N-CSRS 1 d927791dncsrs.htm BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME TRUST

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21566

Name of Fund: BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

Fund Address:    100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

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

Rate Income 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: 12/31/2020

Date of reporting period: 06/30/2020


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders


 

LOGO   JUNE 30, 2020

 

  

2020 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of each Trust’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from BlackRock or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

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Supplemental Information

 

Section 19(a) Notices

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ) and BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (each a “Trust” and collectively, the “Trusts”), amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided to you pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Trust’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Each Trust will provide a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

     Total Fiscal Year to Date
Cumulative Distributions by Character
    Percentage of Fiscal Year to Date
Cumulative Distributions by Character
 
Ticker   Net
Investment
Income
    Net Realized
Capital Gains
Short Term
    Net Realized
Capital Gains
Long Term
    Return of
Capital
 (a)
    Total Per
Common
Share
    Net
Investment
Income
    Net Realized
Capital Gains
Short Term
   

Net Realized

Capital Gains
Long Term

    Return of
Capital
    Total Per
Common
Share
 
BGT   $ 0.339466     $     $     $ 0.042534     $ 0.382000       89             11     100
BTZ     0.398583                   0.020917       0.419500       95                   5       100  

 

  (a) 

Each Trust estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in a Trust is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect a Trust’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.” When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will reduce a Trust’s net asset value per share.

 

Section 19(a) notices for the Trusts, as applicable, are available on the BlackRock website at blackrock.com.

Section 19(b) Disclosure

On September 5, 2019, the Trusts, acting pursuant to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) exemptive order and with the approval of each Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), each have adopted a managed distribution plan, consistent with its investment objectives and policies to support a level distribution of income, capital gains and/or return of capital (the “Plan”). In accordance with the Plans, starting in October 2019, BTZ distributes a fixed amount of $0.0839 per share on a monthly basis, BGT distributes a fixed amount of $0.0764 per share on a monthly basis.

The fixed amounts distributed per share are subject to change at the discretion of each Trust’s Board. Under its Plan, each Trust will distribute all available investment income to its shareholders as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If sufficient income (inclusive of net investment income and short-term capital gains) is not earned on a monthly basis, the Trusts will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return of capital to shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution. Each monthly distribution to shareholders is expected to be at the fixed amount established by the Board; however, each Trust may make additional distributions from time to time, including additional capital gain distributions at the end of the taxable year, if required to meet requirements imposed by the Code and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about each Trust’s investment performance from the amount of these distributions or from the terms of the Plan. Each Trust’s total return performance is presented in its financial highlights table.

The Board may amend, suspend or terminate a Trust’s Plan at any time without prior notice to the Trust’s shareholders if it deems such actions to be in the best interests of the Trust or its shareholders. The suspension or termination of the Plan could have the effect of creating a trading discount (if the Trust’s stock is trading at or above net asset value) or widening an existing trading discount. The Trusts are subject to risks that could have an adverse impact on their ability to maintain level distributions. Examples of potential risks include, but are not limited to, economic downturns impacting the markets, changes in interest rates, decreased market volatility, companies suspending or decreasing corporate dividend distributions and changes in the Code.

 

 

2    2020 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The last 12 months have been a time of sudden change in global financial markets, as a long period of growth and positive returns was interrupted in early 2020 by the emergence and spread of the coronavirus. For the first part of the reporting period, U.S. equities and bonds both delivered impressive returns, despite fears and doubts about the economy that were ultimately laid to rest with unprecedented monetary stimulus and a sluggish yet resolute performance from the U.S. economy. But as the threat from the coronavirus became more apparent throughout February and March 2020, leading countries around the world took economically disruptive countermeasures, causing equity prices to fall sharply. While markets have since recovered some of these losses as countries around the world begin reopening, there is still significant uncertainty surrounding the course of the pandemic, and an uptick in U.S. infection rates caused concern late in the reporting period.

Returns for most securities were robust for the first part of the reporting period, as investors began to realize that the U.S. economy was maintaining the modest yet steady growth that had characterized this economic cycle. However, once stay-at-home orders and closures of non-essential businesses became widespread, many workers were laid off and unemployment claims spiked. With large portions of the global economy on hold, all types of international equities ended the 12-month reporting period with negative performance, while in the United States large-capitalization stocks, which investors saw as more resilient than smaller companies, delivered solid returns.

The performance of different types of fixed-income securities diverged substantially due to a reduced investor appetite for risk. Treasuries benefited from the risk-off environment, and posted healthy returns, as the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) fell to an all-time low. Investment-grade corporate bonds also delivered a solid return, while high-yield corporate returns were flat due to credit concerns.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) reduced interest rates three times in 2019, to support slowing economic growth. After the coronavirus outbreak, the Fed instituted two emergency rate cuts, pushing short-term interest rates close to zero. To stabilize credit markets, the Fed also announced a new bond-buying program, as did several other central banks around the world, including the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan.

Looking ahead, while coronavirus-related disruption has clearly hindered worldwide economic growth, we believe that the global expansion is likely to continue once the impact of the outbreak subsides. Several risks remain, however, including a potential resurgence of the virus amid loosened restrictions, policy fatigue among governments already deep into deficit spending, and structural damage to the financial system from lengthy economic interruptions.

Overall, we favor a moderately positive stance toward risk, and in particular toward credit given the extraordinary central bank measures taken in recent months. This support extends beyond investment-grade corporates and into high-yield, leading to attractive opportunities throughout the credit market. We believe that both U.S. Treasuries and sustainable investments can help provide portfolio resilience, and the disruption created by the coronavirus appears to be accelerating the shift toward sustainable investments. We remain neutral on equities overall while favoring European stocks, which are poised for a cyclical upside as re-openings continue.

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

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of June 30, 2020
     6-month   12-month

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

  (3.08)%   7.51%

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

  (12.98)   (6.63)

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

  (11.34)   (5.13)

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (9.78)   (3.39)

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

  0.60   1.63

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

  12.68   14.21

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

  6.14   8.74

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

  1.97   4.23

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

  (3.83)   0.00
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.
 

 

 

THIS PAGE IS NOT PART OF YOUR FUND REPORT      3  


Table of Contents

 

      Page  

Section 19(a) Notices

     2  

Section 19(b) Disclosure

     2  

The Markets in Review

     3  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Trust Summaries

     5  

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

     11  

Derivative Financial Instruments

     11  

Financial Statements:

  

Schedules of Investments

     12  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     44  

Statements of Operations

     45  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     46  

Statements of Cash Flows

     48  

Financial Highlights

     50  

Notes to Financial Statements

     52  

Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements

     64  

Disclosure of Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements

     68  

Trustee and Officer Information

     70  

Additional Information

     71  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     73  

 

 

 

 

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Trust Summary  as of June 30, 2020    BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust’s (BTZ) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to provide current income, current gains and capital appreciation. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in credit-related securities, including, but not limited to, investment grade corporate bonds, high yield bonds (commonly referred to as “junk” bonds), bank loans, preferred securities or convertible bonds or derivatives with economic characteristics similar to these credit-related securities. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Trust Information

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)

  BTZ

Initial Offering Date

  December 27, 2006

Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2020 ($13.20)(a)

  7.63%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.0839

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $1.0068

Leverage as of June 30, 2020(c)

          29%

 

  (a) 

Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate consists of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 
  (b) 

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

 
  (c) 

Represents reverse repurchase agreements as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments on page 11.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

      06/30/20     12/31/19      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

   $ 13.20     $ 13.98        (5.58 )%     $ 14.91      $ 9.14  

Net Asset Value

     14.54       14.97        (2.87      15.43        11.11  

Market Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years

 

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TRUST SUMMARY      5  


Trust Summary  as of June 30, 2020 (continued)    BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

 

Performance and Portfolio Management Commentary

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

                Average Annual Total Returns  
     6-Months            1 Year      3 Years      5 Years  

Trust at NAV(a)(b)

    0.23       6.84      6.26      6.73

Trust at Market Price(a)(b)

    (2.57       9.19        6.17        7.91  

Reference Benchmark(c)

    2.04         6.39        5.42        5.56  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Index(d)

    4.82         9.07        6.14        5.54  

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index(e)

    (3.83       (0.00 )(g)       3.32        4.79  

Bloomberg Barclays USD Capital Securities Index(f)

    4.02               9.34        6.62        6.59  

 

  (a) 

All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices. Performance results reflect the Trust’s use of leverage.

 
  (b) 

The Trust’s discount to NAV widened during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

 
  (c) 

The Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Index (50.36%), the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (29.93%), and the Bloomberg Barclays USD Capital Securities Index (19.71%).

 
  (d) 

This unmanaged index measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar-denominated, fixed-rate, taxable corporate and government-related bond markets.

 
  (e) 

An unmanaged index comprised of issues that meet the following criteria: at least $150 million par value outstanding; maximum credit rating of Ba1; at least one year to maturity; and no issuer represents more than 2% of the index.

 
  (f) 

This unmanaged index tracks fixed-rate, investment grade capital securities denominated in USD.

 
  (g) 

Amount is greater than (0.005)%.

 

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

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

BTZ is presenting the Reference Benchmark to accompany trust performance. The Reference Benchmark is presented for informational purposes only, as the Trust is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of the Reference Benchmark or any other index. The portfolio investments of the Trust may differ substantially from the securities that comprise the indices within the Reference Benchmark, which may cause the Trust’s performance to differ materially from that of the Reference Benchmark. The Trust employs leverage as part of its investment strategy, which may change over time at the discretion of BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) as market and other conditions warrant. In contrast, the Reference Benchmark is not adjusted for leverage. Therefore, leverage generally may result in the Trust outperforming the Reference Benchmark in rising markets and underperforming in declining markets. The Board considers additional factors to evaluate the Trust’s performance, such as the performance of the Trust relative to a peer group of funds, a leverage-adjusted benchmark and/or other information provided by the Manager.

More information about the Trust’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com.

The following discussion relates to the Trust’s absolute performance based on NAV:

What factors influenced performance?

Positive contributions to the Trust’s absolute performance over the six-month period came from exposure to global investment grade corporate bonds, specifically in the United States and Europe. In addition, the Trust’s stance with respect to duration and corresponding interest rate sensitivity contributed to performance as Treasury yields declined sharply over the period.

Detractors from the Trust’s performance included exposures to credit sensitive assets, namely global high yield corporates, capital securities, collateralized loan obligations and emerging market debt. These sectors struggled with the spike in risk aversion seen in the first quarter of 2020.

In addition to employing leverage, the Trust used derivatives as part of its investment strategy, including forward contracts to manage foreign currency exposure of non-U.S. positions back to U.S. dollars and interest rate futures to adjust duration positioning tactically as needed. The Trust’s use of derivatives over the six-month period had a negative impact on performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Trust reduced exposure to U.S. investment grade corporates and capital securities, while increasing exposure to U.S. high yield corporates. The Trust also marginally reduced leverage over the period.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Trust was positioned moderately “risk on” as the Fed’s supportive policies have removed the worst-case scenarios from markets and the demand for income should support credit sectors. With this backdrop, the investment adviser maintained the Trust’s core allocations to U.S. high yield corporates, U.S. investment grade corporates and capital securities, with exposure to collateralized loan obligations and non-U.S. credit markets.

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

 

 

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Trust Summary  as of June 30, 2020 (continued)    BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

 

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

     06/30/20     12/31/19  

Corporate Bonds

    76     75

Preferred Securities

    16       17  

Asset-Backed Securities

    5       5  

Foreign Agency Obligations

    2       2  

Municipal Bonds

    1       1  

Other

    (a)      (b) 

 

  (a) 

Includes a less than 1% holding in each of the following investment types: Warrants, Short-Term Securities, Options Purchased and Options Written.

 
  (b) 

Includes a less than 1% holding in each of the following investment types: Short-Term Securities, Trust Preferred, Options Purchased and Options Written.

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION (c)(d)

 

     06/30/20     12/31/19  

AAA/Aaa

    1     1

AA/Aa

    3       2  

A

    10       15  

BBB/Baa

    49       51  

BB/Ba

    23       19  

B/B

    10       9  

CCC/Caa

    3       2  

N/R

    1       1  

 

  (c) 

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

 
  (d) 

Excludes Warrants, Short-Term Securities, Options Purchased and Options Written.

 
 

 

 

TRUST SUMMARY      7  


Trust Summary  as of June 30, 2020    BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust’s (BGT) (the “Trust”) primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income. The Trust’s secondary investment objective is to seek the preservation of capital to the extent consistent with its primary objective of high current income. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing primarily, under normal conditions, at least 80% of its assets in floating and variable rate instruments of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers, including a substantial portion of its assets in global floating and variable rate securities including senior secured floating rate loans made to corporate and other business entities. Under normal market conditions, the Trust expects that the average effective duration of its portfolio will be no more than 1.5 years. The Trust may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Trust Information

 

Symbol on NYSE

  BGT

Initial Offering Date

  August 30, 2004

Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2020 ($10.98)(a)

  8.35%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.0764

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.9168

Leverage as of June 30, 2020(c)

          29%

 

  (a) 

Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate consists of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 
  (b) 

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

 
  (c) 

Represents reverse repurchase agreements as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to borrowings) minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Trust, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments on page 11.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

    

06/30/20

    12/31/19      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

  $ 10.98     $ 12.87        (14.69 )%     $ 13.30      $ 7.20  

Net Asset Value

    12.59       14.10        (10.71      14.21        9.85  

Market Price and Net Asset Value History For the Past Five Years

 

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Trust Summary  as of June 30, 2020 (continued)    BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

 

Performance and Portfolio Management Commentary

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

                Average Annual Total Returns  
     6-Months            1 Year      3 Years      5 Years  

Trust at NAV(a)(b)

    (7.53 )%        (3.47 )%       1.72      3.19

Trust at Market Price(a)(b)

    (11.65       (4.70      (1.74      2.68  

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index(c)

    (4.61             (1.99      2.07        2.89  

 

  (a) 

All returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at actual reinvestment prices. Performance results reflect the Trust’s use of leverage.

 
  (b) 

The Trust’s discount to NAV widened during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

 
  (c) 

This unmanaged market value-weighted index (the “Reference Benchmark”) is designed to measure the performance of the U.S. leveraged loan market based upon market weightings, spreads and interest payments.

 

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

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

BGT is presenting the Reference Benchmark to accompany trust performance. The Reference Benchmark is presented for informational purposes only, as the Trust is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of the Reference Benchmark or any other index. The portfolio investments of the Trust may differ substantially from the securities that comprise the indices within the Reference Benchmark, which may cause the Trust’s performance to differ materially from that of the Reference Benchmark. The Trust employs leverage as part of its investment strategy, which may change over time at the discretion of BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) as market and other conditions warrant. In contrast, the Reference Benchmark is not adjusted for leverage. Therefore, leverage generally may result in the Trust outperforming the Reference Benchmark in rising markets and underperforming in declining markets. The Board considers additional factors to evaluate the Trust’s performance, such as the performance of the Trust relative to a peer group of funds, a leverage-adjusted benchmark and/or other information provided by the Manager.

More information about the Trust’s historical performance can be found in the “Closed End Funds” section of blackrock.com.

The following discussion relates to the Trust’s absolute performance based on NAV:

What factors influenced performance?

The bank loan market dropped sharply in March as coronavirus concerns and an oil price war weighed heavily on the asset class. While bank loans recovered a substantial portion of their losses in the second quarter of 2020 on the back of policy support for credit markets, they nonetheless finished the six months in notably negative territory.

By sector, the Trust’s allocations to the technology, aerospace & defense and health care sectors were the largest detractors. By credit rating, BB, B, and CCC-rated loans detracted from performance as the entire credit market was down during the period. From an asset allocation perspective, the strategy’s allocations to bank loans, high yield corporate bonds, equities and collateralized loan obligations all detracted from performance.

Given the severe market dislocation during the period, only the Trust’s allocation to investment grade corporate bonds contributed to performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

From an asset allocation perspective, the Trust increased its allocation to high yield and investment grade corporate bonds during the period on the back of supportive technical factors including Fed bond purchases and robust new issuance, along with attractive relative value. The investment adviser’s credit rating views have remained relatively consistent over the past several quarters, with a focus on B1 issues while avoiding the higher beta, stressed CCC area of the loan market. The investment adviser has tactically managed sector-level exposures, though arguably the Trust’s single-name positioning remains more important to portfolio composition. The Trust slightly increased its allocation to sectors more sensitive to the coronavirus by participating in new issues within the gaming and airline sectors. The investment adviser is an active user of liquid products within the loan market and tactically shifted these exposures throughout the period.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Trust remained predominately invested in bank loans, with the balance invested mostly in high yield and investment grade corporate bonds. By credit rating, B-rated loans were the Trust’s largest position. The Trust had very little exposure to the stressed, higher beta B3 and CCC-rated area of the market. Within the single B rating, the Trust similarly was focused on the higher quality portion. Also reflecting a focus on relative quality, the Trust had a clear preference for loans with spreads in the 200-300 basis point range over the London Interbank Offered Rate reference rate as opposed to positions offering spreads in the 400 basis point or higher range.

The largest sector exposures included technology, where the investment adviser has largely focused on enterprise software companies, along with health care, pharmaceutical and cable & satellite companies. The Trust maintained low exposures to the more consumer cyclical sectors (retailers and leisure in particular) and energy as the investment adviser believes these market segments continue to face significant headwinds. Additionally, the Trust had a bias toward larger loan tranches and loan/bond capital structures relative to the loan-only segment. From a vintage year perspective, the investment adviser had a more cautious stance on transactions initiated since 2017, given the arguably more aggressive lending standards and weaker protections for loan holders seen in recent years.

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

 

 

TRUST SUMMARY      9  


Trust Summary  as of June 30, 2020 (continued)    BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

 

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

    

06/30/20

    12/31/19  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

    91     94

Corporate Bonds

    5       1  

Investment Companies

    4       5  

Other

    (a)      (b) 

 

  (a) 

Includes a less than 1% holding in each of the following investment types: Common Stocks, Other Interests, Warrants and Short-Term Securities.

 
  (b) 

Includes a less than 1% holding in each of the following investment types: Common Stocks, Other Interests, Warrants, Short-Term Securities and Options Purchased.

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION (c)(d)

 

    

06/30/20

    12/31/19  

BBB/Baa

    9     8

BB/Ba

    20       28  

B

    63       57  

CCC/Caa

    4       2  

N/R

    4       5  

 

  (c) 

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

 
  (d) 

Excludes Common Stocks, Warrants, Other Interests, Short-Term Securities and Options Purchased.

 
 

 

 

10    2020 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

 

The Trusts may utilize leverage to seek to enhance the distribution rate on, and net asset value (“NAV”) of, their common shares (“Common Shares”). However, there is no guarantee that these objectives can be achieved in all interest rate environments.

In general, the concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the financing cost of leverage, which is based on short-term interest rates, is normally lower than the income earned by a Trust on its longer-term portfolio investments purchased with the proceeds from leverage. To the extent that the total assets of each Trust (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, each Trust’s shareholders benefit from the incremental net income. The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage (after paying the leverage costs) is paid to shareholders in the form of dividends, and the value of these portfolio holdings (less the leverage liability) is reflected in the per share NAV.

To illustrate these concepts, assume a Trust’s capitalization is $100 million and it utilizes leverage for an additional $30 million, creating a total value of $130 million available for investment in longer-term income securities. If prevailing short-term interest rates are 3% and longer-term interest rates are 6%, the yield curve has a strongly positive slope. In this case, a Trust’s financing costs on the $30 million of proceeds obtained from leverage are based on the lower short-term interest rates. At the same time, the securities purchased by a Trust with the proceeds from leverage earn income based on longer-term interest rates. In this case, a Trust’s financing cost of leverage is significantly lower than the income earned on a Trust’s longer-term investments acquired from such leverage proceeds, and therefore the holders of Common Shares (“Common Shareholders”) are the beneficiaries of the incremental net income.

However, in order to benefit shareholders, the return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds must exceed the ongoing costs associated with the leverage. If interest and other costs of leverage exceed a Trust’s return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds, income to shareholders is lower than if the Trust had not used leverage. Furthermore, the value of the Trusts’ portfolio investments generally varies inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other factors can influence the value of portfolio investments. In contrast, the value of each Trust’s obligations under its respective leverage arrangement generally does not fluctuate in relation to interest rates. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence the Trusts’ NAVs positively or negatively. Changes in the future direction of interest rates are very difficult to predict accurately, and there is no assurance that each Trust’s intended leveraging strategy will be successful.

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

Each Trust may utilize leverage through a credit facility or reverse repurchase agreements as described in the Notes to Financial Statements.

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), each Trust is permitted to issue debt up to 33 1/3% of its total managed assets. A Trust may voluntarily elect to limit its leverage to less than the maximum amount permitted under the 1940 Act. In addition, BGT may also be subject to certain asset coverage, leverage or portfolio composition requirements imposed by its credit facility, which may be more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act.

If a Trust segregates or designates on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a value not less than the value of a Trust’s obligations under a reverse repurchase agreement (including accrued interest), then such transaction is not considered a senior security and is not subject to the foregoing limitations and requirements imposed by the 1940 Act.

Derivative Financial Instruments

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

 

 

THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF LEVERAGING / DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS      11  


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities — 6.7%            

Allegro CLO II-S Ltd., Series 2014-1RA, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.15%), 3.26%, 10/21/28(a)(b)

  USD     500     $ 480,578  

Allegro CLO VI Ltd., Series 2017-2A(a)(b):

   

Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%),
2.63%, 01/17/31

    360       344,281  

Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.80%),
2.93%, 01/17/31

    2,400       2,240,395  

ALM VII R Ltd., Series 2013-7R2A(a)(b):

   

Class A2R2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%),
1.93%, 10/15/27

    750       729,250  

Class BR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.20%),
2.48%, 10/15/27

    400       380,238  

ALM XVI Ltd./ALM XVI LLC, Series 2015-16A(a)(b):

   

Class BR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.90%),
2.18%, 07/15/27

    1,000       962,267  

Class CR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.70%),
2.98%, 07/15/27

    1,000       938,086  

Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

   

Series 2013-1A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.15%), 2.42%, 10/13/30

    1,000       958,777  

Series 2014-3RA, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.85%), 2.74%, 01/28/31

    1,000       945,918  

Series 2014-3RA, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%), 3.49%, 01/28/31

    1,000       879,402  

Apidos CLO XV, Series 2013-15A, Class DRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.70%), 3.84%, 04/20/31(a)(b)

    1,000       869,361  

Apidos CLO XX, Series 2015-20A, Class BRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.95%), 3.13%, 07/16/31(a)(b)

    1,000       940,678  

Ares XLIX CLO Ltd., Series 2018-49A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.00%), 4.10%, 07/22/30(a)(b)

    1,000       896,073  

Ares XLVII CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

   

Series 2018-47A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.70%), 2.98%, 04/15/30

    1,500       1,316,592  

Series 2018-48A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.80%), 2.94%, 07/20/30

    500       470,420  

Ares XXXVII CLO Ltd., Series 2015-4A(a)(b):

   

Class A3R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%),
1.78%, 10/15/30

    1,000       958,503  

Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.80%),
2.08%, 10/15/30

    1,750       1,650,402  

Atlas Senior Loan Fund VII Ltd., Series 2016-7A(a)(b):

   

Class A1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.28%),
1.65%, 11/27/31

    1,987       1,933,666  

Class B1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.80%),
2.17%, 11/27/31

    550       533,014  

Atlas Senior Loan Fund XII Ltd., Series 2018-12A, Class A1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.18%), 2.20%, 10/24/31(a)(b)

    400       386,619  

Atrium XV, Series 15A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.20%), 3.24%, 01/23/31(a)(b)

    250       235,368  

Benefit Street Partners CLO XII Ltd., Series 2017-12A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.00%), 2.28%, 10/15/30(a)(b)

    1,000       921,098  

Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO Ltd., Series 2014-5A, Class A1RR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.14%), 2.36%, 07/15/31(a)(b)

    2,300       2,235,321  

Cedar Funding VI CLO Ltd., Series 2016-6A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 2.74%, 10/20/28(a)(b)

    250       241,410  

Cent CLO Ltd., Series C17A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.85%), 2.61%, 04/30/31(a)(b)

    1,000       926,596  

CIFC Funding Ltd.(a)(b):

   

Series 2013-2A, Class A3LR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.95%), 3.09%, 10/18/30

    1,000       941,707  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)            

Series 2013-2A, Class B1LR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.05%), 4.19%, 10/18/30

  USD  1,000     $ 885,373  

Series 2014-4RA, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 2.78%, 10/17/30

    600       580,470  

Series 2014-4RA, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.20%), 3.33%, 10/17/30

    400       396,350  

Series 2018-1A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 2.89%, 04/18/31

    1,000       943,716  

Series 2018-1A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.65%), 3.79%, 04/18/31

    1,200       1,057,509  

Elevation CLO Ltd., Series 2017-7A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.90%), 2.18%, 07/15/30(a)(b)

    1,500       1,456,143  

Galaxy XX CLO Ltd., Series 2015-20A, Class D1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%), 3.74%, 04/20/31(a)(b)

    1,000       885,548  

Greenwood Park CLO Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.50%), 2.78%, 04/15/31(a)(b)

    1,000       933,270  

Highbridge Loan Management Ltd.(a)(b):

   

Series 12A-18, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.85%), 2.99%, 07/18/31

    1,250       1,190,825  

Series 4A-2014, Class A2R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 2.39%, 01/28/30

    650       622,304  

Series 6A-2015, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 2.29%, 02/05/31

    1,500       1,364,602  

Limerock CLO III LLC, Series 2014-3A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.60%), 4.74%, 10/20/26(a)(b)

    1,000       952,910  

Long Point Park CLO Ltd., Series 2017-1A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 2.83%, 01/17/30(a)(b)

    1,000       939,246  

Madison Park Funding XIII Ltd., Series 2014-13A, Class CR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.90%), 3.04%, 04/19/30(a)(b)

    1,000       976,004  

Madison Park Funding XV Ltd., Series 2014-15A, Class B1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.20%), 3.19%, 01/27/26(a)(b)

    2,000       1,928,425  

Madison Park Funding XXVII Ltd., Series 2018-27A(a)(b):

   

Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.80%), 2.94%, 04/20/30

    1,000       911,929  

Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%), 3.74%, 04/20/30

    1,000       862,951  

Marble Point CLO XI Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 2.64%, 12/18/30(a)(b)

    1,000       950,029  

MP CLO III Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.00%), 3.14%, 10/20/30(a)(b)

    1,000       928,321  

Neuberger Berman CLO XV Ltd., Series 2013-15A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.05%), 2.33%, 10/15/29(a)(b)

    1,000       961,767  

Neuberger Berman CLO XVIII Ltd., Series 2014-18A, Class CR2, 4.11%, 10/21/30(a)(c)

    2,700       2,349,923  

Neuberger Berman CLO XXI Ltd., Series 2016-21A(a)(b):

   

Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 2.74%, 04/20/27

    1,000       943,076  

Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.40%), 3.54%, 04/20/27

    1,000       876,279  

Neuberger Berman CLO XXII Ltd., Series 2016-22A(a)(b):

   

Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 2.78%, 10/17/30

    400       384,894  

Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.20%), 3.33%, 10/17/30

    1,000       962,804  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

   

Series 2017-26A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.17%), 2.31%, 10/18/30

    2,000       1,962,055  

Series 2017-26A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 2.64%, 10/18/30

    1,000       960,551  

Series 2017-26A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 2.89%, 10/18/30

    1,500       1,410,549  
 

 

 

12  

2020 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)            

Series 2018-27A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%), 2.88%, 01/15/30

  USD 1,000     $ 911,541  

Oak Hill Credit Partners X-R Ltd., Series 2014-10RA, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.20%), 3.34%, 12/12/30(a)(b)

    300       289,251  

OCP CLO Ltd.(a):

   

Series 2014-6A, Class BR, 3.28%, 10/17/30(c)

    500       482,159  

Series 2015-10A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%), 3.59%, 10/26/27(b)

    600       544,124  

Series 2016-11A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.45%), 3.44%, 10/26/30(b)

    1,500       1,471,986  

Series 2016-12A, Class BR, 3.34%, 10/18/28(c)

    1,000       965,228  

Series 2017-14A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.95%), 2.33%, 11/20/30(b)

    1,000       951,796  

Octagon Investment Partners Ltd.(a)(b):

   

Series 2016-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.85%), 3.13%, 07/15/30

    500       433,927  

Series 2017-1A, Class B1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.40%), 2.54%, 01/20/30

    1,000       953,066  

Series 2017-1A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.75%), 3.89%, 01/20/31

    1,000       900,149  

Octagon Investment Partners XIV Ltd., Series 2012-1A, Class A1AR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.17%), 1.45%, 07/15/29(a)(b)

    1,000       981,283  

Octagon Investment Partners XVII Ltd., Series 2013-1A(a)(b):

   

Class BR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.40%), 2.39%, 01/25/31

    1,000       951,384  

Class CR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 2.69%, 01/25/31

    1,000       917,409  

Octagon Investment Partners XXII Ltd., Series 2014-1A, Class CRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.90%), 3.00%, 01/22/30(a)(b)

    900       831,558  

OHA Credit Partners XII Ltd., Series 2015-12A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.90%), 3.94%, 07/23/30(a)(b)

    600       534,140  

OZLM XXI Ltd., Series 2017-21A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.90%), 3.04%, 01/20/31(a)(b)

    1,800       1,667,010  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

   

Series 2013-2A, Class A2RR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.75%), 2.88%, 10/17/31

    650       630,206  

Series 2013-2A, Class BRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.20%), 3.33%, 10/17/31

    750       729,886  

Series 2013-2A, Class CRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.20%), 4.33%, 10/17/31

    250       228,541  

Series 2018-1A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.45%), 2.59%, 04/18/31

    1,500       1,432,838  

Series 2019-1A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.75%), 4.17%, 11/14/32

    1,000       971,599  

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.88%), 4.24%, 05/15/32(a)(b)

    1,500       1,369,043  

Recette CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 2.84%, 10/20/27(a)(b)

    1,500       1,443,121  

Regatta VII Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.75%), 3.06%, 12/20/28(a)(b)

    500       447,598  

Regatta XVI Funding Ltd., Series 2019-2A(a)(b):

   

Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.70%), 2.98%, 01/15/33

    1,000       969,205  

Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.90%), 4.18%, 01/15/33

    1,000       924,225  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)            

Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2017-3A(a)(b):

   

Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.19%), 2.33%, 10/20/30

  USD 2,000     $ 1,962,121  

Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.65%), 3.79%, 10/20/30

    1,000       881,704  

RR 5 Ltd., Series 2018-5A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.10%), 3.38%, 10/15/31(a)(b)

    650       579,244  

Sound Point CLO XXI Ltd., Series 2018-3A, Class A1A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.18%), 2.17%, 10/26/31(a)(b)

    1,400       1,368,245  

Stewart Park CLO Ltd., Series 2015-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%), 2.88%, 01/15/30(a)(b)

    1,500       1,303,200  

Tiaa CLO III Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.15%), 1.43%, 01/16/31(a)(b)

    2,500       2,432,525  

TICP CLO IX Ltd., Series 2017-9A, Class A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.14%), 2.28%, 01/20/31(a)(b)

    1,000       976,708  

TICP CLO XIII Ltd., Series 2019-13A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.45%), 3.73%, 07/15/32(a)(b)

    500       471,115  

York CLO Ltd.(a)(b):

   

Series 2014-1A, Class ARR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.12%), 2.22%, 10/22/29

    2,000       1,950,399  

Series 2015-1A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.85%), 2.95%, 01/22/31

    1,500       1,393,491  

Series 2015-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%), 3.70%, 01/22/31

    1,800       1,518,707  
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 6.7%
(Cost — $97,242,856)

 

    91,663,575  
   

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds — 106.7%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 4.0%

 

Boeing Co., 5.15%, 05/01/30

    6,775       7,554,328  

Bombardier, Inc.(a):

   

8.75%, 12/01/21(d)

    2,297       1,866,312  

5.75%, 03/15/22

    280       206,654  

6.00%, 10/15/22

    5       3,500  

6.13%, 01/15/23

    52       35,766  

7.50%, 12/01/24

    166       108,730  

7.50%, 03/15/25

    114       74,396  

7.88%, 04/15/27(d)

    1,838       1,203,890  

CenturyLink, Inc., 4.00%, 02/15/27(a)

    1,542       1,497,667  

General Dynamics Corp., 4.25%, 04/01/50

    1,260       1,630,669  

General Electric Co., 3.63%, 05/01/30

    2,340       2,342,646  

Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., (6.5% Cash or 7.25% PIK), 6.50%, 09/15/24(a)(e)

    304       215,840  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.13%, 10/01/24

    1,149       1,190,203  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 6.50%, 11/30/25(a)

    1,010       1,047,875  

Lockheed Martin Corp., 2.80%, 06/15/50

    1,965       2,067,846  

Moog, Inc., 4.25%, 12/15/27(a)

    320       310,400  

Northrop Grumman Corp.:

   

4.03%, 10/15/47

    2,400       2,909,210  

5.25%, 05/01/50

    3,050       4,375,104  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.:

   

4.63%, 11/16/48

    2,805       3,641,652  

3.13%, 07/01/50

    3,545       3,767,578  

Signature Aviation US Holdings, Inc.(a):

   

5.38%, 05/01/26

    441       441,309  

4.00%, 03/01/28

    541       488,929  

TransDigm, Inc.(a):

   

8.00%, 12/15/25

    1,596       1,677,380  

6.25%, 03/15/26(d)

    15,876       15,836,628  

Wolverine Escrow LLC(a):

   

8.50%, 11/15/24

    435       330,600  

9.00%, 11/15/26

    249       179,280  
   

 

 

 
      55,004,392  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  13


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5%  

FedEx Corp., 5.25%, 05/15/50

  USD 6,000     $ 7,357,987  

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

    43       45,047  
   

 

 

 
      7,403,034  
Airlines — 0.9%  

American Airlines Group, Inc.(f):

   

5.18%, 08/15/23

    2,137       1,920,521  

5.18%, 10/15/23

    2,083       1,720,789  

Delta Air Lines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2002-1, Class G-1, 6.72%, 01/02/23

    2,130       2,086,427  

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 7.00%, 05/01/25(a)

    174       179,615  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd., 6.50%, 06/20/27(a)(g)

    2,253       2,258,633  

Turkish Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2015-1 Class A, 4.20%, 03/15/27(a)

    2,143       1,590,739  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2014-1, Class B, 4.75%, 04/11/22(d)

    2,289       2,032,916  
   

 

 

 
      11,789,640  
Auto Components — 1.5%  

Allison Transmission, Inc.(a):

   

5.00%, 10/01/24

    385       384,038  

5.88%, 06/01/29

    1,049       1,090,960  

BorgWarner, Inc., 2.65%, 07/01/27

    2,710       2,780,446  

Clarios Global LP, 6.75%, 05/15/25(a)

    552       574,080  

Clarios Global LP/Clarios US Finance Co., 6.25%, 05/15/26(a)(d)

    5,334       5,500,688  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.13%, 06/16/25

    1,070       1,070,428  

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.:

   

4.75%, 09/15/24

    520       488,904  

6.38%, 12/15/25

    316       312,840  

6.25%, 05/15/26

    782       782,547  

5.25%, 05/15/27

    1,995       1,925,175  

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP/Panther Finance Co., Inc., 8.50%, 05/15/27(a)

    4,855       4,879,032  

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

    703       703,000  
   

 

 

 
      20,492,138  
Automobiles — 0.8%  

Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, 07/16/31(d)

    3,660       3,852,150  

General Motors Co.:

   

4.88%, 10/02/23

    1,875       1,999,536  

6.25%, 10/02/43

    940       998,913  

5.95%, 04/01/49(d)

    3,455       3,632,093  
   

 

 

 
      10,482,692  
Banks — 4.3%  

Barclays PLC:

   

4.84%, 05/09/28(d)

    4,000       4,366,785  

(3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.90%), 4.97%, 05/16/29(h)

    3,220       3,772,685  

CIT Group, Inc., 5.00%, 08/01/23

    370       377,363  

Credit Suisse AG, 6.50%, 08/08/23(a)(d)

    6,000       6,541,560  

Fifth Third Bancorp(3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.03%),
5.10%(h)(i)

    5,000       4,350,000  

HSBC Finance Corp., 6.68%, 01/15/21(d)

    5,150       5,257,219  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.71%, 01/15/26(a)(d)

    9,840       10,368,963  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 4.65%, 03/24/26(d)

    8,650       9,619,952  

RBC USA Holdco Corp., 5.25%, 09/15/20(d)

    2,900       2,929,107  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc., 4.40%, 07/13/27

    830       899,499  

Truist Financial Corp., Series L, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.10%), 5.05%(h)(i)

    5,270       4,703,475  

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.61%, 01/15/44(d)

    4,119       5,681,267  
   

 

 

 
      58,867,875  
Beverage: Soft Drinks — 0.1%  

Energizer Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 06/15/28(a)(g)

    693       679,812  
   

 

 

 
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Beverages — 1.5%  

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.90%, 02/01/46

  USD 6,170     $ 7,550,139  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 5.55%, 01/23/49(d)

    5,000       6,665,946  

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

   

5.25%, 04/30/25

    472       483,795  

5.25%, 08/15/27

    1,437       1,411,680  

Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., 7.38%, 12/15/26

    151       176,670  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc., 4.60%, 05/25/28(d)

    3,215       3,856,205  
   

 

 

 
      20,144,435  
Biotechnology — 0.6%  

Baxalta, Inc., 5.25%, 06/23/45(d)

    6,000       8,040,792  
   

 

 

 
Building Products — 0.3%  

Jeld-Wen, Inc.(a):

   

4.63%, 12/15/25

    62       59,520  

4.88%, 12/15/27

    13       12,480  

Masonite International Corp.(a):

   

5.75%, 09/15/26

    282       290,460  

5.38%, 02/01/28

    271       277,098  

Standard Industries, Inc.(a):

   

6.00%, 10/15/25

    1,965       2,022,516  

5.00%, 02/15/27

    303       306,787  

4.38%, 07/15/30

    1,046       1,043,385  
   

 

 

 
      4,012,246  
Cable Television Services — 0.1%  

ViaSat, Inc., 6.50%, 07/15/28(a)

    690       690,145  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 0.1%  

LABL Escrow Issuer LLC, 6.75%, 07/15/26(a)

    742       771,910  

State Street Corp.(SOFR + 2.65%),
3.15%, 03/30/31(a)(h)

    840       941,508  
   

 

 

 
      1,713,418  
Chemicals — 2.3%  

Atotech Alpha 2 BV, (8.75% Cash or 9.50% PIK), 8.75%, 06/01/23(a)(e)

    500       498,750  

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

    715       723,937  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC/Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV, 4.75%, 06/15/27(a)

    372       373,934  

Chemours Co., 6.63%, 05/15/23

    381       365,760  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc., 5.42%, 11/15/48(d)

    7,500       9,878,885  

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

    4,507       4,550,662  

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

    299       298,253  

LYB Finance Co. BV, 8.10%, 03/15/27(a)(d)

    6,000       8,033,730  

NOVA Chemicals Corp., 4.88%, 06/01/24(a)

    240       223,800  

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

    935       952,391  

Valvoline, Inc., 4.25%, 02/15/30(a)

    588       579,180  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.(a):

   

7.13%, 06/15/25

    1,485       1,563,898  

7.25%, 06/15/28

    1,354       1,431,855  

WR Grace & Co-Conn(a):

   

5.63%, 10/01/24

    1,493       1,571,382  

4.88%, 06/15/27

    623       631,118  
   

 

 

 
      31,677,535  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.2%  

ADT Security Corp.:

   

4.13%, 06/15/23

    174       174,435  

4.88%, 07/15/32(a)

    1,140       1,037,400  

Aviation Capital Group LLC, 6.75%, 04/06/21(a)

    7,850       7,870,484  

Clean Harbors, Inc., 5.13%, 07/15/29(a)

    1,278       1,325,490  

Garda World Security Corp., 9.50%, 11/01/27(a)

    346       365,895  
 

 

 

14  

2020 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

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

GFL Environmental, Inc.(a)(d):

   

7.00%, 06/01/26

  USD 1,005     $ 1,040,175  

5.13%, 12/15/26

    1,784       1,846,440  

8.50%, 05/01/27

    562       611,175  

KAR Auction Services, Inc., 5.13%, 06/01/25(a)

    446       439,310  

United Rentals North America, Inc.:

   

4.63%, 10/15/25

    461       463,305  

3.88%, 11/15/27

    381       380,048  

4.88%, 01/15/28

    777       796,425  
   

 

 

 
      16,350,582  
Communications Equipment — 0.4%  

CommScope Technologies LLC, 6.00%, 06/15/25(a)

    726       701,098  

CommScope, Inc.(a):

   

5.50%, 03/01/24

    1,114       1,125,140  

5.50%, 06/15/24

    90       91,650  

6.00%, 03/01/26

    1,084       1,111,100  

Nokia OYJ, 6.63%, 05/15/39

    324       384,847  

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

    1,286       1,316,543  
   

 

 

 
      4,730,378  
Construction & Engineering — 0.1%  

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

    984       885,600  

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

    272       289,000  

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

    674       684,110  
   

 

 

 
      1,858,710  
Construction Materials — 0.7%  

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.(a):

   

5.88%, 05/15/26

    101       99,990  

4.00%, 01/15/28

    764       742,432  

Core & Main LP, 6.13%, 08/15/25(a)

    2,671       2,662,052  

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

    5,161       5,270,671  

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

    951       976,164  
   

 

 

 
      9,751,309  
Consumer Finance — 1.6%  

Ally Financial, Inc., 8.00%, 11/01/31

    3,727       4,809,040  

Global Payments, Inc., 2.90%, 05/15/30

    4,715       4,947,707  

Navient Corp.:

   

7.25%, 09/25/23

    498       486,740  

6.13%, 03/25/24

    59       56,050  

5.00%, 03/15/27

    329       276,360  

OneMain Finance Corp.:

   

6.63%, 01/15/28

    506       500,940  

5.38%, 11/15/29

    57       53,295  

Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc.(a):

   

6.25%, 05/15/26(d)

    3,506       3,716,360  

8.25%, 11/15/26

    1,389       1,504,245  

Springleaf Finance Corp., 7.13%, 03/15/26

    1,231       1,274,073  

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

    3,791       4,072,861  
   

 

 

 
      21,697,671  
Containers & Packaging — 0.9%  

ARD Finance SA, (6.50% Cash or 7.25% PIK), 13%, 06/30/27(a)(e)

    2,049       2,027,229  

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

   

4.13%, 08/15/26

    1,315       1,293,763  

5.25%, 08/15/27

    225       221,035  

Ball Corp.:

   

5.25%, 07/01/25

    30       32,813  

4.88%, 03/15/26

    352       382,800  

Berry Global, Inc., 4.88%, 07/15/26(a)

    836       848,540  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Containers & Packaging (continued)  

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

  USD 224     $ 229,040  

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI, 4.75%, 02/01/26

    526       536,010  

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu, 7.00%, 07/15/24(a)

    652       653,832  

Sealed Air Corp., 6.88%, 07/15/33(a)

    182       215,215  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV(a)(d):

   

5.50%, 08/15/26

    2,830       2,854,762  

8.50%, 08/15/27

    2,517       2,690,044  
   

 

 

 
      11,985,083  
County/City/Special District/School District — 0.0%  

Hanesbrands, Inc., 5.38%, 05/15/25(a)

    273       276,071  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.3%  

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

    1,611       1,620,064  

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

   

5.75%, 04/15/26

    252       261,324  

6.25%, 01/15/28

    712       671,060  

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

    468       503,568  

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

    413       418,679  
   

 

 

 
      3,474,695  
Diversified Financial Services — 5.3%  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp.,(a)(d)

   

6.63%, 07/15/26

    4,940       5,187,000  

9.75%, 07/15/27

    1,203       1,267,661  

Altice France Holding SA(a):

   

10.50%, 05/15/27

    4,098       4,514,152  

6.00%, 02/15/28

    934       882,051  

Citigroup, Inc.(d):

   

6.68%, 09/13/43

    4,125       6,367,401  

Series V, (SOFR + 3.23%), 4.70%(h)(i)

    5,465       4,857,019  

F-Brasile SpA/F-Brasile US LLC, Series XR, 7.38%, 08/15/26(a)

    516       395,875  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

   

5.88%, 08/02/21(d)

    9,420       9,511,374  

4.06%, 11/01/24

    200       191,006  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.:

   

4.25%, 05/15/23

    931       972,154  

2.75%, 06/20/25

    4,235       4,182,934  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., 5.50%, 10/18/23(d)

    4,000       4,338,694  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 4.75%, 09/15/29

    383       391,618  

Picasso Finance Sub, Inc., 6.13%, 06/15/25(a)

    1,015       1,037,837  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC:

   

6.10%, 06/10/23

    2,500       2,767,648  

6.00%, 12/19/23(d)

    10,080       11,291,068  

5.13%, 05/28/24(d)

    5,250       5,742,907  

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

    1,910       1,933,875  

UniCredit SpA (5 year USD ICE Swap + 4.75%), 5.46%, 06/30/35(a)(h)

    6,135       6,184,881  

WMG Acquisition Corp., 3.88%, 07/15/30(a)

    437       441,392  
   

 

 

 
      72,458,547  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 7.1%  

AT&T, Inc.:

   

6.30%, 01/15/38(d)

    12,000       16,328,416  

5.15%, 03/15/42

    250       312,051  

4.65%, 06/01/44

    28       32,005  

4.35%, 06/15/45

    367       412,999  

4.85%, 07/15/45

    97       115,264  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  15


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

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

CenturyLink, Inc.:

   

5.63%, 04/01/25(d)

  USD 1,909     $ 1,973,906  

5.13%, 12/15/26(a)

    1,827       1,822,433  

Series P, 7.60%, 09/15/39

    621       668,351  

Series S, 6.45%, 06/15/21

    1,176       1,202,695  

Series U, 7.65%, 03/15/42

    1,231       1,320,248  

Series Y, 7.50%, 04/01/24(d)

    564       619,734  

Frontier Communications Corp., 8.00%, 04/01/27(a)(l)

    3,948       4,003,825  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.:

   

5.38%, 08/15/22

    1,761       1,762,585  

5.38%, 05/01/25

    614       627,048  

4.63%, 09/15/27(a)

    1,175       1,183,813  

Telecom Italia Capital SA:

   

6.38%, 11/15/33

    64       72,160  

6.00%, 09/30/34

    693       753,291  

7.20%, 07/18/36

    69       82,110  

7.72%, 06/04/38

    172       216,417  

Telecom Italia SpA, 5.30%, 05/30/24(a)

    1,662       1,734,413  

Telefonica Emisiones SA, 5.21%, 03/08/47

    5,000       6,227,637  

Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC, 4.88%, 06/01/27(a)

    1,566       1,534,680  

Verizon Communications, Inc.(d):

   

5.15%, 09/15/23

    8,775       9,992,307  

6.40%, 09/15/33

    9,475       13,268,673  

6.55%, 09/15/43

    13,225       21,029,280  

5.01%, 04/15/49

    6,998       9,760,059  
   

 

 

 
      97,056,400  
Electric Utilities — 3.3%  

Emera, Inc., Series 16-A, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.44%), 6.75%, 06/15/76(h)

    7,500       8,111,325  

Midland Cogeneration Venture LP, 5.25%, 03/15/25(a)(d)

    2,765       2,768,541  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.(3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.41%), 4.80%, 12/01/77(h)

    5,000       5,172,525  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP(a):

   

4.25%, 07/15/24

    1,215       1,228,669  

4.25%, 09/15/24

    290       291,728  

4.50%, 09/15/27

    108       112,896  

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, 5.30%, 06/01/42

    2,750       3,822,147  

PG&E Corp., 5.25%, 07/01/30

    795       799,531  

Progress Energy, Inc., 7.00%, 10/30/31(d)

    12,000       16,815,386  

Puget Energy, Inc.:

   

6.00%, 09/01/21

    275       290,092  

5.63%, 07/15/22(d)

    5,550       5,915,287  
   

 

 

 
      45,328,127  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.3%  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.:

   

5.50%, 12/01/24

    2,153       2,340,935  

4.13%, 05/01/25

    487       487,609  

5.00%, 09/01/25

    532       547,295  
   

 

 

 
      3,375,839  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.2%  

Archrock Partners LP/Archrock Partners Finance Corp.(a):

 

 

6.88%, 04/01/27

    231       217,602  

6.25%, 04/01/28

    60       54,600  

Gates Global LLC/Gates Global Co., 6.25%, 01/15/26(a)

    714       701,505  

USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp.:

   

6.88%, 04/01/26

    655       632,894  

6.88%, 09/01/27

    815       782,400  
   

 

 

 
      2,389,001  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Environmental, Maintenance, & Security Service — 0.1%  

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

  USD 415     $ 325,775  

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

    1,010       964,035  
   

 

 

 
      1,289,810  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 2.3%  

American Tower Corp., 3.60%, 01/15/28

    4,000       4,462,749  

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

    383       323,635  

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

    183       172,935  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.(a):

   

5.38%, 05/01/25

    319       319,000  

5.75%, 05/01/28

    451       455,510  

Host Hotels & Resorts LP, 3.75%, 10/15/23(d)

    3,600       3,674,279  

Iron Mountain, Inc.(a):

   

4.88%, 09/15/27

    892       868,977  

4.88%, 09/15/29

    2       1,945  

5.25%, 07/15/30

    909       895,365  

5.63%, 07/15/32

    1,107       1,104,675  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.25%, 02/01/27(a)

    178       142,400  

Marriott International, Inc., Series EE, 5.75%, 05/01/25

    1,295       1,406,833  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc./ILG LLC, 6.50%, 09/15/26

    186       187,395  

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

   

5.63%, 05/01/24

    4,627       4,789,038  

4.63%, 06/15/25(a)

    958       936,809  

4.50%, 09/01/26

    1,658       1,641,917  

4.50%, 01/15/28

    430       408,500  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.:

   

5.00%, 10/15/27

    2,841       2,919,127  

4.63%, 08/01/29

    1,047       1,052,235  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., 4.75%, 10/15/27(a)

    1,230       1,094,700  

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

    2,995       3,066,131  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.63%, 12/01/29(a)

    1,298       1,265,550  
   

 

 

 
      31,189,705  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.9%  

Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertson’s LLC:

   

6.63%, 06/15/24

    425       435,625  

5.75%, 03/15/25

    307       313,717  

4.63%, 01/15/27(a)

    1,740       1,740,000  

5.88%, 02/15/28(a)

    928       957,483  

4.88%, 02/15/30(a)

    389       397,998  

General Mills, Inc., 4.20%, 04/17/28

    620       733,918  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.(a):

   

3.88%, 05/15/27

    127       132,713  

4.25%, 03/01/31

    2,908       3,083,333  

7.13%, 08/01/39(d)

    4,415       5,556,880  

4.63%, 10/01/39

    100       100,416  

5.50%, 06/01/50

    2,866       3,055,039  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.88%, 05/15/28(a)

    734       777,680  

Post Holdings, Inc., 4.63%, 04/15/30(a)

    1,670       1,634,596  

Walmart, Inc., 5.25%, 09/01/35(d)

    5,150       7,489,664  
   

 

 

 
      26,409,062  
Food Products — 1.0%  

Aramark Services, Inc.(a):

   

5.00%, 04/01/25

    1,367       1,346,495  

6.38%, 05/01/25

    1,038       1,071,870  

5.00%, 02/01/28

    284       269,800  

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

    479       492,307  

General Mills, Inc., 2.88%, 04/15/30

    725       789,367  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Food Products (continued)  

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

   

5.88%, 07/15/24

  USD 537     $ 544,384  

5.75%, 06/15/25

    2,093       2,111,314  

6.75%, 02/15/28

    399       420,696  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc.(a):

   

6.50%, 04/15/29

    2,713       2,879,171  

5.50%, 01/15/30

    2,054       2,105,350  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.:

   

5.00%, 07/15/35

    297       326,784  

5.00%, 06/04/42

    12       12,643  

5.20%, 07/15/45

    9       9,760  

4.38%, 06/01/46

    219       215,297  

4.88%, 10/01/49(a)

    479       487,773  

Post Holdings, Inc., 5.63%, 01/15/28(a)

    428       442,980  

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

    395       412,064  
   

 

 

 
      13,938,055  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.7%  

Avantor, Inc.(a):

   

6.00%, 10/01/24(d)

    5,881       6,145,645  

9.00%, 10/01/25

    1,616       1,737,200  

Hologic, Inc., 4.63%, 02/01/28(a)

    226       234,475  

Medtronic, Inc., 4.63%, 03/15/45(d)

    647       871,372  
   

 

 

 
      8,988,692  
Health Care Providers & Services — 4.9%  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.13%, 07/01/22

    175       175,053  

Aetna, Inc., 3.88%, 08/15/47

    3,500       3,948,506  

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

    402       413,055  

Anthem, Inc., 4.55%, 03/01/48(d)

    5,000       6,358,536  

Centene Corp.:

   

5.25%, 04/01/25(a)

    776       799,024  

5.38%, 08/15/26(a)

    1,457       1,515,586  

4.25%, 12/15/27

    2,529       2,609,700  

4.63%, 12/15/29

    4,138       4,365,590  

3.38%, 02/15/30

    1,019       1,028,894  

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

   

8.63%, 01/15/24

    1,343       1,313,293  

6.63%, 02/15/25

    425       399,500  

8.00%, 03/15/26

    1,340       1,266,568  

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

    372       372,000  

HCA, Inc.:

   

5.38%, 09/01/26

    665       724,019  

5.63%, 09/01/28

    1,297       1,447,776  

5.88%, 02/01/29

    420       475,268  

3.50%, 09/01/30

    3,152       3,035,918  

5.25%, 06/15/49

    3,500       4,193,228  

LifePoint Health, Inc.(a):

   

6.75%, 04/15/25

    409       422,292  

4.38%, 02/15/27

    491       463,995  

MEDNAX, Inc.(a):

   

5.25%, 12/01/23

    323       321,385  

6.25%, 01/15/27

    245       245,000  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.:

   

5.38%, 11/15/22

    295       300,900  

4.38%, 06/15/28(a)

    568       567,290  

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

    1,575       1,464,750  

Polaris Intermediate Corp., (8.50% Cash or 9.25% PIK), 8.50%, 12/01/22(a)(e)

    1,054       927,274  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.(a):

   

6.75%, 07/01/25

    375       338,437  

10.00%, 04/15/27

    514       514,000  

Teleflex, Inc., 4.25%, 06/01/28(a)

    906       928,650  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.:

   

8.13%, 04/01/22

  USD 1,108     $ 1,163,400  

4.63%, 07/15/24

    1,145       1,121,860  

4.63%, 09/01/24(a)

    882       862,155  

7.50%, 04/01/25(a)

    387       411,671  

4.88%, 01/01/26(a)(d)

    4,096       3,988,480  

6.25%, 02/01/27(a)

    297       294,773  

5.13%, 11/01/27(a)

    2,318       2,287,171  

4.63%, 06/15/28(a)

    311       302,976  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 6.88%, 02/15/38(d)

    10,000       15,573,985  
   

 

 

 
      66,941,958  
Health Care Technology — 0.2%  

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

    650       641,875  

IQVIA, Inc.(a):

   

5.00%, 10/15/26

    554       569,900  

5.00%, 05/15/27

    1,192       1,221,427  
   

 

 

 
      2,433,202  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.6%  

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

   

4.25%, 05/15/24

    306       306,542  

5.75%, 04/15/25

    654       686,700  

5.00%, 10/15/25(d)

    1,619       1,609,464  

3.88%, 01/15/28

    1,559       1,512,495  

4.38%, 01/15/28

    2,509       2,459,297  

Boyd Gaming Corp.:

   

6.38%, 04/01/26

    416       395,200  

6.00%, 08/15/26

    330       308,451  

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Op, 5.50%, 05/01/25(a)

    1,111       1,116,555  

Churchill Downs, Inc.(a):

   

5.50%, 04/01/27

    2,042       1,998,710  

4.75%, 01/15/28

    282       272,130  

Colt Merger Sub, Inc.(a)(g):

   

5.75%, 07/01/25

    1,048       1,053,974  

6.25%, 07/01/25

    3,608       3,585,450  

8.13%, 07/01/27

    1,921       1,856,166  

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

    180       194,458  

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

    1,562       1,122,687  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.:

   

4.25%, 09/01/24

    633       614,137  

5.13%, 05/01/26

    1,492       1,485,480  

4.88%, 01/15/30

    1,979       1,949,315  

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

   

5.00%, 06/01/24

    600       611,250  

5.25%, 06/01/26

    399       408,975  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.:

   

3.50%, 08/18/26

    96       95,728  

3.90%, 08/08/29

    88       86,811  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 6.38%, 02/01/24(a)

    253       246,675  

McDonald’s Corp., 4.20%, 04/01/50(d)

    480       581,966  

MGM Resorts International:

   

7.75%, 03/15/22

    1,059       1,080,180  

6.00%, 03/15/23

    1,335       1,348,350  

Scientific Games International, Inc.(a):

   

8.63%, 07/01/25(g)

    442       413,137  

5.00%, 10/15/25

    270       249,280  

8.25%, 03/15/26

    1,763       1,581,191  

7.00%, 05/15/28

    451       360,800  

7.25%, 11/15/29

    218       174,400  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  17


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

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

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., 7.00%, 07/01/25(a)

  USD 1,648     $ 1,703,620  

Vail Resorts, Inc., 6.25%, 05/15/25(a)

    341       356,771  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.25%, 05/15/27(a)

    602       520,429  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., 5.13%, 10/01/29(a)

    850       759,687  

Yum! Brands, Inc.(a):

   

7.75%, 04/01/25

    909       980,584  

4.75%, 01/15/30

    568       576,520  
   

 

 

 
      34,663,565  
Household Durables — 0.5%  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US Corp., 4.88%, 02/15/30(a)

    770       643,412  

CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc., 6.75%, 07/15/25(a)(g)

    507       527,128  

Lennar Corp.:

   

2.95%, 11/29/20

    520       520,572  

8.38%, 01/15/21

    1,515       1,562,344  

4.75%, 11/15/22

    1,605       1,661,175  

4.88%, 12/15/23

    466       491,630  

4.75%, 05/30/25

    134       143,045  

5.25%, 06/01/26

    890       961,200  

Mattamy Group Corp., 4.63%, 03/01/30(a)

    524       503,040  

PulteGroup, Inc.:

   

5.00%, 01/15/27

    106       113,420  

7.88%, 06/15/32

    56       71,557  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 4.35%, 02/15/28

    35       36,312  
   

 

 

 
      7,234,835  
Household Products — 0.1%  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.(a):

   

6.38%, 07/15/26

    198       204,724  

7.75%, 01/15/27(d)

    236       251,640  

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 07/15/25

    1,002       1,028,322  
   

 

 

 
      1,484,686  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 1.1%  

Calpine Corp.:

   

5.75%, 01/15/25

    674       680,598  

5.25%, 06/01/26(a)

    1,351       1,364,118  

4.50%, 02/15/28(a)

    1,386       1,351,350  

5.13%, 03/15/28(a)

    3,575       3,503,500  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC:

   

5.75%, 10/15/25

    545       562,713  

4.75%, 03/15/28(a)

    1,032       1,052,578  

NRG Energy, Inc.:

   

6.63%, 01/15/27

    2,688       2,805,600  

5.75%, 01/15/28

    52       54,860  

5.25%, 06/15/29(a)

    1,882       1,976,100  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC(a):

   

4.25%, 01/31/23

    370       374,625  

5.00%, 01/31/28

    378       394,065  

4.75%, 01/15/30

    562       570,430  
   

 

 

 
      14,690,537  
Industrial Conglomerates — 0.1%  

BWX Technologies, Inc., 5.38%, 07/15/26(a)

    737       759,390  

Vertical US Newco, Inc., 5.25%, 07/15/27(a)(g)

    870       870,000  
   

 

 

 
      1,629,390  
Insurance — 2.8%  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 6.75%, 10/15/27(a)

    2,837       2,827,411  

Aon PLC, 4.25%, 12/12/42(d)

    6,500       7,161,831  

Global Atlantic Fin Co., 8.63%, 04/15/21(a)(d)

    3,400       3,557,840  

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

    1,724       1,720,380  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Insurance (continued)  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 8.13%, 07/15/23(a)

  USD 74     $ 75,939  

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., 6.06%, 03/30/40(a)(d)

    12,000       17,084,688  

Progressive Corp., Series B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.54%), 5.38%(h)(i)

    5,000       4,950,000  
   

 

 

 
      37,378,089  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.8%  

Booking Holdings, Inc., 3.55%, 03/15/28

    3,375       3,686,804  

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

    370       376,475  

Match Group, Inc., 4.13%, 08/01/30(a)

    517       506,174  

Netflix, Inc.:

   

3.63%, 06/15/25(a)

    210       211,575  

5.88%, 11/15/28

    1,682       1,915,377  

5.38%, 11/15/29(a)

    1,934       2,118,117  

4.88%, 06/15/30(a)

    395       423,637  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 8.63%, 11/15/24(a)(d)

    527       529,635  

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

    36       33,120  

Twitter, Inc., 3.88%, 12/15/27(a)

    299       299,030  

Uber Technologies, Inc.(a):

   

7.50%, 11/01/23

    706       713,060  

8.00%, 11/01/26

    47       47,823  

7.50%, 09/15/27

    552       553,380  
   

 

 

 
      11,414,207  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.6%  

Booking Holdings, Inc., 4.63%, 04/13/30

    2,185       2,578,999  

Expedia Group, Inc., 6.25%, 05/01/25(a)(d)

    5,550       5,912,266  
   

 

 

 
      8,491,265  
Internet Software & Services — 0.1%  

Uber Technologies, Inc., 7.50%, 05/15/25(a)

    1,590       1,601,925  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 0.7%  

Banff Merger Sub, Inc., 9.75%, 09/01/26(a)

    2,404       2,419,025  

Camelot Finance SA, 4.50%, 11/01/26(a)

    1,575       1,575,000  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/25

    538       644,330  

Gartner, Inc.(a):

   

5.13%, 04/01/25

    399       408,596  

4.50%, 07/01/28

    746       754,728  

Leidos, Inc., 4.38%, 05/15/30(a)

    2,215       2,495,087  

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 5.00%, 08/15/27(a)

    920       828,000  

WEX, Inc., 4.75%, 02/01/23(a)

    610       605,644  
   

 

 

 
      9,730,410  
Leisure Products — 0.1%  

Mattel, Inc.:

   

6.75%, 12/31/25(a)(d)

    746       773,975  

5.88%, 12/15/27(a)

    503       518,090  

6.20%, 10/01/40

    44       38,060  

5.45%, 11/01/41

    202       167,595  
   

 

 

 
      1,497,720  
Machinery — 0.3%  

Colfax Corp.(a):

   

6.00%, 02/15/24

    734       756,938  

6.38%, 02/15/26

    894       934,230  

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

    878       882,390  

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

    1,160       1,097,650  
   

 

 

 
      3,671,208  
Media — 9.9%  

Altice Financing SA (a):

   

7.50%, 05/15/26

    2,172       2,275,170  

5.00%, 01/15/28

    863       857,270  
 

 

 

18  

2020 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Media (continued)  

Altice France SA(a):

   

7.38%, 05/01/26(d)

  USD 6,371     $ 6,643,679  

8.13%, 02/01/27

    1,112       1,216,250  

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

   

5.13%, 05/01/27(d)

    3,844       3,977,002  

5.00%, 02/01/28

    162       167,265  

5.38%, 06/01/29

    1,983       2,092,065  

4.75%, 03/01/30

    353       361,186  

4.50%, 08/15/30

    4,099       4,180,980  

4.50%, 05/01/32

    3,664       3,709,800  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital:

   

6.38%, 10/23/35

    479       632,986  

6.48%, 10/23/45(d)

    9,584       12,672,413  

5.38%, 05/01/47

    1,500       1,771,376  

6.83%, 10/23/55

    3,540       4,769,831  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.:

   

9.25%, 02/15/24

    1,258       1,166,921  

5.13%, 08/15/27(a)(d)

    6,050       5,808,000  

Comcast Corp.:

   

3.75%, 04/01/40

    545       638,135  

4.95%, 10/15/58

    3,795       5,397,543  

Connect Finco Sarl/Connect US Finco LLC, 6.75%, 10/01/26(a)(d)

    4,846       4,591,585  

Cox Communications, Inc., 8.38%, 03/01/39(a)

    5,000       8,168,117  

CSC Holdings LLC:

   

5.38%, 07/15/23(a)

    2,432       2,466,534  

5.25%, 06/01/24

    1,061       1,116,703  

7.75%, 07/15/25(a)(d)

    4,129       4,294,573  

6.63%, 10/15/25(a)

    1,072       1,113,540  

10.88%, 10/15/25(a)

    620       666,500  

5.50%, 05/15/26(a)

    1,691       1,735,592  

5.38%, 02/01/28(a)

    800       836,000  

7.50%, 04/01/28(a)

    877       957,026  

5.75%, 01/15/30(a)

    406       422,849  

4.13%, 12/01/30(a)

    1,505       1,491,831  

4.63%, 12/01/30(a)

    896       870,339  

Diamond Sports Group LLC/Diamond Sports Finance Co., 5.38%, 08/15/26(a)

    1,332       964,035  

Discovery Communications LLC, 4.88%, 04/01/43

    4,000       4,562,928  

DISH DBS Corp.:

   

5.88%, 07/15/22

    2,545       2,587,756  

5.88%, 11/15/24

    164       163,180  

7.75%, 07/01/26

    1,883       1,995,980  

Dolya Holdco 18 DAC, 5.00%, 07/15/28(a)

    1,652       1,630,854  

Fox Corp., 3.05%, 04/07/25

    475       514,057  

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

    415       425,375  

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

    351       363,004  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.:

   

6.38%, 05/01/26

    370       366,282  

5.25%, 08/15/27(a)

    376       360,020  

4.75%, 01/15/28(a)

    184       169,740  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 8.00%, 02/15/24(a)(l)

    1,040       1,054,747  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 5.40%, 10/01/48

    2,215       2,441,808  

Lamar Media Corp.:

   

5.75%, 02/01/26

    282       290,917  

4.00%, 02/15/30(a)

    307       293,860  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 6.75%, 10/15/27(a)

    1,155       1,178,100  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 6.50%, 05/15/27(a)

    2,078       2,140,340  

Meredith Corp., 6.88%, 02/01/26

    144       119,737  

Qualitytech LP/QTS Finance Corp., 4.75%, 11/15/25(a)

    105       107,154  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Media (continued)  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.(a):

   

5.00%, 08/01/27

  USD 1,244     $ 1,271,455  

5.50%, 07/01/29

    1,669       1,756,823  

4.13%, 07/01/30

    979       968,192  

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

    1,000       1,042,500  

Time Warner Cable LLC, 6.55%, 05/01/37

    3,519       4,629,385  

Univision Communications, Inc., 5.13%, 05/15/23(a)

    750       756,900  

ViacomCBS, Inc., 5.85%, 09/01/43

    1,300       1,529,746  

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

    999       1,036,592  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC(a):

   

5.50%, 08/15/26

    487       498,172  

5.50%, 05/15/29

    1,761       1,840,245  

4.50%, 08/15/30

    754       754,943  

Zayo Group Holdings,Inc.(a):

   

4.00%, 03/01/27

    5,076       4,830,119  

6.13%, 03/01/28

    2,281       2,218,272  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV, 6.00%, 01/15/27(a)

    955       969,325  

Ziggo BV(a):

   

5.50%, 01/15/27

    874       884,977  

4.88%, 01/15/30

    682       685,696  
   

 

 

 
      134,472,277  
Metals & Mining — 2.9%  

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC, 5.13%, 08/01/22

    5,000       5,230,625  

Arconic Corp.(a):

   

6.00%, 05/15/25

    802       829,068  

6.13%, 02/15/28

    552       551,862  

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

    153       146,115  

Commercial Metals Co., 4.88%, 05/15/23(d)

    2,194       2,210,455  

Constellium SE:

   

4.63%, 05/15/21

  EUR 327       366,936  

6.63%, 03/01/25(a)(d)

  USD 609       615,863  

5.88%, 02/15/26(a)

    1,701       1,705,542  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.:

   

3.55%, 03/01/22

    221       221,000  

3.88%, 03/15/23

    6,265       6,265,000  

4.25%, 03/01/30

    2,224       2,157,280  

5.40%, 11/14/34

    2,250       2,223,984  

5.45%, 03/15/43

    4,865       4,767,700  

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

    817       812,915  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 4.63%, 03/01/28(a)

    1,337       1,278,600  

Novelis Corp.(a):

   

5.88%, 09/30/26

    1,876       1,873,655  

4.75%, 01/30/30

    2,718       2,595,690  

Southern Copper Corp., 5.88%, 04/23/45

    3,870       4,937,878  
   

 

 

 
      38,790,168  
Multi-Utilities — 0.5%  

NiSource, Inc., 3.60%, 05/01/30

    2,200       2,519,906  

Sempra Energy(5 year CMT + 4.55%), 4.88%(h)(i)

    4,375       4,402,344  
   

 

 

 
      6,922,250  
Multiline Retail — 0.0%  

Nordstrom, Inc., 8.75%, 05/15/25(a)

    297       319,615  
   

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 14.6%  

Aker BP ASA(a):

   

4.75%, 06/15/24

    1,169       1,176,832  

5.88%, 03/31/25

    570       579,320  

Apache Corp., 3.25%, 04/15/22

    21       20,321  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  19


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

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

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp., 10.00%, 04/01/22(a)

  USD 1,161     $ 989,753  

Buckeye Partners LP:

   

4.13%, 03/01/25(a)

    594       569,806  

4.50%, 03/01/28(a)

    821       767,635  

5.85%, 11/15/43

    327       283,771  

5.60%, 10/15/44

    290       232,000  

Callon Petroleum Co.:

   

6.25%, 04/15/23

    326       123,479  

6.13%, 10/01/24

    16       6,004  

8.25%, 07/15/25

    817       285,950  

Series WI, 6.38%, 07/01/26

    106       34,980  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.:

   

3.00%, 08/15/22

    183       177,957  

3.80%, 09/15/23

    104       97,796  

5.40%, 06/15/47

    77       66,103  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 5.63%, 10/01/26

    380       378,100  

Cheniere Energy, Inc., (4.88% PIK), 4.88%, 05/28/21(a)(e)(g)(j)

    1,133       1,143,990  

Cimarex Energy Co., 4.38%, 06/01/24

    38       40,085  

CNX Resources Corp.:

   

5.88%, 04/15/22(d)

    2,985       3,454,962  

7.25%, 03/14/27(a)

    74       68,080  

Comstock Resources, Inc., 7.50%, 05/15/25(a)

    569       515,656  

Concho Resources, Inc., 4.88%, 10/01/47

    3,815       4,279,024  

Continental Resources, Inc., 4.90%, 06/01/44

    3,500       2,786,875  

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

    903       752,822  

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

    2,479       2,221,804  

CVR Energy, Inc.(a):

   

5.25%, 02/15/25

    526       483,920  

5.75%, 02/15/28

    175       153,125  

DCP Midstream Operating LP:

   

5.38%, 07/15/25

    120       119,100  

5.63%, 07/15/27

    438       440,738  

5.13%, 05/15/29

    48       46,050  

6.45%, 11/03/36(a)

    247       222,300  

6.75%, 09/15/37(a)

    1,527       1,370,162  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.:

   

4.75%, 05/31/25

    2,170       2,321,958  

3.50%, 12/01/29

    692       670,250  

eG Global Finance PLC(a):

   

6.75%, 02/07/25

    503       491,054  

8.50%, 10/30/25

    587       601,675  

El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC, 8.63%, 01/15/22

    2,345       2,576,426  

Enbridge, Inc.(3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.64%), 6.25%, 03/01/78(h)

    5,000       4,925,000  

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

   

6.63%, 07/15/25

    450       453,519  

5.50%, 01/30/26

    1,978       1,893,935  

5.75%, 01/30/28

    547       525,120  

Energy Transfer Operating LP:

   

5.20%, 02/01/22(d)

    10,200       10,673,628  

4.25%, 03/15/23

    553       584,182  

5.88%, 01/15/24(d)

    3,366       3,747,377  

5.50%, 06/01/27

    406       452,528  

6.13%, 12/15/45

    3,579       3,688,595  

EnLink Midstream LLC, 5.38%, 06/01/29

    188       141,000  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP:

   

4.40%, 04/01/24

    613       509,097  

4.15%, 06/01/25

    48       36,960  

4.85%, 07/15/26

    64       47,379  

5.60%, 04/01/44

    399       243,390  

5.05%, 04/01/45

    43       26,780  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC:

   

4.90%, 05/15/46(d)

  USD 5,375     $ 6,287,684  

Series E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.03%), 5.25%, 08/16/77(h)

    4,800       4,488,000  

EOG Resources, Inc., 4.38%, 04/15/30

    2,965       3,537,360  

EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.13%, 12/01/26

    226       207,213  

EQT Corp.:

   

3.90%, 10/01/27

    791       642,521  

7.00%, 02/01/30

    463       476,904  

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.(a)(k)(l):

   

7.38%, 05/15/24

    718       138,215  

5.63%, 02/01/26

    1,546       297,605  

Exxon Mobil Corp., 3.45%, 04/15/51

    3,890       4,307,904  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 7.75%, 02/01/28

    293       260,770  

Hess Corp., 5.80%, 04/01/47

    5,000       5,434,331  

Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.63%, 02/15/26(a)

    402       397,775  

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

    993       923,490  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.:

   

7.80%, 08/01/31

    197       267,369  

7.75%, 01/15/32(d)

    4,586       6,409,658  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.:

   

4.75%, 12/15/23

    1,230       1,349,770  

4.70%, 05/01/25

    4,280       4,791,284  

5.13%, 12/15/26

    937       1,078,149  

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

    1,218       901,320  

MEG Energy Corp.(a):

   

7.00%, 03/31/24

    130       111,475  

6.50%, 01/15/25

    1,486       1,386,616  

MPLX LP:

   

4.13%, 03/01/27

    825       878,807  

5.20%, 03/01/47

    3,500       3,680,530  

4.70%, 04/15/48(d)

    5,000       5,039,490  

5.50%, 02/15/49

    2,640       2,925,717  

Murphy Oil Corp.:

   

5.75%, 08/15/25

    49       43,855  

6.38%, 12/01/42

    47       36,467  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(a):

   

7.25%, 01/15/26

    79       48,585  

7.50%, 01/15/28

    9       5,535  

Nexen, Inc., 6.40%, 05/15/37

    2,000       2,858,750  

NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.77%, 12/15/37(a)

    1,117       1,363,295  

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

    373       361,810  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.:

   

4.85%, 03/15/21

    91       90,318  

2.60%, 08/13/21

    964       942,108  

2.70%, 08/15/22

    552       513,884  

2.90%, 08/15/24

    745       636,588  

3.20%, 08/15/26

    125       101,563  

3.00%, 02/15/27

    39       30,233  

3.50%, 08/15/29

    185       135,346  

4.30%, 08/15/39

    915       631,085  

6.20%, 03/15/40

    1,221       1,022,587  

4.50%, 07/15/44

    557       384,330  

4.63%, 06/15/45

    822       575,400  

4.40%, 04/15/46

    949       661,946  

4.10%, 02/15/47

    110       74,113  

4.20%, 03/15/48

    914       618,961  

4.40%, 08/15/49

    161       111,090  

Series 1, 4.10%, 02/01/21

    529       531,116  

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

   

5.25%, 08/15/25

    598       574,289  

5.63%, 10/15/27

    951       936,735  
 

 

 

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2020 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

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

PDC Energy, Inc.:

   

6.25%, 12/01/25

  USD 135     $ 113,738  

5.75%, 05/15/26

    536       487,760  

Petroleos Mexicanos:

   

3.50%, 01/30/23

    5,000       4,727,500  

4.63%, 09/21/23(d)

    3,965       3,804,665  

4.88%, 01/18/24

    2,000       1,923,125  

Plains All American Pipeline LP, Series B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.11%), 6.13%(h)(i)

    2,215       1,580,956  

QEP Resources, Inc.:

   

6.88%, 03/01/21

    133       127,015  

5.38%, 10/01/22

    1,847       1,403,720  

5.25%, 05/01/23

    188       124,080  

5.63%, 03/01/26

    317       201,295  

Range Resources Corp.:

   

5.75%, 06/01/21

    734       704,640  

5.88%, 07/01/22

    280       257,600  

5.00%, 08/15/22

    559       508,690  

5.00%, 03/15/23(d)

    849       730,140  

Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 6.88%, 04/15/40(a)

    580       549,608  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC:

   

5.63%, 04/15/23(d)

    10,510       11,494,457  

5.75%, 05/15/24

    2,575       2,899,836  

5.88%, 06/30/26

    1,481       1,740,175  

SM Energy Co., 10.00%, 01/15/25(a)

    1,194       1,133,560  

Southwestern Energy Co.:

   

4.10%, 03/15/22

    550       525,030  

6.20%, 01/23/25

    214       183,238  

7.50%, 04/01/26

    154       134,796  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.:

   

6.00%, 04/15/27

    141       139,590  

Series WI, 4.88%, 01/15/23

    672       661,920  

Series WI, 5.88%, 03/15/28

    317       314,673  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp., 5.50%, 09/15/24(a)

    284       256,472  

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

   

5.13%, 02/01/25

    136       130,900  

5.88%, 04/15/26

    669       662,310  

5.38%, 02/01/27

    5       4,825  

6.50%, 07/15/27

    228       228,570  

5.00%, 01/15/28

    869       817,190  

6.88%, 01/15/29

    1,512       1,583,820  

5.50%, 03/01/30(a)

    836       807,258  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 4.88%, 05/15/48

    4,000       4,962,813  

TransCanada Trust (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.53%), 5.63%, 05/20/75(h)

    2,755       2,693,012  

Transocean, Inc., 8.00%, 02/01/27(a)

    740       408,388  

Viper Energy Partners LP, 5.38%, 11/01/27(a)

    285       279,562  

Western Midstream Operating LP:

   

5.38%, 06/01/21(d)

    5,125       5,112,187  

5.45%, 04/01/44

    12       9,994  

5.30%, 03/01/48

    1,180       957,275  

5.50%, 08/15/48

    16       12,960  

5.25%, 02/01/50

    1,160       1,003,748  

Williams Cos., Inc.:

   

3.70%, 01/15/23

    2,245       2,373,550  

4.55%, 06/24/24

    527       584,679  

8.75%, 03/15/32

    2,478       3,674,498  

5.10%, 09/15/45(d)

    5,075       5,569,719  

WPX Energy, Inc.:

   

6.00%, 01/15/22

    72       72,360  

8.25%, 08/01/23

    811       900,210  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

5.25%, 09/15/24

  USD 22     $ 21,670  

5.75%, 06/01/26

    501       485,970  

5.25%, 10/15/27

    200       186,838  

5.88%, 06/15/28

    314       301,738  

4.50%, 01/15/30

    273       240,240  
   

 

 

 
      198,822,862  
Paper & Forest Products — 1.5%  

International Paper Co.(d):

   

8.70%, 06/15/38

    4,000       6,130,501  

7.30%, 11/15/39

    10,000       14,043,566  
   

 

 

 
      20,174,067  
Personal Products — 0.0%  

Edgewell Personal Care Co., 5.50%, 06/01/28(a)

    385       395,588  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 5.0%  

AbbVie, Inc.:

   

5.00%, 12/15/21(a)(d)

    1,631       1,713,532  

2.80%, 03/15/23(a)

    3,000       3,115,623  

4.75%, 03/15/45(a)(d)

    5,485       6,816,483  

4.70%, 05/14/45(d)

    3,255       4,091,554  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc., 8.50%, 01/31/27(a)

    1,552       1,647,060  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(a):

   

5.50%, 03/01/23

    1,777       1,777,000  

5.88%, 05/15/23

    84       83,790  

6.13%, 04/15/25

    504       511,192  

5.50%, 11/01/25

    280       287,000  

9.00%, 12/15/25

    1,531       1,649,209  

5.75%, 08/15/27

    326       345,560  

7.00%, 01/15/28

    536       552,080  

5.00%, 01/30/28

    37       34,835  

6.25%, 02/15/29

    1,122       1,127,610  

7.25%, 05/30/29

    1,242       1,304,100  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 5.00%, 07/15/27(a)

    1,051       1,091,075  

Charles River Laboratoires International, Inc.(a):

   

5.50%, 04/01/26

    806       838,240  

4.25%, 05/01/28

    425       424,783  

CVS Health Corp.(d):

   

5.13%, 07/20/45

    3,879       4,998,089  

5.05%, 03/25/48

    8,205       10,747,669  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 5.65%, 08/28/28

    421       466,805  

Endo Dac/Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc.(a):

   

9.50%, 07/31/27

    295       312,021  

6.00%, 06/30/28

    271       174,795  

Jaguar Holding Co. II/PPD Development LP(a):

   

4.63%, 06/15/25

    1,179       1,199,868  

5.00%, 06/15/28

    1,101       1,127,149  

Merck & Co., Inc., 6.50%, 12/01/33(d)

    6,420       9,838,285  

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

    2,879       2,954,430  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 2.05%, 03/31/30(g)

    8,270       8,265,505  
   

 

 

 
      67,495,342  
Producer Durables: Miscellaneous — 0.3%  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc., 7.13%, 10/02/25(a)

    850       891,225  

Open Text Corp., 3.88%, 02/15/28(a)

    1,031       992,657  

Open Text Holdings, Inc., 4.13%, 02/15/30(a)

    1,734       1,703,655  
   

 

 

 
      3,587,537  
Professional Services — 0.3%  

ASGN, Inc., 4.63%, 05/15/28(a)

    290       283,220  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.(a):

   

6.88%, 08/15/26

    2,163       2,279,932  

10.25%, 02/15/27

    1,370       1,520,700  
   

 

 

 
      4,083,852  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  21


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Real Estate — 0.1%  

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

  USD 1,169     $ 1,230,256  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4%  

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

    360       361,872  

Northwest Florida Timber Finance LLC, 4.75%, 03/04/29(a)

    4,485       4,483,458  
   

 

 

 
      4,845,330  
Road & Rail — 1.4%  

CSX Corp., 3.80%, 04/15/50

    770       912,381  

Herc Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 07/15/27(a)

    796       797,711  

Norfolk Southern Corp., 6.00%, 03/15/05(d)

    12,700       17,018,442  

United Rentals North America, Inc.:

   

5.25%, 01/15/30

    44       45,430  

4.00%, 07/15/30

    344       332,727  
   

 

 

 
      19,106,691  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.9%  

Analog Devices, Inc., 2.95%, 04/01/25

    2,010       2,177,483  

Broadcom, Inc.(a):

   

4.70%, 04/15/25(d)

    5,865       6,608,532  

5.00%, 04/15/30

    10,970       12,608,620  

Lam Research Corp., 4.88%, 03/15/49

    875       1,213,325  

Microchip Technology, Inc., 4.25%, 09/01/25(a)

    2,061       2,074,115  

NVIDIA Corp.:

   

3.50%, 04/01/50(d)

    2,785       3,182,016  

3.70%, 04/01/60

    1,760       2,089,721  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC, 4.63%, 06/15/22(a)

    490       522,002  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc., 3.40%, 05/01/30(a)

    1,755       1,888,289  

Qorvo, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/29(a)

    523       535,594  

QUALCOMM, Inc., 4.30%, 05/20/47(d)

    3,500       4,365,625  

Sensata Tech, Inc., 4.38%, 02/15/30

    1,390       1,376,100  

Sensata Technologies BV(a):

   

5.63%, 11/01/24

    695       736,700  

5.00%, 10/01/25

    572       609,008  
   

 

 

 
      39,987,130  
Software — 1.0%  

CDK Global, Inc.:

   

5.88%, 06/15/26

    378       392,598  

4.88%, 06/01/27

    818       839,227  

5.25%, 05/15/29(a)

    1,590       1,651,088  

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

    1,430       1,487,200  

MSCI, Inc., 3.88%, 02/15/31(a)

    1,573       1,604,460  

PTC, Inc.(a):

   

3.63%, 02/15/25

    406       402,955  

4.00%, 02/15/28

    867       858,434  

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

    1,831       1,863,043  

Sophia LP/Sophia Finance, Inc., 9.00%, 09/30/23(a)

    480       484,800  

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

    3,889       3,945,935  

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

    684       673,740  
   

 

 

 
      14,203,480  
Specialty Retail — 0.6%  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.(a):

   

4.50%, 03/01/28

    197       191,090  

4.75%, 03/01/30

    191       186,225  

Gap, Inc., 8.88%, 05/15/27(a)

    350       374,472  

IAA, Inc., 5.50%, 06/15/27(a)

    1,054       1,087,328  

L Brands, Inc.:

   

6.88%, 07/01/25(a)

    604       623,630  

6.88%, 11/01/35

    1,119       930,896  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc., 5.50%, 05/15/26

  USD 1,160     $ 1,157,100  

PetSmart, Inc.(a):

   

7.13%, 03/15/23

    588       579,697  

5.88%, 06/01/25

    2,317       2,321,344  

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

    1,117       877,683  
   

 

 

 
      8,329,465  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.7%  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.(a):

   

5.88%, 06/15/21

    407       407,122  

7.13%, 06/15/24

    1,233       1,277,311  

5.85%, 07/15/25

    2,395       2,752,333  

8.35%, 07/15/46

    2,355       3,141,071  

NCR Corp.(a):

   

5.75%, 09/01/27

    512       512,000  

6.13%, 09/01/29

    199       198,503  

Presidio Holdings, Inc., 4.88%, 02/01/27(a)

    329       321,597  

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

    784       810,225  
   

 

 

 
      9,420,162  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%  

Levi Strauss & Co., 5.00%, 05/01/25

    270       271,015  

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

    365       375,950  
   

 

 

 
      646,965  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp.(a):

   

5.25%, 03/15/22

    480       456,000  

5.25%, 10/01/25

    268       231,070  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 01/15/27(a)

    654       621,300  
   

 

 

 
      1,308,370  
Tobacco — 2.1%  

Altria Group, Inc., 10.20%, 02/06/39(d)

    13,392       22,213,921  

BAT Capital Corp., 4.54%, 08/15/47

    3,000       3,257,346  

Reynolds American, Inc., 5.85%, 08/15/45

    2,335       2,870,079  
   

 

 

 
      28,341,346  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.1%  

Doric Nimrod Air Alpha Ltd. Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-1, Class A, 5.25%, 05/30/23(a)

    1,084       984,686  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.1%  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC(a):

   

5.63%, 02/15/27

    812       833,396  

5.00%, 07/31/27

    436       440,905  
   

 

 

 
      1,274,301  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 2.8%  

Altice France SA, 5.50%, 01/15/28(a)

    2,001       2,021,010  

Crown Castle International Corp.:

   

3.65%, 09/01/27(d)

    8,000       8,940,229  

3.30%, 07/01/30

    1,220       1,341,819  

4.15%, 07/01/50

    820       960,964  

Digicel International Finance Ltd./Digicel Holdings Bermuda Ltd., 8.75%, 05/25/24(a)

    635       616,744  

SBA Communications Corp., 3.88%, 02/15/27(a)

    2,908       2,897,095  

Sprint Capital Corp.:

   

6.88%, 11/15/28

    1,709       2,080,707  

8.75%, 03/15/32

    811       1,160,744  

Sprint Corp.:

   

7.88%, 09/15/23

    1,233       1,388,666  

7.13%, 06/15/24

    1,333       1,505,144  

7.63%, 02/15/25

    36       41,535  

7.63%, 03/01/26

    1,196       1,411,723  
 

 

 

22  

2020 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

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

T-Mobile USA, Inc.:

   

4.50%, 02/01/26

  USD 538     $ 544,434  

4.75%, 02/01/28

    913       964,493  

3.88%, 04/15/30(a)(d)

    2,925       3,255,408  

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 8.25%, 10/15/23

    245       231,525  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.(a):

   

3.50%, 02/15/25

    946       889,240  

4.25%, 12/01/26

    3,168       3,033,360  

3.75%, 02/15/27

    1,004       943,760  

4.13%, 08/15/30

    3,718       3,546,042  

VTR Comunicaciones SpA, 5.13%, 01/15/28(a)(g)

    449       458,205  
   

 

 

 
      38,232,847  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 106.7%
(Cost — $1,319,866,592)

 

    1,449,383,475  
   

 

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations — 2.0%

 

Brazil — 0.5%

 

Brazilian Government International Bond,
5.00%, 01/27/45

    6,525       6,270,117  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.4%  

Colombia Government International Bond,
5.63%, 02/26/44

    4,000       4,804,000  
   

 

 

 
Indonesia — 0.4%  

Indonesia Government International Bond,
5.88%, 01/15/24(a)

    4,400       4,984,375  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.4%  

Mexico Government International Bond,
4.75%, 03/08/44

    5,800       6,102,687  
   

 

 

 
Uruguay — 0.3%  

Uruguay Government International Bond,
5.10%, 06/18/50

    3,500       4,512,813  
   

 

 

 

Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 2.0%
(Cost — $23,630,075)

 

    26,673,992  
   

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds — 1.3%

 

Illinois — 0.4%

 

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Refunding ARB, O’Hare International Airport, General 3rd Lien, Build America Bonds, Series B, 6.85%, 01/01/38

    5,000       5,019,100  
   

 

 

 
New York — 0.9%  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Build America Bonds, Series B-1, 6.55%, 11/15/31

    10,000       12,330,900  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 1.3%
(Cost — $14,833,900)

 

    17,350,000  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Securities — 22.6%

 

Capital Trusts — 20.7%

 

Banks — 7.0%  

Barclays PLC, 8.00%(h)(i)

    4,500       4,663,125  

BNP Paribas SA(a)(h)(i):

   

7.20%(d)

    5,000       5,400,000  

7.38%

    4,535       4,971,494  

Capital One Financial Corp., Series E, 4.15%(b)(i)

    5,000       4,075,000  

CIT Group, Inc., Series A, 5.80%(h)(i)

    3,000       2,308,140  

Citigroup, Inc., 5.90%(h)(i)

    2,210       2,197,580  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Banks (continued)  

Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.50%(a)(h)(i)

  USD 3,250     $ 3,493,750  

HSBC Capital Funding LP, 10.18%(a)(d)(h)(i)

    11,835       18,699,300  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Series F, 5.63%(h)(i)

    6,450       6,617,055  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50%(h)(i)

    8,285       8,597,344  

Macquarie Bank Ltd., 6.13%(a)(h)(i)

    1,885       1,866,150  

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

    5,540       5,636,950  

U.S. Bancorp, Series J, 5.30%(d)(h)(i)

    10,415       10,519,150  

Wells Fargo & Co.,(h)(i):

   

Series Q, 5.85%

    551       13,630,380  

Series S, 5.90%

    281       277,509  

Series U, 5.88%

    2,655       2,759,527  
   

 

 

 
      95,712,454  
Capital Markets — 1.1%  

Morgan Stanley, Series H, 3.89%(h)(i)

    8,675       7,807,097  

State Street Corp.,(h)(i):

   

Series D, 5.90%

    220       5,783,584  

Series F, 5.25%

    1,855       1,770,690  
   

 

 

 
      15,361,371  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.3%  

AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 6.50%,(a)(h)

    5,000       3,750,000  
   

 

 

 
Consumer Finance — 0.3%  

American Express Co., Series C, 3.60%(h)(i)

    4,510       3,842,340  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 6.5%  

Bank of America Corp.,(h)(i):

   

Series AA, 6.10%

    8,630       9,104,650  

Series U, 5.20%(d)

    5,785       5,577,157  

BNP Paribas SA, 6.75%(a)(d)(h)(i)

    5,000       5,087,500  

Credit Agricole SA, 8.13%(a)(h)(i)

    5,000       5,706,250  

Credit Suisse Group AG(a)(h)(i):

   

5.10%

    1,230       1,165,425  

6.25%(d)

    7,255       7,557,388  

7.50%

    1,865       1,937,567  

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.50%(h)(i)

    2,615       2,683,644  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

   

8.75%,

    2,000       2,902,637  

Series 1, 4.23%(h)(i)

    1,785       1,624,886  

Series Q, 5.15%(h)(i)

    4,000       3,890,000  

Series R, 6.00%(d)(h)(i)

    14,130       14,235,975  

Series S, 6.75%(d)(h)(i)

    9,775       10,508,125  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC(h)(i):

   

8.00%

    970       1,070,744  

8.63%(d)

    5,135       5,339,116  

Societe Generale SA, 7.38%(a)(h)(i)

    1,980       1,997,226  

UBS Group AG, 7.00%(a)(d)(h)(i)

    7,500       7,790,625  
   

 

 

 
      88,178,915  
Electric Utilities — 0.5%  

PPL Capital Funding, Inc., Series A, 2.97%,(h)

    8,300       6,225,000  
   

 

 

 
Insurance — 3.1%  

ACE Capital Trust II, 9.70%,

    7,000       10,185,000  

Allstate Corp., Series B, 5.75%,(h)

    5,000       5,165,200  

American International Group, Inc., 8.18%,(h)

    3,755       4,787,625  

Equitable of Iowa Cos. Capital Trust II, Series B, 8.42%,

    5,000       5,560,345  

Farmers Exchange Capital II, 6.15%,(a)(h)

    4,890       6,042,311  

MetLife, Inc., 6.40%,(d)

    5,000       5,901,650  

Principal Financial Group, Inc., 3.44%,(h)

    5,000       4,481,000  
   

 

 

 
      42,123,131  
Media — 0.2%  

ViacomCBS, Inc., 5.88%,(h)

    2,111       2,080,390  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  23


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.8%  

Enbridge, Inc., Series 16-A, 6.00%,(h)

  USD 5,880     $ 5,791,800  

Energy Transfer Operating LP, Series B, 6.63%(h)(i)

    5,000       3,825,975  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.13%,(h)(i)

    2,500       1,950,000  
   

 

 

 
    11,567,775  
Road & Rail — 0.5%  

BNSF Funding Trust I, 6.61%,(h)(i)

    6,125       6,713,337  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.4%  

Vodafone Group PLC, 7.00%,(h)(i)

    4,745       5,559,030  
   

 

 

 

Total Capital Trusts — 20.7%
(Cost — $276,781,113)

 

    281,113,743  
   

 

 

 
         
Shares
        

Preferred Stocks — 1.9%

 

Banks — 0.9%

 

Citigroup, Inc., Series K, 6.88%(h)(i)

    488,320       12,896,531  
   

 

 

 
Capital Markets — 0.3%  

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

    162,450       4,126,230  
   

 

 

 
Electric Utilities — 0.2%  

Entergy Louisiana LLC, 5.25%(i)

    90,000       2,288,700  
   

 

 

 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%  

Vornado Realty Trust, Series K, 5.70%(i)

    50,000       1,138,000  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.4%  

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., 5.25%(a)(i)

    5,600,000       5,614,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 1.9%
(Cost — $25,436,903)

 

    26,063,461  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities — 22.6%
(Cost — $302,218,016)

 

    307,177,204  
   

 

 

 

Warrants — 0.0%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

 

SM Energy Co., (Expires 06/30/23)(l)

    29,074       108,737  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost — $124,727)

 

    108,737  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 139.3%
(Cost — $1,757,916,166)

 

    1,892,356,983  
   

 

 

 
Security       
Shares
    Values  

Short-Term Securities — 0.2%

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.11%(m)(n)

    2,778,414     $ 2,778,414  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.2%
(Cost — $2,778,414)

 

    2,778,414  
   

 

 

 

Options Purchased — 0.0%
(Cost — $4,025,705)

 

    444,723  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Options Written — 139.5%
(Cost — $1,764,720,285)

 

    1,895,580,120  
   

 

 

 

Options Written — (0.0)%
(Premiums Received — $2,295,735)

 

    (40,110
   

 

 

 

Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 139.5%
(Cost — $1,762,424,550)

 

    1,895,540,010  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (39.5)%

 

    (536,468,316
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 1,359,071,694  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

All or a portion of the 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) 

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

(g) 

When-issued security.

(h) 

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

(i) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(j) 

Convertible security.

(k) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(l) 

Non-income producing security.

(m) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 
(n) 

Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate/affiliates of the Trust during the six months ended June 30, 2020 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
12/31/19
     Shares
Purchased
    

Shares

Sold

     Shares
Held at
06/30/20
    

Value at

06/30/20

     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 (a)
    

Change in

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

     9,646,385               (6,867,971 )(b)       2,778,414      $ 2,778,414      $ 71,867      $      $  
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.

 
  (b) 

Represents net shares purchased (sold).

 

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

 

 

24  

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

Counterparty    Interest
Rate
    Trade
Date
     Maturity
Date
 (a)
     Face Value      Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
     Type of Non-Cash
Underlying Collateral
   Remaining Contractual
Maturity of the Agreements
 (a)

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     (0.25 )%      08/26/19        Open      $ 297,480      $ 297,234      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.25       08/26/19        Open        1,117,005        1,127,128      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.00       08/26/19        Open        4,917,250        4,993,467      Capital Trusts    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.00       08/26/19        Open        6,817,500        6,923,171      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.00       08/26/19        Open        946,250        960,917      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       08/26/19        Open        5,645,000        5,734,343      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       08/26/19        Open        16,005,000        16,258,310      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       08/26/19        Open        3,911,306        3,973,210      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       08/26/19        Open        8,130,000        8,258,673      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       08/26/19        Open        16,275,000        16,532,584      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       08/26/19        Open        10,400,000        10,564,600      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       08/26/19        Open        7,440,000        7,557,752      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       08/26/19        Open        802,280        814,978      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       08/26/19        Open        7,843,219        7,967,353      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       08/26/19        Open        7,350,000        7,466,328      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       08/26/19        Open        3,573,000        3,629,550      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       08/26/19        Open        8,714,875        8,852,805      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       08/26/19        Open        9,128,063        9,272,532      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       08/26/19        Open        5,633,250        5,722,407      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       08/26/19        Open        5,637,500        5,726,724      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       08/26/19        Open        8,979,968        9,122,101      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.04       08/26/19        Open        14,312,500        14,539,258      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.50       01/31/20        Open        488,565        490,350      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     0.95       02/05/20        Open        8,957,440        9,005,387      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     0.25       02/05/20        Open        652,650        654,291      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       02/05/20        Open        7,943,750        7,986,591      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.00       02/06/20        Open        5,618,088        5,648,956      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.05       02/06/20        Open        4,875,233        4,903,306      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.05       02/06/20        Open        1,668,040        1,677,645      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.05       02/06/20        Open        3,948,356        3,971,092      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.05       02/06/20        Open        4,785,469        4,813,025      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.05       02/06/20        Open        5,069,925        5,099,119      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.05       02/06/20        Open        1,529,955        1,538,765      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.05       02/06/20        Open        3,573,763        3,594,341      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.05       02/06/20        Open        4,020,000        4,043,149      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.05       02/06/20        Open        2,718,750        2,734,405      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.10       02/06/20        Open        3,817,630        3,840,388      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.10       02/06/20        Open        2,479,245        2,494,024      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.15       02/06/20        Open        4,725,125        4,754,250      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.15       02/06/20        Open        1,094,730        1,101,478      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       02/06/20        Open        19,391,156        19,493,633      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       02/06/20        Open        3,497,750        3,516,424      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.50       02/06/20        Open        2,920,965        2,940,117      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.50       02/06/20        Open        8,806,800        8,864,543      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.50       02/06/20        Open        10,051,220        10,117,122      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.50       02/06/20        Open        3,244,523        3,265,796      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.50       02/06/20        Open        2,948,430        2,967,762      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.50       02/06/20        Open        2,874,480        2,893,327      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.50       02/06/20        Open        3,088,800        3,109,052      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.50       02/06/20        Open        9,109,800        9,169,530      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.50       02/06/20        Open        3,277,010        3,298,496      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.10       03/10/20        Open        1,965,645        1,972,918      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.10       03/11/20        Open        521,255        523,160      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     0.95       03/16/20        Open        8,310,000        8,335,195      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.10       03/18/20        Open        7,188,750        7,211,814      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     0.75       03/20/20        Open        385,193        386,019      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     0.75       03/20/20        Open        495,158        496,220      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     0.80       03/20/20        Open        1,653,728        1,657,513      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     1.10       03/20/20        Open        985,403        988,504      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.95       03/25/20        Open        8,092,700        8,113,415      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.95       03/25/20        Open        2,229,975        2,235,683      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.95       03/25/20        Open        8,682,750        8,704,975      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

Counterparty    Interest
Rate
    Trade
Date
     Maturity
Date
 (a)
     Face Value      Face Value
Including
Accrued Interest
     Type of Non-Cash
Underlying Collateral
   Remaining Contractual
Maturity of the Agreements
 (a)

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.30 %       03/26/20        Open      $ 4,305,000      $ 4,319,924      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.30       03/26/20        Open        2,269,200        2,277,067      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.40       03/27/20        Open        4,875,000        4,893,200      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.25       03/27/20        Open        4,712,500        4,740,775      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     0.45       03/27/20        Open        5,255,000        5,267,809      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.45       03/31/20        Open        1,814,000        1,820,722      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.75       03/31/20        Open        4,516,875        4,536,856      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.75       03/31/20        Open        4,087,500        4,105,582      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     0.45       04/08/20        Open        5,016,000        5,023,496      Capital Trusts    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       04/08/20        Open        2,112,500        2,119,744      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       04/08/20        Open        2,500,000        2,508,573      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       04/08/20        Open        6,760,000        6,783,181      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       04/08/20        Open        6,637,063        6,659,822      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     0.45       04/08/20        Open        2,072,500        2,079,607      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.10       04/13/20        Open        1,123,750        1,126,463      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.10       04/13/20        Open        2,608,525        2,614,822      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.10       04/13/20        Open        3,950,625        3,960,161      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.10       04/13/20        Open        3,978,315        3,987,918      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     0.75       04/14/20        Open        195,880        196,194      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.90       04/15/20        Open        8,907,469        8,924,393      Capital Trusts    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.90       04/15/20        Open        8,826,713        8,843,483      Capital Trusts    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.90       04/15/20        Open        12,275,438        12,298,761      Capital Trusts    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.90       04/15/20        Open        15,341,119        15,370,267      Capital Trusts    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.00       04/15/20        Open        1,830,567        1,834,432      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.00       04/15/20        Open        2,275,000        2,279,803      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.00       04/15/20        Open        3,931,250        3,939,549      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.00       04/15/20        Open        4,542,125        4,551,714      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.10       04/17/20        Open        1,033,875        1,036,150      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     0.45       04/30/20        Open        3,053,125        3,055,453      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     0.45       04/30/20        Open        533,400        533,807      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     0.75       04/30/20        Open        4,749,875        4,755,911      Capital Trusts    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.08       04/30/20        Open        778,414        779,862      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     0.45       05/04/20        Open        2,989,000        2,992,064      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.65       05/14/20        Open        5,287,247        5,291,161      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     0.60       05/20/20        Open        1,626,923        1,628,034      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     0.60       05/26/20        Open        7,582,500        7,587,050      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.65       05/29/20        Open        3,905,000        3,907,327      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.65       05/29/20        Open        5,675,175        5,678,556      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.65       05/29/20        Open        4,950,000        4,952,949      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     0.55       06/04/20        Open        6,187,575        6,190,127      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.05       06/09/20        Open        1,196,748        1,197,481      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.20       06/15/20        Open        4,656,250        4,658,733      Capital Trusts    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.55       06/26/20        Open        4,436,606        4,436,674      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.55       06/26/20        Open        5,390,438        5,390,520      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.55       06/26/20        Open        5,677,031        5,677,118      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.00       06/26/20        Open        6,066,994        6,067,331      Capital Trusts    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.00       06/26/20        Open        3,996,281        3,996,392      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.00       06/26/20        Open        6,403,125        6,404,014      Capital Trusts    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.00       06/26/20        Open        4,162,500        4,162,616      Capital Trusts    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.50       06/29/20        Open        2,293,996        2,294,187      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand
          

 

 

    

 

 

       
           $ 550,916,643      $ 554,645,040        
          

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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2020 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount (000)
      

Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

                 

U.S. Ultra Treasury Bond

     121          09/21/20        $ 26,397        $ (105,884
                 

 

 

 

Short Contracts 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     638          09/21/20          88,792          (161,199

Long U.S. Treasury Bond

     113          09/21/20          20,178          27,650  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     53          09/30/20          6,664          (17,198
                 

 

 

 
                    (150,747
                 

 

 

 
                  $ (256,631
                 

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Exercise
Price
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value  

Put

                          

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     2,971          07/02/20        USD     300.00        USD     91,614        $ 179,746  
                          

 

 

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Purchased

 

  

 

  Paid by the Trust   Received by the Trust   Counterparty  

Expiration

Date

   

Exercise

Rate

    Notional
Amount (000)
    Value  
Description   Rate     Frequency   Rate     Frequency

Put

                                                                   

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 07/19/30(a)

    2.35   Semi-Annual    
3-Month LIBOR,
0.30%
 
 
  Quarterly   Barclays Bank PLC     07/17/20       2.35     USD       462,000     $ 5  

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 01/17/31(a)

    2.50     Semi-Annual    
3-Month LIBOR,
0.30%
 
 
  Quarterly   Citibank N.A.     01/15/21       2.50       USD       67,000       14,513  

30-Year Interest Rate Swap, 08/15/51(a)

    2.50     Semi-Annual    
3-Month LIBOR,
0.30%
 
 
  Quarterly   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     08/13/21       2.50       USD       40,000       250,459  
                   

 

 

 
                    $ 264,977  
                   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Forward settling swaption.

 

Exchange-Traded Options Written

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
       Expiration
Date
       Exercise
Price
       Notional
Amount (000)
       Value  

Put

                          

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     2,971          07/02/20        USD     290.00        USD     91,614        $ (40,108
                          

 

 

 

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaptions Written

 

  

 

  Paid by the Trust      Received by the Trust      Counterparty      Expiration
Date
     Exercise
Rate
    Notional
Amount (000)
     Value  
Description   Rate     Frequency      Rate     Frequency  

Put

                                                                                     

10-Year Interest Rate Swap, 07/19/30(a)

    3-Month LIBOR, 0.30 %,      Quarterly        1.95     Semi-Annual        Barclays Bank PLC        07/17/20        1.95     USD        154,000      $ (2
                         

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Forward settling swaption.

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

Reference Obligation/Index   

Financing

Rate Paid

by the Trust

    Payment
Frequency
     Counterparty   Termination
Date
     Notional
Amount (000)
     Value     

Upfront

Premium
Paid

(Received)

     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     1.00     Quarterly      Citibank N.A.     06/20/21      USD      1,920      $ (16,637    $ 5,565      $ (22,202

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     1.00       Quarterly      Goldman Sachs International     06/20/21      USD      1,155        (10,008      3,561        (13,569

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     1.00       Quarterly      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     06/20/21      USD      9,500        (82,318      24,089        (106,407
                  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

                   $ (108,963    $ 33,215      $ (142,178
                  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  27


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for OTC Swaps and Options Written

 

      Swap
Premiums
Paid
     Swap
Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
     Value  

OTC Swaps

   $ 33,215      $      $      $ (142,178    $ (108,963

Options Written

                   2,255,625               (40,110

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

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

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

 

                 

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 27,650      $      $ 27,650  

Options purchased(b)

                    

Investments at value — unaffiliated(c)

                   179,746               264,977               444,723  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

            33,215                                    33,215  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 33,215      $ 179,746      $      $ 292,627      $      $ 505,588  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments                                                 

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 284,281      $      $ 284,281  

Options written(b)

                    

Options written at value

                   40,108               2               40,110  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

            142,178                                    142,178  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 142,178      $ 40,108      $      $ 284,283      $      $ 466,569  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 
  (b) 

Includes forward settling swaptions.

 
  (c)

Includes options purchased at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments.

 

For the period ended June 30, 2020, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

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

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $ 538,584      $      $ 8,434,206      $      $ 8,972,790  

Options purchased(a)

                   (2,496,554             (2,721,213             (5,217,767

Options written

                   1,023,668                             1,023,668  

Swaps

            (1,437,754                                  (1,437,754
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ (1,437,754    $ (934,302    $      $ 5,712,993      $      $ 3,340,937  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ 174,979      $      $ 174,979  

Options purchased(b)

                   (826,760             (2,466,097             (3,292,857

Options written

                   445,626               2,406,275               2,851,901  

Swaps

            70,312                                    70,312  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 70,312      $ (381,134    $      $ 115,157      $      $ (195,665
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Options purchased are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments.

 
  (b) 

Options purchased are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

        

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 37,513,180  

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 94,312,496  

Options:

 

Average market value of option contracts purchased

   $ 89,873  

Average market value of option contracts written

   $ 20,054  

Average notional value of swaption contracts purchased

   $ 607,650,000  

Average notional value of swaption contracts written

   $ 154,000,000  

Credit default swaps:

  

Average notional value — buy protection

   $ 12,575,000  

Average notional value — sell protection

   $ 14,300,000  

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

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

      Assets      Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

     

Futures contracts

   $ 154,313      $ 122,854  

Options(a)

     444,723 (b)       40,110  

Swaps — OTC(c)

     33,215        142,178  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   $ 632,251      $ 305,142  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

     (334,059      (162,962
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $ 298,192      $ 142,180  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes forward settling swaptions.

 
  (b)

Includes options purchased at value which is included in Investments at value — unaffiliated in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and reported in the Schedule of Investments.

 
  (c)

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following table presents the Trust’s derivative assets (and liabilities) by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received (and pledged) by the Trust:

 

Counterparty

   Derivative
Assets
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
       Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 (a)
       Non-cash
Collateral
Received
       Cash
Collateral
Received
 (b)
       Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
  (c)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 5        $ (2      $        $        $ 3  

Citibank N.A.

     20,078          (20,078                           

Goldman Sachs International

     3,561          (3,561                           

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     274,548          (106,407                 (168,141         
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 298,192        $ (130,048      $        $ (168,141      $ 3  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                      
Counterparty    Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
       Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 (a)
       Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
       Cash
Collateral
Pledged
       Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
  (d)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 2        $ (2      $        $        $  

Citibank N.A.

     22,202          (20,078                          2,124  

Goldman Sachs International

     13,569          (3,561                          10,008  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     106,407          (106,407                           
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 142,180        $ (130,048      $        $        $ 12,132  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative asset and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Excess of collateral received from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (c) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (d) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default. Net amount may be offset further by the options written receivable/payable on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (BTZ)

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

   $        $ 91,663,575        $        $ 91,663,575  

Corporate Bonds

              1,445,742,165          3,641,310          1,449,383,475  

Foreign Agency Obligations

              26,673,992                   26,673,992  

Municipal Bonds

              17,350,000                   17,350,000  

Preferred Securities

     39,863,425          267,313,779                   307,177,204  

Warrants

              108,737                   108,737  

Short-Term Securities

     2,778,414                            2,778,414  

Options Purchased

 

Equity Contracts

     179,746                            179,746  

Interest Rate Contracts

              264,977                   264,977  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 42,821,585        $ 1,849,117,225        $ 3,641,310        $ 1,895,580,120  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments (a)

                 

Assets:

                 

Interest rate contracts

   $ 27,650        $        $        $ 27,650  

Liabilities:

 

Credit contracts

              (142,178                 (142,178

Equity contracts

     (40,108                          (40,108

Interest rate contracts

     (284,281        (2                 (284,283
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ (296,739      $ (142,180      $        $ (438,919
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

The breakdown of the Trust’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

  (a) 

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 statement purposes. As of period end, reverse repurchase agreements of $554,645,040 are categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

 

Security

        

Shares

    Value  

Common Stocks — 0.1%

     
Auto Components — 0.0%  

Lear Corp.

      89     $ 9,703  
   

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.0%  

McDermott International, Inc.(a)

      6,650       479  

Pioneer Energy Services Corp.(a)(b)

      546       21,203  
     

 

 

 
    21,682  
Health Care Management Services — 0.0%                  

New Millennium HoldCo, Inc.(a)

      9,191       9  
   

 

 

 
Household Durables — 0.0%  

Berkline Benchcraft Equity LLC(a)(b)

      6,155        
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.1%  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(a)

      72,096       74,980  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 0.0%  

Ameriforge Group, Inc.

      832       20,800  

Preferred Proppants LLC(a)(b)

      7,476       29,904  
   

 

 

 
      50,704  
Software — 0.0%  

Avaya Holdings Corp.(a)

      40       494  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 0.1%
(Cost — $578,264)

 

    157,572  
 

 

 

 
     Par
(000)
        

Corporate Bonds — 7.4%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.3%

 

TransDigm, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/25(c)

    USD       198       207,851  

Wolverine Escrow LLC, 9.00%, 11/15/26(c)

      960       691,200  
     

 

 

 
        899,051  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%  

FedEx Corp., 3.80%, 05/15/25

      415       461,318  
     

 

 

 
Airlines — 1.0%  

American Airlines, Inc., 11.75%, 07/15/25(c)

      1,452       1,375,320  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd., 6.50%, 06/20/27(c)

      1,507       1,510,767  
     

 

 

 
        2,886,087  
Auto Components — 0.7%  

Clarios Global LP, 6.75%, 05/15/25(c)

      305       317,200  

Ford Motor Co., 8.50%, 04/21/23

      1,256       1,328,220  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.13%, 06/16/25

      200       200,080  
     

 

 

 
        1,845,500  
Automobiles — 0.2%  

General Motors Co., 6.13%, 10/01/25

      406       456,216  
   

 

 

 
Chemicals — 0.0%  

Illuminate Buyer LLC/Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc., 9.00%, 07/01/28(c)

      32       33,360  
   

 

 

 
Construction Materials — 0.3%  

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 4.00%, 01/15/28(c)

      821       797,823  

Core & Main LP, 6.13%, 08/15/25(c)

      140       139,531  
     

 

 

 
        937,354  
Consumer Finance — 0.3%  

Equifax, Inc., 2.60%, 12/15/25

      85       90,544  

Husky III Holding Ltd., (13.00% Cash or 13.00% PIK), 13.00%, 02/15/25(c)(d)

      561       539,962  

PayPal Holdings, Inc., 1.65%, 06/01/25

      261       269,808  
     

 

 

 
        900,314  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.5%  

Ally Financial, Inc., 3.05%, 06/05/23

    USD       858     $ 868,310  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 2.75%, 06/20/25

      569       562,005  
     

 

 

 
        1,430,315  
Electric Utilities — 0.0%  

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/TCEH Finance, Inc. 11.50%, 10/01/20(b)

      654        
     

 

 

 
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%  

Pioneer Energy Services Corp.(c):

     

11.00%, 05/15/25

      224       179,099  

(5.00% PIK), 5.00%, 11/15/25(d)(f)

      153       82,688  
     

 

 

 
        261,787  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%  

Marriott International, Inc., Series EE, 5.75%, 05/01/25

      233       253,121  
   

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.1%  

Colt Merger Sub, Inc., 5.75%, 07/01/25(c)(g)

      266       267,516  

IRB Holding Corp., 7.00%, 06/15/25(c)

      128       131,930  
   

 

 

 
        399,446  
Household Products — 0.0%  

Berkline Benchcraft LLC, 4.50%, 06/01/21(a)(b)(e)

      400        
   

 

 

 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.5%  

Booking Holdings, Inc., 4.10%, 04/13/25

      796       893,414  

Expedia Group, Inc., 6.25%, 05/01/25(c)

      473       503,874  
   

 

 

 
        1,397,288  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 0.4%  

Fiserv, Inc., 2.25%, 06/01/27

      968       1,012,232  
   

 

 

 
Machinery — 0.0%  

Clark Equipment Co., 5.88%, 06/01/25(c)

      73       74,643  
   

 

 

 
Media — 0.3%  

Connect Finco Sarl/Connect US Finco LLC, 6.75%, 10/01/26(c)

      216       204,660  

Univision Communications, Inc., 6.63%, 06/01/27(c)

      140       133,700  

Zayo Group Holdings Inc.,(c):

     

4.00%, 03/01/27

      460       437,718  

6.13%, 03/01/28

      175       170,187  
   

 

 

 
        946,265  
   

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 0.1%  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 3.88%, 03/15/23

      375       375,000  
   

 

 

 
Oil: Crude Producers — 0.0%  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 4.63%, 06/15/25(c)

      85       83,120  
   

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4%  

Cushman & Wakefield US Borrower LLC, 6.75%, 05/15/28(c)

      1,027       1,070,648  

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 7.63%, 06/15/25(c)

      76       76,015  
   

 

 

 
        1,146,663  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.3%  

Broadcom, Inc.(c):

     

4.70%, 04/15/25

      1,097       1,236,071  

3.15%, 11/15/25

      406       432,115  

Microchip Technology, Inc.(c):

     

2.67%, 09/01/23

      1,556       1,601,563  

4.25%, 09/01/25

      214       215,362  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc., 2.70%, 05/01/25(c)

      47       49,269  
   

 

 

 
        3,534,380  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  31


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Software — 0.3%  

Castle US Holding Corp., 9.50%, 02/15/28(c)

    USD       401     $ 370,925  

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

      409       416,158  

Tempo Acquisition LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp., 5.75%, 06/01/25(c)

      47       48,175  
   

 

 

 
        835,258  
Specialty Retail — 0.0%  

AutoNation, Inc., 4.75%, 06/01/30

      87       94,271  
   

 

 

 
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.2%  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp., 5.85%, 07/15/25(c)

      446       512,543  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.1%  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 4.00%, 01/15/31

      251       249,180  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 7.4%
(Cost — $20,919,314)

 

    21,024,712  
   

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests(h) — 135.2%

 

Aerospace & Defense — 2.6%

 

Bleriot US Bidco, Inc.,:

     

Delayed Draw Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%), 5.06%, 10/31/26

      61       58,304  

Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%), 5.06%, 10/31/26

      389       373,145  

Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.,:

     

2020 CAD Term Loan B2, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 3.81%, 04/06/26

      1,587       1,350,658  

2020 Term Loan B1, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 3.81%, 04/06/26

      2,951       2,512,223  

Nordam Group, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 7.75%, 04/09/26(b)

      466       354,236  

TransDigm, Inc.,:

     

2020 Term Loan F, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.43%, 12/09/25

      2,709       2,430,501  

2020 Term Loan G, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.43%, 08/22/24

      470       423,979  
     

 

 

 
    7,503,046  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.6%  

WestJet Airlines Ltd., Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.00%, 12/11/26(i)

      2,060       1,645,982  
   

 

 

 
Airlines — 1.3%  

American Airlines, Inc.,:

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.93%, 01/29/27

      243       182,816  

2017 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 2.18%, 12/14/23

      1,226       975,181  

Repriced Term Loan B due 2023, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 2.18%, 04/28/23

      846       666,030  

JetBlue Airways Corp., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor), 6.25%, 06/12/24

      478       467,245  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, 1.00%, 06/25/27

      1,472       1,460,342  
     

 

 

 
        3,751,614  
Auto Components — 2.9%  

Dealer Tire LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 4.43%, 12/12/25

      1,455       1,386,800  

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP, USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 3.68%, 04/30/26

      4,041       3,839,159  

USI, Inc.,:

     

2017 Repriced Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.31%, 05/16/24

      2,373       2,247,429  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Auto Components (continued)  

2019 Incremental Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 4.31%, 12/02/26

    USD       135     $ 131,148  

Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.07%, 02/05/26

      580       549,263  
     

 

 

 
        8,153,799  
Banks — 0.7%  

Capri Finance LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.76%, 11/01/24

      2,181       2,085,642  
   

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.5%  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 4.43%, 07/10/26

      1,470       1,425,235  
   

 

 

 
Building Products — 1.1%  

CPG International, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, (12 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 4.75%, 05/05/24(i)

      866       855,629  

Wilsonart LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 4.25%, 12/19/23

      2,216       2,132,545  
     

 

 

 
        2,988,174  
Capital Markets — 1.9%  

Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC, 2020 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 4.75%, 04/09/27(i)

      2,410       2,338,109  

Fortress Investment Group LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 2.18%, 12/27/22

      570       548,190  

Greenhill & Co., Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.44%, 04/12/24(b)

      779       732,547  

Jefferies Finance LLC, 2019 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.19%, 06/03/26

      718       676,899  

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) Sarl,:

     

2019 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 9.00%), 9.31%, 05/28/27

      705       200,220  

2019 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 6.07%, 05/29/26

      1,455       951,387  
     

 

 

 
        5,447,352  
Chemicals — 5.1%  

Alpha 3 BV, 2017 Term Loan B1, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.00%, 01/31/24

      1,880       1,806,568  

Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, 2019 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor), 6.25%, 08/27/26

      1,598       1,565,104  

Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 2.06%, 06/01/24

      1,160       1,108,096  

Charter NEX US Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 3.75%, 05/16/24

      1,766       1,686,058  

Charter NEX US, Inc., Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.43%, 05/16/24

      381       363,885  

Chemours Co., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.93%, 04/03/25

      405       381,351  

Element Materials Technology Group US Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 4.50%, 06/28/24

      724       668,794  

Encapsys LLC, 2020 Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 4.25%, 11/07/24(b)

      768       733,784  

Illuminate Buyer LLC, Term Loan, 1.00%, 06/16/27(i)

      1,388       1,365,396  

Invictus US LLC,:

     

1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.78%, 03/28/25

      477       440,000  

2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%), 8.53%, 03/30/26

      265       209,793  

Messer Industries GmbH, 2018 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 2.81%, 03/01/26

      1,776       1,689,691  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Chemicals (continued)  

Minerals Technologies Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, 1.00%, 02/14/24(b)(i)

    USD       315     $ 305,456  

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.43%, 05/15/24

      649       606,415  

Oxea Holding Drei GmbH, 2017 Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 3.69%, 10/14/24

      1,603       1,471,188  

Starfruit Finco BV, 2018 USD Term Loan B, 1.00%, 10/01/25(i)

      128       119,476  
 

 

 

 
        14,521,055  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 4.8%  

Advanced Disposal Services, Inc., Term Loan B3, (1 Week LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.00%, 11/10/23

      1,846       1,822,364  

Aramark Services, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.93%, 03/11/25

      95       89,742  

Asurion LLC,:

     

2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%), 6.68%, 08/04/25

      991       983,567  

2017 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.18%, 08/04/22

      (j)      118  

2018 Term Loan B6, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.18%, 11/03/23

      1,946       1,879,812  

2018 Term Loan B7, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.18%, 11/03/24

      709       682,416  

Creative Artists Agency LLC,:

     

2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 3.93%, 11/27/26

      523       493,781  

2020 Incremental Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.25%, 11/27/26

      1,225       1,155,833  

Diamond (BC) BV, Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.76%, 09/06/24

      1,143       1,048,083  

EnergySolutions LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 4.75%, 05/09/25

      352       323,087  

GFL Environmental, Inc., 2018 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.00%, 05/30/25

      291       282,417  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., Term Loan B7, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.75%, 11/03/23

      283       205,317  

KAR Auction Services, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B6, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.50%, 09/19/26

      613       580,350  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 2019 Term Loan B1, (12 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 4.25%, 09/23/26

      1,369       1,313,776  

Verscend Holding Corp., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 4.68%, 08/27/25

      1,660       1,601,073  

West Corp., 2017 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.00%, 10/10/24

      1,540       1,308,554  
     

 

 

 
        13,770,290  
Communications Equipment — 0.3%  

Avantor, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 1.00% Floor), 3.25%, 11/21/24

      871       847,069  
   

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering — 1.1%  

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.25%, 06/21/24

      1,743       1,590,878  

Ply Gem Midco, Inc., 2018 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 3.94%, 04/12/25

      265       251,668  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.32%, 05/23/25

      1,393       1,312,966  
 

 

 

 
        3,155,512  
Construction Materials — 2.4%  

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 2019 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 2.18%, 01/15/27

      901       857,355  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Construction Materials (continued)  

Core & Main LP, 2017 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 3.75%, 08/01/24

    USD       3,134     $ 2,978,725  

Filtration Group Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.18%, 03/29/25(b)

      1,748       1,660,885  

Forterra Finance LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.00%, 10/25/23(i)

      1,492       1,447,051  
 

 

 

 
        6,944,016  
Containers & Packaging — 2.4%  

Berry Global, Inc.,:

     

2019 Term Loan Y, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 2.18%, 07/01/26

      963       918,496  

Term Loan W, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 2.18%, 10/01/22

      2,946       2,863,883  

BWAY Holding Co., 2017 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.56%, 04/03/24

      1,509       1,350,953  

Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.43%, 12/29/23

      1,328       1,266,232  

Pregis TopCo Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 4.18%, 07/31/26

      389       373,985  
 

 

 

 
        6,773,549  
Distributors — 0.5%  

TriMark USA LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.58%, 08/28/24

      1,934       1,444,777  
   

 

 

 
Diversified Consumer Services — 3.3%  

Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 4.18%, 02/01/27

      344       336,975  

Ascend Learning LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.00%, 07/12/24

      971       921,702  

BidFair MergerRight, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.50%, 01/15/27

      1,879       1,750,240  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (PRIME + 0.75%), 4.00%, 11/07/23

      1,154       1,117,034  

Genuine Financial Holdings LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 3.93%, 07/12/25

      1,618       1,444,895  

Nomad Foods Europe Midco Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.43%, 05/15/24

      701       673,789  

Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC,:

     

2020 Super Priority First Out Term Loan, 1.00%, 08/10/23(i)

      293       286,765  

2020 Super Priority Second Out Term Loan, (2 mo. LIBOR + 7.50%), 8.50%, 08/10/23

      460       383,268  

TruGreen LP, 2019 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 3.93%, 03/19/26

      1,154       1,116,379  

Uber Technologies, Inc., 2018 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 3.68%, 07/13/23

      1,324       1,258,154  
 

 

 

 
        9,289,201  
Diversified Financial Services — 3.2%  

Advisor Group, Inc., 2019 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 5.18%, 07/31/26

      1,128       1,041,735  

AlixPartners LLP, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 1.00% Floor), 3.50%, 04/04/24

      2,720       2,624,049  

Allsup’s Convenience Stores, Inc., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.25%), 6.43%, 11/18/24

      497       478,173  

EG Finco Ltd., 2018 Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.07%, 02/07/25

      751       703,819  

Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 4.50%, 07/03/24

      1,050       893,982  

SMG US Midco 2, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.52%, 01/23/25(b)

      964       847,885  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  33


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

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

SSH Group Holdings, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 4.56%, 07/30/25(b)

    USD       319     $ 295,030  

VS Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.43%, 02/28/27

      1,317       1,267,324  

Ziggo Financing Partnership, USD Term Loan I, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 2.68%, 04/30/28

      1,003       944,284  
 

 

 

 
        9,096,281  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.3%  

Hargray Communications Group, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.00%, 05/16/24

      890       849,695  

Iridium Satellite LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 4.75%, 11/04/26(i)

      1,086       1,063,887  

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.93%, 03/01/27

      1,183       1,116,521  

MTN Infrastructure TopCo, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.00%, 11/15/24

      1,428       1,365,233  

Northwest Fiber LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%), 5.67%, 05/21/27(b)

      593       587,070  

TDC A/S, EUR Term Loan, (EURIBOR + 3.00%), 3.00%, 06/04/25

    EUR       819       890,540  

Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd., Term Loan L, (LIBOR - GBP + 3.25%), 3.34%, 01/15/27

    GBP       600       715,120  
 

 

 

 
        6,588,066  
Electric Utilities — 0.6%  

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC/TCEH Finance, Inc., Term Loan, 1.00%, 11/10/20(a)(b)(e)

    USD       1,050        

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 2020 Exit Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.50%, 06/23/25

      1,832       1,797,650  
   

 

 

 
        1,797,650  
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.1%  

Gates Global LLC, 2017 Repriced Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 3.75%, 04/01/24(i)

      2,388       2,294,672  

GrafTech Finance, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 4.50%, 02/12/25

      956       928,528  
 

 

 

 
        3,223,200  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.6%  

Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.44%, 08/09/26(b)

      451       417,577  

Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 2.93%, 08/21/25

      1,341       1,259,871  

RHP Hotel Properties LP, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 2.18%, 05/11/24

      451       423,262  

VICI Properties 1 LLC, Replacement Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.94%, 12/20/24

      2,668       2,480,762  
 

 

 

 
        4,581,472  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.1%  

Hearthside Food Solutions LLC,:

     

2018 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 4.18%, 05/23/25

      590       561,682  

2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.68%), 3.87%, 05/23/25

      524       496,982  

2020 Incremental Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.00%, 05/23/25

      103       100,168  

US Foods, Inc.,:

     

2016 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.93%, 06/27/23

      1,626       1,525,102  

2019 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.07%, 09/13/26

    USD       403       374,596  
 

 

 

 
        3,058,530  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Food Products — 3.9%  

8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 3.68%, 10/01/25

    USD       677     $ 655,159  

B&G Foods, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 2.68%, 10/10/26

      110       107,937  

Chobani LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 4.50%, 10/10/23

      2,331       2,236,037  

Froneri International Ltd.,:

     

2020 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%), 5.93%, 01/31/28

      139       131,703  

2020 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.43%, 01/29/27

      3,230       3,030,160  

Hostess Brands LLC, 2019 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.01%, 08/03/25

      856       824,696  

JBS USA LUX SA, 2019 Term Loan B, (2 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.07%, 05/01/26

      322       306,398  

Pathway Vet Alliance LLC,(i):

     

2020 Delayed Draw Term Loan, 1.00%, 03/31/27

      27       26,298  

2020 Term Loan, 1.00%, 03/31/27

      334       323,579  

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 2.93%, 02/05/23

      3,678       3,504,372  
 

 

 

 
        11,146,339  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.5%  

Immucor, Inc., Extended Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.00%, 06/15/21

      1,784       1,712,390  

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.50%, 09/24/24

      492       366,680  

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics SA, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.43%, 06/30/25

      2,197       2,050,112  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        4,129,182  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.2%  

AHP Health Partners, Inc., 2018 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.50%, 06/30/25

      491       471,372  

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.07%, 06/07/23

      1,177       1,131,959  

Da Vinci Purchaser Corp., 2019 Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.24%, 01/08/27

      600       582,750  

DentalCorp Perfect Smile ULC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 4.75%, 06/06/25

      435       386,482  

Envision Healthcare Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 3.93%, 10/10/25

      1,350       880,775  

EyeCare Partners LLC,:

     

2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 8.25%), 8.56%, 02/18/28

      780       663,000  

2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 4.06%, 02/05/27

      859       771,120  

Gentiva Health Services, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.44%, 07/02/25

      1,459       1,410,007  

HC Group Holdings II, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 4.68%, 08/06/26

      1,422       1,379,199  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 2016 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 3.75%, 06/07/23

      226       214,435  

nThrive, Inc., 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.50%, 10/20/22

      822       674,033  

Team Health Holdings, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 3.75%, 02/06/24

      526       400,487  
 

 

 

 
        8,965,619  
 

 

 

34  

2020 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Health Care Services — 0.8%  

Emerald TopCo., Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.26%, 07/24/26(b)

    USD       1,299     $ 1,256,610  

WP CityMD Bidco LLC, 2019 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.50%, 08/13/26

      1,080       1,061,773  
     

 

 

 
        2,318,383  
Health Care Technology — 1.1%  

Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 1.00% Floor), 3.50%, 03/01/24

      2,233       2,140,588  

GoodRx, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 2.93%, 10/10/25

      647       615,812  

Quintiles IMS, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 2.50%, 03/07/24

      307       296,594  
     

 

 

 
        3,052,994  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.5%  

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co., Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.93%, 11/19/26

      1,919       1,814,936  

Aimbridge Acquisition Co., Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 3.93%, 02/02/26

      268       231,714  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd., 2020 Incremental Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 4.75%, 10/19/24

      621       614,790  

Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 2.86%, 10/19/24

      855       810,282  

Boyd Gaming Corp., Term Loan B3, (1 Week LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.36%, 09/15/23

      711       667,101  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC,:

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 2.93%, 12/23/24

      2,129       1,887,625  

2020 Term Loan, 1.00%, 06/19/25(i)

      2,278       2,137,060  

CCM Merger, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.00%, 08/08/21

      807       780,925  

Four Seasons Hotels Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 2.18%, 11/30/23

      840       794,109  

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd., 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.31%, 03/13/25

      93       75,062  

Golden Nugget LLC, 2017 Incremental Term Loan B, (2 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.25%, 10/04/23(i)

      1,135       896,504  

Golden Nugget, Inc., 2020 Initial Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 12.00%, 1.00% Floor),
13.00%, 10/04/23(b)(i)

      110       109,684  

IRB Holding Corp, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 3.75%, 02/05/25

      1,583       1,458,335  

KFC Holding Co., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.94%, 04/03/25

      867       828,684  

Playa Resorts Holding BV, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 3.75%, 04/29/24

      372       312,134  

Playtika Holding Corp., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.07%, 12/10/24

      910       908,121  

Scientific Games International, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B5, (6 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.61%, 08/14/24

      655       577,474  

Stars Group Holdings BV, 2018 USD Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 3.81%, 07/10/25

      666       661,520  

Station Casinos LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.50%, 02/08/27(i)

      1,287       1,168,107  

Whatabrands LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 2.93%, 07/31/26

      1,487       1,421,390  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.93%, 05/30/25

      345       324,676  
 

 

 

 
        18,480,233  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Household Durables — 0.4%  

Reynolds Consumer Products LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.93%, 02/04/27

    USD       1,083     $ 1,042,077  
   

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 1.0%  

Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 2.18%, 01/15/25

      318       305,930  

Calpine Corp.,:

     

2019 Term Loan B10, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 2.18%, 08/12/26

      478       459,022  

Term Loan B9, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.43%, 04/05/26

      2,244       2,160,749  
 

 

 

 
        2,925,701  
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.4%  

Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.00%, 11/28/21

      826       751,405  

Vertical US Newco Inc, USD Term Loan B, 1.00%, 07/01/27(b)(i)

      1,191       1,173,135  

Vertiv Group Corp., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.18%, 03/02/27

      5,323       5,016,607  
 

 

 

 
        6,941,147  
Insurance — 4.3%  

Alliant Holdings I, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 2.93%, 05/09/25

      2,022       1,911,997  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.44%, 05/09/25

      641       610,090  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 3.75%, 01/25/24

      1,746       1,693,119  

AssuredPartners Capital, Inc., 2020 Incremental Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.50%, 02/12/27

      423       414,481  

AssuredPartners, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 3.68%, 02/12/27

      892       850,957  

Davis Vision, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.00%, 12/02/24

      580       554,556  

Hub International Ltd.,:

     

2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.02%, 04/25/25

      1,946       1,847,208  

2019 Incremental Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.00%, 04/25/25

      548       537,769  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.,:

     

2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 4.18%, 09/03/26

      1,122       1,073,842  

2020 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.25%, 09/03/26

      818       792,094  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.43%, 12/31/25

      1,945       1,831,864  
 

 

 

 
        12,117,977  
Interactive Media & Services — 1.6%  

Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2019 Extended Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 5.25%, 08/27/26

      493       466,036  

Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Non-Extended Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 4.75%, 10/19/23(b)

      2,019       1,928,233  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 2017 Incremental 1st Lien Term Loan, (2 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.00%, 11/03/23

      234       222,629  

TierPoint LLC, 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 4.75%, 05/06/24

      768       728,850  

ZPG PLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (LIBOR - GBP + 4.25%), 4.35%, 07/23/25

    GBP       1,000       1,163,428  
 

 

 

 
        4,509,176  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
IT Services — 5.1%  

Camelot U.S. Acquisition 1 Co., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.18%, 10/30/26

    USD       2,365     $ 2,286,401  

Epicor Software Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.43%, 06/01/22

      1,123       1,097,740  

Evertec Group LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 3.68%, 11/27/24

      536       517,110  

Flexential Intermediate Corp., 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.59%, 08/01/25

      605       258,384  

Greeneden US Holdings II LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.43%, 12/01/23(i)

      2,480       2,381,816  

GreenSky Holdings, LLC, 2020 Term Loan B2, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 5.50%, 03/29/25(b)

      969       939,930  

Presidio, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.27%, 01/22/27

      522       501,992  

PUG LLC, USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 3.68%, 02/12/27

      1,994       1,727,242  

Trans Union LLC, 2019 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.93%, 11/16/26

      2,098       2,003,183  

WEX, Inc., Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.43%, 05/15/26

      2,951       2,819,824  
 

 

 

 
        14,533,622  
Leisure Products — 0.2%  

MND Holdings III Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 4.50%, 06/19/24

      626       466,381  
   

 

 

 
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.9%  

Albany Molecular Research, Inc., 2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%, 1.00% Floor), 8.00%, 08/30/25

      240       228,120  

eResearchTechnology, Inc., 2020 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.50%, 02/04/27

      1,336       1,306,274  

Sotera Health Holdings LLC, 2019 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.50%, 12/11/26

      4,019       3,917,989  
 

 

 

 
        5,452,383  
Machinery — 1.7%  

Columbus McKinnon Corp., 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 1.00% Floor), 3.50%, 01/31/24(b)

      82       78,922  

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 2020 USD Spinco Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.93%, 03/01/27

      1,413       1,341,909  

Terex Corp., 2019 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.50%, 01/31/24(b)

      198       193,550  

Titan Acquisition Ltd., 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.36%, 03/28/25

      3,445       3,142,462  
 

 

 

 
        4,756,843  
Media — 16.7%  

Altice Financing SA,(i):

     

2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 2.93%, 07/15/25

      706       666,443  

USD 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 2.93%, 01/31/26

      975       918,405  

Altice France SA, 2018 Term Loan B13, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 4.18%, 08/14/26

      2,186       2,096,914  

Charter Communications Operating LLC, 2019 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.93%, 04/30/25

      2,736       2,631,408  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.26%, 08/21/26

      4,049       3,660,617  

Connect Finco Sarl, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 5.50%, 12/11/26

      6,858       6,433,915  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Media (continued)  

CSC Holdings LLC,:

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.43%, 07/17/25

    USD       1,340     $ 1,264,338  

2019 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 2.68%, 04/15/27

      1,320       1,249,637  

Diamond Sports Group LLC, Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.43%, 08/24/26

      318       258,106  

Gray Television, Inc.,:

     

2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.42%, 02/07/24

      371       358,137  

2018 Term Loan C, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 2.67%, 01/02/26

      503       485,944  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA,:

     

2017 Term Loan B3, (PRIME + 4.75%), 8.00%, 11/27/23

      245       243,317  

2020 DIP Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.60%), 3.60%, 07/14/21(i)

      43       43,665  

Learfield Communications LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 3.43%, 12/01/23

      2,683       1,997,838  

Liberty Latin America Ltd., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 5.19%, 10/15/26

      799       791,010  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.43%, 03/24/25

      842       794,287  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 2.00%, 10/17/26(i)

      1,392       1,275,092  

MCC Iowa LLC, Term Loan N, (1 Week LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.86%, 02/15/24

      325       315,573  

MH Sub I LLC,:

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 4.57%, 09/13/24

      2,196       2,109,724  

2020 Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 4.06%, 09/13/24

      501       482,212  

Midcontinent Communications, 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.93%, 08/15/26(b)

      454       433,755  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 2.92%, 09/18/26

      922       875,269  

PSAV Holdings LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 4.25%, 03/03/25

      2,367       1,692,507  

Radiate Holdco LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.75%, 02/01/24

      1,404       1,337,017  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.43%, 01/03/24

      612       581,767  

Terrier Media Buyer, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 4.43%, 12/17/26

      1,943       1,848,815  

Trader Corp., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.00%, 09/28/23(b)

      2,331       2,243,646  

UFC Holdings LLC, 2019 Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 4.25%, 04/29/26(i)

      453       431,691  

Virgin Media Bristol LLC, USD Term Loan N, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 2.68%, 01/31/28(i)

      1,461       1,392,094  

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 2.93%, 05/18/25

      1,849       1,501,614  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.18%, 03/09/27(i)

      7,619       7,215,011  
 

 

 

 
        47,629,768  
Metals & Mining — 1.0%  

Ball Metalpack LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 4.86%, 07/31/25

      1,104       1,010,265  

Equinox Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.07%, 03/08/24

      2,416       1,852,806  
 

 

 

 
        2,863,071  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Multiline Retail — 0.3%  

Eyemart Express LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.00%, 08/04/24

    USD       588     $ 533,939  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd LLC,:

     

2020 DIP Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 12.75%), 14.00%, 10/07/20

      118       120,664  

2020 Exit Term Loan, 1.00%, 05/08/25(b)(i)

      172       174,172  

Neiman Marcus Group Ltd. LLC, Cash Pay Extended Term Loan, (PRIME + 5.00%), 8.25%, 10/25/23

      589       149,009  
     

 

 

 
        977,784  
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services — 0.3%  

McDermott Technology Americas, Inc.,:

     

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (PRIME + 4.00%), 7.25%, 05/09/25

      1,062       364,445  

2020 SP DIP Roll Up Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 9.00%, 1.00% Floor), 9.36%, 10/21/20(i)

      462       457,616  
 

 

 

 
        822,061  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.5%  

California Resources Corp., Second Out Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 10.37%, 1.00% Floor), 11.38%, 12/31/21

      1,073       48,283  

Edgewater Generation LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 3.93%, 12/13/25

      931       888,150  

EG Group Ltd., 2018 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.07%, 02/07/25

      484       453,220  
 

 

 

 
        1,389,653  
Personal Products — 1.0%  

Sunshine Luxembourg VII Sarl, USD 1st Lien Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.32%, 10/01/26(i)

      2,987       2,853,935  
   

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 3.7%  

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 3.69%, 05/04/25

      1,226       1,117,170  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 1.00% Floor), 3.25%, 05/18/26

      1,272       1,255,200  

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated, Term Loan B, 1.00%, 02/04/27(i)

      860       818,743  

Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc., USD 2019 Term Loan B, (1 Week LIBOR + 2.00%), 2.11%, 11/15/27

      1,346       1,293,531  

Jaguar Holding Co. II, 2018 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 1.00% Floor), 3.50%, 08/18/22

      2,107       2,078,687  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.19%, 06/02/25

      4,007       3,888,270  
 

 

 

 
        10,451,601  
Professional Services — 1.7%  

Cast and Crew Payroll LLC, 2019 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 3.93%, 02/09/26

      701       637,354  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 4.18%, 02/06/26(i)

      2,958       2,876,646  

SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%), 5.86%, 08/04/25

      771       557,389  

STG-Fairway Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.57%, 01/31/27(i)

      964       896,115  
 

 

 

 
        4,967,504  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.5%  

CityCenter Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.00%, 04/18/24

      1,569       1,423,191  
   

 

 

 
Road & Rail — 1.3%  

Lineage Logistics Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.00%, 02/27/25

      2,521       2,436,583  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Road & Rail (continued)  

Moda Ingleside Energy Center LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.43%, 09/29/25

    USD       446     $ 432,596  

Road Infrastructure Investment LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 4.50%, 06/13/23

      833       727,084  
     

 

 

 
        3,596,263  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3%  

Microchip Technology, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 2.18%, 05/29/25

      523       503,514  

ON Semiconductor Corp., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 2.18%, 09/19/26

      393       376,694  
     

 

 

 
        880,208  
Software — 22.4%  

Applied Systems, Inc.,:

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 4.25%, 09/19/24

      2,364       2,293,916  

2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%, 1.00% Floor), 8.00%, 09/19/25

      449       446,259  

BMC Software Finance, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 4.43%, 10/02/25(i)

      1,444       1,362,570  

Castle US Holding Corp., USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 4.06%, 01/29/27

      1,853       1,686,349  

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., Term Loan B, (2 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 5.35%, 04/22/27

      742       729,482  

Cypress Intermediate Holdings III, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.00%, 04/29/24

      1,166       1,124,829  

Digicel International Finance Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.25%, 05/28/24

      718       600,697  

DTI Holdco, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.75%, 09/30/23

      1,004       799,667  

Ellie Mae, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 4.06%, 04/17/26

      2,633       2,545,258  

Financial & Risk US Holdings, Inc., 2018 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.43%, 10/01/25

      3,801       3,708,403  

Informatica LLC,:

     

2020 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (Fixed + 7.12%), 7.13%, 02/25/25

      802       800,997  

2020 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.43%, 02/25/27

      5,051       4,823,593  

Kronos, Inc.,:

     

2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.18%, 11/01/23(i)

      4,463       4,453,134  

2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 8.25%, 1.00% Floor), 9.25%, 11/01/24

      1,441       1,440,477  

McAfee LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 3.93%, 09/30/24

      2,164       2,101,853  

Mitchell International, Inc.,:

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.43%, 11/29/24

      1,363       1,268,072  

2017 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%), 7.43%, 12/01/25

      523       463,150  

Renaissance Holding Corp., 2018 Add On Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.01%, 05/30/25

      426       409,389  

RP Crown Parent LLC, 2016 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 3.75%, 10/12/23

      2,387       2,312,034  

Severin Acquisition LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.43%, 08/01/25

      2,288       2,191,151  

SolarWinds Holdings, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 2.93%, 02/05/24

      2,075       2,008,800  

Solera LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 2.93%, 03/03/23

      1,819       1,752,582  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Software (continued)  

Sophia LP, 2017 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 4.25%, 09/30/22

    USD       3,171     $ 3,091,824  

SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe Sarl, 2018 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.93%, 04/16/25

      563       537,629  

SS&C Technologies, Inc.,:

     

2018 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.93%, 04/16/25

      801       765,317  

2018 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.93%, 04/16/25

      1,001       952,618  

Tempo Acquisition LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 2.93%, 05/01/24

      3,247       3,076,971  

Tibco Software Inc.,:

     

2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%), 7.43%, 03/03/28

      2,104       2,016,005  

2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 3.93%, 06/30/26(b)

      2,946       2,776,560  

Ultimate Software Group, Inc.,:

     

2020 2nd Lien Incremental Term Loan, 1.00%, 05/03/27

      1,225       1,243,375  

2020 Incremental Term Loan B, 1.00%, 05/04/26(i)

      3,768       3,716,793  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 3.93%, 05/04/26(i)

      3,592       3,474,251  

Vertafore, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 3.43%, 07/02/25

      2,833       2,664,477  
 

 

 

 
        63,638,482  
Specialty Retail — 2.9%  

Belron Finance US LLC,:

     

2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 2.93%, 11/13/25

      275       264,853  

2019 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.26%, 10/30/26

      672       646,439  

USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 2.97%, 11/07/24

      1,472       1,418,881  

CD&R Firefly Bidco Ltd., 2018 GBP Term Loan B1, (LIBOR - GBP + 4.50%), 5.18%, 06/23/25

    GBP       1,000       1,193,873  

IAA, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 2.44%, 06/28/26

    USD       506       482,547  

MED ParentCo LP,:

     

1st Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 4.61%, 08/31/26

      152       136,805  

1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 4.61%, 08/31/26

      864       779,714  

Midas Intermediate Holdco II LLC, Incremental Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 3.75%, 08/18/21

      756       679,664  

PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan B2, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.00%, 03/11/22(i)

      2,001       1,971,527  

Research Now Group, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.50%, 12/20/24

      761       696,808  
 

 

 

 
    8,271,111  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.7%  

Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 5.18%, 07/23/26(b)(i)

      866       675,498  

Western Digital Corp., 2018 Term Loan B4, (3 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.92%, 04/29/23

      1,218       1,182,613  
 

 

 

 
    1,858,111  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.6%  

IG Investment Holdings LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.00%, 05/23/25(i)

      1,878       1,739,430  
   

 

 

 
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.8%  

HD Supply, Inc., Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.93%, 10/17/23

    USD       2,384     $ 2,300,319  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.4%  

ExGen Renewables IV LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.00%, 11/28/24

      1,321       1,278,423  
   

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.1%  

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

      107       94,083  

SBA Senior Finance II LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 1.93%, 04/11/25

      2,588       2,486,004  

T-Mobile USA, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 3.18%, 04/01/27

      4,092       4,083,161  

Xplornet Communications, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%), 4.93%, 05/29/27(i)

      2,350       2,238,375  
 

 

 

 
    8,901,623  
   

 

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 135.2%
(Cost — $408,302,713)

 

    384,772,107  
   

 

 

 
       Shares         

Investment Companies — 5.4%

 

Equity Fund — 0.1%

 

SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

      3,125       163,063  
   

 

 

 
Fixed Income Funds — 5.3%  

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

      33,000       704,550  

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF(m)

      30,000       4,035,000  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF(m)

      128,000       10,447,360  
 

 

 

 
    15,186,910  
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 5.4%
(Cost — $15,281,386)

 

    15,349,973  
   

 

 

 
      

Investment
Value

(000)

        
Other Interests(k) — 0.0%  

Auto Components — 0.0%

 

Lear Corp. Escrow(a)(b)(e)

    USD       500       5  
   

 

 

 
IT Services — 0.0%  

Millennium Corp.(a)(b)

      991        

Millennium Lender Claims(a)(b)

      930        
 

 

 

 
     
   

 

 

 

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

 

    5  
   

 

 

 
      

Shares

        

Warrants — 0.0%

 

Metals & Mining — 0.0%

 

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

      2,642        
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

38  

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security    

Shares

    Value  
Software — 0.0%  

Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (Expires 07/01/20)(b)

      292     $  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost — $2,743)

 

     
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 148.1%
(Cost — $445,084,420)

 

    421,304,369  
   

 

 

 
Short-Term Securities — 0.2%  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 0.11%(l)(m)

    USD       650,229       650,229  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.2%
(Cost — $650,229)

 

    650,229  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 148.3%
(Cost — $445,734,649)

 

    421,954,598  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (48.3)%

 

    (137,405,958
 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 284,548,640  
 

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

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

(c) 

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.

(d) 

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.

(e) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(f) 

Convertible security.

(g) 

When-issued security.

(h) 

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

(i) 

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

(j) 

Amount is less than 500.

(k) 

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

(l) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

(m) 

Investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate/affiliates of the Trust during the six months ended June 30, 2020 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer    Shares
Held at
12/31/19
     Shares
Purchased
    

Shares

Sold

     Shares
Held at
06/30/20
     Value at
06/30/20
     Income     

Net

Realized
Gain (Loss)
 (a)

     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

            650,229 (b)              650,229      $ 650,229      $ 4,155      $      $  

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

            30,000               30,000        4,035,000        13,814               154,110  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

            128,000               128,000        10,447,360        66,873               43,463  
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 15,132,589      $ 84,842      $      $ 197,573  
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.

 
  (b) 

Represents net shares purchased(sold).

 

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

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  39


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

   BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Currency
Purchased
       Currency
Sold
       Counterparty      Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
EUR     759,000        USD     852,281        State Street Bank and Trust Co.        07/06/20        $ 525  
GBP     2,366,000        USD     2,910,250        BNP Paribas S.A.        07/06/20          21,530  
                       

 

 

 
                          22,055  
                       

 

 

 
USD     847,064        EUR     761,000        UBS AG        07/06/20          (7,989
USD     2,920,366        GBP     2,371,000        State Street Bank and Trust Co.        07/06/20          (17,610
USD     852,836        EUR     759,000        State Street Bank and Trust Co.        08/05/20          (529
USD     2,910,778        GBP     2,366,000        BNP Paribas S.A.        08/05/20          (21,579
                       

 

 

 
                        $ (47,707
                       

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

Reference Obligation/Index    Financing
Rate
Received
by the Trust
    Payment
Frequency
     Termination
Date
   Credit
Rating
 (a)
     Notional
Amount (000)
 (b)
     Value      Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

CDX.NA.HY.34.V6

     5.00     Quarterly      06/20/25      B        USD        7,933      $ (44,803    $ (2,311    $ (42,492
                   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 
  (b)

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

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps

 

      Swap
Premiums
Paid
     Swap
Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)

   $      $ (2,311    $      $ (42,492

 

  (a) 

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

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

 

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

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

 

                 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

 

                 

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 22,055      $      $      $ 22,055  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments                                            

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 47,707      $      $      $ 47,707  
Swaps — centrally cleared                                            

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

            42,492                                    42,492  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 42,292      $      $ 47,707      $      $      $ 90,199  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

 

 

40  

2020 BLACKROCK SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure (continued)

 

For six months ended June 30, 2020, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

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

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 151,718      $      $      $ 151,718  

Options purchased(a)

                   (65,618                           (65,618

Swaps

            (74,775                                  (74,775
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ (74,775    $ (65,618    $ 151,718      $      $      $ 11,325  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Options purchased are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments.

 

  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:                                                 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 71,503      $      $      $ 71,503  

Options purchased(a)

           (40,820               (40,820

Swaps

            (42,492                                  (42,492
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ (42,492    $ (40,820    $ 71,503      $      $      $ (11,809
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Options purchased are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments.

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

        

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 7,645,576  

Average amounts sold — in USD

     3,790,102  

Options:

 

Average value of option contracts purchased

     (a) 

Credit default swaps

  

Average notional value — sell protection

     3,966,250  

 

  (a) 

Derivative not held at quarter-end. The risk exposure table serves as an indicator of activity during the period.

 

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

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Trust’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

      Assets        Liabilities  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 22,055        $ 47,707  

Swaps — Centrally cleared

              54,058  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   $ 22,055        $ 101,765  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

              (54,058
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $ 22,055        $ 47,707  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

The following table presents the Trust’s derivative assets (and liabilities) by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received (and pledged ) by the Trust:

 

Counterparty    Derivative
Assets
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
       Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 (a)
       Non-cash
Collateral
Received
       Cash
Collateral
Received
       Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
  (b)
 

BNP Paribas S.A.

   $ 21,530        $ (21,530      $        $        $  

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

     525          (525                           
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 22,055        $ (22,055      $        $        $  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

  41


Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure (continued)

 

Counterparty    Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
       Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 (a)
       Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
       Cash
Collateral
Pledged
       Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
  (b)
 

BNP Paribas S.A.

   $ 21,579        $ (21,530      $        $        $ 49  

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

     18,139          (525                          17,614  

UBS AG

     7,989                                     7,989  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 47,707        $ (22,055      $        $        $ 25,652  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative asset and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA

 
  (b) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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:

                 

Common Stocks

   $ 85,656        $ 20,809        $ 51,107        $ 157,572  

Corporate Bonds

              21,024,712                   21,024,712  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

              366,853,942          17,918,165          384,772,107  

Investment Companies

     15,349,973                            15,349,973  

Other Interests

                       5          5  

Short-Term Securities

     650,229                            650,229  

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)

              1,234                   1,234  

Liabilities:

                 

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)

              (26,035                 (26,035
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

   $ 16,085,858        $ 387,874,662        $ 17,969,277        $ 421,929,797  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(b)

 

Assets:

 

Forward foreign currency contracts

   $        $ 22,055        $        $ 22,055  

Liabilities:

 

Credit contracts

              (42,492                 (42,492

Forward foreign currency contracts

              (47,707                 (47,707
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

   $        $ (68,144      $        $ (68,144
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

The breakdown of the Trust’s investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 

The Trust may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, bank borrowings payable of $118,000,000 are categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2020

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

 

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:

 

      Common
Stocks
    

Floating

Rate Loan

Interests

    

Other

Interests

     Warrants      Total  

Assets:

              

Opening balance, as of December 31, 2019

   $ 212,857      $ 18,429,479      $ 5      $      $ 18,642,341  

Transfers into Level 3(a)

            6,483,271                      6,483,271  

Transfers out of Level 3(b)

            (9,815,884                    (9,815,884

Accrued discounts/premiums

            15,443                      15,443  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (10,500      (171,626                    (182,126

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(c)(d)

     (5,335      (1,009,808             2,743        (1,012,400

Purchases

     7,279        10,552,581                      10,559,860  

Sales

     (153,194      (6,565,291             (2,743      (6,721,228
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Closing balance, as of June 30, 2020

   $ 51,107      $ 17,918,165      $ 5      $      $ 17,969,277  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2020(d)

   $ 27,008      $ (971,862    $      $      $ (944,854
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

As of December 31, 2019, the Trust used observable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of June 30, 2020, 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.

 
  (b) 

As of December 31, 2019, the Trust used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of June 30, 2020, the Trust used observable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at the beginning of period value were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 in the disclosure hierarchy.

 
  (c) 

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations.

 
  (d) 

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2020 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.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited)

June 30, 2020

 

     BTZ      BGT  

ASSETS

 

Investments at value — unaffiliated(a)

  $ 1,892,801,706      $ 406,822,009  

Investments at value — affiliated(b)

    2,778,414        15,132,589  

Cash pledged:

    

Collateral — futures contracts

    823,000         

Collateral — centrally cleared swaps

           1,110,000  

Foreign currency at value(c)

    17,413        8,273  

Receivables:

 

Investments sold

    24,036,424        5,655,045  

Dividends — affiliated

    1,691        54  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    47,344         

Interest — unaffiliated

    23,706,386        1,052,756  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    154,313         

Swap premiums paid

    33,215         

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

           22,055  

Prepaid expenses

    22,412        5,044  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,944,422,318        429,807,825  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

    

Bank overdraft

    41,711        50,714  

Due to Broker

    6,543,668         

Cash received:

    

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    190,000         

Options written at value(d)

    40,110         

Reverse repurchase agreements at value

    554,645,040         

Payables:

 

Investments purchased

    21,059,411        26,120,047  

Bank borrowings

           118,000,000  

Capital shares redeemed

           176,644  

Income dividend distributions

    419,983        50,808  

Interest expense

           104,858  

Investment advisory fees

    957,058        237,637  

Trustees’ and Officer’s fees

    774,497        229,323  

Other accrued expenses

    414,114        162,588  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    122,854         

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

           54,058  

Unrealized depreciation on:

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

           47,707  

OTC swaps

    142,178         

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

           24,801  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    585,350,624        145,259,185  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,359,071,694      $ 284,548,640  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

    

Paid-in capital(e)(f)(g)

  $ 1,281,361,431      $ 338,447,487  

Accumulated earnings (loss)

    77,710,263        (53,898,847
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 1,359,071,694      $ 284,548,640  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Netasset value

  $ 14.54      $ 12.59  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a) Investments at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 1,761,941,871      $ 430,799,633  

(b) Investments at cost — affiliated

  $ 2,778,414      $ 14,935,016  

(c) Foreign currency at cost

  $ 17,086      $ 8,313  

(d) Premiums received

  $ 2,295,735      $  

(e) Par value

  $ 0.001      $ 0.001  

(f)  Shares outstanding

    93,478,999        22,601,203  

(g) Shares authorized

    Unlimited        Unlimited  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations  (unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

 

     BTZ     BGT  

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividends — affiliated

  $ 71,867     $ 84,842  

Dividends — unaffiliated

    1,665,481       173,266  

Interest — unaffiliated

    48,365,461       10,293,924  

Other income

          158,038  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    50,102,809       10,710,070  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory

    5,884,273       1,536,086  

Transfer agent

    151,991       14,279  

Professional

    105,664       70,305  

Accounting services

    105,390       32,561  

Registration

    19,015       4,444  

Custodian

    18,687       14,537  

Printing

    11,761       7,657  

Miscellaneous

    4,483       1,510  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense

    6,301,264       1,681,379  

Interest expense

    3,981,253       965,769  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    10,282,517       2,647,148  

Less fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (9,106     (18,319
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    10,273,411       2,628,829  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    39,829,398       8,081,241  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Futures contracts

    8,972,790        

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

          151,718  

Foreign currency transactions

    27       235  

Investments — unaffiliated

    1,212,551       (11,758,394

Options written

    1,023,668        

Swaps

    (1,437,754     (74,775
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    9,771,282       (11,681,216
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Futures contracts

    174,979        

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

          71,503  

Foreign currency translations

    196       (235

Investments — affiliated

          197,573  

Investments — unaffiliated

    (54,012,477     (23,196,284

Options written

    2,851,901        

Swaps

    70,312       (42,492

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

          (117,001
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (50,915,089     (23,086,936
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (41,143,807     (34,768,152
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (1,314,409   $ (26,686,911
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  45


 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    BTZ  
    Six Months Ended
06/30/20
(unaudited)
    Period from
11/01/19
to 12/31/19
     Year Ended
10/31/19
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

      

OPERATIONS

      

Net investment income

  $ 39,829,398     $ 13,734,598      $ 82,194,401  

Net realized gain (loss)

    9,771,282       309,142        (19,435,032

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (50,915,089     15,684,219        146,520,248  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (1,314,409     29,727,959        209,279,617  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

 

From net investment income

    (39,214,440 )(b)      (23,997,745      (82,221,384

From return of capital

          (2,145,215      (3,261,831
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (39,214,440     (26,142,960      (85,483,215
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

      

Redemption of shares resulting from share repurchase program (including transaction costs)

    (155,227,064            (12,507,349
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (195,755,913     3,584,999        111,289,053  

Beginning of period

    1,554,827,607       1,551,242,608        1,439,953,555  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 1,359,071,694     $ 1,554,827,607      $ 1,551,242,608  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(b) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets  (continued)

 

     BGT  
     

Six Months Ended

06/30/20

(unaudited)

    

Period from

11/01/19

to 12/31/19

     Year Ended
10/31/19
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

        

OPERATIONS

        

Net investment income

   $ 8,081,241      $ 2,818,810      $ 18,566,145  

Net realized loss

     (11,681,216      (822,328      (5,970,428

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (23,086,936      6,697,115        (3,635,999
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (26,686,911      8,693,597        8,959,718  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

     (8,731,804 )(b)       (5,265,812      (18,989,845
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

        

Redemption of shares resulting from share repurchase program (including transaction costs)

     (3,741,043      (810,222      (7,974,829
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (39,159,758      2,617,563        (18,004,956

Beginning of period

     323,708,398        321,090,835        339,095,791  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 284,548,640      $ 323,708,398      $ 321,090,835  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(b) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  47


 

Statements of Cash Flows  (unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

 

      BTZ      BGT  

CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

     

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (1,314,409    $ (26,686,911

Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

     

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments and principal paydowns

     604,547,659        163,407,333  

Purchases of long-term investments

     (437,870,063      (143,828,352

Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities

     6,335,165        (837,780

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments and other fees

     831,725        (502,630

Paid-in-kind income

            (360,414

Premiums paid on closing options written

     (81,786       

Premiums received from options written

     1,591,189         

Net realized (gain) loss on investments and options written

     (2,206,426      11,761,325  

Net unrealized depreciation on investments, options written, swaps and foreign currency translations

     51,090,264        23,044,209  
(Increase) Decrease in Assets:  

Receivables:

 

Dividends — affiliated

     16,612        1,227  

Dividends — unaffiliated

     17         

Interest — unaffiliated

     2,415,730        (108,236

Variation margin on futures contracts

     (14,719       

Swap premiums paid

     16,479         

Prepaid expenses

     (10,561      (2,686
Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities:  

Cash received:

     

Collateral — OTC derivatives

     (800,000       

Collateral — reverse repurchase agreements

     (3,650,077       

Due to Broker

     6,543,668         

Payables:

 

Interest expense

     (934,207      (164,590

Investment advisory fees

     (1,230,941      (318,216

Trustees’ and Officer’s fees

     (123,224      (35,693

Variation margin on futures contracts

     (225,556       

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

            54,058  

Other accrued expenses

     (232,398      (54,635

Other liabilities

            (352,473
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     224,694,141        25,015,536  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

CASH USED FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

Cash dividends paid to Common Shareholders

     (47,508,777      (10,434,617

Payments on bank borrowings

            (97,000,000

Payments on Common Shares redeemed

     (155,227,064      (3,564,399

Proceeds from bank borrowings

            85,000,000  

Increase in bank overdraft

     41,711        50,714  

Net borrowing of reverse repurchase agreements

     (21,651,704       
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash used for financing activities

     (224,345,834      (25,948,302
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

CASH IMPACT FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS

 

Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations

   $ 204      $ (235
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY

     

Net increase (decrease) in restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency

     348,511        (933,001

Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at beginning of period

     491,902        2,051,274  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at end of period

   $ 840,413      $ 1,118,273  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

Cash paid during the period for interest expense

     4,915,460        1,130,359  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flows  (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

 

      BTZ      BGT  

RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY AT THE END OF PERIOD TO THE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

     

Cash pledged:

     

Futures contracts

   $ 823,000      $  

Centrally cleared swaps

            1,110,000  

Foreign currency at value

     17,413        8,273  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 840,413      $ 1,118,273  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY AT THE BEGINNING OF PERIOD TO THE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

     

Cash

   $      $ 2,039,426  

Cash pledged:

     

Futures contracts

     483,000         

Foreign currency at value

     8,902        11,848  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 491,902      $ 2,051,274  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  49


Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BTZ  
    Six Months Ended
06/30/20
(Unaudited)
   

Period from

11/01/19 to

12/31/19

          Year Ended October 31,  
          2019      2018      2017      2016      2015  
                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 14.97     $ 14.94       $ 13.72      $ 14.88      $ 14.61      $ 14.33      $ 15.36  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.42       0.13         0.79        0.81        0.81        0.88        0.96  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.43     0.15         1.25        (1.17      0.30        0.32        (1.02
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.01     0.28         2.04        (0.36      1.11        1.20        (0.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                   

From net investment income

    (0.42 )(c)      (0.23       (0.79      (0.80      (0.79      (0.86      (0.91

From return of capital

          (0.02       (0.03             (0.05      (0.06      (0.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.42     (0.25       (0.82      (0.80      (0.84      (0.92      (0.97
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 14.54     $ 14.97       $ 14.94      $ 13.72      $ 14.88      $ 14.61      $ 14.33  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 13.20     $ 13.98       $ 13.55      $ 11.72      $ 13.36      $ 12.87      $ 12.53  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

 

               

Based on net asset value

    0.23 %(e)      2.02 %(e)        16.17      (1.72 )%       8.53      9.61      0.48
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Based on market price

    (2.57 )%(e)      5.05 %(e)        23.34      (6.49 )%       10.62      10.43      (0.33 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets

                   

Total expenses

    1.51 %(f)      1.68 %(f)(g)        2.26      1.82      1.23      1.20      1.16
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly

    1.51 %(f)      1.68 %(f)(g)        2.25      1.82      1.23      1.20      1.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense and fees, and amortization of offering costs

    0.92 %(f)      0.92 %(f)        1.08      0.94      0.87      0.95      0.97
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5.85 %(f)      5.29 %(f)        5.57      5.69      5.53      6.21      6.40
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 1,359,072     $ 1,554,828       $ 1,551,243      $ 1,439,954      $ 1,598,034      $ 1,579,170      $ 1,549,123  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 554,645     $ 577,231       $ 568,461      $ 707,102      $ 477,822      $ 638,327      $ 685,716  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    24     2       18      30      25      29      19
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end.

(d) 

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(e) 

Aggregate total return.

(f) 

Annualized.

(g) 

Audit costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratio. If these expenses were annualized, the expense ratio would have been 1.70%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BGT  
   

Six Months Ended

06/30/20
(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/19 to

12/31/19

          Year Ended October 31,  
          2019      2018      2017      2016      2015 (a)  
                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 14.10     $ 13.95       $ 14.33      $ 14.49      $ 14.41      $ 14.18      $ 14.57  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

    0.35       0.12         0.80        0.76        0.73        0.74        0.78  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.48     0.26         (0.37      (0.21      0.12        0.19        (0.36
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.13     0.38         0.43        0.55        0.85        0.93        0.42  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income(c)

    (0.38 )(d)      (0.23       (0.81      (0.71      (0.77      (0.70      (0.81
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 12.59     $ 14.10       $ 13.95      $ 14.33      $ 14.49      $ 14.41      $ 14.18  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 10.98     $ 12.87       $ 12.42      $ 12.72      $ 14.31      $ 13.58      $ 12.77  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

 

               

Based on net asset value

    (7.53 )%(f)      2.89 %(f)        4.00      4.25      6.13      7.27      3.54
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Based on market price

    (11.65 )%(f)      5.48 %(f)        4.31      (6.30 )%       11.21      12.25      3.08
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                   

Total expenses

    1.81 %(h)      2.11 %(h)(i)        2.41      2.29      1.92      1.58      1.55
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    1.80 %(h)      2.11 %(h)(i)        2.41      2.29      1.92      1.58      1.54
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

    1.14 %(h)      1.28 %(h)        1.16      1.21      1.20      1.16      1.19
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5.53 %(h)      5.23 %(h)        5.68      5.27      5.02      5.29      5.37
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                   

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 284,549     $ 323,708       $ 321,091      $ 339,096      $ 342,890      $ 340,944      $ 335,444  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 118,000     $ 130,000       $ 123,000      $ 142,000      $ 150,000      $ 148,000      $ 104,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000

  $ 3,412     $ 3,490       $ 3,610      $ 3,389      $ 3,287      $ 3,304      $ 4,225  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    38     6       53      57      63      47      42
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Consolidated Financial Highlights.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(d) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end.

(e) 

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(f)

Aggregate total return.

(g) 

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

   

Six Months Ended

06/30/20
(unaudited)

   

Period from

11/01/19 to

12/31/19

          Year Ended October 31,  
          2019      2018      2017      2016      2015 (a)  

Investments in underlying funds

    0.04     0.04             0.04      0.01               
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Audit costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratio. If these expenses were annualized, the expense ratio would have been 2.21%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (unaudited)

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

The following are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as closed-end management investment companies and are referred to herein collectively as the “Trusts”, or individually as a “Trust”:

 

Trust Name   Herein Referred To As    Organized    Diversification
Classification

BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust

  BTZ    Delaware    Diversified

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

  BGT    Delaware    Diversified

The Boards of Trustees of the Trusts are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board of Trustees” or the “Board,” and the trustees thereof are collectively referred to throughout this report as “Trustees”. The Trusts determine and make available for publication the net asset values (“NAVs”) of their Common Shares on a daily basis.

The Trusts, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of non-index fixed-income mutual funds and all BlackRock-advised closed-end funds referred to as the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

On September 5, 2019, the Board approved a change in the fiscal year-end of BTZ and BGT, effective as of December 31, 2019, from October 31 to December 31.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Trust is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income and non-cash dividend income, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Trusts are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers, a portion of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities and payment-in-kind interest, is recognized on an accrual basis.

Foreign Currency Translation: Each Trust’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

Each Trust does not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Trust reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Trust enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, options written and swaps) or certain borrowings (e.g., reverse repurchase transactions) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Trust may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments or borrowings. Doing so allows the investment or borrowings to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Trusts may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

Distributions: Distributions paid by the Trusts are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Subject to the Trusts’ managed distribution plan, the Trusts intend to make monthly cash distributions to shareholders, which may consist of net investment income, and net realized and unrealized gains on investments and/or return of capital.

The character of distributions is determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. The portion of distributions that exceeds a Trust’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which are measured on a tax basis, will constitute a non-taxable return of capital.

Deferred Compensation Plan: Under the Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) approved by the Board, the trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trusts, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), may defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex selected by the Independent Trustees. This has the same economic effect for the Independent Trustees as if the Independent Trustees had invested the deferred amounts directly in certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

 

 

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The Plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Trust, as applicable. Deferred compensation liabilities are included in the Trustees’ and Officer’s fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and will remain as a liability of the Trusts until such amounts are distributed in accordance with the Plan.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Trust, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Trust are charged to that Trust. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: The Trusts’ investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) as of the close of trading on the NYSE (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price the Trusts would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Trusts determine the fair values of their financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by each Board. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Trust’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at the official closing price each day, if available. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the official closing price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price.

 

   

Fixed-income securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third party pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more independent brokers or dealers as obtained from a third party pricing service. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless the Manager determines such method does not represent fair value.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of trading on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of the Trusts’ net assets. Each business day, the Trusts use a pricing service to assist with the valuation of certain foreign exchange-traded equity securities and foreign exchange-traded and over-the-counter (“OTC”) options (the “Systematic Fair Value Price”). Using current market factors, the Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities and foreign options at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

 

   

Municipal investments (including commitments to purchase such investments on a “when-issued” basis) are valued on the basis of prices provided by dealers or pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments and information with respect to various relationships between investments.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at NAV each business day.

 

   

Futures contracts notional values are determined based on that day’s last reported settlement price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

 

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of trading on the NYSE based on that day’s prevailing forward exchange rate for the underlying currencies. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available.

 

   

Exchange-traded equity options for which market quotations are readily available will be valued at the National Best Bid and Offer quotes (“NBBO”). NBBO represents the mean of the bid and ask prices as quoted on the exchange on which such options are traded. In the event that there is no mean price available, the last bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price will be used. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price may be used. OTC and options on swaps (“swaptions”) are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model, which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of the underlying instruments.

 

   

Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by the Trusts’ pricing service or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

 

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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If events (e.g., a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investments, or in the event that the application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee will include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Trust might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

For investments in equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds (“Private Company” or collectively, the “Private Companies”) and other Fair Valued Investments, the fair valuation approaches that are used by the Global Valuation Committee and third party pricing services utilize one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs.

 

     Standard Inputs Generally Considered By Third Party Pricing Services

Market approach

 

(i)  recent market transactions, including subsequent rounds of financing, in the underlying investment or comparable issuers;

(ii) recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure; and

(iii)   market multiples of comparable issuers.

Income approach

 

(i)  future cash flows discounted to present and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks;

(ii) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and

(iii)   other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates.

Cost approach

 

(i)  audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications and financial or operational metrics issued by the Private Company;

(ii) changes in the valuation of relevant indices or publicly traded companies comparable to the Private Company;

(iii)   relevant news and other public sources; and

(iv)   known secondary market transactions in the Private Company’s interests and merger or acquisition activity in companies comparable to the Private Company.

Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing market approach in determining the enterprise value of the company. Such investments often contain rights and preferences that differ from other series of preferred and common stock of the same issuer. Valuation techniques such as an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”) or a hybrid of those techniques are used in allocating enterprise value of the company, as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The use of OPM and PWERM techniques involve a determination of the exit scenarios of the investment in order to appropriately allocate the enterprise value of the company among the various parts of its capital structure.

The Private Companies are not subject to the public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards as other investments held by a Trust. Typically, the most recently available information by a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date a Trust is calculating its NAV. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price a Trust could receive upon the sale of the investment.

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

 

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each 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 Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by Private Companies. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investments and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates or as debt instruments. Asset-backed securities issued as pass-through certificates represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets. Asset-backed securities issued as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, are typically issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such

 

 

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assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an asset-backed security will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. In addition, a fund may subsequently have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates. If a fund has purchased such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the premium paid.

For mortgage pass-through securities (the “Mortgage Assets”) there are a number of important differences among the agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the securities that they issue. For example, mortgage-related securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by Ginnie Mae and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. However, mortgage-related securities issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, including Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates, which are solely the obligations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States, but are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury.

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities are securities issued by non-governmental issuers and have no direct or indirect government guarantees of payment and are subject to various risks. Non-agency mortgage loans are obligations of the borrowers thereunder only and are not typically insured or guaranteed by any other person or entity. The ability of a borrower to repay a loan is dependent upon the income or assets of the borrower. A number of factors, including a general economic downturn, acts of God, terrorism, social unrest and civil disturbances, may impair a borrower’s ability to repay its loans.

Collateralized Debt Obligations: Collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), including collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”) and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), are types of asset-backed securities. A CDO is an entity that is backed by a diversified pool of debt securities (CBOs) or syndicated bank loans (CLOs). The cash flows of the CDO can be split into multiple segments, called “tranches,” which will vary in risk profile and yield. The riskiest segment is the subordinated or “equity” tranche. This tranche bears the greatest risk of defaults from the underlying assets in the CDO and serves to protect the other, more senior, tranches from default in all but the most severe circumstances. Since it is shielded from defaults by the more junior tranches, a “senior” tranche will typically have higher credit ratings and lower yields than their underlying securities, and often receive investment grade ratings from one or more of the nationally recognized rating agencies. Despite the protection from the more junior tranches, senior tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to future defaults and the disappearance of one or more protecting tranches as a result of changes in the credit profile of the underlying pool of assets.

Multiple Class Pass-Through Securities: Multiple class pass-through securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities, may be issued by Ginnie Mae, U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities or by trusts formed by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans. In general, CMOs are debt obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by a pool of residential or commercial mortgage loans or mortgage pass-through securities the Mortgage Assets. The payments on these are used to make payments on the CMOs or multiple pass-through securities. Multiple class pass-through securities represent direct ownership interests in the Mortgage Assets. Classes of CMOs include interest only (“IOs”), principal only (“POs”), planned amortization classes and targeted amortization classes. IOs and POs are stripped mortgage-backed securities representing interests in a pool of mortgages, the cash flow from which has been separated into interest and principal components. IOs receive the interest portion of the cash flow while POs receive the principal portion. IOs and POs can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise and fall, the value of IOs tends to move in the same direction as interest rates. POs perform best when prepayments on the underlying mortgages rise since this increases the rate at which the principal is returned and the yield to maturity on the PO. When payments on mortgages underlying a PO are slower than anticipated, the life of the PO is lengthened and the yield to maturity is reduced. If the underlying Mortgage Assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a fund’s initial investment in the IOs may not fully recoup.

Capital Securities and Trust Preferred Securities: Capital securities, including trust preferred securities, are typically issued by corporations, generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities characteristics. In the case of trust preferred securities, an affiliated business trust of a corporation issues these securities, generally in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly structured securities. The securities can be structured with either a fixed or adjustable coupon that can have either a perpetual or stated maturity date. For trust preferred securities, the issuing bank or corporation pays interest to the trust, which is then distributed to holders of these securities as a dividend. Dividends can be deferred without creating an event of default or acceleration, although maturity cannot take place unless all cumulative payment obligations have been met. The deferral of payments does not affect the purchase or sale of these securities in the open market. These securities generally are rated below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities and are freely callable at the issuer’s option.

Preferred Stocks: Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well), but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Warrants: Warrants entitle a fund to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date of the warrants, if any. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the strike price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

Floating Rate Loan Interests: Floating rate loan interests are typically issued to companies (the “borrower”) by banks, other financial institutions, or privately and publicly offered corporations (the “lender”). Floating rate loan interests are generally non-investment grade, often involve borrowers whose financial condition is troubled or

 

 

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uncertain and companies that are highly leveraged or in bankruptcy proceedings. In addition, transactions in floating rate loan interests may settle on a delayed basis, which may result in proceeds from the sale not being readily available for a fund to make additional investments or meet its redemption obligations. Floating rate loan interests may include fully funded term loans or revolving lines of credit. Floating rate loan interests are typically senior in the corporate capital structure of the borrower. Floating rate loan interests generally pay interest at rates that are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. Since the rates reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the NAV of a fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate loan interests. The base lending rates are generally the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the prime rate offered by one or more U.S. banks or the certificate of deposit rate. Floating rate loan interests may involve foreign borrowers, and investments may be denominated in foreign currencies. These investments are treated as investments in debt securities for purposes of a fund’s investment policies.

When a fund purchases a floating rate loan interest, it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan interest, it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, a fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit amount of a floating rate loan interest. Facility and commitment fees are typically amortized to income over the term of the loan or term of the commitment, respectively. Consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned. Prepayment penalty fees, which may be received by a fund upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded as realized gains. A fund may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.

Floating rate loan interests are usually freely callable at the borrower’s option. A fund may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans (“Participations”) or assignments (“Assignments”) of all or a portion of loans from third parties. Participations typically will result in a fund having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. A fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the Participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing Participations, a fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of offset against the borrower. A fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, a fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. A fund’s investment in loan participation interests involves the risk of insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the Participation, a fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower. Assignments typically result in a fund having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and a fund may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

In connection with floating rate loan interests, certain funds may also enter into unfunded floating rate loan interests (“commitments”). In connection with these commitments, a fund earns a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is included in interest income in the Statements of Operations, is recognized ratably over the commitment period. Unfunded floating rate loan interests are marked-to-market daily, and any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations. As of period end, BGT had the following unfunded floating rate loan interests:

 

Trust Name   Borrower    Par     

Commitment

Amount

     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BGT

  EyeCare Partners LLC    $ 200,923      $ 200,923      $ 180,378      $ (20,545
  Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA      41,737        41,727        42,285        558  
  MED ParentCo LP      64,900        64,062        58,572        (5,490
    Neiman Marcus Group Ltd LLC      33,799        33,799        34,475        676  

Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities: Certain funds may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. Settlement of such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the purchase or sale commitment is made. A fund may purchase securities under such conditions with the intention of actually acquiring them, but may enter into a separate agreement to sell the securities before the settlement date. Since the value of securities purchased may fluctuate prior to settlement, a fund may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, a fund is not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, a fund assumes the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations. In the event of default by the counterparty, a fund’s maximum amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: Reverse repurchase agreements are agreements with qualified third party broker dealers in which a fund sells securities to a bank or broker-dealer and agrees to repurchase the same securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. A fund receives cash from the sale to use for other investment purposes. During the term of the reverse repurchase agreement, a fund continues to receive the principal and interest payments on the securities sold. Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time. Interest on the value of the reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based upon competitive market rates determined at the time of issuance. A fund may utilize reverse repurchase agreements when it is anticipated that the interest income to be earned from the investment of the proceeds of the transaction is greater than the interest expense of the transaction. Reverse repurchase agreements involve leverage risk. If a fund suffers a loss on its investment of the transaction proceeds from a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund would still be required to pay the full repurchase price. Further, a fund remains subject to the risk that the market value of the securities repurchased declines below the repurchase price. In such cases, a fund would be required to return a portion of the cash received from the transaction or provide additional securities to the counterparty.

Cash received in exchange for securities delivered plus accrued interest due to the counterparty is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at face value including accrued interest. Due to the short-term nature of the reverse repurchase agreements, face value approximates fair value. Interest payments made by a fund to the counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense in the Statements of Operations. In periods of increased demand for the security, a fund may receive a fee for the use of the security by the counterparty, which may result in interest income to a fund.

 

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding and the daily weighted average interest rate for the BTZ was $537,711,871 and 1.49%, respectively.

Reverse repurchase transactions are entered into by a fund under Master Repurchase Agreements (each, an “MRA”), which permit a fund, under certain circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from a fund. With reverse repurchase transactions, typically a fund and counterparty under an MRA are permitted to sell, re-pledge, or use the collateral associated with the transaction. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of the MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, a fund receives or posts securities and cash as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be paid or received by a fund upon the maturity of the transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, a fund is considered an unsecured creditor with respect to excess collateral and, as such, the return of excess collateral may be delayed.

As of period ended, the following table is a summary of a Trust’s open reverse repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MRA on a net basis:

 

BTZ

                                  
Counterparty  

Reverse

Repurchase

Agreements

    

Fair Value of

Non-cash Collateral

Pledged Including

Accrued Interest (a)

    

Cash Collateral

Pledged/Received

    

Net

Amount

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ (145,410,649    $ 145,410,649      $      $  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    (123,860,202      123,860,202                

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    (654,291      654,291                

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    (13,283,369      13,283,369        

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

    (3,724,450      3,724,450                

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    (267,712,079      267,712,079                
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ (554,645,040    $ 554,645,040      $      $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net collateral, including accrued interest, with a value of $646,223,094 has been pledged/received in connection with open reverse repurchase agreements. Excess of net collateral pledged to the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 

In the event the counterparty of securities under an MRA files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a fund’s use of the proceeds from the agreement may be restricted while the counterparty, or its trustee or receiver, determines whether or not to enforce a fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Trusts engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Trusts and/or to manage their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedules of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are agreements between the Trusts and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Trusts are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Trusts agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a specified date. These contracts help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Trusts are denominated and in some cases, may be used to obtain exposure to a particular market.

 

 

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The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When a contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies, and such value may exceed the amount(s) reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Cash amounts pledged for forward foreign currency exchange contracts are considered restricted and are included in cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Options: Certain Trusts purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease their exposure to the risks of underlying instruments, including equity risk, interest rate risk and/or commodity price risk and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums.

A call option gives the purchaser (holder) of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller (writer) to sell (when the option is exercised) the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period.

Premiums paid on options purchased and premiums received on options written, as well as the daily fluctuation in market value, are included in investments at value – unaffiliated and options written at value, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the premium is offset against the cost or proceeds of the underlying instrument. When an option expires, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations to the extent of the premiums received or paid. When an option is closed or sold, a gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid. When the Trusts write a call option, such option is typically “covered,” meaning that they hold the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Trusts write a put option, cash is segregated in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation. These amounts, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged as collateral for options written in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

   

Swaptions — Certain Trusts purchase and write options on swaps (“swaptions”) primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of the Trusts’ holdings, as a duration management technique or to protect against an increase in the price of securities it anticipates purchasing at a later date. The purchaser and writer of a swaption is buying or granting the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default swap agreement (interest rate risk and/or credit risk) at any time before the expiration of the option.

In purchasing and writing options, the Trusts bear the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that they may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Trusts purchasing or selling a security when they otherwise would not, or at a price different from the current market value.

Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Trusts and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”).

For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the contract. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC Swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Trusts’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid.

In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap contract, the swap contract is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Trusts’ counterparty on the swap agreement becomes the CCP. The Trusts are required to interface with the CCP through the broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Trusts are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited is shown as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted cash, are included in cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Trusts agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on centrally cleared swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, are recorded as realized gains (losses) in the Statements of Operations.

 

   

Credit default swaps — Credit default swaps are entered into to manage exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which a fund is not otherwise exposed (credit risk).

The Trusts may either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit default swaps are agreements in which the protection buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a promise from the protection seller to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation acceleration, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Trusts will either (i) receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index, or (ii) receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an underlying credit event occurs, the Trusts will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index.

 

 

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Interest rate swaps — Interest rate swaps are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to interest rates or to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate (interest rate risk).

Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, in exchange for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. In more complex interest rate swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define their contractual rights and to secure rights that will help them mitigate their counterparty risk, the Trusts may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with their counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between each Trust and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, each Trust may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may restrict or prohibit the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

Collateral Requirements: For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Trusts and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Trusts and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Trusts, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Trusts. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Trusts on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Trust generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Trusts from their counterparties are not fully collateralized, they bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Trusts have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of their agreement with such counterparty, they bear the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, the Trusts do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory: Each Trust entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Trusts’ investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) to provide investment advisory and administrative services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Trust’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Trust.

For such services, BTZ and BGT each pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.62% and 0.75%, respectively, of the average weekly value of each Trust’s managed assets. For purposes of calculating these fees, “managed assets” are determined as total assets of the Trust (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) less the sum of its accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes).

With respect to each Trust, the Manager entered into separate sub-advisory agreements, effective March 2, 2020, with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIL for services it provides for that portion of each Trust for which BIL acts as sub-adviser, a monthly fee that is equal to a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by each Trust to the Manager.

Expense Waivers: With respect to each Trust, the Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Trust pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”) through June 30, 2021. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Trustees, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

     BTZ    BGT
Amounts waived   $9,106    $315

The Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of each Trust’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through June 30, 2021. The agreement can be renewed for annual periods thereafter, and may be terminated on 90 days’ notice, each subject to approval by a majority of the Trusts’ Independent Trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Manager, with respect to BGT, waived $18,004 in investment advisory fees pursuant to these arrangements.

 

 

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Trustees and Officers: Certain trustees and/or officers of the Trusts are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Trusts reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Trusts’ Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Trustees and Officer in the Statements of Operations.

Other Transactions: The Trusts may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common trustees. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the purchase and sale transactions and any net realized gains (losses) with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 

BTZ

  $ 287,024      $      $  

BGT

           386,655        (58,110

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, purchases and sales of investments, including paydowns and excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

     BTZ      BGT  

Purchases

  $ 453,939,286      $ 161,126,536  

Sales

    627,855,458        164,167,711  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

It is each Trust’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Each Trust files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Trust’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for the period ended December 31, 2019 and each of the four years ended October 31, 2019. The statutes of limitations on each Trust’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Trusts as of June 30, 2020, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Trusts’ financial statements.

As of December 31, 2019, the Trusts had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

     BTZ   BGT  
    $51,626,561   $ 16,422,605  

As of June 30, 2020, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     BTZ     BGT  

Tax cost

  $ 1,768,879,940     $ 445,913,522  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 168,375,343     $ 1,356,303  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (39,818,347     (25,383,371
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 128,556,996     $ (24,027,068)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

9.

BANK BORROWINGS

BGT is party to a senior committed secured, 360-day rolling line of credit facility and a separate security agreement (the “SSB Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”). SSB may elect to terminate its commitment upon 360-days written notice to BGT. As of period end, BGT has not received any notice to terminate. BGT has granted a security interest in substantially all of its assets to SSB.

The SSB Agreement allows for the maximum commitment amount of $168,000,000 for BGT.

Advances will be made by SSB to BGT, at BGT’s option of (a) the higher of (i) 0.80% above the Fed Funds rate and (ii) 0.80% above Overnight LIBOR or (b) 0.80% above 7-day, 30-day, 60-day or 90-day LIBOR. Overnight LIBOR and LIBOR rates are subject to a 0% floor.

In addition, BGT paid a commitment fee (based on the daily unused portion of the commitments). The fees associated with each of the agreements are included in the Statements of Operations as borrowing costs, if any. Advances to BGT as of period end, if any, are shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as bank borrowings payable. Based on the short-term nature of the borrowings under the line of credit and the variable interest rate, the carrying amount of the borrowings approximates fair value.

BGT may not declare dividends or make other distributions on shares or purchase any such shares if, at the time of the declaration, distribution or purchase, asset coverage with respect to the outstanding short-term borrowings is less than 300%.

 

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the average amount of bank borrowings and the daily weighted average interest rates for BGT for loans under the revolving credit agreements were $118,093,407 and 1.64%, respectively.

 

10.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

Many municipalities insure repayment of their bonds, which may reduce the potential for loss due to credit risk. The market value of these bonds may fluctuate for other reasons, including market perception of the value of such insurance, and there is no guarantee that the insurer will meet its obligation.

Inventories of municipal bonds held by brokers and dealers may decrease, which would lessen their ability to make a market in these securities. Such a reduction in market making capacity could potentially decrease a Trust’s ability to buy or sell bonds. As a result, a Trust may sell a security at a lower price, sell other securities to raise cash, or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative impact on performance. If a Trust needed to sell large blocks of bonds, those sales could further reduce the bonds’ prices and impact performance.

In the normal course of business, the Trusts invest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Trust to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Trusts and their investments.

Each Trust may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force each Trust to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Trust may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Trust’s portfolio will decline if each Trust invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Trust portfolio’s current earnings rate.

Each Trust may invest without limitation in illiquid or less liquid investments or investments in which no secondary market is readily available or which are otherwise illiquid, including private placement securities. A Trust may not be able to readily dispose of such investments at prices that approximate those at which a Trust could sell such investments if they were more widely traded and, as a result of such illiquidity, a Trust may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions if necessary to raise funds to meet its obligations. Limited liquidity can also affect the market price of investments, thereby adversely affecting a Trust’s net asset value and ability to make dividend distributions. Privately issued debt securities are often of below investment grade quality, frequently are unrated and present many of the same risks as investing in below investment grade public debt securities.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A Trust may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a Trust reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A Trust may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause each Trust’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a Trust may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a Trust invests.

The price a Trust could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from a Trust’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore a Trust’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by a Trust, and a Trust could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. A Trust’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third party service providers.

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. The duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Trusts may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions. The Trusts manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Trusts to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Trusts’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Trusts.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

 

 

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A Trust’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain less the value of any collateral held by such Trust.

For OTC options purchased, each Trust bears the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Trusts should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Trusts do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Trusts, and not the counterparty, to perform. The Trusts may be exposed to counterparty credit risk with respect to options written to the extent each Trust deposits collateral with its counterparty to a written option.

With exchange-traded options purchased and futures and centrally cleared swaps, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Trusts since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Trust does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Trusts.

Concentration Risk: Certain Trusts may invest in securities that are rated below investment grade quality (sometimes called “junk bonds”) or are unrated, which are predominantly speculative, have greater credit risk and generally are less liquid than, and have more volatile prices than, higher quality securities.

Certain Trusts invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Trusts may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.

Certain Trusts invest a significant portion of their assets in securities backed by commercial or residential mortgage loans or in issuers that hold mortgage and other asset-backed securities. Investment percentages in these securities are presented in the Schedules of Investments. Changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults on assets underlying these securities, can affect the value, income and/or liquidity of such positions.

 

11.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Each Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. The par value for each Trust’s Common Shares is $0.001. The Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued Common Shares to Preferred Shares without the approval of Common Shareholders.

The Trusts participate in an open market share repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”). From December 1, 2018 through November 30, 2019, each Trust was permitted to repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares under the Repurchase Program, based on common shares outstanding as of the close of business on November 30, 2018, subject to certain conditions. From December 1, 2019 through November 30, 2020, each Trust may repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares under the Repurchase Program, based on common shares outstanding as of the close of business on November 30, 2019, subject to certain conditions. There is no assurance that the Trusts will purchase shares in any particular amounts.

The total cost of the shares repurchased is reflected in the Trusts’ Statements of Changes in Net Assets. For the periods shown, shares repurchased and cost, including transaction costs were as follows:

 

     BTZ        BGT  
     Shares      Amount        Shares        Amount  

Six months ended June 30, 2020

    10,386,555 (a)     $ 155,227,064          351,945        $ 3,741,043  

Period ended December 31, 2019

                    64,799          810,222  

Year ended October 31, 2019

    1,057,409        12,507,349          649,075          7,974,829  

 

  (a) 

Common shares issued and outstanding had a net decrease of 10,386,555 as a result of shares repurchased in a tender offer.

 

BTZ conducted a tender offer to purchase for cash up to 10% of BTZ’s outstanding common shares of beneficial interest, at a price equal to 98% of the NAV per share, determined on the business day on which the Tender Offer expires (“Valuation Date”).

With respect to BTZ, tender offers for the six months ended June 30, 2020 were as follows:

 

Commencement Date (a)      Valuation Date        Number of
Shares
Tendered
       Tendered Shares
as a Percentage of
Outstanding Shares
       Number of
Tendered Shares
Purchased
       Tendered Shares
Purchased as a
Percentage of
Outstanding Shares
 

January 2, 2020

       February 3, 2020          41,241,878          40        10,386,555          10

 

  (a) 

Date the tender offer period began.

 

 

 

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12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Trusts’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were issued and the following items were noted:

 

     Common Dividend
Per Share
 
     Paid (a)        Declared (b)  

BTZ

  $ 0.083900        $ 0.083900  

BGT

    0.076400          0.076400  

 

  (a) 

Net investment income dividend paid on July 31, 2020 to shareholders of record on July 15, 2020.

 
  (b)

Net investment income dividend declared on August 3, 2020 payable to shareholders of record on August 14, 2020.

 

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements

 

The Boards of Trustees (together, the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (“BTZ”) and BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (“BGT” and together with BTZ, the “Funds” and each, a “Fund”) met on April 16, 2020 (the “April Meeting”) and May 20-21, 2020 (the “May Meeting”) to consider the approval of the investment advisory agreements (the “Advisory Agreements” or the “Agreements”) between each Fund and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager” or “BlackRock”), each Fund’s investment advisor.

Activities and Composition of the Board

On the date of the May Meeting, the Board consisted of ten individuals, eight of whom were not “interested persons” of each Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board Members are responsible for the oversight of the operations of each Fund and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Board Members have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Co-Chairs of the Board are Independent Board Members. The Board has established five standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Performance Oversight Committee and an Executive Committee, each of which is chaired by an Independent Board Member and composed of Independent Board Members (except for the Executive Committee, which also has one interested Board Member).

The Agreements

Consistent with the requirements of the 1940 Act, the Board considers the continuation of the Agreements on an annual basis. The Board has four quarterly meetings per year, each typically extending for two days, and additional in-person and telephonic meetings throughout the year, as needed. While the Board also has a fifth one-day meeting to consider specific information surrounding the renewal of the Agreements, the Board’s consideration entails a year-long deliberative process whereby the Board and its committees assess BlackRock’s services to each Fund. In particular, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to each Fund by BlackRock, BlackRock’s personnel and affiliates, including (as applicable): investment management services; accounting oversight; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of each Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal, regulatory and compliance services. Throughout the year, including during the contract renewal process, the Independent Board Members were advised by independent legal counsel, and met with independent legal counsel in various executive sessions outside of the presence of BlackRock’s management.

During the year, the Board, acting directly and through its committees, considers information that is relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to each Fund and its shareholders. BlackRock also furnished additional information to the Board in response to specific questions from the Board. This additional information is discussed further in the section titled “Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements.” Among the matters the Board considered were: (a) investment performance for one-year, three-year, five-year, and/or since inception periods, as applicable, against peer funds, applicable benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable, as well as BlackRock senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analyses of the reasons for any outperformance or underperformance relative to its peers, benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable; (b) leverage management, as applicable; (c) fees, including advisory, administration, if applicable, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by each Fund for services; (d) Fund operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to each Fund; (e) the resources devoted to risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of each Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions, and meeting regulatory requirements; (f) BlackRock’s and each Fund’s adherence to applicable compliance policies and procedures; (g) the nature, character and scope of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates and the estimated cost of such services; (h) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (i) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Board; (j) execution quality of portfolio transactions; (k) BlackRock’s implementation of each Fund’s valuation and liquidity procedures; (l) an analysis of management fees for products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund, collective investment trust and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable, and the similarities and differences between these products and the services provided as compared to each Fund; (m) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives and accountability it creates, along with investment professionals’ investments in the fund(s) they manage; (n) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business; and (o) each Fund’s market discount/premium compared to peer funds.

Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements

The Approval Process: Prior to the April Meeting, the Board requested and received materials specifically relating to the Agreements. The Independent Board Members are continuously engaged in a process with their independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review the nature and scope of the information provided to the Board to better assist its deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April Meeting included, among other things: (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), based on Lipper classifications, regarding each Fund’s fees and expenses as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Broadridge (“Expense Peers”) and the investment performance of each Fund as compared with a peer group of funds (“Performance Peers”); (b) information on the composition of the Expense Peers and Performance Peers and a description of Broadridge’s methodology; (c) information on the estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates pursuant to the Agreements and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (d) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees received in connection with other types of investment products, such as institutional accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, closed-end funds, and open-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as applicable; (e) a review of non-management fees; (f) the existence, impact and sharing of potential economies of scale, if any, with each Fund; (g) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by each Fund to BlackRock; and (h) various additional information requested by the Board as appropriate regarding BlackRock’s and each Fund’s operations.

At the April Meeting, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the Agreements. As a result of the discussions that occurred during the April Meeting, and as a culmination of the Board’s year-long deliberative process, the Board presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these questions and requests with additional written information in advance of the May Meeting. Topics covered included: (a) the methodology for measuring estimated fund profitability; (b) fund expenses and potential fee waivers; (c) differences in services provided and management fees between closed-end funds and other product channels; and (d) BlackRock’s option overwrite strategy.

 

 

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At the May Meeting, the Board concluded its assessment of, among other things: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of each Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and to other metrics, as applicable; (c) the advisory fee and the estimated cost of the services and estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with each Fund; (d) each Fund’s fees and expenses compared to its Expense Peers; (e) the existence and sharing of potential economies of scale; (f) any fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates as a result of BlackRock’s relationship with each Fund; and (g) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as other payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to securities lending and cash management, and BlackRock’s services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings. The Board noted the willingness of BlackRock’s personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board did not identify any particular information as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items considered.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services, and the resulting performance of each Fund. Throughout the year, the Board compared Fund performance to the performance of a comparable group of closed-end funds, relevant benchmarks, and performance metrics, as applicable. The Board met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment activities, including the senior investment officers. The Board also reviewed the materials provided by each Fund’s portfolio management team discussing each Fund’s performance, investment strategies and outlook.

The Board considered, among other factors, with respect to BlackRock: the number, education and experience of investment personnel generally and each Fund’s portfolio management team; research capabilities; investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage; portfolio trading capabilities; use of technology; commitment to compliance; credit analysis capabilities; risk analysis and oversight capabilities; and the approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall risk management program, including the continued efforts of BlackRock and its affiliates to address cybersecurity risks and the role of BlackRock’s Risk & Quantitative Analysis Group. The Board engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to each Fund’s portfolio management team and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.

In addition to investment advisory services, the Board considered the nature and quality of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided to each Fund. BlackRock and its affiliates provide each Fund with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to each Fund by third-parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of each Fund. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide each Fund with administrative services including, among others: (i) responsibility for disclosure documents, such as the prospectus and the statement of additional information in connection with the initial public offering and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) preparing communications with analysts to support secondary market trading of each Fund; (iii) oversight of daily accounting and pricing; (iv) responsibility for periodic filings with regulators and stock exchanges; (v) overseeing and coordinating the activities of third-party service providers including, among others, each Fund’s custodian, fund accountant, transfer agent, and auditor; (vi) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (vii) providing legal and compliance support; (viii) furnishing analytical and other support to assist the Board in its consideration of strategic issues such as the merger, consolidation or repurposing of certain closed-end funds; and (ix) performing or managing administrative functions necessary for the operation of each Fund, such as tax reporting, expense management, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements, and shareholder call center and other services. The Board reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, shareholder services, and legal & compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

B. The Investment Performance of each Fund and BlackRock: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also reviewed and considered the performance history of each Fund. In preparation for the April Meeting, the Board was provided with reports independently prepared by Broadridge, which included an analysis of each Fund’s performance as of December 31, 2019, as compared to its Performance Peers. The performance information is based on net asset value (NAV), and utilizes Lipper data. Lipper’s methodology calculates a fund’s total return assuming distributions are reinvested on the ex-date at a fund’s ex-date NAV. Broadridge ranks funds in quartiles, ranging from first to fourth, where first is the most desirable quartile position and fourth is the least desirable. In connection with its review, the Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of each Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and a custom peer group of funds as defined by BlackRock (“Customized Peer Group”). The Board and its Performance Oversight Committee regularly review and meet with Fund management to discuss the performance of each Fund throughout the year.

In evaluating performance, the Board focused particular attention on funds with less favorable performance records. The Board also noted that while it found the data provided by Broadridge generally useful, it recognized the limitations of such data, including in particular, that notable differences may exist between a fund and its Performance Peers (for example, the investment objectives and strategies). Further, the Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot of a period as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce significantly different results. The Board also acknowledged that long-term performance could be impacted by even one period of significant outperformance or underperformance, and that a single investment theme could have the ability to disproportionately affect long-term performance.

The Board noted that for each of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, BTZ ranked in the first quartile against its Customized Peer Group. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Customized Peer Group is an appropriate performance metric for BTZ, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

The Board noted that for the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, BGT ranked in the first, second and second quartiles, respectively, against its Customized Peer Group. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Customized Peer Group is an appropriate performance metric for BGT, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Estimated Cost of the Services and Estimated Profits Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with each Fund: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed each Fund’s contractual management fee rate compared with

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements  (continued)

 

those of its Expense Peers. The contractual management fee rate represents a combination of the advisory fee and any administrative fees, before taking into account any reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board also compared each Fund’s total expense ratio, as well as its actual management fee rate as a percentage of managed assets, which is the total assets of each Fund (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) minus the sum of each Fund’s accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes) to those of its Expense Peers. The total expense ratio represents a fund’s total net operating expenses, excluding any investment related expenses. The total expense ratio gives effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers, and the actual management fee rate gives effect to any management fee reimbursements or waivers. The Board considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock and its affiliates to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, as applicable, including institutional accounts and sub-advised mutual funds (including mutual funds sponsored by third parties).

The Board received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology and was also provided with an estimated profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to each Fund. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to each Fund and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to available aggregate estimated profitability data provided for the prior two years. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to certain other U.S. fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the estimated profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, precision of expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at the individual fund level is difficult.

The Board noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s overall operating margin, in general, compared to that of certain other publicly traded asset management firms. The Board considered the differences between BlackRock and these other firms, including the contribution of technology at BlackRock, BlackRock’s expense management, and the relative product mix.

The Board considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Board. The Board further considered factors including but not limited to BlackRock’s commitment of time, assumption of risk, and liability profile in servicing each Fund, including in contrast to what is required of BlackRock with respect to other products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund, collective investment trust, and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable.

The Board noted that BTZ’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the fourth quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio each ranked in the fourth quartile relative to the Expense Peers. The Board also noted, however, that given the comparability limitations of the Expense Peers, BlackRock provided the Board a supplemental peer group consisting of funds that are generally similar to BTZ. The Board noted that BTZ’s actual management fee rate and total expense ratio ranked in the second and third quartiles, respectively, relative to the supplemental peer group.

The Board noted that BGT’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the first quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio each ranked in the first quartile, relative to the Expense Peers.

D. Economies of Scale: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of each Fund increase. The Board also considered the extent to which each Fund benefits from such economies of scale in a variety of ways, and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or breakpoint structure in order to enable each Fund to more fully participate in these economies of scale. The Board considered each Fund’s asset levels and whether the current fee was appropriate.

Based on the Board’s review and consideration of the issue, the Board concluded that most closed-end funds do not have fund level breakpoints because closed-end funds generally do not experience substantial growth after the initial public offering. Closed-end funds are typically priced at scale at a fund’s inception.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates may derive from BlackRock’s respective relationships with each Fund, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and its risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to each Fund, including for administrative, securities lending and cash management services. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Board also noted that, subject to applicable law, BlackRock may use and benefit from third-party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts.

In connection with its consideration of the Agreements, the Board also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Board received reports from BlackRock which included information on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices throughout the year.

The Board noted the competitive nature of the closed-end fund marketplace, and that shareholders are able to sell their Fund shares in the secondary market if they believe that each Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of each Fund.

The Board also considered the various notable initiatives and projects BlackRock performed in connection with its closed-end fund product line. These initiatives included developing equity shelf programs; efforts to eliminate product overlap with fund mergers; ongoing services to manage leverage that has become increasingly complex; periodic evaluation of share repurchases and other support initiatives for certain BlackRock funds; and continued communication efforts with shareholders, fund analysts and financial advisers. With respect to the latter, the Independent Board Members noted BlackRock’s continued commitment to supporting the secondary market for the common shares of its closed-end funds through a comprehensive secondary market communication program designed to raise investor and analyst awareness and understanding of closed-end funds. BlackRock’s support services included, among other things: sponsoring and participating in conferences; communicating with closed-end fund analysts covering the BlackRock funds throughout the year; providing marketing and product updates for the closed-end funds; and maintaining and enhancing its closed-end fund website.

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements  (continued)

 

Conclusion    

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements between the Manager and each Fund for a one-year term ending June 30, 2021. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, as well as other information, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreements, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination.

 

 

DISCLOSURE OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS      67  


Disclosure of Sub-Advisory Agreement

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board,” and the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (the “Fund”), met in person on February 19, 2020 (the “February Meeting”) to consider the initial approval of the sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) among the Fund, BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Fund’s investment advisor, and BlackRock International Limited. The Sub-Advisory Agreement was substantially similar to the sub-advisory agreements previously approved with respect to certain other portfolios in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

On the date of the February Meeting, the Board consisted of ten individuals, eight of whom were not “interested persons” of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”). Pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Board is required to consider the initial approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement.

At the February Meeting, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the proposed Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Fund’s investment advisory agreement with the Manager was most recently approved by the Board at in-person meetings on May 1, 2019 (the “May Meeting”) and June 5-6, 2019 (the “June Meeting”). A discussion of the basis for the Board’s approval of this agreement at the May and June Meetings is included in the Fund’s annual shareholder report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019. The factors considered by the Board at the February Meeting in connection with approval of the proposed Sub-Advisory Agreement were substantially the same as the factors considered at the May and June Meetings.

Following discussion, all the Board Members present at the February Meeting, including all the Independent Board Members present, approved the Sub-Advisory Agreement among the Fund, the Manager and BlackRock International Limited for a two-year term beginning on the effective date of the Sub-Advisory Agreement. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination.

 

 

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Disclosure of Sub-Advisory Agreement

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board,” and the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (the “Fund”), met in person on February 19, 2020 (the “February Meeting”) to consider the initial approval of the sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) among the Fund, BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Fund’s investment advisor, and BlackRock International Limited. The Sub-Advisory Agreement was substantially similar to the sub-advisory agreements previously approved with respect to certain other portfolios in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

On the date of the February Meeting, the Board consisted of ten individuals, eight of whom were not “interested persons” of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”). Pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Board is required to consider the initial approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement.

At the February Meeting, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the proposed Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Fund’s investment advisory agreement with the Manager was most recently approved by the Board at in-person meetings on May 1, 2019 (the “May Meeting”) and June 5-6, 2019 (the “June Meeting”). A discussion of the basis for the Board’s approval of this agreement at the May and June Meetings is included in the Fund’s annual shareholder report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2019. The factors considered by the Board at the February Meeting in connection with approval of the proposed Sub-Advisory Agreement were substantially the same as the factors considered at the May and June Meetings.

Following discussion, all the Board Members present at the February Meeting, including all the Independent Board Members present, approved the Sub-Advisory Agreement among the Fund, the Manager and BlackRock International Limited for a two-year term beginning on the effective date of the Sub-Advisory Agreement. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination.

 

 

DISCLOSURE OF SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT      69  


Trustee and Officer Information

 

Richard E. Cavanagh, Co-Chair of the Board and Trustee

Karen P. Robards, Co-Chair of the Board and Trustee

Michael J. Castellano, Trustee

Cynthia L. Egan, Trustee

Frank J. Fabozzi, Trustee

R. Glenn Hubbard, Trustee

W. Carl Kester, Trustee

Catherine A. Lynch, Trustee

Robert Fairbairn, Trustee

John M. Perlowski, Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer

Jonathan Diorio, Vice President

Neal J. Andrews, Chief Financial Officer

Jay M. Fife, Treasurer

Charles Park, Chief Compliance Officer

Janey Ahn, Secretary

 

Investment Adviser

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

Sub-Adviser

BlackRock International Limited

Edinburgh, EH3 8BL

United Kingdom

Accounting Agent and Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Canton, MA 02021

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, MA 02116

Legal Counsel

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

New York, NY 10019

Address of the Trusts

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

 

 

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Additional Information

 

Trust Certification

The Trusts are listed for trading on the NYSE and have filed with the NYSE their annual chief executive officer certification regarding compliance with the NYSE’s listing standards. The Trusts filed with the SEC the certification of their chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Dividend Policy

Each Trust’s policy is to make monthly distributions to shareholders. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of dividend distributions, each Trust employs a managed distribution plan (the Plan”), the goal of which is to provide shareholders with consistent and predictable cash flows by setting distribution rates based on expected long-term returns of each Trust.

The distributions paid by each Trust for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by each Trust during such month. Furthermore, the final tax characterization of distributions is determined after the year-end of each Trust and is reported in each Trust’s annual report to shareholders. Distributions can be characterized as ordinary income, capital gains and/or return of capital. The Trust’s taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains (“taxable income”) may not be sufficient to support the level of distributions paid. To the extent that distributions exceed the Trust’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, the excess may be treated as a non-taxable return of capital.

A return of capital is a return of a portion of an investor’s original investment. A return of capital is not expected to be taxable, but it reduces a shareholder’s tax basis in his or her shares, thus reducing any loss or increasing any gain on a subsequent disposition by the shareholder of his or her shares. It is possible that a substantial portion of the distributions paid during a calendar year may ultimately be classified as return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes when the final determination of the source and character of the distributions is made.

Such distributions, under certain circumstances, may exceed a Trust’s total return performance. When total distributions exceed total return performance for the period, the difference reduces the Trust’s total assets and net asset value per share (“NAV”) and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the Trust’s expense ratio and reducing the amount of assets the Trust has available for long term investment.

General Information

The Trusts do not make available copies of their Statements of Additional Information because the Trusts’ shares are not continuously offered, which means that the Statement of Additional Information of each Trust has not been updated after completion of the respective Trust’s offerings and the information contained in each Trust’s Statement of Additional Information may have become outdated.

Except as described above, there were no material changes in the Trusts’ investment objectives or policies or to the Trusts’ charters or by-laws that would delay or prevent a change of control of the Trusts that were not approved by the shareholders or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in the Trusts.

As of the date of this report, the portfolio managers of BGT are James E. Keenan, David Delbos, Mitchell S. Garfin, Carly Wilson and Abigail Apistolas.

Except as noted above, there have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Trusts’ portfolios.

In accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, each Trust may from time to time purchase shares of its common stock in the open market or in private transactions.

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Trusts may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at blackrock.com. Any reference to BlackRock’s website in this report is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Trusts and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual shareholder reports by enrolling in the electronic delivery program. Electronic copies of shareholder reports are available on BlackRock’s website.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisers, Banks or Brokerages:

Please contact your financial advisor. Please note that not all investment advisers, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

Householding

The Trusts will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Trusts at (800) 882-0052.

 

 

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Additional Information  (continued)

 

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Trusts file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Trusts’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Trusts use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available upon request and without charge (1) by calling (800) 882-0052; (2) at blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

Information about how the Trusts voted proxies relating to securities held in the Trusts’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at blackrock.com; or by calling (800) 882-0052 and (2) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

Availability of Trust Updates

BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Trusts on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds” section of blackrock.com as well as certain other material information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others are advised to check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Trusts. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Trusts and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.

BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Currency
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound
USD    U.S. Dollar
Portfolio Abbreviations
ARB    Airport Revenue Bonds
CR    Custodian Receipt
CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation
ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund
EURIBOR    Euro Interbank Offered Rate
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
MSCI    Morgan Stanley Capital International
MTN    Medium-Term Note
PIK    Payment-In-Kind
PRIME    U.S. Prime Rate
RB    Revenue Bonds
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
S&P    Standard & Poor’s
SPDR    Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipts
 

 

 

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blackrock.com    |    800-882-0052

This report is intended for current holders. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

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Item 2 – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 3 – Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 4 – Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 5 – Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 6 – Investments

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

Item 7 – Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 8 – Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

(a) Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

(b) As of the date of this filing, there have been no changes in any of the portfolio managers identified in the most recent annual report on Form N-CSR.

Item 9 – Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers

 

Period   (a) Total
Number of    
Shares
Purchased
   (b) Average
Price Paid per  
Share
   (c) Total Number of
Shares Purchased as Part    
of Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs
   (d) Maximum Number of
Shares that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the  Plans    
or Programs1

January 1 – 31, 2020

  0    $ —    0    1,147,657

February 1 – 29, 2020

  0    $ —    0    1,147,657

March 1 – 31, 2020

  0    $ —    0    1,147,657

April 1 – 30, 2020

  205,099    $10.4489    205,099    942,558

May 1 – 31, 2020

  64,916    $10.7161    64,916    877,642

June 1 – 30, 2020

  81,930    $10.9706    81,930    795,712

Total:

  351,945    $10.6196    351,945    795,712

1 On September 5, 2019, the Fund announced a continuation of its open market share repurchase program. Commencing on December 1, 2019, the Fund may repurchase through November 30, 2020, up to 5% of its common shares outstanding as of the close of business on November 30, 2019, subject to certain conditions.

Item 10 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures.

Item 11 – Controls and Procedures

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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(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 period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12 – Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

Item 13 – Exhibits attached hereto

(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

(a)(2) – Section 302 Certifications are attached

(a)(3) – Not Applicable

(a)(4) – Not Applicable

(b) – Section 906 Certifications are attached

(c) – Notices to the registrant’s common shareholders in accordance with the order under Section 6(c) of the 1940 Act granting an exemption from Section 19(b) of the 1940 Act and Rule 19b-1 under the 1940 Act, dated May 9, 20091

 

 

1 The Fund has received exemptive relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission permitting it to make periodic distributions of long-term capital gains with respect to its outstanding common stock as frequently as twelve times each year, and as frequently as distributions are specified by or in accordance with the terms of its outstanding preferred stock. This relief is conditioned, in part, on an undertaking by the Fund to make the disclosures to the holders of the Fund’s common shares, in addition to the information required by Section 19(a) of the 1940 Act and Rule 19a-1 thereunder. The Fund is likewise obligated to file with the SEC the information contained in any such notice to shareholders and, in that regard, has attached hereto copies of each such notice made during the period.

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust
By:     /s/ John M. Perlowski                                    
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

Date: September 4, 2020

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:     /s/ John M. Perlowski                                    
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
  BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

Date: September 4, 2020

 

By:       /s/ Neal J. Andrews                                    
  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
  BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust

Date: September 4, 2020

 

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