N-CSRS 1 d828799dncsrs.htm BLACKROCK MULTI STATE MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST BlackRock Multi State Municipal Series Trust

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: 811-04375

 

Name of Fund: BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund of BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust
Fund Address:       100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service:   John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock New York

Municipal Opportunities Fund of BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust, 55 East 52nd Street,

New York, NY 10055

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762

Date of fiscal year end: 06/30/2020

Date of reporting period: 12/31/2019


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

 


 

LOGO   DECEMBER 31, 2019

 

  

2019 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

 

·  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

·  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

·  

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust

 

·  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

 

 

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The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

U.S. equities and bonds finished the last year of the decade with impressive returns, putting an exclamation point on a decade of strong performance despite the fears and doubts about the economy that were ultimately laid to rest with unprecedented monetary stimulus and a sluggish yet resolute performance from the U.S. economy. In many ways, it was fitting that the themes of 2019 — geopolitical uncertainty, fears of recession, and decisive monetary stimulus — put the capstone on a decade that was defined by grappling with these competing forces.

Equity and bond markets posted solid returns, particularly in the second half of the year, as investors began to realize that the U.S. economy was maintaining the modest yet steady growth that has characterized this economic cycle. U.S. large cap equities advanced the most, while equities at the high end of the risk spectrum — emerging markets and U.S. small cap — lagged while still posting solid returns.

Fixed-income securities played an important role in diversified portfolios by delivering strong returns amid economic uncertainty, as interest rates declined (and bond prices rose). Long-term bonds, particularly long-term Treasuries, generally posted the strongest returns, as inflation remained low. Investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds also posted solid returns, as the credit fundamentals in corporate markets remained relatively solid.

As equity performance faltered in late 2018 and global economic growth slowed, the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) shifted away from policies designed to decrease inflation in favor of renewed efforts to stimulate economic activity. The Fed left interest rates unchanged in January 2019, then reduced interest rates three times thereafter, starting in July 2019. Similarly, the Fed took measures to support liquidity in short-term lending markets. Following in the Fed’s footsteps, the European Central Bank announced aggressive economic stimulus measures, including lower interest rates and the return of its bond purchasing program. The Bank of Japan signaled a continuation of accommodative monetary policy, while China committed to looser credit conditions and an increase in fiscal spending.

The outpouring of global economic stimulus led to a sharp rally in risk assets throughout the world despite the headwind of rising geopolitical and trade tensions. Hopes continued to remain high as the current economic expansion became the longest in U.S. history.

Looking ahead, we believe U.S. economic growth will stabilize and gradually improve in 2020. The primary drivers of recent market performance — trade and monetary policies — could take a back seat to a nascent expansion in manufacturing and a recent uptick in global growth. The headwinds of policy uncertainty in 2019 could become tailwinds in 2020 due to pro-cyclical policy shifts.

Overall, we favor increasing investment risk to benefit from the brighter outlook. In addition to having a positive view for equities overall, we favor emerging market equities over developed market equities. Increasing cyclical exposure through value-style investing and maintaining a meaningful emphasis on high-quality companies through quality factors also makes sense for diversified investors. In fixed income, government bonds continue to be important portfolio stabilizers, while emerging market bonds, particularly local currency bonds, offer relatively attractive income opportunities.

In this environment, investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes, and be nimble as market conditions change. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of December 31, 2019
     6-month   12-month

U.S. large cap equities
(S&P 500® Index)

  10.92%   31.49%

U.S. small cap equities
(Russell 2000® Index)

  7.30   25.52

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

  7.01   22.01

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  7.09   18.42

3-month Treasury bills
(ICE BofAML 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index)

  1.03   2.28

U.S. Treasury securities
(ICE BofAML 10-Year U.S. Treasury Index)

  1.36   8.91

U.S. investment grade bonds
(Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

  2.45   8.72

Tax-exempt municipal bonds
(S&P Municipal Bond Index)

  2.21   7.26

U.S. high yield bonds
(Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index)

  3.98   14.32
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.
 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

      Page  

The Markets in Review

     2  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Fund Summaries

     4  

About Fund Performance

     16  

Disclosure of Expenses

     17  

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

     17  

Derivative Financial Instruments

     17  

Financial Statements:

  

Schedules of Investments

     18  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     56  

Statements of Operations

     58  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     59  

Financial Highlights

     61  

Notes to Financial Statements

     82  

Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

     95  

Director and Officer Information

     96  

Additional Information

     97  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     99  

 

LOGO

 

 

          3  


Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2019    BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of income exempt from Federal income taxes as is consistent with the investment policies of the Fund.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the six-month period ended December 31, 2019, all of the Fund’s share classes outperformed the primary benchmark, the S&P® Municipal Bond Index, but underperformed the secondary benchmark, the Custom High Yield Index. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to the Custom High Yield Index.

What factors influenced performance?

The U.S. municipal bond market produced a modest gain in the second half of the year. Although the Fed cut interest rates by a quarter point on three occasions, its subsequent shift to a neutral policy contributed to an upward drift in yields from late August onward. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Lower-quality municipal securities outpaced higher-rated issues thanks to investors’ robust appetite for risk.

Underweight positions in non-rated securities and intermediate-term issues, both of which outperformed the broader index, detracted from Fund performance. The Fund actively sought to manage interest rate risk using short positions in U.S. Treasury futures. This strategy modestly detracted, with all of the shortfall occurring in July and August.

On the positive side, positions in longer-term, lower-rated investment-grade bonds outperformed and contributed to the Fund’s results. An overweight allocation to higher-yielding, pre-refunded bonds contributed, as did overweights in tax-backed, transportation and corporate-related issues. In addition, investments in Puerto Rico sales tax and general obligation bonds generated outsized returns relative to the high yield municipal market.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Fund’s investment adviser reduced the portfolio’s cash weighting substantially late in the period, as robust new-issue supply provided ample investment opportunities. In addition, the portfolio’s duration (interest rate sensitivity) was moved above that of the benchmark. The investment adviser also continued to build up the Fund’s weighting in Puerto Rico. The territory’s restructuring efforts gained traction, underscoring the investment adviser’s view that its debt offered a compelling value and the potential for attractive total returns.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund closed the year with an above-benchmark duration and an emphasis on long-dated issues with maturities of 20 years and above. The investment adviser maintained a bias toward higher-quality securities, with its most significant underweight in unrated debt. Much of the issuance in this area is comprised of highly speculative projects that the investment adviser does not view as viable investments. The Fund was underweight in California and was overweight in New Jersey and New York. At the sector level, key overweights included transportation, corporate-backed issues and utilities, while the health care and local tax-backed categories were notable underweights.

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

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2019 (continued)    BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

 

Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2019

 

                            Average Annual Total Returns (a)(b)  
                            1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
     Standardized
30-Day Yields
    Unsubsidized
30-Day Yields
    6-Month
Total Returns
           w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
           w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
           w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
 

Institutional

    2.66     2.64     3.28       10.02     N/A         5.49     N/A         6.84     N/A  

Investor A

    2.32       2.30       3.06         9.64       4.98       5.20       4.29       6.55       6.08

Investor C

    1.66       1.64       2.76         8.91       7.91         4.43       4.43         5.75       5.75  

Class K

    2.71       2.69       3.20         9.94       N/A         5.48       N/A         6.84       N/A  

S&P® Municipal Bond Index(c)

                2.21         7.26       N/A         3.50       N/A         4.41       N/A  

Custom High Yield Index(d)

                4.01               11.33       N/A               6.48       N/A               7.52       N/A  

 

  (a) 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 16 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees, and how performance was calculated for certain share classes.

 
  (b) 

Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds and may invest in municipal bonds rated in any rating category or in unrated municipal bonds. The Fund will usually invest in municipal bonds that have a maturity of five years or longer.

 
  (c) 

The S&P® Municipal Bond Index is composed of bonds held by managed municipal bond fund customers of Standard & Poor’s Securities Pricing, Inc. that are priced daily. Bonds in the S&P® Municipal Bond Index must have an outstanding par value of at least $2 million and a remaining maturity of not less than one month.

 
  (d) 

The Custom High Yield Index is a customized benchmark that reflects the returns of the S&P® Customized High Yield Municipal Bond Index for periods prior to January 1, 2013, and the returns of only those bonds in the S&P® Customized High Yield Municipal Bond Index that have maturities greater than five years for periods subsequent to January 1, 2013.

 

N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical (c)  
                Expenses Paid
During the Period
                Including
Interest
Expense
and Fees
          Excluding
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 
     Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/19)
    Ending
Account Value
(12/31/19)
   

Including
Interest
Expense

and Fees (a)

    Excluding
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 (b)
           Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/19)
    Ending
Account Value
(12/31/19)
    Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 (a)
           Ending
Account Value
(12/31/19)
    Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 (b)
 

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,032.80     $ 3.27     $ 2.71       $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.92     $ 3.25       $ 1,022.47     $ 2.69  

Investor A

    1,000.00       1,030.60       4.54       3.98         1,000.00       1,020.66       4.52         1,021.22       3.96  

Investor C

    1,000.00       1,027.60       8.41       7.85         1,000.00       1,016.84       8.36         1,017.39       7.81  

Class K

    1,000.00       1,032.00       3.06       2.50               1,000.00       1,022.12       3.05               1,022.67       2.49  

 

  (a) 

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class (0.64% for Institutional, 0.89% for Investor A, 1.65% for Investor C and 0.60% for Class K), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 
  (b) 

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class (0.53% for Institutional, 0.78% for Investor A, 1.54% for Investor C and 0.49% for Class K), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 
  (c) 

Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 366.

 

See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 17 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

 

FUND SUMMARY      5  


Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2019 (continued)    BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

 

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments*

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector  

Percent of
Total Investments

 

County/City/Special District/School District

    17

Health

    16  

Transportation

    15  

Education

    13  

Utilities

    13  

State

    10  

Tobacco

    10  

Corporate

    5  

Housing

    1  

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

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE (c)

 

     Percent of
Total Investments
 

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

       

2020

    14

2021

    5  

2022

    12  

2023

    7  

2024

    9  

 

  (c) 

Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years.

 
  *

Excludes short-term securities.

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION (a)

 

Credit Rating  

Percent of
Total Investments

 

AA/Aa

    9

A

    8  

BBB/Baa

    24  

BB/Ba

    13  

B/B

    4  

N/R(b)

    42  

 

  (a) 

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

 
  (b) 

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of December 31, 2019, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 1% of the Fund’s total investments.

 
 

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2019    BlackRock National Municipal Fund

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock National Municipal Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of income exempt from Federal income taxes as is consistent with the investment policies of the Fund.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the six-month period ended December 31, 2019, the Fund underperformed the primary benchmark, the S&P® Municipal Bond Index, as well as the secondary benchmark, the Custom National Index. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the Custom National Index.

What factors influenced performance?

The U.S. municipal bond market produced a modest gain in the second half of the year. Although the Fed cut interest rates by a quarter point on three occasions, its subsequent shift to a neutral policy contributed to an upward drift in yields from late August onward. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Short-term bonds lagged the overall market, primarily due to their relative weakness in July and August. Lower-quality municipal securities outperformed higher-rated issues thanks to investors’ robust appetite for risk.

In this environment, the Fund’s allocation to shorter-maturity issues detracted from performance. Cash was also a modest detractor in the rising market. Although the portfolio’s weighting in securities rated below investment grade rose to 8% of assets by year-end, the Fund retained a higher-quality bias. This positioning proved to be a detractor given the outperformance for lower-quality bonds.

The Fund actively sought to manage interest rate risk using short positions in U.S. Treasury futures. This strategy modestly detracted from performance, with all of the shortfall occurring in the first two months of the period. The Fund’s investment adviser sought to adjust the extent of the risk-management program based on the movements of the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield within the 1.5% to 2.0% range.

Positions in BBB rated and non-investment grade securities added value, as did an allocation to lower-coupon issues. The Fund’s use of leverage, which boosted income and amplified the modest impact of rising prices, contributed to Fund performance. An allocation to longer-duration bonds (duration is a measure of interest-rate sensitivity) further aided results, as did positions in the tobacco and corporate-backed sectors.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The investment adviser increased the portfolio’s duration over the course of the period and reduced the allocation to cash. Historically strong inflows into municipal bonds created an extremely positive supply-and-demand backdrop for the market. As a result, the investment adviser sought to position the Fund to capture higher income and gain a larger benefit from price movements as yields began to rise in the latter part of the period. Specifically, the portfolio’s allocation to corporate-backed issues was increased to capitalize on their attractive yield advantage relative to the broader market.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund had an average credit quality of A+, and its cash weighting stood at about 3.0%. The Fund had a 9.1% weighting in bonds subject to the alternative minimum tax. Duration stood at 6.16 years as of December 31, 2019, in line with the benchmark. The portfolio was overweight in the corporate-backed and transportation sectors, while its largest underweight was in the state tax-backed category.

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.

 

 

FUND SUMMARY      7  


Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2019 (continued)    BlackRock National Municipal Fund

 

Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2019

 

                            Average Annual Total Returns (a)(b)  
                            1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
     Standardized
30-Day Yields
    Unsubsidized
30-Day Yields
    6-Month
Total Returns
           w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
           w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
           w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
 

Institutional

    1.56     1.50     2.08       7.38     N/A         3.39     N/A         4.79     N/A  

Service

    1.32       1.30       1.86         7.02       N/A         3.16       N/A         4.52       N/A  

Investor A

    1.26       1.18       1.95         7.11       2.56       3.19       2.30       4.59       4.14

Investor C

    0.57       0.54       1.57         6.32       5.32         2.40       2.40         3.81       3.81  

Investor C1

    0.76       0.57       1.67         6.53       N/A         2.62       N/A         4.02       N/A  

Class K

    1.61       1.58       2.10         7.43       N/A         3.48       N/A         4.87       N/A  

S&P® Municipal Bond Index(c)

                2.21         7.26       N/A         3.50       N/A         4.41       N/A  

Custom National Index(d)

                2.58               8.70       N/A               4.25       N/A               4.91       N/A  

 

  (a) 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 16 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees, and how performance was calculated for certain share classes.

 
  (b) 

Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds and may invest in municipal bonds rated in any rating category or in unrated municipal bonds. The Fund will usually invest in municipal bonds that have a maturity of five years or longer.

 
  (c) 

The S&P® Municipal Bond Index is composed of bonds held by managed municipal bond fund customers of Standard & Poor’s Securities Pricing, Inc. that are priced daily. Bonds in the S&P® Municipal Bond Index must have an outstanding par value of at least $2 million and a remaining maturity of not less than one month.

 
  (d) 

The Custom National Index is a customized benchmark that reflects the returns of the S&P® Municipal Bond Index for periods prior to January 1, 2013, and the returns of only those bonds in the S&P® Municipal Bond Index that have maturities greater than five years for periods subsequent to January 1, 2013.

 

N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical (c)  
                Expenses Paid
During the Period
                Including
Interest
Expense
and Fees
    Excluding
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 
     Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/19)
    Ending
Account Value
(12/31/19)
    Including
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 (a)
    Excluding
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 (b)
           Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/19)
    Ending
Account Value
(12/31/19)
    Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 (a)
    Ending
Account Value
(12/31/19)
    Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 (b)
 

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.80     $ 2.44     $ 2.18       $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.72     $ 2.44     $ 1,022.98     $ 2.19  

Service

    1,000.00       1,018.60       3.65       3.40         1,000.00       1,021.52       3.66       1,021.77       3.40  

Investor A

    1,000.00       1,019.50       3.71       3.45         1,000.00       1,021.47       3.71       1,021.72       3.46  

Investor C

    1,000.00       1,015.70       7.50       7.25         1,000.00       1,017.70       7.51       1,017.95       7.25  

Investor C1

    1,000.00       1,016.70       6.49       6.24         1,000.00       1,018.70       6.50       1,018.95       6.24  

Class K

    1,000.00       1,021.00       2.18       1.93               1,000.00       1,022.98       2.19       1,023.23       1.93  

 

  (a) 

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class (0.48% for Institutional, 0.72% for Service, 0.73% for Investor A, 1.48% for Investor C, 1.28% for Investor C1 and 0.43% for Class K), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 
  (b) 

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class (0.43% for Institutional, 0.67% for Service, 0.68% for Investor A, 1.43% for Investor C and 1.23% for Investor C1 and 0.38% for Class K), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 
  (c) 

Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 366.

 

See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 17 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

 

8    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2019 (continued)    BlackRock National Municipal Fund

 

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments*

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector   Percent of
Total Investments
 

State

    24

Transportation

    23  

Corporate

    14  

Utilities

    13  

County/City/Special District/School District

    9  

Health

    8  

Education

    7  

Tobacco

    2  

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

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE (c)

 

     Percent of
Total Investments
 

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

 

2020

    6

2021

    9  

2022

    6  

2023

    13  

2024

    6  

 

  (c) 

Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years.

 
  *

Excludes short-term securities.

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION (a)

 

Credit Rating  

Percent of
Total Investments

 

AAA/Aaa

    15

AA/Aa

    36  

A

    13  

BBB/Baa

    7  

BB/Ba

    11  

B/B

    3  

N/R(b)

    15  

 

  (a) 

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

 
  (b) 

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of December 31, 2019, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents less than 1% of the Fund’s total investments.

 
 

 

 

FUND SUMMARY      9  


Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2019    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of income exempt from Federal income taxes as is consistent with the investment policies of the Fund.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the six-month period ended December 31, 2019, the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark, the S&P® Municipal Bond Index, and its secondary benchmark, the S&P® Limited Maturity Municipal Bond Index. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the S&P® Limited Maturity Municipal Bond Index.

What factors influenced performance?

The U.S. municipal bond market produced a modest gain in the second half of the year. Although the Fed cut interest rates by a quarter point on three occasions, its subsequent shift to a neutral policy contributed to an upward drift in yields from late August onward. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Short-term bonds lagged the overall market, primarily due to their relative weakness in July and August.

The Fund’s underweight in AAA rated debt — which include pre-refunded bonds — detracted from Fund performance, as did its underweight in those rated AA. At the sector level, underweights in the tax-backed, transportation and utilities issues were key detractors. An underweight in the three- to four-year portion of the yield curve also pressured relative performance.

Overweights in A and BBB rated issues, together with tactical purchases of one-year notes with underlying ratings of A and AA, contributed to the Fund’s results. An overweight in one- to three-year issues added value, as did overweights in the school district, healthcare and corporate sectors.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

With the Fed apparently on hold, the investment adviser saw an opportunity to increase the portfolio’s duration (interest-rate sensitivity) and add positions in higher-yielding securities. As part of this process, the Fund’s weighting was reduced in variable rate demand notes (“VRDNs”) while adding credit risk through purchases of A and BBB rated bonds with three- to four-year maturities. In addition, the investment adviser continued to replace the Fund’s maturing holdings in municipal operating notes that have equivalent ratings of A and AA.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund remained overweight in the one- to three-year portion of the yield curve and reduced the extent of its underweight in three- to four-year issues. The investment adviser continued to use VRDNs as an alternative to cash while it sought opportunities in longer-duration bonds. VRDNs typically offer yields close to those of one-year, AAA rated bonds with limited price volatility.

In terms of credit quality, the Fund was overweight in bonds rated A and BBB. The Fund’s largest underweights were in those rated AAA and AA. At the sector level, the Fund was underweight in pre-refunded, state tax-backed, utility and local tax-backed securities, and it was underweight in corporate and health care issues.

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.

 

 

10    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2019 (continued)    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

 

Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2019

 

                            Average Annual Total Returns (a)(b)  
                            1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
     Standardized
30-Day Yields
    Unsubsidized
30-Day Yields
    6-Month
Total Returns
           w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
           w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
           w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
 

Institutional

    1.04     0.93     0.88       2.50     N/A         1.03     N/A         0.89     N/A  

Investor A

    0.78       0.73       0.75         2.15       (0.92 )%        0.77       0.16       0.63       0.32

Investor A1

    0.93       0.88       0.82         2.40       N/A         0.92       N/A         0.78       N/A  

Investor C

    0.05       (0.02     0.37         1.50       0.50         0.01       0.01         (0.14     (0.14

Class K

    1.09       1.03       0.90         2.55       N/A         1.06       N/A         0.90       N/A  

S&P® Municipal Bond Index(c)

                2.21         7.26       N/A         3.50       N/A         4.41       N/A  

S&P® Limited Maturity Municipal Bond Index(d)

                1.02               2.91       N/A               1.39       N/A               1.42       N/A  

 

  (a) 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 16 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 
  (b) 

Under normal circumstances, the Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds and invests primarily in investment grade municipal bonds or municipal notes, including variable rate demand obligations. The Fund will maintain a dollar-weighted maturity of no more than two years.

 
  (c) 

The S&P® Municipal Bond Index is composed of bonds held by managed municipal bond fund customers of Standard & Poor’s Securities Pricing, Inc. that are priced daily. Bonds in the S&P® Municipal Bond Index must have an outstanding par value of at least $2 million and a remaining maturity of not less than one month.

 
  (d) 

The S&P® Limited Maturity Municipal Bond Index includes all bonds in the S&P® Municipal Bond Index with a remaining maturity of less than four years.

 

N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical (b)         
     Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/19)
    Ending
Account Value
(12/31/19)
   

Expenses
Paid During

the Period (a)

           Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/19)
    Ending
Account Value
(12/31/19)
    Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 (a)
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,008.80     $ 1.82       $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.33     $ 1.83        0.36

Investor A

    1,000.00       1,007.50       3.03         1,000.00       1,022.12       3.05        0.60  

Investor A1

    1,000.00       1,008.20       2.32         1,000.00       1,022.82       2.34        0.46  

Investor C

    1,000.00       1,003.70       6.85         1,000.00       1,018.30       6.90        1.36  

Class K

    1,000.00       1,009.00       1.57               1,000.00       1,023.58       1.58        0.31  

 

  (a) 

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 
  (b) 

Hypothetical 5% return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 366.

 

See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 17 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

 

FUND SUMMARY      11  


Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2019 (continued)    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

 

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments*

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector  

Percent of
Total Investments

 

County/City/Special District/School District

    27

Education

    16  

State

    13  

Utilities

    12  

Transportation

    12  

Health

    9  

Corporate

    8  

Housing

    2  

Tobacco

    1  

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

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE (c)

 

     Percent of
Total Investments
 

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

       

2020

    45

2021

    22  

2022

    15  

2023

    8  

 

  (c) 

Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years.

 
  *

Excludes short-term securities.

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION (a)

 

Credit Rating  

Percent of
Total Investments

 

AAA/Aaa

    5

AA/Aa

    35  

A

    32  

BBB/Baa

    14  

N/R(b)

    14  

 

  (a) 

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

 
  (b) 

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of December 31, 2019, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents less than 1% of the Fund’s total investments.

 
 

 

 

12    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2019    BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with income exempt from Federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes.

On December 19, 2019, the Board of Directors of BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (the “Target Fund”) and the Board of Trustees of BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust, on behalf of the Fund, each approved the merger of the Target Fund, with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund. The merger is expected to occur during the second quarter of 2020 subject to approval by the Target Fund’s shareholders.

Portfolio Management Commentary

How did the Fund perform?

For the six-month period ended December 31, 2019, the Fund underperformed the primary benchmark, the S&P® Municipal Bond Index, with the exception of the Fund’s Institutional and Class K Shares, which performed in line. For the same period, the Fund’s Institutional, Investor A1 and Class K Shares outperformed the secondary benchmark, the S&P® New York Municipal Bond Index, while Investor A Shares performed in line with the secondary benchmark and Investor C and investor C1 shares underperformed. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to the Fund’s secondary benchmark, the S&P® New York Municipal Bond Index.

What factors influenced performance?

The U.S. municipal bond market produced a modest gain in the second half of the year. Although the Fed cut interest rates by a quarter point on three occasions, its subsequent shift to a neutral policy contributed to an upward drift in yields from late August onward. (Prices and yields move in opposite directions.) Lower-quality securities outperformed higher-rated issues thanks to investors’ robust appetite for risk.

New York municipal bonds modestly underperformed the national market, largely as a result of their higher quality and the relatively larger amount of new-issue supply.

The Fund actively sought to manage interest rate risk using U.S. Treasury futures. Since Treasury yields fell, as price rose, this strategy had a negative impact on results. The Fund’s cash reserves also detracted from performance in a time of positive returns for the broader market.

The Fund’s use of leverage, which increased income and amplified the effect of rising prices, contributed to Fund performance. The Fund also benefited from its overweight position in lower-rated securities (those with ratings of A and below). These bonds generally outperformed due to yield-spread tightening, a trend that was especially pronounced among the Fund’s holdings in Puerto Rico. Security selection in the state tax-backed sector also contributed positively to Fund returns.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The large change in the interest-rate backdrop was the primary driver of the Fund’s portfolio activity. In the first several months of the period, falling yields presented the Fund with opportunities to reduce duration by expanding its risk-management program and selling certain holdings at higher prices. (Duration is a measure of interest rate sensitivity.) The environment changed in early September, leading to a modest uptrend in yields over the remainder of the reporting period. This led the Fund to increase its duration and purchase select issues at more attractive yields.

The Fund also sought to capitalize on a relatively heavy new-issue calendar for New York municipal bonds toward year-end. This was accomplished by adding holdings at favorable levels ahead of an expected strong re-investment period for municipal bonds in 2020. The Fund generally favored 4% coupons over 5% coupons, when available, for their better value.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

Relative to the benchmark, the Fund was positioned with an overweight in longer-maturity bonds and an underweight in shorter-term issues. In addition, the Fund was overweight in lower-rated securities. The Fund’s duration was closely in line with that of the S&P® New York Municipal Bond Index.

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.

 

 

FUND SUMMARY      13  


Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2019 (continued)    BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

 

Performance Summary for the Period Ended December 31, 2019

 

                            Average Annual Total Returns (a)(b)  
                            1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  
     Standardized
30-Day Yields
    Unsubsidized
30-Day Yields
    6-Month
Total Returns
           w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
           w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
           w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
 

Institutional

    1.76     1.71     2.18       7.08     N/A         4.13     N/A         4.94     N/A  

Investor A

    1.45       1.41       1.96         6.72       2.19       3.85       2.95       4.66       4.21

Investor A1

    1.59       1.55       2.13         6.88       N/A         3.99       N/A         4.82       N/A  

Investor C

    0.77       0.73       1.67         5.93       4.93         3.08       3.08         3.90       3.90  

Investor C1

    1.16       0.83       1.87         6.35       N/A         3.48       N/A         4.30       N/A  

Class K

    1.81       1.77       2.20         7.04       N/A         4.15       N/A         4.95       N/A  

S&P® Municipal Bond Index(c)

                2.21         7.26       N/A         3.50       N/A         4.41       N/A  

S&P® New York Municipal Bond Index(d)

                1.93               6.99       N/A               3.37       N/A               4.18       N/A  

 

  (a) 

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 16 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees, and how performance was calculated for certain share classes.

 
  (b) 

Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in investment grade New York municipal bonds. The Fund’s returns prior to February 18, 2015 are the returns of the Fund when it followed different investment strategies under the name BlackRock New York Municipal Bond Fund.

 
  (c) 

The S&P® Municipal Bond Index is composed of bonds held by managed municipal bond fund customers of Standard & Poor’s Securities Pricing, Inc. that are priced daily. Bonds in the S&P® Municipal Bond Index must have an outstanding par value of at least $2 million and a remaining maturity of not less than one month.

 
  (d) 

The S&P® New York Municipal Bond Index includes all New York bonds in the S&P® Municipal Bond Index.

 

N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Expense Example

 

    Actual           Hypothetical (c)  
                Expenses Paid
During the Period
                Including
Interest
Expense
and Fees
    Excluding
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 
     Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/19)
    Ending
Account Value
(12/31/19)
    Including
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 (a)
    Excluding
Interest
Expense
and Fees
 (b)
           Beginning
Account Value
(07/01/19)
    Ending
Account Value
(12/31/19)
    Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 (a)
    Ending
Account Value
(12/31/19)
    Expenses
Paid During
the Period
 (b)
 

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.80     $ 3.05     $ 2.54       $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.12     $ 3.05     $ 1,022.62     $ 2.54  

Investor A

    1,000.00       1,019.60       4.32       3.81         1,000.00       1,020.86       4.32       1,021.37       3.81  

Investor A1

    1,000.00       1,021.30       3.56       3.05         1,000.00       1,021.62       3.56       1,022.12       3.05  

Investor C

    1,000.00       1,016.70       8.11       7.60         1,000.00       1,017.09       8.11       1,017.60       7.61  

Investor C1

    1,000.00       1,018.70       6.09       5.58         1,000.00       1,019.10       6.09       1,019.61       5.58  

Class K

    1,000.00       1,022.00       2.80       2.29               1,000.00       1,022.37       2.80       1,022.87       2.29  

 

  (a) 

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class (0.60% for Institutional, 0.85% for Investor A, 0.70% for Investor A1, 1.60% for Investor C, 1.20% for Investor C1 and 0.55% for Class K), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 
  (b) 

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class (0.50% for Institutional, 0.75% for Investor A, 0.60% for Investor A1, 1.50% for Investor C and 1.10% for Investor C1 and 0.45% for Class K), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 
  (c) 

Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 366.

 

See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 17 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

 

14    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Fund Summary  as of December 31, 2019 (continued)    BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

 

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments*

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

Sector   Percent of
Total Investments
 

County/City/Special District/School District

    24

Transportation

    23  

State

    15  

Utilities

    12  

Housing

    8  

Education

    8  

Health

    4  

Tobacco

    3  

Corporate

    2  

Health Care Providers & Services

    1  

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

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE (c)

 

     Percent of
Total Investments
 

Calendar Year Ended December 31,

       

2020

    6

2021

    10  

2022

    6  

2023

    4  

2024

    8  

 

  (c) 

Scheduled maturity dates and/or bonds that are subject to potential calls by issuers over the next five years.

 
  *

Excludes short-term securities.

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION (a)

 

Credit Rating   Percent of
Total Investments
 

AAA/Aaa

    9

AA/Aa

    50  

A

    20  

BBB/Baa

    8  

BB/Ba

    2  

B/B

    1  

CC

    2  

N/R(b)

    8  

 

  (a) 

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

 
  (b) 

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of December 31, 2019, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 1% of the Fund’s total investments.

 
 

 

 

FUND SUMMARY      15  


About Fund Performance

 

Institutional and Class K Shares are not subject to any sales charge. These shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only to certain eligible investors. BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund and BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund Class K Share performance shown prior to the Class K shares inception date of January 25, 2018 is that of the respective Fund’s Institutional Shares. BlackRock National Municipal Fund Class K Share performance shown prior to the Class K shares inception date of July 18, 2011 is that of Institutional Shares. The performance of each Fund’s Class K Shares would be substantially similar to Institutional Shares because Class K Shares and Institutional Shares invest in the same portfolio of securities and performance would only differ to the extent that Class K Shares and Institutional Shares have different expenses. The actual returns of Class K Shares would have been higher than those of the Institutional Shares because Class K Shares have lower expenses than the Institutional Shares. On the close of business on August 15, 2016, all of the issued and outstanding BlackRock Shares of BlackRock National Municipal Fund were redesignated as Class K Shares.

Service Shares (available only in BlackRock National Municipal Fund) are not subject to any sales charge (front-end load) or deferred sales charge. These shares are subject to a service fee of 0.25% per year (but no distribution fee) and are only available to certain eligible investors. Prior to July 18, 2011, Service Share performance results are those of the Institutional Shares restated to reflect Service Share fees.

Investor A Shares are subject to a maximum initial sales charge (front-end load) of 4.25% for all Funds except BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund, which incurs a 3.00% maximum initial sales charge, and all Funds incur a service fee of 0.25% per year (but no distribution fee). Certain redemptions of these shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. These shares are generally available through financial intermediaries.

Investor A1 Shares (available only in BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund and BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund) are subject to a maximum initial sales charge (front-end load) of 1.00% for BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund and 4.00% for BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund and a service fee of 0.10% per year (but no distribution fee). The maximum initial sales charge does not apply to current eligible investors of Investor A1 Shares of the Funds. Certain redemptions of these shares may be subject to a CDSC where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. However, the CDSC does not apply to redemptions by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans or to redemptions of shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains by existing shareholders.

Investor C Shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. In addition, these shares are subject to a distribution fee of 0.75% per year and a service fee of 0.25% per year. These shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. These shares automatically convert to Investor A Shares after approximately ten years.

Investor C1 Shares (available only in BlackRock National Municipal Fund and BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund) are subject to a 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. However, the CDSC does not apply to redemptions by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans and, for BlackRock National Municipal Fund only, fee based programs previously approved by the Fund, or to redemptions of shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains by existing shareholders. In addition, these shares are subject to a distribution and service fees per year as follows:

 

     Distribution Fee      Service Fee  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

    0.55      0.25

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

    0.35        0.25  

Investor A1 and Investor C1 Shares of their respective Funds are only available for dividend and capital gain reinvestments by existing shareholders, and for purchase by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans and, for BlackRock National Municipal Fund only, fee based programs previously approved by the Fund. Investor C1 Shares automatically convert to Investor A Shares after approximately ten years. On November 14-15, 2019, the Board of Trustees of each Trust approved the conversion of all issued and outstanding Investor C1 Shares into Investor A Shares, which will be effective on or about the close of business on February 24, 2020.

Performance information reflects past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to blackrock.com to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end. Performance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Figures shown in each of the performance tables on the previous pages assume reinvestment of all distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) on the ex-dividend date/payable date. Investment return and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Distributions paid to each class of shares will vary because of the different levels of service, distribution and transfer agency fees applicable to each class, which are deducted from the income available to be paid to shareholders.

BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), each Fund’s investment adviser, has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse a portion of each Fund’s expenses. Without such waiver and/or reimbursement, each Fund’s performance would have been lower. With respect to each Fund’s contractual waiver, the Manager is under no obligation to continue waiving and/or reimbursing its fees after the applicable termination date of such agreement. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on waivers and/or reimbursements.

The standardized 30-day yield includes the effects of any waivers and/or reimbursements. The unsubsidized 30-day yield excludes the effects of any waivers and/or reimbursements.

 

 

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Disclosure of Expenses   

 

Shareholders of the Funds may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses such as sales charges; and (b) operating expenses, including investment advisory fees, service and distribution fees including 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses and other fund expenses. The expense examples on the previous pages (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2019 and held through December 31, 2019) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number corresponding to their Fund and share class under the headings entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in these Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect transactional expenses, such as sales charges, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

The Funds may utilize leverage to seek to enhance returns and NAV. However, there is no guarantee that these objectives can be achieved in all interest rate environments.

Each of BlackRock High Yield Fund and BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund may leverage its assets through the use of proceeds received in tender option bond (“TOB”) transactions, as described in the Notes to Financial Statements. In a TOB Trust transaction, the Funds transfer municipal bonds or other municipal securities into a special purpose entity (a “TOB Trust”). TOB investments generally provide the Funds with economic benefits in periods of declining short-term interest rates, but expose the Funds to risks during periods of rising short-term interest rates. Additionally, fluctuations in the market value of municipal bonds deposited into a TOB Trust may adversely affect the Funds’ NAV per share.

In general, the concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the financing cost of leverage, which is based on short-term interest rates, is normally lower than the income earned by a Fund on its longer-term portfolio investments purchased with the proceeds from leverage. To the extent that the total assets of the Funds (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, the Funds’ shareholders benefit from the incremental net income.

The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage is distributed to the Funds’ shareholders, and the value of these portfolio holdings is reflected in the Funds’ per share NAV. However, in order to benefit shareholders, the return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds must exceed the ongoing costs associated with the leverage. If interest and other ongoing costs of leverage exceed a Fund’s return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds, income to shareholders is lower than if the Funds had not used leverage.

Furthermore, the value of each Fund’s portfolio investments generally varies inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other factors can also influence the value of portfolio investments. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence each Fund’s NAV positively or negatively in addition to the impact on each Fund’s performance from leverage. Changes in the direction of interest rates are difficult to predict accurately, and there is no assurance that a Fund’s leveraging strategy will be successful.

The use of leverage also generally causes greater changes in each Fund’s NAV and dividend rates than comparable portfolios without leverage. In a declining market, leverage is likely to cause a greater decline in the NAV of a Fund’s shares than if the Fund were not leveraged. In addition, each Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times or at distressed values in order to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to the use of leverage or as required by the terms of the leverage instruments, which may cause the Funds to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit a Fund’s ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. Each Fund incurs expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by each Fund’s shareholders and may reduce income.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments. These instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, commodity, index, market, and/or other assets without owning or taking physical custody of securities, commodities and/or other referenced assets or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage and involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the instrument. The Funds’ successful use of a derivative financial instrument depends on the investment adviser’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of these instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation a Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Funds’ investments in these instruments, if any, are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

DISCLOSURE OF EXPENSES / THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF LEVERAGING / DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS      17  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security       
Shares
    Value  

Investment Companies — 1.0%

 

VanEck Vectors High-Yield Municipal Index ETF

    225,000     $ 14,411,250  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 1.0%
(Cost — $14,335,250)

 

    14,411,250  
   

 

 

 
     Par
(000)
        

Municipal Bonds — 93.7%

 

Alabama — 2.2%

 

Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority-Birmingham, RB, Methodist Home For The Aging:

   

5.75%, 06/01/35

  $ 200       228,464  

5.75%, 06/01/45

    355       397,032  

6.00%, 06/01/50

    450       510,286  

Black Belt Energy Gas District, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/48(a)

    4,585       4,955,605  

Chelsea Park Cooperative District, Special Assessment Bonds, 5.00%, 05/01/48

    970       994,095  

County of Jefferson Alabama Sewer, Refunding RB:

   

Senior Lien, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/44

    365       410,614  

Sub-Lien, Series D, 7.00%, 10/01/51

    2,355       2,831,935  

Sub-Lien, Series D, 6.50%, 10/01/53

    3,465       4,108,277  

County of Tuscaloosa IDA, Refunding RB, Hunt Refining Project, Series A, 5.25%, 05/01/44(b)

    8,830       10,074,324  

Homewood Educational Building Authority, Refunding RB, Samford University Project, Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/49

    3,200       3,462,560  

Hoover Industrial Development Board, RB, U.S. Steel Corporation Project, AMT, 5.75%, 10/01/49

    1,220       1,328,141  

State of Alabama Docks Department, Refunding RB, 6.00%, 10/01/20(c)

    710       735,652  
   

 

 

 
      30,036,985  
Alaska — 0.3%  

Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement, Asset-Backed, Series A:

   

4.63%, 06/01/23

    120       120,136  

5.00%, 06/01/32

    1,510       1,510,453  

5.00%, 06/01/46

    2,580       2,583,483  
   

 

 

 
      4,214,072  
Arizona — 2.5%  

Arizona IDA, RB(b):

   

Academies of Math & Science Project, Series B, 5.25%, 07/01/51

    570       624,623  

Doral Academy of Neveda — Fire Mesa & Red Rock Campus Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/39

    335       371,786  

Doral Academy of Neveda — Fire Mesa & Red Rock Campus Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/49

    675       731,248  

Leman Academy Of Excellence- Parker Colorado Campus Project, 5.00%, 07/01/49

    1,350       1,383,682  

Leman Academy of Excellence-East Tucson And Central Tucson Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/39

    1,270       1,320,140  

Leman Academy of Excellence-East Tucson And Central Tucson Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/49

    1,440       1,475,986  

Leman Academy of Excellence-East Tucson And Central Tucson Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/54

    1,110       1,134,131  

Lone Mountain Campus Project, Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/39

    150       165,943  

Lone Mountain Campus Project, Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/49

    345       374,546  

Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, Series A(b):

   

Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, 5.00%, 07/01/26

    760       840,226  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Arizona (continued)  

Odyssey Preparatory Academy Project, 5.50%, 07/01/52

  $ 2,895     $ 3,097,302  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, RB, Christian University Project(b):

   

5.50%, 10/01/40

    400       400,272  

5.63%, 10/01/49

    300       299,658  

City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, ERB, Eagle College Prep Project, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    1,445       1,479,218  

City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, RB, Series A(b):

   

Legacy Traditional Schools Projects, 6.50%, 07/01/34

    465       527,501  

Legacy Traditional Schools Projects, 5.00%, 07/01/36

    1,225       1,332,102  

Legacy Traditional Schools Projects, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    1,685       1,808,645  

Legacy Traditional Schools Projects, 6.75%, 07/01/44

    810       910,027  

Leman Academy of Excellence — ORO Valley Project, 5.25%, 07/01/48

    1,690       1,733,653  

ORO Valley Project, 5.00%, 07/01/34

    250       258,030  

ORO Valley Project, 5.00%, 07/01/39

    205       210,543  

ORO Valley Project, 5.00%, 07/01/49

    320       325,770  

ORO Valley Project, 5.00%, 07/01/54

    530       538,326  

City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, Refunding RB(b):

   

Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    300       325,251  

Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    895       950,490  

Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    295       319,830  

Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    325       343,255  

Legacy Traditional School Projects, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    315       338,036  

Legacy Traditional School Projects, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    250       264,037  

County of La Paz IDA, RB, Imagine Schools Desert West Middle Project, 5.88%, 06/15/48(b)

    1,340       1,415,804  

County of Pima IDA, RB:

   

5.13%, 07/01/39

    700       713,937  

5.25%, 07/01/49

    870       875,229  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, RB, Downtown Phoenix Student Housing:

   

5.00%, 07/01/54

    1,330       1,523,409  

5.00%, 07/01/59

    655       747,820  

State of Arizona IDA, RB, Academies of Math & Science Project, Series B, 5.13%, 07/01/47(b)

    420       457,976  

State of Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/47(b)

    3,235       3,527,735  

Town of Florence, Inc. Arizona IDA, ERB, Legacy Traditional School Project, Queen Creek and Casa Grande Campuses, 6.00%, 07/01/43

    1,375       1,468,239  
   

 

 

 
      34,614,406  
Arkansas — 1.3%  

Arkansas Development Finance Authority, RB, Big River Steel Project, AMT, 4.50%, 09/01/49(b)

    15,880       16,771,662  

County of Benton Arkansas Public Facilities Board, RB, BCCSO Project, Series A,
6.00%, 06/01/20(b)(c)

    750       765,083  
   

 

 

 
      17,536,745  
California — 4.3%  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Sutter Health, Series B, 6.00%, 08/15/20(c)

    1,000       1,030,950  

California Municipal Finance Authority, ARB, Senior Lien-Linxs APM Project, AMT, 4.00%, 12/31/47

    2,560       2,741,171  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB, Urban Discovery Academy Project(b):

   

5.50%, 08/01/34

    310       330,634  

6.00%, 08/01/44

    655       704,832  

6.13%, 08/01/49

    570       613,953  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Community Medical Centers, Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/42

    345       404,413  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
California (continued)  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Refunding RB, County of San Diego Water Authority, 5.00%, 11/21/45(b)

  $ 3,000     $ 3,563,730  

California School Finance Authority, RB, Value Schools:

   

6.65%, 07/01/33

    295       335,400  

6.90%, 07/01/43

    650       732,381  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB:

   

Loma Linda University Medical Center, 5.25%, 12/01/38(b)

    1,420       1,687,258  

Loma Linda University Medical Center, 5.25%, 12/01/48(b)

    1,000       1,163,240  

Loma Linda University Medical Center, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/46(b)

    970       1,081,259  

Loma Linda University Medical Center, Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/56(b)

    875       986,449  

Sutter Health, Series A, 6.00%, 08/15/20(c)

    400       412,380  

California Statewide Financing Authority, RB, Asset-Backed, Tobacco Settlement:

   

Series A, 6.00%, 05/01/43

    2,500       2,502,600  

Series B, 6.00%, 05/01/43

    3,485       3,488,625  

City & County of San Francisco California Redevelopment Agency:

   

Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District No. 6 (Mission Bay South Public Improvements), Series C, CAB, 0.00%, 08/01/43(d)

    3,000       823,320  

Tax Allocation Bonds, Mission Bay South Redevelopment Project, Series D, 3.00%, 08/01/21(b)

    500       507,370  

Tax Allocation Bonds, Mission Bay South Redevelopment Project, Series D, 0.00%, 08/01/23(b)(d)

    1,000       878,280  

Tax Allocation Bonds, Mission Bay South Redevelopment Project, Series D, 0.00%, 08/01/26(b)(d)

    580       438,393  

Tax Allocation Bonds, Mission Bay South Redevelopment Project, Series D, 0.00%, 08/01/31(b)(d)

    1,155       676,819  

City of Chula Vista California, Refunding RB, San Diego Gas & Electric, Series A, 5.88%, 02/15/34

    500       501,755  

City of San Jose California Hotel Tax, RB, Convention Center Expansion & Renovation Project:

   

6.50%, 05/01/36

    310       330,801  

6.50%, 05/01/42

    760       808,655  

County of California Tobacco Securitization Agency, RB, 5.45%, 06/01/28

    500       500,290  

County of California Tobacco Securitization Agency, Refunding RB, Golden Gate Tobacco Funding Corp., Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/36

    1,665       1,665,683  

County of Los Angeles California Tobacco Securitization Agency, RB, Asset-Backed, Los Angeles County Securitization Corp.:

   

5.70%, 06/01/46

    4,260       4,280,022  

5.60%, 06/01/36

    1,385       1,385,623  

County of Riverside California Transportation Commission, RB, Senior Lien, Series A, 5.75%, 06/01/48

    2,115       2,363,618  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB:

   

Series A-1, 3.50%, 06/01/36

    6,565       6,712,384  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 06/01/47

    8,475       8,761,031  

Series A-1, 5.25%, 06/01/47

    945       982,800  

Series A-2, 5.00%, 06/01/47

    5,195       5,370,331  
   

 

 

 
      58,766,450  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Colorado — 3.7%  

9th Avenue Metropolitan District No. 2, GOL, 5.00%, 12/01/48

  $ 1,565     $ 1,663,924  

Aviation Station North Metropolitan District No. 2, GO, Series A:

   

5.00%, 12/01/39

    750       794,565  

5.00%, 12/01/48

    1,350       1,405,526  

Broadway Station Metropolitan District No. 2, GOL, Series A:

   

5.00%, 12/01/35

    735       790,338  

5.13%, 12/01/48

    2,345       2,505,304  

Bromley Park Metropolitan District No. 2, GO, , Refunding, Sub-Series B, 6.38%, 12/15/47

    937       970,779  

Centerra Metropolitan District No. 1, Tax Allocation Bonds, 5.00%, 12/01/47(b)

    820       866,797  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, RB, Littleton Preparatory Charter School Project:

   

5.00%, 12/01/33

    450       470,124  

5.00%, 12/01/42

    545       561,116  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Catholic Health Initiatives, Series A, 5.25%, 01/01/23(c)

    1,250       1,401,700  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Commonspirit Health, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/49

    3,825       4,077,259  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Catholic Health Initiatives, Series B-1,
4.00%, 11/09/22(c)

    4,000       4,322,600  

Commonspirit Health, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/44

    795       853,615  

Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise, RB, C-470 Express Lanes, 5.00%, 12/31/56

    2,500       2,721,725  

Copperleaf Metropolitan District No. 2, GO, Refunding, 5.75%, 12/01/45

    780       816,091  

Copperleaf Metropolitan District No. 3, GO, Limited Tax, Series A:

   

5.00%, 12/01/37

    500       527,260  

5.13%, 12/01/47

    1,200       1,245,156  

Denver International Business Center Metropolitan District No. 1, GOL, Subordinate, Series B, 6.00%, 12/01/48

    1,145       1,169,079  

Green Gables Metropolitan District No. 1, GO, Series A, 5.30%, 12/01/21(c)

    1,000       1,064,370  

Leyden Rock Metropolitan District No. 10, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/45

    1,250       1,320,575  

North Holly Metropolitan District, GOL, Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/48

    760       786,364  

Palisade Metropolitan District No. 2, GO, Subordinate, 7.25%, 12/15/49

    2,825       2,723,243  

Palisade Park West Metropolitan District, GOL, Series A, 5.13%, 12/01/49

    1,500       1,523,460  

Pomponio Terrace Metropolitan District, GOL, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/49

    1,450       1,483,669  

Prairie Farm Metropolitan District, GO, Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/48

    1,240       1,303,538  

Regional Transportation District, RB, Denver Transit Partners Eagle P3 Project:

   

6.00%, 01/15/34

    1,500       1,520,505  

6.00%, 01/15/41

    1,000       1,014,920  

Southlands Metropolitan District No. 1, GO, Refunding:

   

Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/37

    1,115       1,262,804  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/47

    3,990       4,433,768  

Tallyns Reach Metropolitan District No. 3, GO, 6.75%, 11/01/38

    845       872,463  

Thompson Crossing Metropolitan District No. 4, GO, Refunding:

   

5.00%, 12/01/39

    1,400       1,500,982  

5.00%, 12/01/49

    1,480       1,565,352  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      19  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Colorado (continued)  

Westcreek Metropolitan District No. 2, GO, Series A, 5.38%, 12/01/48

  $ 800     $ 833,344  

Wild Plum Metropolitan District, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/49

    595       617,104  
   

 

 

 
      50,989,419  
Connecticut — 1.9%  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, University Of Hartford Issue:

   

4.00%, 07/01/39

    940       1,016,328  

4.00%, 07/01/44

    3,500       3,713,360  

4.00%, 07/01/49

    1,750       1,856,785  

Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe, (6.35% Cash and 1.00% PIK), 7.35%, 07/01/26(e)

    995       170,394  

Mohegan Tribal Finance Authority, RB,
7.00%, 02/01/45(b)

    3,795       3,872,797  

Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, RB, Series A, 6.75%, 02/01/45(b)

    983       1,055,124  

Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, Refunding RB, Public Improvement, Priority Distribution, Series C, 6.25%, 02/01/30(b)

    2,045       2,287,926  

State of Connecticut, GO:

   

Series A, 5.00%, 04/15/36

    2,300       2,809,266  

Series A, 4.00%, 04/15/37

    1,800       2,010,384  

Series C, 5.00%, 06/15/33

    1,775       2,157,548  

Series C, 5.00%, 06/15/34

    1,375       1,664,767  

Series E, 5.00%, 09/15/34

    3,000       3,643,980  
   

 

 

 
      26,258,659  
Delaware — 1.0%  

County of Kent Delaware, RB, CHF Dover LLC, Delaware State University Project, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/58

    1,500       1,649,445  

State of Delaware EDA, RB:

   

5.00%, 06/01/46

    1,000       1,081,400  

5.00%, 11/15/48

    4,000       4,570,320  

Exempt Facilities, Indian River Power LLC Project, 5.38%, 10/01/45

    5,930       6,062,654  
   

 

 

 
      13,363,819  
District of Columbia — 0.7%  

District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, 6.75%, 05/15/40

    385       397,924  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding ARB, Dulles Metrorail And Capital Improvement Projects, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/53

    3,830       4,069,567  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding RB, CAB, 2nd Senior Lien, Series B (AGC), 0.00%, 10/01/30(d)

    3,005       2,289,690  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue, Refunding RB, Dulles Metrorail And Capital Improvement Projects, 4.00%, 10/01/53

    2,170       2,362,609  
   

 

 

 
      9,119,790  
Florida — 6.3%  

Boggy Creek Improvement District, Refunding RB, Special Assessment Bonds, 5.13%, 05/01/43

    1,300       1,341,899  

Capital Region Community Development District, Refunding, Special Assessment, Capital Improvement Revenue Bond, Series A-1, 5.13%, 05/01/39

    2,285       2,453,930  

Capital Trust Agency Inc, RB, Odyssey Charter School Projects, 5.00%, 07/01/49(b)

    1,280       1,393,651  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc., RB, Series A:

   

1st Mortgage, Silver Creek St. Augustine Project, 8.25%, 01/01/44(f)(g)

    445       258,100  

1st Mortgage, Silver Creek St. Augustine Project, 8.25%, 01/01/49(f)(g)

    950       551,000  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Florida (continued)  

Advantage Academy of Hillsborough Projects, 5.00%, 12/15/49

  $ 300     $ 323,865  

Advantage Academy of Hillsborough Projects, 5.00%, 12/15/54

    260       280,264  

Paragon Academy of Technology and Sunshine, 5.75%, 06/01/54(b)

    1,925       2,022,116  

Renaissance Charter School, Inc.,
5.00%, 06/15/49(b)

    500       518,690  

Silver Creek St. Augustine Project,
5.75%, 01/01/50(f)(g)

    570       558,600  

Celebration Pointe Community Development District, Special Assessment Bonds:

   

4.75%, 05/01/24

    415       432,700  

5.00%, 05/01/34

    1,250       1,319,987  

Alachua County, 4.00%, 05/01/22(b)

    235       238,121  

City of Tallahassee Florida, RB, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Inc. Project, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/55

    2,600       2,948,634  

County of Alachua Florida Health Facilities Authority, RB, Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/44

    1,720       1,941,244  

County of Charlotte Florida IDA, RB, Town & Country Utilities Project, AMT(b):

   

5.00%, 10/01/34

    530       580,382  

5.00%, 10/01/49

    2,510       2,683,014  

County of Collier Florida IDA, Refunding RB, Arlington of Naples Project, Series A, 8.13%, 05/15/44(b)(f)(g)

    370       345,869  

County of Collier Health Facilities Authority, RB, Moorings, Inc., Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/48

    2,090       2,441,266  

County of Lake Florida, RB, Imagine South Lake Charter School Project(b):

   

5.00%, 01/15/39

    550       605,396  

5.00%, 01/15/49

    825       882,626  

5.00%, 01/15/54

    830       878,306  

County of Martin Florida Health Facilities Authority, RB, 5.50%, 11/15/21(c)

    1,000       1,080,240  

County of Miami-Dade Florida IDA, RB, Doral Academy Project, 5.00%, 01/15/48

    1,405       1,544,699  

County of Osceola Florida Transportation Revenue, Refunding RB(h):

   

Series A-1, 4.00%, 10/01/54

    2,500       2,703,925  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/50(d)

    1,770       590,702  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/51(d)

    2,125       681,976  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/52(d)

    2,125       652,035  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/53(d)

    5,675       1,657,497  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/54(d)

    2,125       605,859  

County of Palm Beach Florida, RB, Plam Beach Atlantic University Housing Project,
5.00%, 04/01/51(b)

    540       588,190  

County of Palm Beach Florida Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Sinai Residences Boca Raton Project, 7.50%, 06/01/49

    1,000       1,109,550  

County of Pinellas IDA, RB, 2017 Foundation for Global Understanding, Inc. Project, 5.00%, 07/01/39

    220       254,635  

County Seminole Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, Legacy Pointe at UCF Project:

   

5.50%, 11/15/49

    3,025       3,019,827  

5.75%, 11/15/54

    2,420       2,417,774  

Florida Development Finance Corp., RB:

   

Renaissance Charter School, Series A, 5.75%, 06/15/29

    695       761,067  

Renaissance Charter School, Series A, 6.00%, 06/15/34

    835       912,597  

Renaissance Charter School, Series A, 6.13%, 06/15/44

    3,185       3,434,991  
 

 

 

20    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Florida (continued)  

Solid Waste Disposal Facility, Waste Pro USA, Inc. Project, AMT, 5.00%, 08/01/29(a)(b)

  $ 2,240     $ 2,323,126  

Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financial Authority, RB, Jacksonville University Project, Series A-1, 5.00%, 06/01/48(b)

    1,730       1,913,743  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority Florida, Refunding RB, Special Purpose, Jetblue Airways Corp. Project, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/36

    2,000       2,118,520  

Greeneway Improvement District, RB, Special Assessment Bonds, 5.13%, 05/01/43

    1,290       1,312,459  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District:

   

Special Assessment Bonds, 3.90%, 05/01/23

    355       361,280  

Special Assessment Bonds, 4.25%, 05/01/28

    535       564,880  

Special Assessment Bonds, 5.00%, 05/01/38

    1,175       1,275,768  

Special Assessment Bonds, 5.10%, 05/01/48

    2,545       2,710,018  

Special Assessment Bonds, Indigo Expansion Area Project, 3.75%, 05/01/39(b)

    570       562,869  

Special Assessment Bonds, Indigo Expansion Area Project, 4.00%, 05/01/49(b)

    355       343,747  

Special Assessment Bonds, Lakewood Centre & NW Sector Projects, 4.95%, 05/01/29(b)

    670       739,673  

Special Assessment Bonds, Lakewood Centre & NW Sector Projects, 5.50%, 05/01/39(b)

    670       756,356  

Special Assessment Bonds, Lakewood Centre & NW Sector Projects, 5.65%, 05/01/48(b)

    1,125       1,252,541  

Special Assessment Bonds, Northeast Sector Project — Phase 1B, 5.30%, 05/01/39

    1,090       1,213,541  

Special Assessment Bonds, Northeast Sector Project — Phase 1B, 4.75%, 05/01/29

    955       1,041,943  

Special Assessment Bonds, Northeast Sector Project — Phase 1B, 5.45%, 05/01/48

    1,935       2,124,727  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District Special Assessment Bonds, Refunding, Lakewood Center & New Sector Projects, 8.00%, 05/01/40

    515       556,025  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District Special Assessment Bonds:

   

Special Assessment Bonds, Lakewood Centre North Projects, 4.25%, 05/01/25

    115       118,846  

Special Assessment Bonds, Lakewood Centre North Projects, 4.88%, 05/01/35

    280       296,282  

Special Assessment Bonds, Lakewood Centre North Projects, 4.88%, 05/01/45

    580       601,315  

Village of Lakewood Ranch Sector Projects, 4.00%, 05/01/21

    100       101,055  

Village of Lakewood Ranch Sector Projects, 4.25%, 05/01/26

    175       183,608  

Village of Lakewood Ranch Sector Projects, 5.13%, 05/01/46

    1,005       1,064,375  

Mid-Bay Florida Bridge Authority, RB, Springing Lien, Series A, 7.25%, 10/01/21(c)

    1,450       1,602,525  

Midtown Miami Community Development District, Refunding, Special Assessment Bonds, Series A:

   

5.00%, 05/01/29

    1,745       1,853,277  

5.00%, 05/01/37

    890       934,553  

Pine Island Community Development District, RB, 0.00%, 11/01/24(d)

    990       787,367  

Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority, RB:

   

6.25%, 07/01/28(f)(g)

    352       281,007  

(ACA), 6.25%, 07/01/28

    60       60,014  

Tolomato Community Development District, Refunding, Special Assessment Bonds:

   

Series A-2, 4.25%, 05/01/37

    915       931,058  

Convertible CAB, Series A4, 6.61%, 05/01/40(i)

    50       44,364  

Series 2015-2, 6.61%, 05/01/40(i)

    125       91,398  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Florida (continued)  

Tolomato Community Development District(f)(g):

   

Series 1, 6.61%, 05/01/40(i)

  $ 205     $ 183,383  

Series 3, 6.61%, 05/01/40

    135       1  

Series 3, 6.65%, 05/01/40

    105       1  

Trout Creek Community Development District, Special Assessment Bonds:

   

5.38%, 05/01/38

    670       726,213  

5.50%, 05/01/49

    1,700       1,811,248  

Viera East Community Development District, Refunding, Special Assessment Bonds, 5.00%, 05/01/26

    640       684,736  

Village Community Development District No. 9, Special Assessment Bonds:

   

7.00%, 05/01/41

    1,270       1,339,748  

5.50%, 05/01/42

    480       509,064  

Village Community Development District No.10, Special Assessment Bonds, 5.13%, 05/01/43

    1,550       1,650,812  

West Villages Improvement District, Special Assessment Bonds:

   

4.25%, 05/01/29

    400       416,024  

4.75%, 05/01/39

    885       930,808  

5.00%, 05/01/50

    1,415       1,474,939  
   

 

 

 
      86,864,461  
Georgia — 1.5%  

County of Clayton Georgia Development Authority, Refunding RB, Delta Air Lines, Inc. Project, Series A, 8.75%, 06/01/29

    635       653,161  

County of Dalton Whitfield Joint Development Authority, RB, Hamilton Health Care System Obligation, 4.00%, 08/15/48

    3,135       3,384,389  

County of Gainesville Georgia & Hall Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc. Project, Series A (GTD), 5.50%, 08/15/54

    555       649,106  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., RB, Series A:

   

5.00%, 05/15/35

    1,020       1,330,631  

5.00%, 05/15/36

    1,020       1,340,555  

5.00%, 05/15/37

    1,120       1,483,653  

5.00%, 05/15/38

    615       818,897  

5.00%, 05/15/49

    2,055       2,809,411  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, RB, Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project:

   

4.00%, 01/01/49

    4,150       4,409,956  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/49

    3,235       3,706,178  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/59

    525       592,861  
   

 

 

 
      21,178,798  
Idaho — 0.3%  

County of Power Idaho Industrial Development Corp., RB, FMC Corp. Project, AMT, 6.45%, 08/01/32

    265       265,872  

Idaho Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Madison Hospital Memorial Project:

   

3.50%, 09/01/33

    375       372,184  

5.00%, 09/01/37

    1,000       1,119,800  

Idaho Housing & Finance Association, RB(b):

   

Compass Public Charter School, Inc. Project, Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/39

    370       433,673  

Compass Public Charter School, Inc. Project, Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/49

    595       686,231  

Compass Public Charter School, Inc. Project, Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/54

    570       655,574  

Idaho Arts Charter School, Inc., 5.00%, 12/01/46

    1,000       1,085,910  
   

 

 

 
      4,619,244  
Illinois — 6.2%  

Chicago Board of Education, GO, Dedicated Revenues, Series H, 5.00%, 12/01/46

    725       812,188  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      21  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Illinois (continued)  

Chicago Board of Education, GO, Refunding:

   

Dedicated Revenues, Series H, 5.00%, 12/01/30

  $ 1,370     $ 1,591,433  

CAB, 0.00%, 12/01/25(d)

    590       501,093  

Dedicated Revenues, Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/31

    1,500       1,737,345  

Dedicated Revenues, Series F, 5.00%, 12/01/22

    1,030       1,115,593  

Dedicated Revenues, Series G, 5.00%, 12/01/44

    3,700       4,160,206  

5.00%, 12/01/29

    1,550       1,864,402  

5.00%, 12/01/30

    1,850       2,215,042  

Series B, 4.00%, 12/01/35

    1,155       1,174,011  

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/25

    1,220       1,395,534  

Chicago Board of Education, GO, Series A:

   

5.00%, 12/01/42

    1,570       1,656,978  

Series C, 5.25%, 12/01/39

    2,250       2,478,555  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/46

    3,620       3,930,536  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/48

    2,000       2,306,820  

City of Chicago Illinois, GO, Refunding, Series A, 6.00%, 01/01/38

    1,850       2,198,928  

City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, Refunding RB, Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/46

    3,000       3,353,610  

Illinois Finance Authority, RB, Lake Forest College, Series A, 6.00%, 10/01/48

    1,700       1,829,183  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Friendship Village of Schaumburg,
7.13%, 02/15/20(c)

    1,000       1,006,970  

Illinois Institute Of Technology, 4.00%, 09/01/35

    1,000       1,070,390  

Illinois Institute Of Technology, 4.00%, 09/01/37

    1,000       1,063,720  

Illinois Institute Of Technology, 4.00%, 09/01/39

    2,000       2,116,480  

Illinois Institute Of Technology, 4.00%, 09/01/41

    1,250       1,321,325  

Presence Health Network, Series C, 5.00%, 02/15/36

    1,805       2,148,708  

Presence Health Network, Series C, 5.00%, 02/15/41

    3,000       3,533,160  

Rogers Park Montessori School Project, Series 2014, 6.00%, 02/01/34

    335       370,316  

Rogers Park Montessori School Project, Series 2014, 6.13%, 02/01/45

    790       860,871  

Swedish Covenant, Series A, 6.00%, 02/15/20(c)

    1,000       1,005,610  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, RB, Series A, McCormick Place Expansion Project:

   

Bonds, 0.00%, 12/15/56(d)

    7,645       1,847,567  

Bonds, 5.00%, 06/15/57

    2,085       2,326,193  

5.50%, 06/15/53

    3,925       4,441,294  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB:

   

CAB, McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series B (AGM), 0.00%, 06/15/44(d)

    3,455       1,463,642  

McCormick Place Expansion Project,
4.00%, 06/15/50(h)

    3,810       3,973,906  

McCormick Place Expansion Project,
5.00%, 06/15/50(h)

    2,470       2,840,870  

McCormick Place Expansion Project, Series B, 0.00%, 12/15/51(d)

    29,275       8,873,838  

McCormick Place Expansion Project Bonds, Series B, 0.00%, 12/15/54(d)

    9,660       2,525,897  

Quad Cities Regional EDA, Refunding RB, Augustana College, 4.75%, 10/01/32

    675       721,116  

State of Illinois, GO, Series A:

   

5.00%, 03/01/35

    1,095       1,150,725  

5.00%, 02/01/39

    510       550,887  

State of Illinois, GO, Refunding, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/29

    1,430       1,684,225  

State of Illinois, GO:

   

5.00%, 04/01/35

    1,460       1,565,821  

5.00%, 04/01/38

    2,190       2,340,103  
   

 

 

 
      85,125,091  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Indiana — 1.2%  

City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB, Exempt Facilities, Pratt Paper LLC Project, AMT:

   

6.75%, 01/01/34

  $ 525     $ 606,112  

7.00%, 01/01/44

    1,270       1,446,530  

City of Vincennes Indiana, Refunding RB, Southwest Indiana Regional Youth Village Project, 6.25%, 01/01/29(b)

    2,755       2,824,839  

County of Allen Indiana, RB, StoryPoint Fort Wayne Project, Series A-1(b):

   

6.63%, 01/15/34

    430       476,849  

6.75%, 01/15/43

    1,220       1,338,218  

6.88%, 01/15/52

    1,270       1,388,402  

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Private Activity Bond, Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project, Series A, AMT:

   

5.00%, 07/01/44

    370       406,008  

5.00%, 07/01/48

    1,230       1,345,485  

5.25%, 01/01/51

    2,500       2,762,225  

Indiana Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Marquette Project, 5.00%, 03/01/39

    725       756,922  

Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority, RB, Lake Meadows Assisted Living Project, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/39(b)

    2,040       2,084,186  

Town of Chesterton Indiana, RB, StoryPoint Chesterton Project, Series A-1, 6.38%, 01/15/51(b)

    1,745       1,867,028  
   

 

 

 
      17,302,804  
Iowa — 1.4%  

Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Iowa Fertilizer Co. Project:

   

3.13%, 12/01/22

    3,705       3,777,396  

5.25%, 12/01/50(a)

    595       651,983  

Series B, 5.25%, 12/01/50(a)

    6,105       6,716,293  

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Refunding RB, Series C:

   

Asset-Backed, 5.50%, 06/01/42

    2,030       2,030,000  

5.38%, 06/01/38

    3,075       3,075,000  

State of Iowa Finance Authority, RB, Lifespace Communities, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/48

    2,360       2,629,701  
   

 

 

 
      18,880,373  
Kansas — 0.1%  

City of Wichita Kansas, Refunding RB, Presbyterian Manors, Inc., 5.00%, 05/15/50

    1,145       1,236,302  
   

 

 

 
Kentucky — 0.3%  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Norton Healthcare, Inc., Series B (NPFGC), 0.00%, 10/01/24(d)

    250       225,255  

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, RB, 6.00%, 07/01/53

    3,000       3,370,290  
   

 

 

 
      3,595,545  
Louisiana — 1.1%  

Calcasieu Parish Memorial Hospital Service District, Refunding RB, Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Project:

   

5.00%, 12/01/34

    265       317,012  

5.00%, 12/01/39

    175       205,497  

Juban Crossing Economic Development District, Refunding RB, General Infrastructure Project, Series C, 7.00%, 09/15/44(b)

    3,115       3,143,720  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, RB:

   

S/F Housing, University of Louisiana Monroe Project, 5.00%, 07/01/54(b)

    1,990       2,139,131  

Westlake Chemical Corp., Series A-2, 6.50%, 11/01/35

    1,630       1,691,321  
 

 

 

22    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Louisiana (continued)  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, RB:

   

Belle Chasse Educational Foundation Project, 6.75%, 05/01/21(c)

  $ 645     $ 692,691  

Young Audiences Charter School Project, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/49(b)

    500       513,990  

Parish of St. John the Baptist Louisiana, Refunding RB, Marathon Oil Corporation Project(a):

   

2.10%, 06/01/37

    1,220       1,230,443  

2.20%, 06/01/37

    1,280       1,292,006  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/35

    3,910       4,298,654  
   

 

 

 
      15,524,465  
Maine — 0.1%  

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Maine General Medical Center, 6.75%, 07/01/41

    1,075       1,128,643  
   

 

 

 
Maryland — 0.8%  

City of Baltimore Maryland, Refunding RB, East Baltimore Research Park Project, 4.00%, 09/01/27

    325       343,691  

City of Gaithersburg Maryland, Refunding RB, Asbury Maryland Obligation, Series B, 6.00%, 01/01/23

    750       750,000  

County of Frederick Maryland, RB, Jefferson Technology Park Project, Series B, 7.13%, 07/01/43(b)

    2,880       2,901,744  

Maryland EDC, RB:

   

Purple Line Light Rail Project, AMT, 5.00%, 03/31/51

    3,135       3,498,033  

Term Project, Series B, 5.75%, 06/01/20(c)

    1,500       1,528,620  

Maryland EDC, Refunding RB, University of Maryland Project, 5.00%, 07/01/39

    950       1,037,381  

Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, Occidental Petrolleum Corporation Issue, 1.83%, 03/01/30(a)

    1,600       1,600,000  
   

 

 

 
      11,659,469  
Massachusetts — 1.6%  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB:

   

Boston Medical Center, Series D, 4.00%, 07/01/45

    715       757,471  

Boston Medical Center, Series D, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    3,865       4,334,327  

Linden Ponds, Inc. Facility, Series B,
0.00%, 11/15/56(d)

    94       23,402  

North Hill Communities Issue, Series A, 6.50%, 11/15/23(b)(c)

    2,480       2,989,715  

UMass Boston Student Housing Project, 5.00%, 10/01/41

    2,500       2,845,600  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB:

   

New Bridge Charles, Inc., 4.00%, 10/01/32(b)

    355       382,853  

New Bridge Charles, Inc., 4.13%, 10/01/42(b)

    855       892,688  

New Bridge Charles, Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/57(b)

    570       620,422  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/38

    1,200       1,426,116  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/39

    3,055       3,625,521  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    3,750       4,397,250  

Tufts Medical Center, Series I,
6.75%, 01/01/21(c)

    205       216,552  
   

 

 

 
      22,511,917  
Michigan — 0.6%  

Advanced Technology Academy, Refunding RB:

   

3.50%, 11/01/24

    300       299,985  

3.88%, 11/01/29

    150       149,415  

5.00%, 11/01/34

    400       427,464  

5.00%, 11/01/44

    160       166,710  

City of Detroit Michigan, GO:

   

5.00%, 04/01/34

    485       546,527  

5.00%, 04/01/35

    485       545,063  

5.00%, 04/01/36

    340       381,259  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Michigan (continued)  

5.00%, 04/01/37

  $ 545     $ 609,550  

5.00%, 04/01/38

    240       267,713  

Kentwood EDC, Refunding RB, Limited Obligation, Holland Home, 5.63%, 11/15/41

    1,000       1,068,040  

Michigan Finance Authority, RB, Detroit Water & Sewage Disposal System, Senior Lien, Series 2014 C-2, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    350       374,493  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Detroit Water & Sewage Department Project, Senior Lien, Series C-1, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    800       861,040  

Michigan Strategic Fund, RB, I-75 Improvement Projects, AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/48

    2,030       2,390,142  
   

 

 

 
      8,087,401  
Minnesota — 0.8%  

City of Cologne Minnesota Charter School, LRB, Cologne Academy Project, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    2,065       2,170,976  

City of Deephaven Minnesota, Refunding RB, Eagle Ridge Academy Project, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/40

    500       537,560  

City of St. Paul Minnesota Housing & Redevelopment Authority, RB, Twin Cities German Immersion School Project:

   

5.00%, 07/01/49

    555       605,449  

5.00%, 07/01/55

    870       944,898  

City of Wayzata Minnesota, Refunding RB, Folkestone Senior Living Community, 5.00%, 08/01/54

    115       125,356  

Duluth Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, Essentia Health Obligated Group, Series A:

   

4.25%, 02/15/48

    1,925       2,111,032  

5.25%, 02/15/53

    3,850       4,547,312  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, RB, Nova Classical Academy, Series A, 6.63%, 09/01/21(c)

    500       545,030  
   

 

 

 
      11,587,613  
Missouri — 0.9%  

City of St. Louis Missouri IDA, Refunding RB, BallPark Village Development Project, Series A:

   

4.38%, 11/15/35

    1,020       1,102,702  

4.75%, 11/15/47

    1,135       1,230,885  

Kansas City Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority, Tax Allocation Bonds(b):

   

4.38%, 02/01/31

    830       903,878  

5.00%, 02/01/40

    1,240       1,357,056  

Kansas City Missouri IDA, Refunding RB, Kansas City United Methodist Church(b)(f)(g):

   

5.75%, 11/15/36

    1,350       1,195,169  

6.00%, 11/15/51

    110       87,021  

Poplar Bluff Regional Transportation Development District, RB, 4.75%, 12/01/42

    2,200       2,290,420  

State of Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, St. Lukes Health Syatem, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/48

    3,650       3,929,261  
   

 

 

 
      12,096,392  
Nebraska — 0.7%  

Central Plains Nebraska Energy Project, RB, Gas Project No. 3, 5.00%, 09/01/42

    780       846,160  

Central Plains Nebraska Energy Project, Refunding RB, Gas Project No. 3, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/42

    6,090       8,320,036  
   

 

 

 
      9,166,196  
Nevada — 0.1%  

County of Clark Nevada, Refunding, Special Assessment, Special Improvement District No. 142, Mountain’s Edge:

   

4.00%, 08/01/22

    590       626,427  

4.00%, 08/01/23

    365       387,210  
   

 

 

 
      1,013,637  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      23  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
New Hampshire — 0.7%  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Resource Recovery, Covanta Project(b):

   

Series B, 4.63%, 11/01/42

  $ 4,650     $ 4,790,383  

Series C, AMT, 4.88%, 11/01/42

    2,515       2,596,410  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, RB, The Vista Project, Series A(b):

   

5.25%, 07/01/39

    910       990,444  

5.63%, 07/01/46

    605       661,701  

5.75%, 07/01/54

    1,210       1,323,087  
   

 

 

 
      10,362,025  
New Jersey — 7.4%  

Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Inc., Refunding RB, 5.25%, 11/01/44

    5,750       6,180,790  

County of Essex New Jersey Improvement Authority, RB, AMT, 5.25%, 07/01/45(b)

    1,155       1,165,938  

County of Gloucester New Jersey Pollution Control Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Keystone Urban Renewal Project, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/24

    1,390       1,498,253  

New Jersey EDA, ARB, Continental Airlines, Inc. Project, 5.13%, 09/15/23

    1,965       2,105,144  

New Jersey EDA, RB:

   

Continental Airlines, Inc. Project, AMT, 5.25%, 09/15/29

    840       913,424  

Friends of Vineland Public Charter School Projects, Series A, 5.25%, 11/01/54(b)

    3,955       3,937,282  

Goethals Bridge Replacement Project, AMT, Private Activity Bond, 5.38%, 01/01/43

    1,360       1,530,286  

Kapkowski Road Landfill Project, Series B, AMT, 6.50%, 04/01/31

    2,880       3,403,498  

Provident Group-Kean Properties, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/32

    235       267,775  

Provident Group-Kean Properties, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    375       421,069  

School Facilities Construction, 5.00%, 06/15/44

    5,550       6,421,405  

Series EEE, 5.00%, 06/15/48

    6,970       7,920,081  

State House Project, Series B, Remark 10, 5.00%, 06/15/43

    3,755       4,299,137  

Team Academy Charter School Project, 6.00%, 10/01/43

    970       1,088,340  

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB, Series MMM, 4.00%, 06/15/36

    5,000       5,348,900  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Princeton HealthCare System:

   

5.00%, 07/01/32

    1,140       1,352,097  

5.00%, 07/01/33

    1,450       1,716,945  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB:

   

Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/28

    7,050       8,275,219  

Series BB, 4.00%, 06/15/50

    10,940       11,336,903  

Series BB, 5.00%, 06/15/50

    8,560       9,769,614  

Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.25%, 06/15/41

    1,265       1,427,806  

Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/44

    2,865       3,085,105  

Transportation Program Bonds, Series S, 5.25%, 06/15/43

    4,095       4,807,489  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Refunding RB, Transportation System, Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/36

    1,195       1,383,822  

South Jersey Port Corp., RB, Sub-Marine Terminal, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/36

    575       665,212  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB:

   

Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/46

    900       1,039,941  

Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/46

    10,370       11,479,279  
   

 

 

 
      102,840,754  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
New Mexico — 0.1%  

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, Refunding RB, Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Project, 5.50%, 07/01/42

  $ 2,030     $ 2,183,062  
   

 

 

 
New York — 6.7%  

Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Pratt Paper, Inc. Project, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/35(b)

    1,215       1,333,645  

Chautauqua Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/01/48

    4,475       4,571,391  

Counties of New York Tobacco Trust II, RB, Settlement Pass-Through, 5.75%, 06/01/43

    485       486,237  

Counties of New York Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB, Settlement Pass-Through Turbo, Series A:

   

6.25%, 06/01/41(b)

    8,100       8,184,078  

5.00%, 06/01/42

    4,520       4,506,259  

5.00%, 06/01/45

    1,695       1,668,965  

Counties of New York Tobacco Trust VI, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Pass-Through, Series A-2B:

   

5.00%, 06/01/45

    4,010       4,243,823  

5.00%, 06/01/51

    6,865       7,354,406  

County of Dutchess New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Bard College Civic Facility, Series A-1, 5.00%, 08/01/46

    1,075       1,063,906  

County of Westchester New York Healthcare Corp., RB, Senior Lien, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/44

    1,348       1,461,949  

County of Westchester New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Westchester Medical Center Obligation, 5.00%, 11/01/46

    4,495       5,026,444  

Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/45

    3,210       3,211,188  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Hudson Rail Yards Trust Obligations, Refunding RB, Series A:

   

5.00%, 11/15/56

    6,425       7,130,015  

5.00%, 11/15/51

    3,135       3,306,892  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB:

   

2nd Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Class 3, 6.38%, 01/15/20(c)

    375       375,750  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44(b)

    7,365       8,046,042  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.15%, 11/15/34(b)

    450       494,100  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.38%, 11/15/40(b)

    1,070       1,183,056  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 3, 7.25%, 11/15/44(b)

    3,115       3,728,873  

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB, LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 01/01/50

    3,000       3,363,270  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB, AMT, 4.00%, 01/01/36

    5,000       5,454,200  

New York Transportation Development Corp., Refunding ARB, American Airlines, Inc., AMT:

   

5.00%, 08/01/26

    3,130       3,277,486  

5.00%, 08/01/31

    6,995       7,299,352  

Niagara Area Development Corp., Refunding RB, Covanta Project, Series A, AMT, 4.75%, 11/01/42(b)

    530       551,624  

Rockland Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., RB, Asset-Backed, 5.75%, 08/15/43

    690       691,870  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Orange Regional Medical Center(b):

   

5.00%, 12/01/33

    590       690,400  

5.00%, 12/01/35

    785       913,033  
 

 

 

24    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
New York (continued)  

Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Bonds, Sub-Series C:

   

4.00%, 06/01/42

  $ 965     $ 1,000,300  

5.13%, 06/01/51

    2,000       2,138,720  
   

 

 

 
      92,757,274  
North Carolina — 0.6%  

North Carolina Department of Transportation, RB, AMT, I-77 Hot Lanes Project, 5.00%, 06/30/54

    1,385       1,527,392  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Refunding RB, 1st Mortgage, Retirement Facilities Whitestone Project, Series A, 7.75%, 03/01/21(c)

    3,055       3,288,066  

North Carolina Turnpike Authority, RB, Triangle Expressway System, 4.00%, 01/01/55

    3,000       3,247,350  
   

 

 

 
      8,062,808  
North Dakota — 0.1%  

County of Cass North Dakota, Refunding RB, Essentia Health Obligated Group, Series B, 5.25%, 02/15/58

    1,785       2,098,339  
   

 

 

 
Ohio — 4.4%  

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, RB, Asset-Backed, Series A-2:

   

Senior Turbo Term, 5.13%, 06/01/24

    850       851,147  

Senior Turbo Term, 5.88%, 06/01/47

    10,545       10,581,697  

6.00%, 06/01/42

    10,000       10,034,900  

County of Butler Port Authority, RB, Series A-1(b):

   

Storypoint Fairfield Project, 6.25%, 01/15/34

    1,575       1,709,946  

StoryPoint Fairfield Project, 6.38%, 01/15/43

    840       901,286  

County of Hamilton Ohio, Refunding RB, Improvement-Life Enriching Communities, 5.00%, 01/01/46

    1,435       1,582,174  

Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority, RB, Greater Columbus Convention Center:

   

5.00%, 12/01/44

    1,800       2,093,958  

5.00%, 12/01/51

    4,000       4,634,040  

Hickory Chase Community Authority, Refunding RB, Hickory Chase Project, 5.00%, 12/01/40(b)

    1,890       2,003,513  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, RB, AMT:

   

American Electric Company Project, Series B, 2.10%, 07/01/28(a)

    12,500       12,376,500  

AMG Vanadium Project, 5.00%, 07/01/49(b)

    9,500       10,434,420  

Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority, RB, AHA-Colonial Village Athens Garden, 5.25%, 12/01/50

    740       556,073  

State of Ohio, RB, Portsmouth Bypass Project, AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/53

    2,410       2,670,256  
   

 

 

 
      60,429,910  
Oklahoma — 1.4%  

County of Tulsa Oklahoma Industrial Authority, Refunding RB, Montereau, Inc. Project, 5.25%, 11/15/37

    1,050       1,198,407  

Norman Regional Hospital Authority, RB, Norman Regional Hospital Authority, 4.00%, 09/01/45

    3,565       3,839,505  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, RB, OU Medicine Project, Series B:

   

5.00%, 08/15/38

    4,585       5,397,554  

5.25%, 08/15/43

    4,130       4,905,490  

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, RB, 2nd Series C, 4.00%, 01/01/42

    3,340       3,708,869  
   

 

 

 
      19,049,825  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Oregon — 0.1%  

State of Oregon Facilities Authority, RB, Howard Street Charter School Project, Series A(b):

   

5.00%, 06/15/49

  $ 915     $ 931,726  

5.25%, 06/15/55

    505       520,529  
   

 

 

 
      1,452,255  
Pennsylvania — 2.0%  

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

   

5.00%, 05/01/35

    1,185       1,264,833  

5.00%, 05/01/42

    2,730       2,871,905  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority, RB, Temple University Health System, Series A, 5.63%, 07/01/36

    3,000       3,256,380  

County of Lehigh Pennsylvania General Purpose Authority, Refunding RB, Bible Fellowship Church Homes, 5.13%, 07/01/32

    745       777,311  

County of Montgomery Higher Education & Health Authority, Refunding RB, Thomas Jefferson University, Series A:

   

4.00%, 09/01/49

    880       947,584  

5.00%, 09/01/43

    2,095       2,477,044  

County of Montgomery Pennsylvania IDA, RB, Foulkeways Gwynedd Project, 5.00%, 12/01/46

    1,470       1,603,094  

County of Montgomery Pennsylvania IDA, Refunding RB, Whitemarsh Continuing Care Retirement Community Project, 5.38%, 01/01/50

    1,865       1,947,377  

County of Northampton Pennsylvania IDA, Tax Allocation Bonds, Route 33 Project, 7.00%, 07/01/32

    1,180       1,311,110  

East Hempfield Township Pennsylvania IDA, RB:

   

5.00%, 07/01/34

    1,000       1,087,800  

5.00%, 07/01/46

    1,750       1,872,692  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB:

   

AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/42

    895       1,007,135  

U.S. Airways Group, Series A, 7.50%, 05/01/20

    1,200       1,221,660  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, National Gypsum Co., AMT, 5.50%, 11/01/44

    5,390       5,650,984  
   

 

 

 
      27,296,909  
Puerto Rico — 10.4%  

Children’s Trust Fund, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, 5.63%, 05/15/43

    1,145       1,161,717  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO:

   

, Series C, 6.50%, 07/01/40(f)(g)

    400       327,436  

Public Improvement, Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/26

    1,000       700,000  

Public Improvement, Series A,
5.25%, 07/01/22(f)(g)

    335       269,524  

Public Improvement, Series A,
5.13%, 07/01/31(f)(g)

    215       172,978  

Public Improvement, Series B,
5.25%, 07/01/17(f)(g)

    1,060       816,200  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, Refunding(f)(g):

   

Public Improvement, Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/39

    4,285       2,999,500  

Public Improvement, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    2,565       1,757,097  

Public Improvement, Series C, 6.00%, 07/01/39

    168       137,523  

Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/18

    200       154,000  

Series A, 6.50%, 07/01/40

    2,610       2,136,517  

Series A, 5.75%, 07/01/41

    385       294,760  

Series A, 8.00%, 07/01/35

    11,651       7,345,431  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, Public Improvements, Refunding(f)(g):

   

Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/16

    1,135       873,950  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/23

    1,250       1,005,687  

Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/38

    1,210       990,493  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      25  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Puerto Rico (continued)  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, RB:

   

5.00%, 07/01/33

  $ 130     $ 134,713  

5.13%, 07/01/37

    395       409,801  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A:

   

6.00%, 07/01/38

    7,210       7,336,247  

6.00%, 07/01/44

    3,275       3,332,345  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, RB:

   

5.75%, 07/01/37

    5,575       5,874,433  

5.25%, 07/01/42

    6,740       7,009,465  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Series 2013-A(a):

   

5.40%, 01/01/20

    208       169,776  

7.50%, 01/01/20

    3,430       2,696,827  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, RB:

   

7.00%, 07/01/33(f)(g)

    8,735       6,867,999  

7.00%, 07/01/43(f)(g)

    775       609,353  

Series 2013A, 7.25%, 07/01/30(f)(g)

    250       196,566  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/29(f)(g)

    1,500       1,149,051  

Series A, 6.75%, 07/01/36(f)(g)

    2,665       2,095,388  

Series A, 7.00%, 07/01/40(f)(g)

    1,000       786,262  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42(f)(g)

    2,100       1,608,671  

Series A-3, 10.00%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    747       644,864  

Series B-3, 10.00%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    748       644,864  

Series C-1, 5.40%, 01/01/18(f)(g)

    2,054       1,679,289  

Series C-2, 5.40%, 07/01/18(f)(g)

    2,054       1,679,560  

Series C-4, 5.40%, 07/01/20(f)(g)

    208       169,776  

Series CCC, 5.00%, 07/01/22(f)(g)

    715       547,714  

Series CCC, 5.00%, 07/01/25(f)(g)

    620       474,941  

Series CCC, 5.25%, 07/01/26(f)(g)

    590       451,960  

Series CCC, 5.25%, 07/01/28(f)(g)

    340       260,452  

Series TT, 5.00%, 07/01/25(f)(g)

    3,270       2,504,931  

Series TT, 5.00%, 07/01/26(f)(g)

    455       348,545  

Series TT, 5.00%, 07/01/32(f)(g)

    380       291,093  

Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/17(f)(g)

    475       363,866  

Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/18(f)(g)

    415       308,656  

Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    335       256,621  

Series WW, 5.38%, 07/01/24(f)(g)

    815       624,318  

Series WW, 5.25%, 07/01/25(f)(g)

    1,940       1,486,106  

Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/38(f)(g)

    415       317,904  

Series XX, 5.25%, 07/01/27(f)(g)

    230       176,188  

Series XX, 5.25%, 07/01/35(f)(g)

    705       540,054  

Series XX, 5.75%, 07/01/36(f)(g)

    200       153,207  

Series XX, 5.25%, 07/01/40(f)(g)

    4,550       3,485,455  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/22(f)(g)

    765       586,016  

Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/24(f)(g)

    170       130,226  

Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/28(f)(g)

    1,655       1,267,786  

Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/29(f)(g)

    190       145,546  

Series UU, 1.16%, 07/01/17(a)(f)(g)

    140       91,000  

Series UU, 3.47%, 07/01/17(a)

    2,520       1,754,550  

Series UU, 1.00%, 07/01/18(a)(f)(g)

    125       81,250  

Series UU, 1.00%, 07/01/20(a)(f)(g)

    1,135       790,244  

Series UU, 1.98%, 07/01/31(a)(f)(g)

    1,345       936,456  

Series ZZ, 5.00%, 07/01/17(f)(g)

    330       252,791  

Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    1,050       804,336  

Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/21(f)(g)

    90       68,943  

Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/24(f)(g)

    705       540,054  

Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/25(f)(g)

    265       202,999  

Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/26(f)(g)

    85       65,113  

Series ZZ, 5.00%, 07/01/28(f)(g)

    345       264,282  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Puerto Rico (continued)  

Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority, Refunding RB, Government Facilities(f)(g):

   

Series F (GTD), 5.25%, 07/01/24

  $ 1,495     $ 1,326,700  

Series G (GTD), 4.75%, 07/01/32

    1,230       1,091,533  

Series M (GTD), 6.25%, 07/01/31

    2,000       1,863,334  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB, Restructured:

   

CAB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/24(d)

    132       116,518  

CAB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/27(d)

    252       202,064  

CAB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/29(d)

    397       296,952  

CAB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/31(d)

    615       426,343  

CAB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/33(d)

    679       429,542  

CAB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/46(d)

    17,933       4,742,023  

CAB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/51(d)

    12,518       2,436,253  

Series A-1, 4.75%, 07/01/53

    10,909       11,375,032  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 07/01/58

    13,074       13,866,415  

Series A-2, 4.33%, 07/01/40

    6,619       6,727,221  

Series A-2, 4.78%, 07/01/58

    9,261       9,645,331  

Series A-2, 4.54%, 07/01/53

    1,564       1,602,115  

Series B-1, 0.00%, 07/01/46(d)

    2,066       545,941  
   

 

 

 
      143,504,983  
Rhode Island — 1.6%  

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, Refunding RB, Senior-Series A, AMT, 3.50%, 12/01/34

    1,745       1,821,448  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB:

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/35

    1,005       1,128,917  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/40

    5,500       6,102,030  

Series B, 4.50%, 06/01/45

    6,350       6,576,885  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/50

    5,650       6,009,058  
   

 

 

 
      21,638,338  
South Carolina — 2.1%  

South Carolina Jobs EDA, Refunding RB, Prisma Health Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/48

    5,825       6,802,551  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, The Woodlands at Furman, 4.00%, 11/15/27

    755       780,897  

State of South Carolina Ports Authority, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/25(c)

    1,975       2,352,363  

State of South Carolina Public Service Authority, RB, Series E, 5.50%, 12/01/53

    3,475       3,898,985  

State of South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/50

    13,005       14,767,568  
   

 

 

 
      28,602,364  
Tennessee — 1.4%  

City of Chattanooga Health Educational & Housing Facility Board, Refunding RB, Commonspirit Health, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/44

    410       440,229  

County of Knox Health Educational & Housing Facility Board, Refunding RB, University Health System, Inc., 5.00%, 04/01/36

    560       644,459  

County of Memphis-Shelby Tennessee Industrial Development Board, Refunding, Tax Allocation Bonds, Senior Tax Increment, Graceland Project, Series A:

   

5.50%, 07/01/37

    1,650       1,854,583  

5.63%, 01/01/46

    1,875       2,092,256  

County of Nashville & Davidson Metropolitan Government Health & Educational Facilities Board, RB, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/40

    925       1,078,911  

County of Nashville & Davidson Metropolitan Government Health & Educational Facilities Board, Refunding RB, Lipscomb University Project, Series A:

   

4.00%, 10/01/49

    1,635       1,773,681  

5.25%, 10/01/58

    3,335       4,041,120  
 

 

 

26    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Tennessee (continued)  

County of Shelby Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board, RB, The Farms at Bailey Station Project, 5.75%, 10/01/49

  $ 7,000     $ 7,013,090  

Nashville Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency, Tax Allocation Bonds, Tax Increment Development Revenue Fifth+Broadway Development Project, 5.13%, 06/01/36(b)

    500       544,200  
   

 

 

 
      19,482,529  
Texas — 6.7%  

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp., RB:

   

Austin Discovery School, Inc., 5.63%, 08/15/54(b)

    6,260       6,339,565  

Series A, 5.88%, 03/01/24

    500       516,970  

Wayside Schools, Series A, 4.63%, 08/15/46

    830       840,184  

Brazoria County Industrial Development Corp., RB, Gladieux Metals Recycling, AMT, 7.00%, 03/01/39

    1,610       1,733,745  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Refunding RB:

   

CAB, 0.00%, 01/01/28(d)

    3,000       2,536,050  

CAB, 0.00%, 01/01/29(d)

    500       409,035  

CAB, 0.00%, 01/01/30(d)

    1,330       1,050,235  

CAB, 0.00%, 01/01/31(d)

    4,000       3,046,760  

Senior Lien, 6.25%, 01/01/21(c)

    765       803,357  

City of Austin Texas Airport System Revenue, RB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/46

    3,500       4,067,455  

City of Houston Texas Airport System, Refunding ARB, AMT:

   

Special Facilities, Continental Airlines, Inc., Series A, 6.63%, 07/15/38

    1,110       1,175,679  

United Airlines, Inc. Terminal E Project, 5.00%, 07/01/29

    1,000       1,113,720  

United Airlines, Inc., Airport Improvement Projects, Series C, 5.00%, 07/15/20

    825       839,660  

United Airlines, Inc., 5.00%, 07/15/28

    2,725       3,332,893  

County of Bexar Texas Health Facilities Development Corp., RB, Army Retirement Residence Project, 6.20%, 07/01/20(c)

    1,320       1,352,960  

County of Fort Bend Texas Industrial Development Corp., RB, NRG Energy Inc. Project, Series B, 4.75%, 11/01/42

    3,380       3,573,471  

County of Harris Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding, MRB, Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc. Project, Series A:

   

5.00%, 01/01/38

    510       543,288  

5.00%, 01/01/43

    520       549,796  

5.13%, 01/01/48

    1,535       1,621,804  

County of Harris Texas Houston Sports Authority, Refunding RB, CAB, Senior Lien, Series G (NPFGC), 0.00%, 11/15/41(d)

    350       143,472  

County of Hemphill Hospital District, GOL:

   

4.63%, 02/01/39

    1,500       1,543,080  

4.75%, 02/01/45

    2,500       2,547,825  

County of Tarrant Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB:

   

Christus Health, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/48

    8,560       10,179,723  

Senior Living Center Project, Series A, 8.25%, 11/15/44

    800       720,000  

County of Travis Texas Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, 7.13%, 01/01/21(c)

    1,920       2,033,606  

Houston Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, Cosmos Foundation, Inc., 6.50%, 05/15/21(c)

    535       573,563  

Mission EDC, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, NatGasoline Project, AMT, 4.63%, 10/01/31(b)

    1,500       1,616,400  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Texas (continued)  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Corp., RB, Stephenville LLC Tarleton State University Project:

   

5.88%, 04/01/36

  $ 890     $ 974,666  

6.00%, 04/01/45

    1,355       1,477,627  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Beta Academy(b):

   

5.00%, 08/15/39

    420       444,167  

5.00%, 08/15/49

    825       864,146  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, Jubilee Academic Center(b):

   

5.00%, 08/15/36

    2,520       2,571,937  

5.00%, 08/15/46

    695       706,558  

Newark Higher Education Finance Corp., RB:

   

Austin Achieve Public School, Inc., 5.00%, 06/15/48

    1,500       1,534,935  

Series A, 5.50%, 08/15/35(b)

    375       422,891  

Series A, 5.75%, 08/15/45(b)

    735       826,765  

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, 2nd Tier-Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/43

    5,145       6,050,932  

Red River Health Facilities Development Corp., First MRB, Project:

   

Eden Home, Inc., 7.25%, 12/15/42(f)(g)

    1,330       879,883  

Wichita Falls Retirement Foundation, 5.13%, 01/01/41

    600       618,558  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB:

   

Segment 3C Project, AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/58

    9,060       10,548,196  

Senior Lien, LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, 7.00%, 06/30/40

    1,000       1,027,270  

Texas Transportation Commission, RB, CAB, First Tier Toll Revenue(d):

   

0.00%, 08/01/46

    2,580       798,613  

0.00%, 08/01/47

    3,850       1,132,054  

0.00%, 08/01/48

    4,070       1,136,140  

0.00%, 08/01/49

    3,825       1,014,658  

0.00%, 08/01/50

    5,485       1,371,963  

0.00%, 08/01/51

    3,230       763,604  

0.00%, 08/01/52

    3,230       721,065  

0.00%, 08/01/53

    290       61,239  

Town of Flower Mound Texas, Special Assessment Bonds, 6.50%, 09/01/36

    1,500       1,541,760  
   

 

 

 
      92,293,923  
Utah — 0.4%  

State of Utah Charter School Finance Authority, RB:

   

Navigator Pointe Academy, Series A, 5.63%, 07/15/40

    1,000       1,017,880  

Spectrum Academy Project, 6.00%, 04/15/45(b)

    2,000       2,006,700  

State of Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 6.75%, 10/15/43

    2,050       2,054,592  
   

 

 

 
      5,079,172  
Vermont — 0.2%  

East Central Vermont Telecommunications District, RB, Series A, 4.75%, 12/01/40(b)

    2,850       2,852,081  
   

 

 

 
Virginia — 2.1%  

County of Hanover Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Covenant Woods, Series A:

   

5.00%, 07/01/42

    2,000       2,074,880  

Residential Care Facility, 5.00%, 07/01/47

    1,015       1,049,622  

Lower Magnolia Green Community Development Authority, Special Assessment Bonds(b):

   

5.00%, 03/01/35

    490       519,273  

5.00%, 03/01/45

    505       524,114  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      27  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Virginia (continued)  

Mosaic District Community Development Authority, Special Assessment, Series A:

   

6.63%, 03/01/26

  $ 515     $ 541,862  

6.88%, 03/01/36

    450       472,090  

Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority, RB, Fort Norfolk Retirement Community, Inc. — Harbor’s Edge Project, Series A:

   

5.00%, 01/01/49

    1,250       1,345,587  

5.25%, 01/01/54

    3,750       4,059,675  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Senior Series B-1, 5.00%, 06/01/47

    7,120       7,120,000  

Virginia Beach Development Authority, Refunding RB, Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay, 4.00%, 09/01/48

    2,885       3,042,983  

Virginia College Building Authority, RB, Green Bond, Marymount University Project, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/45(b)

    535       571,284  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Senior Lien, AMT:

   

Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project, 6.00%, 01/01/37

    3,360       3,694,757  

Express Lanes LLC, 5.00%, 07/01/34

    3,300       3,497,835  
   

 

 

 
      28,513,962  
Washington — 0.5%  

County of King Washington Public Hospital District No. 4, GO, Refunding, Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, 7.00%, 12/01/40

    545       568,517  

Greater Wenatchee Regional Events Center Public Facilities District, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.50%, 09/01/42

    1,005       1,042,316  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Commonspirit Health, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/44

    885       950,251  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Refunding RB(b):

   

5.75%, 01/01/35

    355       391,263  

6.00%, 01/01/45

    940       1,028,595  

Horizon House Project, 5.00%, 01/01/48

    2,410       2,678,064  
   

 

 

 
      6,659,006  
Wisconsin — 2.9%  

Public Finance Authority, RB:

   

Alabama Proton Therapy Center, Series A, 6.25%, 10/01/31(b)

    910       1,009,672  

Alabama Proton Therapy Center, Series A, 7.00%, 10/01/47(b)

    910       1,004,931  

American Preparatory Academy — Las Vegas Project, Series A, 5.38%, 07/15/47(b)

    1,595       1,754,596  

Delray Beach Radiation Therapy, 6.85%, 11/01/46(b)

    1,325       1,495,382  

Delray Beach Radiation Therapy, 7.00%, 11/01/46(b)

    805       915,510  

Gray Collegiate Academy Project, 5.63%, 06/15/49(b)

    6,000       5,975,100  

Minnesota College of Osteopathic Medicine, Series A-1, 5.50%, 12/01/48(b)(f)(g)

    38       37,175  

Piedmont Community Charter School, 5.00%, 06/15/39

    310       359,867  

Piedmont Community Charter School, 5.00%, 06/15/49

    955       1,091,384  

Piedmont Community Charter School, 5.00%, 06/15/53

    645       730,540  

Series A, 5.63%, 06/15/49(b)

    8,105       8,085,872  

Traders Point Christian Schools, Series A, 5.38%, 06/01/44(b)

    1,215       1,268,095  

Traders Point Christian Schools, Series A, 5.50%, 06/01/54(b)

    1,500       1,554,645  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Wisconsin (continued)  

Voyager Foundation, Inc. Project, Series A, 5.13%, 10/01/45

  $ 1,850     $ 1,962,739  

Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Senior Obligated Group, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    2,150       2,275,882  

Ultimate Medical Academy Project,
5.00%, 10/01/34(b)

    280       315,722  

Ultimate Medical Academy Project,
5.00%, 10/01/39(b)

    680       755,215  

White Stone Retirement Facilities, 5.00%, 03/01/52(b)

    1,300       1,381,926  

Wingate University, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/48

    1,790       2,033,010  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, ST. Camillus Health System:

   

5.00%, 11/01/39

    1,045       1,125,883  

5.00%, 11/01/46

    1,130       1,202,422  

5.00%, 11/01/54

    1,880       1,991,935  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Benevolent Corporation Cedar Community, 5.00%, 06/01/41

    350       381,154  

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, RB, M/F Housning, WHPC Madison Pool Project, Series A, 4.70%, 07/01/47

    740       797,750  
   

 

 

 
      39,506,407  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 93.7%
(Cost — $1,212,131,369)

 

    1,291,144,622  
 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(j)

 

California — 0.1%

 

City of Los Angeles California Department of Airports, Refunding ARB, Los Angeles International Airport, Senior Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/40

    1,678       1,700,754  
   

 

 

 
Colorado — 0.4%  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Sisters of Leavenworth Health System, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    5,592       5,591,721  
   

 

 

 
Florida — 0.3%  

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB, Water & Sewer System, 5.00%, 10/01/20(c)

    3,499       3,599,816  
   

 

 

 
Illinois — 1.1%  

Illinois Finance Authority, RB, The Carle Foundation, Series A (AGM), 6.00%, 08/15/41

    2,480       2,652,409  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Presence Health Network, Series C:

   

4.00%, 02/15/27(c)

    13       13,645  

4.00%, 02/15/41

    6,497       7,054,514  

State of Illinois Toll Highway Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    5,011       5,767,651  
   

 

 

 
      15,488,219  
Massachusetts — 0.3%  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Transportation Fund Revenue, RB, Rail Enhancement Program, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/45

    3,464       3,741,119  
   

 

 

 
New York — 6.7%  

City of New York Housing Development Corp., RB, M/F, Series C-1A:

   

4.15%, 11/01/39

    3,107       3,241,297  

4.20%, 11/01/44

    5,695       5,941,184  

4.30%, 11/01/47

    4,660       4,861,875  
 

 

 

28    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
New York (continued)  

City of New York Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB, 2nd General Resolution, Series HH,
5.00%, 06/15/31(k)

  $ 3,015     $ 3,180,313  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Senior-Fiscal 2012(k):

   

5.75%, 02/15/21(c)

    1,065       1,117,299  

5.75%, 02/15/47

    655       687,329  

New York Liberty Development Corp., ARB, 1 World Trade Center Port Authority Consolidated Bonds, 5.25%, 12/15/43

    7,725       8,314,881  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 4 World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51(k)

    2,520       2,725,226  

New York State Dormitory Authority St. Perso, 4.00%, 02/15/47(h)

    17,080       19,179,132  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Series E, 5.00%, 03/15/36

    21,670       25,441,013  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, Series194th, 5.25%, 10/15/55

    2,925       3,478,673  

State of New York Urban Development Corp., RB, State Personal Income Tax, General Purpose, Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/46

    13,005       14,556,497  
   

 

 

 
      92,724,719  
North Carolina — 0.2%  

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Duke University Project, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/55

    2,930       3,418,021  
   

 

 

 
Pennsylvania — 0.3%  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Sub-Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/42

    3,677       4,427,204  
   

 

 

 
Rhode Island — 0.2%  

Narragansett Bay Commission, Refunding RB, Wastewater System, Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/43

    2,641       2,768,672  
   

 

 

 
Texas — 0.3%  

Lower Colorado River Authority, Refunding RB, LCRA Transmission Services Corporation Project, 4.00%, 05/15/43

    3,480       3,622,332  
   

 

 

 
Virginia — 0.2%  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Sentara Healthcare, 5.00%, 11/01/40

    2,501       2,530,023  
   

 

 

 
Washington — 1.0%  

City of Bellingham Washington Water & Sewer Revenue, RB, Water & Sewer, 5.00%, 08/01/40

    2,999       3,157,350  

County of Snohomish Public Utility District No. 1, 5.00%, 12/01/45

    8,664       10,177,380  
   

 

 

 
    13,334,730  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Wisconsin — 0.1%  

State of Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., 4.00%, 12/01/46

  $ 1,774     $ 1,909,668  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond
Trusts — 11.2%
(Cost — $146,890,523)

 

    154,856,998  
 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 105.9%
(Cost — $1,373,357,142)

 

    1,460,412,870  
 

 

 

 
     Shares         

Short-Term Securities — 0.9%

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 1.37%(l)(m)

    11,802,495       11,803,676  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.9%
(Cost — $11,802,838)

 

    11,803,676  
 

 

 

 

Total Investments — 106.8%
(Cost — $1,385,159,980)

 

    1,472,216,546  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.4)%

 

    (5,267,759

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (6.4)%

 

    (88,342,265
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 1,378,606,522  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Variable or floating rate security, which interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(b) 

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

(c) 

U.S. Government securities held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.

(d) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(e) 

Payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.

(f) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(g) 

Non-income producing security.

(h) 

When-issued security.

(i) 

Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate as of period end.

(j) 

Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Fund. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(k) 

All or a portion of the security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire between August 15, 2020 to May 15, 2021, is $ 4,332,892.

(l) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

(m) 

During the six months ended December 31, 2019, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate/affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares
Held at
06/30/19
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
12/31/19
     Value at
12/31/19
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 (a)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

     114,002,708        (102,200,213      11,802,495      $ 11,803,676      $ 389,365      $ 710      $ 947  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.

 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      29  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Short Contracts

                 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     63          03/20/20        $ 8,091        $ 68,671  

Long U.S. Treasury Bond

     259          03/20/20          40,380          885,538  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     61          03/31/20          7,235          26,560  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 980,769  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 980,769      $      $ 980,769  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative appreciation on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation is included in accumulated earnings.

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2019, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ (3,877,838    $      $ (3,877,838
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ 2,127,296      $      $ 2,127,296  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 50,838,414  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

 

Investments:

 

Long-Term Investments(a)

   $ 14,411,250        $ 1,446,001,620        $        $ 1,460,412,870  

Short-Term Securities

     11,803,676                            11,803,676  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 26,214,926        $ 1,446,001,620        $        $ 1,472,216,546  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(b)

 

Assets:

 

Interest rate contracts

   $ 980,769        $        $        $ 980,769  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

See above Schedule of Investments for values in each state or political subdivision.

 
  (b) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial reporting purposes. As of period end, TOB Trust certificates of $88,110,547 are categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

30    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security       
Shares
    Value  

Investment Companies — 2.7%

 

iShares National Muni Bond ETF(n)

    3,050,000     $ 347,425,500  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 2.7%
(Cost — $346,833,332)

 

    347,425,500  
   

 

 

 
     Par
(000)
        

Municipal Bonds — 86.3%

 

Alabama — 4.6%  

Black Belt Energy Gas District, RB, Project No. 4, Series A-1, 4.00%, 12/01/49(a)

  $ 235,160       262,850,090  

City of Homewood Alabama, GO, , Refunding, 5.25%, 09/01/46

    27,625       32,820,998  

County of Tuscaloosa IDA, Refunding RB, Hunt Refining Project, Series A(b):

   

4.50%, 05/01/32

    7,045       7,775,707  

5.25%, 05/01/44

    8,980       10,245,462  

Homewood Educational Building Authority, Refunding RB, Samford University, Series A:

   

4.00%, 12/01/41

    2,750       2,997,418  

4.00%, 12/01/44

    1,200       1,298,364  

Hoover Industrial Development Board, RB, U.S. Steel Corporation Project, AMT, 5.75%, 10/01/49

    4,445       4,839,005  

Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District, RB, Project #2, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/49(a)

    225,985       246,664,887  

State of Alabama Docks Department, Refunding RB, 6.00%, 10/01/20(c)

    16,315       16,904,461  
   

 

 

 
      586,396,392  
Arizona — 2.0%  

Arizona IDA, RB:

   

Academies of Math And Science Project(b) 5.00%, 07/01/39

    1,000       1,118,810  

5.00%, 07/01/49

    1,610       1,769,648  

5.00%, 07/01/54

    2,500       2,738,000  

Leman Academy of Excellence — Parker Colorado Campus Project, 5.00%, 07/01/39(b)

    1,300       1,351,324  

Leman Academy Of Excellence- Parker Colorado Campus Project, 5.00%, 07/01/49(b)

    2,010       2,060,149  

Odyssey Preparatory Academy Project, 5.00%, 07/01/49(b)

    8,120       8,466,724  

Odyssey Preparatory Academy Project, 5.00%, 07/01/54(b)

    4,730       4,906,098  

S/F Housing, Series 2019-2, Class A,
3.63%, 05/20/33

    31,344       35,356,721  

Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, Odyssey Preparatory Academy Project, Series A(b):

   

5.25%, 07/01/37

    2,830       3,048,363  

5.50%, 07/01/52

    2,450       2,621,206  

Chandler IDA, RB, VRDN, Intel Corporation Project, AMT, 5.00%, 06/01/49(a)

    34,685       39,715,712  

City of Mesa Arizona Utility System, RB, Utility System, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    30,000       31,600,200  

City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, RB:

   

Candeo School, Inc. Project, 6.88%, 07/01/44

    3,440       3,877,809  

Legacy Traditional Schools Projects, Series A, 6.50%, 07/01/34(b)

    2,000       2,268,820  

Legacy Traditional Schools Projects, Series A, 6.75%, 07/01/44(b)

    3,500       3,932,215  

City of Phoenix Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, Basis Schools, Inc. Projects, 5.00%, 07/01/45(b)

    2,280       2,421,360  

City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., ARB, Junior Lien Airport Revenue Bonds, 4.00%, 07/01/44

    10,000       11,185,700  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Arizona (continued)  

County of Maricopa Arizona IDA, Refunding RB, Banner Health Obligation Group, 5.00%, 01/01/38

  $ 27,000     $ 31,980,420  

County of Pinal Arizona IDA, RB, San Manuel Facility Project, 6.25%, 06/01/26

    495       507,068  

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, RB, Salt River Project Electric System:

   

4.00%, 01/01/39

    26,730       30,874,219  

5.00%, 01/01/47

    32,000       40,164,160  
   

 

 

 
      261,964,726  
Arkansas — 0.3%  

Arkansas Development Finance Authority, RB, Big River Steel Project, AMT, 4.50%, 09/01/49(b)

    35,865       37,878,820  
   

 

 

 
California — 5.3%  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Sutter Health, Series B, 6.00%, 08/15/20(c)

    21,340       22,000,473  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB:

   

Loma Linda University Medical Center, 5.25%, 12/01/48(b)

    2,000       2,326,480  

Sutter Health, Series A, 6.00%, 08/15/20(c)

    11,600       11,959,020  

City & County of San Francisco California Airports Commission, Refunding ARB, AMT, Series A:

   

5.00%, 05/01/38

    10,000       12,220,700  

San Francisco International Airport, 5.00%, 05/01/41

    20,000       23,168,000  

City of Los Angeles California Department of Water & Power, Refunding RB, Water System, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/39

    40,000       41,594,800  

City of Los Angeles California Wastewater System Revenue, Refunding RB, Green Bond, Sub-Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/47

    27,620       33,943,599  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, ARB, Subordinate, Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/37

    9,550       11,505,076  

City of San Jose California, Refunding ARB, Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport SJC, Series A-1, AMT:

   

5.75%, 03/01/34

    7,010       7,351,667  

6.25%, 03/01/34

    5,250       5,535,968  

City of San Jose California Hotel Tax, RB, Convention Center Expansion & Renovation Project:

   

6.50%, 05/01/36

    1,510       1,611,321  

6.50%, 05/01/42

    5,130       5,458,423  

County of Alameda & City of Oakland California, GO, Election of 2012, 6.63%, 08/01/21(c)

    3,750       4,082,138  

County of San Joaquin California Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Limited Tax, Measure K, Series A, 6.00%, 03/01/21(c)

    12,830       13,572,087  

Gilroy Public Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, 6.00%, 11/01/33

    6,535       7,695,159  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB:

   

Series A-1, 5.00%, 06/01/47

    17,805       18,405,919  

Series A-1, 5.25%, 06/01/47

    9,535       9,916,400  

Series A-2, 5.00%, 06/01/47

    42,485       43,918,869  

Los Angeles Department of Water, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/44

    19,000       23,336,370  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, Refunding RB, Power System, Series B:

   

5.25%, 07/01/37

    13,500       16,626,465  

5.25%, 07/01/38

    15,000       18,447,000  

5.25%, 07/01/39

    7,000       8,585,010  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      31  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
California (continued)  

Palomar Community College District, GO, Election of 2006, Series D, 5.25%, 08/01/45

  $ 24,540     $ 30,774,632  

Port of Oakland California, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series P, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/31

    13,010       14,015,413  

San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/41

    35,000       42,003,500  

San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

   

5.00%, 05/15/39

    10,000       12,045,700  

Subordinated, 5.25%, 08/01/47

    13,645       17,007,537  

State of California, GO, Refunding:

   

5.00%, 04/01/21

    80,885       84,913,073  

4.00%, 10/01/36

    25,000       29,270,000  

Various Purpose, 5.25%, 10/01/39

    20,100       24,326,628  

State of California Public Works Board, LRB, Various Capital Projects, Sub-Series A-1,
6.00%, 03/01/20(c)

    14,125       14,239,836  

University of California, RB, Series AV,
5.25%, 05/15/42

    58,825       72,544,166  
   

 

 

 
      684,401,429  
Colorado — 1.5%  

Centerra Metropolitan District No. 1, Tax Allocation Bonds, 5.00%, 12/01/47(b)

    6,930       7,325,495  

City & County of Denver Colorado, COP, Series A, 5.38%, 06/01/43

    10,000       12,053,700  

City & County of Denver Colorado, Refunding RB, United Airlines, Inc. Project, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/32

    40,475       44,166,320  

City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT:

   

5.00%, 12/01/37

    31,185       37,272,000  

5.25%, 12/01/43

    22,620       27,265,696  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Frasier Meadows Retirement Community Project, Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/47

    2,500       2,783,175  

Cottonwood Highlands Metropolitan District No. 1, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/49

    900       944,388  

Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/22(c)

    14,880       15,832,618  

State of Colorado, COP:

   

Building Excellent Schools, Series O,
4.00%, 03/15/44

    13,450       14,913,763  

Series J, 5.25%, 03/15/42

    30,000       36,265,500  
   

 

 

 
      198,822,655  
Connecticut — 1.3%  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Yale University Issue, Series T-2, 1.65%, 07/01/29(a)

    13,985       13,990,454  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series G-1(b)(d):

   

5.00%, 07/01/39

    1,500       1,734,330  

5.00%, 07/01/44

    2,000       2,292,160  

5.00%, 07/01/50

    2,350       2,689,622  

Mohegan Tribal Finance Authority, RB, 7.00%, 02/01/45(b)

    3,965       4,046,282  

State of Connecticut, GO, Series A(d):

   

4.00%, 01/15/35

    25,565       28,989,943  

4.00%, 01/15/36

    20,400       23,089,128  

4.00%, 01/15/37

    9,525       10,722,388  

State of Connecticut Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Yale University, Series A, 1.30%, 07/01/48(a)

    83,500       83,510,855  
   

 

 

 
      171,065,162  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Delaware — 0.3%  

County of Sussex Delaware, RB, NRG Energy, Inc., Indian River Power LLC Project, 6.00%, 10/01/40

  $ 31,500     $ 32,609,430  
   

 

 

 
District of Columbia — 2.6%  

District of Columbia, GO, Refunding, ,
5.00%, 10/15/44

    9,000       11,082,150  

District of Columbia, GO, Series A:

   

5.00%, 06/01/41

    20,000       23,669,400  

Series D, 5.00%, 06/01/42

    40,000       48,124,000  

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Series B:

   

5.25%, 10/01/40

    48,060       57,388,446  

5.25%, 10/01/44

    63,075       74,689,630  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding ARB, AMT, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/36

    12,000       14,579,640  

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, RB:

   

5.00%, 07/01/43

    35,480       42,865,517  

Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    50,000       60,519,000  
   

 

 

 
      332,917,783  
Florida — 6.3%  

Broward County Florida Water & Sewer Utility Revenue, RB, Series A:

   

4.00%, 10/01/42

    10,000       11,301,000  

4.00%, 10/01/43

    12,000       13,521,840  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc., RB(b):

   

Odyssey Charter School Project, 5.00%, 07/01/54

    2,095       2,278,145  

Renaissance Charter School, Inc., Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/49

    4,365       4,528,164  

City of Tampa Florida, Special Assessment Bonds, Green Bonds, Central and Lower Basis Stormwater Improvements:

   

5.25%, 05/01/43

    11,720       14,537,488  

5.25%, 05/01/46

    15,430       19,050,804  

County of Broward Florida Airport System Revenue, ARB, AMT, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/44

    7,370       8,923,080  

County of Broward Florida Water & Sewer Utility, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/22(c)

    17,000       18,763,410  

County of Hillsborough Florida District Port Authority, ARB, Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/48

    8,375       10,119,429  

County of Miami-Dade Florida, RB, Seaport Department:

   

Series A, 6.00%, 10/01/38

    6,325       7,308,537  

Series A, 5.50%, 10/01/42

    5,375       6,084,876  

Series B, AMT, 6.25%, 10/01/38

    5,000       5,775,250  

Series B, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/42

    2,350       2,702,641  

County of Miami-Dade Florida, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/01/41

    7,010       8,274,464  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Water & Sewer System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B,
4.00%, 10/01/44

    13,000       14,502,410  

County of Miami-Dade Florida, Aviation, Refunding RB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/40

    97,900       115,372,213  

County of Palm Beach Florida, RB, Plam Beach Atlantic University Housing Project, 5.00%, 04/01/51(b)

    4,770       5,195,675  

County of Pasco Florida Water & Sewer Revenue, RB, Improvement, Series B, 4.00%, 10/01/44

    21,875       23,605,969  

Florida Development Finance Corp., RB, VRDN, Virgin Trains USA Passenger Rail Project, Series B, AMT, 1.90%, 01/01/49(a)

    66,190       66,165,046  

Florida Ports Financing Commission, Refunding RB, State Transportation Trust Fund, Series B, AMT, 5.13%, 06/01/27

    10,010       10,526,516  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, ARB, AMT:

   

Priority Sub-Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/42

    54,795       64,422,481  

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/44

    30,000       33,122,400  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/44

    23,500       28,406,565  
 

 

 

32    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Florida (continued)  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, Special Assessment Bonds:

   

4.70%, 05/01/39

  $ 1,160     $ 1,235,330  

4.88%, 05/01/49

    1,250       1,344,038  

Del Webb Project, 5.00%, 05/01/37(b)

    1,655       1,787,003  

Del Webb Project, 5.13%, 05/01/47(b)

    1,990       2,111,728  

Lakewood National & Polo Run Projects, 4.63%, 05/01/27

    1,745       1,867,394  

Lakewood National & Polo Run Projects, 5.25%, 05/01/37

    2,760       3,023,994  

Lakewood National & Polo Run Projects, 5.38%, 05/01/47

    4,785       5,152,632  

Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority, RB, Excelsior Charter Academy Project, 5.10%, 11/01/43

    8,370       8,906,350  

Mid-Bay Florida Bridge Authority, RB, Springing Lien, Series A, 7.25%, 10/01/21(c)

    11,125       12,295,239  

State of Florida, GO, Board of Education, Series E, 5.00%, 06/01/37

    29,730       30,188,139  

State of Florida, GO, Refunding:

   

Capital Outlay, Series C, 4.00%, 06/01/29

    17,835       19,508,636  

Department of Transportation, Full Faith and Credit, Right-of-Way Acquisition and Bridge Construction, 4.00%, 07/01/30

    16,880       17,592,674  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/20

    57,365       58,288,576  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/22

    135,780       148,459,136  

Sterling Hill Community Development District, Refunding, Special Assessment Bonds, Series B, 5.50%, 11/01/10(e)(f)

    147       93,809  
   

 

 

 
      806,343,081  
Georgia — 1.7%  

City of Atlanta Georgia Department of Aviation, ARB, Airport General Revenue Bonds, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    9,080       10,957,926  

City of Atlanta Georgia Department of Aviation, Refunding GARB, Series C, 6.00%, 01/01/30

    30,000       31,420,200  

County of Barow Development Authority, Refunding RB, Georgia Power Company Plant Vogtle Project, 1.55%, 08/01/43(a)

    7,770       7,751,740  

County of Burke Georgia Development Authority, Refunding RB, Georgia Power Company Plant Bowen Project(a):

   

1.55%, 12/01/49

    6,755       6,738,383  

1.70%, 12/01/49

    26,000       25,914,720  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., RB, Series C, 4.00%, 03/01/50(a)

    60,000       67,782,600  

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Refunding RB, 3rd Indenture, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/44

    36,480       38,636,697  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Refunding RB, Series EE (AMBAC), 7.00%, 01/01/25

    20,000       25,058,000  
   

 

 

 
      214,260,266  
Illinois — 6.8%  

Chicago Board of Education, GO, CAB, Series H, Series D:

   

5.00%, 12/01/36

    4,620       5,282,462  

5.00%, 12/01/46

    4,475       5,013,164  

Chicago Board of Education, GO, Refunding:

   

Dedicated Revenues, Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/25

    12,760       14,595,909  

Dedicated Revenues, Series F, 5.00%, 12/01/24

    9,585       10,792,422  

Dedicated Revenues, Series G, 5.00%, 12/01/34

    5,000       5,745,150  

Series A, 0.00%, 12/01/25(g)

    650       552,052  

Series A, 0.00%, 12/01/26(g)

    4,000       3,288,080  

Series A, 0.00%, 12/01/27(g)

    500       396,610  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Illinois (continued)  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/27

  $ 5,000     $ 5,521,450  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/28

    10,620       12,640,030  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/29

    1,580       1,900,487  

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/26

    2,000       2,320,040  

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/27

    1,635       1,922,024  

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/28

    2,060       2,450,308  

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/29

    2,000       2,405,680  

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    2,000       2,394,640  

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/31

    1,600       1,908,960  

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/32

    1,360       1,614,714  

Series B, 4.00%, 12/01/35

    11,640       11,831,594  

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/23

    4,310       4,773,411  

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/24

    4,445       5,004,937  

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/26

    3,060       3,549,661  

Chicago Board of Education, GO:

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/42

    15,895       16,775,583  

Series C, 5.25%, 12/01/39

    7,275       8,013,995  

5.00%, 12/01/46

    9,805       11,100,240  

5.00%, 12/01/46

    25,350       27,070,251  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Refunding RB, O’Hare International Airport, Senior Lien AMT, Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/31

    10,300       10,964,350  

City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, GARB:

   

3rd Lien, Series C, 6.50%, 01/01/21(c)

    29,835       31,415,360  

Senior Lien, Series D, 5.25%, 01/01/42

    49,415       58,901,198  

City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, Refunding GARB, Senior Lien, Series C, AMT, 5.50%, 01/01/34

    5,380       5,954,907  

City of Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series B:

   

5.00%, 01/01/38

    30,000       35,523,900  

5.00%, 01/01/39

    59,885       70,749,936  

Illinois Finance Authority, RB:

   

Carle Foundation, Series A, 6.00%, 08/15/41

    6,500       6,930,950  

Carle Foundation, Series A (AGM), 6.00%, 08/15/41

    19,285       20,625,693  

DePaul University, Series A, 6.13%, 04/01/21(c)

    11,935       12,669,719  

Memorial Health System, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/44

    8,370       9,268,352  

Township High School District, 4.00%, 12/01/36

    10,810       12,352,695  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare, Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/42

    23,695       28,231,171  

OSF Healthcare System, 6.00%, 05/15/20(c)

    7,875       8,014,309  

OSF Healthcare System, 6.00%, 05/15/39

    1,290       1,309,544  

Presence Health Network, Series C, 5.00%, 02/15/41

    28,920       34,059,662  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/44

    13,000       15,718,690  

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, RB:

   

6.00%, 06/01/21(c)

    18,485       19,741,795  

5.00%, 06/01/26

    15,000       18,055,950  

State of Illinois, GO:

   

Rebuild Illinois Program, Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/30

    25,000       29,763,500  

Rebuild Illinois Program, Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/31

    29,975       35,480,808  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/26

    20,000       23,075,000  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/27

    30,000       35,033,100  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/28

    30,000       35,430,900  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/29

    7,795       9,136,364  

State of Illinois Toll Highway Authority, RB:

   

Senior, Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/41

    30,000       34,966,500  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/42

    58,795       70,150,078  

Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    23,520       27,195,470  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      33  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Illinois (continued)  

Village of Hodgkins Illinois, RB, Metropolitan Biosolids Management LLC Project, AMT, 6.00%, 11/01/23

  $ 7,045     $ 7,067,544  
   

 

 

 
      876,651,299  
Indiana — 0.1%  

City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB, Exempt Facilities, Pratt Paper LLC Project, AMT:

   

6.75%, 01/01/34

    3,870       4,467,915  

7.00%, 01/01/44

    7,330       8,348,870  
   

 

 

 
      12,816,785  
Iowa — 2.1%  

Iowa Finance Authority, RB, Iowa Health Care Facilities, Genesis Health System, 5.50%, 07/01/33

    18,750       21,195,750  

Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Iowa Fertilizer Co. Project:

   

Series B, 5.25%, 12/01/50(a)

    47,270       52,003,145  

Midwestern Disaster Area, 5.25%, 12/01/25

    2,500       2,769,725  

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series C, 5.63%, 06/01/46

    4,810       4,809,952  

PEFA, Inc., RB, 5.00%, 09/01/49(a)

    161,315       190,963,084  
   

 

 

 
      271,741,656  
Kansas — 0.3%  

County of Wyandotte Kansas Unified School District, GO, Series A, 5.50%, 09/01/47

    30,210       36,523,890  
   

 

 

 
Kentucky — 2.7%  

County of Carroll Kentucky, RB, Kentucky Utilities Company Project, AMT, 1.75%, 10/01/34(a)

    6,750       6,704,708  

County of Carroll Kentucky, Refunding RB, Kentucky Utilities Company Project(a):

   

1.55%, 09/01/42

    14,000       13,926,500  

AMT, 1.20%, 02/01/32

    39,697       39,603,322  

AMT, 1.20%, 10/01/34

    30,000       29,927,100  

Kentucky Asset Liability Commission, RB, Series A, 3.00%, 06/25/20

    55,000       55,495,550  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority, RB(a):

   

Gas Supply, Series C-1, 4.00%, 12/01/49

    85,000       94,615,200  

Series A-1, 4.00%, 12/01/49

    50,000       55,702,000  

VRDN, Series C, 4.00%, 02/01/50

    50,000       57,163,000  
   

 

 

 
      353,137,380  
Louisiana — 0.9%  

East Baton Rouge Sewerage Commission, Refunding RB, Series A:

   

4.00%, 02/01/40

    10,980       12,308,360  

4.00%, 02/01/45

    20,500       22,783,700  

Juban Crossing Economic Development District, Refunding RB, General Infrastructure Project, Series C, 7.00%, 09/15/44(b)

    2,470       2,492,773  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, RB, Westlake Chemical Corp. Project, Series A-1,
6.50%, 11/01/35

    17,185       17,791,287  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, RB, Series A(b):

   

Lake Charles Collage Prep Project, 5.00%, 06/01/39(d)

    1,300       1,375,777  

Lake Charles Collage Prep Project, 5.00%, 06/01/49(d)

    3,000       3,129,930  

Lake Charles Collage Prep Project, 5.00%, 06/01/58(d)

    4,500       4,669,200  

Young Audiences Charter School Project, 5.00%, 04/01/39

    1,425       1,502,207  

Young Audiences Charter School Project, 5.00%, 04/01/49

    2,800       2,878,344  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Louisiana (continued)  

State of Louisiana Gasoline & Fuels Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A-1, 4.00%, 05/01/32

  $ 50,000     $ 53,046,500  
   

 

 

 
      121,978,078  
Maine — 0.0%  

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Maine General Medical Center,
7.50%, 07/01/32

    5,365       5,692,802  
   

 

 

 
Maryland — 0.4%  

City of Baltimore Maryland, Refunding RB, East Baltimore Research Park, Series A:

   

4.50%, 09/01/33

    2,735       2,931,783  

5.00%, 09/01/38

    1,400       1,524,418  

County of Montgomery Maryland, GO, Refunding, Series A:

   

Public Improvement, 4.00%, 11/01/28

    14,750       16,286,065  

4.00%, 11/01/31

    14,475       16,098,516  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University of Maryland Medical System, Series B (NPFGC), 7.00%, 07/01/22(h)

    2,380       2,661,697  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Charlestown Community Project, 6.25%, 01/01/21(c)

    11,000       11,561,220  
   

 

 

 
      51,063,699  
Massachusetts — 3.1%  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO, Consolidated Loan:

   

Series A, 5.25%, 04/01/42

    42,000       51,484,020  

Series A, 5.25%, 04/01/47

    93,350       113,723,637  

Series E, 5.25%, 09/01/43

    23,640       29,557,328  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB, Series A:

   

Emerson College Issue, 5.25%, 01/01/42

    9,655       11,282,833  

Foxborough Regional Charter School, 7.00%, 07/01/20(c)

    1,375       1,415,329  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB:

   

Harvard University, Series A, 4.00%, 07/15/36

    48,610       55,477,621  

Newbridge on the Charles, Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/37(b)

    1,000       1,103,830  

Newbridge on the Charles, Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/47(b)

    1,250       1,365,412  

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB, Sub Series B:

   

4.00%, 02/15/41

    12,420       13,375,595  

4.00%, 02/15/42

    10,000       10,704,400  

Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund Metropolitan Highway System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/30

    5,000       5,000,000  

University of Massachusetts Building Authority, Refunding RB, Senior:

   

Series A, 5.25%, 11/01/42

    58,840       72,525,596  

Series A, 5.25%, 11/01/47

    14,425       17,731,787  

Series 1, 5.00%, 11/01/44

    10,000       11,454,300  
   

 

 

 
      396,201,688  
Michigan — 1.4%  

Lansing Board of Water & Light, RB, Board of Water & Light Utilities System, Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/21(c)

    6,485       6,899,651  

Michigan Finance Authority, RB:

   

Series A-1, 4.00%, 08/20/20

    13,950       14,203,472  

Series A-2, 2.00%, 08/20/20

    21,500       21,607,930  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Henry Ford Health System, 5.00%, 11/15/41

    42,690       50,138,551  
 

 

 

34    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Michigan (continued)  

Trinity Health Credit Group, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/37

  $ 25,000     $ 30,192,750  

Michigan State University, Refunding RB, Series C, 4.00%, 02/15/44

    23,150       26,071,761  

Michigan Strategic Fund, RB, I-75 Improvement Project, AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/43

    16,470       19,529,632  

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority Michigan, Refunding RB, Beaumont Health Credit Group, Series D, 5.00%, 09/01/39

    10,010       11,201,290  
   

 

 

 
      179,845,037  
Montana — 0.0%  

City of Kalispell Montana, Refunding RB, Immanuel Lutheran Corporation Project, Series A:

   

5.25%, 05/15/37

    405       446,468  

5.25%, 05/15/47

    1,500       1,626,825  

5.25%, 05/15/52

    1,500       1,622,370  
   

 

 

 
      3,695,663  
Nebraska — 0.8%  

Central Plains Energy Project, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 12/01/49(a)

    67,500       75,494,700  

Omaha Public Power District, Separate Electric System, Refunding RB, Series A:

   

5.25%, 02/01/42

    14,265       16,527,571  

5.25%, 02/01/46

    14,670       16,898,960  
   

 

 

 
      108,921,231  
Nevada — 0.9%  

County of Clark Nevada Airport System, ARB, Series B, 5.75%, 07/01/42

    57,700       57,700,000  

Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    40,000       47,977,600  

Nevada Department of Business & Industry, RB, Series A(b):

   

5.00%, 07/15/37

    875       952,560  

5.00%, 07/15/47

    1,400       1,492,680  

State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry, RB, Somerset Academy, Series A(b):

   

4.50%, 12/15/29

    380       411,840  

5.00%, 12/15/38

    685       744,335  

5.00%, 12/15/48

    810       868,328  
   

 

 

 
      110,147,343  
New Hampshire — 0.3%  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Refunding RB(b):

   

Resource Recovery, Covanta Project, Series B, 4.63%, 11/01/42

    9,085       9,359,276  

Resource Recovery, Covanta Project, Series C, AMT, 4.88%, 11/01/42

    3,700       3,819,769  

Emerland Renewable Dise, AMT, 2.00%, 06/01/49(a)

    25,000       25,070,500  
   

 

 

 
      38,249,545  
New Jersey — 3.1%  

County of Cape May New Jersey Industrial Pollution Control Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Atlantic City Electric Co., Series A (NPFGC),
6.80%, 03/01/21

    5,000       5,320,450  

County of Essex New Jersey Improvement Authority, RB, AMT, 5.25%, 07/01/45(b)

    5,180       5,229,055  

New Jersey EDA, ARB, Continental Airlines, Inc. Project, 5.13%, 09/15/23

    5,340       5,720,849  

New Jersey EDA, RB:

   

4.00%, 06/15/44

    5,500       5,776,815  

Series WW, 5.25%, 06/15/25(c)

    820       995,488  

Series WW, 5.25%, 06/15/40

    14,145       15,844,805  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
New Jersey (continued)  

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB, Series B:

   

New Jersey American Water Co., Inc. Project, AMT, 5.60%, 11/01/34

  $ 8,280     $ 8,379,691  

5.50%, 06/15/30

    45,895       55,093,276  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB:

   

AHS Hospital Corp., 6.00%, 07/01/21(c)

    34,385       36,872,399  

Hackensack Meridian Health Obligated Group Issue, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    7,375       8,923,529  

Hackensack Meridian Health Obligated Group Issue, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/38

    11,950       14,368,321  

Hackensack Meridian Health Obligated Group Issue, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/39

    22,245       26,643,059  

RWJ Barnabas Health Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    10,000       11,777,000  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Refunding RB, Series 1, AMT:

   

5.75%, 12/01/27

    215       228,653  

5.75%, 12/01/28

    175       186,023  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB:

   

Series BB, 4.00%, 06/15/44

    53,090       55,532,140  

Series BB, 5.00%, 06/15/44

    36,445       41,822,095  

Transportation System, Series A, 6.00%, 06/15/21(c)

    2,155       2,305,785  

Transportation System, Series AA, 5.50%, 06/15/39

    39,890       43,889,770  

Transportation System, Series C, 5.25%, 06/15/32

    19,810       22,547,940  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Refunding RB, Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/30

    20,000       23,270,200  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/46

    10,350       11,959,322  
   

 

 

 
      402,686,665  
New Mexico — 0.6%  

City of Farmington New Mexico, Refunding RB, Public Service Company of New Mexico San Juan and Four Corners Projects, 1.88%, 04/01/33(a)

    10,000       10,041,100  

County of Santa Fe New Mexico, RB, (AGM), 6.00%, 02/01/27

    230       266,522  

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/39(a)

    60,035       70,358,018  
   

 

 

 
      80,665,640  
New York — 15.4%  

City of New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 2nd General Resolution Subseries, 5.25%, 06/15/37

    40,000       48,952,000  

City of New York New York, GO:

   

Series AA-1, 4.00%, 08/01/37

    22,500       25,749,225  

Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 12/01/44

    17,915       21,833,548  

Sub-Series F-1, 5.00%, 04/01/43

    65,000       78,979,550  

City of New York Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB, Series S-3, 5.25%, 07/15/45

    31,165       38,614,370  

City of New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB:

   

Future Tax Secured, Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 02/01/31

    25,000       26,964,750  

Series B-1, 4.00%, 11/01/37

    10,300       11,822,340  

Series B-1, 4.00%, 11/01/38

    10,000       11,439,800  

Series B-1, 4.00%, 11/01/42

    52,315       59,024,399  

Series B-1, 4.00%, 11/01/43

    46,835       52,836,437  

Subordinate, Series C-3, 5.00%, 05/01/40

    20,000       24,355,800  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      35  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
New York (continued)  

City of New York Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB:

   

2nd Generation Resolution, Fiscal 2018, Series FF, 5.00%, 06/15/40

  $ 29,790     $ 36,479,642  

Series EE, 5.00%, 06/15/40

    39,240       47,735,852  

Counties of New York Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB, Settlement Pass-Through Turbo, Series A:

   

6.25%, 06/01/41(b)

    8,000       8,083,040  

5.00%, 06/01/45

    16,695       16,438,565  

Counties of New York Tobacco Trust VI, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Pass-Through, Series A-2B, 5.00%, 06/01/51

    4,325       4,633,329  

County of Suffolk New York, GO, Transportation, Series I, 2.50%, 07/23/20

    122,910       123,684,333  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Senior, Fiscal 2012, 5.75%, 02/15/47

    3,435       3,586,484  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., Refunding RB, Series A:

   

5.00%, 02/15/37

    8,000       9,632,320  

5.00%, 02/15/42

    22,510       26,760,113  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB:

   

Series A-1, 5.25%, 11/15/39

    30,000       33,822,300  

Series D1, 5.00%, 09/01/22

    108,370       118,718,251  

Sub-Series D-1, 5.25%, 11/15/44

    30,000       34,471,500  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Series B-2, 4.00%, 05/15/20

    196,235       198,132,592  

Transportation, Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/29

    35,265       38,801,022  

New York City Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB, M/F Housing, Sustainable Neihborhood, 2.00%, 11/01/20

    7,200       7,206,624  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB, Series S-1, 5.00%, 07/15/37

    33,885       36,906,525  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB, Subordinate, Series A-3:

   

4.00%, 05/01/42

    30,000       33,813,300  

4.00%, 05/01/43

    25,000       28,038,500  

New York City Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB:

   

2nd General Resolution Series CC, 5.25%, 06/15/46

    65,965       79,229,902  

2nd General Resolution Sub Series CC1, 5.00%, 06/15/37

    25,000       30,113,750  

Series DD-2, Block 5, 5.00%, 06/15/40

    43,865       53,362,211  

Series EE, 5.25%, 06/15/36

    15,500       19,158,930  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Bid Group 4, Series E, 5.00%, 03/15/44

    10,000       12,103,000  

Series D, 4.00%, 02/15/39(d)

    15,000       17,117,250  

Series D, 4.00%, 02/15/40(d)

    15,000       17,066,700  

New York State Urban Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series A:

   

Bidding Group 3, 4.00%, 03/15/44

    33,250       37,403,258  

5.00%, 03/15/36

    22,070       27,770,240  

4.00%, 03/15/42

    10,000       11,284,500  

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB, LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    5,115       5,663,584  

New York Transportation Development Corp., Refunding ARB, American Airlines, Inc., AMT:

   

5.00%, 08/01/26

    6,000       6,282,720  

5.00%, 08/01/31

    49,765       51,930,275  

Niagara Area Development Corp., Refunding RB, Covanta Project, Series A, AMT,
4.75%, 11/01/42(b)

    5,190       5,401,752  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Consolidated Bonds:

   

4.00%, 11/01/41

    12,390       14,116,175  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
New York (continued)  

5.00%, 11/01/44

  $ 34,500     $ 42,806,910  

AMT, 4.00%, 11/01/41

    11,955       13,359,115  

AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/44

    50,000       60,754,500  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, 194th Series, 5.25%, 10/15/55

    30,000       35,678,700  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB, Sales Tax, Series A-Group C, 5.00%, 03/15/43

    19,020       22,637,033  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Group 3, Series E, 5.00%, 03/15/41

    20,150       24,672,668  

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, Subordinate, Series B:

   

4.00%, 01/01/38

    25,000       28,463,750  

4.00%, 01/01/39

    27,645       31,375,416  

4.00%, 01/01/41

    25,555       28,705,165  

4.00%, 01/01/45

    17,595       19,578,132  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB:

   

General, Series A, 5.25%, 11/15/45

    7,805       9,211,695  

MTA Bridges & Tunnels, Series C, 4.00%, 11/15/40

    15,000       17,203,950  

MTA Bridges & Tunnels, Series C, 4.00%, 11/15/41

    23,500       26,900,215  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB, Restructuring, Series TE, 5.00%, 12/15/41

    20,000       22,666,600  

Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Bonds, Sub-Series C, 5.13%, 06/01/51

    2,500       2,673,400  
   

 

 

 
      1,982,208,007  
Ohio — 1.8%  

American Municipal Power, Inc., Refunding RB, Prairie State Energy Campus Project, Series B, 7.50%, 02/15/20(a)(c)(i)

    40,000       40,181,400  

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, RB:

   

6.25%, 06/01/37

    15,450       16,066,764  

Asset-Backed, Senior Turbo Term, Series A-2, 5.13%, 06/01/24

    2,000       2,002,700  

Asset-Backed, Senior Turbo Term, Series A-2, 5.75%, 06/01/34

    3,355       3,366,105  

Asset-Backed, Senior Turbo Term, Series A-2, 5.88%, 06/01/47

    24,155       24,239,059  

Asset-Backed, Senior Turbo Term, Series A-2, 6.50%, 06/01/47

    8,080       8,210,734  

County of Butler Port Authority, RB, StoryPoint Fairfield Project, Series A-1(b):

   

6.38%, 01/15/43

    1,500       1,609,440  

6.50%, 01/15/52

    3,335       3,550,241  

County of Lucas Ohio, Refunding RB, Promedica Healthcare, Series A(c):

   

5.75%, 11/15/21

    500       542,730  

6.00%, 11/15/21

    4,415       4,812,615  

6.50%, 11/15/21

    12,690       13,949,736  

Lancaster Port Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/49(a)

    25,000       28,945,750  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, RB:

   

American Electric Company Project, Series A, 2.40%, 12/01/38(a)

    4,500       4,530,285  

AMG Vanadium Project, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/49(b)

    16,560       18,188,842  

Ohio Valley Electric Corp., AMT, 2.60%, 06/01/41(a)

    10,000       10,014,300  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission, Refunding RB, Cleveland Clinic Health, 5.00%, 01/01/27

    11,770       12,660,283  

State of Ohio Turnpike Commission, RB, Junior Lien, Series A, 5.25%, 02/15/39

    7,500       8,318,700  

State of Ohio University, RB, General Receipts Special Purpose, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/43

    35,000       37,156,700  
   

 

 

 
      238,346,384  
 

 

 

36    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Oregon — 0.1%  

State of Oregon Department of Transportation, Refunding RB, Subordinate, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/42

  $ 13,080     $ 16,395,780  
   

 

 

 
Pennsylvania — 1.5%  

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, RB, City Center Project(b):

   

5.00%, 05/01/27

    3,250       3,732,365  

5.00%, 05/01/32

    3,750       4,341,975  

5.00%, 05/01/42

    6,305       7,039,091  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Gas Works, RB, 12th Series B (NPFGC),
7.00%, 05/15/20(h)

    600       612,768  

County of Northampton Pennsylvania IDA, Tax Allocation Bonds, Route 33 Project, 7.00%, 07/01/32

    2,160       2,399,998  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB, Waste Management, Inc. Project, AMT, 1.75%, 08/01/38(a)

    10,500       10,458,105  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, University of Pennsylvania Health System Obligation:

   

4.00%, 08/15/44

    9,000       9,973,260  

4.00%, 08/15/49

    10,715       11,773,428  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB:

   

Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/44

    35,000       43,304,100  

Series B, 5.25%, 12/01/39

    3,560       4,096,456  

Sub-Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/46

    46,430       56,824,748  

Subordinate, Special Motor License Fund, 6.00%, 12/01/20(c)

    1,195       1,247,891  

University of Pittsburgh-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, RB, University Capital Project Bonds, Series A, 4.00%, 09/15/44

    29,375       31,861,594  
   

 

 

 
      187,665,779  
Puerto Rico — 2.4%  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB, Restructured:

   

CAB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/46(g)

    97,980       25,908,851  

CAB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/51(g)

    9,416       1,832,542  

Series A-1, 4.75%, 07/01/53

    48,881       50,969,196  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 07/01/58

    108,970       115,574,672  

Series A-2, 4.33%, 07/01/40

    50,047       50,865,268  

Series A-2, 4.78%, 07/01/58

    50,843       52,952,985  

Series B-1, 0.00%, 07/01/46(g)

    18,123       4,789,003  
   

 

 

 
      302,892,517  
Rhode Island — 0.3%  

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, RB, Senior, Series A, AMT, 2.88%, 12/01/35

    22,715       23,568,857  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/50

    10,000       10,635,500  
   

 

 

 
      34,204,357  
South Carolina — 2.2%  

Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/48(a)

    140,880       153,243,629  

South Carolina Jobs EDA, Refunding RB, Palmetto Health, Series A (AGM)(c):

   

6.50%, 08/01/21

    4,455       4,829,264  

6.25%, 08/01/21

    1,525       1,647,168  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, the Woodlands at Furman, 5.25%, 11/15/37

    6,005       6,636,786  

South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank, Refunding RB, VRDN, Series 2003B, 1.60%, 10/01/31(j)

    99,530       99,851,183  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
South Carolina (continued)  

State of South Carolina Jobs EDA, Refunding RB, Prisma Health Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/43

  $ 10,000     $ 11,805,300  
   

 

 

 
      278,013,330  
Tennessee — 1.2%  

County of Nashville & Davidson Metropolitan Government Water & Sewer Revenue, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 07/01/43

    49,005       52,141,810  

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, ARB, Subordinate, AMT, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    18,500       22,663,055  

Tennergy Corp., RB, Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/50(a)

    70,000       80,599,400  
   

 

 

 
      155,404,265  
Texas — 7.7%  

City of Houston Texas Airport System, Refunding ARB, United Airlines, Inc., Airport Improvement Projects, Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 07/15/20

    6,535       6,651,127  

City of Houston Texas Combined Utility System Revenue, Refunding RB, 1st Lien, Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/42

    30,000       36,272,700  

County of Bexar Texas, GO, 4.00%, 06/15/46(d)

    15,315       17,031,352  

County of Bexar Texas, GO, Refunding,
4.00%, 06/15/37

    10,675       12,176,332  

County of Harris Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, 1st Mortgage, Brazos Presbyterian Homes, Inc. Project, Series B:

   

7.00%, 01/01/23(c)

    1,075       1,259,158  

7.00%, 01/01/23(c)

    2,625       3,072,956  

6.38%, 01/01/33

    465       517,322  

County of Tarrant Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Christus Health, Series B,
5.00%, 07/01/43

    35,000       41,883,800  

County of Tarrant Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Scott & White Healthcare(c):

   

6.00%, 08/15/20

    3,700       3,810,889  

6.00%, 08/15/20

    46,300       47,687,148  

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, GO(a):

   

Series B1 (PSF-GTD), 1.25%, 02/15/36

    5,500       5,518,920  

Series B3 (PSF-GTD), 1.25%, 02/15/40

    10,750       10,786,980  

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, GO, VRDN, Series A2 (PSF-GTD), 1.25%, 02/15/36(a)

    8,750       8,780,100  

Frisco Independent School District, GO, (PSF-GTD), 4.00%, 08/15/44

    25,000       27,158,250  

Lower Colorado River Authority, Refunding RB, 5.50%, 05/15/30

    6,085       6,901,790  

Mission EDC, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, NatGasoline Project, AMT, 4.63%, 10/01/31(b)

    14,625       15,759,900  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Corp., RB, Jubilee Academic Center Project, Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/37(b)

    2,000       2,042,720  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Jubilee Academic Center Project, Series A, 5.13%, 08/15/47(b)

    3,085       3,141,579  

North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, Special Projects System, Series A, 6.00%, 09/01/21(c)

    4,815       5,196,781  

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, 1st Tier System, 6.00%, 01/01/21(c)

    11,490       12,037,728  

Northside Independent School District, GO, Refunding, (PSF-GTD), 1.60%, 08/01/49(a)

    23,500       23,554,285  

Pasadena Independent School District, GO, Refunding, School Building (PSF-GTD), 5.00%, 02/15/43

    25,000       27,487,750  

State of Texas, GO, Transportation Commission, Highway Improvement:

   

5.00%, 04/01/39

    20,000       22,774,200  

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/22(c)

    65,000       70,573,100  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      37  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Texas (continued)  

State of Texas, RB, 4.00%, 08/27/20

  $ 358,000     $ 364,665,960  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB, Senior Lien, LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC, 7.00%, 06/30/40

    52,215       53,638,903  

Texas Water Development Board, RB:

   

Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/42

    10,000       12,090,900  

Series A, 4.00%, 10/15/44

    30,000       33,893,400  

State Water Implementation Fund, Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/43

    30,000       36,390,000  

State Water Implementation Revenue, 5.25%, 10/15/46

    64,170       77,282,498  
   

 

 

 
      990,038,528  
Utah — 0.8%  

County of Utah, RB, IHC Health Services, Inc.:

   

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/41

    44,970       53,557,022  

Series B, 5.00%, 05/15/46

    30,000       35,491,200  

State of Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Refunding RB, The Freedom Academy Foundation Project(b):

   

5.25%, 06/15/37

    3,795       4,054,692  

5.38%, 06/15/48

    4,740       4,969,084  
   

 

 

 
      98,071,998  
Virginia — 0.6%  

Ballston Quarter Community Development Authority, Tax Allocation Bonds, Series A, 5.50%, 03/01/46

    1,815       1,981,581  

County of Hanover Virginia EDA, Refunding RB, Covenant Woods:

   

5.00%, 07/01/38

    125       137,523  

5.00%, 07/01/48

    370       401,172  

5.00%, 07/01/51

    430       465,355  

Virginia Public School Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 08/01/21

    45,545       48,371,067  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC Project, AMT, 6.00%, 01/01/37

    25,515       28,057,059  
   

 

 

 
      79,413,757  
Washington — 2.4%  

City of Seattle Washington Municipal Light & Power Revenue, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 09/01/44

    28,300       30,427,028  

City of Tacoma Washington Electric System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/42

    52,415       55,626,467  

City of Tacoma Washington Water Revenue, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 12/01/43

    50,535       53,477,148  

Grant County Public Utility District No. 2, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/44

    20,425       21,937,471  

Port of Seattle Washington, ARB, Intermediate Lien, Series C, AMT, 5.25%, 05/01/42

    48,000       57,620,160  

State of Washington, GO, Series E, 4.00%, 02/01/43

    23,000       24,296,740  

University of Washington, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 12/01/46

    23,385       28,398,510  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, RB, Series A:

   

Catholic Health Initiatives, 5.75%, 01/01/45

    21,355       23,852,895  

Swedish Health Services,
6.75%, 05/15/21(c)

    16,000       17,216,640  
   

 

 

 
      312,853,059  
West Virginia — 0.2%  

State of West Virginia, GO, State Road Bonds-BID Group 2-S, Series A:

   

5.00%, 06/01/41

    10,000       12,354,100  

5.00%, 12/01/41

    15,255       18,848,773  
   

 

 

 
      31,202,873  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Wisconsin — 0.3%  

Public Finance Authority, RB(b):

   

Alabama Proton Therapy Center, Series A, 6.25%, 10/01/31

  $ 1,715     $ 1,902,844  

Alabama Proton Therapy Center, Series A, 7.00%, 10/01/47

    1,715       1,893,909  

American Preparatory AcAdemy, 5.38%, 07/15/52

    6,760       7,411,799  

Delray Beach Radiation Therapy, 7.00%, 11/01/46

    6,385       7,261,533  

Series A, 5.63%, 06/15/49

    12,360       12,330,830  

Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB:

   

AMT, National Gypsum Co., 5.25%, 04/01/30

    5,900       6,455,367  

WhiteStone, Retirement Facilities First Mortgage Revenue, 5.00%, 03/01/37(b)

    760       835,673  
   

 

 

 
      38,091,955  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 86.3%
(Cost — $10,680,430,809)

 

    11,121,480,734  
   

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(k)

 

Alabama — 0.7%

 

City of Birmingham Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Ascension Senior Credit Group, Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/46

    73,875       86,442,600  
   

 

 

 
California — 0.9%  

University of California, RB, Limited Project, Series M, 5.00%, 05/15/42

    100,000       120,895,000  
   

 

 

 
Colorado — 0.3%  

City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB, Sub-System, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/43(l)

    35,000       42,188,300  
   

 

 

 
Massachusetts — 1.4%  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GOL, Consolidated Loan, Series E, 5.25%, 09/01/43

    75,000       93,773,250  

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB, Series B, 5.25%, 02/15/48(l)

    72,785       89,122,312  
   

 

 

 
    182,895,562  
Michigan — 0.5%  

Michigan Finance Authority, RB, Mclaren Health Care, Series A, 4.00%, 02/15/44

    60,000       65,874,000  
   

 

 

 
Nevada — 0.7%  

County of Clark Nevada, GO, Stadium Improvement, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/43

    74,740       90,187,263  
   

 

 

 
New York — 0.7%  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB, MTA Bridges & Tunnels, Series C-2, 5.00%, 11/15/42

    78,250       95,281,113  
   

 

 

 
Texas — 0.8%  

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., RB, Subordinate Tire Tela Supported, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/43(l)

    79,060       95,649,160  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 6.0%
(Cost — $729,514,272)

 

    779,412,998  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 95.0%
(Cost — $11,756,778,413)

 

    12,248,319,232  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities — 7.1%

 

Certificates of Deposit — 0.4%

 

City of San Antonio Texas, Series B, 1.14%, 01/06/20

    49,000       48,996,448  
   

 

 

 

Total Certificates of Deposit — 0.4%
(Cost — $49,000,000)

 

    48,996,448  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

38    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security       
Shares
    Value  
Short-Term Investment Fund — 6.7%  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 1.37%(m)(n)

    860,558,368     $ 860,644,424  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investment Fund — 6.7%
(Cost — $860,612,233)

 

    860,644,424  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 7.1%
(Cost — $909,612,233)

 

    909,640,872  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 102.1%
(Cost — $12,666,390,646)

 

    13,157,960,104  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.4%

 

    48,522,478  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (2.5)%

 

    (325,245,108
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 12,881,237,474  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Variable or floating rate security, which interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

 

(b) 

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

(c) 

U.S. Government securities held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.

(d) 

When-issued security.

(e) 

Non-income producing security.

(f) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(g) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(h) 

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

(i) 

Step-up bond that pays an initial coupon rate for the first period and then a higher coupon rate for the following periods. Rate as of period end.

(j) 

Variable rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(k) 

Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Fund. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(l) 

All or a portion of the security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire on/between February 15, 2026 to June 1, 2026, is $98,364,352.

(m) Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

(n) 

During the six months ended December 31, 2019, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate/affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Persons and/or Related Parties    Par/Shares
Held at
06/30/19
    Par/Shares
Purchased
    Par/Shares
Sold
    Par/Shares
Held at
12/31/19
    Value at
12/31/19
   
Income
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 (a)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

     594,051,433       266,506,935 (b)            860,558,368     $ 860,644,424     $ 4,471,753     $ (16,104   $ 57,608  

iShares National Muni Bond ETF

           4,455,000       (1,405,000     3,050,000       347,425,500       3,441,203       1,317,821       592,168  
          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 1,208,069,924     $ 7,912,956     $ 1,301,717     $ 649,776  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.

 
  (b) 

Represents net shares purchased.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Short Contracts

                 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     2,126          03/20/20        $ 273,025        $ 2,075,052  

Long U.S. Treasury Bond

     2,585          03/20/20          403,018          7,846,824  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     1,876          03/31/20          222,511          645,207  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 10,567,083  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Net unrealized appreciation(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 10,567,083      $      $ 10,567,083  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation on futures contracts, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation is included in accumulated earnings.

 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      39  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure (continued)

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2019, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ (53,263,376    $      $ (53,263,376
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ 27,904,183      $      $ 27,904,183  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ (a)  

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 864,087,106  

 

  (a) 

Derivative not held at any quarter-end. The risk exposure table serves as an indicator of activity during the period.

 

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                 

Investments:

                 

Long-Term Investments(a)

   $ 347,425,500        $ 11,900,893,732        $             —        $ 12,248,319,232  

Short-Term Securities

     860,644,424          48,996,448                   909,640,872  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,208,069,924        $ 11,949,890,180        $        $ 13,157,960,104  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(b)

 

Liabilities:

 

Interest rate contracts

   $ 10,567,083        $        $        $ 10,567,083  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

See above Schedule of Investments for values in each state or political subdivision.

 
  (b) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts, which are values at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, TOB Trust Certificates of $324,359,972 are categorized as Level 2 within the discloser hierarchy.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

40    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Municipal Bonds — 100.8%

 

Alabama — 2.0%

 

Bessemer Governmental Utility Services Corp., Refunding RB, (BAM), 5.00%, 06/01/21

  $ 470     $ 493,143  

Black Belt Energy Gas District, RB:

   

Project No. 4, Series A-1, 4.00%, 06/01/22

    825       872,075  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/20

    730       752,951  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/21

    1,950       2,076,340  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/46(a)

    325       336,720  

Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District, RB, Series A, Project:

   

No. 2, 4.00%, 06/01/22

    1,760       1,859,722  

4.00%, 06/01/23

    2,225       2,395,746  

State of Alabama Docks Department, Refunding RB, Docks Facilities Revenue, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/20

    1,750       1,799,542  
   

 

 

 
      10,586,239  
Arizona — 1.5%  

County of Maricopa Industrial Development Authority, RB, Honorhealth, Series A:

   

5.00%, 09/01/21

    770       816,839  

5.00%, 09/01/22

    750       821,648  

County of Yavapai Industrial Development Authority, RB, VRDN, Skanon Investments, Inc. (Drake Cement Project), LOC Citibank NA, Series A, 0.85%, 09/01/35(a)

    5,000       5,000,000  

Glendale Union High School District No. 205, GO, Series C, 5.00%, 07/01/22

    1,000       1,092,250  
   

 

 

 
      7,730,737  
California — 0.6%  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Sutter Health, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/21

    1,305       1,406,595  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Biola University, 5.00%, 10/01/20

    305       313,369  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, RB, Los Angeles International Airport, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/20

    1,100       1,115,114  

Palmdale Financing Authority, Refunding RB, (AGM), 4.00%, 11/01/20

    340       347,983  
   

 

 

 
      3,183,061  
Colorado — 0.1%  

Adams & Arapahoe Joint School District 28J Aurora, GO, Refunding, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/20

    355       367,638  

City of Colorado Springs Co. Utilities System Revenue, RB, VRDN, Series B (Landesbank Hessen-THRGN SBPA), 0.88%, 11/01/36(a)

    300       300,000  
   

 

 

 
      667,638  
Connecticut — 7.1%  

State of Connecticut, GO, GAAP Conversion, Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/22

    1,000       1,102,010  

State of Connecticut, GO, Refunding, Series B, 5.00%, 05/15/22

    4,955       5,388,959  

State of Connecticut, GO:

   

Series A, 5.00%, 04/15/21

    11,000       11,533,280  

Series B, 5.00%, 04/15/21

    685       718,209  

Series E, 4.00%, 09/15/21

    770       806,182  

State of Connecticut Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Fairfileld University, Series S, 5.00%, 07/01/21

    1,030       1,088,483  

Sacred Heart University, Series I -1, 5.00%, 07/01/21

    700       740,348  

State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue, RB:

   

Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/22

    3,400       3,744,930  

Transportation Infrastructure Purposes, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/20

    1,500       1,500,000  

Transportation Infrastructure Purposes, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/21

    1,500       1,594,125  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Connecticut (continued)  

Transportation Infrastructure Purposes, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/22

  $ 900     $ 986,094  

University of Connecticut, RB, Series A:

   

5.00%, 04/15/20

    800       808,728  

5.00%, 03/15/22

    1,550       1,676,000  

5.00%, 04/15/22

    4,000       4,337,080  

University of Connecticut, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/22

    720       776,412  
   

 

 

 
      36,800,840  
District of Columbia — 0.4%  

District of Columbia, RB, VRDN (Suntrust Bank LOC), 0.84%, 04/01/38(a)

    1,535       1,535,000  

District of Columbia, Refunding RB, The Catholic University of America Issue:

   

5.00%, 10/01/21

    250       266,617  

5.00%, 10/01/22

    325       358,225  
   

 

 

 
      2,159,842  
Florida — 2.9%  

Central Florida Expressway Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/22

    1,550       1,695,266  

City Of South Miami Health Facilities Authority, Inc., Refunding RB, Baptist Health South Florida Obligated Group, 5.00%, 08/15/21

    2,500       2,653,575  

County of Alachua Florida Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, 5.00%, 12/01/22

    515       566,721  

County of Monroe School District, RB, Florida Sales Tax (AGM), 5.00%, 10/01/20

    500       514,290  

County of Orange Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. Project (Suntrust Bank LOC), 0.84%, 07/01/27(a)

    1,665       1,665,000  

County of Osceola Florida Transportation Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A-1(b):

   

5.00%, 10/01/22

    325       355,518  

5.00%, 10/01/23

    400       450,056  

County of Palm Beach Florida Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Baptist Health South Florida Obligated Group, 5.00%, 08/15/23

    500       565,980  

Orlando Utilities Commission, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/27(a)

    5,000       5,144,500  

Tolomato Community Development District, Refunding, Special Assessment Bonds, Series A-1 (AGM):

   

2.00%, 05/01/21

    585       585,965  

2.00%, 05/01/22

    605       606,555  
   

 

 

 
      14,803,426  
Georgia — 7.0%  

Atlanta Urban Residential Finance Authority, RB, M/F Housing, VRDN, Herndon Square Senior Apartment Project, 1.36%, 12/01/22(a)

    594       594,166  

City of Atlanta Georgia, Refunding, Tax Allocation Bonds, Atlantic Station Project:

   

5.00%, 12/01/20

    2,000       2,065,180  

5.00%, 12/01/21

    1,150       1,226,970  

County of Barow Development Authority, Refunding RB, Georgia Power Company Plant Vogtle Project, 1.55%, 08/19/22(a)

    1,730       1,725,935  

County of Burke Georgia Development Authority, Refunding RB, Georgia Power Company Plant Bowen Project, 1.55%, 08/19/22(a)

    3,245       3,237,017  

County of Cobb Kennestone Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Revenue Anticipation Certificates:

   

5.00%, 04/01/20

    110       110,982  

5.00%, 04/01/21

    200       208,964  

County of Fulton Development Authority, RB, Revenue Anticipation Certificates, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/21

    125       130,603  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      41  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Georgia (continued)  

County of Monroe Development Authority, RB, VRDN, Gulf Power Co. Plant Scherer Plant, First Series, 0.73%, 06/01/49(a)

  $ 2,900     $ 2,900,000  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., RB:

   

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/22

    1,145       1,237,985  

Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/23(a)

    15,500       16,857,490  

Series C, 5.00%, 09/01/22

    500       545,260  

Series C, 5.00%, 09/01/23

    1,000       1,120,360  

Series C, 4.00%, 12/01/23(a)

    2,200       2,402,334  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, RB, Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Project, 5.00%, 01/01/23

    125       137,526  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Refunding RB, Series A:

   

5.00%, 01/01/22

    675       722,365  

5.00%, 01/01/23

    900       991,710  
   

 

 

 
      36,214,847  
Illinois — 1.3%  

Chicago Housing Authority, RB, M/F, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/22

    1,400       1,504,076  

Chicago Transit Authority, Refunding RB, Section 5337, State of Good Repair Formula Funds:

   

5.00%, 06/01/20

    1,000       1,014,080  

5.00%, 06/01/21

    2,000       2,095,300  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Southern Illinois Healthcare, 5.00%, 03/01/21

    265       276,066  

Regional Transportation Authority, RB, Series A (NPFGC), 6.70%, 11/01/21

    1,515       1,623,217  
   

 

 

 
      6,512,739  
Indiana — 0.5%  

City of Rockport Indiana, Refunding RB, AEP Generating Co. Project, Series A, 1.35%, 09/01/22(a)

    2,250       2,256,233  

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Butler University Project, 3.00%, 02/01/23

    225       236,720  
   

 

 

 
      2,492,953  
Iowa — 4.6%  

Iowa Finance Authority, RB, VRDN, CJ BIO America, Inc. Project (Korea Development Bank LOC), 1.07%, 04/01/22(a)

    22,500       22,500,000  

Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., Refunding RB, AMT, Series A:

   

5.00%, 12/01/20

    650       667,296  

5.00%, 12/01/21

    750       791,130  
   

 

 

 
      23,958,426  
Kansas — 5.1%  

City of Burlington Kansas, Refunding RB, Environment Improvement Revenue, City Power & Light, VRDN(a):

   

Series A, 1.10%, 09/01/35

    16,000       16,000,000  

Series B, 1.10%, 09/01/35

    6,000       6,000,000  

City of Dodge City Kansas, GO, Series A (BAM):

   

4.00%, 09/01/22

    280       300,026  

4.00%, 09/01/23

    1,080       1,184,004  

City of Goddard Kansas, GO, Series 2019-1, 3.00%, 12/01/22

    1,465       1,516,085  

County of Geary Unified School District No. 475, GO, Refunding, Series B, 5.00%, 09/01/20

    750       769,267  

County of Johnson Unified School District No. 233 Olathe, GO, Refunding, Series B, 3.00%, 09/01/21

    500       515,500  
   

 

 

 
      26,284,882  
Kentucky — 2.8%  

City of Owensboro Kentucky Electric Light & Power System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B:

   

5.00%, 01/01/22

    2,700       2,892,078  

4.00%, 01/01/23

    1,750       1,880,830  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority, RB:

   

Gas Supply, Series C-1, 4.00%, 12/01/21

    1,500       1,571,925  

Gas Supply, Series C-1, 4.00%, 06/01/22

    1,750       1,854,248  

Gas Supply, Series C-1, 4.00%, 12/01/22

    2,500       2,676,850  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Kentucky (continued)  

Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/20

  $ 785     $ 789,969  

Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/21

    775       799,583  

Series A-1, 4.00%, 12/01/22

    1,000       1,070,770  

VRDN, Series C, 4.00%, 08/01/22

    400       425,412  

VRDN, Series C, 4.00%, 08/01/23

    500       542,640  
   

 

 

 
      14,504,305  
Louisiana — 4.3%  

Greater Ouachita Water Co., Refunding RB (BAM):

   

5.00%, 09/01/22

    500       547,115  

3.00%, 09/01/23

    500       525,005  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Ochsner Clinic Foundation Project, 5.00%, 05/15/20

    225       228,127  

Parish of St. James Louisiana, RB, VRDN, Nucor Steel Louisiana, LLC Project, Series A, 0.91%, 11/01/40(a)

    9,650       9,650,000  

Parish of St. John the Baptist Louisiana, Refunding RB, Marathon Oil Corporation Project, 2.00%, 04/01/23(a)

    10,315       10,373,486  

State Tammany Parish Wide School District No. 12, GO, Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/21

    300       309,981  

West Baton Rouge Parish School District No. 3, GO (AGM):

   

3.00%, 03/01/21

    300       305,865  

5.00%, 03/01/21

    225       234,567  
   

 

 

 
      22,174,146  
Maryland — 0.9%  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, LifeBridge Health Issue, 5.00%, 07/01/21

    235       247,972  

Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, VRDN, Occidental Petrolleum Corporation Issue, 1.20%, 03/01/30(a)

    4,410       4,410,000  
   

 

 

 
      4,657,972  
Massachusetts — 1.1%  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB:

   

Harvard University, Series B-1, 5.00%, 10/15/20(c)

    765       788,157  

Partners HealthCare System Issue, 5.00%, 07/01/21

    3,485       3,687,026  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/22

    525       569,735  

Massachusetts State Educational Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Issue K, Senior Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/20

    375       379,661  

Town of Salisbury Massachusetts, GO, Refunding, 2.00%, 09/11/20

    409       410,142  
   

 

 

 
      5,834,721  
Michigan — 1.6%  

City of Battle Creek Michigan, Refunding, GOL, Downtown Development Bonds:

   

5.00%, 05/01/20

    360       364,482  

5.00%, 05/01/21

    565       593,131  

Grand Rapids Public Schools, GO, Refunding, (AGM), 5.00%, 05/01/20

    475       480,985  

Grand Valley State University, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/20

    630       652,126  

Karegnondi Water Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/21

    450       478,890  

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Trinity Health Credit Group, Series C:

   

5.00%, 12/01/20

    1,000       1,035,090  

5.00%, 12/01/21

    1,000       1,072,940  

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Refunding RB, S/F, Series D, VRDN (IND & COMM Bank of China SBPA), 0.84%, 06/01/30(a)

    3,285       3,285,000  

Wayne-Westland Community Schools, GOL (Q-SBLF):

   

4.00%, 05/01/22

    150       159,632  

5.00%, 11/01/22

    290       320,470  
   

 

 

 
      8,442,746  
 

 

 

42    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Mississippi — 0.3%  

Mississippi Development Bank, RB, Special Obligation, Hinds County Bond Project:

   

3.00%, 11/01/20

  $ 460     $ 467,213  

5.00%, 11/01/21

    500       535,170  

State of Mississippi, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/22

    500       552,250  
   

 

 

 
      1,554,633  
Missouri — 0.1%  

City of Washington Missouri, COP, Refunding, 5.00%, 03/01/23

    370       410,881  
   

 

 

 
Nebraska — 0.8%  

Central Plains Energy Project, Refunding RB:

   

4.00%, 02/01/22

    485       510,821  

4.00%, 08/01/22

    1,500       1,597,740  

4.00%, 02/01/23

    1,055       1,135,855  

4.00%, 08/01/23

    875       951,598  
   

 

 

 
      4,196,014  
Nevada — 1.0%  

County of Clark School District, GO, Refunding, Series C:

   

5.00%, 06/15/20

    2,500       2,541,975  

5.00%, 06/15/21

    2,500       2,633,800  
   

 

 

 
      5,175,775  
New Jersey — 17.6%  

Belleville Board of Education, GO, (BAM), 3.00%, 09/01/21

    1,245       1,280,221  

Borough of Tinton Falls New Jersey, GO, Refunding, 2.00%, 10/29/20

    2,800       2,816,828  

County of Camden Improvement Authority, Refunding RB, Camden County College Project, 4.00%, 01/15/20

    1,230       1,231,168  

Gloucester County Improvement Authority, Refunding RB, Rowan University Project, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/20

    520       536,167  

New Jersey Building Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

   

5.00%, 06/15/21

    2,325       2,444,342  

5.00%, 06/15/22

    3,005       3,258,051  

New Jersey EDA, RB:

   

Series BBB, 5.00%, 06/15/21

    945       993,507  

Series DDD, 5.00%, 06/15/20

    1,560       1,585,412  

Series DDD, 5.00%, 06/15/21

    3,000       3,153,990  

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB:

   

Cigarette Tax, 5.00%, 06/15/21

    2,500       2,628,325  

School Facilities Construction, 5.00%, 03/01/20

    1,700       1,709,928  

School Facilities Construction, 5.00%, 03/01/21(d)

    155       162,009  

School Facilities Construction, 5.00%, 03/01/21

    400       416,552  

School Facilities Construction, 5.50%, 09/01/21

    2,395       2,507,828  

School Facilities Construction, Series II, 5.00%, 03/01/22

    1,310       1,408,302  

School Facilities Construction, Series K (AMBAC), 5.25%, 12/15/20

    700       725,466  

School Facilities Construction, Series NN, 5.00%, 03/01/22

    4,505       4,843,055  

School Facilities Construction, Series NN, 5.00%, 03/01/23

    1,655       1,829,751  

School Facilities Construction, Series PP, 5.00%, 06/15/20

    4,200       4,268,418  

Series XX, 5.00%, 06/15/21

    2,390       2,512,679  

Series XX, 5.00%, 06/15/23

    2,620       2,917,370  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Higher Education Capital Improvement Fund, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/20

    1,650       1,689,303  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Ramapo College, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/21

    890       939,680  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, Inspira Health Obligated Group, 5.00%, 07/01/21

    100       105,633  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Hospital Asset Transformation Program, 5.00%, 10/01/20

    600       616,062  

Hospital Asset Transformation Program, 5.00%, 10/01/21

    2,500       2,653,250  

RWJ Barnabas Health Obligation, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/23

    1,015       1,144,981  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
New Jersey (continued)  

New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/21

  $ 1,235     $ 1,307,050  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB:

   

(AMBAC), 5.25%, 12/15/22

    650       719,388  

Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/20

    11,500       11,691,705  

Federal Highway Reimbursement Revenue Notes, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/21

    1,320       1,389,960  

Transportation System, Series A, 5.75%, 06/15/20

    955       973,489  

Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/20

    500       508,145  

Transportation Program, Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/22

    500       542,105  

Transportation System, Series B, 5.00%, 06/15/21

    3,235       3,401,053  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Refunding RB, Transportation System:

   

Series A, 5.50%, 12/15/21

    4,695       5,074,309  

Series A, 5.50%, 12/15/22

    1,155       1,292,988  

Series B (NPFGC), 5.50%, 12/15/21

    1,000       1,078,250  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/20

    3,190       3,190,000  

State of Garden Preservation Trust, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/21

    2,195       2,336,534  

State of New Jersey, GO, Refunding, Series Q, 5.00%, 08/15/20

    1,720       1,760,007  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/21

    2,000       2,096,380  

Township of Jackson New Jersey, GO, Series B, 2.00%, 02/13/20

    3,500       3,503,150  
   

 

 

 
      91,242,791  
New Mexico — 0.6%  

Albuquerque Municipal School District No 12, GO, 5.00%, 08/01/21

    1,675       1,777,108  

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 05/01/23

    1,200       1,302,012  
   

 

 

 
      3,079,120  
New York — 11.9%  

Adirondack Central School District, GO, 2.25%, 07/17/20

    4,700       4,731,255  

City of New York New York, GO, Refunding, VRDN, Sub-Series I-4 (TD Bank NA LOC), 0.68%, 04/01/36(a)

    845       845,000  

County of Nassau New York, GO, Series C, 5.00%, 10/01/21

    4,500       4,798,080  

County of Suffolk New York, GO, Transportation:

   

Series I, 2.50%, 07/23/20

    8,000       8,050,400  

Series II, 2.50%, 08/20/20(b)

    4,500       4,532,175  

East Islip Union Free School District, GO, Bond Anticipation Notes, 2.25%, 07/02/20

    4,452       4,479,002  

Rhinebeck Central School District, GO, Refunding, Bond Anticipation Notes, 2.25%, 06/26/20

    5,560       5,593,026  

South Jefferson Central School District, GO, Refunding, Bond Anticipation Notes, 2.25%, 07/09/20

    5,875       5,912,483  

State of New York HFA, RB, S/F Housing, Green Bonds, Climate Bond Certified, Series A, 1.55%, 11/01/23

    5,295       5,297,224  

Town of New Windsor New York, GOL, Bond Anticipation Notes, 2.25%, 06/26/20

    5,200       5,228,912  

TSASC, Inc., Refunding RB, Senior, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/20

    770       780,834  

Watkins Glen Central School District, GO, Refunding, 2.25%, 06/23/20

    4,300       4,325,112  

Windsor Central School District, GO, Series B, 2.25%, 07/24/20

    6,965       7,012,989  
   

 

 

 
      61,586,492  
North Carolina — 1.2%  

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Solid Waste Disposal Facility, AMT, Series A, 1.20%, 07/01/34(a)

    6,000       6,000,000  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      43  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Ohio — 2.4%  

City of Berea Ohio, GO, 3.00%, 03/12/20

  $ 2,500     $ 2,508,225  

County of Allen Ohio Hospital Facilities Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A:

   

5.00%, 08/01/20

    605       617,935  

5.00%, 08/01/21

    1,840       1,945,984  

County of Butler Ohio, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/21

    750       800,137  

Finneytown Local School District, GO, 2.25%, 04/15/20(b)

    2,000       2,005,960  

Lancaster Port Authority, Refunding RB, Series A:

   

5.00%, 08/01/22

    235       255,830  

5.00%, 02/01/23

    250       276,158  

Sycamore Community City School District, GO, 2.25%, 04/15/20

    4,000       4,012,560  
   

 

 

 
      12,422,789  
Oklahoma — 0.2%  

Norman Regional Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 09/01/20

    1,000       1,023,830  
   

 

 

 
Pennsylvania — 7.4%  

Boyertown Area School District, GO, Refunding, 4.00%, 09/01/22

    225       240,514  

Boyertown Area School District, Refunding, GOL (BAM), 4.00%, 11/01/21

    910       957,056  

City of Philadelphia PA Water & Wastewater Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/22

    1,000       1,104,450  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, GO, Refunding, Go, Refunding, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/22

    1,660       1,819,260  

City of Williamsport Pennsylvania, GO, Refunding, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/21

    365       384,699  

Commonwealth Financing Authority, RB, Tobacco Master Settlement payment:

   

5.00%, 06/01/20

    635       644,461  

5.00%, 06/01/22

    1,000       1,084,670  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GO, 1st Series, 2nd Series:

   

5.00%, 06/01/20

    2,740       2,783,018  

5.00%, 06/01/22

    5,000       5,455,400  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GO, Refunding:

   

5.00%, 01/15/22

    1,000       1,077,020  

5.00%, 07/01/20

    5,160       5,257,318  

First Series, 5.00%, 07/01/21

    1,700       1,796,322  

County of Avon Grove School District Chester, GOL, 4.00%, 11/15/22

    425       458,550  

County of Centre Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Mount Nittany Medical Centre Project, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/21

    400       428,080  

County of Lehigh Pennsylvania, Refunding RB, Lehigh Valley Health Network:

   

5.00%, 07/01/22

    1,385       1,509,858  

5.00%, 07/01/23

    700       786,275  

East Penn School District, Refunding, GOL, 4.00%, 08/01/21

    1,030       1,074,197  

Easton Area School District, GO, Refunding, Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/23(b)

    375       407,213  

Palmyra Area School District, GO, Refunding:

   

4.00%, 04/01/22

    915       969,845  

4.00%, 04/01/23

    590       640,492  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB, Waste Management, Inc. Project, Series A, 2.15%, 11/01/21

    1,500       1,516,455  

Perkasie Regional Authority, Refunding RB, (BAM), 4.00%, 02/01/23

    230       248,064  

Philadelphia Municipal Authority, Refunding RB, Juvenile Justice Services Center, 5.00%, 04/01/20

    700       706,440  

Pittsburgh Public Parking Authority, Refunding RB, System-Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/22

    1,010       1,113,687  

School District of Philadelphia, GO, Series A:

   

5.00%, 09/01/22

    1,150       1,260,342  

5.00%, 09/01/23

    1,250       1,410,512  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)  

School District of Philadelphia, Refunding RB, Series C, 4.00%, 03/31/20

  $ 2,110     $ 2,124,643  

Wilson Area School District, GO, Refunding:

   

4.00%, 03/15/22

    285       301,502  

4.00%, 03/15/23

    900       974,673  
   

 

 

 
      38,535,016  
South Carolina — 0.4%  

Lexington County Health Services District, Inc., Refunding RB, Lexmed Obligated Group:

   

5.00%, 11/01/20

    500       515,540  

5.00%, 11/01/21

    250       266,940  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, RB, VRDN, Brashier Charter LLC Project (Suntrust Bank LOC), 0.84%, 12/01/38(a)

    1,040       1,040,000  
   

 

 

 
      1,822,480  
Tennessee — 0.3%  

Jackson Energy Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/20

    1,000       1,035,470  

Shelby County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board, RB, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/20

    690       698,722  
   

 

 

 
      1,734,192  
Texas — 9.2%  

City of Denton Texas ISD, GO, VRDN, School Building, Series B (Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi SBPA) (PSF-GTD), 0.85%, 08/01/35(a)

    4,800       4,800,000  

City of Houston Texas, GO, Refunding, Series A:

   

5.00%, 03/01/20

    2,000       2,012,040  

5.00%, 03/01/21

    3,500       3,657,115  

County of Harris Texas Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB:

   

Methodist Hospital, Sub-Series C-1, 0.65%, 12/01/24(a)

    6,400       6,400,000  

Teco Project, 5.00%, 11/15/20

    800       825,608  

Teco Project, 5.00%, 11/15/21

    725       774,510  

County of Harris Texas Health Facilities Development Corp., Refunding RB, VRDN, Methodist Hospital System, Series A-1, 0.65%, 12/01/41(a)

    5,200       5,200,000  

County of Tarrant Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Christus Health, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/22

    1,815       1,978,223  

Port of Arthur Navigation District Industrial Development Corp., RB, VRDN, Texas Industrial Development Corp., Total Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc., Project, 0.84%, 03/01/42(a)

    2,000       2,000,000  

State of Texas, GO, VRDN (State Street Bank Trust LOC SBPA)(a):

   

0.95%, 06/01/41

    3,470       3,470,000  

0.95%, 12/01/43

    5,835       5,835,000  

State of Texas, GO, VRDN, Veterans (State Street Bank Trust LOC SBPA), Series A, Series B(a):

   

0.95%, 12/01/42

    5,790       5,790,000  

0.95%, 06/01/43

    3,790       3,790,000  

Texas A&M University, Refunding RB, Financing System, Series E, 5.00%, 05/15/21

    1,200       1,263,624  
   

 

 

 
      47,796,120  
Utah — 0.8%  

Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Refunding RB, Series B:

   

5.00%, 10/01/20

    1,850       1,903,779  

5.00%, 10/01/21

    1,875       2,001,825  

County of Weber Utah, RB, VRDN, IHC Health Service, Inc., Series A, (Bank of NY Mellon SBPA) 0.64%, 02/15/31(a)

    300       300,000  
   

 

 

 
      4,205,604  
 

 

 

44    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Virginia — 0.2%  

Lynchburg EDA, Refunding RB, Cental Health, Series A:

   

5.00%, 01/01/20

  $ 500     $ 500,000  

5.00%, 01/01/21

    500       518,065  
   

 

 

 
      1,018,065  
Washington — 2.4%  

Grant County Public Utility District No. 2, Refunding RB, Electric System Revenue, 2.00%, 01/01/44(a)

    9,000       9,051,570  

Tobacco Settlement Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/01/22

    2,500       2,704,300  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, MultiCare Health System, Series B, 5.00%, 08/15/21

    625       663,144  
   

 

 

 
      12,419,014  
Wisconsin — 0.2%  

Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Retirement Housing Foundation, 5.00%, 11/15/20

    425       433,925  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Ascension Health Alliance, 4.00%, 11/15/21

    350       368,462  
   

 

 

 
      802,387  
 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 100.8%
(Cost — $518,233,969)

 

    522,034,723  
 

 

 

 
Security       
Shares
    Value  
Short-Term Securities — 0.0%  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 1.37%(e)(f)

    14,714     $ 14,715  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.0%
(Cost — $14,715)

 

    14,715  
 

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.8%
(Cost — $518,248,684)

 

    522,049,438  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.8)%

 

    (4,098,839
 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 517,950,599  
 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Variable or floating rate security, which interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(b) 

When-issued security.

(c) 

U.S. Government securities held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.

(d) 

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

(e) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

(f) 

During the six months ended December 31, 2019, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate/affiliates of the fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares
Held at
06/30/19
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
12/31/19
     Value at
12/31/19
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 (a)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

     55,602        (40,888      14,714      $ 14,715      $ 874      $ 2      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarize the Fund’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                 

Investments:

 

Long-Term Investments(a)

   $        $ 522,034,723        $             —        $ 522,034,723  

Short-Term Securities

     14,715                            14,715  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 14,715        $ 522,034,723        $        $ 522,049,438  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)

See above Schedule of Investments for values in each state or political subdivision.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      45  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Corporate Bonds — 1.0%

 

Education — 0.4%

 

American Museum of Natural History, 4.37%, 07/15/45

  $ 1,000     $ 1,153,055  

New York Public Library Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundations, 4.31%, 07/01/45

    2,000       2,258,688  

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Series 2018, 5.25%, 09/01/48

    3,100       3,645,895  
   

 

 

 
      7,057,638  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.6%  

CommonSpirit Health:

   

3.35%, 10/01/29

    3,101       3,120,031  

4.19%, 10/01/49

    1,032       1,031,817  

Montefiore Obligated Group, Series 18-C, 5.25%, 11/01/48

    3,038       3,422,644  

Northwell Healthcare, Inc., 3.81%, 11/01/49

    4,045       4,072,362  
   

 

 

 
      11,646,854  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 1.0%
(Cost — $17,860,004)

 

    18,704,492  
   

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds — 88.9%

 

New York — 81.6%

 

Corporate — 2.1%  

Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Pratt Paper, Inc. Project, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/35(a)

    280       307,342  

City of New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC, Series A, AMT:

   

5.00%, 07/01/22

    500       540,675  

5.00%, 07/01/28

    1,520       1,636,128  

New York Liberty Development Corp., RB, Goldman Sachs Headquarters, 5.50%, 10/01/37

    780       1,107,920  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, Goldman Sachs Headquarters, 5.25%, 10/01/35

    11,865       16,121,094  

New York Transportation Development Corp., Refunding ARB, American Airlines, Inc., AMT:

   

5.00%, 08/01/26

    2,870       3,005,235  

5.00%, 08/01/31

    6,130       6,396,716  

Niagara Area Development Corp., Refunding RB, Covanta Project, Series A, AMT, 4.75%, 11/01/42(a)

    9,150       9,523,320  

Southold Local Development Corp., RB, Peconic Landing Inc., Project, 4.00%, 12/01/45

    1,900       1,946,208  
   

 

 

 
      40,584,638  
County/City/Special District/School District — 19.7%  

Battery Park City Authority, Refunding RB, Series B:

   

5.00%, 11/01/39

    6,600       8,422,524  

5.00%, 11/01/40

    8,500       10,848,465  

City of New York, GO, Future Tax Secured Subordinate, Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 03/01/41

    2,695       3,277,282  

City of New York, GO, Refunding, Series C, 5.00%, 08/01/34

    500       581,760  

City of New York, GO:

   

Series A-1, 5.00%, 08/01/35

    400       422,784  

Series B-1, 5.00%, 12/01/37

    4,765       5,708,422  

Series B-1, 4.00%, 10/01/39

    550       628,128  

Series B-1, 5.00%, 10/01/39

    8,045       9,736,703  

Series D, Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 12/01/42

    7,500       9,191,775  

Series E-1, 5.00%, 03/01/44

    2,140       2,588,501  

Sub-Series A-1, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/43

    20,000       24,688,200  

Sub-Series D-1, Fiscal 2014, 5.00%, 08/01/31

    690       779,003  

Sub-Series F-1, 5.00%, 04/01/39

    3,000       3,663,660  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
County/City/Special District/School District (continued)  

Taxable General Obligation, Fiscal 2019, Sub-Series D-2, 3.53%, 12/01/25

  $ 5,000     $ 5,327,450  

City of New York Convention Center Development Corp., RB, CAB, Sub Lien, Hotel Unit Fee, Series B (AGM), 0.00%, 11/15/55(b)

    5,000       1,617,400  

City of New York Convention Center Development Corp., Refunding RB, Hotel Unit Fee Secured:

   

5.00%, 11/15/35

    3,500       4,147,290  

5.00%, 11/15/40

    14,785       17,401,649  

5.00%, 11/15/45

    8,490       9,976,514  

City of New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, PILOT:

   

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 03/01/42(b)

    5,000       2,482,000  

CAB, Yankee Stadium Project, Series A (AGC), 0.00%, 03/01/45(b)

    1,500       679,920  

(AMBAC), 5.00%, 01/01/39

    1,850       1,854,070  

Queens Baseball Stadium (AGC), 6.38%, 01/01/39

    1,455       1,460,005  

Queens Baseball Stadium (AGC), 6.50%, 01/01/46

    700       702,359  

Queens Baseball Stadium (AMBAC), 5.00%, 01/01/46

    790       791,604  

Yankee Stadium Project (NPFGC), 4.75%, 03/01/46

    250       250,540  

Yankee Stadium Project (NPFGC), 5.00%, 03/01/46

    1,000       1,025,250  

City of New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured, RB:

   

Fiscal 2012, Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 02/01/42

    650       694,980  

Fiscal 2014, Sub-Series A-1, 5.00%, 11/01/38

    1,000       1,126,810  

Fiscal 2014, Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/01/36

    680       777,383  

Fiscal 2015, Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 02/01/41

    3,000       3,465,600  

Fiscal 2016, Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/01/38

    5,000       5,877,400  

Future Tax Secured Subordinate Bond, Series C-3, 5.00%, 05/01/41

    7,100       8,638,499  

Future Tax Secured Subordinate Bonds, Sub-Series A-1, 5.00%, 08/01/40

    13,360       16,333,134  

Future Tax Secured, Series A, Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 02/01/36

    3,500       4,224,745  

Series A-2, 5.00%, 08/01/38

    490       592,670  

Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 02/01/39

    1,500       1,770,360  

City of New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB:

   

Build America Bonds, 5.51%, 08/01/37

    3,000       3,824,580  

Future Tax Secured, Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 02/01/31

    7,085       7,641,810  

Multi-Modal Bonds, Sub-Series A-3, 5.25%, 08/01/37

    10,000       12,521,300  

City of Poughkeepsie New York, GO, Refunding:

   

5.00%, 06/01/24

    465       520,781  

5.00%, 06/01/31

    335       381,897  

Bond Anticipation Notes, Series A, 3.00%, 05/02/20

    1,410       1,415,273  

City of Syracuse New York, GO, Airport Terminal Security & Access, Series A, AMT (AGM), 4.75%, 11/01/31

    500       521,045  

City of Yonkers, GO, Refunding, Series A (BAM):

   

4.00%, 05/01/34

    750       868,268  

4.00%, 05/01/35

    1,000       1,145,800  

4.00%, 05/01/36

    1,440       1,645,200  

4.00%, 05/01/37

    1,000       1,138,550  

County of Nassau New York, GO, General Improvement Bonds, Series B (AGM):

   

5.00%, 07/01/37

    1,145       1,394,461  

5.00%, 07/01/45

    4,960       5,955,422  
 

 

 

46    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
County/City/Special District/School District (continued)  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Senior, Fiscal 2012:

   

5.75%, 02/15/21(c)

  $ 60     $ 63,149  

5.25%, 02/15/47

    1,235       1,282,671  

5.75%, 02/15/47

    3,725       3,889,272  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., Refunding RB, Series A:

   

5.00%, 02/15/35

    5,000       6,048,250  

5.00%, 02/15/36

    2,000       2,413,700  

5.00%, 02/15/37

    3,500       4,214,140  

5.00%, 02/15/39

    2,500       2,984,375  

5.00%, 02/15/42

    27,495       32,686,331  

4.00%, 02/15/44

    1,000       1,096,550  

Nassau County, GO, Series B, 5.00%, 04/01/35

    3,600       4,332,240  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB:

   

Series B-1, 4.00%, 11/01/45

    20,000       22,475,600  

Subordinate, Series A-3, 4.00%, 05/01/43

    10,000       11,215,400  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB:

   

2nd Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Class 2, 5.63%, 01/15/20(c)

    9,305       9,319,051  

2nd Priority, Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park Project, Class 3, 6.38%, 01/15/20(c)

    1,200       1,202,400  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44(a)

    12,015       13,126,027  

3 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.38%, 11/15/40(a)

    400       442,264  

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/31

    860       916,339  

4 World Trade Center Project, 5.00%, 11/15/44

    1,500       1,592,925  

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 1, 4.00%, 09/15/35

    425       446,365  

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 2, 5.00%, 09/15/43

    3,085       3,304,097  

7 World Trade Center Project, Class 3, 5.00%, 03/15/44

    1,720       1,829,564  

Bank Of America Tower At One, 2.45%, 09/15/69

    12,000       12,039,120  

Bank Of America Tower At One, 2.63%, 09/15/69

    10,070       10,109,776  

Bank Of America Tower At One, 2.80%, 09/15/69

    11,000       11,066,110  

World Trade Center Project, 5.75%, 11/15/51

    1,250       1,351,725  

Yonkers Economic Development Corp., RB, Charter School of Educational Excellance Project, Series A:

   

5.00%, 10/15/39

    580       647,947  

5.00%, 10/15/49

    460       504,514  
   

 

 

 
      371,329,128  
Education — 7.3%  

Amherst Development Corp., Refunding RB:

   

Daemen College Project, 5.00%, 10/01/43

    1,280       1,470,733  

Daemen College Project, 5.00%, 10/01/48

    975       1,117,662  

University at Buffalo Foundation Faculty-Student Housing Corp., Series A (AGM), 4.63%, 10/01/20(c)

    305       313,171  

Build NYC Resource Corp., RB(a):

   

Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School Project, Series A, 5.13%, 05/01/38

    140       151,180  

Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School Project, Series A, 5.50%, 05/01/48

    2,025       2,189,612  

New Dawn Charter Schools Project, 5.00%, 02/01/33

    380       393,023  

New Dawn Charter Schools Project, 5.63%, 02/01/39

    1,285       1,361,316  

New Dawn Charter School Project, 5.75%, 02/01/49

    1,000       1,048,410  

Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB:

   

City University Queens College, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/43

    325       365,518  

Manhattan College Project, 5.00%, 08/01/47

    1,860       2,176,591  

The Chapin School Ltd. Project, 5.00%, 11/01/47

    2,900       4,375,259  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Education (continued)  

City of New York Trust for Cultural Resources, Refunding RB, American Museum of Natural History, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

  $ 885     $ 1,016,051  

City of Troy New York Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Project:

   

5.00%, 08/01/28

    2,690       3,190,851  

Series A, 5.13%, 09/01/40

    6,390       6,554,479  

Series B, 4.00%, 08/01/35

    1,000       1,092,650  

Counties of Buffalo & Erie New York Industrial Land Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series A:

   

Buffalo State College Foundation Housing Corp. Project, 5.38%, 10/01/41

    620       646,989  

The Charter School for Applied Technologies Project, 5.00%, 06/01/35

    600       677,190  

County of Cattaraugus New York, RB, St. Bonaventure University Project:

   

5.00%, 05/01/34

    130       144,209  

5.00%, 05/01/39

    165       181,498  

County of Dutchess New York Local Development Corp., RB, Marist College Project:

   

5.00%, 07/01/43

    900       1,092,618  

5.00%, 07/01/48

    1,355       1,633,940  

County of Dutchess New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Vassar College Project, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    1,980       2,401,562  

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, University of Rochester Project:

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/23(c)

    240       273,082  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/32

    300       370,428  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    350       430,605  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/34

    350       428,970  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    800       977,928  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/36

    1,000       1,220,320  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    500       609,065  

Series C, 5.05%, 07/01/28

    1,000       1,168,770  

County of Nassau New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, New York Institute of Technology Project, Series A, 4.75%, 03/01/20(c)

    1,000       1,006,000  

County of Orange New York Funding Corp., Refunding RB, Mount St. Mary College Project, Series A:

   

5.00%, 07/01/37

    360       382,914  

5.00%, 07/01/42

    220       232,918  

County of St. Lawrence New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Clarkson University Project, 5.38%, 09/01/41

    500       527,495  

County of St. Lawrence New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, St. Lawrence University Project, Series B, 4.43%, 07/01/56

    1,500       1,748,580  

County of Tompkins New York Development Corp., RB, Ithaca College Project (AGM),
5.50%, 01/01/21(c)

    450       469,984  

Dobbs Ferry Local Development Corp., RB, Mercy College Project:

   

5.00%, 07/01/39

    1,000       1,130,850  

5.00%, 07/01/44

    2,000       2,254,960  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Culinary Institute of America Project:

   

5.00%, 07/01/30

    200       231,920  

5.00%, 07/01/31

    200       231,254  

5.00%, 07/01/32

    440       507,760  

5.00%, 07/01/35

    155       177,925  

5.00%, 07/01/36

    100       114,660  

5.00%, 07/01/41

    215       245,145  

5.00%, 07/01/46

    300       341,202  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      47  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Education (continued)  

Madison County Capital Resource Corp., Refunding RB, Colgate University Project, 3.27%, 07/01/39

  $ 4,570     $ 4,608,754  

Monroe County Industrial Development Agency, RB, Rochesters Scools Modernization Project:

   

5.00%, 05/01/33

    2,885       3,598,807  

5.00%, 05/01/34

    2,375       2,951,460  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Rochester Institute of Technology, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/44

    2,060       2,299,722  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

   

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/40

    2,500       2,865,950  

New School (AGM), 5.50%, 07/01/20(c)

    1,000       1,022,090  

New York University, Series 1 (AMBAC), 5.50%, 07/01/40

    500       723,810  

New York University, Series 1 (AMBAC) (BHAC), 5.50%, 07/01/31

    230       302,432  

State University Of New York Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    8,065       9,759,698  

Touro College & University System Obligation Group, Series A, 4.13%, 01/01/30

    600       640,440  

Touro College & University System, Series A, 5.50%, 01/01/44

    2,000       2,224,960  

Touro College & University System, 5.00%, 01/01/42

    5,000       5,683,100  

University of Rochester, Series A, 5.75%, 07/01/39

    135       135,478  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Barnard College, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    470       550,962  

Barnard College, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    1,000       1,157,920  

Columbia University, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/38

    10,000       12,427,700  

Culinary Institute of America, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    300       318,744  

Fordham University, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    850       961,146  

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    800       922,336  

New York University, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    1,000       1,085,110  

Pratt Institute, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    1,000       1,129,180  

Rockefeller University, Series C, 4.00%, 07/01/49

    9,500       10,781,075  

Series B, 3.14%, 07/01/43

    2,775       2,750,885  

Skidmore College, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/29

    135       143,007  

St. John’s University, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    350       403,249  

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/22(c)

    895       983,426  

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/23(c)

    2,095       2,401,729  

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/23(c)

    2,095       2,401,729  

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/36

    1,850       2,240,831  

State University Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    2,000       2,396,740  

State University of New York Dormitory Facilities, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/38

    1,655       1,996,840  

Taxable, Brooklyn Law School, Series B, 3.56%, 07/01/26

    1,000       1,025,320  

Taxable, Brooklyn Law School, Series B, 3.67%, 07/01/27

    1,250       1,286,625  

Taxable, Brooklyn Law School, Series B, 3.76%, 07/01/28

    1,000       1,032,760  

Taxable, Brooklyn Law School, Series B, 3.82%, 07/01/29

    1,250       1,293,312  

Town of Hempstead New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB:

   

Adelphi University Project, 5.00%, 10/01/34

    465       529,240  

Adelphi University Project, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    265       301,024  

Hofstra University Project, 5.00%, 07/01/47

    2,065       2,446,261  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Education (continued)  

Yonkers Economic Development Corp., RB, Charter School of Educational Excellance Project, Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/54

  $ 200     $ 218,812  
   

 

 

 
      138,679,911  
Health — 4.1%  

Build NYC Resource Corp., Refunding RB, New York Methodist Hospital Project, 5.00%, 07/01/30

    600       687,660  

City of New York Health & Hospital Corp., Refunding RB, Health System, Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/30

    1,000       1,004,520  

City of New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Special Needs FAS Pool, Series A-1 (ACA), 4.38%, 07/01/20

    155       155,279  

Counties of Buffalo & Erie New York Industrial Land Development Corp., RB, Catholic Health System Obligation, 5.25%, 07/01/35

    500       580,165  

County of Dutchess New York Local Development Corp., RB, Health Quest Systems, Inc.:

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/24(c)

    750       881,580  

Series B, 4.00%, 07/01/41

    9,950       10,705,006  

County of Dutchess New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB:

   

Health Quest System, Inc., Series A, 5.75%, 07/01/20(c)

    300       307,005  

Nuvance Health Issue, Series B, 4.00%, 07/01/49

    1,870       2,036,243  

County of Genesee New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, United Memorial Medical Center Project:

   

5.00%, 12/01/27

    360       360,936  

5.00%, 12/01/32

    580       581,438  

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., RB, Rochester General Hospital Project, 5.00%, 12/01/46

    4,800       5,543,904  

County of Monroe New York Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB, Unity Hospital of Rochester Project (FHA), 5.50%, 08/15/40

    1,050       1,094,646  

County of Nassau New York Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB, Special Needs Facility Pooled Program (ACA), 4.90%, 07/01/21

    150       150,077  

County of Orange New York Industrial Development Agency, RB, Special Needs Facilities Pooled Program, Series G-1 (ACA), 4.90%, 07/01/21

    535       536,418  

County of Suffolk New York EDC, RB, Catholic Health Services, Series C, 5.00%, 07/01/32

    305       347,230  

County of Tompkins New York Development Corp., Refunding RB, Kendal at Ithaca, Inc. Project, Series A:

   

4.25%, 07/01/44

    1,595       1,627,267  

5.00%, 07/01/44

    1,145       1,257,199  

County of Westchester New York Healthcare Corp., Refunding RB, Senior Lien:

   

Remarketing, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/30

    3,645       3,856,374  

Series B, 6.00%, 11/01/20(c)

    325       338,332  

Series B, 6.00%, 11/01/30

    50       51,763  

County of Westchester New York Local Development Corp., Refunding RB:

   

Kendal On Hudson Project, 5.00%, 01/01/28

    930       1,002,149  

Kendal On Hudson Project, 5.00%, 01/01/34

    875       940,931  

Westchester Medical Center Obligation, 5.00%, 11/01/46

    1,610       1,800,350  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp., Refunding RB, Nuvance Health Issue, Series B, 4.00%, 07/01/44

    900       983,043  

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB:

   

Mem Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (NPFGC), 5.50%, 07/01/23

    5,000       5,529,150  
 

 

 

48    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Health (continued)  

Montefiore Obligated Group, Series B (AGM), 4.95%, 08/01/48

  $ 11,035     $ 11,923,317  

Northwell Health Obligated Group, Series B-3, 5.00%, 05/01/48(d)

    5,000       5,919,900  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

   

New York University Hospitals Center, Series A, 5.75%, 07/01/20(c)

    1,055       1,079,634  

Orange Regional Medical Center, 5.00%, 12/01/40(a)

    1,300       1,459,614  

Orange Regional Medical Center, 5.00%, 12/01/45(a)

    1,700       1,896,996  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Catholic Health Syatem Obligation, 5.00%, 07/01/32

    365       451,063  

Catholic Health Syatem Obligation, 5.00%, 07/01/34

    160       195,570  

Catholic Health Syatem Obligation, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    350       425,905  

Catholic Health Syatem Obligation, 5.00%, 07/01/36

    275       333,693  

Catholic Health Syatem Obligation, 4.00%, 07/01/40

    325       356,821  

Catholic Health Syatem Obligation, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    450       543,550  

Catholic Health System Obligation, 4.00%, 07/01/45

    810       878,348  

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Series 1, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    2,200       2,687,146  

Mount Sinai Hospital, Series A,
5.00%, 07/01/20(c)

    1,635       1,666,948  

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/21(c)

    2,500       2,631,675  

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligated Group, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/43

    1,570       1,780,066  
   

 

 

 
      76,588,911  
Housing — 8.4%  

City of New York Housing Development Corp., RB:

   

M/F Housing, Fund Grant Program, New York City Housing Authority Program, Series B1, 5.25%, 07/01/32

    2,020       2,253,350  

M/F Housing, Fund Grant Program, New York City Housing Authority Program, Series B1, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    5,160       5,770,428  

M/F Housing, Series K, 3.85%, 11/01/38

    4,000       4,269,600  

M/F Housing, Series K, 4.00%, 11/01/48

    4,000       4,205,440  

M/F Housing, Sustainable Neighborhood Bonds, Series A-2B, 1.90%, 05/01/21

    10,000       10,002,600  

Series C-2A, 2.35%, 07/01/22

    7,500       7,600,725  

Sustainable Neighborhood Bonds, 4.15%, 11/01/46

    2,805       2,970,804  

City of New York Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB:

   

M/F Housing, 8 Spruce Street, Class F, 4.50%, 02/15/48

    770       816,100  

M/F Housing, Sustainable Neighborhood Bonds, 1.75%, 05/01/59(d)

    11,000       11,075,570  

M/F Housing, Sustainable Neighborhood Bonds, Series B-1B, 2.10%, 11/01/58(d)

    3,655       3,702,332  

Series D, 4.10%, 11/01/38

    2,500       2,775,925  

Taxable, M/F Housing, Series B, 3.76%, 11/01/24

    1,855       1,907,311  

Taxable, M/F Housing, Series B, 3.93%, 05/01/25

    1,890       1,947,380  

Taxable, M/F Housing, Series B, 3.93%, 11/01/25

    1,930       1,987,070  

New York City Housing Development Corp., RB, M/F Housing, Sustainable Neighborhood Bonds:

   

Series A, 4.38%, 11/01/33

    5,000       5,484,800  

Series C-2, 1.45%, 05/01/50(d)

    4,595       4,595,505  

Series L, 2.75%, 05/01/50(d)

    6,500       6,758,375  

New York City Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB, M/F Housing, Sustainable Neihborhood, 2.00%, 11/01/20

    10,000       10,009,200  

New York State Housing Finance Agency, RB:

   

Affordable Housing, Climate Bond, Series D (SONYMA), 2.05%, 05/01/23

    5,250       5,278,192  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Housing (continued)  

M/F Housing, Affordable Housing Revenue, Series E (SONYMA), 2.13%, 11/01/23

  $ 2,500     $ 2,528,625  

M/F Housing, Green Bonds, Climate Bond Certified, Series B, 1.60%, 11/01/24

    20,000       19,989,800  

M/F Housing, Sustainable Bonds, Series I (Fannie Mae) (SONYMA), 1.75%, 05/01/24

    3,000       3,017,970  

New York State Housing Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Affordable Housing Revenue (SONYMA)(d):

   

1.80%, 05/01/50

    3,940       3,940,946  

1.88%, 05/01/50

    4,385       4,392,235  

State of New York HFA, RB, M/F Housing:

   

Green Bond, Series B (SONYMA), 2.35%, 05/01/22

    5,000       5,040,550  

Division Street, Series A, AMT (SONYMA), 5.10%, 02/15/38

    875       876,584  

Highland Avenue Senior Apartments, Series A, AMT (SONYMA), 5.00%, 02/15/39

    1,860       1,862,883  

Kensico Terrace Apartments, Series A, AMT (SONYMA), 4.90%, 02/15/38

    645       645,993  

Series A, Watergate II, AMT, 4.75%, 02/15/34

    580       580,644  

Series C (Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac) (SONYMA), 2.75%, 11/01/31

    1,000       1,017,140  

State of New York HFA, Refunding RB, Series C (Fannie Mae) (SONYMA), 3.85%, 11/01/39

    4,425       4,751,521  

State of New York Mortgage Agency, RB, S/F Housing, 49th Series, 3.25%, 10/01/28

    5,000       5,162,400  

State of New York Mortgage Agency, Refunding RB:

   

AMT, Series 209, 3.35%, 04/01/29

    4,385       4,647,837  

S/F Housing, Series 213, 4.10%, 10/01/38

    4,300       4,724,625  

Yonkers Industrial Development Corp., RB, Series A, AMT (SONYMA):

   

Monastery Manor Associates LP Project, 5.25%, 04/01/37

    585       586,334  

Sacred Heart Association Project, 5.00%, 10/01/37

    1,640       1,642,772  
   

 

 

 
      158,819,566  
State — 7.8%  

City of New York Transitional Finance Authority, BARB, Series S-3:

   

Fiscal 2011, Sub-Series S-1B, Build America Bonds, 6.83%, 07/15/40

    1,500       2,086,365  

5.25%, 07/15/36

    2,080       2,613,000  

City Of New York Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB, Fiscal 2015, Series S-1, 5.00%, 07/15/40

    4,000       4,670,640  

City of New York Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB, 5.25%, 07/15/45

    5,000       6,195,150  

City of New York Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, Refunding RB, Series 4-A, 5.25%, 07/15/35

    9,165       11,540,660  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB:

   

Series S-1, 5.00%, 07/15/38

    2,250       2,769,255  

Series S-1, 5.00%, 07/15/43

    6,865       8,036,375  

Series S-3, 5.00%, 07/15/37

    3,015       3,717,435  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, Refunding RB, Series S-3, Sub-Series S-3A, 5.00%, 07/15/37

    7,000       8,629,740  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    500       588,375  

New York State Urban Development Corp., Refunding RB, Personal Income Tax, Series C, 5.00%, 03/15/39

    5,000       6,054,650  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

   

Bid Group 3, Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/39

    1,630       1,996,783  

Bidding Group Bond, Series B, 5.00%, 02/15/43

    3,500       4,189,360  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      49  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
State (continued)  

Income Tax, Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/36

  $ 9,000     $ 10,743,120  

Personal Income Tax, Series G, 5.00%, 08/15/32

    1,975       2,092,591  

Sales Tax, Series A-Group C, 5.00%, 03/15/40

    5,000       5,978,350  

Sales Tax, Series A-Group C, 5.00%, 03/15/43

    5,095       6,063,916  

Series A, 3.74%, 12/01/23

    4,000       4,262,280  

Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/38

    5,000       5,946,450  

Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/42

    4,390       5,184,414  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Group 3, Series E, 5.00%, 03/15/40

    5,645       6,919,923  

Group 3, Series E, 5.00%, 03/15/41

    3,615       4,426,387  

Series A, 5.25%, 03/15/39

    7,250       9,035,820  

Series D, 4.00%, 02/15/38(e)

    6,000       6,871,200  

State of New York Urban Development Corp., RB, State Personal Income Tax, General Purpose, Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/38

    5,000       6,023,450  

State of New York Urban Development Corp., Refunding RB:

   

Bidding Group Bond, Series B, 2.77%, 03/15/31

    9,945       9,823,870  

Clarkson Center Advance Materials, 5.50%, 01/01/20(c)

    375       375,000  
   

 

 

 
      146,834,559  
Tobacco — 2.6%  

Chautauqua Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, 4.75%, 06/01/39

    750       773,205  

Counties of New York Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB, Settlement Pass-Through Turbo, Series A:

   

6.25%, 06/01/41(a)

    3,600       3,637,368  

5.00%, 06/01/42

    3,775       3,763,524  

5.00%, 06/01/45

    895       881,253  

Counties of New York Tobacco Trust VI, Refunding RB:

   

Settlement Pass-Through Turbo, Series C, 4.00%, 06/01/51

    3,655       3,456,936  

Tobacco Settlement Pass-Through, Series A-2B, 5.00%, 06/01/45

    6,350       6,720,268  

Tobacco Settlement Pass-Through, Series A-2B, 5.00%, 06/01/51

    3,615       3,872,713  

County of Niagara New York Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed:

   

5.25%, 05/15/34

    1,750       1,896,405  

5.25%, 05/15/40

    1,080       1,154,045  

Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Asset-Backed, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/45

    4,595       4,596,700  

TSASC, Inc., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/33

    2,500       2,959,925  

TSASC, Inc. New York, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/36

    5,835       6,842,763  

Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Bonds, Sub-Series C:

   

4.00%, 06/01/42

    5,910       6,126,188  

5.13%, 06/01/51

    2,175       2,325,858  
   

 

 

 
      49,007,151  
Transportation — 22.3%  

Buffalo & Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, RB:

   

5.00%, 01/01/47

    320       372,698  

Toll Bridge System, 5.00%, 01/01/42

    955       1,120,272  

City of New York Liberty Development Corp., ARB, Liberty, Secured by Port Authority Consolidated, Series 1WTC, 5.00%, 12/15/41

    5,000       5,339,350  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB:

   

Bond Anticipation Notes, Series A, 5.00%, 03/01/22

    5,000       5,410,200  

Build America Bonds, 7.34%, 11/15/39

    1,950       3,047,850  

Green Bonds, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/35

    2,500       3,042,050  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Transportation (continued)  

Green Bonds, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/42

  $ 5,000     $ 5,976,250  

Series A-1, 5.25%, 11/15/23(c)

    540       627,318  

Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/39

    5,795       6,620,266  

Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/44

    2,125       2,415,891  

Series E, 5.00%, 11/15/38

    2,350       2,628,287  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Green Bond, Climate Bond Certified, Series A-2 (AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/44

    15,000       18,127,800  

Green Bond, Group 1, Series C (AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/41

    10,000       12,350,900  

Green Bond, Group 1, Series C (AGM), 4.00%, 11/15/45

    9,550       10,802,291  

Green Bond, Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/36

    13,500       16,258,725  

Series A, 5.25%, 11/15/35

    5,000       6,121,600  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/35

    1,750       2,077,372  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/37

    175       207,165  

Series D, 5.00%, 11/15/35

    2,500       3,038,250  

Series F, 5.00%, 11/15/30

    1,000       1,101,050  

Series F, 5.00%, 11/15/35

    1,500       1,751,595  

Transportation, Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/30

    6,685       7,352,965  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Hudson Rail Yards Trust Obligations, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/56

    9,985       11,080,654  

MTA Hudson Rail Yards Trust Obligations, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/46

    11,105       11,122,546  

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB:

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc. LaGuardia Airport Terminals C&D Redevelopment Project, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/25

    5,000       5,775,900  

LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/31

    7,100       7,636,760  

LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/34

    250       279,925  

LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    750       830,438  

LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    17,145       18,954,655  

LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 01/01/50

    8,475       9,501,238  

LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series B, 3.02%, 07/01/24

    4,150       4,182,287  

LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project, Series B, 3.22%, 07/01/25

    1,000       1,015,110  

Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, RB, Toll Bridge System (AGM), 4.16%, 10/01/33

    1,650       1,792,378  

Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Refunding ARB, Buffalo Niagara International Airport, AMT:

   

5.00%, 04/01/34

    225       272,201  

5.00%, 04/01/35

    200       240,840  

5.00%, 04/01/36

    210       252,095  

5.00%, 04/01/37

    250       299,498  

5.00%, 04/01/38

    250       298,728  

5.00%, 04/01/39

    175       208,562  

Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Buffalo Niagara International Airport, AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/32

    400       488,596  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB:

   

192nd Series, 4.81%, 10/15/65

    2,000       2,536,480  

Consolidated Bonds, 200th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 09/01/32

    1,920       2,414,515  

Consolidated Bonds, 200th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 09/01/35

    1,945       2,412,014  

Consolidated Bonds, 218th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/31

    2,210       2,793,086  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Transportation (continued)  

Consolidated Bonds, 218th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/32

  $ 7,615     $ 9,587,513  

Consolidated Bonds, 2nd Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/36

    3,000       3,570,330  

Consolidated Bonds, AMT, 4.00%, 11/01/41

    8,090       9,040,170  

Consolidated, 169th Series, 5.00%, 10/15/41

    1,000       1,056,350  

JFK International Air Terminal LLC Projects, 5.50%, 12/01/31

    7,025       7,268,557  

Special Project, JFK International Air Terminal LLC Project, Series 8, 6.00%, 12/01/42

    2,000       2,072,060  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB, Taxable Consolidated 164th Series, 5.65%, 11/01/40

    1,745       2,326,155  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB:

   

195th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/36

    4,430       5,248,310  

AMT, 169th Series, 5.00%, 10/15/36

    7,325       7,759,006  

Consolidated Bonds, 198th Series, 5.25%, 11/15/56

    14,000       16,983,120  

Consolidated, 178th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/43

    285       317,775  

Consolidated, 193rd Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/34

    3,445       4,017,593  

Consolidated, 197th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/41

    1,250       1,471,112  

Consolidated, 202th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 04/15/37

    5,000       5,965,700  

Consolidated, 206th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/37

    1,525       1,829,619  

Consolidated,186th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/44

    1,000       1,131,070  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding RB, AMT:

   

178th Series, 5.00%, 12/01/32

    1,000       1,129,120  

Consolidated, 197th Series, 5.00%, 11/15/36

    3,000       3,562,980  

State of New York Thruway Authority, RB, Junior Lien, Series A:

   

5.00%, 01/01/41

    7,440       8,681,141  

5.25%, 01/01/56

    11,520       13,409,626  

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB:

   

General, Series I, 5.00%, 01/01/22(c)

    280       302,070  

General, Series J, 5.00%, 01/01/41

    5,750       6,466,277  

General, Series K, 5.00%, 01/01/29

    5,000       5,876,250  

General, Series K, 5.00%, 01/01/31

    2,500       2,923,900  

General, Series K, 5.00%, 01/01/32

    1,500       1,748,760  

Series L, 5.00%, 01/01/33

    2,065       2,537,472  

Series L, 5.00%, 01/01/34

    910       1,114,695  

Series L, 5.00%, 01/01/35

    1,050       1,282,123  

Series M, 2.50%, 01/01/27

    3,000       2,974,170  

Series M, 2.55%, 01/01/28

    6,010       5,938,000  

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, Subordinate, Series B:

   

4.00%, 01/01/38

    5,000       5,692,750  

4.00%, 01/01/39

    2,000       2,269,880  

4.00%, 01/01/41

    4,900       5,504,023  

4.00%, 01/01/45

    27,500       30,599,525  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB:

   

General, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/50

    1,000       1,164,380  

General, Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/37

    10,070       12,251,665  

MTA Bridge and Tunnels, Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/37

    6,000       7,485,300  

MTA Bridges & Tunnels, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/43

    16,095       19,733,436  
   

 

 

 
      422,470,634  
Utilities — 7.3%  

City of New York Municipal Water & Sewer System, RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution, Fiscal 2017, Series DD, 5.25%, 06/15/47

    2,455       2,966,377  

City of New York Municipal Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB:

   

2nd General Resolution, Fiscal 2013, Series BB, 5.00%, 06/15/47

    2,000       2,189,580  

Series AA, 4.00%, 06/15/40

    5,000       5,716,200  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Utilities (continued)  

Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution, Fiscal 2015, Series HH, 5.00%, 06/15/39

  $ 1,000     $ 1,169,280  

Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution, Fiscal 2017, Series EE, 5.00%, 06/15/37

    2,735       3,320,372  

Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution, Fiscal 2017, Series EE, 5.25%, 06/15/37

    1,075       1,326,905  

City of New York Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB:

   

2nd Generation Resolution, Fiscal 2018, Series FF, 5.00%, 06/15/40

    10,500       12,857,880  

Series EE, 5.00%, 06/15/40

    8,355       10,163,941  

Long Island Power Authority, RB:

   

5.00%, 09/01/37

    2,000       2,447,040  

5.00%, 09/01/38

    4,200       5,137,146  

5.00%, 09/01/39

    8,000       9,719,680  

General, 5.00%, 09/01/36

    1,000       1,205,680  

General, Electric Systems, Series A (AGM), 5.00%, 05/01/21(c)

    500       526,255  

General, Electric Systems, Series B, 5.00%, 09/01/45

    5,000       5,727,100  

General, Electric Systems, Series C (AGC), 5.25%, 09/01/29

    3,000       3,883,710  

Series B, 1.65%, 09/01/49(d)

    10,000       10,011,900  

Long Island Power Authority, Refunding RB, Electric System, Series B, 5.00%, 09/01/46

    2,000       2,324,660  

New York City Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB, Series DD-2, Block 5, 5.00%, 06/15/40

    4,850       5,900,073  

State of New York Energy Research & Development Authority, Refunding RB, Rochester Gas & Electric Corp., Series C, 2.63%, 04/01/34(d)

    25,000       25,940,000  

State of New York Environmental Facilities Corp., Refunding RB, New York City Municipal Water:

   

Finance Authority Project, 2.83%, 06/15/24

    5,000       5,152,650  

Revolving Funds, Series B, 5.00%, 06/15/36

    1,000       1,053,760  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB, Restructuring:

   

5.00%, 12/15/37

    5,000       5,963,250  

Series TE, 5.00%, 12/15/41

    11,725       13,288,294  
   

 

 

 
      137,991,733  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in New York

 

    1,542,306,231  
   

 

 

 

Illinois — 0.9%

 

County/City/Special District/School District — 0.9%  

Chicago Board of Education, GO:

   

Build America Bonds, 6.52%, 12/01/40

    3,600       4,001,940  

Taxable Build America Bonds, 6.04%, 12/01/29

    3,425       3,709,172  

Taxable Build America Bonds, 6.14%, 12/01/39

    6,150       6,693,537  

Taxable Qualified School Construction Bonds, 6.32%, 11/01/29

    1,645       1,834,554  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Illinois

 

    16,239,203  
   

 

 

 

Puerto Rico — 6.4%

 

State — 3.2%  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, Public Improvements(f)(g):

   

Public Improvement, Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/22

    440       354,002  

Public Improvement, Series A, 5.13%, 07/01/31

    1,560       1,255,098  

Public Improvement, 5.25%, 07/01/17

    205       157,850  

Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/26

    150       120,683  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO,
Refunding(f)(g):

   

Public Improvement, Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/32

    545       438,480  

Public Improvement, Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/34

    445       340,697  

Public Improvement, Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/39

    4,190       2,933,000  

Public Improvement, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    3,445       2,359,921  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      51  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
State (continued)  

Public Improvement, Series C, 6.00%, 07/01/39

  $ 220     $ 180,090  

Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/18

    330       254,100  

Series A, 5.75%, 07/01/41

    520       398,118  

Series A, 8.00%, 07/01/35

    5,745       3,621,964  

6.00%, 07/01/39

    750       613,942  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, GO, Series B(f)(g):

   

5.38%, 07/01/33

    475       382,161  

6.00%, 07/01/38

    1,885       1,543,040  

Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority, Refunding RB(f)(g):

   

Government Facilities, Series F (GTD), 5.25%, 07/01/24

    260       230,730  

Series M, 10.00%, 07/01/34(d)

    490       452,340  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB, Restructured:

   

CAB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/24(b)

    160       141,234  

CAB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/27(b)

    306       245,363  

CAB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/29(b)

    490       366,515  

CAB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/31(b)

    582       403,466  

CAB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/33(b)

    841       532,025  

CAB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/46(b)

    23,049       6,094,847  

CAB, Series A-1, 0.00%, 07/01/51(b)

    16,002       3,114,309  

Series A-1, 4.75%, 07/01/53

    8,153       8,501,296  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 07/01/58

    9,006       9,551,854  

Series A-2, 4.33%, 07/01/40

    6,052       6,150,950  

Series A-2, 4.78%, 07/01/58

    9,107       9,484,940  

Series A-2, 4.54%, 07/01/53

    49       50,194  

Series B-1, 0.00%, 07/01/46(b)

    2,677       707,397  
   

 

 

 
      60,980,606  
Utilities — 3.2%  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, RB:

   

5.00%, 07/01/33

    205       212,431  

5.13%, 07/01/37

    2,345       2,432,867  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A:

   

6.00%, 07/01/38

    5,355       5,448,766  

6.00%, 07/01/44

    2,695       2,742,189  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, RB:

   

5.75%, 07/01/37

    1,325       1,396,166  

5.25%, 07/01/42

    1,865       1,939,563  

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series B:

   

5.00%, 07/01/23

    3,050       2,998,638  

5.35%, 07/01/27

    2,985       2,911,002  

6.15%, 07/01/38

    1,655       1,543,800  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, 1.00%, 01/01/21(e)

    277       226,859  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, RB:

   

Series 2013-A, 7.00%, 07/01/33(f)(g)

    1,025       805,918  

Series 2013-A, 7.00%, 07/01/43(f)(g)

    410       322,367  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/29(f)(g)

    1,860       1,424,823  

Series A, 6.75%, 07/01/36(f)(g)

    3,560       2,799,093  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42(f)(g)

    2,860       2,190,857  

Series A-3, 10.00%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    999       861,682  

Series B-3, 10.00%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    999       861,682  

Series C-1, 5.40%, 01/01/18(f)(g)

    2,745       2,243,907  

Series C-2, 5.40%, 07/01/18(f)(g)

    2,745       2,244,270  

Series C-4, 5.40%, 07/01/20(f)(g)

    278       226,859  

Series CCC, 5.25%, 07/01/26(f)(g)

    770       589,846  

Series CCC, 5.25%, 07/01/28(f)(g)

    440       337,055  

Series D, 7.50%, 07/01/20

    762       599,132  

Series TT, 5.00%, 07/01/25(f)(g)

    210       160,867  

Series TT, 5.00%, 07/01/26(f)(g)

    565       432,809  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Utilities (continued)  

Series TT, 5.00%, 07/01/32(f)(g)

  $ 470     $ 360,036  

Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    610       467,281  

Series WW, 5.38%, 07/01/22(f)(g)

    605       463,450  

Series WW, 5.38%, 07/01/24(f)(g)

    385       294,923  

Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/38(f)(g)

    520       398,338  

Series WW, 5.50%, 07/01/49(f)(g)

    970       731,131  

Series XX, 5.25%, 07/01/27(f)(g)

    285       218,320  

Series XX, 5.25%, 07/01/35(f)(g)

    185       141,716  

Series XX, 5.75%, 07/01/36(f)(g)

    260       199,169  

Series XX, 5.25%, 07/01/40(f)(g)

    3,460       2,650,478  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/22(f)(g)

    990       758,374  

Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/23(f)(g)

    2,670       2,045,311  

Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/24(f)(g)

    225       172,358  

Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/28(f)(g)

    5,655       4,331,922  

Series AAA, 5.25%, 07/01/29(f)(g)

    235       180,018  

Series BBB, 5.40%, 07/01/28(f)(g)

    1,240       949,882  

Series UU, 1.00%, 07/01/19(d)(f)(g)

    165       107,250  

Series UU, 1.16%, 07/01/19(d)(f)(g)

    185       120,250  

Series UU, 1.00%, 07/01/20(d)(f)(g)

    1,475       1,026,969  

Series UU, 1.98%, 07/01/31(d)(f)(g)(h)

    1,755       1,221,919  

Series ZZ, 5.00%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    430       329,395  

Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/19(f)(g)

    1,370       1,049,466  

Series ZZ, 5.00%, 07/01/20

    2,220       1,700,595  

Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/21(f)(g)

    110       84,264  

Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/24(f)(g)

    875       670,280  

Series ZZ, 5.25%, 07/01/26(f)(g)

    110       84,264  

Series ZZ, 5.00%, 07/01/28(f)(g)

    435       333,225  

Taxable Build America Bonds, Series YY, 6.13%, 07/01/40(f)(g)

    1,860       1,424,823  
   

 

 

 
      60,468,855  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico

 

    121,449,461  

Total Municipal Bonds — 88.9%
(Cost — $1,595,491,904)

 

    1,679,994,895  
   

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(i)

 

New York — 9.3%

 

County/City/Special District/School District — 1.2%  

City of New York, GO:

   

Sub-Series G-1, 5.00%, 04/01/29

    750       813,068  

Sub-Series I-1, 5.00%, 03/01/36

    1,500       1,709,040  

City of New York Transitional Finance Authority, RB, Future Tax Secured:

   

Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 11/01/38

    1,650       1,755,121  

Sub-Series F-1, 5.00%, 05/01/38

    3,448       4,160,630  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, Senior-Fiscal 2012(j):

   

5.75%, 02/15/21(c)

    1,393       1,461,583  

5.75%, 02/15/47

    857       899,122  

New York New York, GO, Series F-1, 5.00%, 04/01/39

    10,000       12,212,196  
   

 

 

 
      23,010,760  
State — 3.5%  

Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corp., Refunding RB, Fiscal 2015, Series A, 4.00%, 10/15/32

    1,440       1,600,790  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, RB:

   

Bid Group 2, Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/32

    5,000       6,249,350  

General Purpose, Series C, 5.00%, 03/15/41

    1,000       1,040,950  

Group B, State Sales Tax, Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/39

    15,393       18,458,155  

State Personal Income Tax, Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/34

    10,000       11,985,997  
 

 

 

52    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
State (continued)  

State of New York Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Bid Group 4, Series C, 5.00%, 03/15/39

  $ 9,000     $ 11,025,180  

State of New York Urban Development Corp., Refunding RB, State Personal Income Tax, Series A:

   

4.00%, 03/15/37

    8,740       9,693,709  

5.00%, 03/15/45

    6,004       7,003,551  
   

 

 

 
      67,057,682  
Transportation — 2.8%  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Sub-Series D-1, 5.00%, 11/15/39

    4,260       4,855,846  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Green Bonds, Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 11/15/51

    10,000       11,889,498  

New York Liberty Development Corp., ARB, 1 World Trade Center Port Authority Consolidated Bonds, 5.25%, 12/15/43

    6,495       6,990,958  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB:

   

Consolidated, Series 169th, 5.00%, 10/15/26

    1,500       1,598,175  

Series194th, 5.25%, 10/15/55

    1,950       2,319,116  

State of New York Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, Transportation, Personal Income Tax, Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/31

    1,560       1,656,954  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/41

    10,000       11,880,900  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/38

    9,000       10,929,060  
   

 

 

 
      52,120,507  
Utilities — 1.8%  

City of New York Municipal Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution, Fiscal 2012, Series BB, 5.00%, 06/15/44

    3,751       3,992,690  

City of New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution, Fiscal 2011, Series HH, 5.00%, 06/15/32

    2,790       2,941,916  

City of New York Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB, 2nd General Resolution, Fiscal 2018, 5.00%, 06/15/38(j)

    7,504       9,101,130  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Refunding RB, Restructuring:

   

5.00%, 12/15/41

    7,800       9,587,526  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/34

    5,000       6,053,550  

Series B, 4.00%, 12/15/35

    1,300       1,473,914  
   

 

 

 
      33,150,726  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts in New York

 

    175,339,675  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 9.3%
(Cost — $164,289,169)

 

    175,339,675  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 99.2%
(Cost — $1,777,641,077)

 

    1,874,039,062  
   

 

 

 
Security       
Shares
    Value  
Short-Term Securities — 4.7%  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds New York Money Fund Portfolio, 1.44%(k)(l)

    88,393,423     $ 88,393,423  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 4.7%
(Cost — $88,393,423)

 

    88,393,423  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 103.9%
(Cost — $1,866,034,500)

 

    1,962,432,485  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.8%

 

    14,623,052  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (4.7)%

 

    (88,074,949
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 1,888,980,588  
 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(c) 

U.S. Government securities held in escrow, are used to pay interest on this security as well as to retire the bond in full at the date indicated, typically at a premium to par.

(d) 

Variable or floating rate security, which interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates and prepayments on the underlying pool of assets. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(e) 

When-issued security.

(f) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(g) 

Non-income producing security.

(h) 

Variable rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(i) 

Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Fund. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(j) 

All or a portion of the security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire between August 15, 2020 to June 15, 2025 is $5,134,283.

(k) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

(l) 

During the six months ended December 31, 2019, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate/affiliates of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate   Shares
Held at
06/30/19
    Net
Activity
    Shares
Held at
12/31/19
    Value at
12/31/19
    Income     Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 (a)
   

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds New York Money Fund Portfolio

    31,207,194       57,186,229       88,393,423     $ 88,393,423     $ 374,150     $     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.

 

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

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      53  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Short Contracts

                 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     1,178          03/20/20        $ 151,281        $ 1,292,924  

Long U.S. Treasury Bond

     1,617          03/20/20          252,100          5,509,325  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     461          03/31/20          54,679          199,855  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 7,002,104  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period ended, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 7,002,104      $      $ 7,002,104  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation is included in accumulated earnings.

 

For the six months ended December 31, 2019, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

      Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ (20,634,178    $      $ (20,634,178
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:                                                 

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ 15,805,804      $      $ 15,805,804  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 472,994,035  

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

54    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                 

Investments:

                 

Long-Term Investments(a)

   $        $ 1,874,039,062        $        $ 1,874,039,062  

Short-Term Securities

     88,393,423                            88,393,423  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 88,393,423        $ 1,874,039,062        $        $ 1,962,432,485  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(b)

 

Assets:

 

Interest rate contracts

   $ 7,002,104        $        $             —        $ 7,002,104  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector.

 
  (b) 

Derivative financial instruments are futures contracts. Futures contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, TOB Trust Certificates of $87,854,499 are categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      55  


Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited)

December 31, 2019

 

     BlackRock
High Yield
Municipal
Fund
     BlackRock
National
Municipal
Fund
     BlackRock
Short-Term
Municipal
Fund
     BlackRock
New York
Municipal
Opportunities
Fund
 

ASSETS

          

Investments at value — unaffiliated(a)

  $ 1,460,412,870      $ 11,949,890,180      $ 522,034,723      $ 1,874,039,062  

Investments at value — affiliated(b)

    11,803,676        1,208,069,924        14,715        88,393,423  

Cash

    179,274        19,200,168               1,233,138  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    823,500        11,136,000               6,104,350  

Receivables:

          

Investments sold

    210,614        31,558,781               226,859  

TOB Trust

    12,815,000                       

Capital shares sold

    3,466,398        29,090,571        1,389,501        4,181,000  

Dividends — affiliated

    75,050        905,365        63        68,023  

Interest — unaffiliated

    14,556,498        118,602,525        3,653,932        18,793,116  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    97,359        1,170,756               695,517  

Prepaid expenses

    113,180        535,517        67,177        78,499  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,504,553,419        13,370,159,787        527,160,111        1,993,812,987  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

          

Payables:

          

Investments purchased

    32,814,206        130,073,256        7,750,501        7,090,259  

Board realignment and consolidation

    550        28,242        3,361         

Capital shares redeemed

    1,839,394        18,680,589        736,212        6,785,249  

Income dividend distributions

    1,487,584        4,665,842        280,022        903,832  

Interest expense and fees

    231,718        885,136               220,450  

Investment advisory fees

    1,005,936        7,473,874        201,738        1,267,849  

Directors’ and Officer’s fees

    117        33,459        645         

Other accrued expenses

    312,184        1,679,465        196,942        419,418  

Other affiliates

    5,458        56,319        3,324        6,902  

Recoupment of past waived fees

                         6,476  

Service and distribution fees

    139,203        986,159        36,767        277,465  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

    37,836,350        164,562,341        9,209,512        16,977,900  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

OTHER LIABILITIES

          

TOB Trust Certificates

    88,110,547        324,359,972               87,854,499  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    125,946,897        488,922,313        9,209,512        104,832,399  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,378,606,522      $ 12,881,237,474      $ 517,950,599      $ 1,888,980,588  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

          

Paid-in capital

  $ 1,297,933,770      $ 12,359,589,271      $ 515,712,653      $ 1,838,637,358  

Accumulated earnings

    80,672,752        521,648,203        2,237,946        50,343,230  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,378,606,522      $ 12,881,237,474      $ 517,950,599      $ 1,888,980,588  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Investments at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 1,373,357,142      $ 11,458,945,081      $ 518,233,969      $ 1,777,641,077  

(b) Investments at cost — affiliated

  $ 11,802,838      $ 1,207,445,565      $ 14,715      $ 88,393,423  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

56    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited) (continued)

December 31, 2019

 

     BlackRock
High Yield
Municipal
Fund
     BlackRock
National
Municipal
Fund
     BlackRock
Short-Term
Municipal
Fund
     BlackRock
New York
Municipal
Opportunities
Fund
 

NET ASSET VALUE

          
Institutional                           

Net assets

  $ 821,840,766      $ 4,476,814,436      $ 358,476,379      $ 847,268,007  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    81,978,655        401,812,654        35,289,994        73,832,005  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 10.03      $ 11.14      $ 10.16      $ 11.48  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    100 million        800 Million        150 million        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Service                           

Net assets

  $      $ 3,652,868      $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

           328,105                
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $      $ 11.13      $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

  $      $ 375 Million      $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Investor A                           

Net assets

  $ 421,117,747      $ 3,847,605,591      $ 125,770,652      $ 804,763,525  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    42,106,757        345,096,234        12,374,133        70,085,793  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 10.00      $ 11.15      $ 10.16      $ 11.48  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    100 million        800 Million        150 Million        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Investor A1                           

Net assets

  $      $      $ 14,656,660      $ 101,559,179  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

                  1,441,754        8,845,240  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $      $      $ 10.17      $ 11.48  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

          150 Million        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Investor C                           

Net assets

  $ 65,111,783      $ 253,898,554      $ 12,063,082      $ 129,483,486  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    6,492,038        22,769,152        1,219,066        11,280,926  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 10.03      $ 11.15      $ 9.90      $ 11.48  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    100 million        375 Million        150 Million        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Investor C1                           

Net assets

  $      $ 713,235      $      $ 46,106  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

           63,992               4,016  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $      $ 11.15      $      $ 11.48  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

           375 Million               Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Class K                           

Net assets

  $ 70,536,226      $ 4,298,552,790      $ 6,983,826      $ 5,860,285  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding

    7,036,501        385,644,812        687,605        510,629  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 10.02      $ 11.15      $ 10.16      $ 11.48  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares authorized

    2 billion        375 million        150 million        Unlimited  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS      57  


Statements of Operations  (unaudited)

Six Months Ended December 31, 2019

 

     BlackRock
High Yield
Municipal
Fund
    BlackRock
National
Municipal
Fund
    BlackRock
Short-Term
Municipal
Fund
    BlackRock
New York
Municipal
Opportunities
Fund
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — affiliated

  $ 389,365     $ 7,912,956     $ 874     $ 374,150  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    321,453                    

Interest — unaffiliated

    27,513,993       169,219,808       4,771,291       27,174,201  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    28,224,811       177,132,764       4,772,165       27,548,351  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    3,043,738       23,251,368       734,278       4,007,970  

Service and distribution — class specific

    815,964       5,718,385       214,101       1,581,782  

Transfer agent — class specific

    256,691       3,664,076       210,086       453,497  

Registration

    115,392       502,623       55,259       59,151  

Accounting services

    86,497       503,001       48,682       100,332  

Professional

    43,305       80,764       35,044       59,009  

Printing

    10,026       58,578       9,784       35,444  

Custodian

    9,003       74,249       3,754       11,038  

Directors and Officer

    8,389       72,607       4,018       10,575  

Recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees — class specific

                      3,646  

Miscellaneous

    39,045       112,559       30,557       40,891  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense and fees

    4,428,050       34,038,210       1,345,563       6,363,335  

Interest expense and fees(a)

    728,330       3,023,642             833,493  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    5,156,380       37,061,852       1,345,563       7,196,828  

Less:

       

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (133,680     (1,734,467     (142,739     (376,708

Transfer agent fees waived and/or reimbursed

    (4,233     (1,648,220     (90,826     (22,397
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    5,018,467       33,679,165       1,111,998       6,797,723  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    23,206,344       143,453,599       3,660,167       20,750,628  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Futures contracts

    (3,877,838     (53,263,376           (20,634,178

Investments — affiliated

    710       1,301,717       2        

Investments — unaffiliated

    2,935,220       66,164,228       (41,593     3,084,150  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (941,908     14,202,569       (41,591     (17,550,028
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Futures contracts

    2,127,296       27,904,183             15,805,804  

Investments — affiliated

    947       649,776              

Investments — unaffiliated

    15,685,857       49,835,765       489,825       15,847,138  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    17,814,100       78,389,724       489,825       31,652,942  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    16,872,192       92,592,293       448,234       14,102,914  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 40,078,536     $ 236,045,892     $ 4,108,401     $ 34,853,542  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Related to TOB Trusts.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

58    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund           BlackRock National Municipal Fund  
    

Six Months Ended

12/31/19

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

06/30/19

          

Six Months Ended

12/31/19

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

06/30/19

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

         

OPERATIONS

         

Net investment income

  $ 23,206,344     $ 37,834,284       $ 143,453,599     $ 287,564,074  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (941,908     (1,831,449       14,202,569       15,128,205  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    17,814,100       36,722,189         78,389,724       252,502,699  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    40,078,536       72,725,024         236,045,892       555,194,978  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

         

Institutional

    (14,594,004     (24,887,973       (57,296,995     (104,760,559

Service

                  (41,006     (77,168

Investor A

    (6,711,492     (9,964,530       (42,850,064     (75,842,742

Investor C

    (856,320     (1,811,155       (2,177,708     (5,989,952

Investor C1

                  (7,231     (91,053

Class K

    (1,096,703     (1,062,054       (54,714,454     (100,550,818
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (23,258,519     (37,725,712       (157,087,458     (287,312,292
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

         

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    122,174,263       362,627,319         1,499,767,076       1,923,084,647  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS(b)

         

Total increase in net assets

    138,994,280       397,626,631         1,578,725,510       2,190,967,333  

Beginning of period

    1,239,612,242       841,985,611         11,302,511,964       9,111,544,631  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 1,378,606,522     $ 1,239,612,242       $ 12,881,237,474     $ 11,302,511,964  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS      59  


Statements of Changes in Net Assets  (continued)

 

    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund           BlackRock New York Municipal
Opportunities Fund
 
    

Six Months Ended

12/31/19

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

06/30/19

          

Six Months Ended

12/31/19

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

06/30/19

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

         

OPERATIONS

         

Net investment income

  $ 3,660,167     $ 7,521,062       $ 20,750,628     $ 34,382,771  

Net realized loss

    (41,591     (380,362       (17,550,028     (31,842,140

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    489,825       4,184,574         31,652,942       58,674,006  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    4,108,401       11,325,274         34,853,542       61,214,637  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

         

Institutional

    (2,753,682     (5,824,213       (10,248,895     (23,408,799

Investor A

    (725,432     (1,210,653       (8,300,013     (17,218,601

Investor A1

    (110,783     (244,865       (1,264,428     (4,269,479

Investor C

    (36,763     (101,735       (982,735     (3,273,586

Investor C1

                  (450     (7,344

Class K

    (53,120     (125,501       (64,539     (137,905
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (3,679,780     (7,506,967       (20,861,060     (48,315,714
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

         

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    18,886,840       31,896,379         305,124,525       529,012,126  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

         

Total increase in net assets

    19,315,461       35,714,686         319,117,007       541,911,049  

Beginning of period

    498,635,138       462,920,452         1,569,863,581       1,027,952,532  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 517,950,599     $ 498,635,138       $ 1,888,980,588     $ 1,569,863,581  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

60    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund  
    Institutional  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
    2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.89       $ 9.59      $ 9.54      $ 9.99      $ 9.28      $ 9.12  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.18         0.39        0.40        0.41        0.40        0.41  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.14         0.30        0.05        (0.46      0.72        0.16  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.32         0.69        0.45        (0.05      1.12        0.57  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(b)

    (0.18       (0.39      (0.40      (0.40      (0.41      (0.41
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.03       $ 9.89      $ 9.59      $ 9.54      $ 9.99      $ 9.28  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

                 

Based on net asset value

    3.28 %(d)        7.36      4.78      (0.38 )%       12.32      6.27
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                 

Total expenses

    0.66 %(f)        0.71      0.70      0.71      0.71      0.70
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    0.64 %(f)        0.68      0.68      0.66      0.71      0.70
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees(g)

    0.53 %(f)        0.52      0.54      0.57      0.65      0.66
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.65 %(f)        4.03      4.14      4.24      4.23      4.37
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 821,841       $ 780,811      $ 549,217      $ 516,247      $ 554,336      $ 327,422  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)

  $ 88,111       $ 75,301      $ 61,022      $ 60,043      $ 46,657      $ 26,216  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    5       14      25      36      19      41
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d)

Aggregate total return.

(e)

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

   

Six Month Ended

12/31/2019

          2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Investments in underlying funds

    0.01             0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01      — 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      61  


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Investor A  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
    2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.87       $ 9.56      $ 9.52      $ 9.97      $ 9.26      $ 9.10  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.17         0.36        0.37        0.38        0.38        0.38  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.13         0.31        0.04        (0.45      0.71        0.16  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.30         0.67        0.41        (0.07      1.09        0.54  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(b)

    (0.17       (0.36      (0.37      (0.38      (0.38      (0.38
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.00       $ 9.87      $ 9.56      $ 9.52      $ 9.97      $ 9.26  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

                 

Based on net asset value

    3.06 %(d)        7.21      4.40      (0.63 )%       12.05      6.00
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                 

Total expenses

    0.91 %(f)        0.98      0.96      0.94      0.96      0.97
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    0.89 %(f)        0.95      0.94      0.91      0.96      0.97
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees(g)

    0.78 %(f)        0.79      0.80      0.82      0.90      0.93
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.40 %(f)        3.76      3.88      4.00      3.99      4.11
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 421,118       $ 345,255      $ 220,992      $ 201,212      $ 228,140      $ 156,348  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)

  $ 88,111       $ 75,301      $ 61,022      $ 60,043      $ 46,657      $ 26,216  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    5       14      25      36      19      41
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d)

Aggregate total return.

(e)

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

   

Six Month Ended

12/31/2019

          2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Investments in underlying funds

    0.01             0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01      — 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

62    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Investor C  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
    2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.89       $ 9.59      $ 9.55      $ 9.99      $ 9.28      $ 9.12  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.13         0.29        0.30        0.31        0.31        0.31  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.14         0.30        0.04        (0.44      0.71        0.16  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.27         0.59        0.34        (0.13      1.02        0.47  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(b)

    (0.13       (0.29      (0.30      (0.31      (0.31      (0.31
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.03       $ 9.89      $ 9.59      $ 9.55      $ 9.99      $ 9.28  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

                 

Based on net asset value

    2.76 %(d)        6.28      3.62      (1.26 )%       11.20      5.20
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                 

Total expenses

    1.68 %(f)        1.74      1.73      1.70      1.72      1.72
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    1.65 %(f)        1.70      1.69      1.66      1.72      1.72
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees(g)

    1.54 %(f)        1.54      1.56      1.57      1.66      1.68
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.64 %(f)        3.02      3.13      3.25      3.23      3.36
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 65,112       $ 64,484      $ 60,065      $ 63,314      $ 71,527      $ 54,239  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)

  $ 88,111       $ 75,301      $ 61,022      $ 60,043      $ 46,657      $ 26,216  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    5       14      25      36      19      41
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d)

Aggregate total return.

(e)

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

   

Six Month Ended

12/31/2019

          2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Investments in underlying funds

    0.01             0.01      0.01      0.01      0.01      — 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      63  


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Class K  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended
06/30/19
    

Period from

01/25/18 (a)

to 06/30/18

 
         

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.89       $ 9.59      $ 9.62  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.18         0.39        0.18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.13         0.30        (0.04
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.31         0.69        0.14  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

    (0.18       (0.39      (0.17
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.02       $ 9.89      $ 9.59  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

 

Based on net asset value

    3.20 %(e)        7.40      1.50 %(e) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

 

Total expenses

    0.63 %(g)        0.69      0.67 %(g)(h) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    0.60 %(g)        0.65      0.62 %(g) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees, and amortization of offering costs(i)

    0.49 %(g)        0.49      0.49 %(g) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.69 %(g)        4.04      4.48 %(g) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 70,536       $ 49,062      $ 11,712  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 88,111       $ 75,301      $ 61,022  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    5       14      25
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

(b)

Based on average Common Shares outstanding.

(c)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e)

Aggregate total return.

(f)

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

           

Six Month Year Ended

12/31/19

            

Year Ended

06/30/19

    

Period from

01/25/18 (a)

to 06/30/18

 

Investments in underlying funds

            0.01               0.01            0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(g)

Annualized.

(h)

Offering costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 0.68%.

(i)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

64    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock National Municipal Fund  
    Institutional  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
    2019     2018      2017     2016     2015  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.06       $ 10.79     $ 10.88      $ 11.22     $ 10.86     $ 10.88  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.13         0.33       0.33        0.34       0.34       0.38  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.10         0.27       (0.09      (0.34     0.36       (0.02
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.23         0.60       0.24        0.00       0.70       0.36  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

              

From net investment income

    (0.14       (0.33     (0.33      (0.34     (0.34     (0.38

From net realized gain

    (0.01                                 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.15       (0.33     (0.33      (0.34     (0.34     (0.38
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.14       $ 11.06     $ 10.79      $ 10.88     $ 11.22     $ 10.86  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

              

Based on net asset value

    2.08 %(d)        5.68     2.23      0.09     6.68     3.33
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

              

Total expenses

    0.54 %(f)        0.53     0.52      0.57     0.60     0.64
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    0.48 %(f)        0.48     0.44      0.49     0.58     0.59
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees

    0.43 %(f)(g)        0.43 %(g)      0.44      0.48 %(g)      0.57 %(g)      0.55 %(g) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.41 %(f)        3.04     3.04      3.15     3.10     3.47
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 4,476,814       $ 4,063,258     $ 3,028,849      $ 3,225,595     $ 3,326,972     $ 2,088,580  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)

  $ 324,360       $ 324,360     $      $     $     $ 275,550  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    26       77     51      83     83     28
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d)

Aggregate total return.

(e)

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
          2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Investments in underlying funds

    0.02             0.01      0.01      0.01      —       — 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      65  


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock National Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Service  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
    2019     2018      2017     2016     2015  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.06       $ 10.78     $ 10.87      $ 11.21     $ 10.85     $ 10.86  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.13         0.31       0.31        0.33       0.34       0.38  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.07         0.27       (0.10      (0.35     0.34       (0.03
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.20         0.58       0.21        (0.02     0.68       0.35  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

              

From net investment income

    (0.12       (0.30     (0.30      (0.32     (0.32     (0.36

From net realized gain

    (0.01                                 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.13       (0.30     (0.30      (0.32     (0.32     (0.36
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.13       $ 11.06     $ 10.78      $ 10.87     $ 11.21     $ 10.85  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

              

Based on net asset value

    1.86 %(d)        5.51     1.99      (0.14 )%      6.47     3.23
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

              

Total expenses

    0.75 %(f)        0.76     0.71      0.76     0.80     0.82
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    0.72 %(f)        0.73     0.67      0.71     0.78     0.77
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees

    0.67 %(f)(g)        0.68 %(g)      0.67      0.71 %(g)      0.77 %(g)      0.74 %(g) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.36 %(f)        2.90     2.90      3.04     3.06     3.52
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 3,653       $ 3,318     $ 2,407      $ 3,150     $ 2,505     $ 1,739  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 324,360       $ 324,360     $      $     $     $ 275,550  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    26       77     51      83     83     28
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d)

Aggregate total return.

(e)

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
          2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Investments in underlying funds

    0.02             0.01      0.01      0.01      —       — 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

66    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock National Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Investor A  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
          2019     2018      2017     2016     2015  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.07       $ 10.80     $ 10.88      $ 11.23     $ 10.87     $ 10.88  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.12         0.30       0.30        0.32       0.33       0.36  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.09         0.27       (0.08      (0.35     0.36       (0.01
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.21         0.57       0.22        (0.03     0.69       0.35  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

              

From net investment income

    (0.12       (0.30     (0.30      (0.32     (0.33     (0.36

From net realized gain

    (0.01                                 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.13       (0.30     (0.30      (0.32     (0.33     (0.36
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.15       $ 11.07     $ 10.80      $ 10.88     $ 11.23     $ 10.87  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

              

Based on net asset value

    1.95 %(d)        5.41     2.07      (0.22 )%      6.42     3.26
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

              

Total expenses

    0.81 %(f)        0.82     0.77      0.81     0.85     0.90
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    0.73 %(f)        0.73     0.69      0.70     0.74     0.75
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees

    0.68 %(f)(g)        0.68 %(g)      0.69      0.70 %(g)      0.72 %(g)      0.72 %(g) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.15 %(f)        2.79     2.79      2.93     2.97     3.30
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 3,847,606       $ 3,227,894     $ 2,730,622      $ 2,342,752     $ 2,669,101     $ 2,388,743  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 324,360       $ 324,360     $      $     $     $ 275,550  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    26       77     51      83     83     28
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges, and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d)

Aggregate total return.

(e)

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
    2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Investments in underlying funds

    0.02             0.01      0.01      0.01      —       — 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      67  


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock National Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Investor C  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
          2019     2018      2017     2016     2015  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.07       $ 10.80     $ 10.88      $ 11.23     $ 10.87     $ 10.88  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.08         0.22       0.22        0.24       0.24       0.28  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.09         0.27       (0.08      (0.35     0.36       (0.01
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.17         0.49       0.14        (0.11     0.60       0.27  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

              

From net investment income

    (0.08       (0.22     (0.22      (0.24     (0.24     (0.28

From net realized gain

    (0.01                                 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.09       (0.22     (0.22      (0.24     (0.24     (0.28
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.15       $ 11.07     $ 10.80      $ 10.88     $ 11.23     $ 10.87  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

              

Based on net asset value

    1.57 %(d)        4.63     1.31      (0.96 )%      5.63     2.49
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

              

Total expenses

    1.52 %(f)        1.51     1.47      1.51     1.54     1.59
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    1.48 %(f)        1.48     1.43      1.45     1.49     1.50
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees

    1.43 %(f)(g)        1.43 %(g)      1.43      1.44 %(g)      1.47 %(g)      1.47 %(g) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.41 %(f)        2.06     2.04      2.19     2.22     2.55
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 253,899       $ 270,445     $ 327,384      $ 382,703     $ 467,928     $ 397,945  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 324,360       $ 324,360     $      $     $     $ 275,550  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    26       77     51      83     83     28
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges, and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d)

Aggregate total return.

(e)

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
    2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Investments in underlying funds

    0.02             0.01      0.01      0.01      —       — 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

68    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock National Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Investor C1  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
          2019     2018      2017     2016     2015  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.07       $ 10.79     $ 10.88      $ 11.22     $ 10.87     $ 10.88  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.14         0.25       0.25        0.26       0.27       0.30  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.04         0.27       (0.10      (0.34     0.35       (0.01
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.18         0.52       0.15        (0.08     0.62       0.29  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

              

From net investment income

    (0.09       (0.24     (0.24      (0.26     (0.27     (0.30

From net realized gain

    (0.01                                 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.10       (0.24     (0.24      (0.26     (0.27     (0.30
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.15       $ 11.07     $ 10.79      $ 10.88     $ 11.22     $ 10.87  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

              

Based on net asset value

    1.67 %(d)        4.93     1.42      (0.68 )%      5.83     2.68
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

              

Total expenses

    1.45 %(f)        1.32     1.28      1.31     1.34     1.39
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    1.28 %(f)        1.28     1.24      1.25     1.30     1.31
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees

    1.23 %(f)(g)        1.23 %(g)      1.24      1.25 %(g)      1.28 %(g)      1.28 %(g) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.54 %(f)        2.36     2.24      2.40     2.42     2.74
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 713       $ 912     $ 9,788      $ 12,072     $ 61,362     $ 64,049  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 324,360       $ 324,360     $      $     $     $ 275,550  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    26       77     51      83     83     28
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges, and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d)

Aggregate total return.

(e)

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
    2019      2018     

2017

     2016      2015  

Investments in underlying funds

    0.02             0.01      0.01      0.01      —       — 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      69  


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock National Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Class K  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
          2019     2018      2017     2016     2015  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.07       $ 10.79     $ 10.88      $ 11.22     $ 10.87     $ 10.88  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.14         0.33       0.33        0.35       0.36       0.39  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.09         0.28       (0.09      (0.34     0.35       (0.01
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase from investment operations

    0.23         0.61       0.24        0.01       0.71       0.38  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

              

From net investment income

    (0.14       (0.33     (0.33      (0.35     (0.36     (0.39

From net realized gain

    (0.01                                 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.15       (0.33     (0.33      (0.35     (0.36     (0.39
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.15       $ 11.07     $ 10.79      $ 10.88     $ 11.22     $ 10.87  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

              

Based on net asset value

    2.10 %(d)        5.82     2.28      0.15     6.70     3.53
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

              

Total expenses

    0.46 %(f)        0.46     0.44      0.48     0.53     0.58
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    0.43 %(f)        0.43     0.39      0.41     0.48     0.49
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees, and amortization of offering costs

    0.38 %(f)(g)        0.38 %(g)      0.39      0.40 %(g)      0.46 %(g)      0.46 %(g) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.46 %(f)        3.09     3.09      3.24     3.24     3.56
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

              

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 4,298,553       $ 3,736,686     $ 3,012,495      $ 1,847,397     $ 332,000     $ 341,071  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 324,360       $ 324,360     $      $     $     $ 275,550  
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    26       77     51      83     83     28
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d)

Aggregate total return.

(e)

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
    2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Investments in underlying funds

    0.02             0.01      0.01      0.01      —       — 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(f)

Annualized.

(g)

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

70    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund  
    Institutional  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
          2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.15       $ 10.08      $ 10.12      $ 10.18      $ 10.11      $ 10.16  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.08         0.16        0.11        0.07        0.05        0.04  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.01         0.07        (0.04      (0.06      0.07        (0.05
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.09         0.23        0.07        0.01        0.12        (0.01
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                 

From net investment income

    (0.08       (0.16      (0.11      (0.07      (0.05      (0.04

From net realized gain

                          (0.00 )(c)       (0.00 )(c)        
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.08       (0.16      (0.11      (0.07      (0.05      (0.04
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.16       $ 10.15      $ 10.08      $ 10.12      $ 10.18      $ 10.11  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                 

Based on net asset value

    0.88 %(e)        2.32      0.71      0.10      1.15      (0.11 )% 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                 

Total expenses

    0.47 %(f)        0.46      0.49      0.52      0.52      0.51
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    0.36 %(f)        0.36      0.36      0.37      0.40      0.40
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.57 %(f)        1.61      1.12      0.66      0.48      0.42
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 358,476       $ 350,720      $ 360,543      $ 357,427      $ 454,165      $ 492,702  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    54       129      153      88      67      72
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c)

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d)

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e)

Aggregate total return.

(f)

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      71  


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Investor A  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
          2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.15       $ 10.08      $ 10.13      $ 10.18      $ 10.12      $ 10.16  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.07         0.14        0.09        0.04        0.02        0.01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.01         0.07        (0.05      (0.05      0.06        (0.04
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.08         0.21        0.04        (0.01      0.08        (0.03
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                 

From net investment income

    (0.07       (0.14      (0.09      (0.04      (0.02      (0.01

From net realized gain

                          (0.00 )(c)       (0.00 )(c)        
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.07       (0.14      (0.09      (0.04      (0.02      (0.01
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.16       $ 10.15      $ 10.08      $ 10.13      $ 10.18      $ 10.12  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                 

Based on net asset value

    0.75 %(e)        2.08      0.37      (0.06 )%       0.76      (0.29 )% 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                 

Total expenses

    0.66 %(f)        0.67      0.68      0.72      0.71      0.70
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    0.60 %(f)        0.60      0.60      0.63      0.69      0.69
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.28 %(f)        1.39      0.85      0.40      0.19      0.13
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 125,771       $ 109,462      $ 61,444      $ 67,193      $ 78,879      $ 100,980  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    54       129      153      88      67      72
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d) 

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Aggregate total return.

(f) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

72    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Investor A1  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
    2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.16       $ 10.08      $ 10.13      $ 10.19      $ 10.12      $ 10.17  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.07         0.15        0.10        0.06        0.04        0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.01         0.08        (0.05      (0.06      0.06        (0.05
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.08         0.23        0.05        0.00        0.10        (0.02
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                 

From net investment income

    (0.07       (0.15      (0.10      (0.06      (0.03      (0.03

From net realized gain

                          (0.00 )(c)       (0.00 )(c)        
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (0.07       (0.15      (0.10      (0.06      (0.03      (0.03
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.17       $ 10.16      $ 10.08      $ 10.13      $ 10.19      $ 10.12  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                 

Based on net asset value

    0.82 %(e)        2.32      0.51      (0.01 )%       1.03      (0.23 )% 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                 

Total expenses

    0.52 %(f)        0.53      0.55      0.56      0.55      0.55
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    0.46 %(f)        0.46      0.46      0.48      0.52      0.52
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.38 %(f)        1.47      0.98      0.54      0.36      0.30
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 14,657       $ 15,570      $ 17,389      $ 19,724      $ 25,203      $ 33,292  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    54       129      153      88      67      72
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d) 

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Aggregate total return.

(f) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      73  


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Investor C  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
            2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.89       $ 9.82      $ 9.86      $ 9.96      $ 9.95      $ 10.07  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)(a)

    0.02         0.05               (0.04      (0.06      (0.07

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.02         0.08        (0.03      (0.06      0.07        (0.05
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.04         0.13        (0.03      (0.10      0.01        (0.12
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

 

From net investment income

    (0.03       (0.06      (0.01                     

From net realized gain

                          (0.00 )(c)       (0.00 )(c)        
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.03       (0.06      (0.01                     
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.90       $ 9.89      $ 9.82      $ 9.86      $ 9.96      $ 9.95  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

 

Based on net asset value

    0.37 %(e)        1.33      (0.26 )%       (0.96 )%       0.11      (1.19 )% 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Total expenses

    1.44 %(f)        1.45      1.46      1.48      1.48      1.47
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    1.36 %(f)        1.36      1.36      1.39      1.48      1.47
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    0.31 %(f)        0.52      0.01      (0.41 )%       (0.60 )%       (0.70 )% 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 12,063       $ 15,434      $ 16,825      $ 22,859      $ 31,251      $ 31,121  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    54       129      153      88      67      72
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(d) 

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Aggregate total return.

(f) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund (continued)  
    Class K  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
            2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.15       $ 10.08      $ 10.12      $ 10.18      $ 10.11      $ 10.15  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.05         0.14        0.08        0.00 (b)       0.05        0.02  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.04         0.10               0.01        0.06        (0.02
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.09         0.24        0.08        0.01        0.11         
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

 

From net investment income

    (0.08       (0.17      (0.12      (0.07      (0.04      (0.04

From net realized gain

                          (0.00 )(d)       (0.00 )(d)        
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.08       (0.17      (0.12      (0.07      (0.04      (0.04
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.16       $ 10.15      $ 10.08      $ 10.12      $ 10.18      $ 10.11  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

 

Based on net asset value

    0.90 %(f)        2.37      0.76      0.13      1.13      (0.01 )% 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

 

Total expenses

    0.37 %(g)        0.38      0.38      0.43      0.42      0.41
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    0.31 %(g)        0.31      0.31      0.34      0.42      0.40
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.04 %(g)        1.43      0.75      0.02      0.45      0.21
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 6,984       $ 7,450      $ 6,719      $ 3,238      $ 3,279      $ 6,732  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    54       129      153      88      67      72
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

(c) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) 

Amount is greater than $(0.005) per share.

(e) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(f) 

Aggregate total return.

(g) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      75  


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
           Institutional  
    Year Ended June 30,  
     2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.38       $ 11.31      $ 11.21      $ 11.58      $ 10.90      $ 10.79  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.14         0.33        0.33        0.35        0.36        0.41  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.11         0.22        0.10        (0.37      0.69        0.11  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.25         0.55        0.43        (0.02      1.05        0.52  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

 

From net investment income

    (0.15       (0.36      (0.33      (0.35      (0.37      (0.41

From net realized gain

            (0.12                            
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.15       (0.48      (0.33      (0.35      (0.37      (0.41
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.48       $ 11.38      $ 11.31      $ 11.21      $ 11.58      $ 10.90  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

 

Based on net asset value

    2.18 %(d)        4.96      3.93      (0.09 )%       9.80      4.86
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

 

Total expenses

    0.64 %(f)        0.71      0.74      0.75      0.76      0.78
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    0.60 %(f)        0.65      0.63      0.63      0.70      0.69
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees(g)

    0.50 %(f)        0.50      0.50      0.52      0.65      0.65
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.45 %(f)        2.99      2.96      3.17      3.26      3.73
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 847,268       $ 733,534      $ 455,378      $ 266,540      $ 186,378      $ 79,506  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)

  $ 87,854       $ 88,529      $ 67,389      $ 60,785      $ 49,774      $ 18,711  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    33       43      43      34      20      22
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Aggregate total return.

(e) 

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

   

Six Month Ended

12/31/2019

          2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Investments in underlying funds

    0.01             0.01      0.01      0.01      —       — 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(f) 

Annualized.

(g) 

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (continued)  
    Investor A  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
     

 

    Year Ended June 30,  
    2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.39       $ 11.31      $ 11.21      $ 11.58      $ 10.91      $ 10.80  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.13         0.31        0.31        0.33        0.33        0.38  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.09         0.22        0.10        (0.38      0.68        0.11  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.22         0.53        0.41        (0.05      1.01        0.49  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                 

From net investment income

    (0.13       (0.33      (0.31      (0.32      (0.34      (0.38

From net realized gain

            (0.12                            
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.13       (0.45      (0.31      (0.32      (0.34      (0.38
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.48       $ 11.39      $ 11.31      $ 11.21      $ 11.58      $ 10.91  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

                 

Based on net asset value

    1.96 %(d)        4.79      3.67      (0.34 )%       9.53      4.61
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                 

Total expenses

    0.89 %(f)        0.97      0.96      0.96      1.01      1.04
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    0.85 %(f)        0.90      0.88      0.88      0.94      0.93
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees(g)

    0.75 %(f)        0.75      0.75      0.77      0.89      0.89
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.19 %(f)        2.73      2.71      2.92      3.01      3.50
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 804,764       $ 609,557      $ 362,961      $ 260,308      $ 213,000      $ 82,376  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)

  $ 87,854       $ 88,529      $ 67,389      $ 60,785      $ 49,774      $ 18,711  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    32       43      43      34      20      22
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Aggregate total return.

(e) 

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

   

Six Month Ended

12/31/2019

          2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Investments in underlying funds

      0.01             0.01      0.01      0.01      —       — 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(f) 

Annualized.

(g) 

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      77  


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (continued)  
    Investor A1  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
    2019      2018      2017     2016      2015  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.38       $ 11.31      $ 11.21      $ 11.58     $ 10.91      $ 10.80  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.14         0.32        0.32        0.34       0.35        0.40  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.10         0.21        0.10        (0.37     0.67        0.11  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.24         0.53        0.42        (0.03     1.02        0.51  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                

From net investment income

    (0.14       (0.34      (0.32      (0.34     (0.35      (0.40

From net realized gain

            (0.12                           
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (0.14       (0.46      (0.32      (0.34     (0.35      (0.40
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.48       $ 11.38      $ 11.31      $ 11.21     $ 11.58      $ 10.91  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

                

Based on net asset value

    2.13 %(d)        4.85      3.83      (0.19 )%      9.55      4.71
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                

Total expenses

    0.74 %(f)        0.81      0.81      0.81 %(g)      0.86      0.88
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    0.70 %(f)        0.75      0.72      0.73     0.83      0.83
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees(h)

    0.60 %(f)        0.60      0.60      0.63     0.78      0.79
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.35 %(f)        2.89      2.87      3.06     3.17      3.61
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 101,559       $ 103,286      $ 107,538      $ 114,821     $ 124,864      $ 125,718  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)

  $ 87,854       $ 88,529      $ 67,389      $ 60,785     $ 49,774      $ 18,711  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    32       43      43      34     20      22
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Aggregate total return.

(e) 

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

   

Six Month Ended

12/31/2019

          2019      2018      2017      2016         

Investments in underlying funds

    0.01             0.01      0.01      0.01      —    
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(f) 

Annualized.

(g) 

Includes recoupment of past waived and/or reimbursed fees with no financial impact to the expense ratio.

(h) 

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

78    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (continued)  
    Investor C  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
    2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.38       $ 11.31      $ 11.21      $ 11.58      $ 10.90      $ 10.80  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.08         0.22        0.22        0.24        0.25        0.30  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.11         0.21        0.10        (0.37      0.69        0.10  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.19         0.43        0.32        (0.13      0.94        0.40  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                 

From net investment income

    (0.09       (0.24      (0.22      (0.24      (0.26      (0.30

From net realized gain

            (0.12                            
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.09       (0.36      (0.22      (0.24      (0.26      (0.30
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.48       $ 11.38      $ 11.31      $ 11.21      $ 11.58      $ 10.90  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

                 

Based on net asset value

    1.67 %(d)        3.92      2.89      (1.08 )%       8.72      3.74
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                 

Total expenses

    1.64 %(f)        1.72      1.73      1.72      1.76      1.78
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    1.60 %(f)        1.65      1.63      1.63      1.69      1.68
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees(g)

    1.50 %(f)        1.50      1.50      1.52      1.64      1.64
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.45 %(f)        1.99      1.96      2.17      2.27      2.75
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 129,483       $ 119,391      $ 98,722      $ 85,612      $ 77,338      $ 37,670  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)

  $ 87,854       $ 88,529      $ 67,389      $ 60,785      $ 49,774      $ 18,711  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    32       43      43      34      20      22
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Aggregate total return.

(e) 

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

   

Six Month Ended

12/31/2019

         

2019

     2018      2017      2016      2015  

Investments in underlying funds

    0.01             0.01      0.01      0.01      —       — 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(f) 

Annualized.

(g) 

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      79  


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (continued)  
    Investor C1  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended June 30,  
    2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.38       $ 11.31      $ 11.21      $ 11.58      $ 10.90      $ 10.80  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.10         0.26        0.27        0.29        0.30        0.34  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.11         0.22        0.10        (0.37      0.68        0.10  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.21         0.48        0.37        (0.08      0.98        0.44  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                 

From net investment income

    (0.11       (0.29      (0.27      (0.29      (0.30      (0.34

From net realized gain

            (0.12                            
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.11       (0.41      (0.27      (0.29      (0.30      (0.34
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.48       $ 11.38      $ 11.31      $ 11.21      $ 11.58      $ 10.90  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

                 

Based on net asset value

    1.87 %(d)        4.34      3.31      (0.69 )%       9.12      4.11
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

                 

Total expenses

    1.59 %(f)        1.39      1.38      1.30      1.35      1.37
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    1.20 %(f)        1.25      1.23      1.23      1.32      1.32
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees(g)

    1.10 %(f)        1.10      1.10      1.12      1.27      1.28
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.80 %(f)        2.34      2.36      2.56      2.68      3.12
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 46       $ 45      $ 742      $ 807      $ 7,670      $ 7,762  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of year (000)

  $ 87,854       $ 88,529      $ 67,389      $ 60,785      $ 49,774      $ 18,711  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    32       43      43      34      20      22
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(d) 

Aggregate total return.

(e) 

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

   

Six Month Ended

12/31/2019

          2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  

Investments in underlying funds

    0.01             0.01      0.01      0.01      —       — 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(f) 

Annualized.

(g) 

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

80    2019 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund (continued)  
    Class K  
    Six Months Ended
12/31/19
(Unaudited)
          Year Ended
06/30/19
    

Period from

01/25/18 (a)

to 06/30/18

 
         

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.38       $ 11.31      $ 11.34  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.14         0.34        0.16  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.11         0.21        (0.05
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.25         0.55        0.11  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

        

From net investment income

    (0.15       (0.36      (0.14

From net realized gain

            (0.12       
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.15       (0.48      (0.14
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.48       $ 11.38      $ 11.31  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

        

Based on net asset value

    2.20 %(e)        5.01      1.02 %(e) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(f)

        

Total expenses

    0.59 %(g)        0.67      0.67 %(g)(h) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    0.55 %(g)        0.60      0.58 %(g) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees, and amortization of offering costs(i)

    0.45 %(g)        0.45      0.45 %(g) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.50 %(g)        3.05      3.42 %(g) 
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

        

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

  $ 5,860       $ 4,050      $ 2,611  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 87,854       $ 88,529      $ 67,389  
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    32       43      43
 

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) 

Where applicable, assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

(e) 

Aggregate total return.

(f) 

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

     Six Month Ended
12/31/19
            

Year Ended

06/30/19

    

Period from

01/25/18 (a)

to 06/30/18

 

Investments in underlying funds

          0.01               0.01            0.01
 

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

Offering costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 0.68%.

(i) 

Interest expense and fees relate to TOB Trusts. See Note 04 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      81  


Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust (the “Trust”) are each registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as open-end management investment companies. The Corporation is organized as a Maryland corporation. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The following are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually as a “Fund”:

 

Registrant Name   Fund Name    Herein Referred To As    Diversification
Classification

BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

  BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund    High Yield Municipal    Diversified

BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

  BlackRock National Municipal Fund    National Municipal    Diversified

BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc.

  BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund    Short-Term Municipal    Diversified

BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust

  BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund    New York Municipal    Diversified

Each Fund offers multiple classes of shares. All classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and are subject to the same terms and conditions, except that certain classes bear expenses related to the shareholder servicing and distribution of such shares. Institutional, Service and Class K Shares are sold only to certain eligible investors. Service, Investor A, Investor A1, Investor C and Investor C1 Shares bear certain expenses related to shareholder servicing of such shares, and Investor C and Investor C1 Shares also bear certain expenses related to the distribution of such shares. Investor A and Investor C Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Investor A1 and C1 Shares are only available for dividend and capital gain reinvestment by existing shareholders, and for purchase by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures (except that Investor C shareholders may vote on material changes to the Investor A Shares distribution and service plan).

 

Share Class   Initial Sales Charge      CDSC      Conversion Privilege  

Institutional, Service and Class K Shares

    No        No        None  

Investor A Shares

    Yes        No (a)       None  

Investor A1 Shares

    No (b)       No (c)       None  

Investor C Shares

    No        Yes (d)       To Investor A Shares after approximately 10 years  

Investor C1 Shares

    No        No (e)       To Investor A Shares after approximately 10 years (f) 

 

  (a) 

Investor A Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for certain redemptions where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase.

 
  (b) 

Investor A1 Shares are subject to a maximum sales charge on purchases of 1.00%. The sales charge does not apply to dividend and capital gain reinvestments by existing shareholders and new purchases for certain employer-sponsored retirement plans, which are currently the only investors who may invest in Investor A1 Shares.

 
  (c) 

Investor A1 Shares may be subject to CDSC for certain redemptions where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. However, the CDSC does not apply to redemptions by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans or to redemptions of shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains by existing shareholders.

 
  (d) 

A CDSC of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor C Shares made within one year after purchase.

 
  (e) 

A CDSC of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Investor C1 Shares made within one year after purchase. The CDSC does not apply to redemptions by certain employer-sponsored retirement plans or to redemptions of shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains by existing shareholders.

 
  (f) 

Effective on or about the close of business on February 24, 2020, all issued and outstanding Investor C1 Shares will be converted into Investor A Shares.

 

The Board of Directors of High Yield Municipal, National Municipal, Short-Term Municipal and the Board of Trustees of New York Municipal are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board of Directors” or the “Board,” and the directors/trustees thereof are collectively referred to throughout this report as “Directors”.

The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of non-index fixed-income mutual funds and all BlackRock-advised closed-end funds referred to as the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

On December 19, 2019, the Board of Directors of BlackRock Muni New York Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc. (the “Target Fund”) and the Board each approved the merger of the Target Fund, with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Municipal. The merger is expected to occur during the second quarter of 2020 subject to approval by the Target Fund’s shareholders.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities is recognized on an accrual basis. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) or certain borrowings (e.g., TOB Trust transactions) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments or borrowings. Doing so allows the investment or borrowings to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared monthly and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and made at least annually. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Deferred Compensation Plan: Under the Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) approved by the Board, effective January 1, 2019, the directors who are not “interested persons” of the Funds, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”), may defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex selected by the Independent Directors. This has the same economic effect for the Independent Directors as if the Independent Directors had invested the deferred amounts directly in certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

The Plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Fund, as applicable. Deferred compensation liabilities are included in the Directors’ and Officer’s fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and will remain as a liability of the Funds until such amounts are distributed in accordance with the Plan.

Recent Accounting Standards: The Funds have adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update 2017-08 to amend the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. Under the new standard, the Funds have changed the amortization period for the premium on certain purchased callable debt securities with non-contingent call features to the earliest call date. In accordance with the transition provisions of the standard, the Funds applied the amendments on a modified retrospective basis beginning with the fiscal period ended December 31, 2019. The adjusted cost basis of securities at June 30, 2019, are as follows:

 

BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund

  $   1,240,714,750

BlackRock National Municipal Fund

  11,378,731,073

BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund

  508,473,089

BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund

 

1,541,162,776

This change in accounting policy has been made to comply with the newly issued accounting standard and had no impact on accumulated earnings (loss) or the net asset value of the Funds.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund or its classes are charged to that Fund or the applicable class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses directly related to the Funds and other shared expenses prorated to the Funds are allocated daily to each class based on their relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: The Funds’ investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Funds determine the fair values of their financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Fixed-income securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third party pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more independent brokers or dealers as obtained from a third party pricing service. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless the Manager determines such method does not represent fair value.

 

   

Municipal investments (including commitments to purchase such investments on a “when-issued” basis) are valued on the basis of prices provided by dealers or pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments and information with respect to various relationships between investments.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at net asset value (“NAV”) each business day.

 

   

Futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price.

If events (e.g., a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investments, or in the event that the application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee will include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access

 

   

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

 

   

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

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investments and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Zero-Coupon Bonds: Zero-coupon bonds are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.

Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities: Certain funds may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. Settlement of such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the purchase or sale commitment is made. A fund may purchase securities under such conditions with the intention of actually acquiring them, but may enter into a separate agreement to sell the securities before the settlement date. Since the value of securities purchased may fluctuate prior to settlement, a fund may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, a fund is not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, a fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. In the event of default by the counterparty, a fund’s maximum amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions.

Municipal Bonds Transferred to TOB Trusts: Certain funds leverage their assets through the use of “TOB Trust” transactions. The funds transfer municipal bonds into a special purpose trust (a “TOB Trust”). A TOB Trust issues two classes of beneficial interests: short-term floating rate interests (“TOB Trust Certificates”), which are sold to third party investors, and residual inverse floating rate interests (“TOB Residuals”), which are issued to the participating funds that contributed the municipal bonds to the TOB Trust. The TOB Trust Certificates have interest rates that reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender such certificates to the TOB Trust for redemption at par and any accrued interest at each reset date. The TOB Residuals held by a fund provide the fund with the right to cause the holders of a proportional share of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates to the TOB Trust at par plus accrued interest. The funds may withdraw a corresponding share of the municipal bonds from the TOB Trust. Other funds managed by the investment adviser may also contribute municipal bonds to a TOB Trust into which a fund has contributed bonds. If multiple BlackRock-advised funds participate in the same TOB Trust, the economic rights and obligations under the TOB Residuals will be shared among the funds ratably in proportion to their participation in the TOB Trust.

TOB Trusts are supported by a liquidity facility provided by a third party bank or other financial institution (the “Liquidity Provider”) that allows the holders of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates in exchange for payment of par plus accrued interest on any business day. The tendered TOB Trust Certificates are remarketed by a Remarketing Agent. In the event of a failed remarketing, the TOB Trust may draw upon a loan from the Liquidity Provider to purchase the tendered TOB Trust Certificates. Any loans made by the Liquidity Provider will be secured by the purchased TOB Trust Certificates held by the TOB Trust and will be subject to an increased interest rate based on number of days the loan is outstanding.

The TOB Trust may be collapsed without the consent of a fund, upon the occurrence of a termination event, as defined in the TOB Trust agreement. Upon the occurrence of a termination event, a TOB Trust would be liquidated with the proceeds applied first to any accrued fees owed to the trustee of the TOB Trust, the Remarketing Agent and the Liquidity Provider. Upon certain termination events, TOB Trust Certificates holders will be paid before the TOB Residuals holders (i.e., the Funds) whereas in other termination events, TOB Trust Certificates holders and TOB Residuals holders will be paid pro rata.

While a fund’s investment policies and restrictions expressly permit investments in inverse floating rate securities, such as TOB Residuals, they restrict the ability of a fund to borrow money for purposes of making investments. Each fund’s transfer of the municipal bonds to a TOB Trust is considered a secured borrowing for financial reporting

 

 

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purposes. The cash received by the TOB Trust from the sale of the TOB Trust Certificates, less certain transaction expenses, is paid to a fund. A fund typically invests the cash received in additional municipal bonds.

Accounting for TOB Trusts: The municipal bonds deposited into a TOB Trust are presented in a fund’s Schedule of Investments and the TOB Trust Certificates are shown in Other Liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Any loans drawn by the TOB Trust pursuant to the liquidity facility to purchase tendered TOB Trust Certificates are shown as Loan for TOB Trust Certificates. The carrying amount of a fund’s payable to the holder of the TOB Trust Certificates or the Liquidity Provider, as reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as TOB Trust Certificates or Loan for TOB Trust Certificates, approximates its fair value.

Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts, from the underlying municipal bonds is recorded by a fund on an accrual basis. Interest expense incurred on the TOB Trust transaction and other expenses related to remarketing, administration, trustee, liquidity and other services to a TOB Trust are shown as interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. Fees paid upon creation of the TOB Trust are recorded as debt issuance costs and are amortized to interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations to the expected maturity of the TOB Trust. In connection with the restructurings of the TOB Trusts to non-bank sponsored TOB Trusts, a fund incurred non-recurring, legal and restructuring fees, which are recorded as interest expense, fees and amortization of deferred offering costs in the Statements of Operations.

Amounts recorded within interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations are:

 

     Interest
Expense
     Liquidity
Fees
     Other
Expenses
     Total  

High Yield Municipal

  $ 511,617      $ 168,503      $ 48,210      $ 728,330  

National Municipal

    2,197,502        632,301        193,839        3,023,642  

New York Municipal

    590,385        190,988        52,120        833,493  

For the six months ended December 31, 2019, the following table is a summary of each Fund’s TOB Trusts:

 

     Underlying
Municipal Bonds
Transferred to
TOB Trusts
 (a)
     Liability for
TOB Trust
Certificates
 (b)
    

Range of
Interest Rates
on TOB Trust
Certificates at

Period End

     Average
TOB Trust
Certificates
Outstanding
     Daily Weighted
Average Rate
of Interest and
Other Expenses
on TOB Trusts
 

High Yield Municipal

  $ 154,856,998      $ 88,110,547        1.85% — 1.59%      $ 75,857,504        1.91

National Municipal

    779,412,998        324,359,972        1.74% — 1.63%        324,359,972        1.86  

New York Municipal

    175,339,675        87,854,499        1.72% — 1.63%        87,858,167        1.89  

 

  (a) 

The municipal bonds transferred to a TOB Trust are generally high grade municipal bonds. In certain cases, when municipal bonds transferred are lower grade municipal bonds, the TOB Trust transaction may include a credit enhancement feature that provides for the timely payment of principal and interest on the bonds to the TOB Trust by a credit enhancement provider in the event of default of the municipal bond. The TOB Trust would be responsible for the payment of the credit enhancement fee and the funds, as a TOB Residuals holder, would be responsible for reimbursement of any payments of principal and interest made by the credit enhancement provider. The maximum potential amounts owed by the funds, for such reimbursements, as applicable, are included in the maximum potential amounts disclosed for recourse TOB Trusts.

 
  (b) 

TOB Trusts may be structured on a non-recourse or recourse basis. When a Fund invests in TOB Trusts on a non-recourse basis, the Liquidity Provider may be required to make a payment under the liquidity facility to allow the TOB Trust to repurchase TOB Trust Certificates. The Liquidity Provider will be reimbursed from the liquidation of bonds held in the TOB Trust. If a fund invests in a TOB Trust on a recourse basis, a fund enters into a reimbursement agreement with the Liquidity Provider where a fund is required to reimburse the Liquidity Provider for any shortfall between the amount paid by the Liquidity Provider and proceeds received from liquidation of municipal bonds held in the TOB Trust (the “Liquidation Shortfall”). As a result, if a fund invests in a recourse TOB Trust, a fund will bear the risk of loss with respect to any Liquidation Shortfall. If multiple funds participate in any such TOB Trust, these losses will be shared ratably, including the maximum potential amounts owed by a fund at December 31, 2019, in proportion to their participation in the TOB Trust. The recourse TOB Trusts are identified in the Schedules of Investments including the maximum potential amounts owed by a fund December 31, 2019.

 

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and/or to manage their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedules of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”).

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of

 

 

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Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory: The Corporation and the Trust, on behalf of the applicable Funds, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), to provide investment advisory services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund.

For such services, each Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to the following percentages of the average daily value of each Fund’s net assets.

High Yield Municipal and New York Municipal:

 

Average Daily Net Assets   Investment
Advisory Fee
 

First $1 Billion

    0.470

$1 Billion — $3 Billion

    0.440  

$3 Billion — $5 Billion

    0.420  

$5 Billion — $10 Billion

    0.410  

Greater than $10 Billion

    0.400  

National Municipal and Short-Term Municipal:

 

     Rate of Investment
Advisory Fee
 
Aggregate of Average Daily Net Assets of the Two Combined Funds (a)   National
Municipal
     Short-Term
Municipal
 

First $250 Million

    0.410      0.360

$250 Million — $400 Million

    0.385        0.340  

$400 Million — $550 Million

    0.385        0.320  

Greater than $550 Million

    0.385        0.290  

 

  (a) 

The portion of the assets of a Fund to which the rate of each breakpoint level applies will be determined on a “uniform percentage” basis. The uniform percentage applicable to a breakpoint level is determined by dividing the amount of the aggregate average daily net assets of the two combined Funds that falls within that breakpoint level by the aggregate average daily net assets of the two combined Funds. The amount of the fee for a Fund at each breakpoint level is determined by multiplying the average daily net assets of that Fund by the uniform percentage applicable to that breakpoint level and multiplying the product by the advisory fee rate.

 

Service and Distribution Fees: The Corporation and the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, entered into a Distribution Agreement and a Distribution and Service Plan with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. Pursuant to the Distribution and Service Plan and in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, each Fund pays BRIL ongoing service and distribution fees. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates based upon the average daily net assets of the relevant share class of each Fund as follows:

 

     Service Fees  
     High Yield
Municipal
     National
Municipal
     Short-Term
Municipal
     New York
Municipal
 

Service

    N/A        0.25      N/A        N/A  

Investor A

    0.25      0.25        0.25      0.25

Investor A1

    N/A        N/A        0.10        0.10  

Investor C

    0.25        0.25        0.25        0.25  

Investor C1

    N/A        0.25        N/A        0.25  
          
     Distribution Fees  
    

High Yield

Municipal

    

National

Municipal

    

Short-Term

Municipal

    

New York

Municipal

 

Investor C

    0.75      0.75      0.75      0.75

Investor C1

    N/A        0.55        N/A        0.35  

BRIL and broker-dealers, pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, provide shareholder servicing and distribution services to the Funds. The ongoing service and/or distribution fee compensates BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing and/or distribution related services to shareholders.

For the six months ended December 31, 2019, the following table shows the class specific service and distribution fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:

 

     Service      Investor A      Investor A1      Investor C      Investor C1      Total  

High Yield Municipal

  $      $ 492,168      $      $ 323,796      $      $ 815,964  

National Municipal

    4,205        4,403,383               1,307,680        3,117        5,718,385  

Short-Term Municipal

           139,033        7,646        67,422               214,101  

New York Municipal

           898,492        51,389        631,763        138        1,581,782  

 

 

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Transfer Agent: Pursuant to written agreements, certain financial intermediaries, some of which may be affiliates, provide the Funds with sub-accounting, recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency and other administrative services with respect to servicing of underlying investor accounts. For these services, these entities receive an asset-based fee or an annual fee per shareholder account, which will vary depending on share class and/or net assets. For the six months ended December 31, 2019, the Funds paid the following amounts to affiliates of BlackRock in return for these services, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations.

 

     Institutional      Investor A      Total  

National Municipal

  $ 322,876      $ 17      $ 322,893  

Short-Term Municipal

    50,231               50,231  

New York Municipal

    4               4  

The Manager maintains a call center that is responsible for providing certain shareholder services to the Funds. Shareholder services include responding to inquiries and processing purchases and sales based upon instructions from shareholders. For the six months ended December 31, 2019, each Fund reimbursed the Manager the following amounts for costs incurred in running the call center, which are included in transfer agent — class specific in the Statements of Operations:

 

     Institutional      Service      Investor A      Investor A1      Investor C      Investor C1      Class K      Total  

High Yield Municipal

  $ 729      $      $ 1,093      $      $ 367      $      $ 64      $ 2,253  

National Municipal

    17,899        19        7,838               915        38        5,307        32,016  

Short-Term Municipal

    735               310        69        62               6        1,182  

New York Municipal

    732               1,096        976        428        6        6        3,244  

For the six months ended December 31, 2019, the following table shows the class specific transfer agent fees borne directly by each share class of each Fund:

 

     Institutional      Service      Investor A      Investor A1      Investor C      Investor C1      Class K      Total  

High Yield Municipal

  $ 156,775      $      $ 79,493      $      $ 19,114      $      $ 1,309      $ 256,691  

National Municipal

    1,682,413        719        1,799,257               73,553        761        107,373        3,664,076  

Short-Term Municipal

    178,082               23,186        3,805        4,769               244        210,086  

New York Municipal

    219,664               176,403        24,341        32,866        94        129        453,497  

Other Fees: For the six months ended December 31, 2019, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of each Fund’s Investor A Shares as follows:

 

    

High Yield

Municipal

    

National

Municipal

    

Short-Term

Municipal

    

New York

Municipal

 

Investor A

  $ 13,914      $ 48,719      $ 1,148      $ 11,478  

For the six months ended December 31, 2019, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:

 

    

High Yield

Municipal

    

National

Municipal

    

Short-Term

Municipal

    

New York

Municipal

 

Investor A

  $ 26,732      $ 52,366      $ 5,372      $ 33,136  

Investor C

    6,033        8,237        81        13,582  

Expense Limitations, Waivers, Reimbursements and Recoupments: With respect to each Fund, the Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”). The amount of waivers and/or reimbursements of fees and expenses made pursuant to the expense limitation described below will be reduced by the amount of the affiliated money market fund waiver. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2019, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

     High Yield
Municipal
    

National

Municipal

    

Short-Term

Municipal

    

New York

Municipal

 

Amounts waived

  $ 31,008      $ 353,108      $ 51      $ 7,405  

The Manager has contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of each Fund’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through October 31, 2020. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Directors or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations.

For the six months ended December 31, 2019, the amounts waived in investment advisory fees pursuant to these arrangements were as follows:

 

     National
Municipal
 

Amounts waived

  $ 489,560  

 

 

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For the six months ended December 31, 2019, the Funds reimbursed the Manager for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services in the Statements of Operations. The reimbursements were as follows:

 

    

High Yield

Municipal

    

National

Municipal

    

Short-Term

Municipal

    

New York

Municipal

 

Amounts reimbursed

  $ 6,557      $ 63,841      $ 3,201      $ 8,386  

With respect to each Fund, the Manager contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit expenses, excluding interest expense, dividend expense, tax expense, acquired fund fees and expenses, and certain other fund expenses, which constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of each Fund’s business (“expense limitation”). The expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:

 

Share Class  

High Yield

Municipal

    

National

Municipal

    

Short-Term

Municipal

     New York
Municipal
 

Institutional

    0.54      0.43      0.36      0.50

Service

    N/A        0.68        N/A        N/A  

Investor A

    0.79        0.68        0.61        0.75  

Investor A1

    N/A        N/A        0.46        0.60  

Investor C

    1.54        1.43        1.36        1.50  

Investor C1

    N/A        1.23        N/A        1.10  

Class K

    0.49        0.38        0.31        0.45  

The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual expense limitation through October 31, 2020 for High Yield Municipal, National Municipal and Short-Term Municipal and through October 31, 2021 for New York Municipal, unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. For the six months ended December 31, 2019, the Manager waived and/or reimbursed the following amounts, which is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations.

 

    

High Yield

Municipal

    

National

Municipal

    

Short-Term

Municipal

    

New York

Municipal

 

Amounts waived and/or reimbursed

  $ 102,672      $ 891,799      $ 142,688      $ 369,303  

These amounts waived and/or reimbursed are included in transfer agent fees waived — class specific in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended December 31, 2019, class specific expense waivers and/or reimbursements are as follows:

 

     Institutional      Service      Investor A      Investor A1      Investor C      Investor C1      Class K      Total  

High Yield Municipal

  $      $      $      $      $ 2,924      $      $ 1,309      $ 4,233  

National Municipal

    613,519        13        918,581               8,169        566        107,372        1,648,220  

Short-Term Municipal

    89,167               1        16        1,398               244        90,826  

New York Municipal

    19,579               1,325        5        1,278        81        129        22,397  

With respect to the contractual expense limitation, if during New York Municipal’s fiscal year the operating expenses of a share class, that at any time during the prior two fiscal years received a waiver and/or reimbursement from the Manager, are less than the current expense limitation for that share class, the Manager is entitled to be reimbursed by such share class up to the lesser of: (a) the amount of fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed during those prior two fiscal years under the agreement and (b) an amount not to exceed either the current expense limitation of that share class or the expense limitation of the share class in effect at the time that the share class received the applicable waiver and/or reimbursement, provided that:

(1) the Fund, of which the share class is a part, has more than $50 million in assets for the fiscal year, and

(2) the Manager or an affiliate continues to serve as the Fund’s investment adviser or administrator.

This repayment applies only to the contractual expense limitation on net expenses and does not apply to the contractual investment advisory fee waiver described above or any voluntary waivers that may be in effect from time to time. Effective December 1, 2019, the repayment arrangement between the Fund and the Manager pursuant to which such Fund may be required to repay amounts waived and/or reimbursed under the Fund’s contractual caps on net expenses was terminated.

For the six months ended December 31, 2019, the Manager recouped the following fund level and class specific waivers and/or reimbursements previously recorded by New York Municipal:

 

Investor A

  $ 4,918  

Investor A1

    1,558  

 

 

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The following fund level and class specific waivers and/or reimbursements previously recorded by the Fund, which were subject to recoupment by the Manager, expired on December 1, 2019:

 

    

New York

Municipal

 

Fund level

  $ 1,510,506  

Institutional

    188,519  

Investor A

    141,548  

Investor A1

    26,130  

Investor C

    49,165  

Investor C1

    1,037  

Class K

    432  

Interfund Lending: In accordance with an exemptive order (the “Order”) from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), each Fund may participate in a joint lending and borrowing facility for temporary purposes (the “Interfund Lending Program”), subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Order, and to the extent permitted by each Fund’s investment policies and restrictions. National Municipal, Short-Term Municipal and New York Municipal are currently permitted to borrow under the Interfund Lending Program. High Yield Municipal is currently permitted to borrow and lend under the Interfund Lending Program.

A lending BlackRock fund may lend in aggregate up to 15% of its net assets, but may not lend more than 5% of its net assets to any one borrowing fund through the Interfund Lending Program. A borrowing BlackRock fund may not borrow through the Interfund Lending Program or from any other source more than 33 1/3% of its total assets (or any lower threshold provided for by the fund’s investment restrictions). If a borrowing BlackRock fund’s total outstanding borrowings exceed 10% of its total assets, each of its outstanding interfund loans will be subject to collateralization of at least 102% of the outstanding principal value of the loan. All interfund loans are for temporary or emergency purposes and the interest rate to be charged will be the average of the highest current overnight repurchase agreement rate available to a lending fund and the bank loan rate, as calculated according to a formula established by the Board.

During the six months ended December 31, 2019, the Funds did not participate in the Interfund Lending Program.

Directors and Officers: Certain directors and/or officers of the Funds are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Directors and Officer in the Statements of Operations.

Other Transactions: The Funds may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common directors. For the six months ended December 31, 2019, the purchase and sale transactions and any net realized gains (losses) with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales      Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

Short-Term Municipal

  $ 18,059,402      $ 36,193,553      $  

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended December 31, 2019, purchases and sales of investments and excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

    

High Yield

Municipal

    

National

Municipal

    

Short-Term

Municipal

    

New York

Municipal

 

Purchases

  $ 305,721,177      $ 4,338,546,464      $ 268,609,040      $ 935,288,644  

Sales

    64,831,629        2,899,144,159        263,851,425        566,263,768  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Each Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for each of the four years ended June 30, 2019. The statutes of limitations on each Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of December 31, 2019, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

As of June 30, 2019, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

High Yield

Municipal

           

National

Municipal

       

Short-Term

Municipal

           

New York

Municipal

$ 7,978,464              $4,280,520        $ 1,991,045              $—

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

As of December 31, 2019, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     High Yield
Municipal
   

National

Municipal

   

Short-Term

Municipal

   

New York

Municipal

 

Tax cost

  $ 1,296,675,008     $ 12,339,865,406     $ 518,255,633     $ 1,777,781,839  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 91,926,413     $ 507,201,775     $ 3,818,380     $ 105,593,140  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (3,514,653     (2,899,966     (24,575     (1,794,889
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 88,411,760     $ 504,301,809     $ 3,793,805     $ 103,798,251  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

9.

BANK BORROWINGS

The Corporation and the Trust, on behalf of the Funds, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a 364-day, $2.25 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders. Under this agreement, the Funds may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain individual funds, the Participating Funds, including the Funds, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.75 billion at any time outstanding, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.10% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) one-month LIBOR (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. The agreement expires in April 2020 unless extended or renewed. Prior to April 18, 2019, Participating Funds paid an upfront commitment fee of 0.02% on the total commitment amounts, in addition to administration, legal and arrangement fees, which are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statements of Operations. These fees were allocated among such funds based upon portions of the aggregate commitment available to them and relative net assets of Participating Funds. During the six months ended December 31, 2019, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.

 

10.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

Many municipalities insure repayment of their bonds, which may reduce the potential for loss due to credit risk. The market value of these bonds may fluctuate for other reasons, including market perception of the value of such insurance, and there is no guarantee that the insurer will meet its obligation.

Inventories of municipal bonds held by brokers and dealers may decrease, which would lessen their ability to make a market in these securities. Such a reduction in market making capacity could potentially decrease a Fund’s ability to buy or sell bonds. As a result, a Fund may sell a security at a lower price, sell other securities to raise cash, or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative impact on performance. If a Fund needed to sell large blocks of bonds, those sales could further reduce the bonds’ prices and impact performance.

In the normal course of business, certain Funds invest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Each Fund’s prospectus provides details of the risks to which each Fund is subject.

Each Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force each Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Fund’s portfolio will decline if each Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.

The Funds may hold a significant amount of bonds subject to calls by the issuers at defined dates and prices. When bonds are called by issuers and the Funds reinvest the proceeds received, such investments may be in securities with lower yields than the bonds originally held, and correspondingly, could adversely impact the yield and total return performance of a Fund.

A Fund structures and “sponsors” the TOB Trusts in which it holds TOB Residuals and has certain duties and responsibilities, which may give rise to certain additional risks including, but not limited to, compliance, securities law and operational risks.

Should short-term interest rates rise, the Funds’ investments in the TOB Trusts may adversely affect the Funds’ net investment income and dividends to shareholders. Also, fluctuations in the market value of municipal bonds deposited into the TOB Trust may adversely affect the Funds’ NAVs per share.

The SEC and various federal banking and housing agencies have adopted credit risk retention rules for securitizations (the “Risk Retention Rules”). The Risk Retention Rules would require the sponsor of a TOB Trust to retain at least 5% of the credit risk of the underlying assets supporting the TOB Trust’s municipal bonds. The Risk Retention Rules may adversely affect the Funds’ ability to engage in TOB Trust transactions or increase the costs of such transactions in certain circumstances.

TOB Trusts constitute an important component of the municipal bond market. Any modifications or changes to rules governing TOB Trusts may adversely impact the municipal market and the Funds, including through reduced demand for and liquidity of municipal bonds and increased financing costs for municipal issuers. The ultimate impact of any potential modifications on the TOB Trust market and the overall municipal market is not yet certain.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: New York Municipal invests a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single state or limited number of states. This may subject the Fund to the risk that economic, political or social issues impacting a particular state or group of states could have an adverse and disproportionate impact on the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific states or U.S. territories are presented in the Schedules of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.

 

11.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
12/31/19
    Year Ended
06/30/19
 
High Yield Municipal   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Institutional

       

Shares sold

    13,629,821     $ 136,511,603       48,011,453     $ 461,847,724  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    870,961       8,725,407       1,620,626       15,585,537  

Shares redeemed

    (11,466,069     (114,680,084     (27,976,963     (267,100,777
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    3,034,713     $ 30,556,926       21,655,116     $ 210,332,484  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A

       

Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares

    12,476,744     $ 124,562,720       22,894,734     $ 219,950,419  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    601,189       6,008,290       887,544       8,523,497  

Shares redeemed

    (5,959,980     (59,449,698     (11,899,024     (114,529,735
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    7,117,953     $ 71,121,312       11,883,254     $ 113,944,181  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor C

       

Shares sold

    757,095     $ 7,577,760       1,496,023     $ 14,399,553  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    72,012       721,653       157,978       1,517,839  

Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

    (853,963     (8,572,571     (1,399,302     (13,416,354
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (24,856   $ (273,158     254,699     $ 2,501,038  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class K

 

Shares sold

    2,425,313     $ 24,264,977       4,275,533     $ 40,978,269  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    95,203       953,718       85,102       823,157  

Shares redeemed

    (444,611     (4,449,512     (621,600     (5,951,810
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    2,075,905     $ 20,769,183       3,739,035     $ 35,849,616  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

    12,203,715     $ 122,174,263       37,532,104     $ 362,627,319  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS      91  


Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

     Six Months Ended
12/31/19
    Year Ended
06/30/19
 
National Municipal   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Institutional

       

Shares sold

    65,488,756     $ 729,546,901       188,451,216     $ 2,026,151,563  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    3,949,306       44,019,408       7,085,986       76,464,035  

Shares redeemed

    (34,842,790     (388,138,701     (109,052,729     (1,168,365,423
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    34,595,272     $ 385,427,608       86,484,473     $ 934,250,175  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Service

       

Shares sold

    55,150     $ 612,891       150,560     $ 1,630,387  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    3,296       36,725       6,653       71,692  

Shares redeemed

    (30,466     (340,382     (80,313     (868,977
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    27,980     $ 309,234       76,900     $ 833,102  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A

       

Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares

    70,994,504     $ 791,400,081       151,420,934     $ 1,628,555,380  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    3,585,308       39,997,534       6,507,823       70,237,861  

Shares redeemed

    (21,001,695     (234,288,395     (119,328,783     (1,272,116,947
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    53,578,117     $ 597,109,220       38,599,974     $ 426,676,294  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor C

       

Shares sold

    2,002,644     $ 22,339,104       2,598,767     $ 28,041,603  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    162,735       1,815,482       462,217       4,980,232  

Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

    (3,817,920     (42,645,313     (8,959,360     (96,096,764
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,652,541   $ (18,490,727     (5,898,376   $ (63,074,929
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor C1

       

Shares sold

        $           $  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    627       6,996       8,384       89,720  

Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

    (18,985     (212,843     (832,956     (8,780,921
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (18,358   $ (205,847     (824,572   $ (8,691,201
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class K

       

Shares sold

    64,894,330     $ 723,089,360       120,493,941     $ 1,297,927,285  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    4,629,759       51,642,528       8,792,756       94,880,796  

Shares redeemed

    (21,438,418     (239,114,300     (70,834,100     (759,716,875
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    48,085,671     $ 535,617,588       58,452,597     $ 633,091,206  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

    134,616,141     $ 1,499,767,076       176,890,996     $ 1,923,084,647  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

     Six Months Ended
12/31/19
    Year Ended
06/30/19
 
Short-Term Municipal   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Institutional

       

Shares sold

    6,275,004     $ 63,751,076       18,889,236     $ 190,552,798  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    169,607       1,722,631       325,127       3,284,798  

Shares redeemed

    (5,711,762     (58,010,697     (20,433,975     (206,341,841
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    732,849     $ 7,463,010       (1,219,612   $ (12,504,245
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A

       

Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares

    4,874,618     $ 49,541,424       10,970,470     $ 110,675,814  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    64,853       659,112       107,841       1,090,475  

Shares redeemed

    (3,344,580     (33,989,964     (6,392,962     (64,591,801
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    1,594,891     $ 16,210,572       4,685,349     $ 47,174,488  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A1

       

Shares sold

    1     $ 14       2,532     $ 25,526  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    6,894       70,086       15,609       157,768  

Shares redeemed

    (98,085     (996,035     (209,463     (2,115,381
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (91,190   $ (925,935     (191,322   $ (1,932,087
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor C

       

Shares sold

    104,016     $ 1,029,728       760,258     $ 7,461,958  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    2,875       28,451       8,275       81,469  

Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

    (448,943     (4,444,285     (921,298     (9,058,346
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (342,052   $ (3,386,106     (152,765   $ (1,514,919
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class K

       

Shares sold

    196,835     $ 1,998,669       318,214     $ 3,209,234  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    4,976       50,538       12,447       125,727  

Shares redeemed

    (248,371     (2,523,908     (263,303     (2,661,819
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (46,560   $ (474,701     67,358     $ 673,142  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

    1,847,938     $ 18,886,840       3,189,008     $ 31,896,379  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS      93  


Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited) (continued)

 

     Six Months Ended
12/31/19
    Year Ended
06/30/19
 
New York Municipal   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Institutional

 

Shares sold

    13,461,673     $ 154,181,860       37,686,537     $ 422,080,397  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    781,728       8,957,130       1,842,502       20,591,971  

Shares redeemed

    (4,878,826     (55,823,378     (15,333,041     (171,156,084
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    9,364,575     $ 107,315,612       24,195,998     $ 271,516,284  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A

       

Shares sold and automatic conversion of shares

    19,539,842     $ 223,905,228       29,574,914     $ 332,533,178  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    681,146       7,807,722       1,436,214       16,061,476  

Shares redeemed

    (3,674,971     (42,113,561     (9,551,713     (106,793,932
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    16,546,017     $ 189,599,389       21,459,415     $ 241,800,722  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor A1

       

Shares sold

    9     $ 111       469     $ 5,098  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    75,969       870,744       269,651       3,013,078  

Shares redeemed

    (303,320     (3,477,426     (702,560     (7,875,876
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (227,342   $ (2,606,571     (432,440   $ (4,857,700
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor C

       

Shares sold

    1,839,780     $ 21,076,558       3,432,261     $ 38,523,222  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    79,496       910,877       275,581       3,074,564  

Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

    (1,129,146     (12,943,873     (1,945,764     (21,792,181
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    790,130     $ 9,043,562       1,762,078     $ 19,805,605  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor C1

       

Shares sold

        $           $  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    39       448       630       7,292  

Shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

    (1     (11     (62,227     (691,989
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    38     $ 437       (61,597   $ (684,697
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class K

     

Shares sold

    208,608     $ 2,390,136       259,366     $ 2,928,443  

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

    4,731       54,208       11,592       129,378  

Shares redeemed

    (58,622     (672,248     (145,892     (1,625,909
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    154,717     $ 1,772,096       125,066     $ 1,431,912  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

    26,628,138     $ 305,124,525       47,048,520     $ 529,012,126  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2019, shares owned by BlackRock HoldCo. 2, Inc., an affiliate of the Funds, were as follows:

 

     Class K  

High Yield Municipal

    20,951  

New York Municipal

    17,732  

 

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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Statement Regarding Liquidity Risk Management Program

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”) to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders.

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of BlackRock Municipal Bond Fund, Inc., on behalf of BlackRock High Yield Municipal Fund, BlackRock National Municipal Fund, BlackRock Short-Term Municipal Fund and the board of BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust, on behalf of BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund, met on November 14-15, 2019 (the “Meeting”) to review the liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) applicable to the BlackRock open-end funds, excluding money market funds (each, a “Fund”), pursuant to the Liquidity Rule. The Board has appointed BlackRock Advisors, LLC or BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BlackRock”), each an investment adviser to certain Funds, as the program administrator for each Fund’s Program, as applicable. BlackRock has delegated oversight of the Program to the 40 Act Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”). At the Meeting, the Committee, on behalf of BlackRock, provided the Board with a report that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation, including the operation of each Fund’s Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”) where applicable, and any material changes to the Program (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from December 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The Report described the Program’s liquidity classification methodology for categorizing a Fund’s investments (including derivative transactions) into one of four liquidity buckets. It also described BlackRock’s methodology in establishing a Fund’s HLIM and noted that the Committee reviews and ratifies the HLIM assigned to each Fund no less frequently than annually.

The Report noted that the Program complied with the key factors for consideration under the Liquidity Rule for assessing, managing and periodically reviewing a Fund’s liquidity risk, as follows:

A. The Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions: During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether each Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end fund structure with a focus on Funds with more significant and consistent holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. The Committee also factored a Fund’s concentration in an issuer into the liquidity classification methodology by taking issuer position sizes into account. Where a Fund participated in borrowings for investment purposes (such as tender option bonds and reverse repurchase agreements), such borrowings were factored into the Program’s calculation of a Fund’s liquidity bucketing. Derivative exposure was also considered in such calculation.

B. Short-term and long-term cash flow projections during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions: During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed historical net redemption activity and used this information as a component to establish each Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size (“RATS”). Each Fund has adopted an in-kind redemption policy which may be utilized to meet larger redemption requests. The Committee may also take into consideration a Fund’s shareholder ownership concentration (which, depending on product type and distribution channel, may or may not be available), a Fund’s distribution channels, and the degree of certainty associated with a Fund’s short-term and long-term cash flow projections.

C. Holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements: The Committee considered the terms of the credit facility applicable to the Funds, the financial health of the institution providing the facility and the fact that the credit facility is shared among multiple Funds (including that a portion of the aggregate commitment amount is specifically designated for BlackRock Floating Rate Income Portfolio and BlackRock Credit Strategies Income Fund, each a series of BlackRock Funds V). The Committee also considered other types of borrowing available to the Funds, such as the ability to use reverse repurchase agreements and interfund lending, as applicable.

There were no material changes to the Program during the Program Reporting Period. The Report provided to the Board stated that the Committee concluded that based on the operation of the functions, as described in the Report, the Program is operating as intended and is effective in implementing the requirements of the Liquidity Rule.

 

 

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Director and Officer Information

 

Richard E. Cavanagh, Co-Chair of the Board and Director

Karen P. Robards, Co-Chair of the Board and Director

Michael J. Castellano, Director

Cynthia L. Egan, Director

Frank J. Fabozzi, Director

Henry Gabbay, Director

R. Glenn Hubbard, Director

W. Carl Kester, Director

Catherine A. Lynch, Director

Robert Fairbairn, Director

John M. Perlowski, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

Jennifer McGovern, Vice President

Neal J. Andrews, Chief Financial Officer

Jay M. Fife, Treasurer

Charles Park, Chief Compliance Officer

Lisa Belle, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

Janey Ahn, Secretary

 

Effective September 4, 2019, Janey Ahn replaced Benjamin Archibald as the Secretary of the Corporation/Trust.

Effective September 5, 2019, Lisa Belle replaced John MacKessy as the Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of the Corporation/Trust.

Effective February 19, 2020, Henry Gabbay resigned as a Director of the Fund.

Further information about each Fund’s Directors and Officers is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

 

Investment Adviser

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

Accounting Agent and Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

Wilmington, DE 19809

Distributor

BlackRock Investments, LLC

New York, NY 10022

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, MA 02116

Legal Counsel

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

New York, NY 10019

Address of the Funds

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

 

 

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Additional Information

 

General Information

Effective September 26, 2016, BlackRock implemented a new methodology for calculating “effective duration” for BlackRock’s municipal bond portfolios. The new methodology replaces the model previously used by BlackRock to evaluate municipal bond duration and is a common indicator of an investment’s sensitivity to interest rate movements. The new methodology is applied to each Fund’s duration reported for periods after September 26, 2016.

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Funds, including each Fund’s effective duration and additional information about the new methodology may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at blackrock.com. Any reference to BlackRock’s website in this report is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.

Householding

The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, 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 call the Funds at (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT, and for reporting periods ended prior to March 31, 2019, filed such information on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT and N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available upon request and without charge (1) by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) at blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at blackrock.com; or by calling (800) 441-7762; and (2) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Family

BlackRock offers a diverse lineup of open-end mutual funds crossing all investment styles and managed by experts in equity, fixed income and tax-exempt investing. Visit blackrock.com for more information.

Shareholder Privileges

Account Information

Call us at (800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM ET on any business day to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also visit blackrock.com for more information.

Automatic Investment Plans

Investor class shareholders who want to invest regularly can arrange to have $50 or more automatically deducted from their checking or savings account and invested in any of the BlackRock funds.

Systematic Withdrawal Plans

Investor class shareholders can establish a systematic withdrawal plan and receive periodic payments of $50 or more from their BlackRock funds, as long as their account balance is at least $10,000.

Retirement Plans

Shareholders may make investments in conjunction with Traditional, Rollover, Roth, Coverdell, Simple IRAs, SEP IRAs and 403(b) Plans.

 

 

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Additional Information  (continued)

 

BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report  

 

Portfolio Abbreviations
ACA    American Capital Access Holding Ltd.
AGC    Assured Guarantee Corp.
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
AMT    Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)
ARB    Airport Revenue Bonds
BAM    Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
BARB    Building Aid Revenue Bonds
BHAC    Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
CAB    Capital Appreciation Bonds
COP    Certificates of Participation
EDA    Economic Development Authority
EDC    Economic Development Corp.
ERB    Education Revenue Bonds
ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund
FHA    Federal Housing Administration
GARB    General Airport Revenue Bonds
GO    General Obligation Bonds
HFA    Housing Finance Agency
IDA    Industrial Development Authority
IDB    Industrial Development Board
LOC    Letter of Credit
LRB    Lease Revenue Bonds
M/F    Multi-Family
MRB    Mortgage Revenue Bonds
NPFGC    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
PILOT    Payment in Lieu of Taxes
PSF-GTD    Permanent School Fund Guaranteed
RB    Revenue Bonds
SBPA    Stand-by Bond Purchase Agreements
SONYMA    State of New York Mortgage Agency
VRDN    Variable Rate Demand Notes
 

 

 

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This report is intended for current holders. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of a Fund unless preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

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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 New York Municipal Opportunities Fund of BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust

 

  By:       /s/ John M. Perlowski                            
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund of BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust

  Date: March 6, 2020

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

  By:       /s/ John M. Perlowski                            
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund of BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust

  Date: March 6, 2020

 

  By:       /s/ Neal J. Andrews                            
  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
  BlackRock New York Municipal Opportunities Fund of BlackRock Multi-State Municipal Series Trust

  Date: March 6, 2020

 

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