

19,221

 

 

1,169,616

 

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust Series 1998-5
Class IO, 0.97%, 6/19/27 (b)

 

 

6,754

 

 

126,984

 

Homebanc Mortgage Trust Series 2005-4 Class A1,
2.742%, 10/25/35 (a)

 

 

4,657

 

 

3,832,763

 

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2006-AR33
Class 4AX, 0.165%, 1/25/37 (b)

 

 

145,063

 

 

570,198

 

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-S1 Class 2A1, 8%, 1/25/35

 

 

5,936

 

 

5,433,137

 

Series 2006-A7 Class 2A2, 5.801%, 1/25/37 (a)

 

 

1,382

 

 

1,266,305

 

Kidder Peabody Acceptance Corp Series 1993-1
Class A6, 12.031%, 8/25/23 (a)

 

 

105

 

 

105,148

 

Kidder Peabody Mortgage Assets Trust Series B
Class A2, 9.50%, 4/22/18 (b)

 

 

50

 

 

9,616

 

Luminent Mortgage Trust Series 2006-A1 Class 2A1,
2.642%, 12/25/36 (a)

 

 

4,767

 

 

2,907,548

 

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust Series 2004-3
Class 3AX, 0.977%, 4/25/34 (b)

 

 

20,871

 

 

211,029

 

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2003-7 Class 4A3, 8%, 11/25/18

 

 

1,350

 

 

1,439,092

 

Series 2003-9 Class 15X2, 6%, 1/25/19 (b)

 

 

1,192

 

 

252,659

 

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust Series 2004-3
Class 4A15, 0%, 3/25/34 (f)

 

 

314

 

 

110,755

 

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2004-3
Class 1AX, 5%, 5/25/19 (b)

 

 

1,341

 

 

158,577

 

Painewebber CMO Trust Series 88M, 13.80%, 9/01/18

 

 

13

 

 

 

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-QS16 Class A2, 0%, 11/25/35 (b)

 

 

131,328

 

 

4,897,652

 

Series 2006-Q03 Class A1, 2.682%, 4/25/46

 

 

2,991

 

 

1,893,139

 

Series 2006-Q04 Class 2A2, 2.712%, 4/25/46

 

 

3,240

 

 

1,296,122

 

Residential Asset Securitization Trust Series 2005-A15
Class 1A8, 0%, 2/25/36 (f)

 

 

983

 

 

452,294

 

Residential Funding Securities LLC Series 2003-RM2
Class AI5, 8.50%, 5/25/33

 

 

9,057

 

 

9,507,037

 

Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2005-2 Class XA,
0.998%, 3/20/35 (b)

 

 

49,570

 

 

604,757

 

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2004-11 Class A, 5.418%, 8/25/34 (a)

 

 

1,859

 

 

1,857,428

 

Series 2005-18 Class 7AX, 5.50%, 9/25/35 (b)

 

 

4,725

 

 

568,079

 

Series 2005-20 Class 3AX, 5.50%, 10/25/35 (b)

 

 

3,802

 

 

537,006

 

Series 2006-2 Class 4AX, 5.50%, 3/25/36 (b)

 

 

12,482

 

 

2,432,828

 

Series 2006-7 Class 3AS, 2.374%, 8/25/36 (b)

 

 

40,199

 

 

4,546,465

 

Structured Mortgage Asset Residential Trust
Series 1993-3C Class CX, 0%, 4/25/24 (f)

 

 

11

 

 

5,767

 

Summit Mortgage Trust Series 2000-1 Class B1,
6.647%, 12/28/12 (a)(g)

 

 

4

 

 

3,923

 

Vendee Mortgage Trust Series 1999-2 Class 1IO,
0.052%, 5/15/29 (b)

 

 

77,958

 

 

192,963

 

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3,000

 

 

2,912,971

 

Series 2006-AR1 Class 2A1C, 4.598%, 1/25/46

 

 

7,004

 

 

3,151,890

 

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series 2005-8 Class 1A4, 1.215%, 10/25/35 (b)

 

 

8,654

 

 

274,932

 

Series 2005-9 Class CP, 0%, 11/25/35 (f)

 

 

918

 

 

555,147

 

Series 2007-1 Class 1A3, 2.842%, 2/25/37 (a)

 

 

7,488

 

 

5,290,007

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,381,639

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

           

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. Series
1997-C1 Class AX, 1.672%, 6/20/29 (b)

 

$

5,369

 

$

230,609

 

Commercial Mortgage Acceptance Corp. Series
1997-ML1 Class IO, 0.705%, 12/15/30 (b)

 

 

12,238

 

 

404,491

 

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates
Series 2007-C2 Class A3, 5.542%, 1/15/49 (a)

 

 

2,420

 

 

2,171,110

 

First Union-Lehman Brothers Commercial Mortgage
Series 1997-C2 Class D, 7.12%, 11/18/29

 

 

3,500

 

 

3,652,844

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 1997-HF1 Class X,
3.438%, 7/15/29 (b)

 

 

68

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,459,062

 

               

Total Non-U.S. Government Agency
Mortgage-Backed Securities—24.0%

 

 

 

 

 

106,840,701

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Federal Housing Administration:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Motors Acceptance Corp. Projects,
Series 56, 7.43%, 11/01/22

 

 

340

 

 

347,040

 

Merrill Projects, Series 54, 7.43%, 2/01/23 (h)

 

 

2

 

 

2,365

 

Reilly Project, Series 41, 8.28%, 3/01/20

 

 

724

 

 

738,887

 

USGI Projects, Series 87, 7.43%, 12/01/22

 

 

76

 

 

77,980

 

USGI Projects, Series 99, 7.43%, 6/01/21

 

 

5,234

 

 

5,338,872

 

USGI Projects, Series 99, 7.43%, 10/01/23

 

 

80

 

 

81,978

 

USGI Projects, Series 99, 7.43%, 10/01/23

 

 

237

 

 

242,207

 

Overseas Private Investment Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.09%, 5/29/12

 

 

338

 

 

353,036

 

4.30%, 5/29/12 (a)

 

 

847

 

 

922,243

 

4.64%, 5/29/12

 

 

715

 

 

791,080

 

4.68%, 5/29/12

 

 

404

 

 

426,702

 

4.87%, 5/29/12

 

 

3,072

 

 

3,432,089

 

Resolution Funding Corp., 0%, 4/15/30 (f)

 

 

13,000

 

 

4,624,178

 

Small Business Administration Series 1, 1%, 4/01/15 (b)

 

 

4,368

 

 

43,681

 

U.S. Treasury Strips, 0%, 11/15/24 (d)(i)

 

 

40,000

 

 

19,235,920

 

               

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations—8.3%

 

 

 

 

 

36,658,258

 

               

Total Long-Term Securities (Cost—$577,763,665)—137.5%

 

 

 

 

 

610,460,949

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 2.60%, 9/02/08 (j)

 

 

800

 

 

800,000

 

               

Borrowed Bond Agreement—4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers Inc., 2.08% to 9/15/08

 

 

20,748

 

 

20,748,444

 

               

Total Short-Term Securities (Cost—$21,548,444)—4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

21,548,444

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Options Purchased

 

Contracts (k)

 

 

 

 

             

Call Swaptions Purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.39% and pay a floating
rate based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring March 2012

 

 

7

 

 

454,323

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.47% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2012

 

 

12

 

 

808,009

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.78% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring August 2010

 

 

2

 

 

228,043

 

Receive a fixed rate of 6.025% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring June 2012

 

 

8

 

 

766,109

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,256,484

 

               

Put Swaptions Purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.39% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring March 2012

 

 

7

 

 

300,877

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

43



 

 


 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Purchased (concluded)

 

Contracts (k)

 

Value

 

           

Put Swaptions Purchased (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.47% and receive a floating rate
based 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2012

 

 

12

 

$

490,866

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.78% and receive a floating rate
based 3-month LIBOR, expiring August 2010

 

 

2

 

 

52,226

 

Pay a fixed rate of 6.025% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring June 2012

 

 

8

 

 

226,463

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,070,432

 

               

Total Options Purchased
(Cost—$2,446,908)—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

3,326,916

 

               

Total Investments before Borrowed Bond,
TBA Sale Commitments and Options Written
(Cost—$601,759,017*)—143.1%

 

 

 

 

 

635,336,309

 

               

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed Bond

 

Par
(000
)

 

 

 

 

             

U.S. Treasury Note, 4.75% 5/31/12

 

$

(19,505

)

 

(20,823,109

)

               

Total Borrowed Bond
(Proceeds—$19,383,094)—(4.7)%

 

 

 

 

 

(20,823,109

)

               

TBA Sale Commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fannie Mae Guaranteed Pass-Through Certificates,
6.0%, 10/01/36 - 7/01/37

 

 

(14,300

)

 

(14,454,955

)

Ginnie Mae MBS Certificates, 5.50%, 9/15/38

 

 

(6,000

)

 

(5,971,872

)

               

Total TBA Sale Commitments
(Proceeds—$20,284,422)—(4.6)%

 

 

 

 

 

(20,426,827

)

               

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

Contracts (k)

 

 

 

 

             

Call Swaptions Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.7525% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2009

 

 

30

 

 

(943,020

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.325% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring July 2013

 

 

11

 

 

(402,808

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.485% and receive a floating rate
based on expiring 3-month LIBOR, expiring October 2009

 

 

5

 

 

(370,451

)

Pay a fixed rated of 5.67% and receive a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring January 2010

 

 

12

 

 

(969,519

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,685,798

)

               

Put Swaptions Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.7525% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring May 2009

 

 

30

 

 

(761,670

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.325% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring July 2013

 

 

11

 

 

(309,890

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.485% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring October 2009

 

 

5

 

 

(82,334

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.67% and pay a floating rate
based on 3-month LIBOR, expiring January 2010

 

 

12

 

 

(176,365

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,330,259

)

               

Total Options Written
(Premiums Received—$4,365,959)—(0.9)%

 

 

 

 

 

(4,016,057

)

               

Total Investments net of Borrowed Bond,
TBA Sale Commitments and Options Written—132.9%

 

 

 

 

 

590,070,316

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(32.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

(146,016,406

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

444,053,910

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, as of August 31, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

 

 

 

$

601,894,653

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

$

71,138,420

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

(37,696,764

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

 

 

 

$

33,441,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

All or a portion of security held as collateral in connection with financial futures contracts and/or swaps.

(e)

Amount is less than $1,000.

(f)

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

(g)

Security is fair valued.

(h)

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


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

 

Affiliate

 

Purchase
Cost

 

Sale
Cost

 

Realized
Loss

 

Income

 

 

                           

 

Federal Housing Administration,
Merrill Projects, Series 54, 7.43%,
2/01/23

 

 

 

$

300

 

$

(13

)

$

52,828

 

 

                           

 

 

(i)

Separately Traded Registered Interest and Principal Securities.

(j)

Rate shown is the yield to maturity as of the date of purchase.

(k)

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

 

 

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

 

 

Financial future contracts purchased as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Expiration
Date

 

Face
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

 

                       

 

183

 

5-Year Futures

 

September 2008

 

$

20,560,739

 

$

18,183

 

 

8

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

March 2010

 

$

1,918,324

 

 

6,176

 

 

11

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

December 2010

 

$

2,621,821

 

 

9,791

 

 

37

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

March 2011

 

$

8,818,329

 

 

26,058

 

 

22

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

June 2011

 

$

5,234,155

 

 

20,270

 

 

                       

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

80,478

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Interest rate floors outstanding as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

 

 

 

Notional
Amount (000)

 

Value

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

               

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.50% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, UBS AG
Expiring March 2010

 

$

58,000

 

$

(2,116,883

)

$

(1,246,884

)

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.80% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expiring March 2011

 

 

115,000

 

 

(3,567,070

)

 

(2,294,403

)

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.95% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expiring March 2011

 

 

68,000

 

 

(1,775,616

)

 

(1,048,016

)

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.50% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Citibank
Expiring September 2011

 

 

33,000

 

 

(1,757,118

)

 

(1,124,618

)

 

                     

 

Total

 

 

 

 

$

(9,216,687

)

$

(5,713,921

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

44

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AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

 

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)


 

 

Financial future contracts sold as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Expiration
Date

 

Face
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciatiion)

 

 

                       

 

408

 

30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

September 2008

 

$

46,316,356

 

$

(1,904,144

)

 

149

 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

September 2008

 

$

16,813,068

 

 

(573,369

)

 

129

 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

September 2008

 

$

27,313,954

 

 

(154,983

)

 

88

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

September 2008

 

$

21,416,707

 

 

37,657

 

 

777

 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

December 2008

 

$

89,651,437

 

 

(92,063

)

 

479

 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

December 2008

 

$

101,596,356

 

 

(86,363

)

 

62

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

December 2008

 

$

15,119,776

 

 

80,901

 

 

51

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

March 2009

 

$

12,429,322

 

 

56,722

 

 

50

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

June 2009

 

$

12,157,448

 

 

43,073

 

 

70

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

September 2009

 

$

16,956,472

 

 

32,222

 

 

3

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

December 2009

 

$

721,520

 

 

(1,705

)

 

2

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

June 2010

 

$

479,160

 

 

(940

)

 

14

 

EuroDollar Futures

 

September 2010

 

$

3,372,372

 

 

17,622

 

 

                       

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(2,545,370

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Swaps outstanding as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

               

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.38341% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Credit Suisse First Boston International
Expires July 2009

 

$

200,000

 

$

4,106,005

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.7775% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Citibank N.A.
Expires August 2009

 

$

18,800

 

 

321,713

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.034% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires December 2009

 

$

16,200

 

 

192,814

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.1% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Finance
Expires December 2009

 

$

12,600

 

 

160,638

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.05% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Barclays London
Expires December 2009

 

$

5,600

 

 

67,763

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 3.535% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Finance
Expires January 2010

 

$

29,300

 

 

(162,008

)

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.31996% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires September 2010

 

$

12,000

 

 

222,234

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.95% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires November 2011

 

$

4,400

 

 

164,026

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.025% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires November 2011

 

$

3,000

 

 

117,993

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.39256% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Credit Suisse First Boston
Expires June 2012

 

$

64,000

 

 

3,472,165

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

 

               

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.115% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires August 2013

 

$

19,700

 

$

(74,920

)

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.88911% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires August 2014

 

$

19,000

 

 

(727,226

)

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.39919% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires October 2014

 

$

12,500

 

 

(142,258

)

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.8834% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires March 2015

 

$

25,000

 

 

924,374

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.925% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month
Lehman Brothers Municipal Swap Index
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires March 2015

 

$

16,000

 

 

(631,865

)

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.5% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires May 2015

 

$

3,000

 

 

(44,791

)

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.442% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc.
Expires July 2015

 

$

4,500

 

 

50,400

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.94% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires December 2015

 

$

2,800

 

 

288,169

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 4.87% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month
Lehman Brothers Muni Swap Index
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires January 2016

 

$

5,500

 

 

195,971

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.723% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires July 2016

 

$

5,400

 

 

494,448

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.295% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, UBS Warburg
Expires February 2017

 

$

11,900

 

 

755,576

 

 

Receive a fixed rate of 5.25% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires April 2017

 

$

800

 

 

48,085

 

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.74% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires June 2017

 

$

1,400

 

 

(135,054

)

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.5451% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires June 2017

 

$

1,800

 

 

(147,942

)


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AUGUST 31, 2008

45



 

 


 

 

 

 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

 

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

               

Pay a fixed rate of 5.85% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires June 2017

 

$

1,000

 

$

(104,527

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.505% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Bank of America
Expires August 2017

 

$

165,647

 

 

13,205,888

 

Pay a fixed rate of 4.54% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Morgan Stanley Capital Services Inc.
Expires December 2017

 

$

7,700

 

 

(50,944

)

Pay a fixed rate of 4.4575% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Expires January 2018

 

$

2,600

 

 

644

 

Pay a fixed rate of 5.115% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Lehman Brothers Special Finance
Expires March 2018

 

$

7,300

 

 

(364,520

)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

               

Pay a fixed rate of 5.135% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Barclays London
Expires April 2018

 

$

5,700

 

$

(44,320

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.88% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, Deutsche Bank AG London
Expires June 2018

 

$

63,930

 

 

(5,727,192

)

Pay a fixed rate of 5.46% and receive a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires August 2018

 

$

3,800

 

 

(196,776

)

Receive a fixed rate of 5.411% and pay a
floating rate based on 3-month LIBOR
Broker, JPMorgan Chase
Expires August 2022

 

$

9,565

 

 

733,550

 

               

Total

 

 

 

 

$

16,968,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

46

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AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments August 31, 2008

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

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

 

USD

21,758

 

$

815,916

 

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

 

 

17,045

 

 

1,379,544

 

               

Total Asset-Backed Securities—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

2,195,460

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Corporate Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Aerospace & Defense—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,715

 

 

1,783,600

 

DRS Technologies, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 11/01/13

 

 

330

 

 

334,125

 

7.625%, 2/01/18

 

 

310

 

 

326,275

 

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

 

 

650

 

 

630,500

 

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

 

 

570

 

 

554,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,628,825

 

               

Air Freight & Logistics—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

905

 

 

746,625

 

               

Airlines—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

520

 

 

473,200

 

               

Auto Components—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11%, 11/01/15

 

 

70

 

 

64,400

 

11.25%, 11/01/15 (c)

 

 

670

 

 

589,600

 

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

 

 

1,065

 

 

801,412

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

270,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,725,412

 

               

Automobiles—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

416,250

 

               

Building Products—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

750

 

 

577,500

 

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

 

 

2,590

 

 

2,020,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,597,700

 

               

Capital Markets—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,500

 

 

2,675,000

 

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

 

 

2,651

 

 

2,226,840

 

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

 

 

977

 

 

810,735

 

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

 

 

659

 

 

546,616

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,259,191

 

               

Chemicals—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,100

 

 

1,067,000

 

Ames True Temper, Inc., 6.791%, 1/15/12 (d)

 

 

2,085

 

 

1,668,000

 

Huntsman LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/12

 

 

310

 

 

323,950

 

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

 

EUR

1,490

 

 

1,344,331

 

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

 

USD

2,225

 

 

2,280,625

 

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

 

 

980

 

 

343,000

 

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

 

 

115

 

 

111,837

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,138,743

 

               

Commercial Services & Supplies—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,980,000

 

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

 

 

2,538

 

 

2,518,965

 

Sally Holdings LLC, 10.50%, 11/15/16 (e)

 

 

990

 

 

994,950

 

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

 

 

2,065

 

 

2,085,650

 

West Corp., 11%, 10/15/16 (e)

 

 

3,595

 

 

2,813,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,392,653

 

               

Communications Equipment—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortel Networks Ltd., 7.041%, 7/15/11 (d)

 

 

1,970

 

 

1,827,175

 

               

Containers & Packaging—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.651%, 9/15/14 (d)

 

 

510

 

 

382,500

 

8.875%, 9/15/14

 

 

910

 

 

755,300

 

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

 

 

885

 

 

907,125

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Containers & Packaging (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impress Holdings BV, 5.916%, 9/15/13 (b)(d)

 

USD

1,370

 

$

1,233,000

 

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

 

 

2,020

 

 

1,929,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,207,025

 

               

Diversified Financial Services—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co., 7.375%, 2/01/11

 

 

2,800

 

 

2,253,675

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.538%, 1/13/12 (d)

 

 

565

 

 

417,142

 

7.241%, 4/15/12 (d)

 

 

60

 

 

57,377

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

1,665

 

 

1,236,537

 

GMAC LLC, 6.875%, 8/28/12

 

 

2,735

 

 

1,604,474

 

Structured Asset Repackaged Trust, 3.761%, 1/21/10

 

 

3,068

 

 

2,972,703

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,541,908

 

               

Diversified Telecommunication Services—3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,420

 

 

1,364,975

 

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV, 8%, 6/15/10 (e)

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,291,760

 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.304%, 2/15/09 (d)

 

 

1,364

 

 

1,360,590

 

7.50%, 2/15/14

 

 

3,595

 

 

3,271,450

 

Qwest Corp., 6.026%, 6/15/13 (d)(e)

 

 

3,000

 

 

2,775,000

 

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

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,537,500

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 8/01/13

 

 

2,340

 

 

2,316,600

 

8.625%, 8/01/16

 

 

1,060

 

 

1,049,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,967,275

 

               

Electric Utilities—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

590

 

 

591,475

 

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

 

 

149

 

 

140,163

 

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

 

 

2,676

 

 

2,762,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,494,128

 

               

Electrical Equipment—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

3,765

 

 

3,934,425

 

               

Electronic Equipment & Instruments—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanmina-SCI Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 3/01/13

 

 

315

 

 

284,287

 

8.125%, 3/01/16 (e)

 

 

2,560

 

 

2,310,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,594,687

 

               

Energy Equipment & Services—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

255

 

 

253,725

 

7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

420

 

 

417,900

 

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

 

 

380

 

 

369,335

 

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

 

 

270

 

 

268,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,309,610

 

               

Food & Staples Retailing—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

2,940

 

 

2,440,200

 

               

Gas Utilities—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

400

 

 

442,400

 

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

 

 

725

 

 

688,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,131,150

 

               

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 10/15/17

 

 

500

 

 

540,000

 

10.375%, 10/15/17 (c)

 

 

500

 

 

527,500

 

11.625%, 10/15/17

 

 

670

 

 

704,337

 

DJO Finance LLC, 10.875%, 11/15/14

 

 

6,420

 

 

6,436,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,207,887

 

               

Health Care Providers & Services—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,985

 

 

1,920,487

 

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

 

 

2,948

 

 

2,491,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,411,547

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

47



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Real Estate Partners LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 6/01/12

 

USD

5,860

 

$

5,457,125

 

7.125%, 2/15/13

 

 

1,480

 

 

1,293,150

 

Greektown Holdings, LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13 (b)(f)(g)

 

 

1,344

 

 

1,014,720

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 2/01/16

 

 

5,695

 

 

3,829,887

 

10.75%, 2/01/18 (c)

 

 

1,790

 

 

1,057,268

 

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

 

 

375

 

 

120,000

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

91,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,863,275

 

               

Household Durables—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berkline/BenchCraft, LLC, 4.50%, 11/03/12 (c)(f)(g)(h)

 

 

200

 

 

 

               

IT Services—1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

270

 

 

232,875

 

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

 

 

950

 

 

795,625

 

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

 

 

4,205

 

 

4,176,115

 

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

 

 

790

 

 

801,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,006,465

 

               

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The AES Corp., 8.75%, 5/15/13 (b)

 

 

2,803

 

 

2,901,105

 

NRG Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 2/01/14

 

 

210

 

 

207,112

 

7.375%, 2/01/16

 

 

1,185

 

 

1,170,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,278,404

 

               

Industrial Conglomerates—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

3,210

 

 

2,824,800

 

13.50%, 12/01/15 (c)

 

 

4,972

 

 

4,050,671

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,875,471

 

               

Machinery—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,700

 

 

1,581,000

 

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

 

 

850

 

 

548,250

 

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

 

 

3,125

 

 

2,281,250

 

Synventive Molding Solutions Sub-Series A, 14%, 1/14/11

 

 

650

 

 

292,491

 

Terex Corp., 8%, 11/15/17

 

 

1,085

 

 

1,071,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,774,429

 

               

Marine—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

676

 

 

645,580

 

               

Media—6.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 10.125%, 10/15/13

 

 

2,825

 

 

2,782,625

 

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

 

 

2,425

 

 

1,515,625

 

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

 

 

800

 

 

804,000

 

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

 

 

340

 

 

260,950

 

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

 

 

3,420

 

 

3,278,875

 

Comcast Cable Communications LLC, 6.875%, 6/15/09 (e)

 

 

6,685

 

 

6,846,730

 

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

 

 

1,510

 

 

1,162,700

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

517,500

 

EchoStar DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 10/01/08

 

 

2,800

 

 

2,800,000

 

7%, 10/01/13

 

 

200

 

 

190,000

 

7.125%, 2/01/16

 

 

200

 

 

184,000

 

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

 

 

1,520

 

 

1,092,500

 

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

 

 

3,825

 

 

3,872,812

 

ProtoStar I Ltd., 12.50%, 10/15/12 (b)(d)(i)

 

 

3,345

 

 

3,244,435

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp., 11.75%, 5/15/15 (b)

 

 

2,442

 

 

1,794,870

 

Rainbow National Services LLC (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 9/01/12

 

 

925

 

 

943,500

 

10.375%, 9/01/14

 

 

3,134

 

 

3,333,792

 

Salem Communications Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/10

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,680,000

 

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Class A, 4.875%, 7/15/18 (i)(j)

 

 

460

 

 

421,475

 

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

 

 

4,500

 

 

3,847,500

 

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

 

 

1,575

 

 

913,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

41,487,389

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Metals & Mining—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

2,200

 

$

2,249,500

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.883%, 4/01/15 (d)

 

 

1,495

 

 

1,498,947

 

8.375%, 4/01/17 (e)

 

 

3,495

 

 

3,704,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,453,147

 

               

Multiline Retail—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JC Penney Corp. Inc., 8%, 3/01/10 (e)

 

 

4,400

 

 

4,536,985

 

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

 

 

73

 

 

70,992

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,607,977

 

               

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

550

 

 

525,250

 

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

 

 

1,210

 

 

1,052,700

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.375%, 6/15/15

 

 

650

 

 

604,500

 

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

 

 

700

 

 

657,125

 

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

 

 

495

 

 

490,050

 

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

 

 

250

 

 

218,125

 

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

 

 

1,990

 

 

1,987,512

 

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/13

 

 

1,650

 

 

1,716,000

 

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

 

 

1,515

 

 

1,325,625

 

SandRidge Energy, Inc. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.416%, 4/01/14 (d)

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,406,731

 

8.625%, 4/01/15 (c)

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,451,250

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 5/01/12

 

 

160

 

 

154,400

 

7.25%, 5/01/13

 

 

1,390

 

 

1,334,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,923,668

 

               

Paper & Forest Products—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bowater, Inc., 5.776%, 3/15/10 (d)

 

 

670

 

 

549,400

 

Domtar Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.875%, 10/15/11

 

 

140

 

 

143,850

 

7.125%, 8/15/15

 

 

300

 

 

289,500

 

NewPage Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.051%, 5/01/12 (d)

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,406,250

 

10%, 5/01/12

 

 

665

 

 

645,050

 

12%, 5/01/13

 

 

200

 

 

187,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,221,050

 

               

Professional Services—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

350

 

 

363,125

 

               

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rouse Co. LP, 5.375%, 11/26/13

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,523,422

 

               

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 5/15/13

 

 

2,063

 

 

1,934,062

 

9.25%, 6/01/16

 

 

310

 

 

299,150

 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 12/15/14

 

 

560

 

 

453,600

 

9.125%, 12/15/14 (c)

 

 

1,305

 

 

1,017,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,704,712

 

               

Software—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMS Holdings, Inc., 10.595%, 2/15/12 (b)(c)(d)

 

 

516

 

 

309,442

 

               

Specialty Retail—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AutoNation, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.791%, 4/15/13 (d)

 

 

690

 

 

569,250

 

7%, 4/15/14

 

 

690

 

 

596,850

 

General Nutrition Centers, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.199%, 3/15/14 (c)(d)

 

 

2,250

 

 

1,882,229

 

10.75%, 3/15/15

 

 

1,880

 

 

1,630,900

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 8.25%, 8/15/13

 

 

5,000

 

 

4,550,000

 

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

 

 

1,475

 

 

737,500

 

Michaels Stores, Inc. (e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 11/01/14

 

 

1,895

 

 

1,421,250

 

11.375%, 11/01/16

 

 

1,565

 

 

1,001,600

 

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

 

 

3,500

 

 

2,695,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,084,579

 

               

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

48

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

USD

575

 

$

461,437

 

               

Tobacco—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,036,980

 

               

Wireless Telecommunication Services—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

270

 

 

267,637

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (b):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 1/15/15

 

 

1,120

 

 

1,051,456

 

9.125%, 1/15/15 (c)

 

 

2,466

 

 

2,229,551

 

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

 

 

360

 

 

356,850

 

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

 

 

3,850

 

 

3,705,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,611,119

 

               

Total Corporate Bonds—37.6%

 

 

 

 

 

231,677,287

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Foreign Government Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Colombia Government International Bond,
9.75%, 4/23/09 (e)

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,200,000

 

Peru Government International Bond,
8.375%, 5/03/16

 

 

4,871

 

 

5,714,657

 

Turkey Government International Bond, 7%, 9/26/16

 

 

5,093

 

 

5,213,959

 

               

Total Foreign Government Obligations—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

16,128,616

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Fannie Mae Guaranteed Pass-Through Certificates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 9/15/23 (k)

 

 

121,000

 

 

119,865,625

 

5.50%, 12/01/28—11/01/33 (e)(l)

 

 

7,721

 

 

7,669,437

 

               

Total U.S. Government Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities—20.7%

 

 

 

 

 

127,535,062

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Aerospace & Defense—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avio Holding SpA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 4.594%, 9/25/14

 

 

1,000

 

 

902,143

 

Term Loan C, 5.219%, 9/25/15

 

 

1,000

 

 

902,143

 

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter of Credit, 2.70%, 3/26/14

 

 

267

 

 

248,549

 

Term Loan, 4.801%, 3/26/14

 

 

4,569

 

 

4,254,328

 

IAP Worldwide Services, Inc. First Lien Term Loan,
8.25%, 12/30/12

 

 

586

 

 

455,807

 

Wesco Aircraft Hardware Corp. First Lien Term Loan,
5.06%, 9/29/13

 

 

486

 

 

466,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,229,162

 

               

Airlines—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Airways Group, Inc. Term Loan, 4.963%, 3/24/14

 

 

2,970

 

 

2,034,450

 

               

Auto Components—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission, Inc. Term Loan, 5.22%—5.56%, 8/07/14

 

 

4,064

 

 

3,644,625

 

Dayco Products LLC (Mark IV, Inc.) Replacement B Term Loan,
7.14%—7.68%, 6/21/11

 

 

864

 

 

598,359

 

Delphi Corp. Second Lien:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subsequent Tranche C Term Loan, 8.5%, 12/31/08

 

 

79

 

 

64,979

 

Term Loan, 8.50%, 1/11/16

 

 

771

 

 

638,041

 

Metaldyne Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Tranche B Term Loan, 6.50%, 4/09/12

 

 

667

 

 

373,060

 

Letter of Credit Deposit Funded Tranche,
2.35%—6.56%, 1/11/14

 

 

98

 

 

54,862

 

Rallyparts LLC (Motorsport Aftermarket) Group Tranche B
Term Loan, 5.301%, 11/30/13

 

 

493

 

 

310,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,684,201

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

Par
(000)

 

 

Value

 

               

Beverages—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Culligan International Co. Second Lien Term Loan,
9.229%—9.615%, 4/24/13

 

EUR

1,500

 

$

1,100,288

 

Le-Nature’s, Inc. Term Loan B, 10.25%, 9/01/11 (f)(g)

 

USD

1,000

 

 

570,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,670,288

 

               

Biotechnology—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Talecris Biotherapeutics, Holdings Corp. First Lien Term Loan,
5.97%—6.31%, 12/06/13

 

 

995

 

 

962,614

 

               

Building Products—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Armstrong World Industries Tranche B Term Loan,
4.221%, 10/02/13

 

 

195

 

 

189,657

 

Building Materials Corp. of America Term Loan Advance,
5.438%—5.563%, 2/22/14

 

 

2,888

 

 

2,477,436

 

Custom Building Products Second Lien Term Loan,
7.801%, 4/20/12

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,170,000

 

Financiere (Lafarge Roofing) SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B1, 6.856%, 6/14/15

 

EUR

725

 

 

610,930

 

Term Loan B2, 6.856%, 6/14/15

 

 

296

 

 

249,534

 

Term Loan B4, 4.594%, 6/14/15

 

USD

278

 

 

158,218

 

Term Loan C1, 7.106%, 3/14/16

 

EUR

673

 

 

567,038

 

Term Loan C2, 7.106%, 3/14/16

 

USD

346

 

 

291,693

 

Term Loan C4, 4.838%, 3/14/16

 

 

285

 

 

162,023

 

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche B-1, 4.75%, 12/04/13

 

USD

967

 

 

890,911

 

Tranche B-2, 6.73%, 12/14/13

 

EUR

1,000

 

 

1,285,503

 

United Subcontractors Inc. Tranche B Term Loan,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.79%—8.14%, 12/27/12

 

USD

1,811

 

 

1,014,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,067,401

 

               

Capital Markets—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Co., LLC Term Loan,
5.50%—6.813%, 12/16/14

 

 

498

 

 

425,363

 

               

Chemicals—4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brenntag Holdings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan Facility B6 A, 6.793%, 3/01/12

 

EUR

282

 

 

382,763

 

Term Loan Facility B6 B, 6.793%, 3/01/12

 

 

218

 

 

296,331

 

Cognis Deutschland:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility A (German), 6.961%, 9/16/13

 

 

803

 

 

1,070,180

 

Facility B (French), 6.961%, 9/16/13

 

 

197

 

 

262,085

 

Edwards (Cayman Islands II) Ltd. First Lien Term Loan,
4.81%, 5/31/14

 

 

495

 

 

429,413

 

Electricinvest Holding Co. Ltd.,
Junior 8.735%—9.625%, 12/19/12

 

GBP

1,793

 

 

2,616,541

 

Flint Group Term Loan B, 4.88%, 12/31/14

 

USD

2,000

 

 

1,613,334

 

Huish Detergents, Inc. Term Loan Tranche B,
4.81%, 4/26/14

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,132,291

 

ISP Chemco LLC Term Loan, 4%—4.313%, 6/04/14

 

 

1,485

 

 

1,369,913

 

Ineos U.S. Finance Group Plc Term Loan Facility:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A4, 4.721%—4.885%, 12/16/12

 

 

1,016

 

 

883,526

 

B2, 4.885%, 12/16/13

 

 

1,715

 

 

1,449,175

 

C2, 5.385%, 12/23/14

 

 

1,715

 

 

1,449,175

 

Invista Canada Co. Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B1, 4.301%, 4/29/11

 

 

1,274

 

 

1,213,114

 

B2, 4.301%, 4/29/11

 

 

675

 

 

643,041

 

Lucite International Finance Plc,
13.96%, 7/14/13 (c)

 

EUR

1,105

 

 

923,795

 

PQ Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, 5.92%—6.05%, 7/30/14

 

USD

4,000

 

 

3,742,500

 

Second Lien Term Loan, 9.30%, 7/30/14

 

 

3,250

 

 

2,811,250

 

Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc. Tranche E Term Loan,
4.299%, 7/30/12

 

 

965

 

 

924,677

 

Solutia, Inc. Term Loan, 8.50%, 2/28/14

 

 

1,750

 

 

1,686,017

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,899,121

 

               

Commercial Services & Supplies—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARAMARK Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter of Credit, 2.44%, 1/26/14

 

 

185

 

 

174,918

 

Term Loan B, 4.676%, 1/26/14

 

 

2,907

 

 

2,753,329

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

49



 

 



Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Commercial Services & Supplies (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc. Term Loan Tranche B,
4.801%, 1/23/14

 

USD

1,234

 

$

1,104,766

 

EnviroSolutions Term Loan, 11.50%—12.25%, 7/07/12

 

 

501

 

 

457,982

 

Kion Group GmbH:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 4.469%, 12/28/14

 

 

250

 

 

216,298

 

Term Loan C, 4.969%, 12/28/15

 

 

250

 

 

216,298

 

Language Line Services Term Loan B1, 6.06%, 6/11/11

 

 

729

 

 

685,510

 

Sirva Second Lien Facility Loan,
12%, 5/15/15

 

 

229

 

 

186,326

 

Synagro Technologies, Inc. Term Loan, 4.81%, 4/02/14

 

 

2,743

 

 

2,317,897

 

West Corp. Term Loan B2, 4.844%—5.171%, 10/24/13

 

 

2,955

 

 

2,592,634

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,705,958

 

               

Communications Equipment—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alltel Corp. Initial Tranche:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B2, 5.064%, 5/16/15

 

 

1,744

 

 

1,723,239

 

Term Loan B3, 4.966%, 5/18/15

 

 

5,219

 

 

5,199,435

 

SafeNet, Inc. Term Loan B, 5.788%, 4/11/14

 

 

1,980

 

 

1,702,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,625,474

 

               

Computers & Peripherals—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intergraph Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initial Term Loan, First Lien, 4.809%, 5/29/14

 

 

1,431

 

 

1,359,292

 

Second Lien Term Loan, 8.809%, 11/29/14

 

 

750

 

 

720,000

 

Dealer Computer Services (Reynolds and Reynolds) Term Loan,
4.801%, 10/26/12

 

 

1,889

 

 

1,747,366

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,826,658

 

               

Construction & Engineering—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Term Loan B, 5.063%, 2/07/14

 

 

993

 

 

908,422

 

Second Lien Term Loan, 8.813%, 2/07/15

 

 

500

 

 

460,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,368,422

 

               

Containers & Packaging—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlantis Plastics Second Lien Term Loan, 12%, 3/22/12 (f)(g)

 

 

250

 

 

43,750

 

Consolidated Container Co. LLC Second Lien Term Loan,
7.969%—8.31%, 9/28/14

 

 

350

 

 

171,500

 

Graham Packaging Co. LP New Term Loan E,
4.938%—5.063%, 10/07/11

 

 

2,095

 

 

1,990,289

 

Graphic Packaging International Corp. Incremental Term Loan,
5.535%—5.884%, 5/16/14

 

 

2,363

 

 

2,278,939

 

Mivisa Envases SAU:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B1

 

EUR

826

 

 

1,054,549

 

Term Loan B2

 

 

174

 

 

221,785

 

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc. Deposit Account,
4.913%, 11/01/10

 

USD

568

 

 

548,645

 

Solo Cup Co. Term B1 Loan, 5.97%—6.31%, 2/27/11

 

 

1,198

 

 

1,163,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,472,543

 

               

Distributors—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc. Term Loan,
5.966%—5.972%, 1/12/12

 

 

1,434

 

 

1,003,542

 

               

Diversified Consumer Services—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coinmach Corp. Term Loan,
5.48%—5.81%, 11/20/14

 

 

4,738

 

 

4,353,125

 

               

Diversified Financial Services—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J.G. Wentworth LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, 5.051%, 4/04/14

 

 

4,400

 

 

3,388,000

 

Professional Services First Lien Term Loan,
5.22%, 10/31/12

 

 

752

 

 

676,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,064,849

 

               

Diversified Telecommunication Services—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BCM Ireland Holdings (Eircom):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 6.606%, 9/30/14

 

EUR

2,000

 

 

2,695,948

 

Term Loan C, 6.856%, 9/30/15

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,696,752

 

Country Road Communications Second Lien Term Loan,
10.42%, 7/15/13

 

USD

500

 

 

485,000

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Diversified Telecommunication Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc. Term Loan C,
5.301%, 6/01/14

 

USD

648

 

$

514,238

 

Time Warner Telecom Holdings, Inc. Term Loan B,
4.47%, 1/07/13

 

 

2,023

 

 

1,935,167

 

Wind Telecomunicazion SpA Term Loan A1,
6.235%—6.89%, 5/25/10

 

EUR

653

 

 

895,390

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,222,495

 

               

Electric Utilities—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TPF Generation Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Letter of Credit, 2.10%, 12/15/13

 

USD

151

 

 

144,634

 

First Lien Term Loan, 4.801%, 12/15/13

 

 

743

 

 

713,827

 

Revolving Credit, 4.801%, 12/15/13

 

 

47

 

 

45,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

903,801

 

               

Electrical Equipment—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical Components International Holdings
Second Lien Term Loan, 10.50%, 4/28/14

 

 

500

 

 

225,000

 

Generac Acquisition Corp., Inc. First Lien Term Loan,
5.288%, 11/09/13

 

 

1,479

 

 

1,142,571

 

Sensus Metering Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Term Loan B-1, 4.47%—4.812%, 12/17/10

 

 

1,057

 

 

1,024,826

 

New Term Loan B-2, 4.47%, 12/17/10

 

 

27

 

 

26,411

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,418,808

 

               

Electronic Equipment & Instruments—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flextronics International Ltd. Delay Draw Term Loan A
Closing Date, 5.041%, 10/01/14

 

 

1,109

 

 

1,005,903

 

Flextronics International Ltd. Closing Date Loan
5.038%—5.041%, 10/01/14

 

 

3,859

 

 

3,525,719

 

Matinvest (Deutsch Connectors):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B2, 5.384%, 6/22/14

 

 

491

 

 

430,103

 

Term Loan C2, 5.634%, 6/22/15

 

 

851

 

 

746,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,707,945

 

               

Energy Equipment & Services—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dresser, Inc. Term Loan B,
4.713%—5.057%, 5/04/14

 

 

3,432

 

 

3,273,621

 

MEG Energy Corp. Initial Term Loan, 4.80%, 4/03/13

 

 

489

 

 

466,604

 

Trinidad U.S.A. Partnership LP Term Loan, 4.964%, 5/01/11

 

 

1,465

 

 

1,391,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,131,975

 

               

Food & Staples Retailing—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AB Acquisition Term Loan B, 8.091%, 7/15/15

 

GBP

4,000

 

 

6,466,578

 

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc. Term Loan,
4.47%—4.81%, 3/29/13

 

USD

973

 

 

899,429

 

DS Waters of America Term Loan B, 6.469%, 3/07/12

 

 

500

 

 

462,500

 

WM Bolthouse Farms, Inc. First Lien Term Loan,
5.063%, 12/16/12

 

 

975

 

 

933,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,762,070

 

               

Food Products—2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dole Food Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Linked Deposit, 2.65%, 4/12/13

 

 

280

 

 

256,702

 

Term Loan B, 4.5%—6%, 4/12/13

 

 

511

 

 

468,875

 

Term Loan C, 4.50%—6%, 4/12/13

 

 

2,050

 

 

1,881,950

 

Eight O’Clock Coffee Co. Term Loan, 5.25%, 11/14/11

 

 

1,813

 

 

1,740,696

 

Michael Foods Term Loan B-1, 4.845%—5.194%, 11/21/10

 

 

2,167

 

 

2,123,436

 

Osi Funds GMBH-German Term Loan, 4.801%, 9/2/11

 

 

531

 

 

522,597

 

Osi Group LLC.-U.S. Term Loan B, 4.801%, 9/2/11

 

 

1,194

 

 

1,175,844

 

Osi Holland Finance-Dutch Term Loan, 4.801%, 9/2/11

 

 

663

 

 

653,247

 

Sturm Foods, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Term Loan 5.25%—5.375%, 1/31/14

 

 

1,355

 

 

1,104,564

 

Initial First Lien Term Loan 5.375%, 1/31/14 (c)(h)

 

 

500

 

 

407,500

 

Second Lien Term Loan, 8.875%, 7/31/14

 

 

500

 

 

305,000

 

Wrigley Co. Term Loan B, 0%, 8/11/14

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,505,894

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,146,305

 

               

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

50

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 



Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet, Inc. Dollar Term Loan, 5.801%, 3/25/15

 

USD

4,466

 

$

4,374,134

 

DJO Finance LLC Term Loan,
5.469%—5.801%, 5/20/14

 

 

2,488

 

 

2,425,313

 

Select Medical Term Loan B, 4.472%—6.0%, 2/24/12

 

 

966

 

 

895,140

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,694,587

 

               

Health Care Providers & Services—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCS Medical First Lien Term Loan (Chronic Care),
6.06%, 9/30/12

 

 

840

 

 

673,758

 

Cardinal Health Euro Term Loan, 7.205%, 4/15/14

 

EUR

1,980

 

 

2,556,188

 

Community Health Systems, Inc. Term Loan,
4.719%—5.06%, 7/25/14

 

USD

8,188

 

 

7,738,726

 

Health Management Associates, Inc. Term Loan B,
4.551%, 2/28/14

 

 

886

 

 

811,432

 

HealthSouth Corp. Term Loan, 5.29%, 3/10/13

 

 

801

 

 

757,575

 

Surgical Care Affiliates LLC Term Loan B,
5.051%, 12/29/14

 

 

1,987

 

 

1,748,961

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,286,640

 

               

Health Care Technology—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunquest Holdings Inc. (Misys Hospital Systems),
Term Loan, 5.72%—6.05%, 10/13/14

 

 

1,489

 

 

1,403,147

 

               

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCM Merger Inc. (MotorCity Casino) Term Loan B,
4.808%—4.815%, 7/13/12

 

 

1,665

 

 

1,494,422

 

Green Valley Ranch Gaming LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, 4.469%—4.801%, 2/16/14

 

 

476

 

 

364,285

 

Second Lien, 5.719%, 8/16/14

 

 

1,500

 

 

753,750

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B1, 5.80%—5.801%, 1/28/15

 

 

554

 

 

486,221

 

Term Loan B2, 5.80%, 1/28/15

 

 

698

 

 

611,580

 

Term Loan B3, 5.801%, 1/28/15

 

 

810

 

 

709,546

 

OSI Restaurant Partners, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incremental Term Loan, 5.125%, 5/15/13

 

 

403

 

 

307,635

 

Revolving Credit, 5.026%, 5/15/13

 

 

39

 

 

29,795

 

Prefunded Penn National Gaming, Inc. Term Loan B,
4.21%—4.55%, 10/03/12

 

 

4,046

 

 

3,871,761

 

QCE LLC First Lien Term Loan, 4.813%, 5/05/13

 

 

1,960

 

 

1,652,933

 

Travelport LLC (Travelport, Inc.):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standby Letter of Credit, 5.051%, 8/23/13 (c)

 

 

29

 

 

24,225

 

Term Loan, 9.793%, 3/27/12 (c)

 

 

4,216

 

 

2,592,978

 

Term Loan B, 4.719%, 3/27/12

 

 

145

 

 

120,731

 

Wembley, Inc. First Lien Term Loan,
6.72%—7.19%, 8/23/11

 

 

491

 

 

364,865

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,384,727

 

               

Household Durables—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berkline Corp. Term Loan B,
6.578%, 11/03/11 (f)(g)(h)

 

 

95

 

 

4,735

 

Jarden Corp. Term Loan B3, 5.301%, 1/24/12

 

 

995

 

 

915,377

 

The Yankee Candle Co., Inc. Term Loan B,
4.48%—4.81%, 2/06/14

 

 

1,000

 

 

872,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,792,612

 

               

Household Products—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Garden & Pet Term Loan New Tranche B,
3.97%—3.98%, 9/30/12

 

 

1,082

 

 

951,793

 

               

IT Services—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affiliated Computer Services Term Loan,
4.472%, 3/20/13

 

 

731

 

 

705,395

 

Amadeus Global Travel Distribution SA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B-3, 6.981%, 7/15/13

 

EUR

307

 

 

379,178

 

Term Loan B-4, 6.481%, 7/15/13

 

 

186

 

 

229,621

 

Term Loan C-3, 6.981%, 7/15/14

 

 

307

 

 

379,178

 

Term Loan C-4, 6.981%, 7/15/14

 

 

186

 

 

229,621

 

Audio Visual Services Group, Inc. Second Lien Term Loan,
8.31%, 2/28/14

 

USD

1,000

 

 

880,000

 

Ceridian Corp. U.S. Term Loan, 5.464%, 11/09/14

 

 

3,500

 

 

3,290,000

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

IT Services (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Data Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B1, 5.222%—5.551%, 9/24/14

 

USD

3,701

 

$

3,390,309

 

Term Loan B2, 5.222%—5.551%, 9/24/14

 

 

1,250

 

 

1,145,899

 

Term Loan B3, 5.551%, 9/24/14

 

 

850

 

 

778,931

 

RedPrairie Corp. Term Loan,
5.50%, 7/20/12

 

 

689

 

 

647,384

 

SunGard Data Systems, Inc. (Solar Capital Corp.)
New U.S. Term Loan, 4.553%, 2/28/14

 

 

2,426

 

 

2,276,390

 

Verifone, Inc. Term Loan,
5.42%—5.55%, 10/31/13

 

 

930

 

 

888,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,220,056

 

               

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The AES Corp. Term Loan, 5.063%—5.10%, 8/10/11

 

 

429

 

 

418,393

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC (TXU):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B-2, 5.963%—6.303%, 10/13/14

 

 

2,978

 

 

2,774,863

 

Term Loan B-3, 5.963%—6.303%, 10/13/14

 

 

7,306

 

 

6,794,795

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,988,051

 

               

Insurance—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conseco New Term Loan, 4.469%, 10/10/13

 

 

737

 

 

615,301

 

Sedgwick Claims Management Service, Inc. Term Loan B,
5.051%, 1/31/13

 

 

1,070

 

 

1,016,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,631,783

 

               

Internet & Catalog Retail—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oriental Trading First Lien Term Loan,
4.72%, 7/31/13 (h)

 

 

956

 

 

692,817

 

               

Leisure Equipment & Products—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan,
4.97%—5.17%, 6/08/12

 

 

977

 

 

909,075

 

               

Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quintiles Transnational First Lien Term Loan B4,
4.81%, 3/31/13

 

 

978

 

 

928,625

 

               

Machinery—1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big Dumpster (Wastequip):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay Draw Term Loan, 5.051%, 2/05/13

 

 

287

 

 

224,527

 

Term Loan B, 5.051%, 2/05/13

 

 

683

 

 

533,251

 

Blount, Inc. Term Loan B, 4.214%, 8/09/10

 

 

726

 

 

693,045

 

LN Acquisition Corp. (Lincoln Industrials) Second Lien
Initial Term Loan, 8.22%, 1/09/15

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,365,000

 

NACCO Materials Handling Group Term Loan,
4.469%—4.82%, 3/21/13

 

 

490

 

 

426,300

 

Navistar International Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Term Loan, 6.046%—6.292%, 1/19/12

 

 

2,750

 

 

2,533,438

 

Revolving Credit, 5.903%—6.046, 1/19/12

 

 

1,000

 

 

921,250

 

OshKosh Truck Corp. Term Loan B, 4.22%—4.43%, 12/06/13

 

 

2,331

 

 

2,120,465

 

Standard Steel:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay Draw Term Loan, 4.97%—6.50%, 6/30/12

 

 

83

 

 

75,075

 

Initial Term Loan, 5.31%, 6/30/12

 

 

408

 

 

371,583

 

Trimas Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 4.72%—6.75%, 8/02/13

 

 

399

 

 

361,222

 

Tranche B-1, 2.46%, 8/02/13

 

 

94

 

 

84,844

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,710,000

 

               

Marine—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delphi Acquisition Holding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility B1—Assignment, 5.176%, 1/11/15

 

 

488

 

 

447,214

 

Facility B2—Assignment, 5.176%, 1/11/15

 

 

1,000

 

 

915,000

 

Facility C1—Assignment, 5.675%, 1/11/16

 

 

489

 

 

447,214

 

Facility C2—Assignment, 5.675%, 1/11/16

 

 

1,000

 

 

915,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,724,428

 

               

Media—14.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acosta, Inc. Term Loan, 4.72%, 7/29/13

 

 

980

 

 

910,175

 

Affinion Group, Inc. Term Loan, 9.368%, 3/01/12

 

 

1,000

 

 

838,750

 

Alix Partners Tranche C Term Loan, 4.79%, 10/12/13

 

 

1,446

 

 

1,391,813

 

Alpha Topco (Formula One Group):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility D (Second Lien), 6.634%, 12/31/13

 

 

1,000

 

 

909,250

 

Term Loan B1, 4.719%, 12/31/13

 

 

857

 

 

779,357

 

Term Loan B2, 4.719%, 12/31/13

 

 

589

 

 

498,437

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

51



 

 



Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Media (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Atlantic Broadband Finance Term Loan B2,
5.06%, 8/10/12

 

USD

980

 

$

945,792

 

Cablevision Systems Corp. Incremental Term Loan,
4.214%, 3/29/13

 

 

2,910

 

 

2,767,410

 

Catalina Marketing Group Initial Term Loan,
5.801%, 10/01/14

 

 

2,977

 

 

2,795,105

 

Cengage Learning Inc. Tranche 1 Term Loan,
7.50%, 7/05/14

 

 

3,750

 

 

3,712,500

 

Cequel Communications LLC Term Loan,
4.791%—6.0%, 11/05/13

 

 

7,416

 

 

6,922,586

 

Charter Communications, Inc. Replacement Term Loan,
4.67%—4.8%, 3/06/14

 

 

3,970

 

 

3,467,684

 

Cinemark Term Loan B, 4.53%—4.93%, 10/05/13

 

 

1,105

 

 

1,043,731

 

Clarke American Corp. Term Loan B,
5.291%—5.301%, 6/30/14

 

 

3,401

 

 

2,795,746

 

Dex Media West Term Loan B, 7%, 10/24/14

 

 

2,250

 

 

2,057,344

 

Discovery Communications Term Loan B,
4.801%, 5/14/14

 

 

1,487

 

 

1,449,928

 

Education Media and Publishing Mezzanine Loan,
6.46%, 12/12/13

 

 

8,793

 

 

7,034,551

 

GateHouse Media Operating, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay Draw Term Loan, 4.81%, 8/28/14

 

 

497

 

 

266,900

 

Term Loan B, 4.81%, 8/28/14

 

 

745

 

 

400,496

 

Getty Images, Inc. Initial Term Loan, 7.25%, 7/02/15

 

 

750

 

 

748,829

 

Gray Communications Systems, Inc. Delay Draw Term Loan B,
3.77%—5.25%, 12/31/14

 

 

1,800

 

 

1,494,068

 

HIT Entertainment Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan, 8.30%, 2/26/13

 

 

1,000

 

 

795,000

 

Term Loan, 4.80%, 3/20/12

 

 

366

 

 

312,944

 

Hanley-Wood LLC Term Loan,
4.711%—4.717%, 3/08/14 (h)

 

 

1,492

 

 

1,158,553

 

Insight Midwest Holdings LLC Term Loan B,
4.47%, 4/06/14

 

 

3,550

 

 

3,409,111

 

Intelsat (PanAmSat Corp.):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B2A, 5.288%, 1/03/12

 

 

986

 

 

937,479

 

Term Loan B2B, 5.288%, 1/03/12

 

 

986

 

 

937,762

 

Term Loan B2C, 5.288%, 1/03/12

 

 

986

 

 

937,479

 

Knology, Inc. Term Loan,
5.038%, 6/30/12

 

 

495

 

 

455,400

 

Lavena Holdings (ProSiebenSat 1 Media AG):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility B1, 6.86%—7.526%, 6/30/16

 

 

500

 

 

504,115

 

Term Loan C1, 7.11%—7.776%, 6/30/15

 

 

500

 

 

504,115

 

Term Loan D, 8.235%—8.901%, 6/30/15

 

EUR

1,000

 

 

524,470

 

MCC Iowa LLC (Mediacom Broadband Group)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan D-1, 4.21%—4.23%, 1/31/15

 

USD

1,970

 

 

1,817,325

 

MCNA Cable (One Link) Term Loan,
9.47%, 10/31/13 (c)

 

 

1,687

 

 

1,478,577

 

Mediacom LLC Term Loan C, 4.22%—4.23%, 1/31/15

 

 

1,945

 

 

1,796,067

 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Term Loan B,
6.051%, 4/08/12 (h)

 

 

3,890

 

 

2,929,695

 

Mission Broadcastinng, Inc. Term Loan B,
4.551%, 10/01/12

 

 

1,892

 

 

1,722,087

 

Multicultural Radio Broadcasting Inc. Term Loan,
5.422%, 12/18/12

 

EUR

349

 

 

314,100

 

NTL Cable Plc. (Virgin):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B1 Facility, 8.145%, 9/03/12

 

 

818

 

 

1,356,091

 

B2 Facility, 8.145%, 9/03/12

 

 

437

 

 

724,880

 

C Facility, 8.743%, 3/03/13

 

GBP

2,000

 

 

3,183,485

 

NV Broadcasting First Lien Term Loan,
5.69%, 10/21/13

 

USD

826

 

 

726,552

 

Newsday LLC Fixed Rate, 9.75%, 8/01/13

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,497,188

 

Nexstar Broadcasting Group Term Loan B,
4.416%, 10/01/12

 

 

1,791

 

 

1,629,956

 

Nielsen Finance LLC Dollar Term Loan, 4.803%, 8/09/13

 

 

3,439

 

 

3,176,028

 

Parkin Broadcasting (NV Broadcasting) Term Loan,
5.69%, 10/21/13

 

 

169

 

 

149,036

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

             

Media (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penton Media (h):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Term Loan 4.719%—5.049%, 2/01/13

 

USD

1,111

 

$

841,535

 

Second Lien Term Loan 7.799%, 2/01/14

 

 

1,000

 

 

690,000

 

Puerto Rico (Choice Cable) Second Lien Term Loan,
10.313%, 1/26/12

 

 

692

 

 

553,846

 

Stile (ClientLogic Holding Corp.) U.S. Term Loan,
4.962%—5.359%, 1/30/14 (h)

 

 

968

 

 

751,762

 

Telecommunications Management LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi Draw Term Loan, 5.969%—7.75%, 6/20/13

 

 

237

 

 

206,467

 

Term Loan, 5.969%, 6/30/13

 

 

931

 

 

875,140

 

United Pan Europe Communications:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan M, 6.482%, 12/31/14

 

EUR

1,413

 

 

1,842,970

 

Term Loan N, 4.214%, 12/31/14

 

USD

2,000

 

 

1,873,000

 

Yell Group Plc Term Loan B2:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.469%, 2/10/13

 

 

1,000

 

 

868,750

 

6.485%, 2/27/13

 

EUR

1,500

 

 

1,944,008

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,655,426

 

               

Metals & Mining—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compass Minerals Group, Inc. Term Loan,
3.98%—6.59%, 12/22/12

 

USD

780

 

 

751,224

 

Euramax International:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Loan (Second Lien), 10.791%, 6/29/13

 

 

167

 

 

111,125

 

European Loan (Second Lien), 10.791%, 6/29/13

 

 

83

 

 

55,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

917,474

 

               

Multi-Utilities—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coleto Creek:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letter of Credit, 5.551%, 6/28/13

 

 

127

 

 

114,650

 

Synthetic LC First Lien Term Loan, 5.551%, 6/28/13

 

 

1,807

 

 

1,626,734

 

MACH Gen LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Term Loan B, 4.81%, 2/22/14

 

 

668

 

 

635,728

 

Letter of Credit First Lien, 4.551%, 2/22/13

 

 

70

 

 

66,867

 

NE Energy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Term Loan B, 5.31%, 11/01/13

 

 

1,230

 

 

1,131,998

 

Letter of Credit, 5.313%, 11/01/13

 

 

159

 

 

145,854

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,721,831

 

               

Multiline Retail—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. Term Loan,
4.422%, 4/06/13

 

 

1,940

 

 

1,799,673

 

               

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Big West Oil & Gas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delayed Advance Term Loan, 4.463%—4.471%, 5/15/14

 

 

550

 

 

484,000

 

Initial Term Advance, 4.68%, 5/15/14

 

 

440

 

 

387,200

 

CR Gas Storage:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bridge Loan, 4.843%, 5/12/13

 

 

29

 

 

26,829

 

Canadian Term Loan B, 4.534%, 5/12/13

 

 

455

 

 

422,451

 

Delay Draw U.S. Term B, 4.844%, 5/08/13

 

 

51

 

 

47,230

 

U.S. Term Loan, 4.411%, 5/12/13

 

 

75

 

 

69,723

 

Coffeyville Resources LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funded Letter of Credit, 2.69%, 12/28/10

 

 

243

 

 

221,351

 

Term Loan D, 5.541%—6.75%, 12/28/13

 

 

787

 

 

716,503

 

Drummond Oil Term Advance, 3.75%, 2/14/11

 

 

1,425

 

 

1,382,250

 

Turbo Beta Term Loan, 14.50%, 3/15/18 (h)

 

 

3,010

 

 

2,950,013

 

Western Refining Co. LP Term Loan, 7.75%, 5/30/14

 

 

919

 

 

792,501

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,500,051

 

               

Paper & Forest Products—1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boise Cascade Holdings LLC First Lien Tranche B Term Loan,
7.50%, 2/22/14

 

 

1,247

 

 

1,241,309

 

Georgia-Pacific Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term Loan B, 4.219%—4.551%, 12/20/12

 

 

5,684

 

 

5,367,099

 

Add on Term Loan B2, 4.446%—4.551%, 12/20/12

 

 

2,386

 

 

2,252,892

 

NewPage Corp. Tem Loan, 6.563%, 12/21/14

 

 

1,990

 

 

1,938,758

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC Term Loan, 9.033%, 8/01/13

 

 

560

 

 

525,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,325,058

 

               

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

52

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Personal Products—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Safety Razor Co. Second Lien Term Loan,
8.72%—8.90%, 1/30/14

 

USD

2,500

 

$

2,250,000

 

Prestige Brands Term Loan B,
4.713%—5.043%, 4/06/11

 

 

1,142

 

 

1,116,105

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,366,105

 

               

Real Estate Management & Development—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enclave Term Loan B, 6.14%, 3/01/12

 

 

3,000

 

 

2,493,000

 

Georgian Towers Term Loan B5, 6.14%, 12/20/12

 

 

3,000

 

 

2,431,500

 

Pivotal Promontory Second Lien Term Loan,
10.5%, 8/31/11 (f)(g)

 

 

750

 

 

112,500

 

Realogy Corp. Term Loan B, 5.462%, 10/10/13 (h)

 

 

1,485

 

 

1,225,744

 

Yellowstone Club First Lien Loan B, 4.844%, 9/30/10

 

 

409

 

 

340,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,603,173

 

               

Road & Rail—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rail America, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Term Loan 6.79%, 8/14/09

 

 

91

 

 

90,744

 

U.S. Term Loan, 6.79%, 8/14/09

 

 

1,409

 

 

1,401,756

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,492,500

 

               

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marvell Technology Group Term Loan, 4.969%, 11/08/09

 

 

482

 

 

477,056

 

               

Software—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Lien Term Loan, 6.47%, 7/28/12

 

 

983

 

 

903,900

 

CCC Information Services, Inc. Term Loan,
5.06%, 2/10/13

 

 

414

 

 

396,978

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,300,878

 

               

Specialty Retail—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADESA, Inc. Initial Term Loan, 5.06%, 10/18/13

 

 

1,724

 

 

1,533,790

 

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp. Term Loan,
5.06%, 5/28/13

 

 

586

 

 

453,815

 

Claire’s Stores Term Loan B, 5.219%—5.56%, 5/29/14

 

 

1,236

 

 

825,671

 

Eye Care Centers of America, Inc. Term Loan,
4.97%—5.31%, 2/16/12

 

 

656

 

 

623,052

 

Orchard Supply Hardware Note Participation B,
4.917%, 12/09/08

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,275,000

 

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. Term Loan,
4.719%—5.051%, 10/26/13

 

 

394

 

 

358,540

 

Rent-A-Center Term Loan B, 4.54%—4.57%, 6/30/12

 

 

805

 

 

760,277

 

Sensata Technologies U.S. Term Loan,
4.412%—4.543%, 4/27/13

 

 

1,930

 

 

1,695,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,525,258

 

               

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hanesbrands, Inc. Term Loan B,
4.545%—4.551%, 9/05/13

 

 

1,000

 

 

969,722

 

Renfro Corp. Delayed Draw Tranche B,
5.92%—6.05%, 10/05/13

 

 

463

 

 

380,713

 

St. John Knits, Inc. Term Loan B, 5.801%, 3/21/12

 

 

660

 

 

613,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,964,408

 

               

Trading Companies & Distributors—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beacon Sales Co. Term Loan B,
4.469%—4.783%, 9/30/13

 

 

1,228

 

 

1,093,031

 

               

Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cellular South Term Loan B, 4.21%, 5/29/14

 

 

1,485

 

 

1,425,600

 

Centennial Cellular Operating Co. Term Loan B,
4.469%, 2/09/11

 

 

800

 

 

782,666

 

Cricket Communications, Inc. Term Loan B, 6.50%, 6/16/13

 

 

950

 

 

937,334

 

NG Wireless:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay Draw Term Loan, 5.219%, 8/15/14

 

 

140

 

 

133,356

 

First Lien Term Loan, 5.219%—5.551%, 8/15/14

 

 

610

 

 

579,144

 

NTELOS Inc. B-1 Facility, 4.72%, 8/24/11

 

 

1,687

 

 

1,649,362

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,507,462

 

               

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests—58.4%

 

 

 

 

 

360,254,295

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

               

Fannie Mae, 7.25%, 1/15/10

 

USD

17,000

 

$

17,947,886

 

U.S. Treasury Notes (e):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.375%, 12/15/08

 

 

17,000

 

 

17,075,701

 

3.875%, 5/15/09 (l)

 

 

6,000

 

 

6,073,596

 

3.375%, 9/15/09

 

 

3,425

 

 

3,467,545

 

4.25%, 8/15/15

 

 

1,815

 

 

1,916,952

 

               

Total U.S. Government Obligations—7.5%

 

 

 

 

 

46,481,680

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

               

Capital Markets—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E*Trade Financial Corp. (f)

 

 

121,011

 

 

387,235

 

               

Commercial Services & Supplies—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sirva Common Stock (f)(h)

 

 

1,109

 

 

77,630

 

               

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reliant Energy, Inc. (f)

 

 

4,573

 

 

77,878

 

               

Total Common Stocks—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

542,743

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Preferred Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Capital Markets—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco, LLC, 16.75% (b)

 

 

177

 

 

151,335

 

               

Total Preferred Stocks—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

151,335

 

               

 


Warrants (m)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Machinery—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Synventive Molding Solutions (expires 1/15/13)

 

 

1

 

 

0

 

               

Total Warrants—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Other Interests (n)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000
)

 

 

 

 

               

Health Care Providers & Services—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc. (h)

 

$

7,579

 

 

2,547

 

               

Household Durables—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berkline Benchcraft Equity LLC (h)

 

 

3,155

 

 

 

               

Total Other Interests—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

2,547

 

               

Total Long-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost—$847,774,339)—127.3%

 

 

 

 

 

784,969,025

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Short-Term Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank, 2.60%, 9/02/08 (o)

 

 

2,200

 

 

2,200,000

 

               

Total Short-Term Securities (Cost—$2,200,000)—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

2,200,000

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

             

Call Options Purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC,
expiring December 2019 at $942.86

 

 

46

 

 

77,740

 

               

Total Options Purchased (Cost—$44,978)—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

77,740

 

               

Total Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost—$850,019,317*)—127.7%

 

 

 

 

 

787,246,765

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(27.7)%

 

 

 

 

 

(170,854,018

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

616,392,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

53



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)


 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of August 31, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

850,116,712

 

 

 

 

     

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

6,121,952

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(68,991,899

)

 

 

 

     

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(62,869,947

)

 

 

 

     

 

 

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

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

(e)

All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements.

(f)

Non-income producing security.

(g)

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

(h)

Security is fair valued.

(i)

Convertible security.

(j)

Represents a step bond.

(k)

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

(l)

All or a portion of security held as collateral in connection with financial futures contracts and/or swaps.

(m)

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

(n)

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

(o)

Rate shown is the yield to maturity as of the date of purchase.

 

 

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

 

 

Financial futures contracts purchased as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

Contracts

 

Issue

 

Expiration
Date

 

Face
Value

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

                       

67

 

5-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

 

September 2008

 

$

7,402,077

 

$

132,282

 

                       

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Currency Purchased

Currency
Sold

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation

 

                     

USD

 

30,303,553

 

EUR

19,362,550

 

10/23/08

 

$

1,981,918

 

USD

 

15,951,178

 

GBP

8,042,900

 

10/23/08

 

 

1,350,233

 

                   

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,332,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Swaps outstanding as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

Notional
Amount
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

               

Sold credit default protection LCDX Index receive 5.25%
Broker, UBS Securities
Expires June 2013

 

EUR

3,000

 

$

(120,421

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bought credit default protection on
LCDX Index and pay 3.25%
Broker, UBS Securities
Expires June 2013

 

 

3,500

 

 

58,415

 

               

Total

 

 

 

 

$

(62,006

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date

 

Net Closing
Amount

 

Face
Amount

 

                                 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.50

%

 

 

6/05/08

 

 

Open

 

$

3,969,545

 

$

3,945,125

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.60

%

 

 

8/07/08

 

 

Open

 

 

2,155,645

 

 

2,152,225

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.60

%

 

 

8/07/08

 

 

Open

 

 

4,462,079

 

 

4,455,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.60

%

 

 

8/07/08

 

 

Open

 

 

5,108,103

 

 

5,100,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.60

%

 

 

8/07/08

 

 

Open

 

 

2,275,610

 

 

2,272,000

 

Credit Suisse Securities LLC

 

2.60

%

 

 

8/07/08

 

 

Open

 

 

3,535,559

 

 

3,529,950

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

2.11

%

 

 

7/08/08

 

 

Open

 

 

17,202,283

 

 

17,148,750

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

2.11

%

 

 

7/08/08

 

 

Open

 

 

6,082,887

 

 

6,063,900

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

2.11

%

 

 

7/08/08

 

 

Open

 

 

3,521,617

 

 

3,510,625

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

2.06

%

 

 

7/08/08

 

 

Open

 

 

1,934,399

 

 

1,928,438

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

2.40

%

 

 

8/27/08

 

 

9/11/08

 

 

2,267,964

 

 

2,266,000

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

(1.00

)%

 

 

7/02/08

 

 

Open

 

 

1,017,060

 

 

1,018,815

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

(0.75

)%

 

 

7/02/08

 

 

Open

 

 

758,349

 

 

759,330

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

1.50

%

 

 

7/02/08

 

 

Open

 

 

2,504,980

 

 

2,498,525

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

2.75

%

 

 

7/02/08

 

 

Open

 

 

4,402,963

 

 

4,381,875

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

2.75

%

 

 

7/02/08

 

 

Open

 

 

2,266,936

 

 

2,256,250

 

Lehman Brothers International

 

0.75

%

 

 

7/24/08

 

 

Open

 

 

1,251,638

 

 

1,250,700

 

                                 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

64,717,617

 

$

64,537,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

 

 

 

EUR

Euro

 

GBP

British Pound

 

USD

U.S. Dollar


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

54

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments August 31, 2008

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Aerospace & Defense—6.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

475

 

$

494,000

 

DRS Technologies, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875%, 11/01/13

 

 

50

 

 

50,625

 

7.625%, 2/01/18

 

 

80

 

 

84,200

 

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

 

 

100

 

 

97,000

 

Honeywell International, 7.50%, 3/01/10

 

 

325

 

 

344,949

 

Lockheed Martin Corp. Series B, 6.15%, 9/01/36

 

 

2,000

 

 

1,973,700

 

Northrop Grumman Corp., 7.125%, 2/15/11

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,059,353

 

Raytheon Co., 4.85%, 1/15/11

 

 

650

 

 

655,914

 

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

 

 

90

 

 

87,525

 

United Technologies Corp., 6.35%, 3/01/11

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,055,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,902,960

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

300

 

 

247,500

 

 

Airlines—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

125

 

 

113,750

 

 

Auto Components—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Transmission, Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11%, 11/01/15

 

 

120

 

 

110,400

 

11.25%, 11/01/15 (b)

 

 

190

 

 

167,200

 

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.857%, 8/15/11

 

 

195

 

 

195,975

 

8.625%, 12/01/11

 

 

390

 

 

401,700

 

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

 

 

185

 

 

139,213

 

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

 

 

200

 

 

54,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,068,488

 

 

Automobiles—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp., 7.30%, 1/15/12

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,045,714

 

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

 

 

350

 

 

291,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,337,089

 

 

Building Products—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

150

 

 

115,500

 

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

 

 

445

 

 

347,100

 

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 11.75%, 6/15/13 (a)

 

 

370

 

 

336,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

799,300

 

 

Capital Markets—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

341

 

 

286,440

 

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

 

 

126

 

 

104,351

 

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

 

 

85

 

 

70,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

461,147

 

 

Chemicals—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

180

 

 

174,600

 

Ames True Temper, Inc., 6.791%, 1/15/12 (c)

 

 

350

 

 

280,000

 

Huntsman LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/12

 

 

99

 

 

103,455

 

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

 

 

980

 

 

1,004,500

 

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

 

 

135

 

 

47,250

 

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

 

 

80

 

 

77,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,687,605

 

 

Commercial Banks—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HSBC Bank USA NA, 3.875%, 9/15/09

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,493,075

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies—3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,485,000

 

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

 

 

524

 

 

520,070

 

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

 

 

294

 

 

295,470

 

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

 

 

550

 

 

555,500

 

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

 

 

590

 

 

461,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,317,715

 

 

Communications Equipment—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortel Networks Ltd., 7.041%, 7/15/11 (c)

 

 

250

 

 

231,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Construction Materials—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nortek Holdings, Inc., 10%, 12/01/13 (a)

 

$

700

 

$

654,500

 

 

Containers & Packaging—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Plastics Holding Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.651%, 9/15/14 (c)

 

 

80

 

 

60,000

 

8.875%, 9/15/14

 

 

140

 

 

116,200

 

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

 

 

250

 

 

256,250

 

Impress Holdings BV, 5.916%, 9/15/13 (a)(c)

 

 

260

 

 

234,000

 

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

 

 

565

 

 

539,575

 

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

 

 

200

 

 

160,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,366,025

 

 

Diversified Financial Services—3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.361%, 1/15/10 (c)

 

 

1,600

 

 

1,368,438

 

5.538%, 1/13/12 (c)

 

 

100

 

 

73,830

 

7.80%, 6/01/12

 

 

250

 

 

185,666

 

GMAC LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.011%, 12/01/14 (c)

 

 

385

 

 

202,182

 

6.75%, 12/01/14

 

 

285

 

 

154,745

 

8%, 11/01/31

 

 

990

 

 

533,956

 

Structured Asset Repackaged Trust, 3.761%, 1/21/10

 

 

397

 

 

384,482

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,903,299

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services—8.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T, Inc., 6.45%, 6/15/34

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,433,214

 

Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.375%, 9/01/12

 

 

125

 

 

107,500

 

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

 

 

590

 

 

567,137

 

Citizens Communications Co., 6.25%, 1/15/13

 

 

200

 

 

191,000

 

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

 

 

1,180

 

 

1,073,800

 

Qwest Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.026%, 6/15/13 (c)

 

 

340

 

 

314,500

 

7.50%, 6/15/23

 

 

500

 

 

417,500

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 4.95%, 9/30/14

 

 

1,000

 

 

906,195

 

Verizon New England, Inc., 6.50%, 9/15/11

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,062,278

 

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

 

 

250

 

 

256,250

 

Windstream Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 8/01/13

 

 

360

 

 

356,400

 

8.625%, 8/01/16

 

 

170

 

 

168,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,854,074

 

 

Electric Utilities—3.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

125

 

 

125,312

 

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

 

 

29

 

 

27,349

 

FirstEnergy Corp., 7.375%, 11/15/31

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,153,304

 

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

 

 

238

 

 

245,651

 

Progress Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 3/01/31

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,125,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,676,760

 

 

Electrical Equipment—1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

1,010

 

 

1,055,450

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments—0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanmina-SCI Corp., 8.125%, 3/01/16

 

 

465

 

 

419,663

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 5/15/15

 

 

65

 

 

64,675

 

7.75%, 5/15/17

 

 

70

 

 

69,650

 

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

 

 

60

 

 

58,316

 

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

 

 

125

 

 

124,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

317,016

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

417,500

 

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

 

 

375

 

 

311,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

728,750

 

 

Food Products—0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.125%, 8/23/18

 

 

250

 

 

245,231

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

55



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Gas Utilities—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

175

 

$

193,550

 

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

 

 

400

 

 

380,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

573,550

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomet, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.375%, 10/15/17 (b)

 

 

100

 

 

105,500

 

11.625%, 10/15/17

 

 

100

 

 

105,125

 

DJO Finance LLC, 10.875%, 11/15/14

 

 

1,090

 

 

1,092,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,303,350

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Health Systems, Inc. Series WI,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 7/15/15

 

 

200

 

 

202,000

 

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.375%, 12/01/11

 

 

95

 

 

91,675

 

6.50%, 6/01/12

 

 

1,225

 

 

1,185,188

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

861,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,340,542

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Real Estate Partners LP:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 6/01/12

 

 

860

 

 

800,875

 

7.125%, 2/15/13

 

 

230

 

 

200,962

 

Gaylord Entertainment Co., 8%, 11/15/13

 

 

135

 

 

123,862

 

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

 

 

211

 

 

159,305

 

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 2/01/16

 

 

400

 

 

269,000

 

10.75%, 2/01/18 (b)

 

 

640

 

 

378,017

 

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

 

 

190

 

 

169,575

 

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

 

 

50

 

 

16,000

 

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

 

 

115

 

 

104,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,222,390

 

 

IT Services—1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

360

 

 

310,500

 

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

 

 

175

 

 

146,563

 

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

 

 

647

 

 

642,967

 

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

 

 

240

 

 

243,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,343,630

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The AES Corp., 8%, 6/01/20 (a)

 

 

750

 

 

718,125

 

AES Ironwood LLC, 8.875%, 11/30/25

 

 

99

 

 

101,424

 

NRG Energy, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 2/01/14

 

 

50

 

 

49,313

 

7.375%, 2/01/16

 

 

485

 

 

478,938

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.50%, 11/01/16 (a)(b)

 

 

500

 

 

477,500

 

Series B, 10.25%, 11/01/15 (a)

 

 

750

 

 

748,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,573,425

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates—1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sequa Corp. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.75%, 12/01/15

 

 

500

 

 

440,000

 

13.50%, 12/01/15 (b)

 

 

724

 

 

589,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,029,494

 

 

Insurance—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MetLife, Inc., 6.125%, 12/01/11

 

 

325

 

 

332,307

 

 

Machinery—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

260

 

 

241,800

 

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

 

 

110

 

 

70,950

 

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

 

 

470

 

 

343,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

655,850

 

 

Marine—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

156

 

 

148,980

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Media—13.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affinion Group, Inc., 10.125%, 10/15/13

 

$

655

 

$

645,175

 

CBS Corp., 6.625%, 5/15/11

 

 

85

 

 

85,359

 

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

 

 

500

 

 

312,500

 

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

 

 

120

 

 

120,600

 

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

 

 

90

 

 

69,075

 

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

 

 

800

 

 

767,475

 

Comcast Cable Communications LLC,
6.875%, 6/15/09

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,024,193

 

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

 

 

30

 

 

23,100

 

DirecTV Holdings LLC:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.375%, 3/15/13

 

 

100

 

 

103,500

 

7.625%, 5/15/16 (a)

 

 

335

 

 

334,162

 

EchoStar DBS Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 10/01/08

 

 

550

 

 

550,000

 

7%, 10/01/13

 

 

51

 

 

48,450

 

7.125%, 2/01/16

 

 

45

 

 

41,400

 

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

 

 

325

 

 

233,594

 

News America, Inc., 6.20%, 12/15/34

 

 

1,500

 

 

1,363,140

 

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

 

 

1,075

 

 

1,088,438

 

R.H. Donnelley Corp., 11.75%, 5/15/15 (a)

 

 

1,001

 

 

735,735

 

Rainbow National Services LLC (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 9/01/12

 

 

210

 

 

214,200

 

10.375%, 9/01/14

 

 

1,455

 

 

1,547,756

 

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Class A, 4.875%,
7/15/18 (g)(h)

 

 

70

 

 

64,138

 

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

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,052,099

 

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

 

 

750

 

 

641,250

 

Time Warner, Inc., 7.70%, 5/01/32

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,008,772

 

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

 

 

229

 

 

132,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,206,931

 

 

Metals & Mining—2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

320

 

 

327,200

 

Aleris International, Inc., 10%, 12/15/16

 

 

315

 

 

219,712

 

FMG Finance Property Ltd., 10.625%, 9/01/16 (a)

 

 

130

 

 

145,600

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.883%, 4/01/15 (c)

 

 

740

 

 

741,954

 

8.375%, 4/01/17

 

 

725

 

 

768,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,202,966

 

 

Multi-Utilities—1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DTE Energy Co., 7.05%, 6/01/11

 

 

250

 

 

259,889

 

Dominion Resources, Inc., 5.70%, 9/17/12

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,013,543

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,273,432

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berry Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 11/01/16

 

 

100

 

 

95,500

 

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15

 

 

250

 

 

217,500

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 2.25%, 12/15/38 (g)

 

 

275

 

 

257,813

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.375%, 6/15/15

 

 

130

 

 

120,900

 

7.25%, 12/15/18

 

 

650

 

 

633,750

 

Compton Petroleum Finance Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13

 

 

225

 

 

211,219

 

ConocoPhillips Holding Co., 6.95%, 4/15/29

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,093,906

 

Corral Finans AB, 7.713%, 4/15/10 (a)(b)

 

 

602

 

 

556,622

 

EXCO Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11

 

 

275

 

 

272,250

 

Encore Acquisition Co., 6%, 7/15/15

 

 

30

 

 

26,175

 

Forest Oil Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 6/15/19

 

 

360

 

 

331,200

 

7.25%, 6/15/19 (a)

 

 

350

 

 

322,000

 

OPTI Canada, Inc., 8.25%, 12/15/14

 

 

320

 

 

319,600

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.75%, 1/15/12

 

 

250

 

 

268,212

 

Sabine Pass LNG LP, 7.50%, 11/30/16

 

 

305

 

 

266,875

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

56

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 5/01/12

 

$

30

 

$

28,950

 

7.25%, 5/01/13

 

 

300

 

 

288,000

 

Williams Cos., Inc., 7.125%, 9/01/11

 

 

25

 

 

25,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,336,347

 

 

Paper & Forest Products—1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bowater, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9%, 8/01/09

 

 

200

 

 

186,000

 

5.776%, 3/15/10 (c)

 

 

60

 

 

49,200

 

Domtar Corp., 7.125%, 8/15/15

 

 

40

 

 

38,600

 

NewPage Corp., 10%, 5/01/12

 

 

750

 

 

727,500

 

Verso Paper Holdings LLC Series B, 6.551%, 8/01/14 (c)

 

 

626

 

 

557,140

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,558,440

 

 

Pharmaceuticals—2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merck & Co., Inc., 4.375%, 2/15/13

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,009,003

 

Wyeth, 6.50%, 2/01/34

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,049,924

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,058,927

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ERP Operating LP, 6.95%, 3/02/11

 

 

500

 

 

511,420

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realogy Corp., 12.375%, 4/15/15

 

 

140

 

 

64,400

 

 

Road & Rail—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian National Railway Co., 6.90%, 7/15/28

 

 

500

 

 

535,566

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 5/15/13

 

 

50

 

 

46,875

 

9.25%, 6/01/16

 

 

50

 

 

48,250

 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 12/15/14

 

 

100

 

 

81,000

 

9.125%, 12/15/14 (b)

 

 

225

 

 

175,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

351,625

 

 

Software—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BMS Holdings, Inc., 10.595%, 2/15/12 (a)(b)(c)

 

 

66

 

 

39,568

 

 

Specialty Retail—2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AutoNation, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.791%, 4/15/13 (c)

 

 

110

 

 

90,750

 

7%, 4/15/14

 

 

110

 

 

95,150

 

General Nutrition Centers, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.199%, 3/15/14 (b)(c)

 

 

360

 

 

296,456

 

10.75%, 3/15/15

 

 

290

 

 

251,575

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 2.25%, 6/15/36 (g)(h)

 

 

50

 

 

29,813

 

Lazy Days’ R.V. Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12

 

 

362

 

 

181,000

 

Michaels Stores, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10%, 11/01/14

 

 

310

 

 

232,500

 

11.375%, 11/01/16

 

 

240

 

 

153,600

 

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Series B, 8.625%, 8/15/13

 

 

1,400

 

 

1,078,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,408,844

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15

 

 

100

 

 

80,250

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Capital LLC, 8.50%, 5/15/10 (a)

 

 

52

 

 

35,880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

Par
(000)

 

Value

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services—4.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cricket Communications, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.375%, 11/01/14

 

$

185

 

$

183,381

 

10%, 7/15/15 (a)

 

 

20

 

 

20,100

 

Digicel Group Ltd. (a):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 1/15/15

 

 

470

 

 

441,236

 

9.125%, 1/15/15 (b)

 

 

438

 

 

396,746

 

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 9.25%, 11/01/14

 

 

1,070

 

 

1,060,638

 

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS, 8.875%, 5/01/16 (a)

 

 

500

 

 

481,250

 

Sprint Capital Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.625%, 1/30/11

 

 

545

 

 

545,000

 

6.875%, 11/15/28

 

 

240

 

 

204,000

 

Vodafone Group Plc, 7.75%, 2/15/10

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,046,266

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,378,617

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds—89.4%

 

 

 

 

 

80,448,003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Floating Rate Loan Interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto Components—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Corp. Term Loan B, 6.75%, 1/31/15

 

 

599

 

 

550,694

 

 

Automobiles—0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Term Loan B, 5.47%, 12/15/13 (h)

 

 

250

 

 

193,465

 

General Motors Corp. Term Loan B, 5.163%, 11/29/13 (h)

 

 

225

 

 

165,693

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

359,158

 

 

Building Products—0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building Material Corp. of America First Lien Term Loan,
5.4375%—5.5253%, 2/22/14

 

 

249

 

 

213,943

 

Stile Acquisition (Masonite International) Term Loan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian 4.63%—5.046%, 4/06/13

 

 

370

 

 

315,135

 

U.S. B, 4.63%—5.046%, 4/06/13

 

 

375

 

 

319,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

848,530

 

 

Chemicals—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PQ Corp. Second Lien Term Loan, 9.30%, 7/30/15

 

 

750

 

 

648,750

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Health Systems, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delay Draw Term Loan, 7.57%, 6/18/14

 

 

27

 

 

25,291

 

Term Loan B, 5.06%, 7/25/14

 

 

523

 

 

494,521

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

519,812

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calpine Corp. Term Loan, 5.685%, 3/29/14

 

 

200

 

 

185,750

 

 

Machinery—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Navistar International Transportation Corp.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving Credit, 5.686%, 6/30/12

 

 

180

 

 

165,825

 

Term Loan, 6.292%, 6/30/12

 

 

500

 

 

460,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

626,450

 

 

Media—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cengage (Thomson Learning, Inc.) Tranche 1 Incremental,
7.50%, 7/05/14

 

 

500

 

 

495,000

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests—4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

4,234,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


U.S. Government Obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 2/15/31

 

 

410

 

 

462,467

 

U.S. Treasury Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%, 8/15/10 (i)

 

 

810

 

 

838,413

 

4.25%, 8/15/13 (j)

 

 

1,000

 

 

1,053,750

 

4.25%, 8/15/15

 

 

75

 

 

79,213

 

4.75%, 5/15/14 (j)

 

 

710

 

 

770,128

 

4.75%, 2/15/37

 

 

130

 

 

136,622

 

4.875%, 8/15/16

 

 

550

 

 

598,512

 

 

Total U.S. Government Obligations—4.4%

 

 

 

 

 

3,939,105

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AUGUST 31, 2008

57



 

 


 

Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

Shares

 

Value

 

 

Media—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust

 

 

396,568

 

$

14,871

 

 

Total Common Stocks—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

14,871

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Preferred Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Trusts

 

Par
(000
)

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks—0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclay’s Bank, Plc, 8.55% (a)(c)(d)

 

$

650

 

 

636,952

 

 

Diversified Financial Services—1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp. Series M, 8.125% (c)(d)

 

 

1,550

 

 

1,399,309

 

Citigroup, Inc., 8.40% (c)(d)

 

 

100

 

 

84,902

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.90% (c)(d)

 

 

260

 

 

236,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,720,421

 

 

Total Capital Trusts—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

2,357,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stocks

 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco, LLC, 16.75% (a)

 

 

23

 

 

19,665

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

19,665

 

 

Total Preferred Securities—2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

2,377,038

 

 

 

Other Interests (k)

 

Beneficial
Interest
(000)

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Care Systems International, Inc. (l)

 

$

1

 

 

318

 

 

Media—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust Escrow

 

 

400

 

 

33,500

 

 

Total Other Interests—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

33,818

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost—$97,007,216)—101.1%

 

 

 

 

 

91,046,979

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Options Purchased

 

Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

Call Options Purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marsico Parent Superholdco LLC,
expiring December 2019 at $942.86

 

 

6

 

 

10,140

 

 

Total Options Purchased
(Cost—$5,867)—0.0%

 

 

 

 

 

10,140

 

 

Total Investments (Cost—$97,013,083*)—101.1%

 

 

 

 

 

91,057,119

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

(964,654

)

 

 

 

 

 

     

Net Assets—100.0%

 

 

 

 

$

90,092,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of August 31, 2008, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

97,064,711

 

 

 

 

     

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

903,937

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(6,911,529

)

 

 

 

     

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(6,007,592

)

 

 

 

     

 

 

(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)

Represents a payment-in-kind security, which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares.

(c)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of report date.

(d)

Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.

(e)

Non-income producing security.

(f)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy or is in default of interest payments.

(g)

Convertible security.

(h)

Represents a step bond.

(i)

All or a portion of security held as collateral in connection with financial futures contracts.

(j)

All or portion of security has been pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements.

(k)

Other interests represent beneficial interest in liquidation trusts and other reorganization entities and are non-income producing.

(l)

Security is fair valued.

 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Trust management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report which may combine industry subclassifications for reporting ease. These industry classifications are unaudited.

 

 

Financial futures contracts sold as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

Issue

Expiration
Date

Face
Value

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

 

 

17

10-Year U.S. Treasury Bond

September 2008

$1,901,829

$(81,859)

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding as of August 31, 2008 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

 

Interest
Rate

 

Trade
Date

 

Maturity
Date

 

Net Closing
Amount

 

Face
Amount

 

 

 

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

2.06%

 

8/22/08

 

9/02/08

 

$

791,748

 

$

791,250

 

 

Lehman Brothers Inc.

 

1.90%

 

8/28/08

 

9/08/08

 

 

780,318

 

 

780,113

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,572,066

 

$

1,571,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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AUGUST 31, 2008

 



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Statements of Assets and Liabilities


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 31, 2008

 

BlackRock
Core Bond
Trust
(BHK)

 

BlackRock
High Income
Shares
(HIS)

 

BlackRock
High Yield
Trust
(BHY)

 

BlackRock
Income
Opportunity Trust, Inc.
(BNA)

 

BlackRock
Income
Trust, Inc.
(BKT)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at value - unaffiliated1

 

$

463,124,705

 

$

147,330,862

 

$

49,816,673

 

$

482,475,940

 

$

635,333,944

 

Investments at value - affiliated2

 

 

1,471,015

 

 

 

 

 

 

796,396

 

 

2,365

 

Cash

 

 

49,626

 

 

118,356

 

 

78,103

 

 

23,691

 

 

118,899

 

Foreign currency at value3

 

 

3,576,354

 

 

194

 

 

 

 

3,813,979

 

 

 

Investments sold receivable

 

 

20,921,658

 

 

41,573

 

 

83,954

 

 

12,647,913

 

 

20,284,422

 

Unrealized appreciation on swaps

 

 

15,366,808

 

 

 

 

61

 

 

17,079,641

 

 

25,522,456

 

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

510,603

 

 

11,282

 

 

 

 

497,200

 

 

 

Interest receivable

 

 

5,488,973

 

 

3,577,271

 

 

1,194,679

 

 

5,348,711

 

 

2,589,552

 

Swap premium paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swaps receivable

 

 

2,439,119

 

 

 

 

257

 

 

2,619,487

 

 

2,291,603

 

Margin variation receivable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

362,823

 

Dividends receivable

 

 

248

 

 

5,068

 

 

70

 

 

 

 

 

Commitment fees receivable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal paydown receivable

 

 

2,940

 

 

8,462

 

 

209

 

 

19,369

 

 

137,850

 

Other assets

 

 

47,451

 

 

10,722

 

 

9,988

 

 

125,661

 

 

88,990

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

39,010

 

 

15,357

 

 

5,267

 

 

42,471

 

 

40,294

 

 

 

                             

Total assets

 

 

513,038,510

 

 

151,119,147

 

 

51,189,261

 

 

525,490,459

 

 

686,773,198

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on swaps

 

 

8,270,654

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,815,460

 

 

8,554,343

 

Loan payable

 

 

 

 

27,000,000

 

 

6,250,000

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on unfunded corporate loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA sale commitments at value4

 

 

21,003,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,815,755

 

 

20,426,827

 

Options written at value5

 

 

5,427,203

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,144,236

 

 

4,016,057

 

Borrowed bonds at value6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,823,109

 

Interest rate floors at value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,216,687

 

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

107,690,295

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,739,956

 

 

 

Swap premium received

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,670,735

 

Cash held as collateral in connection with swaps

 

 

373,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments purchased payable

 

 

20,345,977

 

 

1,941,731

 

 

894,145

 

 

35,328,221

 

 

175,679,762

 

Margin variation payable

 

 

823,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

810,969

 

 

 

Interest expense payable

 

 

251,048

 

 

20,067

 

 

4,731

 

 

503,211

 

 

 

Dividends payable

 

 

52,925

 

 

40,745

 

 

2,419

 

 

60,211

 

 

57,367

 

Investment advisory fees payable

 

 

217,666

 

 

96,542

 

 

46,645

 

 

157,280

 

 

244,892

 

Swaps payable

 

 

2,160,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,355,328

 

 

1,421,567

 

Officer’s and Directors’/Trustees’ fees payable

 

 

48,941

 

 

9,970

 

 

10,130

 

 

73,544

 

 

90,986

 

Deferred Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administration fees payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,442

 

 

31,031

 

 

56,514

 

Other affiliates payable

 

 

2,299

 

 

831

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

 

 

77,576

 

 

4,530

 

 

 

 

236,064

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

193,106

 

 

123,342

 

 

75,438

 

 

199,635

 

 

224,378

 

 

 

                             

Total liabilities

 

 

166,861,884

 

 

29,310,804

 

 

7,292,480

 

 

169,034,837

 

 

242,719,288

 

 

 

                             

Net Assets

 

$

346,176,626

 

$

121,808,343

 

$

43,896,781

 

$

356,455,622

 

$

444,053,910

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par value per share7, 8

 

$

27,019

 

$

 

$

6,419

 

$

344,497

 

$

639,425

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par

 

 

378,599,795

 

 

343,233,097

 

 

87,170,276

 

 

402,521,909

 

 

478,686,574

 

Cost of shares held in Treasury9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17,377,850

)

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

 

1,846,284

 

 

1,415,821

 

 

65,690

 

 

1,846,620

 

 

6,981,497

 

Accumulated net realized loss

 

 

(23,052,437

)

 

(207,191,137

)

 

(35,305,659

)

 

(20,084,647

)

 

(83,387,661

)

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(11,244,035

)

 

(15,649,438

)

 

(8,039,945

)

 

(10,794,907

)

 

41,134,075

 

 

 

                             

Net Assets

 

$

346,176,626

 

$

121,808,343

 

$

43,896,781

 

$

356,455,622

 

$

444,053,910

 

 

 

                             

Net asset value

 

$

12.81

 

$

2.23

 

$

6.84

 

$

10.35

 

$

6.94

 

 

 

                             

1 Investments at cost - unaffiliated

 

$

482,422,040

 

$

162,990,640

 

$

57,856,679

 

$

501,604,485

 

$

601,756,594

 

2 Investments at cost - affiliated

 

$

1,647,588

 

 

 

 

 

$

841,889

 

$

2,423

 

3 Foreign currency at cost

 

$

3,609,859

 

$

195

 

 

 

$

3,850,232

 

 

 

4 Proceeds from TBA sale commitments

 

$

20,649,320

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,573,559

 

$

20,284,422

 

5 Proceeds from options written

 

$

5,724,085

 

 

 

 

 

$

6,457,698

 

$

4,365,959

 

6 Proceeds from borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

19,383,094

 

7 Par value per share

 

$

0.001

 

 

 

 

0.001

 

$

0.010

 

$

0.010

 

8 Shares outstanding

 

 

27,018,774

 

 

54,620,873

 

 

6,418,859

 

 

34,449,693

 

 

63,942,536

 

9 Shares held in treasury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,757,400

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

60

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AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 31, 2008

 

BlackRock
Limited Duration
Income Trust
(BLW)

 

BlackRock
Strategic Bond
Trust
(BHD)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at value - unaffiliated1

 

$

787,246,765

 

$

91,057,119

 

Investments at value - affiliated2

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

864,219

 

 

171,651

 

Foreign currency at value3

 

 

1,439,525

 

 

 

Investments sold receivable

 

 

2,817,965

 

 

33,258

 

Unrealized appreciation on swaps

 

 

58,415

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts

 

 

3,332,151

 

 

 

Interest receivable

 

 

10,670,493

 

 

1,944,271

 

Swap premium paid

 

 

67,004

 

 

 

Swaps receivable

 

 

49,870

 

 

 

Margin variation receivable

 

 

10,399

 

 

2,391

 

Dividends receivable

 

 

 

 

 

Commitment fees receivable

 

 

1,766

 

 

 

Principal paydown receivable

 

 

139,375

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

105,936

 

 

8,740

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

69,729

 

 

8,724

 

 

 

           

Total assets

 

 

806,873,612

 

 

93,226,154

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on swaps

 

 

120,421

 

 

 

Loan payable

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on unfunded corporate loans

 

 

26,733

 

 

 

TBA sale commitments at value4

 

 

 

 

 

Options written at value5

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed bonds at value6

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate floors at value

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

64,537,508

 

 

1,571,363

 

Swap premium received

 

 

 

 

 

Cash held as collateral in connection with swaps

 

 

 

 

 

Investments purchased payable

 

 

124,669,333

 

 

1,402,183

 

Margin variation payable

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense payable

 

 

178,414

 

 

704

 

Dividends payable

 

 

223,998

 

 

14,372

 

Investment advisory fees payable

 

 

329,892

 

 

52,026

 

Swaps payable

 

 

23,382

 

 

 

Officer’s and Directors’/Trustees’ fees payable

 

 

87,878

 

 

8,706

 

Deferred Income

 

 

16,287

 

 

 

Administration fees payable

 

 

 

 

 

Other affiliates payable

 

 

4,062

 

 

590

 

Other liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

262,957

 

 

83,745

 

 

 

           

Total liabilities

 

 

190,480,865

 

 

3,133,689

 

 

 

           

Net Assets

 

$

616,392,747

 

$

90,092,465

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Par value per share7, 8

 

$

36,890

 

$

7,058

 

Paid-in capital in excess of par

 

 

701,305,214

 

 

98,443,594

 

Cost of shares held in Treasury9

 

 

 

 

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

 

(3,360,775

)

 

124,460

 

Accumulated net realized loss

 

 

(22,109,174

)

 

(2,444,824

)

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(59,479,408

)

 

(6,037,823

)

 

 

           

Net Assets

 

$

616,392,747

 

$

90,092,465

 

 

 

           

Net asset value

 

$

16.71

 

$

12.76

 

 

 

           

1 Investments at cost - unaffiliated

 

$

850,019,317

 

$

97,013,083

 

2 Investments at cost - affiliated

 

 

 

 

 

3 Foreign currency at cost

 

$

1,494,389

 

 

 

4 Proceeds from TBA sale commitments

 

 

 

 

 

5 Proceeds from options written

 

 

 

 

 

6 Proceeds from borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

 

7 Par value per share

 

$

0.001

 

$

0.001

 

8 Shares outstanding

 

 

36,889,650

 

 

7,058,402

 

9 Shares held in treasury

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

61



 


 

Statements of Operations


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
Core
Bond Trust
(BHK)

 

BlackRock
High Income
Shares
(HIS)

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Period
November 1, 2007
to August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2007

 

Period
January 1, 2008
to August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2007

 

                     

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

Interest

 

$

20,160,443

 

$

25,484,417

 

$

9,702,882

 

$

17,866,586

 

 

Dividends1

 

 

255,974

 

 

32,154

 

 

101,150

 

 

161,798

 

 

Facility and other fees

 

 

29,109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from affiliates

 

 

56,221

 

 

56,961

 

 

374

 

 

558

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Total income

 

 

20,501,747

 

 

25,573,532

 

 

9,804,406

 

 

18,028,942

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

Expenses2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

Investment advisory

 

 

2,264,834

 

 

2,263,497

 

 

773,843

 

 

1,488,955

 

 

Accounting services

 

 

74,754

 

 

 

 

15,897

 

 

 

 

Professional

 

 

75,819

 

 

138,679

 

 

64,556

 

 

96,034

 

 

Transfer agent

 

 

6,787

 

 

14,489

 

 

933

 

 

29,569

 

 

Registration

 

 

9,982

 

 

11,073

 

 

17,904

 

 

19,503

 

 

Printing

 

 

76,190

 

 

102,521

 

 

13,888

 

 

74,406

 

 

Officer and Directors/Trustees

 

 

28,180

 

 

48,448

 

 

 

 

20,128

 

 

Custodian

 

 

51,976

 

 

249,091

 

 

12,513

 

 

100,935

 

 

Administration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

95,704

 

 

62,848

 

 

 

 

27,980

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense

 

 

2,684,226

 

 

2,890,646

 

 

899,534

 

 

1,857,510

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

4,180,291

 

 

2,986,285

 

 

788,934

 

 

3,303,478

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Total expenses

 

 

6,864,517

 

 

5,876,931

 

 

1,688,468

 

 

5,160,988

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Less fees waived by advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less fees paid indirectly

 

 

(4,483

)

 

(9,486

)

 

(1,348

)

 

(16,764

)

 

 

 

                       

 

Total expenses after waiver and fees paid indirectly

 

 

6,860,034

 

 

5,867,445

 

 

1,687,120

 

 

5,144,224

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Net investment income

 

 

13,641,713

 

 

19,706,087

 

 

8,117,286

 

 

12,884,718

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

666,665

 

 

2,932,807

 

 

(7,086,236

)

 

(1,962,158

)

 

Futures and swaps

 

 

(6,639,676

)

 

(2,641,007

)

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency

 

 

115,130

 

 

(243,679

)

 

7,066

 

 

 

 

Options written

 

 

689,863

 

 

472,353

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short sales

 

 

 

 

(181,836

)

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

(3,376,859

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate floors

 

 

 

 

3,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

(8,544,877

)

 

341,954

 

 

(7,079,170

)

 

(1,962,158

)

 

 

 

                       

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/
depreciation on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(17,774,472

)

 

1,396,645

 

 

(7,379,404

)

 

(9,438,821

)

 

Futures and swaps

 

 

7,669,555

 

 

(4,729,198

)

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency

 

 

465,856

 

 

84,610

 

 

10,194

 

 

85

 

 

Options written

 

 

(410,322

)

 

(224,655

)

 

 

 

 

 

TBA sale commitments

 

 

(352,021

)

 

(2,545

)

 

 

 

 

 

Short sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

32,701

 

 

(32,701

)

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate floors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfunded corporate loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

(10,368,703

)

 

(3,507,844

)

 

(7,369,210

)

 

(9,438,736

)

 

 

 

                       

 

Total realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(18,913,580

)

 

(3,165,890

)

 

(14,448,380

)

 

(11,400,894

)

 

 

 

                       

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

(5,271,867

)

$

16,540,197

 

$

(6,331,094

)

$

1,483,824

 

 

 

 

                       

1

Foreign withholding tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

2

Prior year presentation has been changed to match current year groupings for certain line items.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Includes $(158) from affiliates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Includes $(13) from affiliates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
High Yield
Trust
(BHY)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period
November 1, 2007
to August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2007

 

             

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

Interest

 

$

4,223,110

 

$

6,149,702

 

 

Dividends1

 

 

2,850

 

 

12,606

 

 

Facility and other fees

 

 

5,398

 

 

 

 

Income from affiliates

 

 

425

 

 

853

 

 

 

 

           

 

Total income

 

 

4,231,783

 

 

6,163,161

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 Expenses2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

Investment advisory

 

 

469,993

 

 

727,265

 

 

Accounting services

 

 

21,116

 

 

 

 

Professional

 

 

63,568

 

 

91,930

 

 

Transfer agent

 

 

7,678

 

 

14,192

 

 

Registration

 

 

9,921

 

 

10,987

 

 

Printing

 

 

12,748

 

 

33,297

 

 

Officer and Directors/Trustees

 

 

2,864

 

 

7,768

 

 

Custodian

 

 

10,757

 

 

113,949

 

 

Administration

 

 

44,750

 

 

69,263

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

41,993

 

 

19,745

 

 

 

 

           

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense

 

 

685,388

 

 

1,088,396

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

324,688

 

 

1,050,907

 

 

 

 

           

 

Total expenses

 

 

1,010,076

 

 

2,139,303

 

 

 

 

           

 

Less fees waived by advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less fees paid indirectly

 

 

(951

)

 

(8,027

)

 

 

 

           

 

Total expenses after waiver and fees paid indirectly

 

 

1,009,125

 

 

2,131,276

 

 

 

 

           

 

Net investment income

 

 

3,222,658

 

 

4,031,885

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(2,047,360

)

 

(2,479,994

)

 

Futures and swaps

 

 

448

 

 

5,700

 

 

Foreign currency

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options written

 

 

 

 

23,138

 

 

Short sales

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate floors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

(2,046,912

)

 

(2,450,156

)

 

 

 

           

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(4,787,664

)

 

2,730,808

 

 

Futures and swaps

 

 

61

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options written

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA sale commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate floors

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfunded corporate loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

(4,787,603

)

 

2,730,808

 

 

 

 

           

 

Total realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(6,834,515

)

 

280,652

 

 

 

 

           

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

(3,611,857

)

$

4,312,537

 

 

 

 

           

1

Foreign withholding tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

2

Prior year presentation has been changed to match current year groupings for certain line items.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Includes $(158) from affiliates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Includes $(13) from affiliates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

62

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
Income
Opportunity Trust
(BNA)

 

BlackRock
Income
Trust Inc.
(BKT)

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Period
November 1, 2007
to August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2007

 

Period
November 1, 2007
to August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2007

 

                     

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

Interest

 

$

24,803,941

 

$

28,944,530

 

$

22,407,113

 

$

30,455,219

 

 

Dividends1

 

 

259,454

 

 

27,829

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility and other fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from affiliates

 

 

114,995

 

 

69,703

 

 

57,038

 

 

12,288

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Total income

 

 

25,178,390

 

 

29,042,062

 

 

22,464,151

 

 

30,467,507

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 Expenses2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

Investment advisory

 

 

1,850,067

 

 

2,268,956

 

 

2,299,487

 

 

2,680,534

 

 

Accounting services

 

 

72,780

 

 

 

 

90,018

 

 

 

 

Professional

 

 

100,156

 

 

131,746

 

 

93,668

 

 

129,354

 

 

Transfer agent

 

 

8,769

 

 

21,836

 

 

38,397

 

 

66,456

 

 

Registration

 

 

12,976

 

 

15,345

 

 

23,920

 

 

25,782

 

 

Printing

 

 

75,566

 

 

118,718

 

 

76,901

 

 

155,712

 

 

Officer and Directors/Trustees

 

 

27,618

 

 

51,073

 

 

16,184

 

 

55,080

 

 

Custodian

 

 

56,391

 

 

231,868

 

 

54,566

 

 

268,396

 

 

Administration

 

 

308,345

 

 

378,159

 

 

531,627

 

 

618,585

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

48,269

 

 

66,507

 

 

26,487

 

 

74,034

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense

 

 

2,560,937

 

 

3,284,208

 

 

3,251,255

 

 

4,073,933

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

4,401,186

 

 

4,308,893

 

 

2,569,337

 

 

7,442,611

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Total expenses

 

 

6,962,123

 

 

7,593,101

 

 

5,820,592

 

 

11,516,544

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Less fees waived by advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less fees paid indirectly

 

 

(3,652

)

 

(12,757

)

 

(5,699

)

 

(22,750

)

 

 

 

                       

 

Total expenses after waiver and fees paid indirectly

 

 

6,958,471

 

 

7,580,344

 

 

5,814,893

 

 

11,493,794

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Net investment income

 

 

18,219,919

 

 

21,461,718

 

 

16,649,258

 

 

18,973,713

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(2,183,328

)3

 

2,379,781

 

 

4,045,924

4

 

5,100,250

 

 

Futures and swaps

 

 

(9,058,770

)

 

(561,310

)

 

(12,167,254

)

 

(14,906,137

)

 

Foreign currency

 

 

(271,155

)

 

1,864

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options written

 

 

748,642

 

 

505,900

 

 

497,659

 

 

66,100

 

 

Short sales

 

 

 

 

(216,750

)

 

 

 

(631,861

)

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

(3,674,680

)

 

 

 

(1,275,586

)

 

 

 

Interest rate floors

 

 

 

 

3,654

 

 

(1,039,453

)

 

3,623

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

(14,439,291

)

 

2,113,139

 

 

(9,938,710

)

 

(10,368,025

)

 

 

 

                       

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(16,858,428

)

 

34,707

 

 

39,607,500

 

 

9,813,510

 

 

Futures and swaps

 

 

7,628,633

 

 

(5,924,500

)

 

288,232

 

 

14,400,816

 

 

Foreign currency

 

 

527,488

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options written

 

 

(452,891

)

 

(232,716

)

 

1,662,264

 

 

(2,301,793

)

 

TBA sale commitments

 

 

(103,686

)

 

 

 

764,751

 

 

 

 

Short sales

 

 

 

 

39,033

 

 

 

 

(2,547,439

)

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

36,144

 

 

 

 

(326,677

)

 

 

 

Interest rate floors

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,509,852

)

 

(993,376

)

 

Unfunded corporate loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

(9,222,740

)

 

(6,083,476

)

 

35,486,218

 

 

18,371,718

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Total realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(23,662,031

)

 

(3,970,337

)

 

25,547,508

 

 

8,003,693

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

(5,442,112

)

$

17,491,381

 

$

42,196,766

 

$

26,977,406

 

 

 

 

                       

1

Foreign withholding tax

 

 

 

$

2,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

2

Prior year presentation has been changed to match current year groupings for certain line items.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Includes $(158) from affiliates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Includes $(13) from affiliates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
Limited Duration
Income Trust
(BLW)

 

BlackRock
Strategic
Bond Trust
(BHD)

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Period
November 1, 2007
to August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2007

 

Period
November 1, 2007
to August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended
October 31, 2007

 

                     

Investment Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

Interest

 

$

49,123,991

 

$

70,129,223

 

$

5,991,779

 

$

7,972,023

 

 

Dividends1

 

 

8,906

 

 

25,138

 

 

 

 

6,407

 

 

Facility and other fees

 

 

182,605

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from affiliates

 

 

3,539

 

 

4,008

 

 

8,912

 

 

629

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Total income

 

 

49,319,041

 

 

70,158,369

 

 

6,000,691

 

 

7,979,059

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 Expenses2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

Investment advisory

 

 

3,487,647

 

 

4,890,429

 

 

584,766

 

 

791,363

 

 

Accounting services

 

 

112,317

 

 

 

 

19,712

 

 

 

 

Professional

 

 

189,858

 

 

134,550

 

 

48,388

 

 

56,797

 

 

Transfer agent

 

 

3,759

 

 

13,687

 

 

6,927

 

 

13,605

 

 

Registration

 

 

14,220

 

 

16,509

 

 

8,811

 

 

10,969

 

 

Printing

 

 

110,509

 

 

192,757

 

 

18,471

 

 

31,092

 

 

Officer and Directors/Trustees

 

 

28,447

 

 

62,521

 

 

3,272

 

 

13,373

 

 

Custodian

 

 

53,899

 

 

458,823

 

 

9,960

 

 

99,288

 

 

Administration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

47,019

 

 

114,686

 

 

27,233

 

 

19,894

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense

 

 

4,047,675

 

 

5,883,962

 

 

727,540

 

 

1,036,381

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

3,371,225

 

 

9,171,719

 

 

4,060

 

 

389,572

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Total expenses

 

 

7,418,900

 

 

15,055,681

 

 

731,600

 

 

1,425,953

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Less fees waived by advisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

(91,643

)

 

(176,670

)

 

Less fees paid indirectly

 

 

(18,872

)

 

(116,925

)

 

(1,487

)

 

(5,761

)

 

 

 

                       

 

Total expenses after waiver and fees paid indirectly

 

 

7,400,028

 

 

14,938,756

 

 

638,470

 

 

1,243,522

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Net investment income

 

 

41,919,013

 

 

55,219,613

 

 

5,362,221

 

 

6,735,537

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(22,021,064

)

 

5,056,888

 

 

(1,961,605

)

 

999,009

 

 

Futures and swaps

 

 

712,296

 

 

442,248

 

 

34,284

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency

 

 

(2,809,398

)

 

(2,379,054

)

 

 

 

 

 

Options written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate floors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

(24,118,166

)

 

3,120,082

 

 

(1,927,321

)

 

999,009

 

 

 

 

                       

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments

 

 

(45,643,297

)

 

(19,529,245

)

 

(5,235,330

)

 

(1,416,472

)

 

Futures and swaps

 

 

338,091

 

 

(918,619

)

 

(81,859

)

 

 

 

Foreign currency

 

 

4,713,108

 

 

(773,728

)

 

 

 

 

 

Options written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TBA sale commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowed bonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate floors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unfunded corporate loans

 

 

(26,733

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

(40,618,831

)

 

(21,221,592

)

 

(5,317,189

)

 

(1,416,472

)

 

 

 

                       

 

Total realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(64,736,997

)

 

(18,101,510

)

 

(7,244,510

)

 

(417,463

)

 

 

 

                       

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

$

(22,817,984

)

$

37,118,103

 

$

(1,882,289

)

$

6,318,074

 

 

 

 

                       

1

Foreign withholding tax

 

$

76,324

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

2

Prior year presentation has been changed to match current year groupings for certain line items.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Includes $(158) from affiliates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Includes $(13) from affiliates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

63



 


 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

 

 

 

 

Period November 1,
2007 to
August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

2007

 

 

2006

 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

13,641,713

 

$

19,706,087

 

$

17,700,447

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(8,544,877

)

 

341,954

 

 

(8,285,073

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(10,368,703

)

 

(3,507,844

)

 

11,551,542

 

 

 

                 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

(5,271,867

)

 

16,540,197

 

 

20,966,916

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From

 

Net investment income

 

 

(16,387,174

)

 

(16,495,698

)

 

(25,048,230

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,914,351

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

(499,560

)

 

(5,227,396

)

 

 

 

 

                 

Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

 

(16,886,734

)

 

(21,723,094

)

 

(32,962,581

)

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions

 

Reinvestment of dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

(22,158,601

)

 

(5,182,897

)

 

(11,995,665

)

Beginning of period

 

 

368,335,227

 

 

373,518,124

 

 

385,513,789

 

 

 

                 

End of period

 

$

346,176,626

 

$

368,335,227

 

$

373,518,124

 

 

 

                 

End of period undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

1,846,284

 

$

(1,696,051

)

$

(5,693,238

)

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)

 

 

 

 

 

Period November 1,
2007 to
August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

2007

 

 

2006

 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

18,219,919

 

$

21,461,718

 

$

19,514,794

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(14,439,291

)

 

2,113,139

 

 

(7,330,378

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(9,222,740

)

 

(6,083,476

)

 

7,965,246

 

 

 

                 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

(5,442,112

)

 

17,491,381

 

 

20,149,662

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From

 

Net investment income

 

 

(17,707,143

)

 

(20,862,233

)

 

(22,238,524

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,976,694

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

(1,874,570

)

 

(2,162,198

)

 

 

                 

Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

 

(17,707,143

)

 

(22,736,803

)

 

(33,377,416

)

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions

 

Reinvestment of dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

(23,149,255

)

 

(5,245,422

)

 

(13,227,754

)

Beginning of period

 

 

379,604,877

 

 

384,850,299

 

 

398,078,053

 

 

 

                 

End of period

 

$

356,455,622

 

$

379,604,877

 

$

384,850,299

 

 

 

                 

End of period undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

1,846,620

 

$

768,824

 

$

(900,730

)

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

64

ANNUAL REPORT

AUGUST 31, 2008

 






 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
High Income
Shares (HIS)

 

 

 

 

 

Period January 1,
2008 to
August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

8,117,286

 

$

12,884,718

 

$

12,046,246

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(7,079,170

)

 

(1,962,158

)

 

(1,735,666

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(7,369,210

)

 

(9,438,736

)

 

6,228,859

 

 

 

                 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

(6,331,094

)

 

1,483,824

 

 

16,539,439

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From

 

Net investment income

 

 

(6,958,699

)

 

(12,923,299

)

 

(12,792,689

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

 

(6,958,699

)

 

(12,923,299

)

 

(12,792,689

)

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions

 

Reinvestment of dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

333,553

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

(13,289,793

)

 

(11,439,475

)

 

4,080,303

 

Beginning of period

 

 

135,098,136

 

 

146,537,611

 

 

142,457,308

 

 

 

                 

End of period

 

$

121,808,343

 

$

135,098,136

 

$

146,537,611

 

 

 

                 

End of period undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

1,415,821

 

$

(33,209

)

$

(827,376

)

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
High Yield Trust (BHY)

 

 

 

 

 

Period November 1,
2007 to
August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

3,222,658

 

$

4,031,885

 

$

4,211,671

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(2,046,912

)

 

(2,450,156

)

 

(2,067,969

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(4,787,603

)

 

2,730,808

 

 

4,444,627

 

 

 

                 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

(3,611,857

)

 

4,312,537

 

 

6,588,329

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From

 

Net investment income

 

 

(3,273,618

)

 

(3,927,807

)

 

(4,175,232

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

 

(3,273,618

)

 

(3,927,807

)

 

(4,175,232

)

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions

 

Reinvestment of dividends

 

 

 

 

12,289

 

 

48,307

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

(6,885,475

)

 

397,019

 

 

2,461,404

 

Beginning of period

 

 

50,782,256

 

 

50,385,237

 

 

47,923,833

 

 

 

                 

End of period

 

$

43,896,781

 

$

50,782,256

 

$

50,385,237

 

 

 

                 

End of period undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

65,690

 

$

116,650

 

$

10,204

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

 

 

 

 

Period November 1,
2007 to
August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

16,649,258

 

$

18,973,713

 

$

20,352,044

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(9,938,710

)

 

(10,368,025

)

 

1,937,674

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

35,486,218

 

 

18,371,718

 

 

1,267,311

 

 

 

                 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

42,196,766

 

 

26,977,406

 

 

23,557,029

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From

 

Net investment income

 

 

(15,793,807

)

 

(18,808,452

)

 

(21,910,288

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

(4,978,175

)

 

(5,576,693

)

 

 

                 

Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

 

(15,793,807

)

 

(23,786,627

)

 

(27,486,981

)

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions

 

Reinvestment of dividends

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

26,402,959

 

 

3,190,779

 

 

(3,929,952

)

Beginning of period

 

 

417,650,951

 

 

414,460,172

 

 

418,390,124

 

 

 

                 

End of period

 

$

444,053,910

 

$

417,650,951

 

$

414,460,172

 

 

 

                 

End of period undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

6,981,497

 

$

(6,313,294

)

$

(519,359

)

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
Limited Duration Income Trust
(BLW)

 

 

 

 

 

Period November 1,
2007 to
August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

 

2007

 

 

2006

 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

41,919,013

 

$

55,219,613

 

$

49,596,055

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(24,118,166

)

 

3,120,082

 

 

(1,589,905

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(40,618,831

)

 

(21,221,592

)

 

2,473,132

 

 

 

                 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

(22,817,984

)

 

37,118,103

 

 

50,479,282

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From

 

Net investment income

 

 

(43,898,690

)

 

(51,967,739

)

 

(55,725,066

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

(2,229,742

)

 

 

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

(1,074,826

)

 

(760,960

)

 

 

                 

Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

 

(43,898,690

)

 

(55,272,307

)

 

(56,486,026

)

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions

 

Reinvestment of dividends

 

 

 

 

2,057,525

 

 

251,427

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

(66,716,674

)

 

(16,096,679

)

 

(5,755,317

)

Beginning of period

 

 

683,109,421

 

 

699,206,100

 

 

704,961,417

 

 

 

                 

End of period

 

$

616,392,747

 

$

683,109,421

 

$

699,206,100

 

 

 

                 

End of period undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

(3,360,775

)

$

800,386

 

$

(36,700

)

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
Strategic Bond Trust
(BHD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period November 1,
2007 to
August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

5,362,221

 

$

6,735,537

 

$

6,965,538

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

(1,927,321

)

 

999,009

 

 

(759,640

)

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

 

 

(5,317,189

)

 

(1,416,472

)

 

2,082,388

 

 

 

                 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

(1,882,289

)

 

6,318,074

 

 

8,288,286

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders From

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(5,434,969

)

 

(6,521,963

)

 

(6,969,104

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

(251,641

)

 

 

                 

Decrease in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions to shareholders

 

 

(5,434,969

)

 

(6,521,963

)

 

(7,220,745

)

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

(7,317,258

)

 

(203,889

)

 

1,067,541

 

Beginning of period

 

 

97,409,723

 

 

97,613,612

 

 

96,546,071

 

 

 

                 

End of period

 

$

90,092,465

 

$

97,409,723

 

$

97,613,612

 

 

 

                 

End of period undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

124,460

 

$

197,208

 

$

(16,366

)

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flows


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period Ended August 31, 2008

 

BlackRock
Core
Bond Trust
(BHK)

 

BlackRock
High
Income Shares
(HIS)

 

BlackRock
High Yield
Trust
(BHY)

 

BlackRock
Income
Opportunity Trust
(BNA)

 

BlackRock
Limited
Duration
Income Trust
(BLW)

 

Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

(5,271,867

)

$

(6,331,094

)

$

(3,611,857

)

$

(5,442,112

)

$

(22,817,984

)

Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in receivables

 

 

(1,749,282

)

 

110,575

 

 

181,907

 

 

(1,658,112

)

 

3,483,769

 

Increase (decrease) in prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

(85,335

)

 

(3,915

)

 

(14,150

)

 

(166,448

)

 

(173,869

)

Increase (decrease) in TBA sale commitments

 

 

16,373,509

 

 

 

 

 

 

(409,617

)

 

 

Increase (decrease) in borrowed bonds

 

 

(80,405,639

)

 

 

 

 

 

(85,300,660

)

 

 

Decrease in other liabilities

 

 

2,027,067

 

 

(176,928

)

 

(50,600

)

 

2,120,058

 

 

(3,689,282

)

Swap premiums paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(67,004

)

Net realized and unrealized loss

 

 

14,139,179

 

 

14,425,380

 

 

6,990,835

 

 

14,336,179

 

 

64,493,436

 

Amortization of premium and discount on investments

 

 

(96,377

)

 

4,176

 

 

(48,002

)

 

222,274

 

 

(274,349

)

Paid-in-kind income

 

 

 

 

(299,947

)

 

(154,251

)

 

(88,727

)

 

(1,572,611

)

Proceeds from sales and paydowns of long-term securities

 

 

2,943,356,231

 

 

56,993,572

 

 

21,512,233

 

 

2,382,177,037

 

 

1,721,282,956

 

Purchases of long-term securities

 

 

(2,949,850,636

)

 

(37,761,311

)

 

(17,646,822

)

 

(2,361,189,147

)

 

(1,671,339,488

)

Net proceeds from sales of short-term investments

 

 

77,546,253

 

 

25,981

 

 

(869,327

)

 

81,440,025

 

 

1,127,200

 

Premiums paid on closing options written

 

 

29,737

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,105

 

 

 

 

 

                             

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

16,012,840

 

 

26,986,489

 

 

6,289,966

 

 

26,070,855

 

 

90,452,774

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Used for Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash receipts from loans

 

 

 

 

24,000,000

 

 

15,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

Cash payments from loans

 

 

 

 

(43,000,000

)

 

(18,000,000

)

 

 

 

 

Cash receipts from reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

943,961,402

 

 

 

 

 

 

466,821,734

 

 

103,691,246

 

Cash payments from reverse repurchase agreements

 

 

(939,624,799

)

 

 

 

 

 

(471,343,290

)

 

(148,440,646

)

Cash dividends paid

 

 

(16,892,026

)

 

(7,912,097

)

 

(3,275,032

)

 

(17,698,398

)

 

(43,935,334

)

 

 

                             

Net cash used for financing activities

 

 

(12,555,423

)

 

(26,912,097

)

 

(6,275,032

)

 

(22,219,954

)

 

(88,684,734

)

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Impact from Foreign Exchange Fluctuations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations

 

 

(33,864

)

 

(147

)

 

 

 

(36,253

)

 

(54,864

)

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in cash

 

 

3,423,553

 

 

74,245

 

 

14,934

 

 

3,814,648

 

 

1,713,176

 

Cash at beginning of period

 

 

202,427

 

 

44,305

 

 

63,169

 

 

23,022

 

 

590,568

 

 

 

                             

Cash at end of period

 

$

3,625,980

 

$

118,550

 

 

78,103

 

$

3,837,670

 

$

2,303,744

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flow Information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for interest

 

$

4,912,127

 

$

976,593

 

$

365,994

 

$

5,219,162

 

$

6,967,653

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period November 1, 2007
to August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

                             

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

13.63

 

 

$

13.82

 

$

14.27

 

$

15.22

 

$

14.75

 

$

14.33

 

 

 

                                     

Net investment income

 

 

0.50

1

 

 

0.74

 

 

0.66

 

 

0.78

 

 

0.92

 

 

0.83

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.69

)

 

 

(0.13

)

 

0.11

 

 

(0.37

)

 

0.66

 

 

0.77

 

 

 

                                     

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

0.61

 

 

0.77

 

 

0.41

 

 

1.58

 

 

1.60

 

 

 

                                     

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.61

)

 

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.93

)

 

(1.01

)

 

(0.86

)

 

(1.00

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.35

)

 

(0.25

)

 

(0.18

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                     

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.63

)

 

 

(0.80

)

 

(1.22

)

 

(1.36

)

 

(1.11

)

 

(1.18

)

 

 

                                     

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

12.81

 

 

$

13.63

 

$

13.82

 

$

14.27

 

$

15.22

 

$

14.75

 

 

 

                                     

Market price, end of period

 

$

11.51

 

 

$

12.23

 

$

12.86

 

$

13.69

 

$

14.02

 

$

13.57

 

 

 

                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

Based on net asset value

 

 

(1.00

)%3

 

 

5.04

%

 

6.20

%

 

3.18

%

 

11.79

%

 

11.76

%

 

 

                                     

Based on market price

 

 

(0.87

)%3

 

 

1.29

%

 

3.07

%

 

7.46

%

 

11.93

%

 

6.62

%

 

 

                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

Total expenses after fees paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

0.89

%4

 

 

0.78

%

 

0.77

%

 

0.85

%

 

0.92

%

 

0.87

%

 

 

                                     

Total expenses after fees paid indirectly

 

 

2.29

%4

 

 

1.60

%

 

1.08

%

 

1.50

%

 

1.32

%

 

1.05

%

 

 

                                     

Total expenses

 

 

2.29

%4

 

 

1.60

%

 

1.08

%

 

1.50

%

 

1.32

%

 

1.05

%

 

 

                                     

Net investment income

 

 

4.55

%4

 

 

5.36

%

 

4.78

%

 

5.20

%

 

6.20

%

 

5.58

%

 

 

                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

346,177

 

 

$

368,335

 

$

373,518

 

$

385,514

 

$

411,163

 

$

398,540

 

 

 

                                     

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

107,690

 

 

$

103,354

 

$

3,911

 

$

86,876

 

$

102,474

 

$

91,668

 

 

 

                                     

Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000)

 

$

134,784

 

 

$

44,786

 

$

25,340

 

$

91,130

 

$

145,094

 

$

67,591

 

 

 

                                     

Portfolio turnover

 

 

598

%5

 

 

122

%

 

88

%

 

220

%

 

398

%

 

161

%

 

 

                                     

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

4,215

 

 

$

4,564

 

$

96,502

 

$

5,438

 

$

5,012

 

$

5,348

 

 

 

                                     

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.

3

Aggregate total investment return.

4

Annualized.

5

Includes TBA transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 337%.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period January 1, 2008
to August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

20041

 

20031

 

                                         

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

2.47

 

 

$

2.68

 

$

2.61

 

$

2.87

 

$

2.86

 

$

2.42

 

 

 

                                     

Net investment income

 

 

0.15

2

 

 

0.24

 

 

0.22

 

 

0.24

 

 

0.28

3

 

0.32

3

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.26

)

 

 

(0.21

)

 

0.08

 

 

(0.23

)

 

0.03

 

 

0.40

 

 

 

                                     

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

0.03

 

 

0.30

 

 

0.01

 

 

0.31

 

 

0.72

 

 

 

                                     

Dividends to shareholders from net investment income

 

 

(0.13

)

 

 

(0.24

)

 

(0.23

)

 

(0.27

)

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.28

)

 

 

                                     

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

2.23

 

 

$

2.47

 

$

2.68

 

$

2.61

 

$

2.87

 

$

2.86

 

 

 

                                     

Market price, end of period

 

$

1.88

 

 

$

2.14

 

$

2.55

 

$

2.33

 

$

2.90

 

$

2.87

 

 

 

                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

Total Investment Return4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

Based on net asset value

 

 

(4.00

)%5

 

 

1.58

%

 

12.32

%

 

0.43

%

 

11.46

%

 

31.10

%

 

 

                                     

Based on market price

 

 

(6.59

)%5

 

 

(7.51

)%

 

19.70

%

 

(11.28

)%

 

12.24

%

 

37.23

%

 

 

                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

Total expenses after fees paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

1.05

%6

 

 

1.27

%

 

1.34

%

 

1.37

%

 

1.39

%

 

1.46

%

 

 

                                     

Total expenses after fees paid indirectly

 

 

1.98

%6

 

 

3.55

%

 

3.77

%

 

3.04

%

 

2.23

%

 

2.21

%

 

 

                                     

Total expenses

 

 

1.98

%6

 

 

3.56

%

 

3.78

%

 

3.04

%

 

2.23

%

 

2.21

%

 

 

                                     

Net investment income

 

 

9.52

%6

 

 

8.89

%

 

8.42

%

 

8.82

%

 

9.70

%

 

11.99

%

 

 

                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                         

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

121,808

 

 

$

135,098

 

$

146,538

 

$

142,457

 

$

155,298

 

$

154,298

 

 

 

                                     

Loan outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

27,000

 

 

$

46,000

 

$

62,000

 

$

66,000

 

$

69,000

 

$

68,000

 

 

 

                                     

Average loan outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

27,069

 

 

$

55,868

 

$

62,838

 

$

65,992

 

$

64,081

 

$

60,604

 

 

 

                                     

Portfolio turnover

 

 

25

%

 

 

69

%

 

83

%

 

115

%

 

56

%

 

93

%

 

 

                                     

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

5,512

 

 

$

3,937

 

$

3,364

 

$

3,158

 

$

3,251

 

$

3,269

 

 

 

                                     

 

 

1

Audited by other Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

2

Based on average shares outstanding.

3

Net investment income per share has been recalculated in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission requirements, with the exception that end-of-the-year accumulated undistributed/(overdistributed) net investment income has not been adjusted to reflect current-year permanent differences between financial and tax accounting.

4

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.

5

Aggregate total investment return.

6

Annualized.

 

 

The performance set forth in this table is the financial data of BlackRock High Income Shares. BlackRock Advisors, LLC began managing the Trust on March 2, 2005.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BlackRock High Yield Trust (BHY)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period November 1, 2007
to August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.91

 

 

$

7.85

 

$

7.48

 

$

7.95

 

$

6.96

 

$

6.13

 

 

 

                                     

Net investment income

 

 

0.50

1

 

 

0.63

 

 

0.66

 

 

0.68

 

 

0.92

 

 

1.06

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(1.06

)

 

 

0.04

 

 

0.36

 

 

(0.36

)

 

1.02

 

 

0.89

 

 

 

                                     

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

(0.56

)

 

 

0.67

 

 

1.02

 

 

0.32

 

 

1.94

 

 

1.95

 

 

 

                                     

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.51

)

 

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.65

)

 

(0.79

)

 

(0.92

)

 

(1.07

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.05

)

 

 

                                     

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.51

)

 

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.65

)

 

(0.79

)

 

(0.95

)

 

(1.12

)

 

 

                                     

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

6.84

 

 

$

7.91

 

$

7.85

 

$

7.48

 

$

7.95

 

$

6.96

 

 

 

                                     

Market price, end of period

 

$

5.96

 

 

$

6.92

 

$

7.77

 

$

7.36

 

$

9.30

 

$

10.25

 

 

 

                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

(6.47

)%3

 

 

9.03

%

 

14.25

%

 

2.85

%

 

26.24

%

 

27.75

%

 

 

                                     

Based on market price

 

 

(6.85

)%3

 

 

(3.63

)%

 

14.93

%

 

(13.49

)%

 

0.28

%

 

32.87

%

 

 

                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

1.77

%4

 

 

2.10

%

 

2.19

%

 

2.10

%

 

1.96

%

 

2.22

%

 

 

                                     

Total expenses after fees paid indirectly

 

 

2.61

%4

 

 

4.14

%

 

4.49

%

 

3.51

%

 

2.68

%

 

3.07

%

 

 

                                     

Total expenses before fees paid indirectly

 

 

2.61

%4

 

 

4.14

%

 

4.49

%

 

3.51

%

 

2.68

%

 

3.07

%

 

 

                                     

Total expenses

 

 

2.61

%4

 

 

4.16

%

 

4.50

%

 

3.52

%

 

2.69

%

 

3.07

%

 

 

                                     

Net investment income

 

 

8.34

%4

 

 

7.84

%

 

8.74

%

 

8.71

%

 

12.16

%

 

16.37

%

 

 

                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

43,897

 

 

$

50,782

 

$

50,385

 

$

47,924

 

$

50,914

 

$

44,438

 

 

 

                                     

Loan outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

6,250

 

 

$

9,250

 

$

20,250

 

$

20,750

 

$

19,250

 

$

19,250

 

 

 

                                     

Average loan outstanding during the period (000)

 

$

7,443

 

 

$

17,710

 

$

20,621

 

$

20,425

 

$

19,250

 

$

19,250

 

 

 

                                     

Portfolio turnover

 

 

34

%

 

 

69

%

 

85

%

 

102

%

 

156

%

 

30

%

 

 

                                     

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

8,023

 

 

$

6,490

 

$

3,488

 

$

3,310

 

$

3,645

 

$

3,308

 

 

 

                                     

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.

3

Aggregate total investment return.

4

Annualized.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (BNA)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period November 1, 2007
to August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.02

 

 

$

11.17

 

$

11.56

 

$

12.38

 

$

11.93

 

$

11.83

 

 

 

                                     

Net investment income

 

 

0.53

1

 

 

0.62

 

 

0.57

 

 

0.72

 

 

0.76

 

 

0.84

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

(0.69

)

 

 

(0.11

)

 

0.01

 

 

(0.45

)

 

0.53

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

                                     

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

(0.16

)

 

 

0.51

 

 

0.58

 

 

0.27

 

 

1.29

 

 

1.15

 

 

 

                                     

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

(0.51

)

 

 

(0.61

)

 

(0.65

)

 

(0.81

)

 

(0.84

)

 

(0.81

)

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.26

)

 

(0.28

)

 

 

 

(0.24

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

(0.05

)

 

(0.06

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                     

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

(0.51

)

 

 

(0.66

)

 

(0.97

)

 

(1.09

)

 

(0.84

)

 

(1.05

)

 

 

                                     

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.35

 

 

$

11.02

 

$

11.17

 

$

11.56

 

$

12.38

 

$

11.93

 

 

 

                                     

Market price, end of period

 

$

9.82

 

 

$

10.19

 

$

10.58

 

$

10.90

 

$

11.38

 

$

10.95

 

 

 

                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

(1.07

)%3

 

 

5.11

%

 

5.76

%

 

2.95

%

 

11.90

%

 

10.92

%

 

 

                                     

Based on market price

 

 

1.51

%3

 

 

2.62

%

 

6.27

%

 

5.53

%

 

12.04

%

 

14.71

%

 

 

                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

0.83

%4

 

 

0.87

%

 

0.89

%

 

0.87

%

 

0.84

%

 

0.89

%

 

 

                                     

Total expenses after fees paid indirectly

 

 

2.25

%4

 

 

2.00

%

 

1.61

%

 

1.72

%

 

1.11

%

 

1.29

%

 

 

                                     

Total expenses before fees paid indirectly

 

 

2.25

%4

 

 

2.01

%

 

1.61

%

 

1.72

%

 

1.11

%

 

1.29

%

 

 

                                     

Total expenses

 

 

2.25

%4

 

 

2.01

%

 

1.61

%

 

1.72

%

 

1.11

%

 

1.29

%

 

 

                                     

Net investment income

 

 

5.89

%4

 

 

5.68

%

 

5.11

%

 

5.97

%

 

6.29

%

 

6.99

%

 

 

                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

$

356,456

 

 

$

379,605

 

$

384,850

 

$

398,078

 

$

426,643

 

$

410,981

 

 

 

                                     

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period (000)

 

$

100,740

 

 

$

105,262

 

$

34,326

 

$

120,179

 

$

94,644

 

$

103,378

 

 

 

                                     

Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000)

 

$

131,462

 

 

$

68,241

 

$

59,691

 

$

122,457

 

$

97,264

 

$

136,172

 

 

 

                                     

Portfolio turnover

 

 

441

%5

 

 

196

%

 

131

%

 

396

%

 

300

%

 

46

%

 

 

                                     

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

$

4,538

 

 

$

4,606

 

$

12,212

 

$

4,312

 

$

5,508

 

$

4,976

 

 

 

                                     

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.

3

Aggregate total investment return.

4

Annualized.

5

Includes TBA transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover would have been 168%.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period November 1, 2007
to August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

Per Share Operating Performance

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$

6.53

 

 

$

6.48

 

$

6.54

 

$

6.95

 

$

7.21

 

$

8.13

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

0.26

1

 

 

0.30

 

 

0.32

 

 

0.44

 

 

0.51

 

 

0.61

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

 

0.40

 

 

 

0.12

 

 

0.05

 

 

(0.30

)

 

(0.16

)

 

(0.52

)

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

 

 

 

0.66

 

 

 

0.42

 

 

0.37

 

 

0.14

 

 

0.35

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

(0.25

)

 

 

(0.29

)

 

(0.34

)

 

(0.48

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(1.01

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.08

)

 

(0.09

)

 

(0.07

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

 

(0.25

)

 

 

(0.37

)

 

(0.43

)

 

(0.55

)

 

(0.61

)

 

(1.01

)

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$

6.94

 

 

$

6.53

 

$

6.48

 

$

6.54

 

$

6.95

 

$

7.21

 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

 

 

$

6.07

 

 

$

5.81

 

$

6.07

 

$

5.90

 

$

7.50

 

$

7.71

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return2

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

 

10.82

%3

 

 

7.06

%

 

6.06

%

 

2.12

%

 

5.01

%

 

1.20

%

 

 

 

Based on market price

 

 

 

8.94

%3

 

 

1.69

%

 

10.18

%

 

(14.63

)%

 

5.97

%

 

15.41

%

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Total expenses after fees paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

 

0.91

%4

 

 

0.98

%

 

1.00

%

 

0.99

%

 

0.97

%

 

1.02

%

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees paid indirectly

 

 

 

1.63

%4

 

 

2.76

%

 

2.84

%

 

2.79

%

 

1.37

%

 

1.36

%

 

 

 

Total expenses before fees paid indirectly

 

 

 

1.63

%4

 

 

2.77

%

 

2.85

 

 

2.80

%

 

1.37

%

 

1.36

%

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

 

1.63

%4

 

 

2.77

%

 

2.85

%

 

2.80

%

 

1.37

%

 

1.36

%

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

4.67

%4

 

 

4.60

%

 

4.92

%

 

6.54

%

 

7.13

%

 

8.18

%

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

 

$

444,054

 

 

$

417,651

 

$

414,460

 

$

418,390

 

$

442,635

 

$

457,301

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period (000)

 

 

 

 

 

$

33,895

 

$

70,691

 

$

149,558

 

$

223,736

 

$

121,767

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000)

 

 

$

61,777

 

 

$

93,325

 

$

104,393

 

$

180,553

 

$

158,278

 

$

135,804

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

 

263

%5

 

 

250

%

 

80

%

 

60

%

 

120

%

 

64

%

 

 

 

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

 

 

 

 

$

13,322

 

$

6,863

 

$

3,798

 

$

2,978

 

$

4,756

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.

3

Aggregate total investment return.

4

Annualized.

5

Includes TBA transactions. Excluding these transactions, the portfolio turnover rate would have been 0%.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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AUGUST 31, 2008

 



 

 


 

Financial Highlights

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period July 30, 20031
through October 31,
2003

 

 

 

Period November 1, 2007
to August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$

18.52

 

 

$

19.01

 

$

19.17

 

$

20.13

 

$

19.74

 

 

$

19.10

2

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

1.14

3

 

 

1.50

 

 

1.35

 

 

1.46

 

 

1.46

 

 

 

0.33

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

 

(1.76

)

 

 

(0.49

)

 

0.03

 

 

(0.94

)

 

0.43

 

 

 

0.60

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

 

(0.62

)

 

 

1.01

 

 

1.38

 

 

0.52

 

 

1.89

 

 

 

0.93

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

(1.19

)

 

 

(1.41

)

 

(1.52

)

 

(1.33

)

 

(1.49

)

 

 

(0.25

)

 

Net realized gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.06

)

 

 

 

(0.15

)

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.03

)

 

(0.02

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

 

(1.19

)

 

 

(1.50

)

 

(1.54

)

 

(1.48

)

 

(1.50

)

 

 

(0.25

)

 

 

 

 

Capital charges with respect to issuance of shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.04

)

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$

16.71

 

 

$

18.52

 

$

19.01

 

$

19.17

 

$

20.13

 

 

$

19.74

 

 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

 

 

$

14.57

 

 

$

16.68

 

$

18.85

 

$

17.48

 

$

19.95

 

 

$

18.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

 

(2.60

)%5

 

 

5.66

%

 

7.85

%

 

2.93

%

 

10.17

%

 

 

4.71

%5

 

 

 

 

Based on market price

 

 

 

(5.70

)%5

 

 

(4.03

)%

 

17.31

%

 

(5.30

)%

 

14.64

%

 

 

(4.77

)%5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

 

0.76

%6

 

 

0.83

%

 

0.91

%

 

0.92

%

 

0.90

%

 

 

0.79

%6

 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees paid indirectly

 

 

 

1.38

%6

 

 

2.14

%

 

2.19

%

 

1.71

%

 

1.25

%

 

 

0.82

%6

 

 

 

 

Total expenses before fees paid indirectly

 

 

 

1.39

%6

 

 

2.16

%

 

2.20

%

 

1.71

%

 

1.28

%

 

 

0.82

%6

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

 

1.39

%6

 

 

2.16

%

 

2.20

%

 

1.71

%

 

1.26

%

 

 

0.82

%6

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

7.84

%6

 

 

7.92

%

 

7.10

%

 

7.42

%

 

7.34

%

 

 

6.87

%6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

 

$

616,393

 

 

$

638,109

 

$

699,206

 

$

704,961

 

$

739,225

 

 

$

724,747

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period (000)

 

 

$

64,538

 

 

$

109,287

 

$

220,000

 

$

176,010

 

$

159,416

 

 

$

118,993

 

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000)

 

 

$

120,295

 

 

$

172,040

 

$

179,366

 

$

186,660

 

$

195,845

 

 

$

26,591

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

 

191

%7

 

 

65

%

 

132

%

 

70

%

 

215

%

 

 

127

%

 

 

 

 

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

 

$

10,551

 

 

$

7,251

 

$

4,178

 

$

5,005

 

$

5,637

 

 

$

7,091

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Commencement of operations.

2

Net asset value, beginning of period, reflects a deduction of $0.90 per share sales charge from the inital offering price of $20.00 per share.

3

Based on average shares outstanding.

4

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.

5

Aggregate total investment return.

6

Annualized.

7

Includes TBA transactions. Excluding these transactions the portfolio turnover would have been 24%.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (BHD)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period November 1, 2007
to August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended October 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

Per Share Operating Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

 

$

13.80

 

 

$

13.83

 

$

13.68

 

$

15.10

 

$

15.07

 

$

12.63

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

0.76

1

 

 

0.95

 

 

0.99

 

 

1.10

 

 

1.39

 

 

1.59

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

 

 

 

(1.03

)

 

 

(0.06

)

 

0.18

 

 

(1.13

)

 

0.25

 

 

2.34

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

 

 

 

(0.27

)

 

 

0.89

 

 

1.17

 

 

(0.03

)

 

1.64

 

 

3.93

 

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

(0.77

)

 

 

(0.92

)

 

(0.98

)

 

(1.12

)

 

(1.61

)

 

(1.49

)

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.04

)

 

(0.27

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

 

 

 

(0.77

)

 

 

(0.92

)

 

(1.02

)

 

(1.39

)

 

(1.61

)

 

(1.49

)

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

 

$

12.76

 

 

$

13.80

 

$

13.83

 

$

13.68

 

$

15.10

 

$

15.07

 

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

 

 

$

10.85

 

 

$

11.88

 

$

12.85

 

$

12.45

 

$

16.70

 

$

15.27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Return2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Based on net asset value

 

 

 

(1.19

)%3

 

 

7.26

%

 

9.58

%

 

(0.49

)%

 

11.35

%

 

32.55

%

 

 

 

Based on market price

 

 

 

(2.40

)%3

 

 

(0.62

)%

 

11.87

%

 

(18.11

)%

 

21.54

%

 

37.36

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses after waiver and fees paid indirectly and excluding interest expense

 

 

 

0.81

%4

 

 

0.87

%

 

0.94

%

 

0.92

%

 

0.89

%

 

1.01

%

 

 

 

Total expenses after waiver and fees paid indirectly

 

 

 

0.82

%4

 

 

1.27

%

 

2.00

%

 

1.87

%

 

1.23

%

 

1.71

%

 

 

 

Total expenses after waiver and before fees paid indirectly

 

 

 

0.82

%4

 

 

1.27

%

 

2.25

%

 

2.14

%

 

1.49

%

 

2.01

%

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

 

0.93

%4

 

 

1.45

%

 

2.25

%

 

2.14

%

 

1.49

%

 

2.01

%

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

6.85

%4

 

 

6.86

%

 

7.26

%

 

7.58

%

 

9.23

%

 

11.32

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

 

 

$

90,092

 

 

$

97,410

 

$

97,614

 

$

96,546

 

$

106,433

 

$

106,045

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period (000)

 

 

$

1,571

 

 

$

413

 

$

14,951

 

$

31,883

 

$

13,188

 

$

45,872

 

 

 

 

Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000)

 

 

$

391

 

 

$

7,240

 

$

21,104

 

$

30,406

 

$

27,562

 

$

46,036

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover

 

 

 

27

%

 

 

34

%

 

56

%

 

51

%

 

31

%

 

32

%

 

 

 

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

 

 

$

58,347

 

 

$

236,789

 

$

7,529

 

$

4,028

 

$

9,071

 

$

3,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Based on average shares outstanding.

2

Total investment returns based on market value, which can be significantly greater or lesser than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Total investment returns exclude the effects of sales charges.

3

Aggregate total investment return.

4

Annualized.


 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies:

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (“Core Bond”), BlackRock High Income Shares (‘High Income”), BlackRock High Yield Trust (“High Yield”), BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (“Income Opportunity”), BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (“Income Trust”), BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (“Limited Duration”) and BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (“Strategic Bond”) are registered as diversified, closed-end management investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended. Income Opportunity and Income Trust are organized as Maryland corporations. Core Bond, High Yield, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond are organized as Delaware statutory trusts. High Income is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. Core Bond, High Income, High Yield, Income Opportunity, Income Trust, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond, are individually referred to as a “Trust” and collectively as the “Trusts”. The Trusts’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require the use of management accruals and estimates. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The Trusts recently changed their fiscal year end to August 31. The Trusts determine and make available for publication the net asset value of their Common Shares on a daily basis.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trusts:

Valuation of Investments: The Trusts value their bond investments on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services selected under the supervision of each Trust’s Board of Directors or Trustees, as appropriate (the “Board”). Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean between the last available bid prices from one or more brokers or dealers as obtained from a pricing service. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments, and calculated yield measures based on valuation technology commonly employed in the market for such investments. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. TBA commitments are valued at the current market value of the underlying securities. Swap agreements are valued by quoted fair values received daily by the Trusts’ pricing service or through brokers. Short-term securities are valued at amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value each business day.

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System are valued at the last reported sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the security.

Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade and previously were valued at the last sales price as of the close of options trading on applicable exchanges. 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 options are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model which incorporates a number of market data factors.

In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, the investment will be valued by a method approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor seeks to determine the price that each Trust might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof.

Generally, trading in foreign securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The values of such securities used in computing the net assets of each Trust are determined as of such times. Foreign currency exchange rates will be determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such securities and such exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of each Trust’s net 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 securities, those securities may be valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by the Board or by the investment advisor using a pricing service and/or procedures approved by the Board.

Derivative Financial Instruments: Each Trust may engage in various portfolio investment strategies both to increase the returns of the Trusts and to hedge, or protect, their exposure to interest rate movements and movements in the securities markets. Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying security, or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

 

 

Financial futures contracts — Each Trust may purchase or sell financial futures contracts and options on such financial futures contracts. Futures contracts are contracts for delayed delivery of securities at a specific future date and at a specific price or yield. Upon entering into a contract, the Trust deposits and maintains as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, the Trust agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and are recognized by the Trust as unrealized gains or losses. When the contract is closed, the Trust records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts — Each Trust may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts as a hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio positions. Foreign currency exchange contracts, when used by the Trusts, help to manage the overall exposure to the foreign currency backing some of the investments held by the Trusts. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Trusts as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Trusts record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

 

 

Options — Each Trust may purchase and write call and put options. When a Trust writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Trusts is reflected as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When a security is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the security acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the security sold. When an option expires (or the Trusts enter into a closing transaction), the Trusts realize a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premium received or paid).

 

 

 

A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller to sell (when the option is exercised), the underlying position at the exercise price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying position at the exercise price at any time or at a specified time during the option period.

 

 

Swaps — Each Trust may enter into swap agreements, in which the Trust and a counterparty agree to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount. These periodic payments received or made by the Trusts are recorded in the accompanying Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the swap agreements. Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). When the swap is terminated, the Trusts will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Trust’s basis in the contract, if any.

 

 

 

Credit default swaps — Credit default swaps are agreements in which one party pays fixed periodic payments to a counterparty in consideration for a guarantee from the counterparty to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place.

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps — Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a floating rate of interest on a notional principal amount and receives a fixed rate of interest on the same notional principal amount for a specified period of time. Alternatively, a party may pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate. Interest rate swaps are efficient as asset/liability management tools. In more complex swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.

 

 

 

Total return swaps — Total return swaps are agreements in which one party commits to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return. To the extent the total return of the security or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Trust will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.

 

 

Swaptions — Swap options (swaptions) are similar to options on securities except that instead of selling or purchasing the right to buy or sell a security, the writer or purchaser of the swap option is granting or buying the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate swap agreement at any time before the expiration of the option.

Foreign Currency Transactions: Foreign currency amounts are translated into United States dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the current rate of exchange; and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

The Trusts report foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gains for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: Certain Trusts may invest in asset-backed securities. Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets, or as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, and are generally issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an asset-backed security subject to such a prepayment feature will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. If a Trust has purchased such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the premium paid.

Certain Trusts may purchase in the secondary market certain mortgage pass-through securities. There are a number of important differences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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among the agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the securities that they issue. For example, mortgage-related securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”) are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by GNMA and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. However, mortgage-related securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) include FNMA guaranteed Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates which are solely the obligations of the FNMA, are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States and are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the Treasury.

Certain Trusts invest a significant portion of its assets in securities backed by commercial or residential mortgage loans or in issuers that hold mortgage and other asset-backed securities. Please see the Schedules of Investments for these securities. Changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults on assets underlying these securities, can affect the value, income and/or liquidity of such positions.

Borrowed Bond Agreements: In a borrowed bond agreement, a Trust borrows securities from a third party, with the commitment that they will be returned to the lender on an agreed-upon date. Borrowed bond agreements are primarily entered into to settle short positions. In a borrowed bond agreement, the Trust’s prime broker or third party broker takes possession of the underlying collateral securities or cash to settle such short positions. The value of the underlying collateral securities or cash approximates the principal amount of the borrowed bond transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that borrowed bond transactions exceed one business day, the value of the collateral with any counterparty is “marked to market” on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the lender defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the lender of the security, realization of the collateral by the Trust may be delayed or limited.

Capital Trusts: These securities are typically issued by corporations, generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities characteristics, or by an affiliated business trust of a corporation, generally in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly structured securities. The securities can be structured as either fixed or adjustable coupon securities that can have either a perpetual or stated maturity date. Dividends can be deferred without creating an event of default or acceleration, although maturity cannot take place unless all cumulative payment obligations have been met. The deferral of payments does not affect the purchase or sale of these securities in the open market. Payments on these securities are treated as interest rather than dividends for Federal income tax purposes. These securities can have a rating that is slightly below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities.

Floating Rate Loans: The Trusts may invest in floating rate loans, which are generally non-investment grade, made by banks, other financial institutions and privately and publicly offered corporations. Floating rate loans are senior in the debt structure of a corporation. Floating rate loans generally pay interest at rates that are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. The base lending rates are generally (i) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as LIBOR (London InterBank Offered Rate), (ii) the prime rate offered by one or more U.S. banks or (iii) the certificate of deposit rate. The Trusts consider these investments to be investments in debt securities for purposes of their investment policies.

A Trust earns and/or pays facility and other fees on floating rate loans. Other fees earned/paid include commitment, amendment, consent, commissions and prepayment penalty fees. Facility, amendment and consent fees are typically amortized as premium and/or accreted as discount over the term of the loan. Commitment, commission and various other fees are recorded as income. Prepayment penalty fees are recorded on the accrual basis. When the Trust buys a floating rate loan it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, the Trust may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a floating rate loan. In certain circumstances, the Trust may receive a prepayment penalty fee upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan by a borrower. Other fees received by the Trust may include covenant waiver fees and covenant modification fees.

A Trust may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.

Floating rate loans are usually freely callable at the issuer’s option. The Trusts may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans (“Participations”) and assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. Participations typically will result in the Trusts having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. The Trusts will have the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the Participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower.

In connection with purchasing Participations, the Trusts generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement relating to the loans, nor any rights of offset against the borrower, and a Trust may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation.

As a result, a Trust will assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. The Trust’s investments in loan participation interests involve the risk of insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the Participation, the Trust may be treated as general creditors of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower.

Interest Rate Floors: Interest rate floors are similar to interest rate swaps, except that one party agrees to pay a fee, while the other party pays the deficiency, if any, of a floating rate under a specified fixed or floating rate.

Interest rate floors are used by the Trusts to both manage the duration of the portfolios and their exposure to changes in short-term interest rates. The Trusts’ leverage provides extra income in a period of falling rates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Selling floors reduces some of that extra income by partially monetizing it as an up front payment which the Trusts receive.

Transaction fees paid or received by the Trusts are recognized as assets or liabilities and amortized or accreted into interest expense or income over the life of the interest rate floor. The asset or liability is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the interest rate floor purchased or sold. Changes in the value of the interest rate floor are recognized as unrealized gains and losses.

Mortgage Dollar Rolls: Each Trust may sell mortgage-backed securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contract to repurchase substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specific future date at an agreed-upon price. The market value of the securities that the Trust is required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities. Pools of mortgages collateralizing those securities may have different prepayment histories than those sold. During the period between the sale and the repurchase, the Trust will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Proceeds of the sale will be invested in additional instruments for the Trust, and the income from these investments will generate income for the Trust.

If such income does not exceed the income, capital appreciation and gain or loss that would have been realized on the securities sold as part of the dollar roll, the use of this technique will diminish the investment performance of the Trust compared with what the performance would have been without the use of dollar rolls.

Preferred Stock: The Trusts may invest in preferred stocks. Preferred stock has a preference over common stocks 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.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: The Trusts may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with qualified third party broker-dealers. Interest on the value of the reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based upon competitive market rates at the time of issuance. At the time the Trust enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it identifies for segregation certain liquid securities having a value not less than the repurchase price, including accrued interest, of the reverse repurchase agreement. The Trusts may utilize reverse repurchase agreements when it is anticipated that the interest income to be earned from the investment of the proceeds of the transaction is greater than the interest expense of the transaction.

TBA Commitments: The Trusts may enter into to-be-announced (“TBA”) commitments to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a future date. TBA commitments are considered securities in themselves, and involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased or sold declines or increases prior to settlement date, which is in addition to the risk of decline in the value of the Trust’s other assets. Unsettled TBA commitments are valued at the current market value of the underlying securities, according to the procedures described under “Valuation of Investments.”

Zero Coupon Bonds: The Trusts may invest in zero-coupon bonds, which are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. Zero-coupon bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than similar maturity debt obligations which provide for regular interest payments.

Segregation: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that each Trust segregates assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., reverse repurchase agreements, swaps, swaptions or futures contracts) or certain borrowings, each Trust will, consistent with certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, designate on their books and record cash or other liquid debt securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: Investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Trust has determined the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. The Trusts amortize all premiums and discounts on debt securities.

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.

Income Taxes: It is each Trust’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of their taxable income to their shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates.

Effective April 30, 2008, each Trust except High Income implemented Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). Effective June 30, 2007, High Income implemented FIN 48. FIN 48 prescribes the minimum recognition threshold a tax position must meet in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken by an entity, including investment companies, before being measured and recognized in the financial statements. The investment advisor has evaluated the application of FIN 48 to the Trusts, and has determined that the adoption of FIN 48 does not have a material impact on each Trust’s financial statements. Each Trust files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on High Yield, Income Opportunity, Income Trust, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond’s U.S. federal tax returns remains open for the years ended October 31, 2005 through October 31, 2007. The statute of limitations on Core Bond’s and High Income’s U.S. federal tax returns remains open for the years ended December 31, 2005 through December 31, 2007. The statute of limitations on each Trust’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements: In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. Effective January 1, 2008, High Income adopted FAS 157. FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The impact on the other Trusts’ financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.

In March 2008, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“FAS 161”), was issued. FAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting for derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosure that enables investors to understand how and why an entity uses derivatives, how derivatives are accounted for, and how derivative instruments affect an entity’s results of operations and financial position. In September 2008, FASB Staff Position No. 133-1 and FASB Interpretation No. 45-4 (the “FSP”), “Disclosures about Credit Derivatives and Certain Guarantees: An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133 and FASB Interpretation No. 45; and Clarification of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 161” was issued and is effective for fiscal years and interim periods ending after November 15, 2008. The FSP amends FASB Statement No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” to require disclosures by sellers of credit derivatives, including credit derivatives embedded in hybrid instruments. The FSP also clarifies the effective date of FAS 161, whereby disclosures required by FAS 161 are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The impact on the Trusts’ financial statement disclosures, if any, is currently being assessed.

Deferred Compensation and BlackRock Closed-End Share Equivalent Investment Plan: Under the deferred compensation plan approved by each Trust’s Board, non-interested Directors or Trustees (“Independent Directors or Trustees”) may defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts have been invested in common shares of other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors or Trustees. This has approximately the same economic effect for the Independent Directors or Trustees as if the Independent Directors or Trustees had invested the deferred amounts directly in other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds.

The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Trust. Each Trust may, however, elect to invest in common shares of other certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds selected by the Independent Directors or Trustees in order to match its deferred compensation obligations. Investments to cover each Trust’s deferred compensation liability are included in other assets on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Dividends and distributions from the BlackRock Closed-End Fund investments under the plan are included in income from affiliates on the Statements of Operations.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Trust are charged to that Trust. Other operating expenses shared by several Trusts are pro-rated among those Trusts on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

2. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

Each Trust has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., to provide investment services for all Trusts and administration services for Core Bond, High Income, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. are principal owners of BlackRock, Inc.

Each Trust’s investment advisory fee paid to the Advisor is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate of 0.60% for Income Opportunity and 0.65% for Income Trust, of each Trust’s average net assets and 0.75% of the first $200 million and 0.50% thereafter for High Income, 0.55% for Core Bond and Limited Duration, 1.05% for High Yield and 0.75% for Strategic Bond, of each Trust’s average total assets (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage). The Advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the investment advisory fees or other expenses on Strategic Bond as a percentage of its average weekly managed assets as follows: 0.15% through February 29, 2008, 0.10% through February 28, 2009 and 0.05% through February 28, 2010.

High Yield, Income Opportunity and Income Trust each has an Administration Agreement with the Advisor. The administration fee paid to the Advisor is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate, 0.10% for Income Opportunity, and 0.15% for Income Trust, of each Trust’s average net assets and 0.10% for High Yield of the Trust’s average weekly managed assets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Trusts reimbursed the Advisor the following amounts for certain accounting services, which are included in accounting services in the Statements of Operations. For the period November 1, 2007 (January 1, 2008 for High Income) through August 31, 2008, the amounts were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

         

Core Bond

 

$

3,818

 

High Income

 

$

1,360

 

Limited Duration

 

$

6,679

 

Strategic Bond

 

$

979

 

         

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BFM”), a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., serves as sub-advisor to Core Bond, High Income, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond. The Advisor pays BFM for services they provide, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fee paid by each Trust to the Advisor.

For the period November 1, 2007 (January 1, 2008 for High Income) through August 31, 2008 and the year ended October 31, 2007 (December 31, 2007 for High Income) Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“MLPF&S”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch, earned commissions on transactions of securities as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

Period November 1,
2007 and January
1, 2008 through
August 31, 2008

 

Year Ended October
31, 2007 and
December 31, 2007

 

               

Core Bond

 

$

163

 

$

104,454

 

High Yield

 

$

 

$

8

 

Income Opportunity

 

$

 

$

110,446

 

Income Trust

 

$

30

 

$

66,166

 

Limited Duration

 

$

 

$

1,603

 

Strategic Bond

 

$

 

$

28

 

               

Pursuant to the terms of the custody agreement, custodian fees may be reduced by amounts calculated on uninvested cash balances (“custody credits”), which are on the Statements of Operations as fees paid indirectly.

Certain officers and/or directors or trustees of the Trusts are officers and/or directors of BlackRock, Inc. or its affiliates. The Trusts reimburse the Advisor for compensation paid to the Trusts’ Chief Compliance Officer.

3. Investments:

Purchases and sales (including paydowns) of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the period November 1, 2007 (January 1, 2008 for High Income) through August 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

               

Core Bond

 

$

2,775,007,242

 

$

2,886,368,488

 

High Income

 

$

38,775,390

 

$

57,039,232

 

High Yield

 

$

17,419,016

 

$

21,298,253

 

Income Opportunity

 

$

2,131,008,684

 

$

2,274,418,387

 

Income Trust

 

$

1,498,993,466

 

$

1,340,247,404

 

Limited Duration

 

$

1,655,569,758

 

$

1,713,425,181

 

Strategic Bond

 

$

34,494,528

 

$

23,185,479

 

               

Transactions in options written for the period November 1, 2007 (January 1, 2008 for High Income) through August 31, 2008 were as follows:

Core Bond

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

Contracts*

 

Premium
Received

 

               

Outstanding call options written, beginning of period

 

 

28

 

$

1,130,772

 

Options written

 

 

277

 

 

2,220,862

 

Options exercised

 

 

(5

)

 

(231,610

)

Options expired

 

 

(61

)

 

(169,503

)

Options closed

 

 

(68

)

 

(54,609

)

 

 

           

Outstanding call options written, end of period

 

 

171

 

$

2,895,912

 

               

 

* Some contracts represent a notional amount of $1,000,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

Contracts*

 

Premium
Received

 

               

Outstanding put options written, beginning of period

 

 

28

 

$

1,130,773

 

Options written

 

 

206

 

 

2,192,888

 

Options expired

 

 

(23

)

 

(384,072

)

Options closed

 

 

(121

)

 

(111,416

)

 

 

           

Outstanding put options written, end of period

 

 

90

 

$

2,828,173

 

               

 

* Some contracts represent a notional amount of $1,000,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Opportunity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

Contracts*

 

Premium
Received

 

               

Outstanding call options written, beginning of period

 

 

31

 

$

1,239,282

 

Options written

 

 

286

 

 

2,513,046

 

Options expired

 

 

(66

)

 

(187,105

)

Options exercised

 

 

(6

)

 

(249,090

)

Options closed

 

 

(69

)

 

(54,609

)

 

 

           

Outstanding call options written, end of period

 

 

176

 

$

3,261,524

 

               

 

* Some contracts represent a notional amount of $1,000,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contracts*

 

Premium
Received

 

               

Outstanding put options written, beginning of period

 

 

31

 

$

1,239,278

 

Options written

 

 

234

 

 

2,493,928

 

Options expired

 

 

(46

)

 

(424,538

)

Options closed

 

 

(123

)

 

(112,495

)

 

 

           

Outstanding put options written, end of period

 

 

96

 

$

3,196,173

 

               

 

* Some contracts represent a notional amount of $1,000,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

Contracts*

 

Premium
Received

 

               

Outstanding call options written, beginning of period

 

 

162

 

$

4,975,195

 

Options written

 

 

41

 

 

1,343,258

 

Options expired

 

 

(22

)

 

(182,440

)

Options exercised

 

 

(75

)

 

(1,705,738

)

Options closed

 

 

(48

)

 

(2,247,298

)

 

 

           

Outstanding call options written, end of period

 

 

58

 

$

2,182,977

 

               

 

* Some contracts represent a notional amount of $1,000,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

Contracts*

 

Premium
Received

 

               

Outstanding put options written, beginning of period

 

 

138

 

$

4,929,221

 

Options written

 

 

40

 

 

1,343,246

 

Options expired

 

 

(17

)

 

(501,427

)

Options closed

 

 

(103

)

 

(3,588,058

)

 

 

           

Outstanding put options written, end of period

 

 

58

 

$

2,182,982

 

               

 

* Some contracts represent a notional amount of $1,000,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Reverse Repurchase Agreements:

For the period November 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008, Core Bond’s daily weighted average interest rate was 2.89%.

For the period November 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008, Income Opportunity’s daily weighted average interest rate was 3.14%.

For the period November 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008, Limited Duration’s daily weighted average interest rate was 3.27%.

For the period November 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008, Income Trust’s daily weighted average interest rate was 3.08%.

For the period November 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008, Strategic Bond’s daily weighted average interest rate was 1.13%.

5. Commitments:

Limited Duration may invest in floating rate loans. In connection with these investments, the Trust may, with its Advisor, also enter into unfunded corporate loans (“commitments”). Commitments may obligate the Trust to furnish temporary financing to a borrower until permanent financing can be arranged. At August 31, 2008, the Trust had outstanding commitments of approximately $919,000. In connection with these commitments, the Trust earns a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is classified in the Statements of Operations as facility and other fees, is recognized ratably over the commitment period. As of August 31, 2008, the Trust had the following unfunded loan commitments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

Borrower

 

Unfunded
Commitment (000)

 

Value of Underlying
Loan (000)

 

               

Cellular South

 

$

500

 

$

480

 

Community Health Systems, Inc.

 

 

419

 

 

396

 

               

Foreign Currency Exchange Commitments: At August 31, 2008, Income Opportunity had entered into foreign exchange contracts, in addition to the contracts listed on the Schedule of Investments, under which it had agreed to sell a foreign currency with an approximate value of $280,000.

6. Capital Share Transactions:

There are 200 million of $0.01 par value shares authorized for Income Opportunity and Income Trust. There are an unlimited number of $0.001 par value shares authorized for Core Bond, High Yield, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond. There are an unlimited number of no par value shares authorized for High Income. At August 31, 2008, the shares owned by an affiliate of the Advisor of Limited Duration were 6,021.

During the period November 1, 2007 (January 1, 2008 for High Income) to August 31, 2008, shares remained constant. For the years ended October 31, 2007 and 2006, the following Trusts issued additional shares under their respective dividend reinvestment plan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

October 31, 2007

 

October 31, 2006

 

               

High Yield

 

 

1,496

 

 

6,259

 

Limited Duration

 

 

107,367

 

 

13,785

 

               

For High Income, for the year ended December 31, 2007, shares remained constant and for the year ended December 31, 2006 shares increased by 127,532.

7. Short Term Borrowings:

On May 16, 2008, High Income and High Yield renewed their revolving credit and security agreement funded by a commercial paper asset securiti-zation program with Citicorp North America, Inc. (“Citicorp”), as Agent, certain secondary backstop lenders and certain asset securitization conduits, as lenders (the “Lenders”). The agreement was renewed for one year and has a maximum limit of $80,000,000 for High Income and $32,000,000 for High Yield. Under the Citicorp program, the conduits will fund advances to these Trusts through highly rated commercial paper. High Income and High Yield have granted a security interest in substantially all of its assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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to, and in favor of, the Lenders as security for its obligations to the Lenders. The interest rate on the Trust’s borrowings is based on the interest rate carried by the commercial paper plus a program fee. In addition, the Trusts pay a liquidity fee to the secondary backstop lenders and the agent. These amounts are included in interest expense on the Statements of Operations.

For the period ended August 31, 2008, the daily weighted average interest rates were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

 

Daily Weighted
Average Interest Rate

 

         

High Income

 

 

2.91

%

High Yield

 

 

4.36

%

         

8. Income Tax Information:

Reclassification: Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or on net asset values per share. The following permanent differences as of August 31, 2008 attributable to paydowns, accounting for swap agreements, foreign currency transactions, amortization methods on fixed income securities, expiration of capital loss carryforwards and other differences between financial reporting and tax accounting, were reclassified to the following accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

 

 

Core
Bond

 

High
Income

 

High
Yield

 

Income
Opportunity

 

                           

Increase (decrease) paid-in-capital

 

$

(1,762,892

)

$

(35,363,213

)

$

(3,270,311

)

$

26,609

 

Increase (decrease) undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

6,287,796

 

$

290,443

 

$

 

$

565,020

 

Increase (decrease) accumulated net realized gain (loss)

 

$

(4,524,904

)

$

35,072,770

 

$

3,270,311

 

$

(591,629

)

                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

Income
Trust

 

Limited
Duration

 

               

Increase (decrease) paid-in-capital

 

$

(1,352,206

)

$

 

Increase (decrease) undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

$

12,439,340

 

$

(2,181,484

)

Increase (decrease) accumulated net realized gain (loss)

 

$

(11,087,134

)

$

2,181,484

 

               

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended August 31, 2008, October 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006 was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

 

 

Core
Bond

 

High
Income

 

High
Yield

 

Income
Opportunity

 

                           

Ordinary income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/08

 

$

16,387,174

 

$

6,958,699

 

$

3,273,618

 

$

17,707,143

 

10/31/07

 

$

11,064,934

 

$

12,923,299

 

$

3,927,807

 

$

20,862,233

 

10/31/06

 

$

25,048,230

 

$

12,792,689

 

$

4,175,232

 

$

22,238,533

 

                           

Long-term capital gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/08

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

10/31/07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/31/06

 

 

7,914,351

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,976,685

 

                           

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/08

 

$

499,560

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

10/31/07

 

 

5,227,386

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,874,570

 

10/31/06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,162,198

 

                           

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/08

 

$

16,886,734

 

$

6,958,699

 

$

3,273,618

 

$

17,707,143

 

10/31/07

 

 

16,292,320

 

 

12,923,299

 

 

3,927,807

 

 

22,736,803

 

10/31/06

 

 

32,962,581

 

 

12,792,689

 

 

4,175,232

 

 

33,377,416

 

                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

 

 

Income
Trust

 

Limited
Duration

 

Strategic
Bond

 

                     

Ordinary income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/08

 

$

15,793,806

 

$

43,898,690

 

$

5,434,969

 

10/31/07

 

 

18,808,452

 

 

51,967,739

 

 

6,521,963

 

10/31/06

 

 

21,910,288

 

 

55,725,066

 

 

6,969,104

 

                     

Long-term capital gain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/08

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

10/31/07

 

 

 

 

2,229,742

 

 

 

10/31/06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Tax return of capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/08

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

10/31/07

 

 

4,978,175

 

 

1,074,826

 

 

 

10/31/06

 

 

5,576,693

 

 

760,960

 

 

251,641

 

                     

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31/08

 

$

15,793,806

 

$

43,898,690

 

$

5,434,969

 

10/31/07

 

 

23,786,627

 

 

55,272,307

 

 

6,521,963

 

10/31/06

 

 

27,486,981

 

 

56,486,026

 

 

7,220,745

 

                     

As of August 31, 2008, the tax components of accumulated earnings (losses) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

 

 

Core
Bond

 

High
Income

 

High
Yield

 

Income
Opportunity

 

                           

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$

2,301,597

 

$

1,760,914

 

$

82,363

 

$

2,297,559

 

Capital loss carryforwards

 

 

(22,295,867

)

 

(207,134,596

)

 

(35,284,031

)

 

(19,529,044

)

Net unrealized gains (losses)*

 

 

(12,455,918

)

 

(16,051,072

)

 

(8,078,246

)

 

(11,801,449

)

                           

Total Accumulated Net Earnings (Losses)

 

$

(32,450,188

)

$

(221,424,754

)

$

(43,279,914

)

$

(29,032,934

)

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

 

 

Income
Trust

 

Limited
Duration

 

Strategic
Bond

 

                     

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$

7,072,280

 

$

382,595

 

$

111,699

 

Capital loss carryforwards

 

 

(85,705,294

)

 

(21,933,927

)

 

(2,483,153

)

Net unrealized gains (losses)*

 

 

43,360,925

 

 

(63,398,025

)

 

(5,986,733

)

                     

Total Accumulated Net Earnings (Losses)

 

$

(35,272,089

)

$

(84,949,357

)

$

(8,358,187

)

 

 

                 

 

 

*

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains (losses) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on certain options, futures and foreign currency contracts, the difference between book and tax amortization methods for premiums and discounts on fixed income securities, the deferral of compensation to trustees, accounting for swap agreements, book/tax differences in the accrual of income on securities in default and other book/tax temporary differences.

As of August 31, 2008, the Trusts had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                           

Expires
August 31,

 

Core
Bond

 

High
Income

 

High
Yield

 

Income
Opportunity

 

                           

2009

 

$

 

$

55,878,284

 

$

15,159,280

 

$

 

2010

 

 

 

 

102,576,339

 

 

8,468,860

 

 

 

2011

 

 

 

 

28,467,396

 

 

4,771,417

 

 

 

2012

 

 

 

 

2,339,279

 

 

316,410

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

 

4,880,373

 

 

7,043,976

 

 

2,060,533

 

 

2,451,626

 

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,467,772

 

 

2,342,921

 

2016

 

 

17,415,494

 

 

10,829,322

 

 

2,039,759

 

 

14,734,497

 

                           

Total

 

$

22,295,867

 

$

207,134,596

 

$

35,284,031

 

$

19,529,044

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Expires
August 31,

 

Income
Trust

 

Limited
Duration

 

Strategic
Bond

 

                     

2009

 

$

13,940,898

 

$

 

$

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

 

21,960,613

 

 

 

 

 

2012

 

 

10,100,201

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

 

3,861,222

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

 

6,952,429

 

 

 

 

447,113

 

2015

 

 

8,585,744

 

 

 

 

 

2016

 

 

20,304,187

 

 

21,933,927

 

 

2,036,040

 

                     

Total

 

$

85,705,294

 

$

21,933,927

 

$

2,483,153

 

 

 

                 

9. Subsequent Events:

The Trusts paid net investment income dividends on September 30, 2008 to shareholders of record on September 15, 2008 in the following amounts:

         

Core Bond

 

$

0.068200

 

High Income

 

$

0.018200

 

High Yield

 

$

0.051000

 

Income Opportunity

 

$

0.051000

 

Income Trust

 

$

0.024000

 

Limited Duration

 

$

0.105000

 

Strategic Bond

 

$

0.077000

 

         

On September 15, 2008, Bank of America Corporation announced that it has agreed to acquire Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., one of the principal owners of BlackRock, Inc. The purchase has been approved by the directors of both companies. Subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2009.

On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. and various other Lehman Brothers entities filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As of August 31, 2008, Core Bond and Income Opportunity held Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. bonds valued at $1,600,494 and $2,629,741 with interest receivable of approximately $43,000 and $35,000, respectively. The bankruptcy adversely impacted the value of such investments, and realization of any principal or interest receivable is not guaranteed. Core Bond, High Yield, Income Opportunity and Income Trust had swap contracts outstanding on August 31, 2008 with various Lehman counterparties with net unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) of $(28,557), $61, $(38,235) and $(365,890), respectively, and interest receivable or (payable) of approximately $(477,000) $1,000, $(535,000) and $(122,000), respectively. Furthermore, Core Bond, Income Opportunity and Income Trust had outstanding swaptions with Lehman with net values of $1,473,254, $1,777,955 and $43,082, respectively as of August 31, 2008. On September 15, 2008, the Trusts terminated the various contracts that were outstanding as of that date. Core Bond, High Yield, Income Opportunity and Income Trust incurred losses as a result of terminating the contracts of approximately $1,155,000, $6,000, $1,273,000 and $886,000, respectively. Additionally, as of August 31, 2008, Core Bond, Income Opportunity, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond had reverse repurchase agreements outstanding with Lehman with face amounts of $93,529,145, $71,292,462, $43,083,208 and $1,571,363, respectively. Core Bond, Income Opportunity and Strategic Bond terminated the reverse repurchase agreements prior to September 15, 2008 without any realized gain or loss. Subsequent to September 15, 2008, Limited Duration terminated any remaining reverse repurchase agreements that were outstanding as of August 31, 2008 incurring losses of approximately $500,000 as a result.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees/Directors of:

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

BlackRock High Income Shares

BlackRock High Yield Trust

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust

(Collectively the “Trusts”)

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of BlackRock Core Bond Trust, BlackRock High Yield Trust, BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc., BlackRock Income Trust, Inc., BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust, and BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust as of August 31, 2008, and the related statements of operations for the period November 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008 and for the year ended October 31, 2007, the statements of cash flows for the period November 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008 for BlackRock Core Bond Trust, BlackRock High Yield Trust, BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc., and BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust, the statements of changes in net assets for the period November 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008 and for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2007, and the financial highlights for the periods presented. We have also audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of BlackRock High Income Shares as of August 31, 2008, and the related statements of operations for the period January 1, 2008 to August 31, 2008 and for the year ended December 31, 2007, the statement of cash flows for the period January 1, 2008 to August 31, 2008, the statements of changes in net assets for the period January 1, 2008 to August 31, 2008 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2007, and the financial highlights for the period January 1, 2008 to August 31, 2008 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trusts’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. The financial highlights of BlackRock High Income Shares for each of two years in the period ended December 31, 2004 were audited by other auditors whose report, dated February 22, 2005, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Trusts are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trusts’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures include confirmation of the securities owned as of August 31, 2008, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and financial intermediaries; where replies were not received from brokers and financial intermediaries, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of BlackRock Core Bond Trust, BlackRock High Yield Trust, BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc., BlackRock Income Trust, Inc., BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust, and BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust as of August 31, 2008, the results of their operations for the period November 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008 and for the year ended October 31, 2007, the results of cash flows for the period November 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008 for BlackRock Core Bond Trust, BlackRock High Yield Trust, BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc., and BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust, changes in their net assets for the period November 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008 and for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2007, and the financial highlights for the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Additionally, in our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of BlackRock High Income Shares as of August 31, 2008, the results of its operations for the period January 1, 2008 to August 31, 2008 and for the year ended December 31, 2007, the statement of cash flows for the period January 1, 2008 to August 31, 2008, the changes in its net assets for the period January 1, 2008 to August 31, 2008 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2007, and the financial highlights for the period January 1, 2008 to August 31, 2008 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
October 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement

The Board of Trustees (collectively, the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Trustees”) of the BlackRock Core Bond Trust (“BHK”), BlackRock High Income Shares (“HIS”), BlackRock High Yield Trust (“BHY”), BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc. (“BNA”), BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (“BKT”), BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (“BLW”) and BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust (“BHD,” and together with BHK, HIS, BHY, BNA, BKT and BLW, the “Funds”) met in April and May 2008 to consider approving the continuation of each Fund’s investment advisory agreement (each, an “Advisory Agreement”) with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”), each Fund’s investment advisor. The Board also considered the approval of each Fund’s subadvisory agreement (each, a “Subadvisory Agreement” and, together with the “Advisory Agreement,” the “Agreements”) between the Advisor and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (the “Subadvisor”). The Advisor and the Subadvisor are collectively referred to herein as the “Advisors” and, together with BlackRock, Inc., “BlackRock.”

Disclosure regarding HIS’s Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement can be found in its most recent semi-annual report dated June 30, 2008 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Activities and Composition of the Board

The Board of each Fund consists of thirteen individuals, eleven of whom are not “interested persons” of the Funds as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Trustees”). The Trustees 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 Trustees have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Chairman of the Board is an Independent Trustee. The Board has established four standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee and a Performance Oversight Committee.

Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement

Upon the consummation of the combination of BlackRock, Inc.’s investment management business with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.’s investment management business, including Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P., and certain affiliates, each Fund entered into an Advisory Agreement and a Subadvisory Agreement, each with an initial two-year term. Consistent with the 1940 Act, after the Advisory Agreement’s and Subadvisory Agreement’s respective initial two-year term, the Board is required to consider the continuation of each Fund’s Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement on an annual basis. In connection with this process, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, scope and quality of the services provided to each Fund by the personnel of BlackRock and its affiliates, including investment advisory services, administrative services, secondary market support services, oversight of fund accounting and custody, and assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements. The Board also received and assessed information regarding the services provided to each Fund by certain unaffiliated service providers.

Throughout the year, the Board also considered a range of information in connection with its oversight of the services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates. Among the matters the Board considered were: (a) investment performance for one-, three- and five-year periods, as applicable, against peer funds, as well as senior management and portfolio managers’ analysis of the reasons for underperformance, if applicable; (b) fees, including advisory, administration and other fees paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by each Fund, as applicable; (c) Fund operating expenses paid to third parties; (d) the resources devoted to and compliance reports relating to each Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions; (e) each Fund’s compliance with its Code of Ethics and 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; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting guidelines approved by the Board; (i) execution quality; (j) valuation and liquidity procedures; and (k) reviews of BlackRock’s business, including BlackRock’s response to the increasing scale of its business.

Board Considerations in Approving the Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement

To assist the Board in its evaluation of the Agreements, the Trustees received information from BlackRock in advance of the April 22, 2008 meeting which detailed, among other things, the organization, business lines and capabilities of the Advisors, including: (a) the responsibilities of various departments and key personnel and biographical information relating to key personnel; (b) financial statements for BlackRock; (c) the advisory and/or administrative fees paid by each Fund to the Advisors, including comparisons, compiled by Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent third party, with the management fees, which include advisory and administration fees, of funds with similar investment objectives (“Peers”); (d) the profitability of BlackRock and certain industry profitability analyses for advisors to registered investment companies; (e) the expenses of BlackRock in providing various services; (f) non-investment advisory reimbursements, if applicable, and “fallout” benefits to BlackRock; (g) economies of scale, if any, generated through the Advisors’ management of all of the BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Fund Complex”); (h) the expenses of each Fund, including comparisons of each such Fund’s expense ratios (both before and after any fee waivers) with the expense ratios of its Peers; (i) an internal comparison of management fees classified by Lipper, if applicable; and (j) each Fund’s performance for the past one-, three- and five-year periods, as applicable, as well as each Fund’s performance compared to its Peers.

The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, where applicable, such as payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to the distribution of Fund shares, services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings, and direct and indirect benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds.

In addition to the foregoing materials, independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees provided a legal memorandum outlining, among other things, the duties of the Board under the 1940 Act, as well as the general principles of relevant law in reviewing and approving advisory contracts, the requirements of the 1940 Act in such matters, an advisor’s fiduciary duty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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with respect to advisory agreements and compensation, and the standards used by courts in determining whether investment company boards of directors have fulfilled their duties and the factors to be considered by boards in voting on advisory agreements.

The Independent Trustees reviewed this information and discussed it with independent legal counsel prior to the meeting on April 22, 2008. At the Board meeting on April 22, 2008, BlackRock made a presentation to and responded to questions from the Board. Following the meeting on April 22, 2008, the Board presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these requests with additional written materials provided to the Trustees prior to the meetings on May 29 and 30, 2008. At the Board meetings on May 29 and 30, 2008, BlackRock responded to further questions from the Board. In connection with BlackRock’s presentations, the Board considered each Agreement and, in consultation with independent legal counsel, reviewed the factors set out in judicial decisions and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) statements relating to the renewal of the Agreements.

Matters Considered by the Board

In connection with its deliberations with respect to the Agreements, the Board considered all factors it believed relevant with respect to each Fund, including the following: the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Advisors; the investment performance of each Fund; the costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Advisors and their affiliates from their relationship with the Funds; the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund Complex grows; and whether BlackRock realizes other benefits from its relationship with the Funds.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services: In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the Advisors’ services, the Board reviewed information concerning the types of services that the Advisors provide and are expected to provide to each Fund, narrative and statistical information concerning each Fund’s performance record and how such performance compares to each Fund’s Peers, information describing BlackRock’s organization and its various departments, the experience and responsibilities of key personnel and available resources. The Board noted the willingness of the personnel of BlackRock to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board further considered the quality of the Advisors’ investment process in making portfolio management decisions.

In addition to advisory services, the Trustees considered the quality of the administrative and non-investment advisory services provided to the Funds. The Advisors and their affiliates provided each Fund with such administrative and other services, as applicable (in addition to any such services provided by others for the Funds), and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the respective Fund. In addition to investment management services, the Advisors and their affiliates provided each Fund with services such as: preparing shareholder reports and communications, including annual and semi-annual financial statements and the Funds’ websites; communications with analysts to support secondary market trading; assisting with daily accounting and pricing; preparing periodic filings with regulators and stock exchanges; overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; administering and organizing Board meetings and preparing the Board materials for such meetings; providing legal and compliance support (such as helping to prepare proxy statements and responding to regulatory inquiries); and performing other Fund administrative tasks necessary for the operation of the respective Fund (such as tax reporting and fulfilling regulatory filing requirements). The Board considered the Advisors’ policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

B. The Investment Performance of the Funds and BlackRock: As previously noted, the Board received performance information regarding each Fund and its Peers. Among other things, the Board received materials reflecting each Fund’s historic performance and each Fund’s one-, three- and five-year total returns (as applicable) relative to its Peers (including the Peers’ median performance). The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select each Fund’s Peers. The Board noted that it regularly reviews the performance of each Fund throughout the year. The Board reviewed a narrative and statistical analysis of the Lipper data that was prepared by BlackRock, which analyzed various factors that affect Lipper rankings.

The Board noted that in general BHK, BHY and BKT performed better than their respective Peers in that their performance was at or above the median of their respective Peers in at least two of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported.

The Board noted that in general BLW performed better than its Peers in that its performance was at or above the median of its Peers in at least two of the one-year, three-year and since inception periods reported.

The Board noted that although BNA underperformed its Peers in at least two of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, such underperformance was not greater than 10% of the median return of its Peers for any of the periods above and therefore was not considered to be material.

The Board noted that BHD performed below the median of its Peers in at least two of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported. The Board then discussed with representatives of BlackRock the reasons for BHD’s under-performance during these periods compared with its Peers. The Board noted that two of BHD’s Peers have very different investment objectives in that they invest in private placement/mezzanine companies and, when recalculating the Peer universe to exclude these two funds, BHD outperforms the median of its Peers for all periods.

For each of BNA and BHD, the Board concluded that BlackRock was committed to providing the resources necessary to assist the portfolio managers and to continue improving each Fund’s performance. Based on its review, the Board generally was satisfied with BlackRock’s efforts to manage each of the Funds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement (continued)

C. Consideration of the Advisory Fees and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Funds: In evaluating the management fees and expenses that each Fund is expected to bear, the Board considered each Fund’s current management fee structure and each Fund’s expense ratios in absolute terms as well as relative to the fees and expense ratios of its applicable Peers. The Board, among other things, reviewed comparisons of each Fund’s gross management fees before and after any applicable reimbursements and fee waivers and total expense ratios before and after any applicable waivers with those of applicable Peers. The Board also reviewed a narrative analysis of the Peer rankings prepared by Lipper and summarized by BlackRock at the request of the Board. This summary placed the Peer rankings into context by analyzing various factors that affect these comparisons.

The Board noted that each of BHK, BKT, BLW and BHD paid contractual management fees lower than or equal to the median contractual fees paid by each Fund’s respective Peers. This comparison was made without giving effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers.

The Board noted that, although BHY paid contractual management fees that were higher than the median of its Peers, the Advisor had incurred substantially greater business risk in connection with the initial public offering of common shares of the Fund because the Advisor had paid the underwriting commissions on behalf of investors. The Board concluded that a higher fee to compensate the Advisor for this additional risk was reasonable.

The Board noted that, although BNA paid contractual management fees that were higher than the median of its Peers, the Fund’s actual management fees were below the median of its Peers.

The Board also compared the management fees charged and services provided by the Advisors to closed-end funds in general versus other types of clients (such as open-end investment companies and separately managed institutional accounts) in similar investment categories. The Board noted certain differences in services provided and costs incurred by the Advisor with respect to closed-end funds compared to these other types of clients and the reasons for such differences.

In connection with the Board’s consideration of the fees and expense information, the Board reviewed the considerable investment management experience of the Advisors and considered the high level of investment management, administrative and other services provided by the Advisors.

D. Profitability of BlackRock: The Board also considered BlackRock’s profitability in conjunction with its review of fees. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to the Fund Complex and other fund complexes managed by the Advisors. In reviewing profitability, the Board recognized that one of the most difficult issues in determining profitability is establishing a method of allocating expenses. The Board also reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board also recognized that individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is generally not publicly available.

The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix, and therefore comparability of profitability is somewhat limited. Nevertheless, to the extent available, the Board considered BlackRock’s operating margin compared to the operating margin estimated by BlackRock for a leading investment management firm whose operations consist primarily of advising closed-end funds. The comparison indicated that BlackRock’s operating margin was approximately the same as the operating margin of such firm.

In evaluating the reasonableness of the Advisors’ compensation, the Board also considered any other revenues paid to the Advisors, including partial reimbursements paid to the Advisors for certain non-investment advisory services, if applicable. The Board noted that these payments were less than the Advisors’ costs for providing these services. The Board also considered indirect benefits (such as soft dollar arrangements) that the Advisors and their affiliates are expected to receive, which are attributable to their management of the Fund.

E. Economies of Scale: In reviewing each Fund’s fees and expenses, the Board examined the potential benefits of economies of scale, and whether any economies of scale should be reflected in the Fund’s fee structure, for example through the use of breakpoints for the Fund or the Fund Complex. In this regard, the Board reviewed information provided by BlackRock, noting that most closed-end fund complexes do not have fund-level breakpoints because closed-end funds generally do not experience substantial growth after their initial public offering and each fund is managed independently consistent with its own investment objectives. The Board noted that only three closed-end funds in the Fund Complex have breakpoints in their fee structures. Information provided by Lipper also revealed that only one closed-end fund complex used a complex-level breakpoint structure. The Board found, based on its review of comparable funds, that each Fund’s management fee is appropriate in light of the scale of the respective Fund.

F. Other Factors: In evaluating fees, the Board also considered indirect benefits or profits the Advisors or their affiliates may receive as a result of their relationships with the Funds (“fall-out benefits”). The Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, considered the intangible benefits that accrue to the Advisors and their affiliates by virtue of their relationships with the Funds, including potential benefits accruing to the Advisors and their affiliates as a result of participating in offerings of the Funds’ shares, potentially stronger relationships with members of the broker-dealer community, increased name recognition of the Advisors and their affiliates, enhanced sales of other investment funds and products sponsored by the Advisors and their affiliates and increased assets under management which may increase the benefits realized by the Advisors from soft dollar arrangements with broker-dealers. The Board also considered the unquantifiable nature of these potential benefits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreement (concluded)

Conclusion with Respect to the Agreements

In reviewing and approving the continuation of the Agreements, the Trustees did not identify any single factor discussed above as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Trustees may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Directors were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination. The Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously determined that each of the factors described above, in light of all the other factors and all of the facts and circumstances applicable to each respective Fund, was acceptable for each Fund and supported the Trustees’ conclusion that the terms of each Agreement were fair and reasonable, that each Fund’s fees are reasonable in light of the services provided to the respective Fund and that each Agreement should be approved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dividend Reinvestment Plans

Pursuant to each Trust’s respective Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”), common shareholders of High Income, Income Opportunity and Income Trust may elect, while shareholders of Core Bond, High Yield, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond are automatically enrolled, to have all distributions of dividends and capital gains reinvested by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Plan Agent”) in the respective Trust’s shares pursuant to the Plan. Shareholders who do not participate in the Plan will receive all distributions in cash paid by check and mailed directly to the shareholders of record (or if the shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to the nominee) by the Plan Agent, which serves as agent for the shareholders in administering the Plan.

After Core Bond, High Income, High Yield, Income Trust, Limited Duration and Strategic Bond declares a dividend or determines to make a capital gain distribution, the Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participants’ account, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of unissued but authorized shares from the Trust (“newly issued shares”) or (ii) by open market purchases. If, on the dividend payment date, the net asset value per share (“NAV”) is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition being referred to herein as “market premium”), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in newly issued shares on behalf of the participants. The number of newly issued shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend by the NAV on the date the shares are issued. However, if the NAV is less than 95% of the market price on the payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the payment date. If, on the dividend payment date, the NAV is greater than the market value per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition being referred to herein as “market discount”), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in shares acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases.

The Plan Agent’s fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends and distributions will be paid by each Trust. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent’s open market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. The automatic reinvestment of dividends and distributions will not relieve participants of any Federal income tax that may be payable on such dividends or distributions.

Each Trust reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan; however, each Trust reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Participants who request a sale of shares through the Plan Agent are subject to a $2.50 sales fee and a $0.15 per share sold brokerage commission. All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Agent at P.O. Box 43078, Providence, RI 02940-3078 or by calling (800) 699-1BFM. All overnight correspondence should be directed to the Plan Agent at 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021.

 

 

Important Tax information

 

 

The following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distributions paid by the Trusts for the taxable period ended August 31, 2008:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock
Core Bond
Trust

 

BlackRock
High Yield
Trust

 

BlackRock
Income
Trust

 

BlackRock
Income
Opportunities
Trust

 

BlackRock
Limited
Duration
Income
Trust

 

BlackRock
Strategic
Bond
Trust

 

BlackRock
High
Income
Shares

 

                               

Federal Obligation Interest (1)

 

2.22

%

 

0.76

%

 

3.57

%

 

1.26

%

 

1.61

%

 

5.54

%

 

None

 

 

Interest-Related Dividends for Non-U.S. Residents (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 2007

 

68.02

%

 

82.91

%

 

70.00

%

 

75.00

%

 

75.00

%

 

79.65

%

 

92.82

%

 

December 2007

 

68.02

%

 

68.81

%

 

70.00

%

 

75.00

%

 

75.00

%

 

66.41

%

 

92.82

%

 

January 2008

 

60.34

%

 

68.81

%

 

70.00

%

 

75.00

%

 

75.00

%

 

66.41

%

 

92.82

%

 

February 2008

 

60.34

%

 

92.32

%

 

78.67

%

 

89.07

%

 

76.79

%

 

88.21

%

 

86.72

%

 

March 2008

 

60.34

%

 

92.32

%

 

78.67

%

 

89.07

%

 

76.79

%

 

88.21

%

 

86.72

%

 

April 2008

 

60.34

%

 

92.32

%

 

78.67

%

 

89.07

%

 

76.79

%

 

88.21

%

 

86.72

%

 

May 2008

 

60.34

%

 

92.32

%

 

78.67

%

 

89.07

%

 

76.79

%

 

88.21

%

 

86.72

%

 

June 2008

 

60.34

%

 

92.32

%

 

78.67

%

 

89.07

%

 

76.79

%

 

88.21

%

 

86.72

%

 

July 2008

 

60.34

%

 

92.32

%

 

78.67

%

 

89.07

%

 

76.79

%

 

88.21

%

 

86.72

%

 

August 2008

 

60.34

%

 

92.32

%

 

78.67

%

 

89.07

%

 

76.79

%

 

88.21

%

 

86.72

%

 

                                             

 

 

(1)

The law varies in each state as to whether and what percentage of dividend income attributable to federal obligations is exempt from state income tax. We recommend that you consult your adviser to determine if any portion of the dividends you received is exempt from state income taxes.

(2)

Represents the portion of the taxable ordinary income dividends eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Officers and Directors/Trustees


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name, Address and
Year of Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with Trusts

 

Length of
Time Served as
Director/Trustee2

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years

 

Number of
BlackRock-
Advised Funds
and Portfolios
Overseen

 

Public Directorships

                     

Non-Interested Directors/Trustees1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Richard E. Cavanagh
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1946

 

Chairman of the
Board and
Director/Trustee

 

Since 1994

 

Trustee, Aircraft Finance Trust since 1999; Director, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 1998; Trustee, Educational Testing Service since 1997; Director, The Fremont Group since 1996; Formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of The Conference Board, Inc. (global business research organization) from 1995 to 2007.

 

113 Funds
110 Portfolios

 

Arch Chemical (chemical and allied products)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Karen P. Robards
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1950

 

Vice Chair of the
Board, Chair of the
Audit Committee
and Director/Trustee

 

Since 2007

 

Partner of Robards & Company, LLC, (financial advisory firm) since 1987; Co-founder and Director of the Cooke Center for Learning and Development, (a not-for-profit organization) since 1987; Formerly Director of Enable Medical Corp. from 1996 to 2005; Formerly an investment banker at Morgan Stanley from 1976 to 1987.

 

112 Funds
109 Portfolios

 

AtriCure, Inc. (medical devices); Care Investment Trust, Inc. (health care REIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

G. Nicholas Beckwith, III
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1945

 

Director/Trustee

 

Since 2007

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Arch Street Management, LLC (Beckwith Family Foundation) and various Beckwith property companies since 2005; Chairman of the Board of Directors, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center since 2002; Board of Directors, Shady Side Hospital Foundation since 1977; Board of Directors, Beckwith Institute for Innovation In Patient Care since 1991; Member, Advisory Council on Biology and Medicine, Brown University since 2002; Trustee, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation (charitable foundation) since 1989; Board of Trustees, Chatham University since 1981; Board of Trustees, University of Pittsburgh since 2002; Emeritus Trustee, Shady Side Academy since 1977; Formerly Chairman and Manager, Penn West Industrial Trucks LLC (sales, rental and servicing of material handling equipment) from 2005 to 2007; Formerly Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Beckwith Machinery Company (sales, rental and servicing of construction and equipment) from 1985 to 2005; Formerly Board of Directors, National Retail Properties (REIT) from 2006 to 2007.

 

112 Funds
109 Portfolios

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Kent Dixon
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1937

 

Director/Trustee and
Member of the Audit
Committee

 

Since 1988

 

Consultant/Investor since 1988.

 

113 Funds
110 Portfolios

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Frank J. Fabozzi
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1948

 

Director/Trustee and
Member of the Audit
Committee

 

Since 1988

 

Consultant/Editor of The Journal of Portfolio Management since 2006; Professor in the Practice of Finance and Becton Fellow, Yale University, School of Management, since 2006; Formerly Adjunct Professor of Finance and Becton Fellow, Yale University from 1994 to 2006.

 

113 Funds
110 Portfolios

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Officers and Directors/Trustees (continued)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name, Address and
Year of Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with Trust

 

Length of
Time Served as a
Director/Trustee

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years

 

Number of
BlackRock-
Advised Funds
and Portfolios
Overseen

 

Public Directorships

                     

Non-Interested Directors/Trustees1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Kathleen F. Feldstein
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1941

 

Director/Trustee

 

Since 2005

 

President of Economics Studies, Inc. (private economic consulting firm) since 1987; Chair, Board of Trustees, McLean Hospital from 2000 to 2008 and Trustee Emeritus thereof since 2008; Member of the Corporation of Partners Community Healthcare, Inc. since 2005; Member of the Corporation of Partners HealthCare since 1995; Member of the Corporation of Sherrill House (healthcare) since 1990; Trustee, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston since 1992; Member of the Visiting Committee to the Harvard University Art Museum since 2003; Trustee, The Committee for Economic Development (research organization) since 1990; Member of the Advisory Board to the International School of Business, Brandeis University since 2002.

 

113 Funds
110 Portfolios

 

The McClatchy Company (newspaper publishing)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

James T. Flynn
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1939

 

Director/Trustee and
Member of the Audit
Committee

 

Since 2007

 

Formerly Chief Financial Officer of JP Morgan & Co., Inc. from 1990 to 1995.

 

112 Funds
109 Portfolios

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Jerrold B. Harris
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1942

 

Director/Trustee

 

Since 2007

 

Trustee, Ursinus College since 2000; Director, Troemner LLC (scientific equipment) since 2000.

 

112 Funds
109 Portfolios

 

BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

R. Glenn Hubbard
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1958

 

Director/Trustee

 

Since 2004

 

Dean of Columbia Business School since 2004; Columbia faculty member since 1988; Formerly Co-Director of Columbia Business School’s Entrepreneurship Program from 1997 to 2004; Visiting Professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the Harvard Business School since 1985 and at the University of Chicago since 1994; Formerly Chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers under the President of the United States from 2001 to 2003.

 

113 Funds
110 Portfolios

 

ADP (data and information services), KKR Financial Corporation (finance), Duke Realty (real estate), Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (insurance), Information Services Group (media/technology)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

W. Carl Kester
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1951

 

Director/Trustee and
Member of the Audit
Committee

 

Since 2007

 

Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance, Harvard Business School. Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs since 2006; Unit Head, Finance, Harvard Business School, from 2005 to 2006; Senior Associate Dean and Chairman of the MBA Program of Harvard Business School, from 1999 to 2005; Member of the faculty of Harvard Business School since 1981; Independent Consultant since 1978.

 

112 Funds
109 Portfolios

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Robert S.
Salomon, Jr.
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1936

 

Director/Trustee and
Member of the Audit
Committee

 

Since 2007

 

Formerly Principal of STI Management LLC (investment adviser) from 1994 to 2005.

 

112 Funds
109 Portfolios

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

 

 

1

Directors/Trustees serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72.

2

Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock Fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new Fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows certain directors/trustees as joining the Fund’s board in 2007, each director/trustee first became a member of the board of directors/trustees of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock Funds as follows: G. Nicholas Beckwith, III since 1999; Richard E. Cavanagh since 1994; Kent Dixon since 1988; Frank J. Fabozzi since 1988; Kathleen F. Feldstein since 2005; James T. Flynn since 1996; Jerrold B. Harris since 1999; R. Glenn Hubbard since 2004; W. Carl Kester since 1998; Karen P. Robards since 1998 and Robert S. Salomon, Jr. since 1996.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Officers and Directors/Trustees (continued)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name, Address and
Year of Birth

 

Position(s) Held
with Trusts

 

Length of
Time Served as a
Director/Trustee

 

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years

 

Number of
BlackRock-
Advised Funds
and Portfolios
Overseen

 

Public Directorships

                     

Interested Directors/Trustees1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Richard S. Davis
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1945

 

Director/Trustee

 

Since 2007

 

Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. since 2005; Formerly Chief Executive Officer, State Street Research & Management Company from 2000 to 2005; Formerly Chairman of the Board of Trustees, State Street Research Mutual Funds from 2000 to 2005; Formerly Chairman, SSR Realty from 2000 to 2004.

 

185 Funds
295 Portfolios

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Henry Gabbay
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1947

 

Director/Trustee

 

Since 2007

 

Consultant, BlackRock, Inc. since 2007; Formerly Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. from 1989 to 2007; Formerly Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; Formerly President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares from 2005 to 2007; Formerly Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006.

 

184 Funds
294 Portfolios

 

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Trust Officers2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Donald C. Burke
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1960

 

Trust President and
Chief Executive
Officer

 

Since 2007

 

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and Fund Asset Management, L.P. (“FAM”) in 2006; First Vice President thereof from 1997 to 2005; Treasurer thereof from 1999 to 2006 and Vice President thereof from 1990 to 1997.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Anne F. Ackerley
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1962

 

Vice President

 

Since 2003

 

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2000; Chief Operating Officer of BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group since 2006; Head of BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Group from 2000 to 2006; Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. from 1984 to 1986 and from 1988 to 2000, most recently as First Vice President and Operating Officer of the Mergers and Acquisitions Group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Neal J. Andrews
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1966

 

Chief Financial
Officer

 

Since 2007

 

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. (formerly PFPC Inc.) from 1992 to 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Jay M. Fife
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1970

 

Treasurer

 

Since 2007

 

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007 and Director in 2006; Formerly Assistant Treasurer of the MLIM/FAM advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Brian P. Kindelan
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1959

 

Chief Compliance
Officer of the Trusts

 

Since 2007

 

Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised Funds since 2007; Anti-Money Laundering Officer of the BlackRock-advised Funds since 2007; Managing Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock, Inc. since 2005; Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock Advisors, Inc. from 2001 to 2004 and Vice President and Senior Counsel thereof from 1998 to 2000; Formerly Senior Counsel of The PNC Bank Corp. from 1995 to 1998.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Howard Surloff
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

1965

 

Secretary

 

Since 2007

 

Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. and General Counsel of U.S. Funds at BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Formerly General Counsel (U.S.)of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 1993 to 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

 

 

1

Messrs. Davis and Gabbay are both “interested persons,” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, of the Trusts based on their positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Directors/Trustees serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72.

2

Officers of the Trusts serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors/Trustees.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Officers and Directors/Trustees (concluded)


 

Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA 02101

 

Trusts Address

BlackRock Closed-End Funds

c/o BlackRock Advisors, LLC

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Transfer Agents Common Shares:

Computershare Trust

Companies, N.A.

Canton, MA 02021

 

For Preferred and Equity Preferred Shares:

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services

Jersey City, NJ 07310

 

Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Princeton, NJ 08540

 

Legal Counsel

Skadden, Arps, Slate,

Meagher & Flom LLP

New York, NY 10036


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information


 

Fund Certification

The Trusts are listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and have filed with the NYSE their annual chief executive officer certification regarding compliance with the NYSE’s listing standards. Each Trust filed with the SEC the certification of their chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by section 302 of the Sabanes-Oxley Act.

 

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

Each Trust files their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC.

Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. Each Trust’s Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

 

Electronic Delivery

Electronic copies of most financial reports are available on the Trusts’ website or shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual reports and prospectuses by enrolling in the Trusts’ electronic delivery program.

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisors, Banks or Brokerages:

Please contact your financial advisor to enroll. Please note that not all investment advisors, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

 

General Information

The Trusts do not make available copies of their Statements of Additional Information because the Trusts’ shares are not continuously offered, which means that the Statements of Additional Information of the Trusts have not been updated after completion of the Trusts’ offering and the information contained in the Trusts’ Statements of Additional Information may have become outdated.

During the period, there were no material changes in the Trusts’ investment objectives or policies or to the Trusts’ charters or by-laws that were not approved by the shareholders or in the principal risk factors associated with the investment in the Trusts. There have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Trusts’ portfolios. The Trusts will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and it is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact the Trusts at (800) 441-7762

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports and other information regarding each Trust may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at http://www.blackrock.com. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding each Trust and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website into this report.

 

Section 19 Notices

The amounts and sources of distributions reported are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Trust’s investment experience during the year and may be subject to changes based on the tax regulations. The Trusts will send you a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Fiscal Period to Date Cumulative
Distributions by Character

 

Percentage of Fiscal Period to Date
Cumulative Distributions by Character

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Net
Investment
Income

 

Net Realized
Capital Gains

 

Return of
Capital

 

Total Per
Common
Share

 

Net
Investment
Income

 

Net Realized
Capital Gains

 

Return of
Capital

 

Total Per
Common
Share

 

                                                   

BlackRock Core Bond Trust

 

$

0.545

 

$

 

$

0.08

 

$

0.625

 

 

87

%

 

0

%

 

13

%

 

100

%

BlackRock High Income Shares

 

$

0.127

 

$

 

$

 

$

0.127

 

 

100

%

 

0

%

 

0

%

 

100

%

BlackRock High Yield Trust

 

$

0.510

 

$

 

$

 

$

0.510

 

 

100

%

 

0

%

 

0

%

 

100

%

BlackRock Income Opportunity Trust, Inc.

 

$

0.514

 

$

 

$

 

$

0.514

 

 

100

%

 

0

%

 

0

%

 

100

%

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

 

$

0.247

 

$

 

$

 

$

0.247

 

 

100

%

 

0

%

 

0

%

 

100

%

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

 

$

1.190

 

$

 

$

 

$

1.190

 

 

100

%

 

0

%

 

0

%

 

100

%

BlackRock Strategic Bond Trust

 

$

0.770

 

$

 

$

 

$

0.770

 

 

100

%

 

0

%

 

0

%

 

100

%

                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information (concluded)


 

BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively,”Clients”) and to safeguarding their nonpublic personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal nonpublic information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to nonaffiliated third parties any nonpublic information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as necessary to service Client accounts. These nonaffiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to nonpublic personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the nonpublic personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This report is transmitted to shareholders only. It is not a prospectus. The Trusts have leveraged their Common Shares, which creates risks for Common Shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of Common Shares, and the risk that fluctuations in the short-term interest rates may reduce the Common Shares’ yield. Past performance results shown in these reports should not be considered a representation of future performance. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trusts use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free (800) 441-7762; (2) at www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Information about how each Trust voted proxies relating to securities held in each Trust’s portfolio during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

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Item 2–      Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, there have been no amendments to or waivers granted under the code of ethics. A copy of the code of ethics is available without charge at www.blackrock.com.

Item 3–      Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors or trustees, as applicable (the “board of directors”) has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent:
Kent Dixon
Frank J. Fabozzi
James T. Flynn
W. Carl Kester
Karen P. Robards
Robert S. Salomon, Jr.

The registrant’s board of directors has determined that W. Carl Kester and Karen P. Robards qualify as financial experts pursuant to Item 3(c)(4) of Form N-CSR.

Prof. Kester has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions. Prof. Kester has been involved in providing valuation and other financial consulting services to corporate clients since 1978. Prof. Kester’s financial consulting services present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the registrant’s financial statements.

Ms. Robards has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions. Ms. Robards has been President of Robards & Company, a financial advisory firm, since 1987. Ms. Robards was formerly an investment banker for more than 10 years where she was responsible for evaluating and assessing the performance of companies based on their financial results. Ms. Robards has over 30 years of experience analyzing financial statements. She also is a member of the audit committee of one publicly held company and a non-profit organization.

Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification.


Item 4–      Principal Accountant Fees and Services

   
(a) Audit Fees
 
(b) Audit-Related Fees1
 
(c) Tax Fees2
 
(d) All Other Fees3
    Current   Previous   Current   Previous   Current   Previous   Current   Previous
    Fiscal Year   Fiscal Year   Fiscal Year   Fiscal Year   Fiscal Year   Fiscal Year   Fiscal Year   Fiscal Year
Entity Name   End   End   End   End   End   End   End   End
BlackRock Income                                
Trust, Inc.   $55,300   $68,400   $0   $0   $6,100   $6,100   $1,049   $1,042

1 The nature of the services include assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit of financial statements not included in Audit Fees.
2 The nature of the services include tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
3
The nature of the services include a review of compliance procedures and attestation thereto.

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:

     The registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the registrant’s affiliated service providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a different period. Tax or other non-audit services provided to the registrant which have a direct impact on the operation or financial reporting of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 for all of the registrants the Committee oversees. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels.

     Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for ratification. The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members the authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels.

(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not Applicable

(g) Affiliates’ Aggregate Non-Audit Fees:

 
    Current Fiscal Year   Previous Fiscal Year
               Entity Name   End   End
 
BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.   $294,649   $291,642


(h) The registrant’s audit committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment advisor (not including any non-affiliated sub-advisor whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by the registrant’s investment advisor), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment advisor that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Regulation S-X Rule 2-01(c)(7)(ii) – $287,500, 0%

Item 5–      Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – The following individuals are members of the registrant’s separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)):
Kent Dixon
Frank J. Fabozzi
James T. Flynn
W. Carl Kester
Karen P. Robards
Robert S. Salomon, Jr.

Item 6–      Investments

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form.
(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

Item 7–      Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – The board of directors has delegated the voting of proxies for the Fund securities to the Fund’s investment advisor (“Investment Advisor”) pursuant to the Investment Advisor’s proxy voting guidelines. Under these guidelines, the Investment Advisor will vote proxies related to Fund securities in the best interests of the Fund and its stockholders. From time to time, a vote may present a conflict between the interests of the Fund’s stockholders, on the one hand, and those of the Investment Advisor, or any affiliated person of the Fund or the Investment Advisor, on the other. In such event, provided that the Investment Advisor’s Equity Investment Policy Oversight Committee, or a sub-committee thereof (the “Oversight Committee”) is aware of the real or potential conflict or material non-routine matter and if the Oversight Committee does not reasonably believe it is able to follow its general voting guidelines (or if the particular proxy matter is not addressed in the guidelines) and vote impartially, the Oversight Committee may retain an independent fiduciary to advise the Oversight Committee on how to vote or to cast votes on behalf of the Investment Advisor’s clients. If the Investment Advisor determines not to retain an independent fiduciary, or does not desire to follow the advice of such independent fiduciary, the Oversight Committee shall determine how to vote the proxy after consulting with the Investment Advisor’s Portfolio Management Group and/or the Investment Advisor’s Legal and Compliance Department and concluding that the vote cast is in its client’s best interest notwithstanding the conflict. A copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures are attached as Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL. Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period

ended June 30 is available without charge, (i) at www.blackrock.com and (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Item 8–      Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies – as of August 31, 2008.

(a)(1) BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. is managed by a team of investment professionals comprised of Stuart Spodek, Managing Director at BlackRock, Eric Pellicciaro, Managing Director at BlackRock, and Andrew J. Phillips, Managing Director at BlackRock. Messrs. Spodek, Pellicciaro and Phillips are the Fund’s co-portfolio managers and are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio and the selection of its investments. Messrs. Spodek, Pellicciaro and Phillips have been members of the Fund’s portfolio management team since 2008.

Stuart Spodek is co-head of US Fixed Income within BlackRock’s Fixed Income Portfolio Management Group and a member of the Leadership Committee. He is responsible for managing fixed income portfolios, with a sector emphasis on global government bonds, derivative instruments and implementing yield curve strategy across global portfolios. Mr. Spodek joined BlackRock in 1993 as an analyst in BlackRock’s Portfolio Management Group and became a portfolio manager in 1995.

Eric Pellicciaro is a member of the Fixed Income Portfolio Management Group and the lead mortgage sector specialist. Mr. Pellicciaro’s primary responsibility is managing client portfolios, with a sector emphasis on fixed-rate mortgage securities, including pass-throughs and CMOs. Mr. Pellicciaro started his career in the Financial Modeling Group at BlackRock in 1996, and joined the Fixed Income Portfolio Management Group in 1999.

Andrew J. Phillips is BlackRock’s Global Chief Operating Officer for Fixed Income Portfolio Management and a member of the Operating and Leadership Committees. He is responsible for ensuring the consistent implementation of strategies across fixed income portfolios. In addition, he oversees planning and development issues, compensation management, new product initiatives, and coordinating work with the Risk & Quantitative Analysis Group and BlackRock Solutions across the fixed income business. Before taking on his current role, Mr. Phillips was co-head of US Fixed Income within the Fixed Income Portfolio Management Group. He was lead sector specialist for mortgages and a senior portfolio manager for all US fixed income total return accounts. Prior to joining BlackRock in 1991, Mr. Phillips was a portfolio manager at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, where he was responsible for managing separate account portfolios and directed the development of the firm’s proprietary CMO analysis system.

(a)(2) As of August 31, 2008:

 
    Number of Other Accounts Managed   Number of Other Accounts and
    and Assets by Account Type   Assets for Which Advisory Fee is
                    Performance-Based    
    Other   Other Pooled       Other   Other Pooled    
Name of   Registered   Investment   Other   Registered   Investment   Other
Portfolio Manager   Investment   Vehicles   Accounts   Investment   Vehicles   Accounts
    Companies           Companies        
Stuart Spodek   20   18   227   0   3   18
    $7.42 Billion  
$6.8 Billion
  $88.5 Billion   $0   $2.24 Billion   $6.47 Billion
Eric Pellicciaro   80   3   40   0   1   4
    $2.96 Billion   $1.68 Billion   $20.8 Billion   $0   $162.6 Million   $1.1 Billion
Andrew J. Phillips   32   20   280   0   2   17
    $26.7 Billion  
$7.27 Billion
  $115.7 Billion   $0   $1.13 Billion   $7 Billion


(iv) Potential Material Conflicts of Interest

BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively, herein “BlackRock”) has built a professional working environment, firm-wide compliance culture and compliance procedures and systems designed to protect against potential incentives that may favor one account over another. BlackRock has adopted policies and procedures that address the allocation of investment opportunities, execution of portfolio transactions, personal trading by employees and other potential conflicts of interest that are designed to ensure that all client accounts are treated equitably over time. Nevertheless, BlackRock furnishes investment management and advisory services to numerous clients in addition to the Fund, and BlackRock may, consistent with applicable law, make investment recommendations to other clients or accounts (including accounts which are hedge funds or have performance or higher fees paid to BlackRock, or in which portfolio managers have a personal interest in the receipt of such fees), which may be the same as or different from those made for the Fund. In addition, BlackRock, its affiliates and any officer, director, stockholder or employee may or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale BlackRock recommends to the Fund. BlackRock, or any of its affiliates, or any officer, director, stockholder, employee or any member of their families may take different actions than those recommended to the Fund by BlackRock with respect to the same securities. Moreover, BlackRock may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of which any of BlackRock’s (or its affiliates’) officers, directors or employees are directors or officers, or companies as to which BlackRock or any of its affiliates or the officers, directors or employees of any of them has any substantial economic interest or possesses material non-public information. Each portfolio manager also may manage accounts whose investment strategies may at times be opposed to the strategy utilized for a fund. In this regard, it should be noted that Messrs. Spodek, Pellicciaro and Phillips currently manage certain accounts that are subject to performance fees. In addition, Messrs. Spodek and Pellicciaro assist in managing certain hedge funds and may be entitled to receive a portion of any incentive fees earned on such funds and a portion of such incentive fees may be voluntarily or involuntarily deferred. Additional portfolio managers may in the future manage other such accounts or funds and may be entitled to receive incentive fees.

As a fiduciary, BlackRock owes a duty of loyalty to its clients and must treat each client fairly. When BlackRock purchases or sells securities for more than one account, the trades must be allocated in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties. BlackRock attempts to allocate investments in a fair and equitable manner among client accounts, with no account receiving preferential treatment. To this end, BlackRock has adopted a policy that is intended to ensure that investment opportunities are allocated fairly and equitably among client accounts over time. This policy also seeks to achieve reasonable efficiency in client transactions and provide BlackRock with sufficient flexibility to allocate investments in a manner that is consistent with the particular investment discipline and client base.

(a)(3) As of August 31, 2008:

Portfolio Manager Compensation Overview


BlackRock’s financial arrangements with its portfolio managers, its competitive compensation and its career path emphasis at all levels reflect the value senior management places on key resources. Compensation may include a variety of components and may vary from year to year based on a number of factors. The principal components of compensation include a base salary, a performance-based discretionary bonus, participation in various benefits programs and one or more of the incentive compensation programs established by BlackRock such as its Long-Term Retention and Incentive Plan and Restricted Stock Program.

Base compensation. Generally, portfolio managers receive base compensation based on their seniority and/or their position with the firm. Senior portfolio managers who perform additional management functions within the portfolio management group or within BlackRock may receive additional compensation for serving in these other capacities.

Discretionary Incentive Compensation

Discretionary incentive compensation is a function of several components: the performance of BlackRock, Inc., the performance of the portfolio manager’s group within BlackRock, the investment performance, including risk-adjusted returns, of the firm’s assets under management or supervision by that portfolio manager relative to predetermined benchmarks, and the individual’s seniority, role within the portfolio management team, teamwork and contribution to the overall performance of these portfolios and BlackRock. In most cases, including for the portfolio managers of the Fund, these benchmarks are the same as the benchmark or benchmarks against which the performance of the Fund or other accounts managed by the portfolio managers are measured. BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officers determine the benchmarks against which the performance of funds and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager is compared and the period of time over which performance is evaluated. With respect to the portfolio managers, such benchmarks for the Fund include the following:

 
Portfolio Manager             Benchmarks Applicable to Each Manager
Stuart Spodek   A combination of market-based indices (e.g., Citigroup 1-Year
    Treasury Index, Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index,
    Lehman Brothers Global Real: U.S. Tips Index), certain
    customized indices and certain fund industry peer groups.
Eric Pellicciaro   A combination of market-based indices (e.g., custom 50%
    Lehman Brothers Mortgage /50% Merrill Lynch 10-Year
    Treasury Index, Lehman GNMA MBS Index), certain
    customized indices and certain fund industry peer groups.
Andrew Phillips   A combination of market-based indices (e.g., custom 50%
    Lehman Brothers Mortgage /50% Merrill Lynch 10-Year
    Treasury Index, Lehman GNMA MBS Index, Lehman Brothers
    Intermediate Government Index, Lehman Brothers Intermediate
    Government/Credit Index, Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate
    Index), certain customized indices and certain fund industry peer
    groups.

BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officers make a subjective determination with respect to the portfolio managers’ compensation based on the performance of the funds and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager relative to the various benchmarks noted above. Performance is measured on both a pre-tax and after-tax basis over various time periods including 1, 3, 5 and 10-year periods, as applicable.


Distribution of Discretionary Incentive Compensation

Discretionary incentive compensation is distributed to portfolio managers in a combination of cash and BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units which vest ratably over a number of years. The BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units, if properly vested, will be settled in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. Typically, the cash bonus, when combined with base salary, represents more than 60% of total compensation for the portfolio managers. Paying a portion of annual bonuses in stock puts compensation earned by a portfolio manager for a given year “at risk” based on BlackRock’s ability to sustain and improve its performance over future periods.

     Long-Term Retention and Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) — The LTIP is a long-term incentive plan that seeks to reward certain key employees. Prior to 2006, the plan provided for the grant of awards that were expressed as an amount of cash that, if properly vested and subject to the attainment of certain performance goals, will be settled in cash and/or in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. Beginning in 2006, awards are granted under the LTIP in the form of BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units that, if properly vested and subject to the attainment of certain performance goals, will be settled in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. Messrs. Spodek, Pellicciaro and Phillips have each received awards under the LTIP.

     Deferred Compensation Program — A portion of the compensation paid to eligible BlackRock employees may be voluntarily deferred into an account that tracks the performance of certain of the firm’s investment products. Each participant in the deferred compensation program is permitted to allocate his deferred amounts among the various investment options. Messrs. Spodek, Pellicciaro and Phillips have each participated in the deferred compensation program.

     Options and Restricted Stock Awards — A portion of the annual compensation of certain employees is mandatorily deferred into BlackRock restricted stock units. Prior to the mandatory deferral into restricted stock units, BlackRock granted stock options to key employees, including certain portfolio managers who may still hold unexercised or unvested options. BlackRock, Inc. also granted restricted stock awards designed to reward certain key employees as an incentive to contribute to the long-term success of BlackRock. These awards vest over a period of years. Messrs. Spodek, Pellicciaro and Phillips have each been granted stock options and/or restricted stock in prior years.

Other compensation benefits. In addition to base compensation and discretionary incentive compensation, portfolio managers may be eligible to receive or participate in one or more of the following:

     Incentive Savings Plans — BlackRock, Inc. has created a variety of incentive savings plans in which BlackRock employees are eligible to participate, including a 401(k) plan, the BlackRock Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), and the BlackRock Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The employer contribution components of the RSP include a company match equal to 50% of the first 6% of eligible pay contributed to the plan capped at $4,000 per year, and a company retirement contribution equal to 3% of eligible compensation, plus an additional contribution of 2% for any year in which BlackRock has positive net operating income. The RSP offers a range of investment options, including registered investment companies managed by the firm. BlackRock contributions follow the investment direction set by participants for their own contributions or, absent employee investment direction, are invested into a balanced portfolio. The ESPP allows for investment in BlackRock common stock at a 5% discount on the fair market value of the stock on


the purchase date. Annual participation in the ESPP is limited to the purchase of 1,000 shares or a dollar value of $25,000. Each portfolio manager is eligible to participate in these plans.

(a)(4) Beneficial Ownership of Securities. As of August 31, 2008, Mr. Spodek beneficially owned stock issued by the Fund in the range $1 - $10,000.

Item 9–      Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable due to no such purchases during the period covered by this report.

Item 10 –   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – The registrant’s Nominating and Governance Committee will consider nominees to the board of directors recommended by shareholders when a vacancy becomes available. Shareholders who wish to recommend a nominee should send nominations that include biographical information and set forth the qualifications of the proposed nominee to the registrant’s Secretary. There have been no material changes to these procedures.

Item 11 –   Controls and Procedures

11(a)–        The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

11(b)–        There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12 –   Exhibits attached hereto

12(a)(1) –  Code of Ethics – See Item 2

12(a)(2) –  Certifications – Attached hereto

12(a)(3) –  Not Applicable

12(b)–        Certifications – Attached hereto


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

By:  /s/ Donald C. Burke
  Donald C. Burke
  Chief Executive Officer of
  BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.                                        

Date: October 20, 2008

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:  /s/ Donald C. Burke
  Donald C. Burke
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

Date: October 20, 2008

By:  /s/ Neal J. Andrews
  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of  
  BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

Date: October 20, 2008