N-Q 1 d301751dnq.htm BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-10543

Name of Fund:  BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Core Bond Trust,

55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055

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

Date of fiscal year end: 08/31/2017

Date of reporting period: 11/30/2016


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments

 


Schedule of Investments November 30, 2016 (Unaudited)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Common Stocks — 0.0%               
Shares
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

      

Denbury Resources, Inc.

             35,640      $ 134,719   
      
                          
Asset-Backed Securities           Par
(000)
        

Asset-Backed Securities — 12.6%

      

ALM VI Ltd., Series 2012-6A, Class B2R, 3.68%, 7/15/26 (a)(b)

     USD        1,000        997,010   

Anchorage Capital CLO 9 Ltd., Series 2016-9A, Class D, 4.95%, 1/15/29 (a)(b)(c)

       650        628,940   

Apidos CDO, Series 2012-9AR, Class DR, 4.78%, 7/15/23 (a)(b)

       1,400        1,388,934   

Apidos CLO XIX, Series 2014-19A, Class D, 4.63%, 10/17/26 (a)(b)

       1,000        991,375   

Ares CLO Ltd., Series 2014-32A, Class C, 5.11%, 11/15/25 (a)(b)

       1,250        1,250,478   

Ares XXIII CLO Ltd., Series 2012-1AR (a)(b):

      

Class CR, 4.08%, 4/19/23

       4,000        4,069,868   

Class DR, 5.03%, 4/19/23

       3,000        3,019,029   

Ares XXVIII CLO Ltd., Series 2013-3A, Class D, 4.38%, 10/17/24 (a)(b)

       1,000        975,228   

Atlas Senior Loan Fund Ltd., Series 2016-7A, Class D, 4.95%, 11/30/28 (a)(b)

       1,250        1,200,875   

Atrium CDO Corp., Series 9A, Class D, 4.44%, 2/28/24 (a)(b)

       1,500        1,482,136   

Babson CLO Ltd., Series 2012-1X, Class B, 3.38%, 4/15/22 (a)

       1,000        1,004,562   

Battalion CLO VII Ltd., Series 2014-7A, Class C, 4.78%, 10/17/26 (a)(b)

       1,000        922,728   

Bowman Park CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class D2, 4.87%, 11/23/25 (a)(b)

       3,000        2,884,183   

CenterPoint Energy Transition Bond Co. LLC, Series 2012-1, Class A3, 3.03%, 10/15/25

       2,210        2,272,873   

CIFC Funding Ltd. (a)(b):

      

Series 2012-1AR, Class B1R, 4.46%, 8/14/24

       1,500        1,500,255   

Series 2012-3A, Class B1R, 4.88%, 1/29/25 (a)(b)

       2,500        2,500,000   

Series 2013-IA, Class B, 3.69%, 4/16/25

       1,000        1,000,163   

Series 2014-4A, Class D, 4.28%, 10/17/26

       2,000        1,901,306   

Series 2015-1A, Class C, 3.88%, 1/22/27

       1,000        999,902   
Asset-Backed Securities           Par
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

      

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-13, Class 3AV2, 0.68%, 1/25/37 (a)

     USD        298      $ 288,574   

DCP Rights LLC, Series 2014-1A, Class A, 5.46%, 10/25/44 (b)

       3,895        3,864,961   

Dryden 34 Senior Loan Fund, Series 2014-34A, Class C, 3.68%, 10/15/26 (a)(b)

       1,000        999,912   

Flatiron CLO Ltd., Series 2011-1A, Class D, 4.48%, 1/15/23 (a)(b)

       1,000        1,000,021   

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust,
Series 2012-2:

      

Class B, 2.32%, 1/15/19

       490        490,503   

Class C, 2.86%, 1/15/19

       210        210,344   

Class D, 3.50%, 1/15/19

       400        400,940   

Galaxy XV CLO Ltd. (a)(b):

      

Series 2012-14A, Class DR, 5.38%, 11/15/26

       1,000        1,000,000   

Series 2013-15A, Class C, 3.48%, 4/15/25

       1,000        999,915   

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IX Ltd., Series 2014-9A, Class D, 4.39%, 10/29/26

       1,000        977,773   

Highbridge Loan Management Ltd., Series 5A-2015, Class C1, 4.09%, 1/29/26 (a)(b)

       4,000        3,999,913   

Limerock CLO III LLC, Series 2014-3A, Class C, 4.48%, 10/20/26 (a)(b)

       3,750        3,581,387   

Madison Park Funding IX Ltd., Series 2012-9AR, Class DR, 4.76%, 8/15/22 (a)(b)

       1,200        1,193,237   

Madison Park Funding XV Ltd., Series 2014-15A, Class B1, 4.14%, 1/27/26 (a)(b)

       1,800        1,800,747   

Nelnet Student Loan Trust, Series 2006-1, Class A5, 1.03%, 8/23/27 (a)

       858        852,078   

Neuberger Berman CLO XVIII Ltd., Series 2014-18A, Class CR, 5.13%, 11/14/27 (a)(b)

       2,250        2,250,000   

Oaktree EIF II Ltd., Series 2015-B1A, Class C, 4.01%, 2/15/26 (a)(b)

       1,000        1,000,138   

OCP CLO Ltd., Series 2012-2A, Class DR, 5.35%, 11/22/25 (a)(b)

       1,000        989,000   

Octagon Investment Partners XX Ltd.,
Series 2014-1A (a)(b):

      

Class C, 3.70%, 8/12/26

       750        750,379   

Class D, 4.55%, 8/12/26

       1,000        964,712   

Octagon Investment Partners XXI Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class C, 4.55%, 11/14/26 (a)(b)

       2,000        1,944,385   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Asset-Backed Securities           Par
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

      

Octagon Investment Partners XXII Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class C1, 4.13%, 11/25/25 (a)(b)

     USD        2,000      $ 2,000,753   

OneMain Financial Issuance Trust, Series 2015-2A, Class C, 4.32%, 7/18/25 (b)

       5,000        4,925,562   

OZLM Funding III Ltd., Series 2013-3A (a)(b):

      

Class B, 3.98%, 1/22/25

       1,500        1,500,000   

Class C, 4.78%, 1/22/25

       500        500,000   

OZLM VII Ltd., Series 2014-7A, Class C,
4.48%, 7/17/26 (a)(b)

       470        451,728   

OZLM VIII Ltd., Series 2014-8A, Class C, 4.38%, 10/17/26 (a)(b)

       1,750        1,688,750   

Regatta V Funding Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class C, 4.33%, 10/25/26 (a)(b)

       2,000        1,899,073   

Shackleton I CLO Ltd., Series 2012-1A, Class DR, 5.08%, 8/12/23 (a)(b)

       1,200        1,200,000   

SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trust, Series 2004-B, Class A2, 1.05%, 6/15/21 (a)

       35        35,171   

SLM Private Education Loan Trust (b):

      

Series 2012-A, Class A1, 1.94%, 8/15/25 (a)

       45        44,818   

Series 2012-A, Class A2, 3.83%, 1/17/45

       690        710,916   

Series 2014-A, Class B, 3.50%, 11/15/44

       500        481,879   

SMB Private Education Loan Trust, Series 2015-C, Class C, 4.50%, 9/17/46 (b)

       5,900        5,656,895   

Sound Point CLO IV Ltd., Series 2013-3A, Class D, 4.38%, 1/21/26 (a)(b)

       700        676,654   

Sound Point CLO VII Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class D, 4.48%, 1/23/27 (a)(b)

       1,250        1,206,250   

Sound Point CLO XIV Ltd., Series 2016-3A, Class D, 4.73%, 1/23/29 (a)(b)

       1,550        1,508,305   

Steele Creek CLO Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class C, 4.11%, 8/21/26 (a)(b)

       2,500        2,500,000   

Stewart Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class D, 4.33%, 4/15/26 (a)(b)

       1,000        957,270   

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

       753        750,245   
Asset-Backed Securities           Par
(000)
    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

      

Venture XIX CLO Ltd., Series 2014-19A, Class C, 4.18%, 1/15/27 (a)(b)

     USD        555      $ 555,000   

Voya CLO Ltd. (a)(b):

      

Series 2012-2AR, Class CR,
3.83%, 10/15/22

       1,500        1,500,750   

Series 2016-3A, Class C, 4.67%, 10/18/27

       795        779,100   

Series 2016-3A, Class D, 7.67%, 10/18/27

       615        584,250   

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2012-C, Class C, 4.55%, 8/15/22

       2,360        2,402,569   

York CLO Ltd., Series 2016-4A, Class D, 5.20%, 11/02/28 (a)(c)

       1,500        1,427,250   
      

 

 

 
                       96,491,952   

Interest Only Asset-Backed Securities — 0.1%

      

Sterling Bank Trust, Series 2004-2, Class Note, 2.08%, 3/30/30 (b)

       3,281        227,626   

Sterling Coofs Trust, Series 2004-1, Class A, 2.36%, 4/15/29 (b)

       7,759        528,559   
      

 

 

 
                       756,185   
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 12.7%                      97,248,137   
      
                          
Corporate Bonds                      

Aerospace & Defense — 1.1%

      

Accudyne Industries Borrower/Accudyne Industries LLC, 7.75%, 12/15/20 (b)

       520        406,900   

Bombardier, Inc. (b):

      

7.50%, 3/15/18

       12        12,888   

5.50%, 9/15/18

       475        507,395   

8.75%, 12/01/21

       160        158,800   

6.00%, 10/15/22

       84        73,710   

6.13%, 1/15/23

       218        188,025   

7.50%, 3/15/25

       346        307,559   

Eaton Corp., 4.15%, 11/02/42

       500        482,590   

Harris Corp., 3.83%, 4/27/25

       500        506,551   

KLX, Inc., 5.88%, 12/01/22 (b)

       361        369,123   

Lockheed Martin Corp., 4.70%, 5/15/46

       1,250        1,349,881   

Moog, Inc., 5.25%, 12/01/22 (b)

       180        183,150   

TransDigm, Inc.:

      

5.50%, 10/15/20

       211        216,539   

6.00%, 7/15/22

       950        978,500   

6.50%, 7/15/24

       198        205,178   

6.38%, 6/15/26 (b)

       304        309,320   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Aerospace & Defense (continued)

      

United Technologies Corp., 6.13%, 7/15/38

     USD        1,450      $ 1,822,867   
      

 

 

 
                       8,078,976   

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%

      

FedEx Corp., 4.75%, 11/15/45

       1,250        1,277,180   

XPO Logistics, Inc.:

      

5.75%, 6/15/21

     EUR        100        110,896   

6.50%, 6/15/22 (b)

     USD        535        554,394   

6.13%, 9/01/23 (b)

       163        166,667   
      

 

 

 
                       2,109,137   

Airlines — 2.1%

      

Air Canada Pass-Through Trust, Series 2015-1, Class B, 3.88%, 9/15/24 (b)

       1,863        1,802,694   

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust:

      

Series 2013-2, Class A, 4.95%, 7/15/24 (d)

       3,765        4,032,856   

Series 2015-2, Class A, 4.00%, 3/22/29

       1,465        1,508,463   

Series 2015-2, Class AA, 3.60%, 3/22/29

       1,465        1,468,181   

Continental Airlines Pass-Through Trust:

      

Series 2010-1, Class B, 6.00%, 7/12/20

       498        510,267   

Series 2012-3, Class C, 6.13%, 4/29/18

       520        539,500   

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust:

      

Series 2013-1, Class A, 4.30%, 2/15/27

       3,609        3,793,386   

Series 2014-2, Class B, 4.63%, 3/03/24

       2,487        2,539,465   
      

 

 

 
                       16,194,812   

Auto Components — 0.3%

      

Allison Transmission, Inc., 5.00%, 10/01/24 (b)

       199        200,492   

CNH Industrial Finance Europe SA, 2.88%, 5/17/23

     EUR        175        187,644   

Delphi Automotive PLC, 4.40%, 10/01/46

     USD        465        427,385   

Faurecia, 3.63%, 6/15/23

     EUR        100        107,835   

Fiat Chrysler Finance Europe:

      

4.75%, 3/22/21

       100        114,803   

4.75%, 7/15/22

       100        114,066   

FTE Verwaltungs GmbH, 9.00%, 7/15/20

       100        110,915   

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 4.88%, 3/15/19

     USD        462        465,465   
Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Auto Components (continued)

      

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH (e):

      

(2.75% Cash or 3.50% PIK), 2.75%, 9/15/21

     EUR        100      $ 107,282   

(3.25% Cash or 4.00% PIK), 3.25%, 9/15/23

       100        105,635   

(4.13% Cash or 4.88% PIK), 4.13%, 9/15/21

     USD        200        202,000   

(4.50% Cash or 5.25% PIK), 4.50%, 9/15/23

       200        191,694   
      

 

 

 
                       2,335,216   

Automobiles — 0.9%

      

Ford Motor Co., 4.75%, 1/15/43 (d)

       4,255        3,979,498   

General Motors Co., 6.25%, 10/02/43

       2,506        2,697,819   
      

 

 

 
                       6,677,317   

Banks — 1.7%

      

Allied Irish Banks PLC, 4.13%, 11/26/25 (a)

     EUR        100        103,600   

Bankia SA, 4.00%, 5/22/24 (a)

       200        210,164   

Barclays PLC, 3.65%, 3/16/25

     USD        4,320        4,118,403   

CIT Group, Inc.:

      

5.50%, 2/15/19 (b)

       206        217,459   

5.38%, 5/15/20

       410        433,575   

Commerzbank AG:

      

7.75%, 3/16/21

     EUR        100        124,551   

4.00%, 3/23/26

       28        29,232   

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA, 3.95%, 11/09/22

     USD        1,500        1,535,196   

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.10%, 1/14/42

       610        758,956   

Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 4.50%, 7/17/25

       2,000        1,962,412   

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC, 2.88%, 8/05/21

       1,250        1,220,535   

Wells Fargo & Co., 3.90%, 5/01/45

       2,250        2,115,072   
      

 

 

 
                       12,829,155   

Beverages — 0.6%

      

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 4.90%, 2/01/46 (d)

             4,250        4,547,134   

Biotechnology — 0.4%

      

Amgen, Inc., 4.40%, 5/01/45

       2,250        2,148,406   

Gilead Sciences, Inc., 4.80%, 4/01/44

       1,000        1,030,073   

Senvion Holding GmbH, 6.63%, 11/15/20

     EUR        100        110,773   
      

 

 

 
                       3,289,252   

Building Materials — 0.0%

      

Dry Mix Solutions Investissements SAS, 3.95%, 6/15/21 (a)

       100        105,985   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Building Materials (continued)

      

Titan Global Finance PLC, 3.50%, 6/17/21

     EUR        100      $ 109,599   
      

 

 

 
                       215,584   

Building Products — 0.4%

      

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 5.75%, 12/15/23 (b)

     USD        293        300,325   

Builders FirstSource, Inc., 5.63%, 9/01/24 (b)

       54        54,270   

Building Materials Corp. of America (b):

      

5.38%, 11/15/24

       65        66,138   

6.00%, 10/15/25

       380        395,200   

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

       520        535,600   

Louisiana-Pacific Corp., 4.88%, 9/15/24 (b)

       61        59,246   

Masonite International Corp., 5.63%, 3/15/23 (b)

       200        203,500   

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 6.50%, 2/01/22

       431        443,930   

Standard Industries, Inc. (b):

      

5.13%, 2/15/21

       29        30,160   

5.50%, 2/15/23

       138        141,795   

USG Corp.:

      

8.75%, 1/15/18

       300        316,500   

5.88%, 11/01/21 (b)

       50        52,203   

5.50%, 3/01/25 (b)

       180        184,743   
      

 

 

 
                       2,783,610   

Capital Markets — 2.3%

      

CDP Financial, Inc., 5.60%, 11/25/39 (b)(d)

       5,890        7,287,756   

E*Trade Financial Corp., 4.63%, 9/15/23

       149        151,315   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.75%, 5/22/25 (d)

       8,965        9,025,433   

Morgan Stanley, 4.00%, 7/23/25

       905        927,140   
      

 

 

 
                       17,391,644   

Chemicals — 0.7%

      

Air Liquide Finance SA, 3.50%, 9/27/46 (b)

       360        327,290   

Axalta Coating Systems LLC, 4.88%, 8/15/24 (b)

       161        160,195   

CF Industries, Inc.:

      

7.13%, 5/01/20

       80        86,400   

4.95%, 6/01/43

       245        194,162   

Chemours Co.:

      

6.63%, 5/15/23

       127        125,412   

7.00%, 5/15/25

       44        43,340   
Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Chemicals (continued)

      

Huntsman International LLC, 4.88%, 11/15/20

     USD        101      $ 103,778   

Ineos Finance PLC, 4.00%, 5/01/23

     EUR        100        108,105   

INEOS Group Holdings SA, 5.63%, 8/01/24 (b)

     USD        200        195,460   

Inovyn Finance PLC, 6.25%, 5/15/21

     EUR        100        111,284   

Methanex Corp., 3.25%, 12/15/19

     USD        1,650        1,613,071   

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 3.88%, 10/24/21

       670        626,450   

NOVA Chemicals Corp., 5.25%, 8/01/23 (b)

       88        88,242   

Platform Specialty Products Corp. (b):

      

10.38%, 5/01/21

       37        40,423   

6.50%, 2/01/22

       934        919,990   

PQ Corp., 6.75%, 11/15/22 (b)

       214        226,305   

PSPC Escrow Corp., 6.00%, 2/01/23

     EUR        100        102,969   

Versum Materials, Inc., 5.50%, 9/30/24 (b)

     USD        106        108,120   

WR Grace & Co-Conn (b):

      

5.13%, 10/01/21

       97        101,850   

5.63%, 10/01/24

       80        84,800   
      

 

 

 
                       5,367,646   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.7%

      

ADS Waste Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 10/01/20

       166        172,848   

ADT Corp.:

      

3.50%, 7/15/22

       237        223,372   

4.13%, 6/15/23

       55        52,388   

4.88%, 7/15/32 (b)

       74        61,420   

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

       151        149,490   

Aviation Capital Group Corp. (b):

      

4.63%, 1/31/18

       1,300        1,335,061   

7.13%, 10/15/20

       1,800        2,094,642   

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/21 (b)

       439        442,292   

Iron Mountain, Inc.:

      

6.00%, 10/01/20 (b)

       175        184,188   

6.00%, 8/15/23

       80        84,800   

Mobile Mini, Inc., 5.88%, 7/01/24

       299        309,465   

Silk Bidco AS, 7.50%, 2/01/22

     EUR        100        109,694   
 

 

                
4    BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)

      

United Rentals North America, Inc.:

      

7.63%, 4/15/22

     USD        31      $ 32,783   

5.75%, 11/15/24

       140        144,900   
      

 

 

 
                       5,397,343   

Communications Equipment — 0.4%

      

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 6.45%, 3/15/29

       975        1,021,312   

CommScope Technologies Finance LLC, 6.00%, 6/15/25 (b)

       340        354,450   

CommScope, Inc., 5.00%, 6/15/21 (b)

       250        253,125   

Nokia OYJ, 6.63%, 5/15/39

       135        139,725   

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc.:

      

6.00%, 4/01/23

       834        869,445   

6.38%, 5/15/25

       258        268,320   
      

 

 

 
                       2,906,377   

Construction & Engineering — 0.6%

      

BlueLine Rental Finance Corp., 7.00%, 2/01/19 (b)

       382        366,720   

Engility Corp., 8.88%, 9/01/24 (b)

       176        180,840   

ITR Concession Co. LLC, 4.20%, 7/15/25 (b)

       4,000        3,978,092   
      

 

 

 
                       4,525,652   

Construction Materials — 0.3%

      

American Tire Distributors, Inc., 10.25%, 3/01/22 (b)

       164        152,930   

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 6.38%, 10/01/23

       313        332,563   

HD Supply, Inc. (b):

      

5.25%, 12/15/21

       790        833,450   

5.75%, 4/15/24

       667        682,007   

LKQ Italia Bondco SpA, 3.88%, 4/01/24

     EUR        157        172,636   

PulteGroup, Inc.:

      

5.50%, 3/01/26

     USD        133        131,836   

6.00%, 2/15/35

       27        25,988   

Rexel SA, 3.50%, 6/15/23

     EUR        100        107,972   
      

 

 

 
                       2,439,382   

Consumer Finance — 2.0%

      

Ally Financial, Inc.:

      

6.25%, 12/01/17

     USD        320        331,600   

4.63%, 3/30/25

       190        184,300   

8.00%, 11/01/31

       2,043        2,318,805   

Capital One Financial Corp., 4.75%, 7/15/21 (d)

       1,935        2,100,634   

Corivas Campus Living USG LLC, 5.30%, 7/01/50

       5,700        5,658,960   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

      

8.13%, 1/15/20

       1,530        1,767,213   
Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Consumer Finance (continued)

      

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC (continued):

      

4.25%, 9/20/22

     USD        1,600      $ 1,655,261   

Navient Corp.:

      

5.00%, 10/26/20

       180        182,025   

6.63%, 7/26/21

       104        108,550   

5.50%, 1/25/23

       75        71,250   

7.25%, 9/25/23

       173        175,162   

6.13%, 3/25/24

       59        55,829   

5.88%, 10/25/24

       56        51,800   

5.63%, 8/01/33

       101        81,810   

OneMain Financial Holdings LLC (b):

      

6.75%, 12/15/19

       101        102,767   

7.25%, 12/15/21

       78        78,195   
      

 

 

 
                       14,924,161   

Containers & Packaging — 0.8%

      

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.:

      

6.75%, 1/31/21 (b)

       200        203,750   

4.25%, 1/15/22

     EUR        100        108,694   

6.75%, 5/15/24

       100        110,622   

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

      

4.63%, 5/15/23

     USD        271        267,443   

7.25%, 5/15/24

       1,475        1,541,375   

Ball Corp., 5.00%, 3/15/22

       271        285,228   

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. IV, 4.50%, 1/15/23

       175        177,188   

Crown European Holdings SA, 3.38%, 5/15/25

     EUR        100        105,540   

JH-Holding Finance SA, 8.25%, 12/01/22 (e)

       100        113,807   

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc.:

      

5.75%, 10/15/20

     USD        194        199,578   

6.88%, 2/15/21

       305        313,762   

8.25%, 2/15/21

       104        107,419   

4.38%, 7/15/21 (a)(b)

       438        447,307   

5.13%, 7/15/23 (b)

       363        366,630   

7.00%, 7/15/24 (b)

       418        441,251   

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH, 4.00%, 4/01/23

     EUR        100        110,092   

Sealed Air Corp. (b):

      

4.88%, 12/01/22

     USD        535        547,037   

6.88%, 7/15/33

       16        16,480   

Signode Industrial Group Lux SA/Signode Industrial Group US, Inc., 6.38%, 5/01/22 (b)

       278        280,085   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016    5


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Containers & Packaging (continued)

      

Verallia Packaging SASU, 5.13%, 8/01/22

     EUR        100      $ 110,489   
      

 

 

 
                       5,853,777   

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.2%

      

APX Group, Inc.:

      

6.38%, 12/01/19

     USD        56        57,400   

8.75%, 12/01/20

       75        73,500   

7.88%, 12/01/22

       86        91,805   

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc., 9.25%, 5/15/23 (b)

       681        732,075   

Service Corp. International, 4.50%, 11/15/20

       410        418,302   
      

 

 

 
                       1,373,082   

Diversified Financial Services — 3.7%

      

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 3.95%, 2/01/22

       750        759,375   

Aircastle Ltd., 6.25%, 12/01/19

       353        381,240   

Bank of America Corp.:

      

5.63%, 7/01/20

       2,200        2,423,810   

3.30%, 1/11/23 (d)

       6,000        6,002,238   

Deutsche Bank AG, 4.25%, 10/14/21 (b)

       1,100        1,083,232   

FBM Finance, Inc., 8.25%, 8/15/21 (b)

       80        82,800   

FMR LLC, 4.95%, 2/01/33 (b)(d)

       2,300        2,380,424   

Garfunkelux Holdco 3 SA, 8.50%, 11/01/22

     GBP        100        128,561   

General Electric Capital Corp., 6.15%, 8/07/37 (d)

     USD        2,150        2,741,134   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/23

       807        809,901   

IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc., 4.00%, 10/15/23

       470        493,678   

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 7.38%, 4/01/20 (b)

       595        581,613   

Mercury Bondco PLC, (8.25% Cash, 9.00% PIK), 8.25%, 5/30/21 (e)

     EUR        100        109,429   

Moody’s Corp., 4.50%, 9/01/22 (d)

     USD        1,800        1,927,732   

Northern Trust Corp., 3.95%, 10/30/25 (d)

       8,000        8,411,096   

UniCredit SpA:

      

6.95%, 10/31/22

     EUR        140        163,113   

5.75%, 10/28/25 (a)

       107        116,468   
      

 

 

 
                       28,595,844   
Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.5%

      

AT&T, Inc. (d):

      

6.38%, 3/01/41

     USD        520      $ 597,398   

5.15%, 3/15/42

       2,400        2,373,730   

4.75%, 5/15/46

       2,710        2,531,189   

CenturyLink, Inc.:

      

6.45%, 6/15/21

       347        358,061   

Series U, 7.65%, 3/15/42

       99        83,804   

Series Y, 7.50%, 4/01/24

       108        111,498   

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.00%, 7/15/24 (b)

       368        384,560   

Consolidated Communications, Inc., 6.50%, 10/01/22

       68        65,960   

Frontier Communications Corp.:

      

7.13%, 3/15/19

       115        119,312   

7.13%, 1/15/23

       50        43,375   

7.63%, 4/15/24

       205        176,812   

6.88%, 1/15/25

       915        741,150   

11.00%, 9/15/25

       250        250,625   

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

      

5.38%, 8/15/22

       165        167,887   

5.63%, 2/01/23

       149        151,235   

5.13%, 5/01/23

       240        239,700   

5.38%, 1/15/24

       165        165,825   

5.38%, 5/01/25

       140        139,300   

5.25%, 3/15/26 (b)

       223        219,097   

OTE PLC, 3.50%, 7/09/20

     EUR        100        107,772   

SBA Communications Corp., 4.88%, 9/01/24 (b)

     USD        388        373,935   

Telecom Italia Capital SA:

      

6.38%, 11/15/33

       95        90,725   

6.00%, 9/30/34

       300        280,500   

7.20%, 7/18/36

       105        104,969   

Telecom Italia SpA:

      

3.25%, 1/16/23

     EUR        141        152,003   

3.63%, 1/19/24

       200        217,217   

Verizon Communications, Inc.:

      

6.40%, 2/15/38

     USD        6,879        8,189,236   

6.55%, 9/15/43 (d)

       6,751        8,414,500   

Windstream Corp., 7.75%, 10/01/21

       17        16,915   

Windstream Services LLC, 7.50%, 6/01/22

       53        50,069   
      

 

 

 
                       26,918,359   

Electric Utilities — 5.8%

      

AES Corp., 4.88%, 5/15/23

       210        203,700   

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 6.50%, 9/15/37 (d)

       5,515        7,063,904   

Black Hills Corp., 3.15%, 1/15/27

       405        389,753   

Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., 5.95%, 12/15/36

       434        480,551   

CMS Energy Corp., 5.05%, 3/15/22 (d)

       1,832        2,014,907   
 

 

                
6    BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Electric Utilities (continued)

      

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC:

      

6.10%, 6/01/37

     USD        640      $ 788,607   

6.00%, 1/15/38 (d)

       1,675        2,084,432   

4.25%, 12/15/41 (d)

       750        762,289   

Duke Energy Florida LLC, 6.40%, 6/15/38 (d)

       770        1,003,766   

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

       3,100        3,636,306   

Electricite de France SA, 5.60%, 1/27/40 (b)(d)

       2,800        3,025,179   

Florida Power Corp., 6.35%, 9/15/37 (d)

       2,775        3,592,770   

Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 7.35%, 2/01/19

       490        538,680   

Ohio Power Co., Series D, 6.60%, 3/01/33 (d)

       3,000        3,662,493   

PacifiCorp, 6.25%, 10/15/37 (d)

       1,225        1,587,693   

Public Service Co. of Colorado, Series 17, 6.25%, 9/01/37 (d)

       2,550        3,272,795   

Southern California Edison Co.:

      

5.63%, 2/01/36

       1,300        1,551,701   

Series A, 5.95%, 2/01/38

       2,175        2,765,212   

Southern Co., 4.40%, 7/01/46

       1,000        980,576   

Virginia Electric & Power Co., Series A, 6.00%, 5/15/37

       3,920        4,858,977   
      

 

 

 
                       44,264,291   

Electrical Equipment — 0.0%

      

Anixter, Inc., 5.63%, 5/01/19

       35        36,663   

Areva SA, 4.88%, 9/23/24

     EUR        50        52,860   

Trionista TopCo GmbH, 6.88%, 4/30/21

       110        122,704   
      

 

 

 
                       212,227   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1%

  

 

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.:

      

6.00%, 8/15/22

     USD        370        392,200   

5.00%, 9/01/23

       519        521,595   

5.50%, 12/01/24

       68        69,700   
      

 

 

 
                       983,495   

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.5%

      

Ensco PLC, 4.50%, 10/01/24

       74        59,200   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC,
6.13%, 10/15/39 (d)

       1,400        1,555,568   

Gates Global LLC/Gates Global Co.,
6.00%, 7/15/22 (b)

       284        271,220   

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.:

      

5.75%, 2/15/21

       142        142,710   

6.75%, 8/01/22

       170        173,825   

GrafTech International Ltd., 6.38%, 11/15/20

       600        474,000   
Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Energy Equipment & Services (continued)

      

Halliburton Co., 5.00%, 11/15/45

     USD        500      $ 510,040   

Noble Holding International Ltd., 4.63%, 3/01/21

       20        15,900   

Transocean, Inc.:

      

6.00%, 3/15/18

       120        120,750   

7.38%, 4/15/18

       20        20,400   

5.55%, 10/15/22

       444        391,830   

9.00%, 7/15/23 (b)

       139        140,738   

Weatherford International Ltd., 9.88%, 2/15/24 (b)

       76        78,280   
      

 

 

 
                       3,954,461   

Environmental, Maintenance, & Security Service — 0.0%

  

 

Befesa Zinc SAU Via Zinc Capital SA, 8.88%, 5/15/18

     EUR        100        108,406   

Food & Staples Retailing — 0.9%

      

Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc./New Albertson’s, Inc./Albertson’s LLC (b):

      

6.63%, 6/15/24

     USD        151        156,074   

5.75%, 3/15/25

       207        203,129   

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA:

      

5.98%, 5/26/21

     EUR        100        122,418   

3.31%, 1/25/23

       100        114,762   

CVS Health Corp., 5.13%, 7/20/45

     USD        2,000        2,194,180   

Dollar Tree, Inc., 5.75%, 3/01/23

       1,560        1,665,300   

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., 5.88%, 1/15/24

       42        44,205   

Rite Aid Corp.:

      

6.75%, 6/15/21

       258        271,949   

6.13%, 4/01/23 (b)

       864        923,530   

7.70%, 2/15/27

       241        297,635   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 4.80%, 11/18/44

       1,000        1,001,287   
      

 

 

 
                       6,994,469   

Food Products — 0.3%

      

Acosta, Inc., 7.75%, 10/01/22 (b)

       318        263,145   

Aramark Services, Inc.:

      

5.13%, 1/15/24 (b)

       17        17,453   

5.13%, 1/15/24

       131        134,494   

4.75%, 6/01/26 (b)

       151        146,281   

Darling Global Finance BV, 4.75%, 5/30/22

     EUR        100        110,489   

JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc. (b):

      

7.25%, 6/01/21

     USD        30        30,900   

5.88%, 7/15/24

       92        91,540   

5.75%, 6/15/25

       316        309,680   

Post Holdings, Inc. (b):

      

6.75%, 12/01/21

       68        72,522   

7.75%, 3/15/24

       468        515,970   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016    7


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Food Products (continued)

      

Post Holdings, Inc. (b) (continued):

      

8.00%, 7/15/25

     USD        277      $ 311,016   

5.00%, 8/15/26

       27        25,549   

Smithfield Foods, Inc., 5.88%, 8/01/21 (b)

       338        351,097   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 6.00%, 2/15/24 (b)

       89        92,338   

WhiteWave Foods Co., 5.38%, 10/01/22

       119        131,198   
      

 

 

 
                       2,603,672   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.3%

      

Crimson Merger Sub, Inc., 6.63%, 5/15/22 (b)

       405        338,175   

DJO Finco, Inc./DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., 8.13%, 6/15/21 (b)

       785        684,912   

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance II, Inc., 4.75%, 10/15/24 (b)

       80        80,000   

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC, 5.63%, 10/15/23 (b)

       111        100,455   

Medtronic, Inc., 4.50%, 3/15/42

       750        766,517   

Teleflex, Inc.:

      

3.88%, 8/01/17 (f)

       50        120,250   

5.25%, 6/15/24

       170        172,338   

4.88%, 6/01/26

       39        38,610   
      

 

 

 
                       2,301,257   

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.5%

      

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.:

      

5.63%, 2/15/23

       226        222,610   

6.50%, 3/01/24

       41        40,795   

Aetna, Inc.:

      

3.20%, 6/15/26

       1,005        983,448   

4.50%, 5/15/42

       575        574,458   

Alere, Inc., 6.38%, 7/01/23 (b)

       150        151,313   

Amsurg Corp., 5.63%, 7/15/22

       553        564,751   

Centene Corp.:

      

5.63%, 2/15/21

       401        413,030   

4.75%, 5/15/22

       10        9,850   

6.13%, 2/15/24

       51        51,821   

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.:

      

5.13%, 8/15/18

       101        98,475   

8.00%, 11/15/19

       48        37,800   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., 5.13%, 7/15/24

       366        361,425   

Envision Healthcare Corp., 5.13%, 7/01/22 (b)

       365        359,525   

HCA, Inc.:

      

3.75%, 3/15/19

       264        269,940   
Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

      

HCA, Inc. (continued):

      

6.50%, 2/15/20

     USD        652      $ 709,865   

4.75%, 5/01/23

       562        566,215   

5.00%, 3/15/24

       225        225,562   

5.38%, 2/01/25

       772        755,595   

5.25%, 4/15/25

       66        66,495   

5.88%, 2/15/26

       284        282,935   

5.25%, 6/15/26

       361        361,390   

4.50%, 2/15/27

       408        384,540   

HealthSouth Corp.:

      

5.75%, 11/01/24

       366        366,915   

5.75%, 9/15/25

       141        140,648   

2.00%, 12/01/43 (f)

       225        267,328   

Hologic, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/22 (b)

       360        373,500   

MEDNAX, Inc., 5.25%, 12/01/23 (b)

       134        136,010   

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 7.13%, 6/01/24 (b)

       478        502,497   

New Amethyst Corp., 6.25%, 12/01/24 (b)(c)

       74        76,590   

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 5/01/23 (b)

       207        206,224   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 8.88%, 4/15/21 (b)

       48        50,160   

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

      

6.25%, 11/01/18

       159        165,757   

6.00%, 10/01/20

       324        330,075   

4.50%, 4/01/21

       21        20,370   

4.38%, 10/01/21

       112        106,680   

7.50%, 1/01/22 (b)(c)

       93        95,616   

8.13%, 4/01/22

       472        431,880   

6.75%, 6/15/23

       501        428,355   
      

 

 

 
                       11,190,443   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.5%

      

Boyd Gaming Corp., 6.88%, 5/15/23

       172        182,750   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC/Caesars Entertainment Resort Property, 8.00%, 10/01/20

       1,346        1,406,570   

CPUK Finance Ltd., 7.00%, 2/28/42

     GBP        100        132,058   

ESH Hospitality, Inc., 5.25%, 5/01/25 (b)

     USD        258        249,615   

International Game Technology PLC, 4.75%, 2/15/23

     EUR        100        112,779   

KFC Holding Co/Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC (b):

      

5.00%, 6/01/24

     USD        29        29,290   

5.25%, 6/01/26

       98        98,980   
 

 

                
8    BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)

      

McDonald’s Corp., 3.70%, 1/30/26

     USD        510      $ 517,616   

MGM Resorts International:

      

8.63%, 2/01/19

       96        106,560   

5.25%, 3/31/20

       320        335,800   

6.75%, 10/01/20

       78        85,410   

6.63%, 12/15/21

       710        775,675   

7.75%, 3/15/22

       20        22,850   

4.63%, 9/01/26

       154        146,685   

MGP Escrow Issuer LLC/MGP Escrow Co-Issuer, Inc., 5.63%, 5/01/24 (b)

       906        949,035   

New Red Finance, Inc., 6.00%, 4/01/22 (b)

       640        667,200   

PortAventura Entertainment Barcelona BV, 7.25%, 12/01/20

     EUR        100        109,756   

RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp., 5.00%, 4/15/21

     USD        230        233,450   

Sabre GLBL, Inc. (b):

      

5.38%, 4/15/23

       82        83,025   

5.25%, 11/15/23

       185        187,313   

Scientific Games International, Inc.:

      

7.00%, 1/01/22 (b)

       97        102,335   

10.00%, 12/01/22

       315        295,313   

Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/21 (b)

       434        447,345   

Station Casinos LLC, 7.50%, 3/01/21

       570        597,075   

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC:

      

Series A3, 6.54%, 3/30/21

     GBP        2,494        3,352,568   

Series A4, 5.66%, 6/30/27

       1,105        1,450,226   

Series M, 7.40%, 3/28/24

       3,000        3,831,925   

Series N, 6.46%, 3/30/32

       2,390        2,572,921   

Vue International Bidco PLC, 7.88%, 7/15/20

       100        130,100   

Yum! Brands, Inc., 3.88%, 11/01/23

     USD        66        63,030   
      

 

 

 
                       19,275,255   

Household Durables — 0.4%

      

CalAtlantic Group, Inc.:

      

8.38%, 1/15/21

       53        61,613   

5.38%, 10/01/22

       2        2,040   

5.25%, 6/01/26

       5        4,850   

Century Communities, Inc., 6.88%, 5/15/22

       460        465,750   

Lennar Corp.:

      

4.75%, 11/15/22

       320        325,600   

4.88%, 12/15/23

       85        83,725   

4.75%, 5/30/25

       180        172,350   

Newell Brands, Inc., 4.20%, 4/01/26

       1,000        1,042,639   
Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Household Durables (continued)

      

PulteGroup, Inc., 6.38%, 5/15/33

     USD        330      $ 330,825   

Riverbed Technology, Inc., 8.88%, 3/01/23 (b)

       155        161,587   

Standard Pacific Corp., 5.88%, 11/15/24

       15        15,413   

Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 5.50%, 6/15/26

       31        30,845   

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.:

      

4.38%, 6/15/19

       10        10,150   

4.88%, 7/01/21

       125        127,187   

5.88%, 6/15/24

       125        126,719   
      

 

 

 
                       2,961,293   

Household Products — 0.1%

      

Prestige Brands, Inc., 6.38%, 3/01/24 (b)

       109        113,905   

Spectrum Brands, Inc.:

      

6.63%, 11/15/22

       355        376,300   

6.13%, 12/15/24

       112        118,720   

5.75%, 7/15/25

       5        5,188   
      

 

 

 
                       614,113   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.3%

  

 

Calpine Corp.:

      

6.00%, 1/15/22 (b)

       69        72,018   

5.88%, 1/15/24 (b)

       194        202,972   

5.50%, 2/01/24

       5        4,775   

Dynegy, Inc.:

      

6.75%, 11/01/19

       470        474,700   

7.38%, 11/01/22

       151        143,450   

7.63%, 11/01/24

       80        73,600   

8.00%, 1/15/25 (b)

       14        12,880   

NRG Energy, Inc.:

      

7.88%, 5/15/21

       32        33,200   

6.63%, 3/15/23

       25        24,875   

6.25%, 5/01/24

       25        24,188   

7.25%, 5/15/26 (b)

       138        134,895   

6.63%, 1/15/27 (b)

       384        355,200   

NRG Yield Operating LLC, 5.38%, 8/15/24

       75        74,438   

QEP Resources, Inc., 5.38%, 10/01/22

       459        446,377   
      

 

 

 
                       2,077,568   

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.5%

      

Cortes NP Acquisition Corp., 9.25%, 10/15/24 (b)

       206        207,674   

General Electric Co.:

      

6.75%, 3/15/32 (d)

       2,500        3,287,907   

6.88%, 1/10/39

       135        188,317   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016    9


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Industrial Conglomerates (continued)

      

Smiths Group PLC, 3.63%, 10/12/22 (b)

     USD        360      $ 358,307   
      

 

 

 
                       4,042,205   

Insurance — 2.5%

      

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd., 4.35%, 10/29/25

       1,495        1,508,874   

American International Group, Inc.,
3.75%, 7/10/25 (d)

       3,380        3,396,298   

Aon PLC:

      

3.88%, 12/15/25

       1,445        1,478,228   

4.60%, 6/14/44

       500        493,333   

Assicurazioni Generali SpA, 7.75%, 12/12/42 (a)

     EUR        100        121,900   

AXA SA, 5.25%, 4/16/40 (a)

       500        587,073   

Five Corners Funding Trust, 4.42%, 11/15/23 (b)(d)

     USD        2,050        2,155,602   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., 5.13%, 4/15/22

       1,860        2,053,193   

HUB International Ltd. (b):

      

9.25%, 2/15/21

       117        120,510   

7.88%, 10/01/21

       426        435,052   

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 6.50%, 5/01/42 (b)(d)

       2,000        2,364,632   

Lincoln National Corp., 3.35%, 3/09/25

       1,045        1,034,509   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG, 6.00%, 5/26/41 (a)

     EUR        400        497,642   

Prudential Financial, Inc. (d):

      

5.90%, 3/17/36

     USD        500        584,437   

5.70%, 12/14/36

       1,625        1,874,267   

TMF Group Holding BV, 9.88%, 12/01/19

     EUR        100        111,218   

Wayne Merger Sub LLC, 8.25%, 8/01/23 (b)

     USD        286        289,575   
      

 

 

 
                       19,106,343   

Internet Software & Services — 0.1%

      

Equinix, Inc.:

      

4.88%, 4/01/20

       173        177,325   

5.88%, 1/15/26

       350        363,128   

Netflix, Inc.:

      

5.50%, 2/15/22

       8        8,560   

5.75%, 3/01/24

       251        265,433   

5.88%, 2/15/25

       11        11,771   

4.38%, 11/15/26 (b)

       79        76,927   
      

 

 

 
                       903,144   

IT Services — 0.5%

      

Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc., 11.00%, 3/15/21 (b)

       155        158,875   
Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

IT Services (continued)

      

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 4.50%, 8/15/46

     USD        1,000      $ 930,831   

First Data Corp. (b):

      

7.00%, 12/01/23

       1,068        1,118,068   

5.75%, 1/15/24

       1,464        1,482,300   

Western Digital Corp., 10.50%, 4/01/24 (b)

       72        83,340   
      

 

 

 
                       3,773,414   

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.1%

      

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 5.30%, 2/01/44

             1,000        1,108,563   

Machinery — 0.1%

      

Gardner Denver, Inc., 6.88%, 8/15/21 (b)

       90        88,650   

SPX FLOW, Inc. (b):

      

5.63%, 8/15/24

       195        191,587   

5.88%, 8/15/26

       105        102,638   

Trinseo Materials Operating SCA/Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc., 6.38%, 5/01/22

     EUR        100        112,042   
      

 

 

 
                       494,917   

Marine — 0.3%

      

Nakilat, Inc., Series A, 6.07%, 12/31/33 (b)

     USD        2,150        2,451,000   

Media — 6.1%

      

21st Century Fox America, Inc., 7.63%, 11/30/28

       385        495,569   

Adria Bidco BV, 7.88%, 11/15/20

     EUR        100        110,277   

Altice Financing SA:

      

5.25%, 2/15/23

       100        110,648   

7.50%, 5/15/26 (b)

     USD        200        202,750   

Altice Luxembourg SA (b):

      

7.75%, 5/15/22

       200        209,500   

7.63%, 2/15/25

       289        296,225   

Altice US Finance I Corp. (b):

      

5.38%, 7/15/23

       770        778,662   

5.50%, 5/15/26

       293        290,070   

AMC Networks, Inc.:

      

4.75%, 12/15/22

       111        111,139   

5.00%, 4/01/24

       191        191,478   

Cablevision Systems Corp.:

      

8.63%, 9/15/17

       76        79,040   

7.75%, 4/15/18

       311        326,939   

8.00%, 4/15/20

       325        349,375   

CBS Radio, Inc., 7.25%, 11/01/24 (b)

       149        156,542   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.:

      

5.25%, 9/30/22

       280        290,500   

5.13%, 5/01/23 (b)

       359        367,751   
 

 

                
10    BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Media (continued)

      

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

      

5.88%, 4/01/24 (b)

     USD        103      $ 109,051   

5.75%, 2/15/26 (b)

       197        202,418   

5.50%, 5/01/26 (b)

       278        280,780   

5.88%, 5/01/27 (b)

       770        785,400   

Cellnex Telecom SA, 2.38%, 1/16/24

     EUR        100        103,421   

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp. (b):

      

6.38%, 9/15/20

     USD        100        102,000   

5.13%, 12/15/21

       464        457,559   

7.75%, 7/15/25

       960        1,027,200   

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, 4.91%, 7/23/25 (b)

       4,000        4,175,400   

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

       284        296,780   

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/22

       2,307        2,291,910   

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc., 9.46%, 11/15/22 (d)

       2,600        3,522,033   

Comcast Corp.:

      

6.45%, 3/15/37

       790        1,010,390   

4.60%, 8/15/45

       2,000        2,073,816   

Cox Communications, Inc. (b):

      

6.95%, 6/01/38

       1,000        1,058,960   

8.38%, 3/01/39 (d)

       3,475        4,264,506   

CSC Holdings LLC:

      

10.13%, 1/15/23 (b)

       590        679,975   

5.25%, 6/01/24

       795        745,233   

10.88%, 10/15/25 (b)

       310        361,150   

Discovery Communications LLC:

      

3.25%, 4/01/23

       1,850        1,802,799   

3.45%, 3/15/25

       210        201,650   

DISH DBS Corp.:

      

6.75%, 6/01/21

       628        675,100   

5.88%, 7/15/22

       141        145,935   

5.88%, 11/15/24

       99        100,361   

7.75%, 7/01/26

       519        572,846   

DISH Network Corp., 3.38%, 8/15/26 (b)(f)

       175        195,563   

eircom Finance DAC, 4.50%, 5/31/22

     EUR        100        109,421   

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp. (b):

      

5.25%, 8/01/26

     USD        144        136,260   

6.63%, 8/01/26

       179        172,288   

iHeartCommunications, Inc.:

      

9.00%, 12/15/19

       185        145,688   

9.00%, 3/01/21

       9        6,638   

10.63%, 3/15/23

       961        713,542   
Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Media (continued)

      

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA:

      

7.25%, 4/01/19

     USD        267      $ 209,595   

5.50%, 8/01/23

       272        177,480   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 3.75%, 2/15/23

       2,000        2,024,424   

LG Finance Co. Corp., 5.88%, 11/01/24 (b)

       57        56,715   

LGE HoldCo VI BV, 7.13%, 5/15/24

     EUR        100        118,989   

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC/McGraw-Hill Global Education Finance, 7.88%, 5/15/24 (b)

     USD        61        60,085   

MDC Partners, Inc., 6.50%, 5/01/24 (b)

       251        215,546   

Midcontinent Communications / Midcontinent Finance Corp. (b):

      

6.25%, 8/01/21

       340        354,875   

6.88%, 8/15/23

       66        69,383   

NAI Entertainment Holdings/NAI Entertainment Holdings Finance Corp., 5.00%, 8/01/18 (b)

       117        118,170   

National CineMedia LLC, 5.75%, 8/15/26

       59        60,475   

Nexstar Escrow Corp., 5.63%, 8/01/24 (b)

       159        157,410   

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co., 5.00%, 4/15/22 (b)

       515        525,300   

Numericable Group SA, 5.38%, 5/15/22

     EUR        106        116,782   

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.:

      

5.25%, 2/15/22

     USD        55        57,063   

5.63%, 2/15/24

       160        164,400   

SFR Group SA (b):

      

6.00%, 5/15/22

       345        347,587   

7.38%, 5/01/26

       1,501        1,497,247   

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (b):

      

4.25%, 5/15/20

       463        471,102   

5.38%, 4/15/25

       90        89,776   

TCI Communications, Inc., 7.88%, 2/15/26 (d)

       610        818,322   

TEGNA, Inc. (b):

      

4.88%, 9/15/21

       27        27,776   

5.50%, 9/15/24

       165        167,475   

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

       115        117,444   

Time Warner, Inc., 6.10%, 7/15/40

       830        940,529   

Tribune Media Co., 5.88%, 7/15/22

       514        501,253   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016    11


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Media (continued)

      

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH:

      

4.00%, 1/15/25

     EUR        100      $ 107,675   

3.50%, 1/15/27

       100        101,746   

Univision Communications, Inc. (b):

      

5.13%, 5/15/23

     USD        951        916,526   

5.13%, 2/15/25

       390        369,525   

UPCB Finance IV Ltd., 4.00%, 1/15/27

     EUR        100        103,319   

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5.75%, 1/15/25 (b)

     USD        515        509,850   

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC:

      

5.50%, 8/15/26 (b)

       200        196,000   

4.88%, 1/15/27

     GBP        100        119,552   

6.25%, 3/28/29

       100        129,161   

WaveDivision Escrow LLC/WaveDivision Escrow Corp., 8.13%, 9/01/20 (b)

     USD        520        538,200   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA:

      

7.00%, 4/23/21

     EUR        120        131,315   

7.38%, 4/23/21 (b)

     USD        800        816,000   

Ziggo Bond Finance BV, 5.88%, 1/15/25 (b)

       260        255,450   
      

 

 

 
                       46,652,060   

Metals & Mining — 1.6%

      

Alcoa, Inc.:

      

5.40%, 4/15/21

       340        359,125   

5.13%, 10/01/24

       445        453,900   

5.90%, 2/01/27

       70        71,050   

Anglo American Capital PLC:

      

4.45%, 9/27/20 (b)

       100        102,250   

4.13%, 4/15/21 (b)

       200        200,500   

4.13%, 9/27/22 (b)

       200        200,500   

3.25%, 4/03/23

     EUR        100        108,655   

ArcelorMittal:

      

7.25%, 2/25/22

     USD        14        15,750   

8.00%, 10/15/39

       64        67,680   

7.75%, 3/01/41

       216        221,918   

Constellium NV (b):

      

8.00%, 1/15/23

       650        671,125   

5.75%, 5/15/24

       250        232,500   

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.00%, 2/15/21 (b)

       290        285,650   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.:

      

2.30%, 11/14/17

       189        188,528   

2.38%, 3/15/18

       1,564        1,552,270   

3.10%, 3/15/20

       470        461,775   

4.00%, 11/14/21

       121        118,580   

3.55%, 3/01/22

       324        306,666   

3.88%, 3/15/23

       920        864,800   

5.40%, 11/14/34

       278        243,250   

5.45%, 3/15/43

       607        518,985   
Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Metals & Mining (continued)

      

Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc., 11.00%, 5/15/22 (b)

     USD        115      $ 125,350   

Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 5.88%, 5/15/24

       74        76,405   

Novelis Corp. (b):

      

6.25%, 8/15/24

       623        644,805   

5.88%, 9/30/26

       610        609,237   

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., 4.75%, 3/22/42

       400        426,530   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.:

      

5.13%, 10/01/21

       550        573,375   

5.25%, 4/15/23

       345        357,938   

5.50%, 10/01/24

       48        50,760   

Teck Resources Ltd.:

      

3.00%, 3/01/19

       140        138,950   

3.75%, 2/01/23

       277        263,150   

8.50%, 6/01/24 (b)

       250        291,875   

6.13%, 10/01/35

       61        61,012   

6.00%, 8/15/40

       245        237,650   

6.25%, 7/15/41

       113        113,288   

5.20%, 3/01/42

       378        342,090   

5.40%, 2/01/43

       98        88,690   

United States Steel Corp., 8.38%, 7/01/21 (b)

       215        237,575   

Wise Metals Group LLC/Wise Alloys Finance Corp., 8.75%, 12/15/18 (b)

       266        275,975   
      

 

 

 
                       12,160,112   

Multi-Utilities — 0.0%

      

NGL Energy Partners LP/NGL Energy Finance Corp.:

      

6.88%, 10/15/21

       140        139,650   

7.50%, 11/01/23 (b)

       130        129,675   
      

 

 

 
                       269,325   

Multiline Retail — 0.0%

      

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd., 8.00%, 10/15/21 (b)

             430        337,550   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.6%

      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.55%, 3/15/26

       1,500        1,640,457   

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp., 5.38%, 9/15/24 (b)

       35        35,700   

Antero Resources Corp., 5.63%, 6/01/23

       26        26,488   

Apache Corp., 3.25%, 4/15/22

       2,000        2,010,918   

California Resources Corp., 8.00%, 12/15/22 (b)

       352        281,600   

Callon Petroleum Co., 6.13%, 10/01/24 (b)

       140        143,500   
 

 

                
12    BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

      

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., 3.90%, 2/01/25

     USD        500      $ 491,313   

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 6.25%, 4/15/23

       525        535,500   

Cenovus Energy, Inc.:

      

5.70%, 10/15/19

       30        31,913   

5.20%, 9/15/43

       15        13,648   

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 7.00%, 6/30/24 (b)

       278        296,070   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

      

6.50%, 8/15/17

       30        30,806   

7.25%, 12/15/18

       35        36,356   

4.13%, 4/15/19 (a)

       229        216,405   

6.63%, 8/15/20

       149        144,158   

6.88%, 11/15/20

       138        129,030   

4.88%, 4/15/22

       270        230,175   

8.00%, 12/15/22 (b)

       35        36,225   

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

       685        771,237   

CONSOL Energy, Inc.:

      

5.88%, 4/15/22

       1,561        1,498,560   

8.00%, 4/01/23

       48        48,960   

Continental Resources, Inc.:

      

5.00%, 9/15/22

       74        73,815   

4.50%, 4/15/23

       118        114,755   

3.80%, 6/01/24

       277        256,225   

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.:

      

6.00%, 12/15/20

       25        25,438   

6.13%, 3/01/22

       115        116,150   

6.25%, 4/01/23

       20        20,300   

CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc. (b):

      

7.13%, 4/15/21

       525        544,687   

7.75%, 2/15/23

       85        90,525   

DCP Midstream LLC (b):

      

4.75%, 9/30/21

       55        55,825   

6.45%, 11/03/36

       128        126,080   

6.75%, 9/15/37

       159        159,397   

Denbury Resources, Inc., 9.00%, 5/15/21 (b)

       501        519,787   

Devon Energy Corp., 5.85%, 12/15/25

       800        888,247   

Encana Corp.:

      

3.90%, 11/15/21

       49        48,435   

5.15%, 11/15/41

       131        113,825   

Energy Transfer Equity LP:

      

5.88%, 1/15/24

       544        557,600   

5.50%, 6/01/27

       251        244,725   

Energy Transfer Partners LP:

      

4.05%, 3/15/25

       500        483,294   

4.75%, 1/15/26

       1,250        1,259,312   
Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

      

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.70%, 2/15/26

     USD        500      $ 493,156   

EOG Resources, Inc.:

      

4.15%, 1/15/26

       1,000        1,040,237   

5.10%, 1/15/36

       200        216,058   

EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., 8.00%, 11/29/24 (b)

       98        100,940   

Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings LLC/Extraction Finance Corp., 7.88%, 7/15/21 (b)

       238        250,495   

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 5.63%, 6/15/24

       55        53,625   

Great Western Petroleum LLC/Great Western Finance, Inc., 9.00%, 9/30/21 (b)

       185        192,400   

Gulfport Energy Corp.:

      

6.63%, 5/01/23

       51        53,295   

6.00%, 10/15/24 (b)

       273        277,777   

Halcon Resources Corp., 8.63%, 2/01/20 (b)

       100        102,550   

Hess Corp., 4.30%, 4/01/27

       1,100        1,043,716   

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., 5.75%, 10/01/25 (b)

       112        113,680   

KeySpan Gas East Corp., 5.82%, 4/01/41 (b)

       1,010        1,185,342   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.:

      

4.30%, 6/01/25

       1,000        1,012,581   

5.05%, 2/15/46

       1,750        1,607,678   

Marathon Petroleum Corp., 6.50%, 3/01/41 (d)

       2,049        2,073,035   

Matador Resources Co., 6.88%, 4/15/23

       270        286,200   

MEG Energy Corp. (b):

      

6.50%, 3/15/21

       560        504,000   

6.38%, 1/30/23

       15        13,238   

7.00%, 3/31/24

       655        571,487   

MidAmerican Energy Co., 5.80%, 10/15/36 (d)

       1,500        1,812,085   

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., 5.95%, 5/15/37

       1,750        2,132,651   

Murphy Oil Corp., 6.88%, 8/15/24

       177        186,292   

NGPL PipeCo LLC (b):

      

7.12%, 12/15/17

       1,719        1,783,462   

7.77%, 12/15/37

       207        216,315   

Noble Energy, Inc., 5.63%, 5/01/21

       309        320,636   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.:

      

6.50%, 11/01/21

       272        274,720   

6.88%, 3/15/22

       245        252,350   

6.88%, 1/15/23

       70        71,750   

ONEOK, Inc.:

      

4.25%, 2/01/22

       45        43,988   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016    13


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

      

ONEOK, Inc. (continued):

      

7.50%, 9/01/23

     USD        213      $ 241,090   

Paramount Resources, Ltd., 6.88%, 6/30/23 (b)

       590        620,975   

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

      

7.50%, 2/15/22

       367        389,020   

6.25%, 6/01/24

       122        126,270   

PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 8.25%, 2/15/20

       94        96,585   

PDC Energy, Inc.:

      

7.75%, 10/15/22

       137        144,535   

6.13%, 9/15/24 (b)

       120        123,000   

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp., 3.65%, 6/01/22

       1,000        1,000,880   

QEP Resources, Inc.:

      

6.88%, 3/01/21

       105        108,150   

5.25%, 5/01/23

       73        70,810   

Range Resources Corp. (b):

      

5.75%, 6/01/21

       213        215,130   

5.88%, 7/01/22

       324        325,620   

5.00%, 8/15/22

       53        51,013   

5.00%, 3/15/23

       155        148,800   

Resolute Energy Corp., 8.50%, 5/01/20

       159        159,398   

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (b):

      

5.63%, 4/15/20

       565        586,187   

6.88%, 4/15/40

       284        288,260   

RSP Permian, Inc., 6.63%, 10/01/22

       179        187,950   

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC:

      

5.63%, 2/01/21

       948        1,004,880   

6.25%, 3/15/22

       896        965,440   

5.63%, 4/15/23

       1,037        1,083,665   

5.88%, 6/30/26 (b)

       86        90,838   

5.00%, 3/15/27 (b)

       32        31,600   

Sanchez Energy Corp.:

      

7.75%, 6/15/21

       322        305,900   

6.13%, 1/15/23

       603        527,625   

Seven Generations Energy Ltd. (b):

      

8.25%, 5/15/20

       88        93,610   

6.75%, 5/01/23

       42        44,153   

SM Energy Co.:

      

6.13%, 11/15/22

       109        109,273   

5.00%, 1/15/24

       10        9,425   

5.63%, 6/01/25

       285        273,600   

6.75%, 9/15/26

       93        95,558   

Southwestern Energy Co.:

      

7.50%, 2/01/18

       25        26,125   

5.80%, 1/23/20

       365        372,300   

4.10%, 3/15/22

       129        118,680   

6.70%, 1/23/25

       40        39,600   
Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

      

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

     USD        1,000      $ 1,224,633   

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP, 3.90%, 7/15/26

       310        295,188   

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

      

5.50%, 9/15/24

       276        273,240   

5.13%, 2/01/25

       52        51,318   

5.38%, 2/01/27

       32        31,600   

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

      

6.38%, 8/01/22

       60        61,800   

5.25%, 5/01/23

       10        9,950   

6.75%, 3/15/24

       50        53,000   

Tesoro Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., 6.13%, 10/15/21

       26        27,203   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 4.63%, 3/01/34

       500        528,373   

Weatherford International LLC, 6.80%, 6/15/37

       15        11,850   

Weatherford International Ltd.:

      

4.50%, 4/15/22

       65        56,347   

6.50%, 8/01/36

       50        38,500   

7.00%, 3/15/38

       55        43,725   

5.95%, 4/15/42

       52        38,490   

Western Gas Partners LP, 5.38%, 6/01/21

       1,425        1,521,427   

Whiting Petroleum Corp.:

      

5.00%, 3/15/19

       49        48,388   

1.25%, 6/05/20 (f)

       458        592,951   

5.75%, 3/15/21

       3        2,955   

5.75%, 3/15/21 (f)

       270        369,225   

6.25%, 4/01/23 (f)

       118        159,851   

Williams Cos., Inc.:

      

3.70%, 1/15/23

       38        35,815   

4.55%, 6/24/24

       81        78,975   

5.75%, 6/24/44

       521        492,345   

Williams Partners LP:

      

3.60%, 3/15/22

       600        593,060   

4.00%, 9/15/25

       750        723,574   

WPX Energy, Inc.:

      

5.25%, 1/15/17

       30        30,038   

7.50%, 8/01/20

       50        52,750   

6.00%, 1/15/22

       278        284,864   

8.25%, 8/01/23

       125        137,813   

5.25%, 9/15/24

       145        141,194   
      

 

 

 
                       50,719,567   
 

 

                
14    BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Paper & Forest Products — 0.2%

      

International Paper Co., 6.00%, 11/15/41

     USD        870      $ 969,598   

Pfleiderer GmbH, 7.88%, 8/01/19

     EUR        100        109,972   

Unifrax I LLC/Unifrax Holding Co., 7.50%, 2/15/19 (b)

     USD        180        171,900   
      

 

 

 
                       1,251,470   

Pharmaceuticals — 2.1%

      

AbbVie, Inc.:

      

3.60%, 5/14/25

       870        859,589   

3.20%, 5/14/26

       500        475,000   

4.45%, 5/14/46

       1,300        1,219,408   

Actavis Funding SCS, 4.55%, 3/15/35

       2,140        2,109,032   

Actavis, Inc., 3.25%, 10/01/22

       4,000        4,003,808   

Baxalta, Inc., 5.25%, 6/23/45

       500        528,269   

DPx Holdings BV, 7.50%, 2/01/22 (b)

       75        78,750   

Endo Finance LLC, 5.75%, 1/15/22 (b)

       95        85,619   

Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc. (b):

      

5.38%, 1/15/23

       235        205,037   

6.00%, 7/15/23

       315        280,350   

Forest Laboratories, Inc., 5.00%, 12/15/21 (b)

       758        818,761   

Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd., 5.25%, 4/01/22

       200        206,000   

inVentiv Group Holdings, Inc./inVentiv Health, Inc./inVentiv Health Clinical, Inc., 7.50%, 10/01/24 (b)

       185        187,313   

Jaguar Holding Co. II/Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC, 6.38%, 8/01/23 (b)

       795        818,914   

Mylan NV, 3.95%, 6/15/26 (b)

       750        704,488   

NBTY, Inc., 7.63%, 5/15/21 (b)

       407        401,404   

Synlab Bondco PLC, 6.25%, 7/01/22

     EUR        100        114,199   

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 4.10%, 10/01/46

     USD        500        433,253   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (b):

      

6.75%, 8/15/18

       1,133        1,073,517   

5.38%, 3/15/20

       44        36,960   

6.38%, 10/15/20

       555        471,750   

5.63%, 12/01/21

       404        311,080   

5.88%, 5/15/23

       75        55,875   

6.13%, 4/15/25

       220        162,800   
      

 

 

 
                       15,641,176   
Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.9%

      

ERP Operating LP, 4.50%, 6/01/45

     USD        1,155      $ 1,162,451   

HCP, Inc., 4.00%, 6/01/25 (d)

       2,000        1,984,662   

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 4.25%, 9/01/24 (b)

       97        95,060   

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 4.50%, 9/01/26 (b)

       137        131,178   

Simon Property Group LP, 4.75%, 3/15/42

       1,670        1,774,893   

Ventas Realty LP, 4.13%, 1/15/26

       870        890,999   

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp., 4.75%, 6/01/21

       550        593,872   
      

 

 

 
                       6,633,115   

Real Estate Management & Development — 0.7%

      

Northwest Florida Timber Finance LLC, 4.75%, 3/04/29 (b)(d)

       4,600        3,955,646   

Punch Taverns Finance B Ltd., Series A7, 5.27%, 3/30/24

     GBP        63        72,374   

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp. (b):

      

4.50%, 4/15/19

     USD        120        123,000   

5.25%, 12/01/21

       281        287,322   

4.88%, 6/01/23

       1,002        961,920   
      

 

 

 
                       5,400,262   

Road & Rail — 1.3%

      

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.:

      

5.13%, 6/01/22 (b)

       495        477,675   

5.50%, 4/01/23

       5        4,831   

6.38%, 4/01/24 (b)

       20        19,850   

5.25%, 3/15/25 (b)

       425        392,062   

Avis Budget Finance PLC, 4.13%, 11/15/24

     EUR        100        102,276   

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 5.75%, 5/01/40 (d)

     USD        1,890        2,272,447   

CSX Corp., 4.75%, 5/30/42

       350        359,163   

Herc Rentals, Inc. (b):

      

7.50%, 6/01/22

       118        121,688   

7.75%, 6/01/24

       8        8,220   

Hertz Corp.:

      

5.88%, 10/15/20

       460        448,500   

5.50%, 10/15/24 (b)

       179        155,954   

Lima Metro Line 2 Finance Ltd., 5.88%, 7/05/34 (b)

       5,000        5,300,000   

United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.50%, 7/15/25

       125        125,937   
      

 

 

 
                       9,788,603   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016    15


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.4%

  

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 7.50%, 8/15/22

     USD        51      $ 54,570   

Analog Devices, Inc.:

      

3.90%, 12/15/25

       470        482,790   

3.50%, 12/05/26

       345        342,813   

Micron Technology, Inc. (b):

      

5.25%, 8/01/23

       206        203,425   

5.63%, 1/15/26

       79        77,025   

Microsemi Corp., 9.13%, 4/15/23 (b)

       26        30,095   

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC (b):

      

4.13%, 6/15/20

       420        436,800   

4.13%, 6/01/21

       278        289,815   

3.88%, 9/01/22

       200        205,000   

5.75%, 3/15/23

       260        274,950   

ON Semiconductor Corp., Series B, 2.63%, 12/15/26 (f)

       250        280,156   

QUALCOMM, Inc., 4.65%, 5/20/35

       250        263,461   

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

       350        344,750   
      

 

 

 
                       3,285,650   

Software — 1.5%

      

ACI Worldwide, Inc., 6.38%, 8/15/20 (b)

       320        328,000   

BMC Software Finance, Inc., 8.13%, 7/15/21 (b)

       292        262,800   

Ensemble S Merger Sub, Inc., 9.00%, 9/30/23 (b)

       210        221,025   

Inception Merger Sub, Inc./Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 8.63%, 11/15/24 (b)

       449        449,000   

Infinity Acquisition LLC/Infinity Acquisition Finance Corp., 7.25%, 8/01/22 (b)

       31        26,738   

Infor US, Inc., 6.50%, 5/15/22

       741        761,377   

Informatica LLC, 7.13%, 7/15/23 (b)

       288        272,160   

JDA Escrow LLC/JDA Bond Finance, Inc., 7.38%, 10/15/24 (b)

       114        116,992   

Microsoft Corp., 3.50%, 11/15/42 (d)

       4,000        3,631,476   

Nuance Communications, Inc. (b):

      

5.38%, 8/15/20

       90        92,025   

6.00%, 7/01/24

       170        174,675   

Oracle Corp., 5.38%, 7/15/40 (d)

       3,025        3,471,629   

PTC, Inc., 6.00%, 5/15/24

       71        74,728   

Solera LLC/Solera Finance, Inc., 10.50%, 3/01/24 (b)

       557        615,485   

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., 5.88%, 7/15/23

       246        250,920   

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

       238        227,885   
Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Software (continued)

      

Veritas US, Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd., 7.50%, 2/01/23

     EUR        100      $ 97,506   
      

 

 

 
                       11,074,421   

Specialty Retail — 0.7%

      

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

     USD        440        443,300   

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 5.00%, 6/01/22

       430        419,250   

Home Depot, Inc., 5.88%, 12/16/36

       1,660        2,081,620   

JC Penney Corp., Inc.:

      

6.38%, 10/15/36

       74        60,310   

7.40%, 4/01/37

       151        133,635   

L Brands, Inc., 6.88%, 11/01/35

       311        311,000   

Lowe’s Cos, Inc., 4.38%, 9/15/45

       1,000        1,018,271   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.:

      

5.38%, 12/01/24

       371        364,508   

5.50%, 5/15/26

       127        122,406   

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc., 5.50%, 11/01/23

       180        187,200   
      

 

 

 
                       5,141,500   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.7%

  

 

Apple, Inc., 4.65%, 2/23/46 (d)

       2,400        2,540,093   

Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp. (b):

      

4.42%, 6/15/21

       90        92,609   

7.13%, 6/15/24

       308        336,480   

6.02%, 6/15/26

       110        115,722   

8.35%, 7/15/46

       95        111,396   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 5.15%, 10/15/25 (b)

       1,500        1,534,406   

Western Digital Corp., 7.38%, 4/01/23 (b)

       384        414,720   
      

 

 

 
                       5,145,426   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.0%

      

BiSoho SAS, 5.88%, 5/01/23

     EUR        100        112,998   

Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.63%, 5/15/24 (b)

     USD        36        35,910   

Springs Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 6/01/21

       36        36,979   
      

 

 

 
                       185,887   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%

      

Radian Group, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/20

             185        190,550   

Tobacco — 1.6%

      

Altria Group, Inc.:

      

9.95%, 11/10/38

       516        875,029   

10.20%, 2/06/39

       894        1,559,267   
 

 

                
16    BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Tobacco (continued)

      

Altria Group, Inc. (continued):

      

5.38%, 1/31/44 (d)

     USD        4,030      $ 4,607,926   

3.88%, 9/16/46

       1,250        1,156,424   

Reynolds American, Inc.:

      

4.45%, 6/12/25

       635        672,717   

7.00%, 8/04/41

       1,000        1,179,741   

5.85%, 8/15/45

       1,500        1,769,787   
      

 

 

 
                       11,820,891   

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.3%

      

CEVA Group PLC, 7.00%, 3/01/21 (b)

       310        251,100   

I 595 Express LLC, 3.31%, 12/31/31

       1,358        1,328,935   

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp., 3.40%, 11/15/26 (b)

       490        472,000   

Transurban Finance Co., 4.13%, 2/02/26 (b)

       580        587,703   
      

 

 

 
                       2,639,738   

Utilities — 0.0%

      

ContourGlobal Power Holdings SA, 5.13%, 6/15/21

     EUR        100        110,193   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.1%

      

Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc./CSL Capital LLC:

      

6.00%, 4/15/23 (b)

     USD        46        47,725   

8.25%, 10/15/23

       652        684,600   

Crown Castle Towers LLC, 6.11%, 1/15/40 (b)

       3,155        3,463,875   

Digicel Ltd., 6.00%, 4/15/21 (b)

       1,550        1,346,376   

GEO Group, Inc.:

      

5.13%, 4/01/23

       265        250,425   

6.00%, 4/15/26

       42        40,320   

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

       2,325        3,071,418   

Sprint Capital Corp.:

      

6.90%, 5/01/19

       140        145,950   

6.88%, 11/15/28

       954        917,653   

8.75%, 3/15/32

       110        115,500   

Sprint Communications, Inc.:

      

9.00%, 11/15/18 (b)

       1,445        1,587,694   

7.00%, 8/15/20

       380        394,250   

Sprint Corp.:

      

7.25%, 9/15/21

       240        246,000   

7.88%, 9/15/23

       681        703,132   

7.13%, 6/15/24

       731        726,892   

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC, 3.36%, 3/20/23 (b)

       971        973,427   
Corporate Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)

  

 

T-Mobile USA, Inc.:

      

6.63%, 4/28/21

     USD        490      $ 511,437   

6.73%, 4/28/22

       130        135,831   

6.00%, 3/01/23

       250        261,875   

6.84%, 4/28/23

       40        42,450   

6.50%, 1/15/24

       240        256,423   

6.38%, 3/01/25

       37        39,544   

6.50%, 1/15/26

       138        149,040   
      

 

 

 
                       16,111,837   
Total Corporate Bonds — 66.6%                      508,733,329   
      
                          
Floating Rate Loan Interests (a)                      

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.0%

      

CEVA Group PLC, Synthetic LOC, 4.75%, 3/19/21

       18        14,464   

CEVA Intercompany BV, Dutch Term Loan, 5.50%, 3/19/21

       19        14,922   

CEVA Logistics Canada ULC, Canadian Term Loan, 5.50%, 3/19/21

       3        2,226   

CEVA Logistics US Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 5.50%, 3/19/21

       27        21,209   
      

 

 

 
                       52,821   

Auto Components — 0.0%

      

Gates Global, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.50%, 7/06/21

             273        271,858   

Chemicals — 0.0%

      

Chemours Co., Term Loan B, 7.00%, 5/12/22

       17        16,738   

MacDermid, Inc., Term Loan B3, 5.00%, 6/07/20

       103        103,033   
      

 

 

 
                       119,771   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.0%

      

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.54%, 11/26/20

             119        116,933   

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.0%

      

Laureate Education, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 3/17/21

             75        74,282   

Electric Utilities — 0.1%

      

TEX Operations Co. LLC:

      

Exit Term Loan B, 4.25%, 8/04/23

       272        274,628   

Exit Term Loan C, 4.25%, 8/04/23

       59        59,517   
      

 

 

 
                       334,145   
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016    17


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (a)           Par
(000)
    Value  

Energy Equipment & Services — 0.0%

      

Weatherford International Ltd., Term Loan, 3.75%, 7/13/20

     USD        258      $ 244,469   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1%

      

Alere, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.25%, 6/18/22

       204        201,755   

Immucor, Inc., Refinancing Term Loan B2, 3.75%, 8/17/18

       231        224,862   
      

 

 

 
                       426,617   

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.1%

      

inVentiv Health, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 5.75%, 9/28/23

       217        217,475   

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 2016 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 6/07/23

       101        101,821   

Vizient, Inc., 2016 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 2/13/23

       68        68,694   
      

 

 

 
                       387,990   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2%

      

Amaya Holdings BV, 1st Lien Term Loan, 3.61%, 8/01/21

       188        187,885   

Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties LLC, Term Loan B, 5.00%, 10/11/20

       1,372        1,379,358   

Four Seasons Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.50%, 11/21/23

       27        27,219   
      

 

 

 
                       1,594,462   

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%

      

Vertiv Co., Term Loan B, 3.61%, 9/29/23

             473        467,482   

Insurance — 0.0%

      

Alliant Holdings I, Inc., Incremental Term Loan B2, 7.50%, 8/12/22

             82        81,909   

Machinery — 0.0%

      

Silver II US Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 4.00%, 12/13/19

             55        49,115   

Media — 0.1%

      

iHeartCommunications, Inc., Term Loan D, 6.50%, 1/30/19

       211        163,584   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Term Loan B2, 4.25%, 6/30/19

       648        624,181   
      

 

 

 
                       787,765   

Metals & Mining — 0.0%

      

FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd., Term Loan B, 6.50%, 6/30/19

             183        182,767   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (a)           Par
(000)
    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.2%

      

California Resources Corp., Term Loan A, 4.75%, 10/01/19

     USD        384      $ 367,615   

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Term Loan, 7.00%, 8/23/21

       919        981,829   

MEG Energy Corp., Refinancing Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/31/20

       57        53,998   
      

 

 

 
                       1,403,442   

Pharmaceuticals — 0.1%

      

DPx Holdings BV, 2014 Incremental Term Loan, 4.75%, 3/11/21

       168        167,504   

Jaguar Holding Co. II, 2015 Term Loan B, 7.25%, 8/18/22

       91        91,636   

NBTY, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 5/05/23

       105        104,787   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.:

      

Series A3 Tranche A, 9.25%, 10/20/18

       51        51,093   

Series D2 Term Loan B, 8.87%, 2/13/19

       15        14,855   

Series E Term Loan B, 5.25%, 8/05/20

       62        61,326   

Series F1 Term Loan B, 5.50%, 4/01/22

       24        23,562   
      

 

 

 
                       514,763   

Professional Services — 0.0%

      

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.:

      

2014 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 7/23/21

       179        177,743   

2014 2nd Lien Term Loan, 4.25%, 7/25/22

       36        33,802   
      

 

 

 
                       211,545   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0%

  

 

Avago Technologies Cayman Ltd., Term Loan B3, 5.00%, 2/01/23

       127        128,652   

Microsemi Corp., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.50%, 1/15/23

       26        25,944   
      

 

 

 
                       154,596   

Software — 0.3%

      

BMC Software Finance, Inc., Term Loan, 6.50%, 9/10/20

       482        470,877   

Infor US, Inc., Term Loan B5, 8.50%, 6/03/20

       197        196,240   

Informatica Corp., Term Loan, 5.25%, 8/05/22

       108        105,440   

Kronos Incorporated:

      

1st Lien Term Loan, 3.58%, 11/01/23

       361        361,791   
 

 

                
18    BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (a)           Par
(000)
    Value  

Software (continued)

      

Kronos Incorporated (continued):

      

2nd Lien Term Loan, 3.75%, 10/04/24

     USD        353      $ 360,928   

RP Crown Parent LLC, 2016 Term Loan B, 4.00%, 10/12/23

       111        111,555   

Tibco Software, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.00%, 12/04/20

       358        356,489   
      

 

 

 
                       1,963,320   

Specialty Retail — 0.0%

      

Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc., 2016 Term Loan, 7.36%, 8/16/23

             26        26,304   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.0%

      

Ascend Performance Materials LLC, Term Loan B, 5.25%, 8/12/22

       179        178,037   

J. Crew Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 7.25%, 3/05/21

       79        50,909   
      

 

 

 
                       228,946   
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 1.3%                      9,695,302   
      
                          
Foreign Agency Obligations                      

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 7.63%, 4/22/46 (b)

       3,121        2,972,752   

Cyprus Government International Bond, 4.63%, 2/03/20 (b)

     EUR        1,210        1,384,191   

Iceland Government International Bond, 5.88%, 5/11/22

     USD        3,555        4,074,492   

Italian Government International Bond, 5.38%, 6/15/33

       2,925        3,224,915   

Portugal Government International Bond, 5.13%, 10/15/24 (b)

       5,870        5,663,787   

Republic of Argentina, 7.50%, 4/22/26 (b)

       3,875        3,913,750   

Slovenia Government International Bond, 5.85%, 5/10/23 (b)

             864        982,702   
Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 2.9%                      22,216,589   
      
                          
Municipal Bonds                      

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 2nd General Resolution:

      

Series EE, 5.50%, 6/15/43

       930        1,048,622   

Series GG, Build America Bonds, 5.72%, 6/15/42

       1,390        1,772,194   
Municipal Bonds           Par
(000)
    Value  

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 2nd General Resolution (continued):

      

Water & Sewer System, Series EE, 5.38%, 6/15/43

     USD        770      $ 864,194   

East Bay Municipal Utility District, RB, Build America Bonds, 5.87%, 6/01/40

       1,900        2,402,778   

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, RB, Build America Bonds, 6.12%, 1/15/40

       2,535        3,240,161   

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Build America Bonds, Series C, 7.34%, 11/15/39

       1,295        1,895,401   

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4, Refunding RB, Build America Bonds, Series A, 7.06%, 4/01/57

       2,000        2,276,560   

New York State Dormitory Authority, RB, Build America Bonds:

      

5.63%, 3/15/39

       1,100        1,347,159   

5.60%, 3/15/40

       1,900        2,351,364   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB, 159th Series, 6.04%, 12/01/29

       780        975,312   

State of California, GO, Build America Bonds, Various Purposes:

      

7.55%, 4/01/39

       280        413,988   

7.63%, 3/01/40

       1,720        2,525,906   

State of Illinois, GO, Pension, 5.10%, 6/01/33

       2,000        1,790,960   

University of California, RB, Build America Bonds, 5.95%, 5/15/45

             885        1,088,718   
Total Municipal Bonds — 3.1%                      23,993,317   
      
                          
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities                      

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.7%

      

Banc of America Funding Corp., Series 2007-2, Class 1A2, 6.00%, 3/25/37

       814        717,246   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust, Series 40, Class R, 580.55%, 4/01/18

       (g)        
 

 

                
   BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016    19


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities           Par
(000)
    Value  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)

      

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:

      

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

     USD        1,456      $ 1,354,508   

Series 2006-OA21, Class A1, 0.75%, 3/20/47 (a)

       987        681,320   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2011-2R, Class 2A1, 3.02%, 7/27/36 (a)(b)

       666        661,591   

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR3, Class 5A1, 3.45%, 6/19/35 (a)

       572        562,231   

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust:

      

Series 2006-4F, Class 1A1, 5.00%, 5/25/36

       106        99,325   

Series 2007-4F, Class 3A1, 6.00%, 7/25/37

       268        242,418   

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-S3, Class 1A12, 6.50%, 8/25/36

       94        76,971   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., Series 2006-A3, Class 3A1, 3.03%, 5/25/36 (a)

       753        617,980   

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-OA4, Class 1A, 1.31%, 5/25/47 (a)

       248        217,270   
      

 

 

 
                       5,230,860   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 11.6%

      

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-200P, Class C, 3.72%, 4/14/33 (a)(b)

       4,170        4,168,726   

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-2, Class A4, 5.80%, 4/10/49 (a)

       688        688,952   

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust:

      

Series 2013-GC15, Class B, 5.28%, 9/10/46 (a)

       7,183        7,993,810   

Series 2016-P5, Class A4, 2.94%, 10/10/49

       6,000        5,876,400   

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-CD3, Class AM, 5.65%, 10/15/48

       1,748        1,746,815   
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities           Par
(000)
    Value  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

  

 

Commercial Mortgage Trust:

      

Series 2008-LS1, Class A4B, 6.30%, 12/10/49 (a)

     USD        967      $ 988,892   

Series 2013-300P, Class A1, 4.35%, 8/10/30 (b)

       1,330        1,446,242   

Series 2013-CR11, Class B, 5.33%, 10/10/46 (a)

       7,000        7,758,861   

Series 2013-LC6, Class B, 3.74%, 1/10/46

       1,390        1,423,347   

Series 2014-CR21, Class A3, 3.53%, 12/10/47

       1,300        1,342,418   

Series 2015-3BP, Class A, 3.18%, 2/10/35 (b)

       7,570        7,623,712   

Series 2015-CR22, Class C, 4.26%, 3/10/48 (a)

       5,000        4,811,603   

Series 2015-LC19, Class C, 4.40%, 2/10/48 (a)

       3,500        3,519,338   

Core Industrial Trust, Series 2015-TEXW, Class D, 3.98%, 2/10/34 (a)(b)

       4,585        4,614,598   

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2010-RR2, Class 2A, 6.13%, 9/15/39 (a)(b)

       949        952,941   

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C1 (a):

      

Class B, 4.04%, 4/15/50

       1,110        1,153,336   

Class C, 4.44%, 4/15/50

       1,000        1,005,625   

Class D, 3.94%, 4/15/50 (b)

       480        389,496   

DBJPM Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C3, Class A5, 2.89%, 9/10/49

       2,485        2,430,584   

DBRR Trust, Series 2011-C32, Class A3A, 5.89%, 6/17/49 (a)(b)

       721        724,710   

GAHR Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-NRF, Class DFX, 3.49%, 12/15/34 (a)(b)

       6,170        6,155,344   

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2013-GC10, Class B, 3.68%, 2/10/46 (b)

       2,505        2,569,714   

Hilton USA Trust, Series 2013- HLT, 4.41%, 11/05/30 (b)

       18        17,852   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2004-LN2, Class A2, 5.12%, 7/15/41

       29        28,959   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2016-NINE, Class A, 2.95%, 10/06/38 (a)(b)

       4,800        4,670,685   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities           Par
(000)
    Value  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

  

 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C7, Class A3, 5.87%, 9/15/45 (a)

     USD        2,076      $ 2,132,525   

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2014-CPT, Class G, 3.56%, 7/13/29 (a)(b)

       3,200        3,073,100   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C33, Class A4, 6.17%, 2/15/51 (a)

       2,984        3,003,485   

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C28, Class A4, 3.54%, 5/15/48

       3,205        3,295,191   

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C8:

      

Class B, 4.31%, 8/15/45

       1,395        1,476,879   

Class C, 5.06%, 8/15/45 (a)

       1,795        1,863,072   
      

 

 

 
                       88,947,212   

Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.0%

  

   

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 1998-5, 0.00%, 6/19/27 (a)(b)

             994        10   

Interest Only Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.2%

  

 

Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2015-LC21, Class XA, 0.87%, 7/10/48 (a)

       19,437        881,417   

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C8, Class XA, 2.15%, 8/15/45 (a)(b)

       9,938        741,305   
      

 

 

 
                       1,622,722   
Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 12.5%                95,800,804   
      
                          
Preferred Securities                      
Capital Trusts  

Banks — 2.9%

      

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, 7.00% (a)(h)

       200        195,807   

Banco Santander SA, 6.25% (a)(h)

       100        95,255   

BNP Paribas SA, 7.20% (a)(b)(h)

       2,000        2,210,000   

Capital One Financial Corp., Series E, 5.55% (a)(h)

       3,500        3,472,000   

Citigroup, Inc. (a)(h):

      

Series M, 6.30%

       4,000        3,965,000   

Series P, 5.95%

       2,100        2,063,250   

Series Q, 5.95%

       100        100,500   

Series R, 6.13%

       605        627,688   

Credit Agricole SA (a)(b)(h):

      

6.63%

       1,400        1,315,602   

7.88%

       1,000        986,270   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 7.00% (a)(h)

       200        201,371   
Preferred Securities           Par
(000)
    Value  
Capital Trusts (continued)                         
Banks (continued)                   

Nordea Bank AB, 6.13% (a)(b)(h)

     USD        2,960      $ 2,849,000   

Wells Fargo & Co. (a)(h):

      

Series S, 5.90%

       3,390        3,407,798   

Series U, 5.88%

       430        443,369   
      

 

 

 
                       21,932,910   

Capital Markets — 0.7%

      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series L, 5.70% (a)(h)

       612        617,355   

Morgan Stanley, Series H, 5.45% (a)(h)

       2,627        2,574,460   

State Street Capital Trust IV, 1.85%, 6/15/37 (a)

       140        122,150   

State Street Corp., Series F, 5.25% (a)(h)

       2,000        2,037,500   
      

 

 

 
                       5,351,465   

Chemicals — 0.0%

      

Lanxess AG, 4.50%, 12/06/76 (a)

       50        52,280   

Solvay Finance SA, 5.12% (a)(h)

       100        111,560   
      

 

 

 
                       163,840   

Diversified Financial Services — 5.0%

      

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

      

Series V, 5.13%

       385        377,300   

Series X, 6.25%

       4,620        4,596,946   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (a)(h):

      

Series D, 4.50% (d)

       8,400        7,728,000   

Series E, 4.95%

       2,000        1,992,500   

Barclays PLC, 7.88% (a)(h)

       200        196,500   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (a)(h):

      

Series 1, 7.90%

       7,000        7,148,750   

Series Q, 5.15%

       3,000        2,902,500   

Series U, 6.13%

       500        504,063   

Series V, 5.00%

       6,710        6,525,475   

Macquarie Bank Ltd., 10.25%, 6/20/57 (a)

       1,800        1,852,110   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 8.63% (a)(h)

       200        196,750   

Societe Generale SA (a)(b)(h):

      

6.00%

       3,000        2,632,212   

7.38%

       200        192,500   

7.88%

       1,000        942,250   
      

 

 

 
                       37,787,856   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0%

      

Telefonica Europe BV, 4.20% (a)(h)

             200        211,228   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Preferred Securities           Par
(000)
    Value  
Capital Trusts (continued)                         

Electric Utilities — 0.6%

      

ComEd Financing III, 6.35%, 3/15/33

     USD        300      $ 309,163   

Electricite de France SA, 5.25% (a)(b)(h)

       4,200        3,983,700   

Enel SpA (a):

      

5.00%, 1/15/75

     EUR        100        110,489   

7.75%, 9/10/75

     GBP        100        134,869   

Gas Natural Fenosa Finance BV, 4.13% (a)(h)

     USD        100        104,754   
      

 

 

 
                       4,642,975   

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.3%

      

General Electric Co., Series D, 5.00% (a)(h)

             2,131        2,184,275   

Insurance — 1.8%

      

Allstate Corp (a):

      

6.50%, 5/15/57

       4,100        4,694,500   

5.75%, 8/15/53

       2,000        2,097,500   

MetLife, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/36

       2,554        2,764,705   

Voya Financial, Inc., 5.65%, 1/15/53 (a)

       4,500        4,432,500   
      

 

 

 
                       13,989,205   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

      

DCP Midstream LLC, 5.85%, 5/21/43 (a)(b)

             30        25,500   
Total Capital Trusts — 11.3%                      86,289,254   
      
                          
Preferred Stocks           Shares         

Banks — 1.3%

      

U.S. Bancorp, Series G, 6.00% (a)(h)

       300,000        7,683,000   

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.85% (a)(h)

       75,000        1,875,000   
      

 

 

 
                       9,558,000   

Capital Markets — 0.4%

      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series J,
5.50% (a)(f)(h)

       92,000        2,311,960   

SCE Trust III, 5.75% (a)(h)

       25,314        658,417   
      

 

 

 
                       2,970,377   

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.0%

      

Fannie Mae, Series S, 8.25% (a)(h)

             10,000        82,200   
Total Preferred Stocks — 1.7%                      12,610,577   
Preferred Securities               
Shares
    Value  
Trust Preferred — 0.1%                         

Diversified Financial Services — 0.1%

      

Citigroup Capital XIII, 7.88%, 10/30/40

             29,583      $ 764,094   
Total Preferred Securities — 13.1%                      99,663,925   
      
                          
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities           Par
(000)
        

Agency Obligations — 1.5%

      

Fannie Mae, 5.63%, 7/15/37 (d)

     USD        1,600        2,155,066   

Federal Home Loan Bank (d):

      

5.25%, 12/09/22

       1,375        1,615,309   

5.37%, 9/09/24

       2,175        2,624,692   

Residual Funding Corp., 0.00%, 4/15/30

       6,055        3,949,943   

Resolution Funding Corp. (i):

      

0.00%, 7/15/18

       525        515,445   

0.00%, 10/15/18

       525        508,995   
      

 

 

 
                       11,369,450   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.9%

      

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

      

Series 1991-46, Class S, 2,385.21%, 5/25/21 (a)

       (g)      1   

Series 1991-87, Class S, 25.13%, 8/25/21 (a)

       5        5,904   

Series 2005-5, Class PK, 5.00%, 12/25/34

       184        191,884   

Series 2015-47, Class GL, 3.50%, 7/25/45

       1,636        1,639,049   

Series G-49, Class S, 974.04%, 12/25/21 (a)

       (g)      38   

Series G-17, Class S, 1,020.84%, 6/25/21 (a)

       (g)        

Series G-33, Class PV, 1,078.42%, 10/25/21

       (g)        

Series G-07, Class S, 1,078.67%, 3/25/21 (a)

       (g)      238   

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

      

Series 0173, Class R, 9.00%, 11/15/21

       (g)        

Series 0173, Class RS, 10.06%, 11/15/21 (a)

       (g)      2   

Series 1057, Class J, 1,008.00%, 3/15/21

       (g)        

Series 0192, Class U, 1,009.03%, 2/15/22 (a)

       (g)        
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency

Securities

          Par
(000)
    Value  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)

      

Series 4350, Class DY, 4.00%, 6/15/44

     USD        2,830      $ 3,041,162   

Series 4398, Class ZX, 4.00%, 9/15/54

       8,368        8,743,789   

Series 4480, Class ZX, 4.00%, 11/15/44

       5,820        6,107,820   

Series 4549, Class TZ, 4.00%, 11/15/45

       2,550        2,668,271   
      

 

 

 
                       22,398,158   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.3%

      

Freddie Mac, Series K013, Class A2, 3.97%, 1/25/21 (a)

             1,870        2,011,816   

Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.2%

  

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

      

Series 1997-50, Class SI, 1.20%, 4/25/23 (a)

       45        1,236   

Series 2012-96, Class DI, 4.00%, 2/25/27

       6,549        563,630   

Series 2012-M9, Class X1, 4.17%, 12/25/17 (a)

       14,023        315,880   

Series 2012-47, Class NI, 4.50%, 4/25/42

       6,088        1,342,576   

Series 089, Class 2, 8.00%, 10/25/18

       (g)      2   

Series 007, Class 2, 8.50%, 4/25/17

       (g)      1   

Series G92-05, Class H, 9.00%, 1/25/22

       (g)      29   

Series 094, Class 2, 9.50%, 8/25/21

       (g)      40   

Series 1990-136, Class S, 19.49%, 11/25/20 (a)

       2        2   

Series 1991-139, Class PT, 648.35%, 10/25/21

       (g)        

Series 1991-099, Class L, 930.00%, 8/25/21

       (g)        

Series 1990-123, Class M, 1,009.50%, 10/25/20

       (g)        

Series G-10, Class S, 1,043.54%, 5/25/21 (a)

       (g)      1   

Series G-12, Class S, 1,107.54%, 5/25/21 (a)

       (g)        

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

      

Series K707, Class X1, 1.67%, 12/25/18 (a)

       4,752        122,069   

Series 2611, Class QI, 5.50%, 9/15/32

       598        32,678   

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency

Securities

          Par
(000)
    Value  

Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)

  

 

Series 1254, Class Z, 8.50%, 4/15/22

     USD        21      $ 3,834   

Series 1043, Class H, 42.58%, 2/15/21 (a)

       1        2   

Series 1054, Class I, 834.56%, 3/15/21 (a)

       (g)        

Series 0176, Class M, 1,010.00%, 7/15/21

       (g)        

Series 1056, Class KD, 1,084.50%, 3/15/21

       (g)        

Series 1148, Class E, 1,133.39%, 10/15/21 (a)

       (g)        

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

      

Series 2014-72, Class MQ, 4.00%, 2/20/44

       8,858        9,322,528   

Series 2009-78, Class SD, 5.64%, 9/20/32 (a)

       6,293        1,112,546   

Series 2009-116, Class KS, 5.93%, 12/16/39 (a)

       2,408        376,026   

Series 2011-52, Class NS, 6.13%, 4/16/41 (a)

       17,418        3,323,761   
      

 

 

 
                       16,516,841   

Mortgage-Backed Securities — 4.9%

      

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

      

3.00%, 8/01/43 (d)

       10,992        11,006,012   

4.00%, 12/01/41 - 12/01/43

       6,152        6,496,754   

4.50%, 7/01/41  - 4/01/43

       13,763        14,888,669   

5.00%, 8/01/34

       2,344        2,590,582   

5.50%, 6/01/38

       1,192        1,338,846   

6.00%, 12/01/38

       1,001        1,138,350   

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities, 6.00%, 4/1/17 - 12/1/18

       36        37,245   

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

      

5.50%, 8/15/33

       58        65,433   

8.00%, 7/15/24

       (g)      228   
      

 

 

 
                       37,562,119   

Principal Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.0%

  

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities (i):

      

Series 203, Class 1, 0.00%, 2/25/23

       3        2,509   

Series 1993-51, Class E, 0.00%, 2/25/23

       9        8,434   

Series 1993-70, Class A, 0.00%, 5/25/23

       1        1,316   

Series 0228, Class 1, 0.00%, 6/25/23

       2        1,999   
      

 

 

 
                       14,258   
 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency
Securities
                 Value  
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 11.8%               $ 89,872,642   
      
                          
U.S. Treasury Obligations          

Par

(000)

        

U.S. Treasury Bonds (d):

      

3.00%, 11/15/44

     USD        62,900        62,671,484   

2.50%, 2/15/46

             55,000        49,231,435   
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 14.7%                      111,902,919   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $1,046,848,761) — 138.7%
                     1,059,261,683   
      
                          
Short-Term Securities — 0.8%           Shares         

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.25% (j)(k)

             6,118,918        6,118,918   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $6,118,918)
                     6,118,918   
                    Value  
Options Purchased
(Cost — $6,198,193) — 0.7%
                   $ 5,507,803   
Total Investments Before Options Written
(Cost — $1,059,165,872*) — 140.2%
                     1,070,888,404   
Options Written
(Premiums Received — $6,711,145) — (0.7)%
                     (5,364,445
Total Investments, Net of Options Written
(Cost — $1,052,454,727) — 139.5%
         1,065,523,959   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (39.5)%          (301,473,619
      

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%        $ 764,050,340   
      

 

 

 

 

*   As of November 30, 2016, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Tax cost

  $ 1,058,996,468   
 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 44,675,437   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (32,783,501
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 11,891,936   
 

 

 

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments      

 

(a)   Variable rate security. Rate as of period end.

 

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

 

(c)   When-issued security.

 

(d)   All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding reverse repurchase agreements.

 

(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)   Convertible security.

 

(g)   Amount is less than $500.

 

(h)   Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

 

(i)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

(j)   During the period ended November 30, 2016, investments in issuers considered to be affiliates of the Trust for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate      Shares Held
at August 31,
2016
       Net
Activity
       Shares Held
at November 30,
2016
       Value at
November 30,
2016
       Income  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

       12,926,909           (12,926,909                          $ 49   

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

                 6,118,918           6,118,918         $ 6,118,918           8,398   

Total

                    $ 6,118,918         $ 8,447   
                   

 

 

 

 

(k)   Current yield as of period end.

 

                
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BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

 

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

 

Portfolio Abbreviations      
AUD    Australian Dollar
CAD    Canadian Dollar
CHF    Swiss Franc
CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound
GO    General Obligation Bonds
JPY    Japanese Yen
LOC    Letter of Credit
MXN    Mexican Peso
NZD    New Zealand Dollar
OTC    Over-the-Counter
PIK    Payment-In-Kind
RB    Revenue Bonds
USD    U.S. Dollar
ZAR    South African Rand

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

                     
Counterparty   Interest
Rate
    Trade
Date
    Maturity
Date1
    Face Value     Face Value
Including
Accrued
Interest
   

Type of Non-Cash

Underlying

Collateral

  Remaining
Contractual
Maturity of
the Agreements

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

    0.22     6/02/15        Open      $ 1,323,000      $ 1,327,417      U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Open/Demand1

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.

    0.22     6/02/15        Open        830,000        832,775      U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.65     12/17/15        Open        950,950        956,942      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.65     12/17/15        Open        1,454,374        1,463,540      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.65     12/17/15        Open        1,104,688        1,111,649      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     12/17/15        Open        1,448,563        1,457,550      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     12/17/15        Open        4,725,000        4,754,316      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     12/17/15        Open        2,036,475        2,049,110      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     12/17/15        Open        1,909,860        1,921,710      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     12/17/15        Open        1,713,750        1,724,383      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     12/17/15        Open        3,131,250        3,150,678      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     12/17/15        Open        1,228,500        1,236,122      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     12/17/15        Open        2,028,510        2,041,096      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

 

                
   BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016    25


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

                     
Counterparty   Interest
Rate
    Trade
Date
    Maturity
Date1
    Face Value     Face Value
Including
Accrued
Interest
   

Type of Non-Cash

Underlying

Collateral

  Remaining
Contractual
Maturity of
the Agreements

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     12/17/15        Open      $ 1,693,125      $ 1,703,630      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand 

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     12/17/15        Open        1,822,500        1,833,808      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     12/17/15        Open        1,835,000        1,846,385      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     12/17/15        Open        2,019,250        2,031,778      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     12/17/15        Open        2,175,000        2,188,495      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     12/17/15        Open        2,002,725        2,015,151      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    0.65     12/18/15        Open        3,995,000        4,019,958      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

Deutsche Bank AG

    0.50     4/22/16        Open        24,156,250        24,216,406      U.S. Treasury Obligations   Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.46     5/03/16        Open        1,397,975        1,401,744      U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.46     5/03/16        Open        850,025        852,317      U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.46     5/03/16        Open        1,398,375        1,402,145      U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.46     5/03/16        Open        871,500        873,850      U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Open/Demand1

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.75     5/18/16        Open        837,000        840,418      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    0.52     6/28/16        Open        31,762,500        31,836,939      U.S. Treasury Obligations   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     6/30/16        Open        2,859,500        2,867,329      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    0.95     9/14/16        Open        781,875        783,484      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    0.95     9/14/16        Open        1,026,025        1,028,137      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     9/14/16        Open        7,598,100        7,608,636      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     9/14/16        Open        8,371,240        8,382,848      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     09/14/16        Open        8,254,800        8,266,247      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     9/23/16        Open        5,880,000        5,886,795      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.80     10/14/16        Open        2,442,000        2,444,605      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.80     10/14/16        Open        606,450        607,097      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    0.80     10/14/16        Open        2,659,188        2,662,024      Corporate Bonds   Open/Demand1

 

                
26    BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (concluded)

 

                       
Counterparty   Interest
Rate
    Trade
Date
    Maturity
Date1
    Face Value     Face Value
Including
Accrued
Interest
   

Type of Non-Cash

Underlying

Collateral

  Remaining
Contractual
Maturity of
the Agreements
 

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     10/18/16        Open      $ 4,735,250      $ 4,738,954      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     10/18/16        Open        4,749,375        4,753,090      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

    0.50     10/19/16        Open        69,207,500        69,242,373      U.S. Treasury Obligations     Open/Demand1   

Deutsche Bank AG

    (2.00 )%      10/19/16        Open        247,756        247,192      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    0.70     10/20/16        Open        3,705,000        3,707,954      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    0.70     10/20/16        Open        4,318,000        4,321,442      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     10/20/16        Open        2,610,000        2,611,902      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     10/20/16        Open        3,380,000        3,382,464      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     10/20/16        Open        3,529,500        3,532,073      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     10/20/16        Open        2,386,250        2,387,989      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     10/20/16        Open        3,635,250        3,637,900      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     10/20/16        Open        3,346,875        3,349,315      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     10/20/16        Open        7,141,925        7,147,131      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     10/20/16        Open        3,073,000        3,075,240      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

RBC Capital Markets, LLC

    0.64     10/20/16        Open        3,770,000        3,772,748      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    0.70     10/21/16        Open        7,991,000        7,996,904      Capital Trusts     Open/Demand1   

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    0.70     10/21/16        Open        4,921,000        4,924,636      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    0.70     10/26/16        Open        4,193,000        4,195,854      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    (0.50 )%      11/09/16        Open        161,000        160,953      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    0.65     11/09/16        12/13/16        37,102,000        37,113,388      U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities     Up to 30 Days   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1.00     11/23/16        Open        1,005,125        1,005,293      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1.00     11/23/16        Open        751,781        751,907      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1.00     11/23/16        Open        4,862,500        4,863,310      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1.00     11/23/16        Open        558,125        558,218      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1.00     11/23/16        Open        982,781        982,945      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1.00     11/23/16        Open        2,992,500        2,992,999      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1.00     11/23/16        Open        1,060,438        1,060,614      Corporate Bonds     Open/Demand1   

Total

        $ 327,597,254      $ 328,142,302       
       

 

 

     

1    Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time.

 

 

                
   BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016    27


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

 

Futures Contracts

 

                   
Contracts
Long (Short)
       Issue   Expiration     Notional Value     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
        
  (1      Euro BOBL     December 2016        USD        139,296      $ 562     
  (1      Euro Bund Future     December 2016        USD        170,699        3,391     
  (39      2-Year U.S. Treasury Note     March 2017        USD        8,455,688        3,634     
  530         5-Year U.S. Treasury Note     March 2017        USD        62,457,187        (157,363  
  (504      10-Year U.S. Treasury Note     March 2017        USD        62,755,875        198,795     
  16         10-Year U.S. Ultra Long Treasury Note     March 2017        USD        2,151,000        4,409     
  180         90-Day Euro Dollar Future     March 2017        USD        44,532,000        (19,290  
  (115      Euro-Schatz Future     March 2017        USD        13,670,975        (14,124  
  (92      Long U.S. Treasury Bond     March 2017        USD        13,917,875        43,261     
  26         Ultra Long U.S. Treasury Bond     March 2017        USD        4,196,563        (8,087  
  (180      90-Day Euro Dollar Future     June 2017        USD        44,475,750        50,210           
  Total                 $ 105,398     
            

 

 

   

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

 
Currency
Purchased
    Currency
Sold
    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
        
USD     51,867      EUR     47,000      Bank of America N.A.     12/05/16      $ 2,050     
USD     660,825      EUR     603,000      Goldman Sachs International     12/05/16        21,673     
USD     8,833,051      EUR     8,060,000      UBS AG     12/05/16        289,833     
USD     10,157,054      GBP     8,351,000      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     12/05/16        (292,107  
USD     926,796      GBP     762,000      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     12/05/16        (26,654  
EUR     1,805,000      USD     2,035,846      Citibank N.A.     12/08/16        (122,446  
USD     1,898,263      EUR     1,790,000      Barclays Bank PLC     12/08/16        764     
USD     2,006,418      EUR     1,805,000      Goldman Sachs International     12/08/16        93,018     
AUD     2,600,000      CAD     2,662,231      BNP Paribas S.A.     12/15/16        (62,832  
AUD     2,050,000      CAD     2,034,414      Citibank N.A.     12/15/16        (1,405  
AUD     5,400,000      CAD     5,420,698      Citibank N.A.     12/15/16        (49,679  
AUD     2,600,000      CAD     2,595,224      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/15/16        (12,943  
AUD     2,620,000      CAD     2,585,385      Royal Bank of Canada     12/15/16        9,146     
CAD     2,059,161      AUD     2,050,000      Bank of America N.A.     12/15/16        19,830     
CAD     2,674,761      AUD     2,720,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/15/16        (16,421  
CAD     5,350,436      AUD     5,220,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/15/16        130,239     
CAD     2,688,158      AUD     2,600,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/15/16        82,136     
CAD     2,709,040      AUD     2,680,000      Toronto-Dominion Bank     12/15/16        38,629     
CAD     2,842,447      EUR     1,910,000      Bank of America N.A.     12/15/16        90,733     
CHF     2,100,000      JPY     222,983,040      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/15/16        116,947     
EUR     3,710,000      CAD     5,352,818      UBS AG     12/15/16        (50,881  
JPY     219,665,250      CHF     2,100,000      UBS AG     12/15/16        (145,966  
CAD     2,675,000      JPY     202,552,872      Citibank N.A.     12/28/16        218,710     
EUR     1,805,000      ZAR     27,925,509      Deutsche Bank AG     12/28/16        (57,553  
EUR     1,805,000      ZAR     27,216,452      Goldman Sachs International     12/28/16        (7,447  
EUR     1,805,000      ZAR     27,304,036      Northern Trust Co.     12/28/16        (13,636  
GBP     1,910,000      USD     2,361,763      Goldman Sachs International     12/28/16        30,052     
JPY     210,387,947      CAD     2,675,000      Citibank N.A.     12/28/16        (150,118  
USD     2,000,448      GBP     1,600,000      Credit Suisse International     12/28/16        (3,167  
USD     1,991,723      GBP     1,630,000      Royal Bank of Canada     12/28/16        (49,460  
ZAR     27,675,505      EUR     1,805,000      Barclays Bank PLC     12/28/16        39,886     

 

                
28    BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (concluded)

 

 
Currency
Purchased
    Currency
Sold
    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
        
ZAR     27,745,558      EUR     1,805,000      BNP Paribas S.A.     12/28/16      $ 44,837     
ZAR     28,442,351      EUR     1,805,000      Citibank N.A.     12/28/16        94,076     
USD     8,220,469      EUR     7,732,000      Barclays Bank PLC     1/05/17        9,856     
USD     641,283      EUR     603,000      Goldman Sachs International     1/05/17        957     
USD     10,429,105      GBP     8,351,000      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     1/05/17        (31,455  
USD     946,625      GBP     758,000      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     1/05/17        (2,855  
USD     3,990,000      CAD     5,353,714      UBS AG     1/18/17        2,254     
MXN     14,685,693      USD     780,000      Citibank N.A.     2/03/17        (71,697  
USD     1,570,000      MXN     32,166,249      Citibank N.A.     2/03/17        18,596     
USD     1,250,000      MXN     22,971,800      HSBC Bank PLC     2/03/17        142,052     
USD     4,800,000      MXN     92,410,464      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2/03/17        342,970           
Total             $ 670,522     
           

 

 

   

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased

 

Description   Put/
Call
    Expiration
Date
   

Strike

Price

    Contracts     Value  

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future

    Call        1/27/17        USD        124.50        23      $ 27,313   

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Future

    Put        1/27/17        USD        124.50        23        26,953   

Total

  

  $ 54,266   
           

 

 

 

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

 

                               
Description   Counterparty   Put/
Call
  Exercise
Rate
 

Pay/

Receive
Exercise Rate

  Floating Rate
Index
  Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value  

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Call   2.25%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     2/17/17        USD        3,000      $ 47,006   

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  HSBC Bank USA N.A.   Call   2.04%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     11/16/17        USD        4,500        67,584   

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Citibank N.A.   Call   1.55%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     1/25/18        USD        40,000        153,355   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Barclays Bank PLC   Call   1.60%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     8/16/18        USD        3,500        44,527   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Wells Fargo Bank N.A.   Call   1.60%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     8/16/18        USD        3,500        44,527   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Deutsche Bank AG   Call   1.60%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     9/06/18        USD        2,100        27,483   

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Deutsche Bank AG   Call   1.25%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     10/17/18        USD        10,000        28,289   

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Call   2.45%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     11/22/19        USD        8,500        235,189   

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Deutsche Bank AG   Call   2.45%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     12/02/19        USD        4,500        124,733   

30-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Deutsche Bank AG   Call   3.12%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     9/17/20        USD        800        146,075   

30-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Call   3.12%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     9/17/20        USD        800        146,075   

30-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Call   2.42%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     2/08/21        USD        670        71,497   

30-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Call   2.50%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     4/27/21        USD        500        57,904   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Call   3.03%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     12/10/25        USD        2,000        160,269   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Barclays Bank PLC   Call   2.83%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     1/13/26        USD        2,000        143,912   

30-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Bank of America, N.A.   Put   2.85%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     1/13/17        USD        1,130        5,061   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Citibank N.A.   Put   1.80%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     1/25/17        USD        6,800        277,787   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Citibank N.A.   Put   2.20%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     1/25/17        USD        6,800        95,869   

30-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Barclays Bank PLC   Put   2.40%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     4/13/17        USD        2,650        151,602   

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  HSBC Bank USA N.A.   Put   2.04%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     11/16/17        USD        4,500        75,544   

30-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA   Put   2.55%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     4/04/19        USD        3,600        395,419   

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Put   2.45%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     11/22/19        USD        8,500        233,387   

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Deutsche Bank AG   Put   2.45%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     12/02/19        USD        4,500        124,342   

30-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Deutsche Bank AG   Put   3.12%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     9/17/20        USD        800        64,138   

30-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Put   3.12%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     9/17/20        USD        800        64,138   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Bank of America N.A.   Put   3.50%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     2/01/21        USD        4,000        121,470   

 

                
   BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016    29


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased (concluded)

 

                                     
Description   Counterparty     Put/
Call
    Exercise
Rate
   

Pay/

Receive
Exercise Rate

    Floating Rate
Index
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value  

30-Year Interest Rate Swap

    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        Put        2.42%        Pay        3-Month LIBOR        2/08/21        USD        670      $ 99,842   

30-Year Interest Rate Swap

    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        Put        2.50%        Pay        3-Month LIBOR        4/27/21        USD        500        71,009   

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        Put        2.85%        Pay        3-Month LIBOR        10/25/21        USD        6,890        199,750   

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

    Barclays Bank PLC        Put        2.90%        Pay        3-Month LIBOR        10/27/21        USD        16,560        464,887   

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

    Barclays Bank PLC        Put        2.75%        Pay        3-Month LIBOR        11/15/21        USD        7,000        218,004   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        Put        3.03%        Pay        3-Month LIBOR        12/10/25        USD        2,000        115,888   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

    Barclays Bank PLC        Put        2.83%        Pay        3-Month LIBOR        1/13/26        USD        2,000        129,017   

Total

                  $ 4,405,579   
                 

 

 

 

 

OTC Options Purchased

 

                               
Description   Put/
Call
    Counterparty     Expiration
Date
    Strike
Price
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value  

EUR Currency

    Call        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        12/01/16        CAD        1.47        EUR        11,140          

EUR Currency

    Call        BNP Paribas S.A.        12/01/16        CAD        1.49        EUR        16,710          

EUR Currency

    Call        Deutsche Bank AG        12/06/16        USD        1.13        EUR        10,030      $ 11   

EUR Currency

    Call        BNP Paribas S.A.        12/12/16        CAD        1.48        EUR        10,845        9,712   

AUD Currency

    Call        Deutsche Bank AG        12/13/16        CAD        1.04        AUD        10,815        479   

USD Currency

    Call        Deutsche Bank AG        12/20/16        CHF        1.03        USD        7,660        59,365   

EUR Currency

    Call        Deutsche Bank AG        12/22/16        ZAR        16.20        EUR        7,250        20,485   

GBP Currency

    Call        Deutsche Bank AG        12/29/16        USD        1.35        GBP        6,295        433   

EUR Currency

    Call        Barclays Bank PLC        12/30/16        USD        1.07        EUR        10,860        111,877   

EUR Currency

    Put        Deutsche Bank AG        12/06/16        USD        1.10        EUR        10,030        429,687   

NZD Currency

    Put        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        12/19/16        USD        0.69        NZD        10,920        17,346   

NZD Currency

    Put        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        12/19/16        JPY        75.50        NZD        16,375        6,448   

EUR Currency

    Put        Citibank N.A.        12/20/16        JPY        117.00        EUR        10,770        38,958   

GBP Currency

    Put        Deutsche Bank AG        12/22/16        USD        1.23        GBP        6,275        34,789   

GBP Currency

    Put        HSBC Bank PLC        12/22/16        USD        1.27        GBP        9,360        209,666   

CAD Currency

    Put        BNP Paribas S.A.        12/23/16        JPY        75.10        CAD        16,075        539   

GBP Currency

    Put        Royal Bank of Scotland PLC        12/29/16        USD        1.26        GBP        6,295        108,087   

USD Currency

    Put        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        02/01/17        MXN        17.06        USD        18,990        76   

Total

                $ 1,047,958   
               

 

 

 

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Written

 

                               
Description   Counterparty   Put/
Call
  Exercise
Rate
 

Pay/

Receive
Exercise Rate

  Floating Rate
Index
  Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
   
Value
 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Call   1.50%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     2/17/17        USD        4,500      $ (3,184

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Wells Fargo Bank N.A.   Call   1.00%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     11/21/17        USD        26,600        (22,657

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA   Call   1.10%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     11/22/17        USD        12,090        (14,054

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Citibank N.A.   Call   1.15%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     11/29/17        USD        21,810        (29,937

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA   Call   0.15%   Pay   6-Month EURIBOR     12/04/17        EUR        5,700        (35,698

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Barclays Bank PLC   Call   1.05%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     12/15/17        USD        39,800        (42,325

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Barclays Bank PLC   Call   0.88%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     1/08/18        USD        8,200        (5,717

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Citibank N.A.   Call   1.05%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     1/25/18        USD        60,000        (70,688

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.   Call   1.00%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     3/16/18        USD        6,500        (7,549

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA   Call   1.00%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     3/19/18        USD        38,200        (44,938

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA   Call   0.75%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     4/12/18        USD        38,200        (25,315

 

                
30    BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Written (concluded)

 

                               
Description   Counterparty   Put/
Call
  Exercise
Rate
 

Pay/

Receive
Exercise Rate

  Floating Rate
Index
  Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
   
Value
 

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Barclays Bank PLC   Call   1.35%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     8/16/18        USD        4,800      $ (41,512

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Wells Fargo Bank N.A.   Call   1.35%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     8/16/18        USD        4,800        (41,512

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Deutsche Bank AG   Call   1.30%   Pay   3-Month LIBOR     9/06/18        USD        3,150        (26,126

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Deutsche Bank AG   Call   0.90%   Pay   6-Month LIBOR     10/17/18        USD        20,000        (30,389

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Citibank N.A.   Put   2.00%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     1/25/17        USD        13,600        (349,746

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Put   3.50%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     2/17/17        USD        3,000        (489

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Barclays Bank PLC   Put   1.60%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     4/13/17        USD        12,900        (245,431

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA   Put   1.15%   Receive   6-Month EURIBOR     9/11/17        EUR        10,800        (8,378

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Royal Bank of Scotland PLC   Put   1.10%   Receive   6-Month EURIBOR     9/25/17        EUR        10,000        (9,635

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Citibank N.A.   Put   1.00%   Receive   6-Month EURIBOR     10/23/17        EUR        6,670        (9,676

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  UBS AG   Put   1.00%   Receive   6-Month EURIBOR     10/26/17        EUR        12,300        (18,236

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA   Put   0.50%   Receive   6-Month EURIBOR     10/30/17        EUR        7,000        (36,061

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA   Put   1.00%   Receive   6-Month EURIBOR     10/30/17        EUR        14,000        (21,150

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Wells Fargo Bank N.A.   Put   2.00%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     11/21/17        USD        26,600        (84,922

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA   Put   2.10%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     11/22/17        USD        12,090        (31,875

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Citibank N.A.   Put   2.15%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     11/29/17        USD        21,810        (54,144

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA   Put   0.65%   Receive   6-Month EURIBOR     12/04/17        EUR        10,000        (41,456

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Barclays Bank PLC   Put   1.95%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     12/15/17        USD        39,800        (154,731

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Barclays Bank PLC   Put   1.88%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     1/08/18        USD        8,200        (39,326

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  UBS AG   Put   1.00%   Receive   6-Month EURIBOR     1/08/18        EUR        7,200        (16,286

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Citibank N.A.   Put   2.30%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     1/25/18        USD        20,000        (50,222

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Barclays Bank PLC   Put   0.75%   Receive   6-Month EURIBOR     3/05/18        EUR        15,000        (74,744

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Deutsche Bank AG   Put   0.35%   Receive   6-Month EURIBOR     3/09/18        EUR        22,310        (257,945

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.   Put   2.00%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     3/16/18        USD        6,500        (32,717

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA   Put   2.00%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     3/19/18        USD        38,200        (194,354

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA   Put   1.85%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     3/29/18        USD        5,000        (32,696

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA   Put   1.75%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     4/12/18        USD        38,200        (294,636

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA   Put   1.45%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     6/27/18        USD        10,000        (126,196

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Citibank N.A.   Put   1.40%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     7/05/18        USD        10,000        (134,676

5-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Deutsche Bank AG   Put   0.50%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     7/16/18        EUR        10,730        (130,791

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA   Put   1.70%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     8/20/18        USD        5,500        (58,356

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA   Put   1.50%   Receive   6-Month LIBOR     9/06/18        USD        26,000        (345,635

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Barclays Bank PLC   Put   1.70%   Receive   6-Month LIBOR     10/11/18        USD        7,000        (80,394

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Deutsche Bank AG   Put   1.75%   Receive   6-Month LIBOR     10/17/18        USD        5,000        (55,105

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Goldman Sachs Bank USA   Put   1.75%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     4/04/19        USD        40,000        (541,550

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Barclays Bank PLC   Put   0.40%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     7/08/19        EUR        21,060        (111,278

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Barclays Bank PLC   Put   0.40%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     7/08/19        EUR        1,975        (10,436

2-Year Interest Rate Swap

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.   Put   0.40%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     7/08/19        EUR        1,965        (10,383

10-Year Interest Rate Swap

  Bank of America N.A.   Put   5.50%   Receive   3-Month LIBOR     2/01/21        USD        10,000        (59,744

Total

                  $ (4,165,001
                 

 

 

 

 

OTC Options Written

 

                           
Description   Put/
Call
  Counterparty   Expiration
Date
    Strike
Price
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value  

EUR Currency

  Call   Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     12/01/16      CAD     1.49      EUR     16,710          

EUR Currency

  Call   Barclays Bank PLC     12/07/16      USD     1.07      EUR     10,860      $ (68,024

EUR Currency

  Call   BNP Paribas SA     12/12/16      CAD     1.50      EUR     16,270        (5,104

USD Currency

  Call   Deutsche Bank AG     12/20/16      CHF     1.04      USD     7,660        (34,822

EUR Currency

  Call   Deutsche Bank AG     12/22/16      ZAR     16.60      EUR     7,250        (9,859

GBP Currency    

  Call   Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     12/29/16      USD     1.35      GBP     6,295        (433

 

                
   BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016    31


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

OTC Options Written (concluded)

 

                               
Description   Put/
Call
    Counterparty     Expiration
Date
    Strike
Price
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value  

USD Currency

    Call        JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.        02/01/17        MXN        21.22        USD        18,990      $ (270,038

EUR Currency

    Put        Deutsche Bank AG        12/06/16        USD        1.09        EUR        14,330        (475,100

NZD Currency

    Put        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        12/19/16        USD        0.67        NZD        21,830        (6,292

NZD Currency

    Put        Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        12/19/16        JPY        74.00        NZD        16,375        (1,948

EUR Currency

    Put        Citibank N.A.        12/20/16        JPY        115.00        EUR        15,080        (24,837

GBP Currency

    Put        Bank of America N.A.        12/22/16        USD        1.18        GBP        6,275        (2,261

GBP Currency

    Put        HSBC Bank PLC        12/22/16        USD        1.26        GBP        11,245        (193,543

CAD Currency

    Put        BNP Paribas S.A.        12/23/16        JPY        73.60        CAD        16,075        (120

GBP Currency

    Put        Deutsche Bank AG        12/29/16        USD        1.26        GBP        6,295        (107,063

Total

                $ (1,199,444
               

 

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

                   
Issuer / Index   Receive
Fixed Rate
    Expiration
Date
   

Credit

Rating1

    Notional
Amount
(000)2
    Unrealized
Depreciation
        

Markit iTraxx XO, Series 26, Version 1

    5.00     12/20/21        A      EUR  50      $ (354        

1    Using Standard & Poor’s (“S&P’s”) rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable.

       

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

                       
Fixed
Rate
     Floating
Rate
  Effective
Date
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

        
  0.77 %1     3-Month LIBOR     N/A        2/05/18      USD     107,000      $ 465,541     
  (0.06 )%2     6-Month EURIBOR     N/A        12/14/18      EUR     14,000        (413  
  1.61 %1     3-Month LIBOR     11/16/17 3      11/16/19      USD     10,100        17,914     
  1.65 %1     3-Month LIBOR     11/21/17 3      11/21/19      USD     19,500        22,314     
  1.67 %1     3-Month LIBOR     11/21/17 3      11/21/19      USD     4,490        3,822     
  1.71 %1     3-Month LIBOR     11/24/17 3      11/24/19      USD     4,100        160     
  1.74 %1     3-Month LIBOR     11/27/17 3      11/25/19      USD     4,500        (1,647  
  1.50 %1     3-Month LIBOR     11/13/18 3      11/13/20      USD     3,200        32,603     
  1.64 %1     3-Month LIBOR     11/13/18 3      11/13/20      USD     3,750        28,146     
  1.64 %1     3-Month LIBOR     11/13/18 3      11/13/20      USD     3,750        27,713     
  1.55 %1     3-Month LIBOR     11/14/18 3      11/14/20      USD     4,000        36,563     
  1.98 %1     3-Month LIBOR     11/16/18 3      11/16/20      USD     3,750        3,366     
  1.99 %1     3-Month LIBOR     11/16/18 3      11/16/20      USD     3,750        3,149     
  2.10 %1     3-Month LIBOR     11/27/18 3      11/27/20      USD     3,000        (3,308  
  2.07 %1     3-Month LIBOR     12/04/18 3      12/04/20      USD     2,500        (805  
  1.42 %1     3-Month LIBOR     4/05/17 3      5/31/21      USD     26,180        29,067     
  (0.14 )%1     6-Month EURIBOR     3/10/17 3      10/25/21      EUR     10,920        78,107     
  0.16 %1     6-Month EURIBOR     N/A        11/16/21      EUR     590        (2,461  
  1.80 %1     3-Month LIBOR     N/A        11/23/21      USD     6,300        216     
  0.34 %1     6-Month EURIBOR     11/17/17 3      11/17/22      EUR     2,200        (8,041  
  0.30 %1     6-Month EURIBOR     10/29/18 3      10/28/23      EUR     1,300        14,160     
  0.33 %1     6-Month EURIBOR     11/01/18 3      11/01/23      EUR     2,000        18,988     
  0.37 %1     6-Month EURIBOR     11/01/18 3      11/01/23      EUR     7,000        52,100     
  0.55 %1     6-Month EURIBOR     12/12/16 3      8/15/25      EUR     890        (473  
  1.97 %2     3-Month LIBOR     10/27/21 3      10/27/26      USD     2,170        (61,519  
  2.07 %2     3-Month LIBOR     10/29/21 3      10/29/26      USD     6,160        (147,706  
  2.60 %2     3-Month LIBOR     11/16/21 3      11/16/26      USD     2,870        (2,663  
  2.41 %1     3-Month LIBOR     N/A        1/19/46      USD     300        3,890     
  2.33 %1     3-Month LIBOR     N/A        1/25/46      USD     300        8,927     
  2.25 %1     3-Month LIBOR     N/A        2/05/46      USD     400        18,511     
  2.16 %1     3-Month LIBOR     N/A        2/12/46      USD     500        33,029     

 

                
32    BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps (concluded)

 

                         
Fixed
Rate
     Floating
Rate
  Effective
Date
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
        
  2.11 %1     3-Month LIBOR     N/A        4/07/46        USD        300      $ 23,738     
  1.96 %1     3-Month LIBOR     N/A        6/21/46        USD        300        33,654     
  2.54 %2     3-Month LIBOR     N/A        12/02/46        USD        500        7,792           
  Total                 $ 734,434     
            

 

 

   

      

1    Trust pays the fixed rate and receives the floating rate.

       

 

      

2    Trust pays the floating rate and receives the fixed rate.

       

 

      

3    Forward swap.

       

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

                               
Issuer/Index   Pay
Fixed
Rate
   
Counterparty
    Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
   
Value
    Premiums
Paid
   

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    1.00     Deutsche Bank AG        9/20/17        USD        1      $ (4   $ 3      $ (7

Westpac Banking Corp.

    1.00     Deutsche Bank AG        9/20/17        USD        1        (3     2        (5

Total

            $ (7   $ 5      $ (12
           

 

 

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

                                     
Issuer/Index   Receive
Fixed
Rate
   
Counterparty
  Expiration
Date
    Credit
Rating1
    Notional
Amount
(000)2
   
Value
    Premiums
(Received)
   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

MetLife, Inc.

    1.00   Citibank N.A.     12/20/16        A-        USD        595      $ 1,460      $ (484   $ 1,944   

MetLife, Inc.

    1.00   Citibank N.A.     12/20/16        A-        USD        575        1,424        (509     1,933   

Markit CMBX North America, Series 8

    3.00   Barclays Bank PLC     10/17/57        NR        USD        5,000        (823,013     (527,167     (295,846

Markit CMBX North America, Series 8

    3.00   Credit Suisse International     10/17/57        NR        USD        2,500        (411,507     (260,437     (151,070

Total

              $ (1,231,636   $ (788,597   $ (443,039
             

 

 

 

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

       

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

       

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation methodologies 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 Trust 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 Trust’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 Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 Investments include equity or debt issued by privately-held companies. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. Level 3 investments may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Global Valuation Committee in the absence of market information.

Changes in valuation methodologies may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with the Trust’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. 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 Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Trust’s most recent financial statements as contained in its annual report.

The following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

  

Investments:

                

Long-Term Investments:

                

Asset-Backed Securities

            $ 79,956,402         $ 17,291,735         $ 97,248,137   

Common Stocks

              134,719                     134,719   

Corporate Bonds

              501,745,434           6,987,895           508,733,329   

Floating Rate Loan Interests

              9,283,329           411,973           9,695,302   

Foreign Agency Obligations

              22,216,589                     22,216,589   

Municipal Bonds

              23,993,317                     23,993,317   

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

              95,800,804                     95,800,804   

Preferred Securities

  $ 13,374,671           86,289,254                     99,663,925   

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

              89,872,640           2           89,872,642   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

              111,902,919                     111,902,919   

Short-Term Securities:

                

Money Market Funds

    6,118,918                               6,118,918   

Options Purchased:

                

Interest rate contracts

    54,266           4,405,579                     4,459,845   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

              1,047,958                     1,047,958   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 19,547,855         $ 1,026,648,944         $ 24,691,605         $ 1,070,888,404   
 

 

 

 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments 1

                
Assets:                 

Credit contracts

            $ 3,877                   $ 3,877   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

              1,839,244                     1,839,244   

Interest rate contracts

  $ 304,262           963,470                     1,267,732   
Liabilities:                 

Credit contracts

              (447,282                  (447,282

Foreign currency exchange contracts

              (2,368,166                  (2,368,166

Interest rate contracts

    (198,864        (4,394,037                  (4,592,901
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 105,398         $ (4,402,894                $ (4,297,496
 

 

 

 

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

        

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount, or face value, including accrued interest, for financial reporting purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  
Assets:                 

Cash

  $ 743                             $ 743   

Foreign currency at value

    1,695,811                               1,695,811   

Cash pledged:

                

Centrally cleared swaps

    1,544,940                               1,544,940   

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    2,360,000                               2,360,000   

Collateral — reverse repurchase agreements

    15,113,556                               15,113,556   

Futures contracts

    830,446                               830,446   
Liabilities:                 

Cash received for collateral — OTC derivatives

            $ (1,350,000                  (1,350,000

Reverse repurchase agreements

              (328,142,302                  (328,142,302
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 21,545,496         $ (329,492,302                $ (307,946,806
 

 

 

 

During the period ended November 30, 2016, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

 

                
   BLACKROCK CORE BOND TRUST    NOVEMBER 30, 2016    35


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK)

 

A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented when the Trust 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:

 

     Asset-Backed
Securities
   

Corporate

Bonds

   

Floating Rate

Loan Interests

    Non-Agency
Mortgage-
Backed
Securities
    U.S. Government
Sponsored
Agency
Securities
    Total  

Assets:

     

Opening balance, as of August 31, 2016

  $ 6,235,302      $ 7,833,603      $ 425,295             $ 2      $ 14,494,202   

Transfers into Level 31

                  189,658                      189,658   

Transfers out of Level 32

                  (176,542                   (176,542

Accrued discounts/premiums

    (45,572            1,438                      (44,134

Net realized gain (loss)

    (39,816            1,507                      (38,309

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)3

    122,279        (611,408     191                      (488,938

Purchases

    11,019,542                                    11,019,542   

Sales

           (234,300     (29,574                   (263,874
 

 

 

 

Closing Balance, as of November 30, 2016

  $ 17,291,735      $ 6,987,895      $ 411,973             $ 2        24,961,605   
 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at November 30, 2016

  $ 122,279      $ (611,408   $ 191                    $ (488,938
 

 

 

 

1    As of August 31, 2016, the Trust used observable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of November 30, 2016, the Trust used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at beginning of period value were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 in the disclosure hierarchy.

         

2    As of August 31, 2016, the Trust used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of November 30, 2016, the Trust used unobservable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at beginning of period value were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 in the disclosure hierarchy.

         

3    Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at November 30, 2016 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

        

The Trust’s investments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 investments.

 

                
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Item 2 – Controls and Procedures

 

2(a) –    The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
2(b) –    There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3 – Exhibits

              Certifications – Attached hereto


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

BlackRock Core Bond Trust
By:       /s/ John M. Perlowski                            
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Core Bond Trust

Date: January 23, 2017

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:       /s/ John M. Perlowski                            
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Core Bond Trust

Date: January 23, 2017

 

By:       /s/ Neal J. Andrews                            
  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
  BlackRock Core Bond Trust

Date: January 23, 2017