0001752724-19-084815.txt : 20190729 0001752724-19-084815.hdr.sgml : 20190729 20190729171601 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-084815 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-EX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190531 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190729 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FUND, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001051003 IRS NUMBER: 223564108 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: NPORT-EX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-08603 FILM NUMBER: 19982305 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-441-7762 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BLACKROCK DEBT STRATEGIES FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070611 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DEBT STRATEGIES FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030428 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DEBT STRATEGIES FUND II INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19971208 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-078024 NPORT-EX 1 NPORT_5746897396419130.htm EX-DSU

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security       

    

Shares

    Value  

Common Stocks — 0.5%

 

Chemicals — 0.2%  

GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc.(a)(b)

      4,684,174     $ 1,171,043  

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

      26       1,931  
     

 

 

 
        1,172,974  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%  

Kcad Holdings I Ltd.(a)(b)

      1,075,282,733       1,483,891  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Management Services — 0.0%  

New Millennium HoldCo, Inc.(b)

      10,718       161  
     

 

 

 
Interactive Media & Services — 0.0%  

New Holdings LLC(a)

      252       88,199  
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.0%  

Adelphia Communications Corp.,
Class A(a)(b)(c)

      400,000       4  

Adelphia Recovery Trust(b)

      396,568       1,190  
     

 

 

 
        1,194  
Metals & Mining — 0.0%  

Ameriforge Group, Inc.

      1,664       94,847  

Preferred Proppants LLC(a)

      7,288       32,797  

Project Investor Holding LLC(a)

      7,288        
     

 

 

 
        127,644  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0%  

SunPower Corp.(b)

      1,707       12,734  
     

 

 

 
Software — 0.0%  

Avaya Holdings Corp.(b)

      37       465  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 0.5%
(Cost — $21,355,808)

 

    2,887,262  
     

 

 

 
          Par
(000)
        

Corporate Bonds — 31.9%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 1.7%  

Arconic, Inc., 5.13%, 10/01/24

  USD     753       765,214  

BBA US Holdings, Inc.,
5.38%, 05/01/26(d)

      42       42,525  

Bombardier, Inc.(d):

     

6.13%, 01/15/23

      664       645,541  

7.50%, 12/01/24

      1,039       1,020,817  

7.50%, 03/15/25

      843       817,457  

7.88%, 04/15/27

      800       767,500  

TransDigm UK Holdings PLC,
6.88%, 05/15/26

      293       284,943  

TransDigm, Inc.:

     

6.50%, 05/15/25

      184       182,620  

6.25%, 03/15/26(d)

      5,878       6,002,907  
     

 

 

 
        10,529,524  
Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.0%  

XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.75%, 08/15/24(d)

    USD       19     $ 19,546  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.1%  

US Airways Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class B, 5.38%, 11/15/21

      408       424,942  
   

 

 

 
Auto Components — 0.7%  

Allison Transmission, Inc., 5.88%, 06/01/29(d)

      315       317,756  

GKN Holdings Ltd., 4.63%, 05/12/32

    GBP       100       122,961  

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.:

     

6.38%, 12/15/25

    USD       379       380,895  

6.25%, 05/15/26(d)

      177       175,673  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH(e):

     

(3.25% Cash or 4.00% PIK),
3.25%, 09/15/23

    EUR       100       113,949  

(3.63% Cash or 3.38% PIK),
3.63%, 05/15/25(f)

      100       111,156  

NM Holdings Co. LLC, Series B,
9.50%, 07/01/05(a)(b)(c)

    USD       5,125        

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP/Panther Finance Co., Inc.:

     

4.38%, 05/15/26

    EUR       134       149,174  

6.25%, 05/15/26(d)

    USD       1,260       1,285,200  

8.50%, 05/15/27(d)

      1,609       1,604,977  

Tesla, Inc., 5.30%, 08/15/25(d)

      168       136,923  

Venture Holdings Co. LLC,
12.00%, 06/01/09(a)(b)(c)

      5,150        
     

 

 

 
        4,398,664  
Banks — 0.1%  

Allied Irish Banks PLC(5 year EUR Swap + 3.95%), 4.13%, 11/26/25(g)

    EUR       100       116,444  

Banco de Sabadell SA, 1.75%, 05/10/24

      100       111,007  

Banco Espirito Santo SA(b)(c):

     

2.63%, 05/08/17

      100       27,929  

4.75%, 01/15/19

      200       55,857  

4.00%, 01/21/19

      100       27,929  
     

 

 

 
        339,166  
Building Products — 0.2%  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 4.88%, 11/01/25(d)

    USD       35       33,086  

CPG Merger Sub LLC, 8.00%, 10/01/21(d)

      446       451,575  

Masonite International Corp., 5.75%, 09/15/26(d)

      105       106,313  

Standard Industries, Inc.(d):

     

5.50%, 02/15/23

      4       4,055  

5.38%, 11/15/24

      550       555,923  

6.00%, 10/15/25

      238       245,433  
     

 

 

 
        1,396,385  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Capital Markets — 0.1%  

Blackstone CQP Holdco LP,
6.00%, 08/18/21(d)

    USD       576     $ 573,120  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals — 2.1%  

Alpha 3 BV/Alpha US Bidco, Inc.,
6.25%, 02/01/25(d)

      1,030       1,009,400  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC,
4.88%, 08/15/24(d)

      440       437,800  

Blue Cube Spinco LLC:

     

9.75%, 10/15/23

      313       344,300  

10.00%, 10/15/25

      355       398,044  

Chemours Co.:

     

6.63%, 05/15/23

      14       13,948  

5.38%, 05/15/27

      667       603,637  

Element Solutions, Inc., 5.88%, 12/01/25(d)

      1,034       1,048,217  

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.,
5.50%, 04/15/26(d)

      202       202,505  

GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc.,
15.24%, 10/18/25(a)

      7,890       8,223,424  

PQ Corp., 5.75%, 12/15/25(d)

      507       507,000  
     

 

 

 
        12,788,275  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%  

ADT Security Corp.:

     

3.50%, 07/15/22

      156       151,125  

4.88%, 07/15/32(d)

      458       378,995  

Core & Main LP, 6.13%, 08/15/25(d)

      391       386,113  

GFL Environmental, Inc., 8.50%, 05/01/27(d)

      231       235,740  
     

 

 

 
        1,151,973  
Communications Equipment — 0.8%  

CommScope, Inc.(d):

     

5.50%, 03/01/24

      1,076       1,081,380  

6.00%, 03/01/26

      487       485,783  

ViaSat, Inc., 5.63%, 04/15/27(d)

      558       565,673  

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc.:

     

6.00%, 04/01/23

      1,311       1,343,775  

6.38%, 05/15/25

      92       94,645  

5.75%, 01/15/27(d)

      1,187       1,219,642  
     

 

 

 
        4,790,898  
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%  

Brand Industrial Services, Inc.,
8.50%, 07/15/25(d)

      224       190,400  

frontdoor, Inc., 6.75%, 08/15/26(d)

      298       312,900  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 8.25%, 07/01/26(d)

      39       38,025  
     

 

 

 
        541,325  
Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Construction Materials — 0.3%  

HD Supply, Inc., 5.38%, 10/15/26(d)

    USD       1,070     $ 1,088,725  

Williams Scotsman International, Inc.,
6.88%, 08/15/23(d)

      531       531,000  
     

 

 

 
        1,619,725  
Consumer Discretionary — 0.3%  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp., 6.88%, 08/15/26(d)

      463       473,417  

ServiceMaster Co. LLC, 5.13%, 11/15/24(d)

      134       134,000  

Viking Cruises Ltd., 5.88%, 09/15/27(d)

      928       899,993  
     

 

 

 
        1,507,410  
Consumer Finance — 1.2%  

Ally Financial, Inc.:

     

3.88%, 05/21/24

      158       157,210  

5.13%, 09/30/24

      215       224,944  

8.00%, 11/01/31

      709       898,658  

Mulhacen Pte Ltd., (6.5% Cash or 7.25% PIK),
6.50%, 08/01/23(e)

    EUR       100       110,721  

Navient Corp.:

     

6.63%, 07/26/21

    USD       177       183,586  

5.50%, 01/25/23

      363       362,002  

7.25%, 09/25/23

      10       10,497  

5.88%, 10/25/24

      354       354,000  

Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc.:

     

4.50%, 05/15/26

    EUR       100       112,214  

4.50%, 05/15/26(d)

      855       959,433  

6.25%, 05/15/26(d)

    USD       1,050       1,058,316  

8.25%, 11/15/26(d)

      645       641,775  

Springleaf Finance Corp.:

     

6.13%, 03/15/24

      598       620,425  

6.88%, 03/15/25

      335       349,137  

7.13%, 03/15/26

      22       23,066  

6.63%, 01/15/28

      162       164,028  

Verscend Escrow Corp., 9.75%, 08/15/26(d)

      977       1,033,177  
     

 

 

 
        7,263,189  
Containers & Packaging — 0.4%  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.(d):

     

4.63%, 05/15/23

      433       432,459  

7.25%, 05/15/24

      510       531,037  

Berry Global Escrow Corp., 4.88%, 07/15/26(d)(f)

      338       336,219  

BWAY Holding Co., 4.75%, 04/15/24

    EUR       100       113,884  

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. V, 4.25%, 09/30/26

    USD       107       103,522  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Containers & Packaging (continued)  

Greif, Inc., 6.50%, 03/01/27(d)

    USD       90     $ 90,450  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu(d):

     

5.13%, 07/15/23

      165       165,033  

7.00%, 07/15/24

      467       470,105  

Silgan Holdings, Inc., 3.25%, 03/15/25

    EUR       100       114,374  
     

 

 

 
        2,357,083  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4%  

APX Group, Inc.:

     

8.75%, 12/01/20

    USD       215       201,025  

7.88%, 12/01/22

      216       199,260  

Ascend Learning LLC, 6.88%, 08/01/25(d)

      349       348,210  

Laureate Education, Inc., 8.25%, 05/01/25(d)

      119       128,549  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.(d):

     

9.25%, 05/15/23

      261       273,398  

5.25%, 04/15/24

      248       243,357  

5.75%, 04/15/26

      489       481,359  

Service Corp. International, 5.13%, 06/01/29

      220       223,799  
     

 

 

 
        2,098,957  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%  

Barclays PLC(5 year EUR Swap + 2.45%), 2.63%, 11/11/25(g)

    EUR       100       112,578  

Intrum AB, 2.75%, 07/15/22

      100       110,319  

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 6.88%, 04/15/22(d)

    USD       516       524,870  

LHC3 PLC, (4.13% Cash or 4.88% PIK), 4.13%, 08/15/24(e)

    EUR       100       112,932  

Tempo Acquisition LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp., 6.75%, 06/01/25(d)

    USD       286       288,145  

UniCredit SpA(5 year EUR Swap + 4.32%), 4.38%, 01/03/27(g)

    EUR       100       113,928  
   

 

 

 
        1,262,772  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.7%  

CenturyLink, Inc.:

     

5.63%, 04/01/25

    USD       86       83,205  

Series S, 6.45%, 06/15/21

      305       317,200  

Series Y, 7.50%, 04/01/24

      233       248,728  

Embarq Corp., 8.00%, 06/01/36

      623       577,832  

Frontier Communications Corp.:

     

10.50%, 09/15/22

      298       216,795  

11.00%, 09/15/25

      1,660       1,045,800  
Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)  

8.50%, 04/01/26(d)

    USD       238     $ 228,480  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

     

5.13%, 05/01/23

      630       629,401  

5.38%, 05/01/25

      232       232,290  

5.25%, 03/15/26

      62       61,826  

SoftBank Group Corp., 4.00%, 04/20/23

    EUR       100       120,147  

Telecom Italia Capital SA:

     

6.38%, 11/15/33

    USD       32       30,800  

6.00%, 09/30/34

      138       128,685  

Telecom Italia SpA:

     

5.30%, 05/30/24(d)

      388       383,616  

2.75%, 04/15/25

    EUR       100       107,847  
   

 

 

 
        4,412,652  
Electric Utilities — 0.0%  

AES Corp., 5.50%, 04/15/25

    USD       46       47,504  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP,
4.50%, 09/15/27(d)

      173       167,810  
   

 

 

 
        215,314  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.2%  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5.50%, 12/01/24

      185       192,631  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.(d):

     

6.38%, 07/15/26

      99       99,248  

7.75%, 01/15/27

      279       290,857  

Vertiv Group Corp., 9.25%, 10/15/24(d)

      618       608,730  
   

 

 

 
        1,191,466  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%  

Archrock Partners LP/Archrock Partners Finance Corp., 6.88%, 04/01/27(d)

      107       109,943  

Gates Global LLC/Gates Global Co.,
6.00%, 07/15/22(d)

      160       159,000  

Precision Drilling Corp., 5.25%, 11/15/24

      20       18,250  

USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp.:

     

6.88%, 04/01/26

      344       352,600  

6.88%, 09/01/27(d)

      362       369,692  
   

 

 

 
        1,009,485  
Environmental, Maintenance, & Security Service — 0.1%  

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.,
5.63%, 11/15/24(d)

      107       111,280  

Tervita Escrow Corp., 7.63%, 12/01/21(d)

      380       380,950  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Environmental, Maintenance, & Security Service (continued)  

Waste Pro USA, Inc., 5.50%, 02/15/26(d)

    USD       156     $ 154,440  
   

 

 

 
        646,670  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.7%  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc./BPR Cumulus LLC/BPR Nimbus LLC/GGSI Sellco LL, 5.75%, 05/15/26(d)

      128       129,760  

Five Point Operating Co. LP/Five Point Capital Corp., 7.88%, 11/15/25(d)

      320       318,400  

Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.88%, 09/15/27(d)

      352       330,880  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.:

     

4.50%, 09/01/26

      655       638,429  

4.50%, 01/15/28

      697       656,923  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., 5.00%, 10/15/27

      969       956,887  

VICI Properties 1 LLC/VICI FC, Inc.,
8.00%, 10/15/23

      99       107,607  

Equinix, Inc., 5.88%, 01/15/26

      284       297,516  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.:

     

5.25%, 06/01/25

      90       95,036  

5.38%, 04/15/26

      80       84,576  

SBA Communications Corp., 4.88%, 09/01/24

      950       940,832  
   

 

 

 
        4,556,846  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.1%  

Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s, Inc./Albertson’s LLC,
6.63%, 06/15/24

      58       58,580  

B&M European Value Retail SA,
4.13%, 02/01/22

    GBP       100       127,623  

Tesco Corporate Treasury Services PLC, 2.50%, 05/02/25

      100       125,652  
   

 

 

 
        311,855  
Food Products — 0.4%  

Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc., 7.50%, 04/15/25(d)

    USD       213       193,830  

Darling Ingredients, Inc., 5.25%, 04/15/27(d)

      148       149,820  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Finance, Inc.(d):

     

5.88%, 07/15/24

      59       60,722  

5.75%, 06/15/25

      834       852,765  

6.75%, 02/15/28

      98       104,407  
Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Food Products (continued)  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 6.50%, 04/15/29(d)

    USD       781     $ 820,050  

Simmons Foods, Inc., 7.75%, 01/15/24(d)

      174       184,440  
   

 

 

 
        2,366,034  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.7%  

Avantor, Inc.(d):

     

6.00%, 10/01/24

      1,377       1,430,014  

9.00%, 10/01/25

      631       691,734  

Hologic, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/25(d)

      94       92,942  

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC, 5.75%, 08/01/22(d)

      128       104,282  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc./Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA, 6.63%, 05/15/22(d)

      1,654       1,542,355  

Teleflex, Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/27

      74       73,112  
   

 

 

 
        3,934,439  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.6%  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 6.50%, 03/01/24

      690       705,525  

AHP Health Partners, Inc., 9.75%, 07/15/26(d)

      200       211,500  

Centene Corp., 5.38%, 06/01/26(d)

      576       597,427  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(d):

     

8.63%, 01/15/24

      599       599,000  

8.00%, 03/15/26

      379       363,082  

Encompass Health Corp., 5.75%, 11/01/24

      109       109,818  

Envision Healthcare Crop., 8.75%, 10/15/26(d)

      262       220,735  

HCA, Inc.:

     

5.38%, 02/01/25

      516       538,420  

5.38%, 09/01/26

      80       83,009  

5.63%, 09/01/28

      908       946,672  

5.88%, 02/01/29

      881       934,961  

Molina Healthcare, Inc., 5.38%, 11/15/22

      176       179,467  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC,
7.13%, 06/01/24(d)

      315       313,425  

NVA Holdings, Inc., 6.88%, 04/01/26(d)

      65       63,375  

Polaris Intermediate Corp., (8.50% Cash or 1.00% PIK), 8.50%, 12/01/22(d)(e)

      649       637,642  

Sotera Health Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 05/15/23(d)

      106       106,265  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.,
10.00%, 04/15/27(d)

      193       195,895  

Team Health Holdings, Inc., 6.38%, 02/01/25(d)

      438       361,076  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)        

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

     

8.13%, 04/01/22

    USD       1,183     $ 1,236,685  

4.63%, 07/15/24

      257       255,124  

6.25%, 02/01/27(d)

      607       619,140  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.:

     

5.25%, 04/01/25

      354       358,761  

5.38%, 08/15/26(d)

      117       119,890  
   

 

 

 
        9,756,894  
Health Care Technology — 0.2%        

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC/Change Healthcare Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 03/01/25(d)

      189       182,385  

IQVIA, Inc.(d):

     

5.00%, 10/15/26

      438       445,665  

5.00%, 05/15/27

      535       542,709  
   

 

 

 
        1,170,759  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.0%        

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.(d):

     

4.25%, 05/15/24

      65       64,269  

5.00%, 10/15/25

      1,001       985,985  

Boyd Gaming Corp., 6.00%, 08/15/26

      80       80,800  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc., 5.25%, 10/15/25(d)

      218       213,204  

Churchill Downs, Inc.(d):

     

5.50%, 04/01/27

      570       579,975  

4.75%, 01/15/28

      252       241,920  

Eldorado Resorts, Inc., 6.00%, 09/15/26

      124       128,340  

Golden Nugget, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/24(d)

      991       983,568  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.:

     

4.25%, 09/01/24

      42       41,455  

5.13%, 05/01/26

      206       208,060  

IRB Holding Corp., 6.75%, 02/15/26(d)

      138       134,550  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC(d):

     

6.38%, 02/01/24

      26       26,650  

5.88%, 11/01/24

      86       86,430  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc., 6.50%, 09/15/26(d)

      80       82,800  

MGM Resorts International, 7.75%, 03/15/22

      308       339,570  

Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.25%, 11/15/23(d)

      221       222,105  

Scientific Games International, Inc.(d):

     

5.00%, 10/15/25

      211       206,860  

8.25%, 03/15/26

      1,113       1,119,277  

Stonegate Pub Co. Financing PLC(3 mo. LIBOR GBP + 4.38%), 5.22%, 03/15/22(h)

    GBP       100       126,177  

Wyndham Destinations, Inc., 5.75%, 04/01/27

    USD       141       141,705  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)        

Yum! Brands, Inc., 5.35%, 11/01/43

    USD       14     $ 12,320  
   

 

 

 
        6,026,020  
Household Durables — 0.2%        

Algeco Global Finance PLC, 8.00%, 02/15/23(d)

      300       303,000  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US Corp., 6.13%, 07/01/22(d)

      7       7,052  

Lennar Corp.:

     

6.63%, 05/01/20

      130       133,412  

4.88%, 12/15/23

      265       271,360  

5.25%, 06/01/26

      143       147,469  

Mattamy Group Corp., 6.50%, 10/01/25(d)

      90       91,350  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 5.50%, 06/15/26

      7       7,018  
   

 

 

 
        960,661  
Household Products — 0.0%        

Diamond (BC) BV, 5.63%, 08/15/25

    EUR       100       82,669  
   

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.5%  

Calpine Corp.:

     

5.38%, 01/15/23

    USD       866       856,257  

5.75%, 01/15/25

      28       27,096  

5.25%, 06/01/26(d)

      734       718,454  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC:

     

5.38%, 08/15/24

      222       220,890  

5.75%, 10/15/25(d)

      241       240,398  

NRG Energy, Inc.:

     

6.63%, 01/15/27

      567       603,146  

5.75%, 01/15/28

      31       32,356  

5.25%, 06/15/29(d)

      565       580,634  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 5.00%, 01/31/28(d)

      2       1,923  
   

 

 

 
        3,281,154  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.4%        

Project Spring, (Aquired 05/09/19, cost $2,245,283), 10.00%, 06/30/24(a)(d)(i)

      2,314       2,377,636  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.4%        

Aegon NV, 5.63%(j)(k)

    EUR       200       231,272  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 8.25%, 08/01/23(d)

    USD       989       1,008,780  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA(3 mo. Euribor + 7.11%), 7.75%, 12/12/42(g)

    EUR       100       130,710  

Caisse Nationale de Reassurance Mutuelle Agricole Groupama, 6.00%, 01/23/27

      100       133,927  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Insurance (continued)  

HUB International Ltd., 7.00%, 05/01/26(d)

    USD       943     $ 927,346  
   

 

 

 
        2,432,035  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.3%  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc., 5.25%, 12/01/27(d)

      230       231,438  

Netflix, Inc.:

     

5.88%, 11/15/28

      141       148,050  

3.88%, 11/15/29

    EUR       149       169,784  

5.38%, 11/15/29(d)

    USD       344       349,160  

Symantec Corp., 5.00%, 04/15/25(d)

      265       264,814  

Uber Technologies, Inc., 7.50%, 11/01/23(d)

      280       292,600  

United Group BV, 4.38%, 07/01/22

    EUR       126       143,377  
   

 

 

 
        1,599,223  
IT Services — 0.4%  

Banff Merger Sub, Inc.:

     

8.38%, 09/01/26

      100       105,500  

9.75%, 09/01/26(d)

    USD       1,642       1,535,270  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., 8.38%, 08/15/22(d)

      740       629,000  

Xerox Corp.:

     

4.80%, 03/01/35

      300       245,250  

6.75%, 12/15/39

      4       3,866  
   

 

 

 
        2,518,886  
Leisure Products — 0.1%  

Mattel, Inc., 6.75%, 12/31/25(d)

      802       789,737  
   

 

 

 
Machinery — 0.3%  

Colfax Corp.(d):

     

6.00%, 02/15/24

      434       448,465  

6.38%, 02/15/26

      226       236,170  

RBS Global, Inc./Rexnord LLC, 4.88%, 12/15/25(d)

      205       201,413  

SPX FLOW, Inc., 5.88%, 08/15/26(d)

      209       215,792  

Terex Corp., 5.63%, 02/01/25(d)

      355       349,054  

Titan Acquisition Ltd./Titan Co-Borrower LLC, 7.75%, 04/15/26(d)

      699       622,984  
   

 

 

 
        2,073,878  
Media — 4.2%  

Altice Financing SA, 6.63%, 02/15/23(d)

      1,051       1,066,765  

Altice France SA:

     

6.25%, 05/15/24(d)

      200       202,750  

7.38%, 05/01/26(d)

      1,139       1,112,661  

5.88%, 02/01/27

    EUR       100       117,008  

8.13%, 02/01/27(d)

    USD       534       533,332  

Altice Luxembourg SA(d):

     

7.75%, 05/15/22

      304       309,320  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Media (continued)  

7.63%, 02/15/25

    USD       540     $ 497,178  

10.50%, 05/15/27

      361       360,729  

AMC Networks, Inc., 4.75%, 08/01/25

      121       118,277  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital
Corp.(d):

     

4.00%, 03/01/23

      79       78,186  

5.13%, 05/01/27

      1,713       1,714,071  

5.00%, 02/01/28

      264       261,360  

5.38%, 06/01/29

      492       492,930  

Clear Channel International BV, 8.75%, 12/15/20(d)

      162       165,645  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

     

6.50%, 11/15/22

      910       927,936  

9.25%, 02/15/24(d)

      1,684       1,797,165  

Series B, 6.50%, 11/15/22

      1,823       1,859,460  

CSC Holdings LLC:

     

5.25%, 06/01/24

      799       805,232  

7.75%, 07/15/25(d)

      1,345       1,430,744  

10.88%, 10/15/25(d)

      1,357       1,540,263  

5.50%, 05/15/26(d)

      917       930,480  

5.38%, 02/01/28(d)

      400       401,000  

6.50%, 02/01/29(d)

      590       623,748  

Series 144S, 5.13%, 12/15/21(d)

      378       377,055  

DISH DBS Corp.:

     

6.75%, 06/01/21

      10       10,325  

5.88%, 07/15/22

      1,245       1,223,586  

eircom Finance DAC, 3.50%, 05/15/26

    EUR       100       111,553  

Entercom Media Corp., 7.25%, 11/01/24(d)

    USD       31       31,697  

Gray Television, Inc., 7.00%, 05/15/27(d)

      251       265,869  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 5.25%, 08/01/26

      105       104,504  

iHeartCommunications, Inc., 6.38%, 05/01/26

      62       64,086  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA:

     

5.50%, 08/01/23

      272       243,440  

8.50%, 10/15/24(d)

      927       901,507  

9.75%, 07/15/25(d)

      754       759,293  

Lamar Media Corp., 5.75%, 02/01/26

      125       130,704  

MDC Partners, Inc., 6.50%, 05/01/24(d)

      322       294,630  

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5.00%, 04/15/22(d)

      531       525,212  

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 6.63%, 02/15/25(d)

      252       246,330  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes Sarl, 5.50%, 03/01/28(d)

      600       591,300  

Telenet Finance VI Luxembourg SCA, 4.88%, 07/15/27

    EUR       90       108,029  

Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC, 8.88%, 11/15/24(d)

    USD       117       126,214  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Media (continued)  

Tribune Media Co., 5.88%, 07/15/22

    USD       189     $ 191,070  

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH, 3.50%, 01/15/27

    EUR       100       117,301  

Univision Communications, Inc.(d):

     

5.13%, 05/15/23

    USD       22       20,790  

5.13%, 02/15/25

      166       152,018  

Videotron Ltd., 5.13%, 04/15/27(d)

      50       50,250  

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5.75%, 01/15/25(d)

      722       731,476  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 4.88%, 01/15/27

    GBP       100       126,476  

WMG Acquisition Corp., 4.13%, 11/01/24

    EUR       90       104,805  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV:

     

7.13%, 05/15/24

      26       30,155  

6.00%, 01/15/27(d)

    USD       309       300,116  

Ziggo BV, 5.50%, 01/15/27(d)

      188       183,300  
   

 

 

 
        25,469,331  
Metals & Mining — 1.2%  

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV(d):

     

7.00%, 09/30/26

      270       282,825  

6.13%, 05/15/28

      200       201,000  

Big River Steel LLC/BRS Finance Corp., 7.25%, 09/01/25(d)

      317       329,680  

Constellium NV(d):

     

6.63%, 03/01/25

      300       304,500  

5.88%, 02/15/26

      926       912,110  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.:

     

3.55%, 03/01/22

      241       235,879  

3.88%, 03/15/23

      646       621,775  

4.55%, 11/14/24

      607       586,514  

5.40%, 11/14/34

      830       738,700  

5.45%, 03/15/43

      1,772       1,511,516  

Grinding Media, Inc./Moly-Cop AltaSteel Ltd., 7.38%, 12/15/23(d)

      281       261,330  

Novelis Corp.(d):

     

6.25%, 08/15/24

      932       952,970  

5.88%, 09/30/26

      251       244,569  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.:

     

5.50%, 10/01/24

      138       140,552  

4.13%, 09/15/25

      51       50,426  

thyssenkrupp AG, 2.88%, 02/22/24

    EUR       64       71,508  

United States Steel Corp., 6.25%, 03/15/26

    USD       106       87,053  
   

 

 

 
        7,532,907  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 4.4%  

Antero Resources Corp.:

     

5.63%, 06/01/23

      58       57,348  

5.00%, 03/01/25

      18       17,078  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.(d):

     

10.00%, 04/01/22

    USD       324     $ 343,809  

7.00%, 11/01/26

      133       124,648  

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.:

     

6.25%, 04/15/23

      214       197,950  

8.25%, 07/15/25

      284       276,900  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC:

     

7.00%, 06/30/24

      502       559,579  

5.88%, 03/31/25

      588       632,100  

5.13%, 06/30/27

      493       510,265  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP:

     

5.63%, 10/01/26(d)

      743       752,287  

Series WI, 5.25%, 10/01/25

      12       12,030  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

     

6.63%, 08/15/20

      614       621,675  

4.88%, 04/15/22

      267       256,320  

5.75%, 03/15/23

      38       36,385  

7.00%, 10/01/24

      170       153,850  

8.00%, 01/15/25

      220       202,400  

8.00%, 06/15/27

      228       201,780  

CNX Resources Corp., 5.88%, 04/15/22

      1,522       1,459,415  

CONSOL Energy, Inc., 11.00%, 11/15/25(d)

      573       620,989  

Covey Park Energy LLC/Covey Park Finance Corp., 7.50%, 05/15/25(d)

      329       292,810  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp., 5.63%, 05/01/27(d)

      365       357,700  

CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc., 5.63%, 10/15/25(d)

      625       598,437  

DCP Midstream Operating LP:

     

5.38%, 07/15/25

      22       22,880  

5.13%, 05/15/29

      244       246,135  

6.45%, 11/03/36(d)

      250       256,250  

6.75%, 09/15/37(d)

      226       232,780  

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., 4.88%, 11/01/43

      617       364,030  

eG Global Finance PLC:

     

4.38%, 02/07/25

    EUR       111       121,524  

6.75%, 02/07/25(d)

    USD       303       297,319  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc.(d):

     

5.50%, 01/30/26

      368       375,360  

5.75%, 01/30/28

      307       318,129  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP:

     

4.40%, 04/01/24

      136       133,620  

4.85%, 07/15/26

      42       41,160  

5.60%, 04/01/44

      385       338,800  

5.05%, 04/01/45

      347       291,480  

5.45%, 06/01/47

      197       171,390  

Ensco Rowan PLC:

     

5.75%, 10/01/44

      342       198,360  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

4.50%, 10/01/24

    USD       64     $ 44,280  

5.20%, 03/15/25

      142       98,335  

7.75%, 02/01/26

      168       124,740  

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.(d):

     

7.38%, 05/15/24

      235       202,100  

5.63%, 02/01/26

      587       460,795  

Gulfport Energy Corp.:

     

6.63%, 05/01/23

      215       197,800  

6.00%, 10/15/24

      48       39,600  

6.38%, 01/15/26

      118       96,170  

Indigo Natural Resources LLC,
6.88%, 02/15/26(d)

      339       304,252  

Matador Resources Co., 5.88%, 09/15/26

      394       390,060  

MEG Energy Corp., 6.50%, 01/15/25(d)

      503       483,987  

Murphy Oil Corp.:

     

5.75%, 08/15/25

      209       209,413  

7.05%, 05/01/29

      32       34,134  

5.88%, 12/01/42

      210       184,966  

Nabors Industries, Inc., 4.63%, 09/15/21

      482       463,925  

NGPL PipeCo LLC(d):

     

4.88%, 08/15/27

      319       327,772  

7.77%, 12/15/37

      341       421,135  

Noble Holding International Ltd.:

     

7.75%, 01/15/24

      20       15,650  

7.88%, 02/01/26(d)

      1,071       926,415  

5.25%, 03/15/42

      118       65,195  

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., (8.50% Cash or 1.00% PIK), 9.50%, 05/15/23(e)

      243       250,289  

NuStar Logistics LP, 6.00%, 06/01/26

      124       123,712  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.:

     

6.88%, 03/15/22

      249       241,037  

6.88%, 01/15/23

      4       3,840  

6.25%, 05/01/26(d)

      116       102,660  

Pacific Drilling SA, 8.38%, 10/01/23(d)

      922       880,510  

Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp.(d):

     

6.25%, 06/01/24

      132       134,805  

5.38%, 01/15/25

      76       75,810  

5.63%, 10/15/27

      558       551,036  

PDC Energy, Inc.:

     

6.13%, 09/15/24

      66       63,690  

5.75%, 05/15/26

      9       8,345  

QEP Resources, Inc.:

     

5.38%, 10/01/22

      730       700,800  

5.25%, 05/01/23

      189       178,132  

5.63%, 03/01/26

      198       179,190  

Rowan Cos., Inc., 4.88%, 06/01/22

      493       446,781  

Sanchez Energy Corp.:

     

7.75%, 06/15/21

      1,190       130,900  

6.13%, 01/15/23

      97       10,670  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

SESI LLC:

     

7.13%, 12/15/21

    USD       71     $ 52,895  

7.75%, 09/15/24

      132       87,120  

Seven Generations Energy Ltd.(d):

     

6.88%, 06/30/23

      68       68,510  

5.38%, 09/30/25

      169       160,127  

SM Energy Co.:

     

6.13%, 11/15/22

      40       38,700  

5.00%, 01/15/24

      453       396,375  

5.63%, 06/01/25

      123       107,010  

Southwestern Energy Co.:

     

6.20%, 01/23/25

      195       181,290  

7.50%, 04/01/26

      2       1,920  

7.75%, 10/01/27

      184       175,720  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.:

     

5.50%, 02/15/26

      96       96,960  

5.88%, 03/15/28

      151       153,265  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.(d):

     

5.50%, 09/15/24

      62       63,240  

5.50%, 01/15/28

      551       548,245  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.:

     

5.13%, 02/01/25

      75       75,188  

5.88%, 04/15/26

      235       242,931  

5.38%, 02/01/27

      17       17,085  

6.50%, 07/15/27(d)

      345       359,300  

6.88%, 01/15/29(d)

      818       871,681  

Transocean Pontus Ltd., 6.13%, 08/01/25(d)

      214       215,439  

Transocean Poseidon Ltd., 6.88%, 02/01/27(d)

      365       375,494  

Transocean, Inc.:

     

8.38%, 12/15/21

      99       103,703  

9.00%, 07/15/23(d)

      548       563,043  

7.25%, 11/01/25(d)

      360       334,800  

7.50%, 01/15/26(d)

      76       70,965  

Whiting Petroleum Corp., 6.63%, 01/15/26

      64       58,560  

WPX Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 08/01/23

      456       502,740  
   

 

 

 
        26,790,209  
Paper & Forest Products — 0.0%  

International Paper Co., 7.30%, 11/15/39

      5       6,389  
   

 

 

 
Personal Products — 0.0%  

Coty, Inc., 6.50%, 04/15/26(d)

      66       63,352  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 1.4%  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.(d):

     

8.50%, 01/31/27

      708       743,180  

9.25%, 04/01/26

      231       250,130  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.:

     

5.50%, 03/01/23(d)

    USD       182     $ 182,455  

4.50%, 05/15/23

    EUR       340       383,770  

5.88%, 05/15/23(d)

    USD       256       257,280  

7.00%, 03/15/24(d)

      606       632,891  

6.13%, 04/15/25(d)

      37       36,052  

5.50%, 11/01/25(d)

      830       834,806  

9.00%, 12/15/25(d)

      457       491,846  

5.75%, 08/15/27(d)(f)

      196       197,837  

7.00%, 01/15/28(d)

      337       333,209  

7.25%, 05/30/29(d)

      426       423,870  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 5.50%, 04/01/26(d)

      381       395,764  

Eagle Holding Co. II LLC(d)(e):

     

(7.63% Cash or 8.38% PIK), 7.63%, 05/15/22

      114       114,142  

(7.75% Cash), 7.75%, 05/15/22

      262       263,637  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 4.90%, 08/28/28(d)

      250       270,884  

Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC, 6.38%, 08/01/23(d)

      928       942,106  

MEDNAX, Inc.(d):

     

5.25%, 12/01/23

      122       121,695  

6.25%, 01/15/27

      790       797,900  

Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., 7.50%, 04/01/27(d)

      682       659,835  

Rossini Sarl, 6.75%, 10/30/25

    EUR       168       199,156  

Synlab Unsecured Bondco PLC, 8.25%, 07/01/23

      100       116,751  
     

 

 

 
        8,649,196  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%  

ADLER Real Estate AG:

     

4.75%, 04/08/20

      24       26,813  

2.13%, 02/06/24

      100       113,135  

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, 5.75%, 12/01/25(d)

    USD       218       216,365  

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC, Series A4, 5.66%, 06/30/27

    GBP       57       80,373  
     

 

 

 
        436,686  
Road & Rail — 0.2%  

Avis Budget Finance PLC, 4.75%, 01/30/26

    EUR       100       114,098  

EC Finance PLC, 2.38%, 11/15/22

      100       113,181  

Hertz Corp., 7.63%, 06/01/22(d)

    USD       359       363,936  

Hertz Holdings Netherlands BV, 5.50%, 03/30/23

    EUR       100       114,374  

United Rentals North America, Inc.:

     

5.50%, 07/15/25

    USD       2       2,045  

4.63%, 10/15/25

      141       138,533  

5.88%, 09/15/26

      137       141,966  
Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Road & Rail (continued)  

5.50%, 05/15/27

    USD       324     $ 326,835  

5.25%, 01/15/30

      182       178,360  
     

 

 

 
        1,493,328  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0%  

Sensata Technologies BV, 5.00%, 10/01/25(d)

      47       47,000  
     

 

 

 
Software — 1.3%  

CDK Global, Inc.:

     

4.88%, 06/01/27

      505       494,269  

5.25%, 05/15/29(d)

      105       104,737  

Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc./Greeneden Lux 3 Sarl/Greeneden US Ho, 10.00%, 11/30/24(d)

      1,131       1,232,790  

Infor US, Inc., 6.50%, 05/15/22

      1,223       1,237,126  

Nuance Communications, Inc., 6.00%, 07/01/24

      169       172,811  

RP Crown Parent LLC, 7.38%, 10/15/24(d)

      602       626,261  

Solera LLC/Solera Finance, Inc., 10.50%, 03/01/24(d)

      1,117       1,202,115  

SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 09/30/27(d)

      1,543       1,554,619  

TIBCO Software, Inc., 11.38%, 12/01/21(d)

      871       921,082  

Veritas US, Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd., 7.50%, 02/01/23(d)

      369       343,170  
     

 

 

 
        7,888,980  
Specialty Retail — 0.4%  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 6.00%, 12/15/24

      396       404,910  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 5.25%, 12/15/23(d)

      69       70,121  

IAA Spinco, Inc., 5.50%, 06/15/27(d)(f)

      367       372,502  

L Brands, Inc.:

     

6.88%, 11/01/35

      386       335,820  

6.75%, 07/01/36

      109       92,650  

Staples, Inc., 7.50%, 04/15/26(d)

      1,054       1,011,956  
     

 

 

 
        2,287,959  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.2%  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 7.13%, 06/15/24(d)

      739       778,839  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (continued)  

Western Digital Corp., 4.75%, 02/15/26

    USD       306     $ 290,170  
     

 

 

 
        1,069,009  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.0%  

William Carter Co., 5.63%, 03/15/27(d)

      162       165,443  
     

 

 

 
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%  

Jerrold Finco PLC, 6.25%, 09/15/21

    GBP       100       128,321  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(d):

     

8.13%, 07/15/23

    USD       174       173,565  

9.13%, 07/15/26

      139       136,131  
     

 

 

 
        438,017  
Utilities — 0.0%  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC,
5.63%, 02/15/27(d)

      99       101,817  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.0%  

Digicel Group Two Ltd., 8.25%, 09/30/22(d)

      108       40,314  

Digicel Ltd., 6.00%, 04/15/21(d)

      1,022       855,925  

Sprint Corp.:

     

7.88%, 09/15/23

      1,205       1,292,362  

7.13%, 06/15/24

      1,963       2,041,520  

7.63%, 02/15/25

      174       184,005  

7.63%, 03/01/26

      452       478,894  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.:

     

6.50%, 01/15/26

      259       273,245  

4.50%, 02/01/26

      218       215,003  

4.75%, 02/01/28

      247       244,762  

Wind Tre SpA, 3.13%, 01/20/25

    EUR       100       109,335  
     

 

 

 
        5,735,365  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 31.9%
(Cost — $206,528,160)

 

    192,952,255  
     

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests(h) — 111.3%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 2.1%  

1199169 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co., 2019 Term Loan B2, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.60%, 04/06/26

    USD       1,965       1,968,259  

Atlantic Aviation FBO, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.19%, 12/06/25(a)

      1,372       1,381,849  

Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc., 2019 Term Loan B1, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.60%, 04/06/26

      3,655       3,660,961  

Nordam Group, Inc., Term Loan B, (LIBOR + 5.50%), 8.00%, 04/03/26(a)

      792       788,040  
Security
    Par
(000)
    Value  
Aerospace & Defense (continued)  

TransDigm, Inc., 2018 Term Loan F, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.94%, 06/09/23

    USD       4,537     $ 4,455,022  

WP CPP Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.34%, 04/30/25

      373       372,815  
     

 

 

 
        12,626,946  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%  

Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (US) LLC, Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 4.19%, 01/15/25

      1,980       1,973,172  
     

 

 

 
Airlines — 0.7%  

Allegiant Travel Co., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 7.07%, 02/05/24(a)

      1,781       1,769,409  

American Airlines, Inc. :

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.45%, 10/12/21

      1,472       1,465,585  

Repriced TL B due 2023, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.43%, 04/28/23

      770       757,819  
     

 

 

 
        3,992,813  
Auto Components — 1.4%  

Adient US LLC, Term Loan B, (LIBOR + 4.25%), 6.82%, 05/06/24

      682       670,576  

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.93%, 04/30/26

      3,287       3,260,310  

USI, Inc., 2017 Repriced Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.60%, 05/16/24

      2,948       2,862,344  

Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 2019 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.97%, 02/05/26

      1,693       1,695,116  
     

 

 

 
        8,488,346  
Banks — 0.1%  

Capri Finance LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.83%, 11/01/24

      788       772,541  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.1%  

Allied Universal HoldCo LLC, 2015 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.19%, 07/28/22

      679       659,369  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Building Materials (continued)  

USAGM HoldCo LLC, 2015 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 8.50%, 1.00% Floor), 10.94%, 07/28/23

    USD       280     $ 272,236  
     

 

 

 
        931,605  
Building Products — 0.7%  

CPG International, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.63%, 05/05/24(a)

      1,433       1,414,632  

Jeld-Wen, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.60%, 12/14/24

      933       926,777  

Wilsonart LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.86%, 12/19/23

      1,844       1,803,536  
     

 

 

 
        4,144,945  
Capital Markets — 2.2%  

Duff & Phelps Corp., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.69%, 02/13/25

      480       466,226  

EIG Management Co. LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.18%, 02/22/25

      1,560       1,554,776  

Fortress Investment Group LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 12/27/22

      1,250       1,247,826  

Greenhill & Co., Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.70%, 04/12/24(a)

      1,408       1,393,920  

Jefferies Finance LLC, 2019 Term Loan, 05/21/26(l)

      1,552       1,548,601  

RPI Finance Trust, Term Loan B6, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 03/27/23

      1,967       1,964,750  

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) Sarl(l):

     

2019 2nd Lien Term Loan, 03/31/27(a)

      1,370       1,328,900  

2019 Term Loan, 03/13/26

      4,104       3,917,596  
     

 

 

 
        13,422,595  
Chemicals — 4.9%  

Alpha 3 BV, 2017 Term Loan B1, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.60%, 01/31/24

      5,210       5,131,812  

Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 4.35%, 06/01/24

      973       953,254  

Charter NEX US Holdings, Inc. :

     

2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.44%, 05/16/24

      2,709       2,652,250  
Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Chemicals (continued)  

Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.94%, 05/16/24

    USD       875     $ 871,937  

Chemours Co., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 4.19%, 04/03/25

      1,603       1,559,061  

Element Materials Technology Group US Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.15%, 06/28/24

      652       649,104  

Encapsys LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.69%, 11/07/24

      969       965,658  

Hexion Inc, DIP Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.35%, 10/01/20

      792       789,687  

Invictus US LLC :

     

1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.44%, 03/28/25

      1,912       1,849,455  

2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%), 9.27%, 03/25/26(a)

      390       386,100  

Messer Industries GmbH, 2018 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 5.10%, 03/01/26

      3,674       3,600,520  

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 Week LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.65%, 04/16/24

      930       925,936  

Oxea Holding Drei GmbH, 2017 Term Loan B2, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 6.13%, 10/14/24

      2,445       2,438,613  

Plaskolite LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 6.69%, 12/12/25

      1,227       1,212,557  

PQ Corp., 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 5.08%, 02/08/25

      2,589       2,574,758  

Starfruit Finco BV, 2018 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.72%, 10/01/25

      1,413       1,400,340  

Tata Chemicals North America, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.38%, 08/07/20

      526       525,043  

Vectra Co., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.69%, 03/08/25

      897       857,549  
     

 

 

 
        29,343,634  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 6.2%  

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc., Term Loan B3, (1 Week LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.64%, 11/10/23

      1,862       1,857,501  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)  

Asurion LLC :

 

2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%), 8.94%, 08/04/25

    USD       2,994     $ 3,040,167  

2017 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.44%, 08/04/22

      1,658       1,651,063  

2018 Term Loan B6, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.44%, 11/03/23

      1,646       1,639,038  

2018 Term Loan B7, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.44%, 11/03/24

      1,950       1,939,814  

BrightView Landscapes LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 5.00%, 08/15/25

      2,219       2,212,929  

Camelot UK Holdco Ltd., 2017 Repriced Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.68%, 10/03/23

      3,692       3,686,816  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 1.00% Floor), 4.69%, 05/20/24

      924       921,461  

Creative Artists Agency LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.43%, 02/15/24

      3,505       3,488,606  

EnergySolutions LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.35%, 05/09/25

      485       457,426  

GFL Environmental, Inc., 2018 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.44%, 05/30/25

      3,906       3,820,362  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Term Loan B7, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor), 7.35%, 11/03/23

      760       632,355  

KAR Auction Services, Inc., Term Loan B5, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 5.13%, 03/09/23

      1,122       1,118,358  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.19%, 05/02/22

      1,870       1,850,172  

Verscend Holding Corp., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 6.94%, 08/27/25

      5,919       5,912,605  

West Corp.:

     

2017 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.52%, 10/10/24

      2,158       2,007,839  

2018 Term Loan B1, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.94%, 10/10/24

      1,429       1,322,010  
     

 

 

 
        37,558,522  
Communications Equipment — 0.8%  

Avantor, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.19%, 11/21/24

      2,043       2,041,659  
Security
    Par
(000)
    Value  
Communications Equipment (continued)  

Avaya, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo.
LIBOR + 4.25%), 6.69%, 12/15/24

    USD       1,519     $ 1,485,542  

Ciena Corp., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 09/26/25

      1,268       1,266,023  
     

 

 

 
        4,793,224  
Construction & Engineering — 1.1%  

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, (2 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 6.84%, 06/21/24

      3,619       3,507,244  

Pike Corp., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.94%, 03/23/25

      951       952,435  

Ply Gem Midco, Inc., 2018 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.35%, 04/12/25

      532       524,110  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.69%, 05/23/25

      770       739,819  

USIC Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.44%, 12/08/23

      1,025       1,009,319  
     

 

 

 
        6,732,927  
Construction Materials — 1.8%  

Core & Main LP, 2017 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.63%, 08/01/24

      3,626       3,615,525  

Filtration Group Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.44%, 03/29/25

      4,569       4,552,676  

Foundation Building Materials LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.44%, 08/13/25(a)

      692       682,896  

Tamko Building Products, Inc, Term Loan B, 04/23/26(a)(l)

      661       657,695  

Xella International GmbH, 2017 EUR Term Loan B, (Euribor + 3.75%), 3.75%, 04/11/24

    EUR       1,000       1,111,843  
     

 

 

 
        10,620,635  
Containers & Packaging — 2.4%  

Berry Global, Inc. :

     

Term Loan Q, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.45%, 10/01/22

    USD       5,590       5,543,366  

USD Term Loan U, 05/15/26(l)

      2,830       2,814,095  

BWAY Holding Co., 2017 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.85%, 04/03/24

      2,507       2,439,194  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Containers & Packaging (continued)  

Flex Acquisition Co., Inc. :

     

1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.63%, 12/29/23

    USD       2,445     $ 2,343,100  

2018 Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.88%, 06/29/25

      1,250       1,200,019  
   

 

 

 
        14,339,774  
Distributors — 1.1%  

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 10/31/23

      3,772       3,707,678  

TriMark USA LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.94%, 08/28/24

      3,329       2,779,868  
   

 

 

 
        6,487,546  
Diversified Consumer Services — 3.8%  

Ascend Learning LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor),
5.44%, 07/12/24

      813       804,157  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 4.19%, 11/07/23

      2,050       2,043,408  

Equian LLC, Add on Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor),
5.69%, 05/20/24

      1,956       1,939,759  

Genuine Financial Holdings LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.19%, 07/12/25

      1,493       1,484,161  

J.D. Power and Associates, 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.19%, 09/07/23

      1,945       1,930,510  

Nomad Foods Europe Midco Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%),
4.69%, 05/15/24

      1,132       1,120,050  

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC :

     

1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.94%, 11/08/23

      1,119       782,287  

2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 8.00%, 1.00% Floor), 10.44%, 11/08/24

      115       56,276  

ServiceMaster Co., 2016 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.94%, 11/08/23

      244       244,150  

ServPro Borrower LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.94%, 03/26/26

      486       484,785  

Spin Holdco, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor),
5.85%, 11/14/22

      3,760       3,683,812  
Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Diversified Consumer Services (continued)  

TruGreen Limited Partnership, 2019 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.19%, 03/19/26(a)

    USD       2,663     $ 2,666,152  

Uber Technologies, Inc. :

     

2018 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.93%, 07/13/23

      2,769       2,757,252  

2018 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.45%, 04/04/25

      1,585       1,580,538  

Weight Watchers International, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%),
7.35%, 11/29/24

      1,412       1,384,061  
   

 

 

 
        22,961,358  
Diversified Financial Services — 2.1%  

AlixPartners LLP, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor),
5.19%, 04/04/24

      5,093       5,050,200  

CRCI Longhorn Holdings, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%),
5.95%, 08/08/25(a)

      624       611,388  

EG Finco Ltd., 2018 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.60%, 02/07/25

      2,441       2,394,556  

Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.94%, 07/03/24

      1,517       1,514,140  

LTI Holdings, Inc., 2018 Add On 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%),
5.94%, 09/06/25

      908       862,705  

SSH Group Holdings, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (2 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%),
6.83%, 07/30/25

      1,245       1,231,903  

Tank Holding Corp., 2019 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.44%, 03/26/26

      1,215       1,217,126  
   

 

 

 
        12,882,018  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.7%  

CenturyLink, Inc. :

     

2017 Term Loan A, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.19%, 11/01/22

      1,499       1,493,166  

2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.19%, 01/31/25

      1,905       1,851,300  

Hargray Communications Group, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.19%, 05/16/24

      1,600       1,584,167  

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.69%, 02/22/24

      2,485       2,443,144  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)  

MTN Infrastructure TopCo, Inc, 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.44%, 11/15/24

    USD       1,814     $ 1,798,573  

Sprint Communications, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%),
5.00%, 02/02/24

      1,352       1,320,466  

Telenet Financing USD LLC, Term Loan AN, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.69%, 08/15/26

      3,348       3,302,186  

Telesat Canada, Term Loan B4, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 5.11%, 11/17/23(a)

      664       655,434  

Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd., Term Loan L, (LIBOR - GBP + 3.25%),
3.98%, 01/15/27

    GBP       1,400       1,749,383  
   

 

 

 
        16,197,819  
Electric Utilities — 0.3%  

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/TCEH Finance, Inc., Term Loan,1.00%, 11/10/19(a)(c)

    USD       2,375        

Vistra Energy Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 12/31/25

      1,662       1,655,979  
   

 

 

 
        1,655,979  
Electrical Equipment — 1.0%  

Gates Global LLC, 2017 Repriced Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.19%, 04/01/24

      5,193       5,151,229  

Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, 05/20/26(l)

      844       842,945  
   

 

 

 
        5,994,174  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.6%  

Gavilan Resources LLC, 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.00%, 1.00% Floor), 8.43%, 03/01/24(a)

      1,171       772,688  

GrafTech Finance, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.94%, 02/12/25(a)

      1,554       1,540,265  

Pioneer Energy Services Corp., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor), 10.18%, 11/08/22(a)

      770       773,850  
Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Energy Equipment & Services (continued)  

Weatherford International Ltd., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.43%), 3.86%, 07/13/20

    USD       565     $ 561,370  
   

 

 

 
        3,648,173  
Entertainment — 0.3%  

PCI Gaming Authority, Term Loan, 05/15/26(l)

      1,888       1,886,943  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.0%  

Capital Automotive LP, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 1.00% Floor), 4.94%, 03/24/24

      566       559,555  

Iron Mountain, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 4.19%, 01/02/26

      2,289       2,209,997  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP, 2016 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 03/21/25

      4,112       4,078,664  

VICI Properties 1 LLC, Replacement Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%),
4.44%, 12/20/24

      5,209       5,164,548  
   

 

 

 
        12,012,764  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.7%  

Albertsons LLC, Term Loan B7, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.44%, 11/17/25

      2,062       2,046,763  

Hearthside Food Solutions LLC :

     

2018 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.44%, 05/23/25

      1,557       1,535,687  

2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.68%), 6.13%, 05/23/25

      696       679,217  

Hostess Brands LLC, 2017 Repriced Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%),
4.69%, 08/03/22

      3,448       3,414,417  

US Foods, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 06/27/23

      2,950       2,920,745  
   

 

 

 
        10,596,829  
Food Products — 2.3%  

8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.22%, 10/01/25

      687       686,205  

Chobani LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor),
5.94%, 10/10/23

      2,514       2,460,707  

JBS USA LUX SA, 2019 Term Loan B, (2 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 5.03%, 05/01/26

      2,547       2,540,098  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Food Products (continued)  

Post Holdings, Inc., 2017 Series A Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 05/24/24

    USD       1,875     $ 1,865,943  

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%),
5.19%, 02/05/23

      6,144       6,086,303  
   

 

 

 
        13,639,256  
Gas Utilities — 0.3%  

AL Midcoast Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%),
8.10%, 07/31/25

      1,633       1,634,971  
   

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.7%  

Agiliti Health, Inc., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.50%, 01/04/26(a)

      790       787,037  

Immucor, Inc., Extended Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor),
7.60%, 06/15/21

      4,413       4,391,202  

Orchid Orthopedic Solutions LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 7.10%, 02/26/26

      732       735,660  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%),
5.70%, 06/30/25

      4,522       4,365,592  
   

 

 

 
        10,279,491  
Health Care Providers & Services — 5.9%  

AHP Health Partners, Inc., 2018 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.94%, 06/30/25

      853       852,558  

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.44%, 06/07/23

      3,321       3,308,948  

Concentra, Inc. :

     

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.22%, 06/01/22(a)

      2,155       2,138,991  

2018 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%, 1.00% Floor), 8.97%, 06/01/23

      1,650       1,658,243  

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%),
5.19%, 06/24/21

      417       416,098  

DentalCorp Perfect Smile ULC :

     

1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.19%, 06/06/25

      736       726,605  

Delayed Draw Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.19%, 06/06/25

      136       133,849  
Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)  

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor),
6.94%, 12/20/24

    USD       989     $ 906,484  

Envision Healthcare Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%),
6.19%, 10/10/25

      2,817       2,557,747  

Gentiva Health Services, Inc. :

     

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.25%, 07/02/25

      1,866       1,865,597  

2018 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%), 9.50%, 07/02/26

      930       942,808  

HC Group Holdings II, Inc., Term Loan B, 05/21/26(a)(l)

      2,220       2,203,350  

HCA, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B10, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 03/13/25

      955       954,691  

LGC Science Holdings Ltd., USD Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.94%, 03/08/23

      1,000       980,000  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 2016 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.35%, 06/07/23

      3,861       3,771,544  

nThrive, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor),
6.94%, 10/20/22

      3,233       3,123,837  

NVA Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor),
5.19%, 02/02/25

      2,251       2,174,731  

Radiology Partners, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan B, 07/09/25(l)

      625       625,453  

ScribeAmerica Intermediate Holdco LLC, 2018 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%),
6.97%, 04/03/25

      1,280       1,265,143  

Sotera Health Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan, 05/15/22(l)

      1,955       1,934,844  

Team Health Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.19%, 02/06/24

      1,108       996,912  

Vizient, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.22%, 04/16/26

      993       989,987  

WP CityMD Bidco LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.10%, 06/07/24

      906       890,023  
   

 

 

 
        35,418,443  
Health Care Services — 0.2%  

Sound Inpatient Physicians :

     

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.19%, 06/27/25

      747       745,021  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Health Care Services (continued)  

2018 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%), 9.19%, 06/26/26

    USD       418     $ 415,910  
   

 

 

 
        1,160,931  
Health Care Technology — 1.9%  

Athenahealth, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 6.95%, 02/11/26

      5,342       5,330,889  

Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.19%, 03/01/24

      2,998       2,949,176  

GoodRx, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.44%, 10/10/25

      1,074       1,069,809  

Press Ganey Holdings, Inc :

     

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.19%, 10/23/23

      1,298       1,288,289  

2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%, 1.00% Floor), 8.94%, 10/21/24

      719       717,504  

Quintiles IMS, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.60%, 03/07/24

      279       278,270  
   

 

 

 
        11,633,937  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 7.6%  

Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 4.34%, 10/19/24

      1,173       1,159,152  

Boyd Gaming Corp., Term Loan B3, (1 Week LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.64%, 09/15/23

      1,969       1,956,325  

Burger King Newco Unlimited Liability Co., Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 1.00% Floor), 4.69%, 02/16/24

      4,627       4,564,353  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.19%, 12/22/24

      3,762       3,731,724  

CCM Merger, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.69%, 08/08/21

      640       638,417  

CEC Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor),
5.69%, 02/14/21

      1,869       1,855,843  

ESH Hospitality, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 08/30/23

      2,628       2,617,396  
Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)  

Four Seasons Hotels Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 11/30/23

    USD       2,917     $ 2,900,915  

Golden Nugget LLC, 2017 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%),
5.19%, 10/04/23

      901       894,447  

GVC Holdings PLC, 2018 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 1.00% Floor),
4.69%, 03/29/24

      681       679,119  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 4.18%, 10/25/23

      2,310       2,303,263  

IRB Holding Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor),
5.69%, 02/05/25

      4,319       4,271,315  

KFC Holding Co., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 4.19%, 04/03/25

      887       884,796  

Lakeland Tours LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.61%, 12/15/24

      1,034       1,028,931  

Penn National Gaming, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.69%, 10/15/25

      647       643,694  

Playa Resorts Holding BV, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor),
5.19%, 04/29/24

      1,609       1,574,341  

Sabre GLBL, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 02/22/24

      1,205       1,196,195  

Scientific Games International, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%),
5.23%, 08/14/24

      1,953       1,920,119  

Stars Group Holdings BV, 2018 USD Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 6.10%, 07/10/25

      6,570       6,566,752  

Station Casinos LLC, 2016 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.94%, 06/08/23

      3,327       3,299,957  

Wynn Resorts Ltd., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.69%, 10/30/24

      1,068       1,059,242  
   

 

 

 
        45,746,296  
Household Products — 0.3%  

Energizer Holdings, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.75%, 12/17/25

      648       644,323  
 

 

 

16   


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Household Products (continued)  

SIWF Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 6.68%, 06/15/25(a)

    USD       1,042     $ 1,000,440  
   

 

 

 
        1,644,763  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.7%  

Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.94%, 01/15/25

      498       493,766  

Calpine Corp., Term Loan B9, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.34%, 04/05/26

      1,952       1,941,147  

Granite Acquisition, Inc.:

     

Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.09%, 12/19/21

      1,607       1,605,780  

Term Loan C, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.10%, 12/19/21

      197       196,568  
   

 

 

 
        4,237,261  
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.3%  

Cortes NP Acquisition Corp., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.44%, 11/30/23(a)

      3,539       3,326,352  

Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.49%, 11/28/21

      1,948       1,913,537  

Sundyne US Purchaser, Inc., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.44%, 05/15/26(a)

      2,455       2,448,863  
   

 

 

 
        7,688,752  
Insurance — 3.7%  

Achilles Acquisition LLC, 2018 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.50%, 10/03/25

      705       702,356  

Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.43%, 05/09/25

      2,851       2,774,890  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC, Term Loan B, 05/09/25(l)

      1,970       1,942,085  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor),
5.19%, 01/25/24

      2,626       2,600,736  

AssuredPartners, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Add-On Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%),
5.94%, 10/22/24

      3,107       3,069,166  

Davis Vision, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor),
5.44%, 12/02/24

      681       664,981  
Security     Par
(000)
    Value  
Insurance (continued)  

Hub International Ltd., 2018 Term Loan B, (2 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.34%, 04/25/25

    USD       2,578     $ 2,508,360  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.69%, 12/31/25

      6,964       6,856,655  

Stratose Intermediate Holdings II LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.69%, 06/22/23

      1,112       1,102,984  
   

 

 

 
        22,222,213  
Interactive Media & Services — 1.0%  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC, 2017 Repriced Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%),
4.44%, 02/15/24

      2,587       2,580,794  

Inmar Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor),
6.60%, 05/01/24

      793       746,812  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 2017 Incremental 1st Lien Term Loan, (2 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.52%, 11/03/23

      1,596       1,474,398  

TierPoint LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor),
6.19%, 05/06/24

      1,365       1,265,362  
   

 

 

 
        6,067,366  
IT Services — 4.1%  

Access CIG LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.19%, 02/27/25

      605       601,439  

Altran Technologies SA, 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.88%, 03/20/25

      624       617,463  

Epicor Software Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor),
5.69%, 06/01/22

      1,420       1,412,900  

Evertec Group LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.94%, 11/27/24

      1,077       1,075,501  

First Data Corp., 2024 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 04/26/24

      6,176       6,164,524  

Flexential Intermediate Corp., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%),
6.10%, 08/01/24

      1,624       1,498,446  

Global Payments, Inc. :

     

2018 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 4.19%, 04/21/23

      970       969,081  

2018 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 4.19%, 10/17/25

      324       323,581  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
IT Services (continued)  

Greeneden US Holdings II LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.69%, 12/01/23

    USD       1,406     $ 1,390,850  

Optiv Security, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.69%, 02/01/24

      783       727,433  

Peak 10 Holding Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%, 1.00% Floor), 9.83%, 08/01/25

      1,246       1,034,180  

TKC Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.19%, 02/01/23

      918       910,194  

Trans Union LLC :

     

2018 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 06/19/25

      1,297       1,292,566  

Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 04/10/23

      2,297       2,289,501  

WEX, Inc., Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.69%, 05/15/26

      2,256       2,238,459  

Worldpay LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 4.15%, 08/09/24

      2,091       2,089,281  
   

 

 

 
        24,635,399  
Leisure Products — 0.1%  

MND Holdings III Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.10%, 06/19/24

      796       784,389  
   

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%  

Albany Molecular Research, Inc.:

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.69%, 08/30/24

      293       285,483  

2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%, 1.00% Floor), 9.44%, 08/30/25

      75       74,250  
   

 

 

 
        359,733  
Machinery — 1.4%  

Clark Equipment Co., 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.60%, 05/18/24

      806       796,678  

Gardner Denver, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.19%, 07/30/24

      2,307       2,305,701  

Terex Corp., 2019 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.19%, 01/31/24

      389       388,759  

Titan Acquisition Ltd., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.44%, 03/28/25

      4,007       3,842,080  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Machinery (continued)  

Welbilt, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.94%, 10/23/25

    USD       1,166     $ 1,152,536  
   

 

 

 
        8,485,754  
Media — 7.8%  

Altice Financing SA :

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.18%, 01/31/26

      1,363       1,302,082  

2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.19%, 07/15/25

      256       244,764  

Altice France SA, 2018 Term Loan B13, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.44%, 08/14/26

      2,043       1,984,353  

Charter Communications Operating LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 04/30/25

      3,654       3,645,267  

CSC Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.94%, 01/25/26

      1,589       1,569,088  

Cumulus Media New Holdings, Inc., Exit Term Loan, 05/15/22(l)

      1,584       1,576,830  

EW Scripps Co., Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.24%, 04/04/26

      1,232       1,228,156  

Gray Television, Inc., 2018 Term Loan C, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.98%, 01/02/26

      1,716       1,706,847  

iHeart Communications, Inc., Exit Term Loan, 05/01/26(l)

      3,440       3,440,963  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 2017 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.93%, 01/02/24

      1,964       1,962,789  

Learfield Communications LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.69%, 12/01/23

      1,534       1,527,799  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.69%, 03/24/25

      1,715       1,702,310  

Meredith Corp., 2018 Term Loan B, (LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.19%, 01/31/25

      925       854,509  

MH Sub I LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.18%, 09/13/24

      795       787,957  

PSAV Holdings LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.74%, 03/01/25

      1,169       1,135,780  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Media (continued)  

Radiate Holdco LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.44%, 02/01/24

    USD       2,487     $ 2,448,431  

Trader Corp., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.43%, 09/28/23

      4,109       4,096,305  

Tribune Media Co., Term Loan C, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.44%, 01/27/24

      3,113       3,108,608  

Unitymedia Finance LLC :

     

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.69%, 09/30/25

      2,300       2,287,212  

USD Term Loan D, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.69%, 01/15/26

      160       158,974  

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG, 2018 Term Loan E, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 06/01/23

      933       928,571  

Univision Communications, Inc., Term Loan C5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.19%, 03/15/24

      816       772,717  

Virgin Media Bristol LLC, 2017 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.94%, 01/15/26

      2,396       2,372,951  

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.36%, 05/18/25

      4,032       3,901,321  

Ziggo Secured Finance Partnership, Term Loan E, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.94%, 04/15/25

      2,578       2,512,311  
   

 

 

 
        47,256,895  
Metals & Mining — 0.4%  

Ball Metalpack LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 7.02%, 07/24/25

      762       761,287  

Equinox Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.44%, 03/08/24

      1,858       1,850,023  
   

 

 

 
        2,611,310  
Multiline Retail — 0.5%  

Eyemart Express LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.43%, 08/04/24

      921       914,068  

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.94%, 08/18/23

      1,471       1,425,686  

Hudson’s Bay Co., 2015 Term Loan B, (2 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.81%, 09/30/22

      574       563,866  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Multiline Retail (continued)  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.72%, 10/25/20

    USD       492     $ 442,570  
   

 

 

 
        3,346,190  
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 0.3%  

McDermott Technology Americas, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.44%, 05/10/25

      1,713       1,660,478  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.9%  

BCP Raptor II LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%), 7.19%, 11/03/25

      1,002       969,435  

California Resources Corp., Second Out Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 10.37%, 1.00% Floor), 12.80%, 12/31/21

      1,088       1,095,312  

CONSOL Energy, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.94%, 09/27/24

      1,252       1,243,649  

Edgewater Generation LLC :

     

Add on Term Loan B, 12/13/25(a)(l)

      565       562,881  

Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.19%, 12/13/25

      956       953,933  

EG Group Ltd., 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.60%, 02/07/25

      733       718,556  
   

 

 

 
        5,543,766  
Personal Products — 0.2%  

Prestige Brands, Inc., Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 01/26/24

      1,111       1,100,763  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.9%  

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 6.00%, 05/04/25

      2,940       2,912,335  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.68%, 05/18/26

      1,770       1,766,318  

Endo Luxembourg Finance Co. I Sarl, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 6.75%, 04/29/24

      2,721       2,620,768  

Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc., 2017 Acquisition Term Loan, (1 Week LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.64%, 01/31/25

      3,143       3,126,577  

Jaguar Holding Co. II, 2018 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 1.00% Floor), 4.94%, 08/18/22

      5,446       5,379,311  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.47%, 06/02/25

    USD       7,726     $ 7,696,104  
   

 

 

 
        23,501,413  
Professional Services — 1.6%  

Cast and Crew Payroll LLC, 2019 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.44%, 02/09/26

      2,490       2,501,828  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 7.43%, 02/01/26

      4,557       4,545,608  

Information Resources, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 7.02%, 12/01/25

      592       583,940  

ON Assignment, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 04/02/25

      1,012       1,008,999  

SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%), 8.10%, 08/04/25(a)

      962       945,533  
   

 

 

 
        9,585,908  
Real Estate Management & Development — 2.0%  

CityCenter Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.69%, 04/18/24

      4,019       3,976,849  

DTZ US Borrower LLC, 2018 Add On Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.69%, 08/21/25

      3,527       3,514,724  

Forest City Enterprises LP, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.44%, 12/07/25

      2,519       2,523,926  

Realogy Corp., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.69%, 02/08/25

      858       816,698  

SMG Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.44%, 01/23/25

      1,305       1,292,208  
   

 

 

 
        12,124,405  
Road & Rail — 0.1%  

Moda Ingleside Energy Center LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.69%, 09/29/25

      885       884,508  
   

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3%  

Microchip Technology, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 05/29/25

      427       425,477  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

NEO Technology, Inc, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.44%, 04/30/26(a)

    USD       1,383     $ 1,376,085  
   

 

 

 
        1,801,562  
Software — 15.1%  

Applied Systems, Inc :

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%,1.00% Floor), 5.44%, 09/19/24

      2,598       2,581,589  

2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%, 1.00% Floor), 9.44%, 09/19/25

      470       472,988  

BMC Software Finance, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 6.85%, 10/02/25

      3,032       2,975,098  

Cypress Intermediate Holdings III, Inc.,:

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%,1.00% Floor), 5.19%, 04/26/24

      1,204       1,196,040  

2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%, 1.00% Floor), 9.19%, 04/27/25

      740       742,775  

Dell, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 09/07/23

      1,973       1,961,259  

Digicel International Finance Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.78%, 05/28/24

      343       307,520  

DTI Holdco, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (2 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor), 7.33%, 09/30/23

      1,098       1,015,403  

Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc. :

     

2018 EUR Term Loan, (EURIBOR + 4.00%), 4.00%, 10/01/25

    EUR       968       1,079,894  

2018 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.19%, 10/01/25

    USD       8,740       8,514,657  

Infor (US), Inc., Term Loan B6, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.19%, 02/01/22

      7,927       7,892,957  

Informatica Corp., 2018 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.69%, 08/05/22

      5,174       5,167,986  

Kronos, Inc. :

     

2017 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%,1.00% Floor), 5.58%, 11/01/23

      6,130       6,110,056  

2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 8.25%,1.00% Floor), 10.83%, 11/01/24

      2,510       2,582,162  
 

 

 

20   


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Software (continued)  

McAfee LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.18%, 09/30/24

    USD       4,420     $ 4,413,021  

Mitchell International, Inc. :

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.69%, 11/29/24

      4,638       4,417,667  

2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%), 9.69%, 12/01/25

      887       854,897  

Renaissance Holding Corp., 2018 Add On Term Loan, (2 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.73%, 05/30/25

      600       587,204  

RP Crown Parent LLC, 2016 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.19%, 10/12/23

      1,277       1,266,623  

Severin Acquisition LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%),
5.82%, 08/01/25(a)

      847       834,174  

SolarWinds Holdings, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.19%, 02/05/24

      5,168       5,123,296  

Solera LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.19%, 03/03/23

      3,519       3,492,090  

Sophia LP, 2017 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.85%, 09/30/22

      6,854       6,810,683  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe Sarl, 2018 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.69%, 04/16/25

      762       756,837  

SS&C Technologies, Inc. :

     

2017 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.69%, 07/08/22

      1,066       1,062,780  

2018 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.69%, 04/16/25

      1,087       1,079,409  

2018 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.69%, 04/16/25

      4,818       4,786,252  

Tempo Acquisition LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.44%, 05/01/24

      2,982       2,966,262  

Tibco Software, Inc., Repriced Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.94%, 12/04/20

      5,059       5,048,542  

Ultimate Software Group, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.27%, 05/04/26

      3,393       3,393,000  

Vertafore, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.69%, 07/02/25

      2,060       1,981,371  
   

 

 

 
        91,474,492  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Specialty Retail — 1.2%  

Belron Finance US LLC :

     

Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 5.07%, 11/07/24

    USD       1,469     $ 1,463,950  

Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 5.04%, 11/13/25

      2,044       2,038,768  

IAA Spinco, Inc., Term Loan B, 05/22/26(a)(l)

      971       973,002  

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc., 2018 Term Loan, (2 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.98%, 08/16/23

      1,356       1,313,619  

Midas Intermediate Holdco II LLC, Incremental Term Loan B, 08/18/21(a)(l)

      630       611,100  

Research Now Group, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%, 1.00% Floor), 8.08%, 12/20/24

      1,165       1,157,676  
   

 

 

 
        7,558,115  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.6%  

Western Digital Corp., 2018 Term Loan B4, (3 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 4.19%, 04/29/23(a)

      3,877       3,760,875  
   

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.5%  

Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, Term Loan B, (2 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.79%, 08/12/22

      2,438       2,434,542  

Varsity Brands, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.94%, 12/15/24

      479       470,440  
   

 

 

 
        2,904,982  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.6%  

IG Investment Holdings LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (2 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.60%, 05/23/25

      3,985       3,959,480  
   

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.0%  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.70%, 01/02/25

      1,418       1,400,607  

HD Supply, Inc., Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 4.19%, 10/17/23

      4,157       4,149,110  

Oxbow Carbon LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.19%, 01/04/23

      363       362,812  
 

 

 

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May 31, 2019

  

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)  

United Rentals, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 4.19%, 10/31/25

    USD       266     $ 265,740  
   

 

 

 
        6,178,269  
Transportation — 0.2%  

Safe Fleet Holdings LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.47%, 02/01/25

      987       957,542  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.1%  

ExGen Renewables IV LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.53%, 11/28/24

      516       489,613  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.0%  

Geo Group, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.43%, 03/22/24

      1,475       1,415,904  

Ligado Networks LLC, PIK Exit Term Loan (9.75% PIK), 0.00%, 12/07/20(e)

      1,923       1,410,057  

SBA Senior Finance II LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.44%, 04/11/25

      3,430       3,376,247  
   

 

 

 
        6,202,208  
   

 

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 111.3%
(Cost — $679,785,337)

 

    672,607,011  
   

 

 

 
            Shares         
Investment Companies — 2.2%              
Diversified Financial Services — 2.2%              

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

      593,368       13,433,851  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 2.2%
(Cost — $13,408,876)

        13,433,851  
   

 

 

 
           

Beneficial

Interest
(000)

        
Other Interests(a)(b)(m) — 0.0%                  
IT Services — 0.0%                  

Millennium Corp.

    USD       1,156        

Millennium Lender Claims

      1,084        
   

 

 

 

Total Other Interests — 0.0%
(Cost — $—)

         
   

 

 

 
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  

Preferred Securities — 1.4%

     

Capital Trusts — 1.0%

     
Banks — 0.4%                  

Banco de Sabadell SA, 6.50%(g)(k)

    EUR       200     $ 211,030  

Bankia SA, 6.38%(j)(k)

      200       221,777  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 6.63%(g)(k)

      200       243,669  

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Series 3H, 2.81%(k)(h)

    USD       100       73,700  

ING Groep NV, 6.75%(j)(k)

      200       200,000  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 7.00%(g)(k)

    EUR       200       227,005  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series U, 5.88%(g)(k)

    USD       840       890,476  
   

 

 

 
        2,067,657  
Capital Markets(k) — 0.0%  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series P, 5.00%(j)

      182       171,220  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services(k) — 0.6%  

Bank of America Corp.(g)

     

Series AA, 6.10%

      752       805,655  

Series DD, 6.30%

      155       169,725  

Series X, 6.25%

      350       374,150  

Series Z, 6.50%

      232       252,300  

HBOS Capital Funding LP, 6.85%

      200       202,108  

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.00%(g)

      600       591,150  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(g)

     

Series 1, 6.05%

      76       75,929  

Series V, 5.00%

      780       777,075  

LeasePlan Corp. NV, 7.38%(g)

    EUR       200       224,546  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 8.63%(g)

    USD       246       259,530  

Telefonica Europe BV, 4.38%(j)

    EUR       100       115,290  
   

 

 

 
        3,847,458  
Electric Utilities — 0.0%  

RWE AG, 2.75%, 04/21/75(g)

      10       11,290  
   

 

 

 
Media(g) — 0.0%  

SES SA, 5.63%(k)

      100       120,317  
   

 

 

 

Total Capital Trusts — 1.0%
(Cost — $6,166,082)

        6,217,942  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

Preferred Stocks — 0.1%

 

Capital Markets(g)(k) — 0.1%  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series J, 5.50%

    13,550     $ 350,132  
 

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.1%
(Cost — $338,750)

 

    350,132  
 

 

 

 

Trust Preferreds — 0.3%

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%  

GMAC Capital Trust I, Series 2, 8.30%, 02/15/40(g)

    59,219       1,529,035  
 

 

 

 

Total Trust Preferreds — 0.3%
(Cost — $1,547,459)

 

    1,529,035  
 

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities — 1.4%
(Cost — $8,052,291)

 

    8,097,109  
 

 

 

 

Warrants — 0.0%

 

Metals & Mining — 0.0%  

AFGlobal Corp. (Expires 12/20/20)(a)

    5,283        
 

 

 

 
Security   Shares     Value  
Software — 0.0%  

HMH Holdings/EduMedia (Issued/exercisable 03/09/10, 19 Shares for 1 Warrant, Expires 06/22/19, Strike Price $42.27)(a)

    3,049     $  
 

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%  

Turbo Cayman Ltd. (Strike Price $0.01)(a)

    1        
 

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost — $31)

 

     
 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 147.3%
(Cost — $929,130,503)

 

    889,977,488  
 

 

 

 

Options Purchased — 0.0%
(Cost — $67,261)

 

    2,525  
 

 

 

 

Total Investments — 147.3%
(Cost — $929,197,764)

 

    889,980,013  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (47.3)%

 

    (285,766,637
 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 604,213,376  
 

 

 

 
 
(a)

Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

(b)

Non-income producing security.

(c)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(d)

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.

(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)

When-issued security.

(g)

Variable rate security. Security may be issued at a fixed coupon rate, which converts to a variable rate at a specified date. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(h)

Variable rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of period end.

(i)

Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Fund held restricted securities with a current value of $2,377,636, representing 0.39% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $2,245,283.

(j)

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.

(k)

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(l)

Represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate.

(m) 

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

 

  

During the period ended May 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
02/28/19
 

 
    
Net
Activity

 
    

Shares
Held at
05/31/19
 

 
    
Value at
05/31/19

 
     Income       

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss) (a)

 

 

 

    


Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)


 
 

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class*

     3,616,393        (3,616,393           $      $ 8,095      $      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  *

No longer held by the fund as of period end.

 
  (a)

Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.

 

 

 

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May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

CRC — Costa Rican Colon

DIP — Debtor-In-Possession

ETF — Exchange-Traded Fund

EUR — Euro

EURIBOR — Euro Interbank Offered Rate

GBP — British Pound

LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate

MTN — Medium-Term Note

OTC — Over-the-Counter

PIK — Payment-In-Kind

REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust

S&P — S&P Global Ratings

SPDR — Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipts

USD — United States Dollar

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

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

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

Long Contracts:

              

Euro Stoxx 50 Index

     1          06/21/19        $            37   $ 780  

Euro Stoxx 600 Index

     1          06/21/19        7     (220
              

 

 

 
                 560  
              

 

 

 

Short Contracts:

              

Euro Bund

     1          06/06/19        188     (6,179

Euro-BOBL

     1          06/06/19        150     (2,157

Long Gilt

     1          09/26/19        164     (64
              

 

 

 
                 (8,400
              

 

 

 
               $ (7,840
              

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Currency
Purchased
       Currency
Sold
       Counterparty      Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
EUR     9,713,000        USD     10,827,955        HSBC Bank USA N.A.        06/05/19        $ 23,810  
GBP     2,693,000        USD     3,386,448        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        06/05/19          18,346  
USD     217,972        EUR     195,000        HSBC Bank USA N.A.        06/05/19          110  
USD     15,900,357        EUR     14,131,000        HSBC Bank USA N.A.        06/05/19          112,620  
USD     330,792        EUR     294,000        State Street Bank and Trust Co.        06/05/19          2,323  
USD     5,797,589        GBP     4,430,000        Citibank N.A.        06/05/19          196,684  
                       

 

 

 
                          353,893  
                       

 

 

 
EUR     4,788,900        USD     5,371,493        Goldman Sachs International        06/05/19          (21,136
USD     10,853,870        EUR     9,713,000        HSBC Bank USA N.A.        07/03/19          (23,788
USD     3,391,435        GBP     2,693,000        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        07/03/19          (18,324
                       

 

 

 
                          (63,248
                       

 

 

 
    Net Unrealized Appreciation        $ 290,645  
                       

 

 

 

 

 

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May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Exercise
Date
      

Exercise
Price

      

Notional
Amount (000)

       Value  

Call

 

Health Care Select Sector SPDR

     140          06/21/19        USD     92.00        USD     1,222        $ 1,260  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     95          06/21/19        USD     305.00        USD     2,615          143  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     285          06/21/19        USD     299.00        USD     7,845          427  

iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     190          06/21/19        USD     87.00        USD     1,613          475  

Liberty Global PLC

     22          07/19/19        USD     30.00        USD     55          220  
                          

 

 

 
                           $ 2,525  
                          

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

Reference Obligation/Index     

Financing
Rate Received
by the Fund
 
 
 
   Payment
Frequency
      
Termination
Date

 
     Credit
Rating 
(a)
     Notional
Amount (000) 
(b)
       Value       


Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)



 
    

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)


 

iTraxx XO.31.V1

     5.00    Quarterly        06/20/24        B      EUR     190      $ 20,735      $ 20,067      $ 668  
                         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Using S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable.

 
  (b) 

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

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

Reference Obligation/Index     

Financing
Rate Received
by the Fund
 

 
   
Payment
Frequency

 
  Counterparty    
Termination
Date

 
  Credit
Rating 
(a)
  Notional
Amount (000) 
(b)
      Value      


Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
 


 
   

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)


 

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00     Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     06/20/23     B   EUR     10     $ (1,956   $ (834   $ (1,122

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00       Quarterly     Bank of America N.A.     06/20/23     B   EUR     9       (1,809     (1,190     (619

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00       Quarterly     Citibank N.A.     06/20/23     B   EUR     21       (4,058     (2,517     (1,541

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00       Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     06/20/23     B   EUR     5       (1,064     (600     (464

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00       Quarterly     Citibank N.A.     06/20/23     B   EUR     9       (1,772     (1,066     (706

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00       Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     06/20/23     B   EUR     9       (1,774     (1,067     (707

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00       Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     06/20/23     B   EUR     4       (710     (400     (310

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00       Quarterly     Barclays Bank PLC     06/20/23     B   EUR     6       (1,132     (613     (519

Thomas Cook Finance 2 PLC

     5.00       Quarterly     Goldman Sachs International     06/20/23     B   EUR     35       (23,410     3,810       (27,220

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1.00       Quarterly     Goldman Sachs International     12/20/23     B   EUR     40       (8,597     (5,832     (2,765

CenturyLink, Inc.

     1.00       Quarterly     Barclays Bank PLC     12/20/23     B+   USD     170       (16,188     (11,980     (4,208

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     5.00       Quarterly     Barclays Bank PLC     12/20/23     B+   USD     168       (16,369     295       (16,664

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     5.00       Quarterly     Barclays Bank PLC     12/20/23     B+   USD     478       (46,573     4,228       (50,801

Garfunkelux Holdco 2 SA

     5.00       Quarterly     JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/20/23     B   EUR     9       (2,118     (57     (2,061

Garfunkelux Holdco 2 SA

     5.00       Quarterly     Credit Suisse International     12/20/23     B   EUR     16       (4,023     287       (4,310

Tesco PLC

     1.00       Quarterly     Citibank N.A.     12/20/23     B   EUR     50       (161     (676     515  

CenturyLink, Inc.

     1.00       Quarterly     Barclays Bank PLC     06/20/25     B+   USD     185       (29,893     (30,080     187  

Virgin Media, Inc.

     5.00       Quarterly     Credit Suisse International     12/20/25     B   EUR     30       5,843       4,890       953  
                

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ (155,764   $ (43,402   $ (112,362
                

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Using S&P rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable.

 
  (b) 

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

 

 

 

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May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes as follows:

 

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the 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 Fund’s own 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 BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (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. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Fund’s most recent financial statements as contained in its annual report.

The following tables 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:

 

Common Stocks

   $ 16,320        $ 95,008        $ 2,775,934      $ 2,887,262  

Corporate Bonds

              182,351,195          10,601,060        192,952,255  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

              634,815,110          37,791,901        672,607,011  

Investment Companies

     13,433,851                          13,433,851  

Other Interests

                       0 (a)       0 (a) 

Preferred Securities

     1,879,167          6,217,942                 8,097,109  

Warrants

                       0 (a)       0 (a) 

Options Purchased :

               

Equity contracts

     2,525                          2,525  

Liabilities:

 

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(b)

              (688               (688
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 15,331,863        $ 823,478,567        $ 51,168,895      $ 889,979,325  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(c)

 

Assets:

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   $        $ 353,893        $      $ 353,893  

Credit contracts

              2,323                 2,323  

Equity contracts

     780                          780  

Liabilities:

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

              (63,248               (63,248

Credit contracts

              (114,017               (114,017

Equity contracts

     (220                (220

Interest rate contracts

     (8,400                        (8,400
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (7,840      $ 178,951        $      $ 171,111  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Rounds to less than $1.

 
  (b)

Unfunded floating rate loan interests are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the commitment.

 
  (c) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

May 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

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, Bank borrowings payable of $270,000,000 is categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy.

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Fund had a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to net assets. The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Common
Stocks
     Corporate
Bonds
     Floating Rate
Loan
Interests
     Other
Interests
     Warrants      Purchased
Options
     Total  

Assets:

                    

Opening balance, as of February 28, 2019

   $ 3,075,400      $ 8,149,827      $ 42,349,614      $  0 (a)     $  0 (a)     $      $ 53,574,841  

Transfers into Level 3(b)

                   13,294,481                             13,294,481  

Transfers out of Level 3(c)

                   (27,055,626                           (27,055,626

Accrued discounts/premiums

            703        3,677                             4,380  

Net realized gain (loss)

                   5,238                      (5,867      (629

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(c)

     (299,466      1,842        (324,152                    5,867        (615,909

Purchases

            2,448,688        14,984,742                             17,433,430  

Sales

                   (5,466,073                           (5,466,073
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Closing balance, as of May 31, 2019

   $  2,775,934      $  10,601,060      $ 37,791,901      $  0 (a)     $  0 (a)     $      $ 51,168,895  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at May 31, 2019(d)

   $ (299,466    $ 1,842      $ (319,846    $  —      $  —      $      $ (617,470
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Rounds to less than $1.

 
  (b)

As of February 28, 2019, the Fund used observable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of May 31, 2019, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at the beginning of period value were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 in the disclosure hierarchy.

 
  (c)

As of February 28, 2019, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of May 31, 2019, the Fund used observable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at the beginning of period value were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 in the disclosure hierarchy.

 
  (d)

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at May 31, 2019 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

 

The following table summarizes the valuation approaches used and unobservable inputs utilized by the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) to determine the value of certain of the Fund’s Level 3 investments as of period end. The table does not include Level 3 investments with values based upon unadjusted third party pricing information in the amount of $40,290,537. A significant change in the third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 investments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Value      Valuation Approach   

Unobservable

Inputs

    

Range of

Unobservable

Inputs Utilized

    

Weighted

Average of

Unobservable
Inputs

 

Assets:

              

Common Stocks(a)

   $  2,654,934      Market      EBITDA Multiple (a)       7.50x – 8.00x        7.72x  

Corporate Bonds

     8,223,424      Market      EBITDA Multiple (a)       8.00x         
  

 

 

             
   $  10,878,358           
  

 

 

          

 

  (a) 

Increase in unobservable input may result in a significant increase to value, while a decrease in unobservable input may result in a significant decrease to value.

 

 

 

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