N-CSR 1 d830972dncsr.htm BLACKROCK 2022 GLOBAL INCOME OPPORTUNITY TRUST BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity 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: 811-23218

Name of Fund: BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO)

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock 2022 Global

Income Opportunity 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: 12/31/2019

Date of reporting period: 12/31/2019

 


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

 


 

LOGO   DECEMBER 31, 2019

 

   2019 Annual Report

 

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

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Section 19(a) Notices

 

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.’s (BKT) and BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust’s (BGIO) (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 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.

December 31, 2019

 

          Total Fiscal Year to Date
Cumulative Distributions by Character
    Percentage of Fiscal Year to Date
Cumulative Distributions by Character
 
Fund   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
 

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust

  BGIO   $ 0.582661     $     $     $ 0.034289     $ 0.616950       94             6     100

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

  BKT     0.287558                   0.125242       0.412800       70                   30       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 blackrock.com.

Managed Distribution Plan

BKT, with the approval of BKT’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), 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 Plan, BKT currently distributes a fixed amount of $.0344 per share on a monthly basis as of December 31, 2019.

The fixed amount distributed per share is subject to change at the discretion of the Board. BKT is currently not relying on any exemptive relief from Section 19(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Under its Plan, BKT 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, BKT 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, BKT 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 1940 Act.

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

The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time without prior notice to BKT’s shareholders if it deems such actions to be in the best interests of BKT or its shareholders. The suspension or termination of the Plan could have the effect of creating a trading discount (if BKT’s stock is trading at or above net asset value) or widening an existing trading discount. BKT is subject to risks that could have an adverse impact on its 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.

 

 

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The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

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

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

  10.92%   31.49%

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

  7.30   25.52

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

  7.01   22.01

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  7.09   18.42

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

  1.03   2.28

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

  1.36   8.91

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

  2.45   8.72

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

  2.21   7.26

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

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

 

 

THIS PAGE IS NOT PART OF YOUR FUND REPORT      3  


Table of Contents

 

      Page  

Section 19(a) Notices

     2  

Managed Distribution Plan

     2  

The Markets in Review

     3  

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

     34  

Statements of Operations

     35  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     36  

Statements of Cash Flows

     37  

Financial Highlights

     39  

Notes to Financial Statements

     41  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     53  

Important Tax Information

     53  

Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan

     54  

Trustee and Officer Information

     55  

Additional Information

     58  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     61  

 

 

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Trust Summary  as of December 31, 2019    BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust’s (BGIO) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to seek to distribute a high level of current income and to earn a total return, based on the net asset value of the Trust’s common shares of beneficial interest, that exceeds the return on the Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index by 500 basis points (or 5.00%) on an annualized basis over the life of the Trust, under normal market conditions. The Trust will terminate on or about February 28, 2022.

No assurance can be given that the Trust’s investment objective will be achieved. Risks relating to the Trust’s investment objective are described in further detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

Trust Information

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)

  BGIO

Initial Offering Date

  February 27, 2017

Termination Date (on or about)

  February 28, 2022

Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of December 31, 2019 ($9.86)(a)

  6.09%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.0500

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.6000

Leverage as of December 31, 2019(c)

  20%

 

  (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 any borrowings) minus the sum of its 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

 

     12/31/19     12/31/18      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

  $ 9.86     $ 8.32        18.51    $ 10.00      $ 8.29  

Net Asset Value

    9.75       8.96        8.82        9.82        8.96  

Market Price and Net Asset Value History Since Inception

 

LOGO

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

 

 

TRUST SUMMARY      5  


Trust Summary  as of December 31, 2019 (continued)    BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust

 

Performance and Portfolio Management Commentary

Returns for the period ended December 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

     Average Annual Total Returns  
      1 Year      Since Inception (a)  

Trust at NAV(b)(c)

     16.11      6.31

Trust at Market Price(b)(c)

     26.46        6.16  

Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index(d)

     2.21        1.68  

 

  (a) 

The Trust commenced operations on February 27, 2017.

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

The Trust moved from a discount to NAV to a premium during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

 
  (d) 

An unmanaged index that tracks the market for treasury bills used by the U.S. government that have a maturity of more than 1 month and less than 3 months, are rated investment grade and have a minimum $300 million par amount outstanding.

 

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.

The Trust’s investment objective is, in part, to earn a total return that exceeds the return on the Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index (the “Index”) by 500 basis points (or 5.00%) on an annualized basis over the life of the Trust, under normal market conditions. The Trust’s investment policies do not contemplate any meaningful amount of investment in securities that comprise the Index under normal market conditions; rather, the Trust uses the Index as a proxy for a risk-free rate of return that its investment objective seeks to exceed. Because the achievement of the Trust’s investment objective is measured on an annualized basis over the life of the Trust, the Trust’s performance may be more or less than the spread over the Index contained in the Trust’s investment objective during individual annual periods or for any period of time shorter than the life of the Trust. The Board considers certain factors to evaluate the Trust’s performance, such as the performance of the Trust relative to its investment objective and/or other information provided by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (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 most significant positive contributions to the Trust’s performance during the 12-month period came from exposure to credit-sensitive sectors, most notably U.S. high yield corporate bonds and emerging market debt. The Trust’s allocations to securitized assets also contributed meaningfully, in particular non-agency mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), commercial mortgage-backed securities and collateralized loan obligations.

There were no material detractors from the Trust’s performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

During the reporting period, the Trust increased exposure to European corporate credit, which the investment adviser favored for the attractive income when the bonds are hedged back into the dollar. The Trust also added to U.S. high yield credit, favoring short-term issues with an up-in-quality bias given their attractive income profile. Toward the latter part of the period, the investment adviser started to reduce the portfolio’s securitized asset allocation in areas where valuations had tightened over the year. In particular, the Fund decreased its exposure to non-agency MBS. The investment adviser looks to maintain diversified exposure to securitized assets, which continue to be a source of durable and attractive income, while tactically trading around near-term opportunities.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

As of December 31, 2019, the effective duration of the Trust’s portfolio was 2.62 years. The Trust maintained diversified exposure across non-government sectors, including emerging markets, high yield corporate bonds and securitized assets.

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.

 

 

6    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Trust Summary  as of December 31, 2019 (continued)    BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust

 

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Asset Type   12/31/19     12/31/18  

Corporate Bonds

    49     50

Asset-Backed Securities

    15       19  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    15       15  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

    10       7  

Foreign Agency Obligations

    6       4  

Preferred Securities

    4       3  

Short-Term Securities

    (a)      1  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

    1       1  

Common Stocks

    (a)       

Options Purchased

    (a)      (a) 

Options Written

    (b)       

 

  (a) 

Representing less than 1% of the Trust’s total investments.

 
  (b) 

Representing more than (1)% of the Trust’s total investments.

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION (c)(d)

 

Credit Rating   12/31/19     12/31/18  

AAA/Aaa(e)

    %(a)      2

AA/Aa

    1       (a) 

A

    3       3  

BBB/Baa

    19       18  

BB/Ba

    28       26  

B

    25       24  

CCC/Caa

    3       4  

CC

    3       5  

N/R

    18       18  

 

  (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 short-term securities, options purchased and options written.

 
  (e) 

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of not-rated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors, individual investments and/or issuer. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities and U.S. Treasury Obligations as AAA/Aaa.

 
 

 

 

TRUST SUMMARY      7  


Trust Summary  as of December 31, 2019 (continued)    BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

 

Trust Overview

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.’s (BKT) (the “Trust”) investment objective is to manage a portfolio of high-quality securities to achieve both preservation of capital and high monthly income. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 65% of its assets in mortgage-backed securities. The Trust invests at least 80% of its assets in securities that are (i) issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or one of its agencies or instrumentalities or (ii) rated at the time of investment either AAA by S&P or Aaa by Moody’s. 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 NYSE

  BKT

Initial Offering Date

  July 22, 1988

Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of December 31, 2019 ($6.05)(a)

  6.82%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.0344

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.4128

Leverage as of December 31, 2019(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 any borrowings) minus the sum of its 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

 

     12/31/19     12/31/18      Change      High      Low  

Market Price

  $ 6.05     $ 5.64        7.27    $ 6.17      $ 5.64  

Net Asset Value

    6.30       6.25        0.80        6.50        6.23  

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

 

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8    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Trust Summary  as of December 31, 2019 (continued)    BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

 

Performance and Portfolio Management Commentary

Returns for the period ended December 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

    Average Annual Total Returns  
     1 Year     3 Years     5 Years  

Trust at NAV(a)(b)

    7.91     3.89     3.38

Trust at Market Price(a)(b)

    14.83       4.66       4.78  

FTSE Mortgage Index(c)

    6.68       3.36       2.64  

 

  (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 narrowed during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

 
  (c) 

This unmanaged index (formerly known as Citigroup Mortgage Index) (the “Reference Benchmark”) includes all outstanding government sponsored fixed rate mortgage-backed securities, weighted in proportion to their current market capitalization.

 

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.

BKT 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 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 largest contributors to the Trust’s return during the 12-month period came from its allocation to agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”), as well as its positioning in interest-only agency mortgage-backed security (“MBS”) derivatives. Security selection within the agency MBS sector was also additive, driven primarily by the performance of specified pool holdings. The Trust’s interest rate-based strategies represented the largest detractor from performance during the period.

The Trust held derivatives during the period as a part of its investment strategy and will have derivative exposure of more than 20% at certain times. Derivatives are utilized by the Trust in order to manage and/or take outright views on interest rates in the portfolio. In particular, the portfolio employed U.S. Treasury futures to manage duration (i.e., sensitivity to interest rate changes) bias and yield curve bias. The Trust’s interest rate derivatives positions detracted from performance during the period.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Trust increased exposure to agency CMOs and agency MBS pass-throughs during the period, favoring high coupon conventional mortgages. In addition, exposure to agency commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) was trimmed, mainly by reducing the Trust’s position in Ginnie Mae interest-only securities.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Trust continues to maintain an overweight in well-structured agency CMOs and agency MBS interest-only derivatives, with a focus on structures collateralized by call protected and seasoned collateral that demonstrates more favorable prepayment characteristics. Within its allocation to Agency MBS pass-throughs, the Trust holds an overweight in higher coupon MBS relative to an underweight in lower coupons, motivated by attractive relative valuation and higher income. The Trust is positioned marginally long convexity (i.e., the rate at which duration changes in response to interest rate movements) relative to the benchmark, primarily through its agency CMO allocation.

The Trust held only marginal positions in other securitized assets such as legacy (pre-financial crisis) non-agency residential MBS and CMBS, preferring to isolate prepayment and structural characteristics in higher quality agency-backed assets rather than seek credit exposure.

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 December 31, 2019 (continued)    BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

 

Overview of the Trust’s Total Investments

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

     12/31/19     12/31/18  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

    95     111

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    3       3  

Short-Term Securities

    2       1  

Asset-Backed Securities(a)

           

Borrowed Bonds(b)

           

TBA Sale Commitments

    (b)      (15

 

  (a) 

Representing less than 1% of the Trust’s total investments.

 
  (b) 

Representing more than (1)% of the Trust’s total investments.

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION (c)(d)

 

     12/31/19     12/31/18  

AAA/Aaa(e)

    100     98

BBB

    (a)      2  

 

  (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 short-term securities, borrowed bonds and TBA sale commitments.

 
  (e) 

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of not-rated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities and U.S. Treasury Obligations as AAA/Aaa.

 
 

 

 

10    2019 BLACKROCK 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 the Trusts (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, the Trusts’ 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 the Trusts’ return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds, income to shareholders is lower than if the Trusts 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 amount of the Trusts’ obligations under their respective leverage arrangements 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 the Trusts’ 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 Trust 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 the Trusts’ 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 reverse repurchase agreements as described in the Notes to Financial Statements.

Under the 1940 Act, each Trust is permitted to issue debt up to 3313% 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.

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

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security       
Shares
    Value  

Common Stocks — 0.0%

 

United States — 0.0%  

Bristow Group, Inc.(a)(b)

      2,526     $ 69,920  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 0.0%
(Cost — $83,381)

 

    69,920  
   

 

 

 
     Par
(000)
        
Asset-Backed Securities — 18.2%  

Ajax Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2017-D, Class A, 3.75%, 12/25/57(c)

    USD       178       183,384  

ALM VI Ltd., Series 2012-6A, Class DR3, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.05%), 7.05%, 07/15/26(c)(d)

      1,000       923,565  

ALM VII Ltd., Series 2013-7R2A, Class CR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.00%), 5.00%, 10/15/27(c)(d)

      500       491,157  

Anchorage Capital CLO Ltd., Series 2014-4RA, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%), 4.54%, 01/28/31(c)(d)

      1,000       955,063  

Apidos CLO XVIII, Series 2018-18A, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.70%), 7.65%, 10/22/30(c)(d)

      1,000       951,792  

Apidos CLO XXI, Series 2015-21A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.20%), 7.20%, 07/18/27(c)(d)

      500       492,541  

Ares XXXIV CLO Ltd., Series 2015-2A, Class E2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.20%), 7.13%, 07/29/26(c)(d)

      1,000       979,243  

Ares XXXVII CLO Ltd., Series 2015-4A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.15%), 8.15%, 10/15/30(c)(d)

      250       239,875  

Benefit Street Partners CLO II Ltd., Series 2013-IIA, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.70%), 5.70%, 07/15/29(c)(d)

      1,500       1,404,092  

CarVal CLO II Ltd., Series 2019-1A(c)(d):

     

Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.15%), 6.12%, 04/20/32

      250       249,311  

Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.75%), 8.72%, 04/20/32

      250       237,623  

CarVal CLO III Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.44%), 8.71%, 07/20/32(c)(d)

      300       286,475  

Cedar Funding II CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.60%), 5.49%, 06/09/30(c)(d)

      950       939,153  

Cedar Funding VI CLO Ltd., Series 2016-6A(c)(d):

     

Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.00%), 4.97%, 10/20/28

      1,000       962,021  

Class ER, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.90%), 7.87%, 10/20/28

      250       236,397  

CIFC Funding II Ltd., Series 2015-2A, Class DR, 4.45%, 04/15/27(c)(e)

      250       249,996  

Conseco Finance Corp., Series 2001-D, Class B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.24%, 11/15/32(d)

      1,147       1,120,268  

Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp., Series 2002-1, Class M2, 9.55%, 12/01/33(e)

      2,500       2,624,742  

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC, Series 2006-MH1, Class B1, 5.03%, 10/25/36(c)(f)

      1,000       1,023,572  

CWABS Asset-Backed Certificates Trust, Series 2005-17, Class 1AF4, 6.05%, 05/25/36(f)

      803       808,640  

Deutsche Financial Capital Securitization LLC, Series 1991-I, Class M, 6.80%, 04/15/28

      853       889,255  

Elevation CLO Ltd., Series 2014-3A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.65%), 5.65%, 10/15/26(c)(d)

      410       410,002  

Elmwood CLO III Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 7.00%), 8.90%, 10/15/32(c)(d)

      550       549,915  

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-FF16, Class 2A3, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.14%), 1.93%, 12/25/36(d)

      623       356,574  

Galaxy CLO XXIX Ltd., Series 2018-29A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.40%), 4.31%, 11/15/26(c)(d)

      750       749,987  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IX Ltd., Series 2014-9A, Class ER2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.66%), 7.68%, 10/29/29(c)(d)

    USD       500     $ 477,454  

Lehman ABS Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, Series 2002-A, Class C, 0.00%, 06/15/33

      1,951       1,692,347  

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust(d):

     

Series 2006-4, Class 2A4, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.26%), 2.31%, 05/25/36

      815       383,181  

Series 2006-5, Class 2A3, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.15%), 1.94%, 06/25/36

      1,060       563,118  

Series 2006-7, Class 2A3, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.16%), 1.95%, 08/25/36

      1,679       919,454  

Series 2006-7, Class 2A4, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.24%), 2.03%, 08/25/36

      1,679       936,031  

Series 2006-9, Class 2A3, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.16%), 1.95%, 10/25/36

      1,502       627,745  

Madison Park Funding X Ltd., Series 2012-10A, Class DR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.25%), 5.22%, 01/20/29(c)(d)

      550       540,469  

Madison Park Funding XVI Ltd., Series 2015-16A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.70%), 5.67%, 04/20/26(c)(d)

      1,000       1,000,009  

Madison Park Funding XXX Ltd., Series 2012-30X, Class C, 6.95%, 04/15/29(e)

      250       226,515  

Mariner CLO LLC, Series 2018-1A, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.89%), 8.83%, 04/30/32(c)(d)

      250       240,441  

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust, Series 2006-OPT1, Class M1, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.26%), 2.05%, 08/25/37(d)

      1,550       820,412  

Nationstar HECM Loan Trust, Series 2019-1A, Class M4, 5.80%, 06/25/29(c)(e)

      750       753,201  

Neuberger Berman CLO XV, Series 2013-15A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.05%), 5.05%, 10/15/29(c)(d)

      1,000       978,803  

OCP CLO Ltd., Series 2016-12A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.00%), 5.00%, 10/18/28(c)(d)

      250       241,057  

OHA Credit Partners IX Ltd., Series 2013-9A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.30%), 5.27%, 10/20/25(c)(d)

      1,000       1,003,679  

OZLM Funding Ltd., Series 2012-1A, Class CR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.60%), 5.55%, 07/22/29(c)(d)

      250       244,069  

OZLM XIV Ltd., Series 2015-14A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.00%), 5.00%, 01/15/29(c)(d)

      1,000       951,085  

Palmer Square Loan Funding Ltd.(c):

     

Series 2018-4A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.55%), 4.46%, 11/15/26(d)

      1,800       1,716,816  

Series 2019-2A, Class C, 5.22%, 04/20/27(e)

      1,100       1,100,075  

Park Avenue Institutional Advisers CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.85%), 7.76%, 08/23/31(c)(d)

      500       469,039  

Regatta VI Funding Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.70%), 4.67%, 07/20/28(c)(d)

      500       477,523  

Rockford Tower CLO Ltd.(c):

     

Series 2017-1A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.25%), 5.25%, 04/15/29(d)

      1,000       969,412  

Series 2017-3A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.65%), 4.62%, 10/20/30(d)

      420       403,874  

Series 2017-3A, Class SUB, 0.00%, 10/20/30(e)

      250       195,132  

Series 2018-1A, Class SUB, 0.00%, 05/20/31(e)

      250       183,744  

Series 2018-2A, Class SUB, 0.00%, 10/20/31(e)

      250       187,100  

TICP CLO VI Ltd., Series 2016-5A, Class ER, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.75%), 7.75%, 07/17/31(c)(d)

      250       230,779  

TICP CLO XII Ltd., Series 2018-12A, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.50%), 7.50%, 01/15/31(c)(d)

      1,000       963,251  

TRESTLES CLO II Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.75%), 7.69%, 07/25/31(c)(d)

      250       239,825  
 

 

 

12    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

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

West CLO Ltd., Series 2013-1A, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.65%), 5.54%, 11/07/25(c)(d)

    USD       1,000     $ 1,002,948  

Westcott Park CLO Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.25%), 5.22%, 07/20/28(c)(d)

      250       249,645  
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 18.2%
(Cost — $39,908,354)

 

    39,302,876  
   

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds — 61.7%

 

Argentina — 0.9%

 

Generacion Mediterranea SA/Generacion Frias SA/Central Termica Roca SA, 9.63%, 07/27/23(c)

      1,078       667,348  

Stoneway Capital Corp., 10.00%, 03/01/27(c)(g)

      1,340       846,223  

Telecom Argentina SA, 8.00%, 07/18/26(c)

      429       407,685  
   

 

 

 
        1,921,256  
Australia — 0.1%  

Santos Finance Ltd., 5.25%, 03/13/29

      200       216,469  
   

 

 

 
Brazil — 3.4%  

Gol Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 01/31/25(c)

      1,000       1,030,000  

JBS Investments II GmbH, 5.75%, 01/15/28(c)

      658       693,861  

MARB BondCo PLC:

     

7.00%, 03/15/24

      200       207,750  

6.88%, 01/19/25(c)(g)

      1,357       1,435,027  

Minerva Luxembourg SA, 6.50%, 09/20/26(c)

      557       592,857  

Oi SA, (10.00% PIK), 10.00%, 07/27/25(h)

      615       553,884  

Petrobras Global Finance BV:

     

5.30%, 01/27/25

      630       684,023  

8.75%, 05/23/26(g)

      659       846,485  

6.00%, 01/27/28(g)

      706       803,958  

7.25%, 03/17/44

      460       557,894  
   

 

 

 
        7,405,739  
Canada — 1.5%  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US Corp., 6.25%, 09/15/27(c)

      312       329,160  

Hammerhead Resources, Inc., Series AI, 9.00%, 07/10/22

      1,500       1,350,000  

NOVA Chemicals Corp., 5.25%, 06/01/27(c)(g)

      1,495       1,536,112  
   

 

 

 
        3,215,272  
Chile — 1.2%  

Celeo Redes Operacion Chile SA, 5.20%, 06/22/47(c)(g)

      732       803,599  

Geopark Ltd., 6.50%, 09/21/24(c)(g)

      1,000       1,042,188  

Latam Finance Ltd., 6.88%, 04/11/24(c)(g)

      645       679,870  
   

 

 

 
        2,525,657  
China — 5.1%  

21Vianet Group, Inc., 7.88%, 10/15/21

      200       199,395  

Anton Oilfield Services Group, 9.75%, 12/05/20

      200       205,687  

Central China Real Estate Ltd.:

     

7.33%, 01/27/20

      200       199,250  

6.75%, 11/08/21

      200       199,132  

CFLD Cayman Investment Ltd.:

     

8.63%, 02/28/21

      200       204,750  

8.60%, 04/08/24

      200       206,500  

China Aoyuan Group Ltd.:

     

7.50%, 05/10/21

      200       205,200  

8.50%, 01/23/22

      200       210,750  

7.95%, 02/19/23

      400       424,000  

China Evergrande Group:

     

7.00%, 03/23/20

      200       199,125  

9.50%, 04/11/22

      235       224,206  

4.25%, 02/14/23

    HKD       4,000       467,769  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
China (continued)  

China SCE Group Holdings Ltd.:

     

7.45%, 04/17/21

    USD       300     $ 306,120  

7.25%, 04/19/23

      200       204,130  

China Singyes Solar Technologies., (6.00% PIK), 6.00%, 12/19/22(b)(h)

      286       257,140  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd., 5.50%, 01/23/22

      400       402,500  

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd., 6.15%, 09/17/25

      200       210,000  

Easy Tactic Ltd.:

     

9.13%, 07/28/22

      200       210,578  

8.63%, 02/27/24

      200       207,437  

8.13%, 07/11/24

      200       203,500  

Excel Capital Global Ltd.(U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate T-Note Contant Maturity + 9.34%), 7.00%(i)(j)

      200       204,274  

Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd.:

     

8.38%, 03/08/21

      200       200,875  

11.75%, 04/17/22

      200       204,700  

Golden Wheel Tiandi Holdings Co. Ltd., 7.00%, 01/18/21

      200       190,188  

Greenland Global Investment Ltd.(3 mo. LIBOR US + 4.85%), 6.80%, 09/26/21(d)

      200       199,201  

Guangxi Financial Investment Group Co. Ltd., 5.75%, 01/23/21

      200       189,330  

Hilong Holding Ltd., 8.25%, 09/26/22

      200       201,625  

Huachen Energy Co. Ltd., 6.63%, 05/18/20(b)

      300       143,438  

Jingrui Holdings Ltd., 9.45%, 04/23/21

      200       186,250  

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd., 11.95%, 10/22/22

      200       209,500  

KWG Group Holdings Ltd., 7.88%, 09/01/23

      200       210,250  

Logan Property Holdings Co. Ltd., 6.50%, 07/16/23

      200       206,062  

Powerlong Real Estate Holdings Ltd.:

     

5.95%, 07/19/20

      200       200,052  

6.95%, 04/17/21

      300       303,282  

7.13%, 11/08/22

      200       202,370  

Prime Bloom Holdings Ltd., 6.95%, 07/05/22

      200       96,954  

Redco Properties Group Ltd., 13.50%, 01/21/20

      200       200,438  

Rock International Investment Co., 6.63%, 03/27/20

      350       158,047  

Ronshine China Holdings Ltd.:

     

8.75%, 10/25/22

      200       208,000  

8.95%, 01/22/23

      200       209,375  

Scenery Journey Ltd., 11.00%, 11/06/20

      200       204,500  

Seazen Group Ltd., 7.50%, 01/22/21

      200       200,625  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.:

     

7.25%, 06/14/22

      200       205,442  

7.50%, 02/01/24

      200       205,350  

Times China Holdings Ltd., 7.63%, 02/21/22

      200       206,714  

Wanda Group Overseas Ltd., 7.50%, 07/24/22

      200       192,500  

Yankuang Group Cayman Ltd., 4.75%, 11/30/20

      200       200,016  

Yanlord Land HK Co. Ltd., 6.80%, 02/27/24

      200       204,125  

Zhejiang Baron BVI Co. Ltd., 6.80%, 08/27/21

      200       199,000  

Zhenro Properties Group Ltd.:

     

9.15%, 03/08/22

      200       206,250  

8.70%, 08/03/22

      200       203,500  
   

 

 

 
        11,099,402  
Colombia — 0.7%  

Credivalores-Crediservicios SAS, 9.75%, 07/27/22(c)

      400       405,875  

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, 4.25%, 07/18/29(c)

      505       525,831  

Gilex Holding Sarl, 8.50%, 05/02/23(c)

      214       229,785  

Gran Tierra Energy International Holdings Ltd., 6.25%, 02/15/25(c)

      400       360,000  
   

 

 

 
        1,521,491  
Czech Republic — 0.1%  

Residomo SRO, 3.38%, 10/15/24

    EUR       100       116,446  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      13  


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Denmark — 0.2%  

DKT Finance ApS, 7.00%, 06/17/23

    EUR       280     $ 332,414  
   

 

 

 
Dominican Republic — 0.5%  

Aeropuertos Dominicanos Siglo XXI SA, 6.75%, 03/30/29(c)(g)

    USD       928       1,031,240  
   

 

 

 
France — 1.6%  

Altice France SA, 2.50%, 01/15/25

    EUR       200       226,886  

AXA SA(3 mo. LIBOR GBP + 3.27%), 5.63%, 01/16/54(i)

    GBP       350       566,541  

BNP Paribas SA(5 year USD Swap + 1.48%), 4.38%, 03/01/33(g)(i)

    USD       800       864,123  

BPCE SA, 5.15%, 07/21/24(c)(g)

      600       658,469  

Credit Agricole SA(5 year USD Swap + 1.64%), 4.00%, 01/10/33(c)(i)

      750       791,620  

Credit Mutuel Arkea SA, 3.38%, 03/11/31

    EUR       200       263,402  

Picard Groupe SAS(3 mo. Euribor + 3.00%), 3.00%, 11/30/23(d)

      100       109,927  
   

 

 

 
        3,480,968  
Germany — 1.6%  

ADLER Real Estate AG, 3.00%, 04/27/26

      100       118,299  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, (3.63% Cash or 4.38% PIK), 3.63%, 05/15/25(h)

      100       117,357  

Merck KGaA, (EURIBOR ICE Swap + 2.94%), 2.88%, 06/25/79(i)

      600       721,060  

Nidda Healthcare Holding GmbH, Series NOV, 3.50%, 09/30/24

      100       115,675  

Summit Properties Ltd., 2.00%, 01/31/25

      100       109,366  

thyssenkrupp AG:

     

1.88%, 03/06/23

      185       207,969  

2.88%, 02/22/24

      364       420,976  

ZF Europe Finance BV:

     

2.00%, 02/23/26

      700       803,047  

2.50%, 10/23/27

      700       809,378  
   

 

 

 
        3,423,127  
Guatemala — 0.5%  

Central American Bottling Corp., 5.75%, 01/31/27(c)(g)

    USD       626       661,017  

Energuate Trust, 5.88%, 05/03/27(c)

      503       518,719  
   

 

 

 
        1,179,736  
Hong Kong — 0.2%  

Coastal Emerald Ltd., 5.95%, 01/13/20

      200       200,750  

New Lion Bridge Co. Ltd., 9.75%, 10/10/20

      200       175,750  

Pearl Holding III Ltd., 9.50%, 12/11/22

      200       134,200  
   

 

 

 
        510,700  
India — 0.6%  

Jubilant Pharma Ltd., 6.00%, 03/05/24

      200       208,500  

Muthoot Finance Ltd., 6.13%, 10/31/22(c)

      200       207,833  

ReNew Power Ltd.:

     

6.45%, 09/27/22

      200       206,438  

6.67%, 03/12/24

      200       207,000  

Vedanta Resources Ltd., 7.13%, 05/31/23

      500       492,969  
   

 

 

 
        1,322,740  
Indonesia — 0.4%  

Alam Synergy Pte Ltd., 11.50%, 04/22/21

      200       201,625  

JGC Ventures Pte Ltd., 10.75%, 08/30/21

      200       207,950  

Medco Straits Services Pte Ltd., 8.50%, 08/17/22

      200       212,750  

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT, 4.88%, 07/17/49(j)

      200       216,000  
   

 

 

 
        838,325  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Ireland — 1.4%  

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

     

6.00%, 02/15/25(c)(g)

    USD       1,000     $ 1,048,750  

4.75%, 07/15/27

    GBP       140       194,531  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC(5 year CMT + 2.50%), 4.13%, 09/19/27(i)

    USD       500       505,999  

C&W Senior Financing DAC, 6.88%, 09/15/27(c)(g)

      841       899,306  

Virgin Media Receivables Financing Notes II DAC, 5.75%, 04/15/23

    GBP       110       149,713  

Zurich Finance Ireland Designated Activity Co., 1.63%, 06/17/39

    EUR       280       333,901  
   

 

 

 
        3,132,200  
Italy — 1.5%  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA(3 mo. Euribor + 5.35%), 5.00%, 06/08/48(i)

      500       670,917  

Buzzi Unicem SpA, 2.13%, 04/28/23

      100       118,319  

International Game Technology PLC, 4.75%, 02/15/23

      100       122,703  

Rossini Sarl, 6.75%, 10/30/25

      200       249,578  

Sisal Group SpA, 7.00%, 07/31/23(k)

      69       79,816  

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.38%, 11/15/33

    USD       385       427,350  

Telecom Italia SpA:

     

1.13%, 03/26/22(l)

    EUR       100       112,331  

4.00%, 04/11/24

      100       124,088  

UniCredit SpA:

     

6.57%, 01/14/22(c)(g)

    USD       700       751,819  

(5 year EUR Swap + 2.40%), 2.00%, 09/23/29(i)

    EUR       600       665,327  
   

 

 

 
        3,322,248  
Japan — 0.2%  

SoftBank Group Corp.:

     

4.00%, 04/20/23

      200       239,310  

4.75%, 07/30/25

      100       123,094  
   

 

 

 
        362,404  
Jersey — 0.1%  

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

      240       278,226  
   

 

 

 
Lithuania — 0.2%  

ASG Finance Designated Activity Co., 7.88%, 12/03/24(c)

    USD       429       414,521  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.7%  

ContourGlobal Power Holdings SA:

     

3.38%, 08/01/23

    EUR       100       115,518  

4.13%, 08/01/25

      200       235,086  

Garfunkelux Holdco 3 SA, 7.50%, 08/01/22

      100       111,890  

INEOS Group Holdings SA, 5.38%, 08/01/24

      100       116,377  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA:

     

5.50%, 08/01/23

    USD       632       542,913  

8.50%, 10/15/24(c)

      234       213,134  

Intelsat SA, 4.50%, 06/15/25(l)

      94       61,887  

Summer BC Holdco B Sarl, 5.75%, 10/31/26

    EUR       100       116,769  
   

 

 

 
        1,513,574  
Mexico — 2.6%  

Axtel SAB de CV, 6.38%, 11/14/24(c)(g)

    USD       1,000       1,055,000  

BBVA Bancomer SA, 6.75%, 09/30/22(c)

      500       544,375  

Cemex SAB de CV, 3.13%, 03/19/26

    EUR       200       232,753  

Controladora Mabe SA de CV, 5.60%, 10/23/28(c)

    USD       444       488,955  

Cydsa SAB de CV, 6.25%, 10/04/27(c)(g)

      800       823,250  

Orbia Advance Corp SAB de CV, 5.50%, 01/15/48(c)

      460       470,350  

Petroleos Mexicanos:

     

6.50%, 03/13/27

      417       441,801  

5.35%, 02/12/28

      119       117,810  
 

 

 

14    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Mexico (continued)  

Trust F/1401, 6.95%, 01/30/44

    USD       1,192     $ 1,383,465  
   

 

 

 
        5,557,759  
Mongolia — 0.1%  

Mongolian Mortgage Corp. Hfc LLC, 9.75%, 01/29/22

      200       194,188  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 2.7%  

ABN AMRO Bank NV(5 year USD Swap + 2.20%), 4.40%, 03/27/28(i)

      800       832,280  

ASR Nederland NV(5 year EUR Swap + 4.00%), 3.38%, 05/02/49(i)(j)

    EUR       400       497,791  

ING Groep NV(5 year USD ICE Swap + 1.94%), 4.70%, 03/22/28(i)

    USD       800       840,824  

InterXion Holding NV, 4.75%, 06/15/25

    EUR       200       242,287  

NN Group NV(3 mo. Euribor + 4.95%), 4.63%, 01/13/48(i)

      500       675,123  

OCI NV, 5.00%, 04/15/23

      180       209,730  

OI European Group BV, 2.88%, 02/15/25

      100       116,225  

Summer BidCo BV, (9.00% Cash or 9.75% PIK), 9.00%, 11/15/25(h)

      100       119,589  

United Group BV, 4.88%, 07/01/24

      440       514,523  

VZ Vendor Financing BV, 2.50%, 01/31/24

      100       114,413  

Ziggo BV, 5.50%, 01/15/27(c)(g)

    USD       1,540       1,636,250  
   

 

 

 
        5,799,035  
Panama — 0.5%  

Avianca Holdings SA, 9.00%, 05/10/23(c)

      957       880,440  

Promerica Financial Corp., 9.70%, 05/14/24(c)

      200       207,938  
   

 

 

 
        1,088,378  
Peru — 0.7%  

Nexa Resources SA, 5.38%, 05/04/27(c)(g)

      1,350       1,436,062  
   

 

 

 
Portugal — 0.3%  

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA(5 year EUR Swap + 4.29%), 4.50%, 04/30/79(i)

    EUR       500       626,750  
   

 

 

 
Saudi Arabia — 0.4%  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co., 3.50%, 04/16/29(c)

    USD       215       222,928  

Saudi Electricity Global Sukuk Co. 3, 5.50%, 04/08/44

      600       720,000  
   

 

 

 
        942,928  
Singapore — 0.6%  

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

    EUR       310       285,595  

Puma International Financing SA, 5.13%, 10/06/24(c)

    USD       1,000       970,000  
   

 

 

 
        1,255,595  
South Africa — 0.2%  

Gold Fields Orogen Holdings BVI Ltd., 5.13%, 05/15/24(c)

      254       271,145  

Sappi Papier Holding GmbH, 4.00%, 04/01/23

    EUR       200       228,897  
   

 

 

 
        500,042  
Spain — 0.9%  

Banco de Sabadell SA(5 year EUR Swap + 5.10%), 5.38%, 12/12/28(i)

      400       510,680  

Banco Santander SA, 2.13%, 02/08/28

      500       601,411  

Cirsa Finance International Sarl, 7.88%, 12/20/23(c)

    USD       200       211,434  

Ferrovial Netherlands BV(5 year EUR Swap + 2.13%), 2.12%(i)(j)

    EUR       100       109,590  

Hipercor SA, 3.88%, 01/19/22

      300       359,221  

Iberdrola International BV(5 year EUR Swap + 2.97%), 3.25%(i)(j)

      200       246,213  
   

 

 

 
        2,038,549  
Sweden — 0.1%  

Verisure Holding AB, 3.50%, 05/15/23

      144       166,249  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Sweden (continued)  

Verisure Midholding AB, 5.75%, 12/01/23

    EUR       100     $ 115,395  
   

 

 

 
        281,644  
Ukraine — 0.5%  

MHP Lux SA, 6.25%, 09/19/29(c)

    USD       1,000       978,750  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 2.3%  

AA Bond Co. Ltd., 4.25%, 07/31/43

    GBP       300       402,905  

Arrow Global Finance PLC, 5.13%, 09/15/24

      240       323,308  

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

      100       133,785  

Barclays Bank PLC, 6.63%, 03/30/22

    EUR       300       384,311  

Barclays PLC:

     

(5 year EUR Swap + 2.45%), 2.63%, 11/11/25(i)

      100       114,196  

(5 year EUR Swap + 1.90%), 2.00%, 02/07/28(i)

      400       455,830  

4.84%, 05/09/28(g)

    USD       500       539,292  

Cabot Financial Luxembourg II SA(3 mo. Euribor + 6.38%), 6.38%, 06/14/24(d)

    EUR       100       116,376  

Cabot Financial Luxembourg SA, 7.50%, 10/01/23

    GBP       100       137,443  

CPUK Finance Ltd., 4.25%, 02/28/47

      100       134,541  

eG Global Finance PLC:

     

3.63%, 02/07/24

    EUR       275       309,084  

4.38%, 02/07/25

      100       112,170  

GKN Holdings Ltd., 5.38%, 09/19/22

    GBP       100       143,645  

HSBC Holdings PLC, 5.25%, 03/14/44(g)

    USD       700       885,449  

Ladbrokes Group Finance PLC:

     

5.13%, 09/16/22

    GBP       7       9,341  

5.13%, 09/08/23

      200       287,372  

Pinnacle Bidco PLC, 6.38%, 02/15/25

      100       138,421  

Premier Foods Finance PLC, 6.25%, 10/15/23

      100       138,712  

Stonegate Pub Co. Financing PLC(3 mo. LIBOR GBP + 6.25%), 7.05%, 03/15/22(d)

      100       133,122  
   

 

 

 
        4,899,303  
United States — 27.0%  

Ambac Assurance Corp., 5.10%, 06/07/20(c)

    USD       23       33,496  

Ambac LSNI LLC(3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.00%), 6.94%, 02/12/23(c)(d)

      540       546,944  

American Airlines Group, Inc.:

     

5.00%, 06/01/22(c)(g)

      1,214       1,270,147  

4.87%, 04/22/25(a)

      211       218,712  

4.00%, 12/15/25(a)(e)

      179       180,342  

American Energy- Permian Basin LLC, 12.00%, 10/01/24(c)

      712       487,720  

Arconic, Inc., 6.75%, 01/15/28(g)

      1,540       1,809,038  

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co., 9.88%, 04/01/27(c)

      278       312,750  

Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV, 3.75%, 01/15/25

    EUR       100       115,535  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.:

     

4.50%, 05/15/23

      100       113,572  

9.00%, 12/15/25(c)(g)

    USD       844       959,797  

Berry Global, Inc., 1.00%, 01/15/25(k)

    EUR       100       112,578  

Boyd Gaming Corp., 4.75%, 12/01/27(c)

    USD       265       275,269  

Bruin E&P Partners LLC, 8.88%, 08/01/23(c)

      57       37,050  

Caesars Entertainment Corp., 5.00%, 10/01/24(l)

      248       476,470  

Calpine Corp.(c):

     

4.50%, 02/15/28

      817       824,247  

5.13%, 03/15/28

      912       930,878  

Capitol Investment Merger Sub 2 LLC, 10.00%, 08/01/24(c)

      664       688,900  

Carlson Travel, Inc., 6.75%, 12/15/23(c)(g)

      886       903,720  

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 6.25%, 04/15/23(g)

      210       213,118  

Centennial Resource Production LLC, 5.38%, 01/15/26(c)(g)

      1,000       982,500  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      15  


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
United States (continued)  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, 5.05%, 03/30/29(g)

    USD       800     $ 907,726  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 03/31/25

      400       449,784  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP, 4.50%, 10/01/29(c)

      193       198,327  

Cheniere Energy, Inc., (4.88% PIK), 4.88%, 05/28/21(c)(h)(l)

      677       694,474  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 11.50%, 01/01/25(c)

      1,153       1,089,585  

Citgo Holding, Inc., 9.25%, 08/01/24(c)

      224       240,240  

Citigroup, Inc., 6.68%, 09/13/43(g)

      500       730,056  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 5.13%, 08/15/27(c)

      433       450,883  

Commercial Metals Co., 5.38%, 07/15/27

      95       99,750  

Crown European Holdings SA:

     

2.25%, 02/01/23

    EUR       100       116,935  

0.75%, 02/15/23

      100       112,205  

DaVita, Inc., 5.00%, 05/01/25(g)

    USD       875       900,156  

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

      1,038       1,049,991  

Energen Corp., 4.63%, 09/01/21

      72       73,691  

Equinix, Inc., 2.88%, 03/15/24

    EUR       100       115,816  

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

    USD       1,050       1,057,675  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

     

3.02%, 03/06/24

    EUR       230       272,712  

5.58%, 03/18/24

    USD       292       316,102  

2.33%, 11/25/25

    EUR       100       114,270  

Forestar Group, Inc., 8.00%, 04/15/24(c)

    USD       488       530,700  

Frontier Communications Corp.(c)(g):

     

8.50%, 04/01/26

      1,500       1,518,750  

8.00%, 04/01/27

      914       955,130  

Golden Entertainment, Inc., 7.63%, 04/15/26(c)

      149       157,940  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.15%, 05/22/45(g)

      700       860,464  

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., 8.00%, 05/15/22

      150       158,625  

HCA, Inc., 5.88%, 02/15/26(g)

      1,540       1,751,180  

Hertz Corp., 7.63%, 06/01/22(c)

      180       187,200  

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

    EUR       110       128,359  

IQVIA, Inc., 3.25%, 03/15/25

      100       114,401  

Iron Mountain US Holdings, Inc., 5.38%, 06/01/26(c)(g)

    USD       1,540       1,609,300  

Iron Mountain, Inc., 3.00%, 01/15/25

    EUR       100       115,264  

Jagged Peak Energy LLC, 5.88%, 05/01/26(g)

    USD       649       670,080  

KB Home, 7.63%, 05/15/23

      189       211,680  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co.:

     

4.75%, 04/15/24

    EUR       110       127,681  

5.50%, 04/15/24(c)

    USD       150       154,515  

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., 4.50%, 09/01/26(g)

      1,600       1,684,000  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., 3.33%, 03/24/25

    EUR       100       123,649  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 5.63%, 07/15/27(c)

    USD       421       443,650  

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

      1,000       1,291,183  

NRG Energy, Inc., 4.45%, 06/15/29(c)

      75       78,570  

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 6.38%, 08/15/25(c)(g)

      1,495       1,633,287  

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

      148       135,050  

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP/Panther Finance Co., Inc., 6.25%, 05/15/26(c)

      42       45,255  

Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 6.25%, 06/01/24(c)(g)

      403       419,120  

Post Holdings, Inc., 5.00%, 08/15/26(c)(g)

      1,540       1,626,625  

PulteGroup, Inc., 5.50%, 03/01/26

      302       337,485  

QEP Resources, Inc., 6.88%, 03/01/21

      190       196,650  

Quicken Loans, Inc., 5.75%, 05/01/25(c)(g)

      1,638       1,693,282  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
United States (continued)  

Refinitiv US Holdings, Inc., 4.50%, 05/15/26

    EUR       200     $ 244,138  

Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.38%, 04/15/23(c)

    USD       400       409,800  

Scientific Games International, Inc., 7.00%, 05/15/28(c)

      280       300,300  

SES SA(5 year EUR Swap + 5.40%), 5.63%(i)(j)

    EUR       200       251,261  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.63%, 07/15/24(c)

    USD       535       561,750  

Sprint Corp., 7.88%, 09/15/23(g)

      787       868,321  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp., Series WI, 4.88%, 01/15/23(g)

      607       620,670  

Talen Energy Supply LLC(c):

     

7.25%, 05/15/27(g)

      730       768,106  

6.63%, 01/15/28

      386       393,720  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.(c):

     

5.88%, 06/15/27

      366       402,600  

5.75%, 01/15/28(g)

      1,287       1,402,830  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(c):

     

4.63%, 09/01/24

      528       550,493  

4.88%, 01/01/26(g)

      872       913,333  

TransDigm, Inc.(g):

     

6.50%, 05/15/25

      1,540       1,601,600  

6.25%, 03/15/26(c)

      512       554,296  

Transocean Phoenix 2 Ltd., 7.75%, 10/15/24(c)(g)

      1,156       1,225,784  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.:

     

4.88%, 07/01/21(g)

      676       692,900  

5.25%, 06/01/27

      295       308,275  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2019-2, Class B, 3.50%, 11/01/29

      161       162,617  

United Rentals North America, Inc., 4.88%, 01/15/28(g)

      1,500       1,561,845  

VeriSign, Inc., 4.75%, 07/15/27(g)

      414       436,770  

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

      252       262,710  

Vistra Energy Corp., 5.88%, 06/01/23

      28       28,645  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC, 5.00%, 07/31/27(c)

      450       470,241  

Weekley Homes LLC/Weekley Finance Corp., 6.00%, 02/01/23(g)

      1,500       1,501,875  

William Lyon Homes, Inc., 6.63%, 07/15/27(c)(g)

      853       925,505  

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

    EUR       162       187,530  

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

    USD       280       300,300  

Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 5.75%, 01/15/27(c)(g)

      832       845,520  

Zekelman Industries, Inc., 9.88%, 06/15/23(c)

      29       30,486  
   

 

 

 
        58,226,457  
Vietnam — 0.1%  

Mong Doung Finacial Holdings BV, 5.13%, 05/07/29

      250       255,625  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 61.7%
(Cost — $129,842,495)

 

    133,245,220  
   

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests(d) — 12.2%

 

Canada — 0.7%

 

WestJet Airlines Ltd., Term Loan B, 12/11/26(m)

      1,535       1,547,341  
   

 

 

 
Luxembourg — 0.2%  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 2017 Term Loan B4, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.43%, 01/02/24

      430       433,191  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 0.5%  

Stars Group Holdings BV, 2018 USD Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.44%, 07/10/25

      1,031       1,039,075  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 0.1%  

Connect Finco Sarl, Term Loan B, 12/11/26(m)

      308       309,690  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

16    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
United States — 10.7%  

18 Fremont Street Acquisition LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 8.00%), 9.91%, 08/09/25

    USD       1,130     $ 1,135,559  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 2018 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.30%, 02/16/23

      530       531,170  

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.00%, 07/31/26

      39       39,260  

Aimbridge Acquisition Co., Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.54%, 02/02/26(a)

      240       242,294  

Allegiant Travel Co., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 6.39%, 02/05/24

      1,128       1,135,350  

BCP Raptor II LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%), 6.55%, 11/03/25

      400       367,991  

Bristow Group, Inc., Prepetition Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 8.00%), 10.50%, 05/10/22(a)

      159       158,971  

Buckeye Partners LP, 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.44%, 11/01/26

      781       787,186  

California Resources Corp., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.55%, 12/31/22

      893       795,886  

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 2019 Last Out Term Loan, 9.93%, 06/09/24(m)

      550       565,581  

CITGO Holding Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%, 1.00% Floor), 8.80%, 08/01/23

      399       405,815  

CLGF Holdco 1 LLC, Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 6.91%, 12/31/20(a)

      1,250       1,243,750  

CSC Holdings LLC, 2019 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.24%, 04/15/27

      248       248,821  

Diamond Sports Group LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.03%, 08/24/26

      870       868,011  

Foundation Building Materials LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.80%, 08/13/25(a)

      559       561,101  

Gates Global LLC, 2017 Repriced Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 4.55%, 04/01/24

      1,552       1,552,200  

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Term Loan, 3.91%, 11/06/26(m)

      239       241,048  

Golden Nugget LLC, 2017 Incremental Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.72%, 10/04/23

      309       309,734  

Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc., USD 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.74%, 11/15/27

      492       495,741  

Jeld-Wen, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.94%, 12/14/24

      877       877,738  

KAR Auction Services, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B6, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.06%, 09/19/26

      45       45,185  

Lamar Media Corp., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.56%, 03/14/25

      34       33,898  

PCI Gaming Authority, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.30%, 05/29/26

      415       417,906  

Pioneer Energy Services Corp., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor), 9.55%, 11/08/22(a)

      1,504       1,443,840  

Playtika Holding Corp., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.80%, 12/10/24

      797       804,723  

PLH Infrastructure Services, Inc., 2018 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.00%), 7.89%, 08/07/23(a)

      316       303,231  

Ply Gem Midco, Inc., 2018 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.49%, 04/12/25

      1,452       1,446,822  

Robertshaw US Holding Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.06%, 02/28/25(a)

      845       765,083  

Roundpoint Mortgage Servicing Corp., 2018 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.37%), 5.16%, 08/08/20(a)

      1,261       1,260,095  

Scientific Games International, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.55%, 08/14/24

      1,552       1,554,932  

Select Medical Corp., 2017 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.58%, 03/06/25

      145       144,826  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
United States (continued)  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.05%, 05/23/25

    USD       158     $ 156,578  

Summit Materials Companies I LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.80%, 11/21/24

      848       851,258  

TransDigm, Inc., 2018 Term Loan F, 06/09/23(m)

      757       759,199  

XPO Logistics, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.80%, 02/24/25

      540       542,732  
   

 

 

 
        23,093,515  
   

 

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 12.2%
(Cost — $26,524,337)

 

    26,422,812  
 

 

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations — 8.0%

 

Argentina — 0.0%  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond, 6.88%, 04/22/21

      153       81,998  
   

 

 

 
Bahrain — 0.2%  

CBB International Sukuk Co. 7 SPC, 6.88%, 10/05/25

      410       477,138  
   

 

 

 
Colombia — 1.1%  

Colombia Government International Bond:

     

4.38%, 07/12/21

      215       221,920  

8.13%, 05/21/24

      590       724,410  

4.50%, 01/28/26(g)

      671       731,390  

3.88%, 04/25/27(g)

      670       710,200  
   

 

 

 
        2,387,920  
Dominican Republic — 0.2%  

Dominican Republic International Bond, 5.50%, 01/27/25

      461       497,016  
   

 

 

 
Egypt — 1.8%  

Egypt Government Bond:

     

16.00%, 06/11/22

    EGP       3,249       209,150  

14.30%, 09/03/22

      7,035       440,331  

Egypt Government International Bond:

     

5.75%, 04/29/20(g)

    USD       1,051       1,060,853  

7.60%, 03/01/29(c)

      256       279,920  

7.60%, 03/01/29

      350       382,703  

6.38%, 04/11/31

    EUR       737       883,528  

8.50%, 01/31/47(c)

    USD       488       541,832  
   

 

 

 
        3,798,317  
Indonesia — 0.8%  

Indonesia Government International Bond:

     

4.75%, 01/08/26

      200       222,187  

4.10%, 04/24/28

      200       217,125  

Indonesia Treasury Bond:

     

8.38%, 09/15/26

    IDR       8,525,000       658,886  

6.13%, 05/15/28

      10,559,000       716,483  
   

 

 

 
        1,814,681  
Maldives — 0.1%  

Republic of Maldives Ministry of Finance and Treasury Bond, 7.00%, 06/07/22

      200       186,950  
   

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.2%  

Mexico Government International Bond, 4.15%, 03/28/27

      320       342,700  
   

 

 

 
Nigeria — 0.6%  

Nigeria Government International Bond(g):

     

6.38%, 07/12/23

      232       247,588  

7.63%, 11/21/25

      860       950,300  
   

 

 

 
        1,197,888  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      17  


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Paraguay — 0.1%  

Paraguay Government International Bond, 5.40%, 03/30/50(c)

    IDR       250     $ 287,031  
   

 

 

 
Qatar — 1.1%  

Qatar Government International Bond:

     

4.50%, 04/23/28

      920       1,054,550  

4.00%, 03/14/29(c)(g)

    USD       1,145       1,279,895  
   

 

 

 
        2,334,445  
Russia — 0.3%  

Russian Foreign Bond — Eurobond:

     

4.75%, 05/27/26

      400       446,750  

4.25%, 06/23/27

      200       218,400  
   

 

 

 
        665,150  
Saudi Arabia — 0.7%  

Saudi Government International Bond:

     

4.38%, 04/16/29(c)

      200       223,500  

4.50%, 04/17/30(g)

      1,200       1,359,000  
   

 

 

 
        1,582,500  
South Africa — 0.1%  

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond, 5.88%, 05/30/22

      112       120,050  
   

 

 

 
Sri Lanka — 0.2%  

Sri Lanka Government International Bond:

     

7.85%, 03/14/29

      200       201,853  

7.55%, 03/28/30

      200       197,487  
   

 

 

 
        399,340  
Ukraine — 0.5%  

Ukraine Government International Bond:

     

7.75%, 09/01/22

      100       107,500  

7.75%, 09/01/23

      230       249,263  

8.99%, 02/01/24

      224       251,440  

7.75%, 09/01/25

      439       478,290  
   

 

 

 
        1,086,493  
   

 

 

 

Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 8.0%
(Cost — $16,440,052)

 

    17,259,617  
   

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 18.8%

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 2.4%  

Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2007-AL1, Class A1, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.25%), 2.04%, 06/25/37(d)

      779       640,343  

ARI Investments LLC, 4.59%, 01/06/25(a)(e)

      797       797,483  

BCAP LLC Trust, Series 2012-RR3, Class 1A5, 6.51%, 12/26/37(c)(e)

      1,042       1,011,417  

MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class 1A5, 8.00%, 08/25/34(c)

      948       1,003,893  

RALI Trust, Series 2006-QO6, Class A1, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.18%), 1.97%, 06/25/46(d)

      2,924       1,120,095  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2008-AR1, Class A2, 4.47%, 03/25/38(e)

      593       606,695  
   

 

 

 
        5,179,926  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 16.4%  

245 Park Avenue Trust, Series 2017-245P, Class E, 3.66%, 06/05/37(c)(e)

      380       372,359  

Atrium Hotel Portfolio Trust, Series 2017-ATRM, Class E, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 3.05%), 4.79%, 12/15/36(c)(d)

      190       189,890  

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, Series 2007-6A, Class A4A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 3.29%, 12/25/37(c)(d)

      2,000       1,905,432  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust(c)(d):

     

Series 2017-DELC, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 3.50%), 5.24%, 08/15/36

    USD       550     $ 549,670  

Series 2018-TALL, Class D, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.45%), 3.19%, 03/15/37

      500       498,760  

BBCMS Trust(c):

     

Series 2015-STP, Class E, 4.28%, 09/10/28(e)

      1,000       992,762  

Series 2019-CLP, Class D, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.73%), 3.47%, 12/15/31(d)

      424       421,866  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-B7, Class C, 4.86%, 05/15/53(e)

      1,000       1,103,318  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-IND, Class H, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 3.00%), 4.74%, 11/15/35(c)(d)

      700       700,654  

BX Trust, Series 2019-OC11, Class E, 4.08%, 12/09/41(c)

      652       630,480  

BXP Trust, Series 2017-CC(c)(e):

     

Class D, 3.55%, 08/13/37

      180       182,556  

Class E, 3.55%, 08/13/37

      350       343,511  

CAMB Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-LIFE, Class E, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.15%), 3.89%, 12/15/37(c)(d)

      633       635,156  

CCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-FAX, Class E, 4.64%, 01/15/39(c)(e)

      1,000       1,078,185  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class C(e):

     

Series 2011-C1, 6.09%, 04/15/44(c)

      1,000       1,037,446  

Series 2016-C3, 4.75%, 01/10/48

      1,000       1,060,605  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust(e):

     

Series 2015-GC27, Class C, 4.43%, 02/10/48

      1,000       1,026,756  

Series 2016-C1, Class C, 4.95%, 05/10/49

      534       573,768  

Series 2016-C1, Class D, 4.95%, 05/10/49(c)

      1,000       1,020,381  

Series 2016-P3, Class D, 2.80%, 04/15/49(c)

      500       435,436  

COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-CR23(c)(e):

     

Class CMC, 3.68%, 05/10/48

      1,000       1,000,932  

Class CMD, 3.68%, 05/10/48

      1,150       1,150,507  

Class CME, 3.68%, 05/10/48

      600       599,676  

DBGS Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-1735, Class F, 4.19%, 04/10/37(c)(e)

      499       482,009  

DBJPM Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C6, Class XD, 1.00%, 06/10/50(e)

      11,000       645,040  

DBUBS Mortgage Trust(c)(e):

     

Series 2011-LC1A, Class E, 5.70%, 11/10/46

      1,000       1,020,969  

Series 2017-BRBK, Class F, 3.53%, 10/10/34

      390       384,665  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust, Series 2017-500K(c)(d):

     

Class D, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.30%), 3.04%, 07/15/32

      120       119,850  

Class E, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.50%), 3.24%, 07/15/32

      240       239,618  

Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1.80%), 3.54%, 07/15/32

      10       10,000  

Class G, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.50%), 4.24%, 07/15/32

      70       69,958  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2017-GS7(c):

     

Class D, 3.00%, 08/10/50

      375       352,469  

Class E, 3.00%, 08/10/50

      300       275,621  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-C33, Class D1, 4.12%, 12/15/48(c)(e)

      1,619       1,603,623  

JPMCC Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2017-JP5, Class D, 4.64%, 03/15/50(c)(e)

      1,240       1,281,744  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-WPT, Class FFX, 5.54%, 07/05/33(c)

      250       257,258  
 

 

 

18    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)  

LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-5(c)(e):

     

Class C, 4.87%, 03/10/50

    USD       1,000     $ 1,009,740  

Class X, 1.08%, 03/10/50

      12,096       479,610  

MAD Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-330M(c)(e):

     

Class D, 3.98%, 08/15/34

      130       131,783  

Class E, 4.03%, 08/15/34

      180       179,074  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Class D:

     

Series 2015-C23, 4.13%, 07/15/50(c)(e)

      1,000       998,419  

Series 2015-C25, 3.07%, 10/15/48

      39       37,423  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust:

     

Series 2017-H1, Class D, 2.55%, 06/15/50(c)

      1,010       871,468  

Series 2017-H1, Class XD, 2.20%, 06/15/50(c)(e)

      8,625       1,203,791  

Series 2018-H4, Class C, 5.08%, 12/15/51(e)

      711       784,035  

Series 2018-MP, Class E, 4.28%, 07/11/40(c)(e)

      250       248,135  

Series 2018-SUN, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.55%), 4.29%, 07/15/35(c)(d)

      220       219,998  

Series 2019-AGLN, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%), 4.34%, 03/15/34(c)(d)

      1,000       1,004,380  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2019-NUGS, Series 2019-NUGS, Class E, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.24%), 1.76%, 12/15/36(c)(d)

      500       498,123  

Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2017-75B, Class E, 4.06%, 04/10/37(c)(e)

      170       163,140  

Olympic Tower Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-OT(c)(e):

     

Class D, 3.95%, 05/10/39

      140       144,018  

Class E, 3.95%, 05/10/39

      190       191,919  

RAIT Trust, Series 2017-FL7, Class C, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.50%), 4.20%, 06/15/37(c)(d)

      118       117,245  

US 2018-USDC, Series 2018-USDC, Class E, 4.49%, 05/13/38(c)(e)

      770       787,974  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust:

     

Series 2015-NXS4, Class D, 3.60%, 12/15/48(e)

      305       302,148  

Series 2016-C37, Class C, 4.49%, 12/15/49(e)

      1,000       1,056,995  

Series 2016-NXS5, Class D, 4.87%, 01/15/59(e)

      500       525,365  

Series 2018-BXI, Class E, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2.16%), 3.90%, 12/15/36(c)(d)

      99       98,448  
   

 

 

 
        35,306,161  
   

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 18.8%
(Cost — $38,491,431)

 

    40,486,087  
   

 

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

Capital Trusts — 4.6%  
Belgium — 0.1%  

Solvay Finance SA, 5.43%(i)(j)

    EUR       140       180,986  
   

 

 

 
China — 0.3%  

Agile Group Holdings Ltd., 6.88%(i)(j)

    USD       200       199,875  

King Talent Management Ltd., 5.60%(i)(j)

      200       175,750  

Yancoal International Resources Development Co. Ltd., 5.75%(i)(j)

      235       234,979  
   

 

 

 
        610,604  
Denmark — 0.4%  

Orsted A/S, 2.25%(i)

    EUR       800       936,826  
   

 

 

 
France — 1.6%  

AXA SA, 3.25%(i)(j)

      700       894,154  

Electricite de France SA, 5.38%(i)(j)

      100       129,484  

Engie SA, 3.25%(i)(j)

      700       860,765  

Societe Generale SA, 5.63%

    USD       700       846,664  

TOTAL SA, 3.37%(i)(j)

    EUR       600       768,604  
   

 

 

 
        3,499,671  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Germany — 0.6%  

ATF Netherlands BV, 3.75%(i)(j)

    EUR       200     $ 239,483  

Volkswagen International Finance NV(i)(j):

     

3.88%

      500       607,120  

4.63%

      300       383,184  

Series NC6, 3.38%

      100       119,708  
   

 

 

 
        1,349,495  
Hong Kong — 0.1%  

FWD Ltd., 5.50%(i)(j)

    USD       200       191,648  
   

 

 

 
Netherlands — 0.1%  

Koninklijke KPN NV, 2.00%(i)(j)

    EUR       100       114,223  
   

 

 

 
South Korea — 0.1%  

KDB Life Insurance Co. Ltd., 7.50%(i)(j)

    USD       200       199,625  
   

 

 

 
Spain — 0.7%  

Bankia SA, 6.00%(i)(j)

    EUR       200       236,828  

Naturgy Finance BV, 4.13%(i)(j)

      100       121,424  

Repsol International Finance BV, 3.88%(i)(j)

    USD       100       116,706  

Telefonica Europe BV(i)(j):

     

3.75%

      400       472,244  

3.88%

      500       609,463  

4.38%

      100       125,070  
   

 

 

 
        1,681,735  
Switzerland — 0.3%  

Argentum Netherlands BV for Swiss Re Ltd., 5.75%(i)

      500       550,125  

Holcim Finance Luxembourg SA, 3.00%(i)(j)

      100       118,339  
   

 

 

 
        668,464  
Switzerland — 0.1%  

Holcim Finance Luxembourg SA, 3.00%(i)(j)

      100       118,339  
   

 

 

 
United Kingdom — 0.1%  

NGG Finance PLC, 1.63%(i)

      100       113,581  

Vodafone Group PLC, 3.10%(e)

      100       117,778  
   

 

 

 
        231,359  
United States — 0.1%  

Belden, Inc., 4.13%

      100       120,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Capital Trusts — 4.6%
(Cost — $9,292,117)

 

    9,902,975  
   

 

 

 
            Shares         
Preferred Stocks — 0.1%  
United States — 0.1%  

Bristow Group, Inc.(a)(j):

     

0.00%(c)

      1       60,849  

Series AI, 0.00%

      1       25,713  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks — 0.1%
(Cost — $55,804)

 

    86,562  
   

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities — 4.7%
(Cost — $9,349,721)

 

    9,989,537  
   

 

 

 
            Par         

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 0.8%

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.6%  

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2017-C03, Class 1M2, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 3.00%), 4.79%, 10/25/29(d)

    USD       106       110,901  

Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes, Series 2017-DNA2, Class B1, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 5.15%), 6.94%, 10/25/29(d)

      1,000       1,154,209  
   

 

 

 
        1,265,110  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      19  


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.2%  

FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-KGX1, Class BFX, 3.59%, 10/25/27(c)(e)

    USD       500     $ 491,705  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 0.8%
(Cost — $1,579,414)

 

    1,756,815  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 124.4%
(Cost — $262,217,385)

 

    268,532,884  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities — 0.5%

 

Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.4%  

Egypt Treasury Bills(n):

     

17.20%, 05/26/20

    EGP       3,400       199,757  

17.60%, 05/26/20

      11,650       684,461  
   

 

 

 

Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 0.4%
(Cost — $854,347)

 

    884,218  
   

 

 

 
            Shares         

Money Market Funds — 0.1%

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 1.52%(o)(p)

      182,194       182,194  
   

 

 

 

Total Money Market Funds — 0.1%
(Cost — $182,194)

 

    182,194  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.5%
(Cost — $1,036,541)

 

    1,066,412  
   

 

 

 

Options Purchased — 0.0%
(Cost — $152,578)

 

    22,345  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Options Written — 124.9%
(Cost — $263,406,504)

 

    269,621,641  
   

 

 

 

Options Written — (0.0)%
(Premiums Received — $44,046)

 

    (9,379
   

 

 

 

Total Investments, Net of Options Written — 124.9%
(Cost — $263,362,458)

 

    269,612,262  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (24.9)%

 

    (53,703,624
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 215,908,638  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

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) 

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

(e) 

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.

(f) 

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

(g) 

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

(h) 

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.

(i) 

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.

(j) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(k) 

When-issued security.

(l) 

Convertible security.

(m) 

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.

(n) 

Rates shown are discount rates or a range of discount rates as of period end.

(o) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 
(p) 

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

 

Affiliate    Shares
Held at
12/31/18
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
12/31/19
     Value at
12/31/19
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 (a)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

     2,363,454        (2,181,260      182,194      $ 182,194      $ 99,672      $ 2      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.

 

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)

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     1.90     02/26/19        Open      $ 590,480      $ 602,970      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

     2.00       03/11/19        Open        653,689        666,417      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     0.25       04/09/19        Open        158,813        159,935      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

 

 

20    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO)

 

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)

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.75 %       04/09/19        Open      $ 960,351      $ 976,631      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.90       04/09/19        Open        727,371        740,507      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00       04/09/19        Open        548,750        559,066      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00       04/09/19        Open        558,750        569,254      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.20       04/09/19        Open        1,173,000        1,194,184      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.25       04/09/19        Open        861,880        879,674      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.25       04/09/19        Open        1,115,625        1,138,658      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.25       04/09/19        Open        1,185,679        1,210,158      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.25       04/09/19        Open        462,000        471,538      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.25       04/09/19        Open        980,625        1,000,871      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.30       04/09/19        Open        662,008        675,921      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.25       04/09/19        Open        1,063,200        1,081,710      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.25       04/09/19        Open        725,000        739,968      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95       04/10/19        Open        675,938        688,602      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95       04/10/19        Open        696,500        709,350      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15       04/10/19        Open        1,106,381        1,129,903      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15       04/10/19        Open        867,116        885,551      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15       04/10/19        Open        878,063        895,681      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15       04/10/19        Open        847,500        865,518      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15       04/10/19        Open        582,113        594,627      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15       04/10/19        Open        815,120        831,281      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15       04/10/19        Open        1,002,140        1,022,727      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15       04/10/19        Open        1,391,250        1,419,498      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15       04/10/19        Open        136,688        139,293      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15       04/10/19        Open        480,000        489,494      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15       04/10/19        Open        834,505        851,050      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15       04/10/19        Open        635,400        647,998      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15       04/10/19        Open        1,300,950        1,327,365      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15       04/10/19        Open        1,270,750        1,298,069      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15       04/10/19        Open        626,145        638,559      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     2.00       05/07/19        Open        405,950        412,304      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15       07/05/19        Open        1,133,573        1,148,285      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15       07/18/19        Open        633,150        640,846      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.04       08/28/19        Open        838,250        844,909      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.04       08/28/19        Open        820,000        826,514      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.04       08/28/19        Open        815,500        821,979      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       08/28/19        Open        421,875        425,607      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       08/28/19        Open        708,750        715,021      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       08/28/19        Open        765,000        771,768      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       08/28/19        Open        1,309,000        1,320,581      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       08/28/19        Open        1,280,094        1,291,419      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       08/28/19        Open        1,282,050        1,293,393      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       08/28/19        Open        1,052,500        1,061,812      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       08/28/19        Open        842,500        849,954      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       08/28/19        Open        1,285,900        1,297,277      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       08/28/19        Open        1,407,175        1,419,625      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       08/28/19        Open        1,305,150        1,316,697      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       08/28/19        Open        687,440        693,522      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       08/28/19        Open        1,391,775        1,404,088      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       08/28/19        Open        352,418        355,535      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       08/28/19        Open        335,498        338,466      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       08/28/19        Open        1,354,000        1,365,979      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       08/28/19        Open        525,690        530,341      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.25       08/29/19        Open        715,901        722,056      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.25       08/29/19        Open        644,015        649,552      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.25       08/29/19        Open        554,800        559,570      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.25       08/29/19        Open        740,340        746,705      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     1.00       11/12/19        Open        200,100        200,372      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.25       11/27/19        Open        1,031,940        1,034,068      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.25       11/27/19        Open        1,260,559        1,263,162      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.25       11/27/19        Open        788,968        790,595      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     2.30       12/27/19        Open        740,110        740,346      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand
          

 

 

    

 

 

       
   $ 54,203,751      $ 54,954,376        
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      21  


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO)

 

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

                 

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     427          03/31/20        $ 92,019        $ (82,755
                 

 

 

 

Short Contracts

                 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12          03/20/20          1,541          13,082  

10-Year U.S. Ultra Long Treasury Note

     87          03/20/20          12,241          77,765  

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond

     10          03/20/20          1,817          54,998  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     208          03/31/20          24,671          86,566  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 232,411  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 149,656  
                 

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Currency
Purchased
       Currency
Sold
     Counterparty    Settlement Date        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
EUR     391,079        USD     434,493      UBS AG      02/05/20        $ 5,080  
                   

 

 

 
USD     828,275        EUR     737,000      Bank of America N.A.      02/05/20          (113
USD     23,279,897        EUR     21,069,000      Citibank N.A.      02/05/20          (401,668
USD     112,968        EUR     102,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/05/20          (1,680
USD     904,975        EUR     818,000      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/05/20          (14,458
USD     1,389,815        EUR     1,254,200      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC      02/05/20          (19,906
USD     2,627,901        GBP     2,033,000      BNP Paribas S.A.      02/05/20          (67,552
USD     461,296        HKD     3,612,751      Citibank N.A.      03/13/20          (2,068
                   

 

 

 
                      (507,445
                   

 

 

 
    Net unrealized depreciation        $ (502,365
                   

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Options Purchased

 

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

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     287          01/17/20        USD     295.00        USD     9,237        $ 6,745  
                          

 

 

 

OTC Options Purchased

 

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

iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

   UBS AG      312,000        01/17/20      USD     84.00      USD     27,437      $ 15,600  
                     

 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Options Written

 

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

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     287          01/17/20        USD     265.00        USD     9,237        $ (1,579
                          

 

 

 

OTC Options Written

 

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

iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

   UBS AG      312,000        01/17/20      USD     80.00      USD     27,437      $ (7,800
                     

 

 

 

 

 

22    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO)

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

Reference Obligation/Index   Financing
Rate Received
by the Trust
    Payment
Frequency
    Counterparty   Termination
Date
    Credit
Rating
 (a)
  Notional
Amount
(000)
 (b)
    Value     Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

CMBX.NA.9

    3.00     Monthly     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     09/17/58     NR     USD       5,000     $ (26,255   $ (530,134   $ 503,879  

CMBX.NA.9

    3.00       Monthly     Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     09/17/58     NR     USD       3,000       (15,753     (314,249     298,496  
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $ (42,008   $ (844,383   $ 802,375  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 OTC Swaps and Options Written

 

      Swap
Premiums
Paid
     Swap
Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
     Value  

OTC Swaps

   $      $ (844,383    $ 802,375      $      $  

Options Written

                   34,668               (9,379

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)

   $      $      $      $      $ 232,411      $      $ 232,411  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          5,080                      5,080  

Options purchased

                    

Investments at value — unaffiliated(b)

                   22,345                             22,345  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

            802,375                                    802,375  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 802,375      $ 22,345      $ 5,080      $ 232,411      $      $ 1,062,211  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 82,755      $      $ 82,755  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          507,445                      507,445  

Options written

                    

Options written at value

                   9,379                             9,379  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

            844,383                                    844,383  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 844,383      $ 9,379      $ 507,445      $ 82,755      $      $ 1,443,962  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      23  


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO)

 

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

 

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

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ (506,323    $      $ (506,323

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          903,633                      903,633  

Options purchased(a)

                   (65,029             (42,794             (107,823

Swaps

            369,461                      59,881               429,342  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 369,461      $ (65,029    $ 903,633      $ (489,236    $      $ 718,829  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:                                                 

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ 361,339      $      $ 361,339  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          (229,217                    (229,217

Options purchased(b)

                   (132,249             (63,226             (195,475

Options written

                   34,667                             34,667  

Swaps

            912,469                      59,950               972,419  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 912,469      $ (97,582    $ (229,217    $ 358,063      $      $ 943,733  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 66,877,816  

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 44,030,875  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 34,905,652  

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 10,045,774  

Options:

 

Average value of option contracts purchased

   $ 12,111  

Average value of option contracts written

   $ 2,345  

Average notional value of swaption contracts purchased

   $ (a) 

Credit default swaps:

 

Average notional value — buy protection

   $ 366,500  

Average notional value — sell protection

   $ 8,000,000  

Interest rate swaps:

 

Average notional value — receives fixed rate

   $ 3,450,000  

 

  (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  

Futures contracts

   $ 52,708      $  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     5,080        507,445  

Options

     22,345 (a)       9,379  

Swaps — OTC(b)

     802,375        844,383  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ 882,508      $ 1,361,207  

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

     (59,453      (1,579
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $ 823,055      $ 1,359,628  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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.

 
  (b) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums received in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

 

24    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO)

 

The following tables present 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)(c)
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

   $ 802,375        $ (802,375      $        $        $  

UBS AG

     20,680          (7,800                          12,880  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 823,055        $ (810,175      $        $        $ 12,880  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Counterparty    Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to
an MNA by
Counterparty
       Derivatives
Available
for Offset
 (a)
       Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
       Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 (d)
       Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
  (c)(e)
 

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 113        $        $        $        $ 113  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     67,552                                     67,552  

Citibank N.A.

     403,736                                     403,736  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     880,427          (802,375                 (78,052         

UBS AG

     7,800          (7,800                           
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,359,628        $ (810,175      $        $ (78,052      $ 471,401  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

 
  (b) 

Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

 
  (c) 

Net amount may also include forward foreign currency exchange contracts that are not required to be collateralized.

 
  (d) 

Excess of collateral pledged to the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (e) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the 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.

 

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

   $        $        $ 69,920        $ 69,920  

Asset-Backed Securities

              39,302,876                   39,302,876  

Corporate Bonds(a)

     580,100          132,266,066          399,054          133,245,220  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

              19,870,197          6,552,615          26,422,812  

Foreign Agency Obligations

              17,259,617                   17,259,617  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

              39,688,604          797,483          40,486,087  

Preferred Securities

              9,902,975          86,562          9,989,537  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

              1,756,815                   1,756,815  

Options Purchased

     6,745          15,600                   22,345  

Short-Term Securities:

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

              884,218                   884,218  

Money Market Funds

     182,194                            182,194  

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)

              4,299                   4,299  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 769,039        $ 260,951,267        $ 7,905,634        $ 269,625,940  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      25  


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust (BGIO)

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments(b)

 

Assets:

 

Credit contracts

   $        $ 802,375        $        $ 802,375  

Forward foreign currency contracts

              5,080                   5,080  

Interest rate contracts

     232,411                            232,411  

Liabilities:

 

Equity contracts

     (1,579        (7,800                 (9,379

Forward foreign currency contracts

              (507,445                 (507,445

Interest rate contracts

     (82,755                          (82,755
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 148,077        $ 292,210        $        $ 440,287  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

See above Schedule of Investments for values in each country.

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts 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 $54,954,376 are categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy.

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

 

     Asset-Backed
Securities
   

Common

Stocks

   

Corporate

Bonds

    Floating
Rate Loan
Interests
    Non-Agency
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
    Preferred
Stocks
    Total  

Assets:

             

Opening Balance, as of December 31, 2018

  $ 1,922,478     $     $ 257,000     $ 7,867,669     $ 1,228,227     $     $ 11,275,374  

Transfers into Level 3

                      775,006                   775,006  

Transfers out of Level 3(a)

                      (1,861,299     (346,174           (2,207,473

Accrued discounts/premiums

                      19,500                   19,500  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (25,399                 7,485                   (17,914

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(b)(c)

    (2,101     (13,461     8,738       (27,005           30,758       (3,071

Purchases

          83,381       179,000       3,555,165             55,804       3,873,350  

Sales

    (1,894,978           (45,684     (3,783,906     (84,570           (5,809,138
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Closing Balance, as of December 31, 2019

  $     $ 69,920     $ 399,054     $ 6,552,615     $ 797,483     $ 86,562     $ 7,905,634  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

  $     $ (13,462   $ 8,739     $ (27,005   $     $ 30,758     $ (970
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

As of December 31, 2018, the Trust used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of December 31, 2019, the Trust used observable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at beginning of period value were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 in the disclosure hierarchy.

 
  (b) 

Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations.

 
  (c) 

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at December 31, 2019 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.

 

 

26    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities — 0.0%  

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, Series 2000-1, 1.00%, 03/15/21(a)(b)

    USD       79     $  

Sterling Coofs Trust(a):

     

Series 2004-1, Class A, 2.36%, 04/15/29(b)

      1,216       45,202  

Series 2004-2, Class Note, 2.08%, 03/30/30(c)

      926       35,898  
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 0.0%
(Cost — $272,852)

 

    81,100  
 

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 4.7%

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 3.5%

 

Deutsche Securities, Inc. Mortgage Alternate Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR5, Class 22A, 5.50%, 10/25/21

      18       17,545  

Kidder Peabody Acceptance Corp., Series 1993-1, Class A6, (1 mo. LIBOR + 16.62%), 13.29%, 08/25/23(d)

      20       21,560  

Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust, Class MA:

     

Series 2018-2, 3.50%, 11/25/57

      1,447       1,499,863  

Series 2018-3, 3.50%, 08/25/57

      2,004       2,072,834  

Series 2018-4, 3.50%, 03/25/58

      6,978       7,232,185  

Series 2019-1, 3.50%, 07/25/58

      2,244       2,316,499  

Series 2019-2, 3.50%, 08/25/58

      792       823,445  
   

 

 

 
        13,983,931  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.1%  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class XA(b):

     

Series 2018-C14, 0.57%, 11/15/51

      2,394       96,932  

Series 2019-C16, 1.57%, 06/15/52

      6,491       772,937  

FRESB Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-SB60, Class A10F, 3.31%, 01/25/29(b)

      1,530       1,583,705  

Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2018-FL1, Class A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.95%), 2.72%, 06/15/35(c)(d)

      290       288,629  

One Bryant Park Trust, Series 2019-OBP, Class A, 2.52%, 09/15/54(c)

      1,717       1,671,584  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018-C44, Class XA, 0.76%, 05/15/51(b)

      5,073       255,306  
   

 

 

 
        4,669,093  
Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.0%  

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust, Series 2007-A5, Class 1A7, 6.00%, 05/25/37

      258       58,685  

IndyMac INDX Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-AR33, Class 4AX, 0.17%, 01/25/37

      31,188       312  

Vendee Mortgage Trust, Series 1999-2, Class 1, 0.00%, 05/15/29(b)

      13,894       14  
   

 

 

 
        59,011  
Principal Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1%  

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2003-J8, 0.00%, 09/25/a23(e)

      13       12,311  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, Series 2005-A15, Class 1A8, 0.00%, 02/25/36(e)

      192       161,052  

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-9, Class CP, 0.00%, 11/25/35(e)

      91       68,001  
   

 

 

 
        241,364  
   

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 4.7%
(Cost — $18,442,778)

 

    18,953,399  
 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 143.1%

 

Agency Obligations — 2.7%

 

Federal Housing Administration(a):

     

USGI Projects, Series 99, 7.43%, 06/01/21 - 10/01/23

      904       892,446  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Agency Obligations (continued)  

Merrill Lynch Projects, Series 54, 7.43%, 05/15/23

    USD       1     $  

Residual Funding Corp., 0.00%, 04/15/30(e)

      13,000       10,150,922  
   

 

 

 
        11,043,368  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 71.2%  

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

     

Series 2019-25, Class SA, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.05%), 4.26%, 06/25/49(d)

      18,504       3,617,631  

Series 2017-76, Class PB, 3.00%, 10/25/57

      3,415       3,422,066  

Series 2010-136, Class CY, 4.00%, 12/25/40

      3,060       3,365,712  

Series 2011-8, Class ZA, 4.00%, 02/25/41

      5,342       5,622,125  

Series 2011-117, Class CP, 4.00%, 11/25/41

      14,350       15,943,496  

Series 2012-104, Class QD, 4.00%, 09/25/42

      1,639       1,876,119  

Series 2013-81, Class YK, 4.00%, 08/25/43

      7,000       7,855,613  

Series 2018-50, Class EB, 4.00%, 07/25/48

      2,001       2,220,328  

Series 2019-35, Class SA, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.10%), 4.31%, 07/25/49(d)

      6,623       1,152,389  

Series 2010-134, Class DB, 4.50%, 12/25/40

      7,000       7,890,516  

Series 2011-99, Class CB, 4.50%, 10/25/41

      43,000       48,080,321  

Series 2010-47, Class JB, 5.00%, 05/25/30

      5,566       6,006,539  

Series 2018-32, Class PS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 7.23%), 5.14%, 05/25/48(d)

      8,087       8,815,023  

Series 2003-135, Class PB, 6.00%, 01/25/34

      2,649       2,726,290  

Series 2004-31, Class ZG, 7.50%, 05/25/34

      4,186       5,082,409  

Series 2004-84, Class SD, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 12.75%), 9.70%, 04/25/34(d)

      1,867       2,095,614  

Series 1993-247, Class SN, (11th District Cost of Funds + 63.85%), 10.00%, 12/25/23(d)

      40       44,728  

Series 2005-73, Class DS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 17.55%), 12.89%, 08/25/35(d)

      133       158,839  

Series 1991-87, Class S, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 26.68%), 21.93%, 08/25/21(d)

      1       904  

Series G-07, Class S, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 1144.57%), 951.92%, 03/25/21(d)

      (f)      7  

Series 1991-46, Class S, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 2519.00%), 2,108.63%, 05/25/21(d)

      (f)       

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

     

Series 4384, Class LB, 3.50%, 08/15/43

      5,100       5,370,154  

Series 4471, Class JB, 3.50%, 09/15/43

      3,932       4,209,712  

Series 4748, Class BM, 3.50%, 11/15/47

      3,351       3,673,376  

Series 4880, Class LG, 3.50%, 05/15/49

      2,196       2,340,251  

Series 4830, Class AV, 4.00%, 10/15/33

      1,069       1,196,459  

Series 3745, Class ZA, 4.00%, 10/15/40

      1,255       1,366,024  

Series 3762, Class LN, 4.00%, 11/15/40

      2,000       2,241,678  

Series 3780, Class ZA, 4.00%, 12/15/40

      2,368       2,580,417  

Series 4269, Class PM, 4.00%, 08/15/41

      8,884       10,104,394  

Series 4016, Class BX, 4.00%, 09/15/41

      15,408       17,207,230  

Series 3960, Class PL, 4.00%, 11/15/41

      2,859       3,145,610  

Series 4299, Class JY, 4.00%, 01/15/44

      1,000       1,111,849  

Series 3688, Class PB, 4.50%, 08/15/32

      2,757       2,787,833  

Series 2731, Class ZA, 4.50%, 01/15/34

      3,483       3,741,702  

Series 4316, Class VB, 4.50%, 03/15/34

      10,787       11,458,952  

Series 4615, Class LB, 4.50%, 09/15/41

      8,000       9,271,754  

Series 3963, Class JB, 4.50%, 11/15/41

      800       902,062  

Series 4774, Class L, 4.50%, 03/15/48

      10,000       11,039,760  

Series 3856, Class PB, 5.00%, 05/15/41

      10,000       11,092,986  

Series 2927, Class BZ, 5.50%, 02/15/35

      4,183       4,669,033  

Series 2542, Class UC, 6.00%, 12/15/22

      515       528,749  

Series 0040, Class K, 6.50%, 08/17/24

      40       44,072  

Series 2218, Class Z, 8.50%, 03/15/30

      1,031       1,192,487  

Series 1160, Class F, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 40.16%), 32.77%, 10/15/21(d)

      1       1,405  
 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      27  


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

     

Series 2010-099, Class JM, 3.75%, 12/20/38

    USD       759     $ 758,928  

Series 2010-112, Class TL, 4.00%, 01/20/39

      2,426       2,433,412  

Series 2011-80, Class PB, 4.00%, 10/20/39

      3,951       4,004,508  

Series 2012-16, Class HJ, 4.00%, 09/20/40

      10,000       10,584,869  

Series 2011-88, Class PY, 4.00%, 06/20/41

      15,402       16,223,278  

Series 2015-96, Class ZM, 4.00%, 07/20/45

      7,488       8,575,073  

Series 2018-91, Class ZL, 4.00%, 07/20/48

      5,439       6,159,612  

Series 2004-89, Class PE, 6.00%, 10/20/34

      1       506  
   

 

 

 
        285,994,804  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.2%  

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series 2015-M1, Class X2, 0.54%, 09/25/24(b)

      33,343       713,763  

FRESB Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-SB61, Class A10F, 3.17%, 01/25/29(b)

      1,265       1,305,171  

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities, Class IO(b):

     

Series 2017-64, 0.72%, 11/16/57

      3,198       192,173  

Series 2013-63, 0.79%, 09/16/51

      11,501       568,477  

Series 2014-169, 0.82%, 10/16/56

      30,903       1,337,301  

Series 2016-113, 1.18%, 02/16/58

      9,078       740,615  
   

 

 

 
        4,857,500  
Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 8.6%  

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

     

Series 1997-50, Class SI, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 9.20%), 1.20%, 04/25/23(d)

      30       440  

Series G92-60, Class SB, (11th District Cost of Funds + 9.35%), 1.60%, 10/25/22(d)

      14       218  

Series 2013-10, Class PI, 3.00%, 02/25/43

      8,678       767,260  

Series 2012-96, Class DI, 4.00%, 02/25/27

      1,515       68,588  

Series 2013-45, Class EI, 4.00%, 04/25/43

      3,734       395,632  

Series 2011-134, Class ST, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.00%), 4.21%, 12/25/41(d)

      28,670       5,534,017  

Series 2016-81, Class CS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.10%), 4.31%, 11/25/46(d)

      6,913       1,122,396  

Series 2017-70, Class SA, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.15%), 4.36%, 09/25/47(d)

      37,344       7,524,473  

Series 2015-66, Class AS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.25%), 4.46%, 09/25/45(d)

      21,570       3,504,526  

Series 2006-36, Class PS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.60%), 4.81%, 05/25/36(d)

      4,265       845,918  

Series 2011-124, Class GS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.70%), 4.91%, 03/25/37(d)

      576       4,713  

Series 2010-74, Class DI, 5.00%, 12/25/39

      465       4,399  

Series 1997-90, Class M, 6.00%, 01/25/28

      557       43,727  

Series 1999-W4, Class IO, 6.50%, 12/25/28

      67       5,304  

Series G92-05, Class H, 9.00%, 01/25/22

      (f)      3  

Series 094, Class 2, 9.50%, 08/25/21

      (f)      6  

Series 1991-099, Class L, 930.00%, 08/25/21

      (f)       

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

     

Series 2559, Class IO, 0.50%, 08/15/30(b)

      2       1  

Series 3744, Class PI, 4.00%, 06/15/39

      4,862       366,885  

Series 3923, Class SD, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.00%), 4.26%, 09/15/41(d)

      37,186       6,308,953  

Series 3954, Class SL, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.00%), 4.26%, 11/15/41(d)

      20,902       3,867,284  

Series 4026, Class IO, 4.50%, 04/15/32

      1,447       158,322  

Series 3796, Class WS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.55%), 4.81%, 02/15/40(d)

      2,863       247,228  

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities(d):

     

Series 2012-97, Class JS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.25%), 4.51%, 08/16/42

      11,647       1,608,218  

Series 2009-116, Class KS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.47%), 4.73%, 12/16/39

      738       103,658  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

Series 2011-52, Class MJ, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.65%), 4.89%, 04/20/41

    USD       5,854     $ 840,975  

Series 2011-52, Class NS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.67%), 4.93%, 04/16/41

      6,985       1,256,568  
   

 

 

 
        34,579,712  
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 59.3%  

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

   

2.50%, 01/01/35(g)

      180       181,645  

3.00%, 01/01/50(g)

      4,600       4,665,406  

3.50%, 01/01/50 - 02/01/50(g)

      5,264       5,414,354  

4.00%, 01/01/41 - 01/01/57(h)

      103,930       111,263,831  

4.50%, 08/01/25 - 09/01/49(h)

      42,565       46,191,267  

5.00%, 01/01/23 - 01/01/50(g)(h)

      32,595       35,498,310  

5.50%, 01/01/21 - 10/01/39(h)

      7,427       8,326,888  

6.50%, 12/01/37 - 10/01/39

      2,627       3,038,132  

7.50%, 02/01/22

      (f)      1  

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

   

Series T-11, Class A9, 0.14%, 01/25/28(b)

      387       397,253  

4.00%, 08/01/49

      8,700       9,195,004  

5.00%, 02/01/22 - 04/01/22

      33       34,169  

5.50%, 01/01/39(h)

      9,831       11,070,704  

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

   

5.00%, 10/20/39(h)

      2,496       2,757,022  

7.50%, 01/15/23 - 11/15/23

      28       29,650  

8.00%, 10/15/22 - 08/15/27

      18       18,157  

9.00%, 04/15/20 - 09/15/21

      (f)      329  
   

 

 

 
        238,082,122  
Principal Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.1%  

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities(e):

   

Series 1991-7, Class J, 0.00%, 02/25/21

      (f)      168  

Series G93-2, Class KB, 0.00%, 01/25/23

      17       16,184  

Series 1993-51, Class E, 0.00%, 02/25/23

      6       5,573  

Series 203, Class 1, 0.00%, 02/25/23

      2       1,704  

Series 1993-70, Class A, 0.00%, 05/25/23

      1       997  

Series 0228, Class 1, 0.00%, 06/25/23

      2       1,522  

Series 1999-W4, Class PO, 0.00%, 02/25/29

      32       30,083  

Series 2002-13, Class PR, 0.00%, 03/25/32

      54       50,298  

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities(e):

   

Series 1418, Class M, 0.00%, 11/15/22

      6       5,470  

Series 1571, Class G, 0.00%, 08/15/23

      50       48,286  

Series 1691, Class B, 0.00%, 03/15/24

      114       109,162  

Series T-8, Class A10, 0.00%, 11/15/28

      2       1,600  
   

 

 

 
        271,047  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 143.1%
(Cost — $570,829,908)

 

    574,828,553  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 147.8%
(Cost — $589,545,538)

 

    593,863,052  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities — 3.1%

 

Borrowed Bond Agreement(j) — 0.2%

 

Credit Suisse AG, 1.60%, open(i) (Purchased on 7/17/19 to be repurchased at $964,973. Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.75%, 11/15/42, par and fair values of $917,000 and $980,689, respectively)

      958       958,265  
   

 

 

 

Total Borrowed Bond Agreement — 0.2%
(Cost — $958,265)

 

    958,265  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

28    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Money Market Funds — 2.9%  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class,
1.51%(k)(l)

      11,451,861     $ 11,451,861  
     

 

 

 

Total Money Market Fund — 2.9%
(Cost — $11,451,861)

 

    11,451,861  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 3.1%
(Cost — $12,410,126)

 

    12,410,126  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Borrowed Bonds and TBA Sale Commitments — 150.9%
(Cost — $601,955,664)

 

    606,273,178  
   

 

 

 
    

Par

(000)

        

Borrowed Bonds (0.2)%

 

U.S. Governments Obligations — (0.2)%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.75%, 11/15/42

    USD       (917     (980,689
   

 

 

 

Borrowed Bonds — (0.2)%
(Proceeds — $842,347)

 

    (980,689
   

 

 

 

TBA Sale Commitments(g) — (0.4)%

 

Mortgage-Backed Securities — (0.4)%

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities 3.50%, 01/14/50

      1,600       (1,645,937
   

 

 

 

Total TBA Sale Commitments — (0.4)%
(Proceeds — $1,642,334)

 

    (1,645,937
 

 

 

 

Total Investments, Net of Borrowed Bonds and TBA Sale Commitments — 150.3%
(Cost — $599,470,983)

 

    603,646,552  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (50.3)%

 

    (201,931,065
 

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 401,715,487  
 

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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.

 
  (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) 

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

 
  (e) 

Zero-coupon bond.

 
  (f) 

Amount is less than 500.

 
  (g) 

Represents or includes a TBA transaction.

 
  (h) 

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

 
  (i) 

The amount to be repurchased assumes the maturity will be the day after period end.

 
  (j) 

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

 
  (k) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 
 
(l) 

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

 

Affiliate    Shares
Held at
12/31/18
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
12/31/19
     Value at
12/31/19
     Income      Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
 (a)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

     6,469,268        4,982,593        11,451,861      $ 11,451,861      $ 145,417      $ 10      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

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

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    2.08     12/11/19       1/14/20     $ 41,138,598     $ 41,186,136     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    2.08       12/11/19       1/14/20       17,250,023       17,269,957     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       2,279,260       2,281,856     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       6,804,556       6,812,305     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       3,174,800       3,178,416     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       2,672,008       2,675,051     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       2,652,823       2,655,845     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       7,366,823       7,375,213     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       2,512,475       2,515,336     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       16,859,084       16,878,284     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      29  


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

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

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05 %       12/11/19       1/14/20     $ 8,550,499     $ 8,560,237     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       4,035,999       4,040,596     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       2,387,687       2,390,406     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       1,741,373       1,743,356     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       1,802,587       1,804,640     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       5,594,560       5,600,932     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       1,813,182       1,815,247     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       8,996,722       9,006,968     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       10,728,547       10,740,765     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       5,363,406       5,369,514     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       5,257,391       5,263,379     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       3,342,615       3,346,422     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       3,227,065       3,230,740     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       2,076,281       2,078,646     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       5,782,264       5,788,850     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    2.05       12/11/19       1/14/20       2,043,649       2,045,976     U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities   Up to 30 Days
       

 

 

   

 

 

     
  $ 175,454,277     $ 175,655,073      
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

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

Short Contracts

 

90-Day Euro-Dollar

     33          03/16/20        $ 8,107        $ (42,847

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     39          03/20/20          5,008          51,709  

10-Year U.S. Ultra Long Treasury Note

     220          03/20/20          30,955          401,238  

Long U.S. Treasury Bond

     413          03/20/20          64,389          1,411,765  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     721          03/31/20          85,517          316,369  

90-Day Euro-Dollar

     87          06/15/20          21,382          (220,991

90-Day Euro-Dollar

     98          09/14/20          24,099          (291,292

90-Day Euro-Dollar

     1          12/14/20          246          861  

90-Day Euro-Dollar

     1          03/15/21          246          911  

90-Day Euro-Dollar

     1          06/14/21          246          924  

90-Day Euro-Dollar

     3          12/13/21          738          2,883  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 1,631,530  
                 

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

Paid by the Trust   

Received by the Trust

   Effective
Date
     Termination
Date
     Notional
Amount (000)
     Value      Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Rate    Frequency    Rate    Frequency
2.35%    Semi-Annual    3-Month LIBOR, 1.91%    Quarterly      N/A        08/31/23      USD     12,100      $ (355,515    $ 140      $ (355,655
2.30%    Semi-Annual    3-Month LIBOR, 1.91%    Quarterly      N/A        08/31/23      USD     14,100        (389,240      163        (389,403
1.70%    Semi-Annual    3-Month LIBOR, 1.91%    Quarterly      N/A        11/30/23      USD     1,500        473        18        455  
1.41%    Semi-Annual    3-Month LIBOR, 1.91%    Quarterly      N/A        11/30/23      USD     4,900        57,925        60        57,865  
                      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                       $ (686,357    $ 381      $ (686,738
                      

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

30    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaps

 

Paid by the Trust

 

Received by the Trust

  Counterparty   Effective
Date
    Termination
Date
     Notional
Amount (000)
    Value     Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Rate   Frequency   Rate   Frequency
3-Month LIBOR, 1.91%   Quarterly   3.43%   Semi-Annual   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     N/A       03/28/21        USD       6,000     $ 175,631     $ (36,389   $ 212,020  
3-Month LIBOR, 1.91%   Quarterly   5.41%   Semi-Annual   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     N/A       08/15/22        USD       9,565       1,087,367             1,087,367  
                  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                   $ 1,262,998     $ (36,389   $ 1,299,387  
                  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances Reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Centrally Cleared Swaps and OTC Swaps

 

     

Swap
Premiums

Paid

     Swap
Premiums
Received
    

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)

   $ 381      $      $ 58,320      $ (745,058

OTC Swaps

            (36,389      1,299,387         

 

  (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

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 2,186,660      $      $ 2,186,660  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                    

Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

                                 58,320               58,320  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

                                 1,299,387               1,299,387  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $      $      $ 3,544,367      $        $ 3,544,367  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 555,130      $      $ 555,130  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                    

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

                                 745,058               745,058  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

                                 36,389               36,389  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $      $      $ 1,336,577      $      $ 1,336,577  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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).

 

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

 

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

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ (14,105,151    $      $ (14,105,151

Swaps

                                 671,892               671,892  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $      $      $ (13,433,259    $      $ (13,433,259
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $ 6,102,855      $      $ 6,102,855  

Swaps

                                 (708,941             (708,941
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $      $      $      $ 5,393,914      $      $ 5,393,914  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      31  


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 11,603,170  

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 250,309,438  

Interest rate swaps:

 

Average notional amount-pays fixed rate

   $ 22,850,000  

Average notional amount-receives fixed rate

   $ 15,565,000  

For more information about the Trust 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  

Futures contracts

   $ 203,333        $ 367  

Swaps — Centrally cleared

     18,574           

Swaps — OTC(a)

     1,299,387          36,389  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

   $ 1,521,294        $ 36,756  

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

     (221,907        (367
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $ 1,299,387        $ 36,389  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums (paid/received) 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
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

   $ 1,299,837        $ (36,389      $        $ (1,263,448      $  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

   $ 36,389        $ (36,389      $        $        $  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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.

 

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

   $        $        $ 81,100        $ 81,100  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

              18,953,399                   18,953,399  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

              573,936,107          892,446          574,828,553  

Short-Term Securities:

 

Borrowed Bond Agreement

              958,265                   958,265  

Money Market Funds

     11,451,861                            11,451,861  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 11,451,861        $ 593,847,771        $ 973,546        $ 606,273,178  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

32    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Schedule of Investments  (continued)

December 31, 2019

  

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Liabilities:

 

Investments:

 

Borrowed Bond Agreement

   $        $ (980,689      $        $ (980,689

TBA Sale Commitments

              (1,645,937                 (1,645,937
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 11,451,861        $ 591,221,145        $ 973,546        $ 603,646,552  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

 

Assets:

 

Interest rate contracts

   $ 2,186,660        $ 1,357,707        $        $ 3,544,367  

Liabilities:

 

Interest rate contracts

     (555,130        (745,058                 (1,300,188
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,631,530        $ 612,649        $        $ 2,244,179  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and futures contracts. Swaps and futures 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, reverse repurchase agreements of $175,655,073 are categorized as Level 2 within the disclosure hierarchy.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS      33  


 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2019

 

     BGIO     BKT  

ASSETS

 

Investments at value — unaffiliated(a)

  $ 269,439,447     $ 594,821,317  

Investments at value — affiliated(b)

    182,194       11,451,861  

Cash

    94,439        

Cash pledged:

 

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    220,000        

Futures contracts

    293,000       2,146,260  

Centrally cleared swaps

          491,000  

Foreign currency at value(c)

    1,265,290        

Receivables:

 

Investments sold

    557,542       5,949  

TBA sale commitments

          1,642,334  

Dividends — affiliated

    1,777       18,518  

Interest — unaffiliated

    3,326,368       2,101,564  

Principal paydowns

    130,321        

Variation margin on futures contracts

    52,708       203,333  

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

          18,574  

Unrealized appreciation on:

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    5,080        

OTC swaps

    802,375       1,299,387  

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

    4,299        

Prepaid expenses

    1,618       3,112  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    276,376,458       614,203,209  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Cash received as collateral for OTC derivatives

          1,340,000  

Borrowed bonds at value(d)

          980,689  

Options written at value(e)

    9,379        

TBA sale commitments at value(f)

          1,645,937  

Reverse repurchase agreements at value

    54,954,376       175,655,073  

Payables:

 

Investments purchased

    2,204,687       29,516,072  

Administration fees

          101,626  

Income dividend distributions

    1,482,055       2,194,621  

Interest expense

          3,256  

Investment advisory fees

    270,928       439,631  

Trustees’ and Officer’s fees

    276       261,056  

Other accrued expenses

    194,291       313,005  

Variation margin on futures contracts

          367  

Swap premiums received

    844,383       36,389  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    507,445        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    60,467,820       212,487,722  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 215,908,638     $ 401,715,487  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

 

Paid-in capital(g)(h)(i)

  $ 217,608,149     $ 465,930,125  

Accumulated loss

    (1,699,511     (64,214,638
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 215,908,638     $ 401,715,487  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 9.75     $ 6.30  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a) Investments at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 263,224,310     $ 590,503,803  

(b) Investments at cost — affiliated

  $ 182,194     $ 11,451,861  

(c) Foreign currency at cost

  $ 1,265,118     $  

(d) Proceeds received from borrowed bonds

  $     $ 842,347  

(e) Premium received

  $ 44,046     $  

(f)  Proceeds from TBA sale commitments

  $     $ 1,642,334  

(g) Shares outstanding

    22,136,745       63,797,112  

(h) Shares authorized

    Unlimited       200 million  

(i)  Par value

  $ 0.001     $ 0.010  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

34    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Statements of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2019

 

     BGIO     BKT  

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest — unaffiliated

  $ 16,121,428     $ 24,193,420  

Dividends — affiliated

    99,672       145,417  

Foreign taxes withheld

    (27,654      
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    16,193,446       24,338,837  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

Investment advisory

    1,627,115       2,633,264  

Professional

    115,113       179,231  

Accounting services

    59,644       94,110  

Transfer agent

    28,721       93,125  

Custodian

    20,061       31,790  

Trustees and Officer

    16,331       72,021  

Printing

    13,130       15,979  

Registration

    9,085       23,761  

Administration

          607,676  

Miscellaneous

    35,888       55,269  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense

    1,925,088       3,806,226  

Interest expense

    1,679,064       4,526,848  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    3,604,152       8,333,074  

Less fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (3,486     (4,972
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    3,600,666       8,328,102  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    12,592,780       16,010,735  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from:

 

Investments — unaffiliated

    (2,808,509     (10,359,323

Capital gain distributions from investment companies — affiliated

    2       10  

Futures contracts

    (506,323     (14,105,151

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    903,633        

Foreign currency transactions

    112,859        

Swaps

    429,342       671,892  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (1,868,996     (23,792,572
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments — unaffiliated

    19,327,366       31,913,713  

Borrowed bonds

          (103,915

Futures contracts

    361,339       6,102,855  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    (229,217      

Foreign currency translations

    17,557        

Options written

    34,667        

Swaps

    972,419       (708,941

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

    4,299        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
    20,488,430       37,203,712  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

    18,619,434       13,411,140  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 31,212,214     $ 29,421,875  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS      35  


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    BGIO            BKT  
    Year Ended December 31,            Year Ended
12/31/19
    Period from
09/01/18 to
12/31/18
    Year Ended
08/31/18
 
     2019     2018         

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

            

OPERATIONS

            

Net investment income

  $ 12,592,780     $ 13,829,737        $ 16,010,735     $ 5,356,949     $ 15,380,273  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (1,868,996     (5,759,750        (23,792,572     1,883,503       3,580  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    20,488,430       (17,511,117        37,203,712       (401,364     (21,780,683
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    31,212,214       (9,441,130        29,421,875       6,839,088       (6,396,830
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

            

From net investment income

    (13,652,939     (13,277,327        (18,834,138     (8,502,470     (19,309,786

From return of capital

                   (7,501,308     (2,470,634     (1,505,499
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (13,652,939     (13,277,327        (26,335,446     (10,973,104     (20,815,285
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

            

Cost of shares repurchased

                               (854,488

Reinvestment of common distributions

    76,934                             
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    76,934                            (854,488
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

 

        

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    17,636,209       (22,718,457        3,086,429       (4,134,016     (28,066,603

Beginning of period

    198,272,429       220,990,886          398,629,058       402,763,074       430,829,677  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 215,908,638     $ 198,272,429        $ 401,715,487     $ 398,629,058     $ 402,763,074  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

36    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Statements of Cash Flows

Year Ended December 31, 2019

 

     BGIO     BKT  

CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 31,212,214     $ 29,421,875  

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

   

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments and principal paydowns

    110,565,195       1,470,336,951  

Purchases of long-term investments

    (116,989,175     (1,444,021,733

Net proceeds from purchases of short-term securities

    (277,967     (5,069,708

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments and other fees

    370,334       8,563,478  

Premiums received from options written

    44,046        

Net realized loss on investments

    2,808,509       10,417,783  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, borrowed bonds, swaps and foreign currency translations

    (20,049,584     (31,787,595

(Increase) Decrease in Assets:

 

Receivables:

 

Dividends — affiliated

    2,142       (4,852

Interest — unaffiliated

    238,293       206,387  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    (52,708     (174,817

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    8,225       (18,574

Swap premiums paid

    5,618        

Prepaid expenses

    (230     (606

Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities:

 

Cash received:

   

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    (270,000     330,000  

Collateral — TBA commitments

          (11,000

Payables:

 

Administration fees

          50,979  

Interest expense

    649,819       (412,487

Investment advisory fees

    145,352       220,368  

Trustees’ and Officer’s fees

    (4,350     38,654  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    (21,573     (475,387

Other accrued expenses

    89,374       176,481  

Swap premiums received

    (240,005     (28,342
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    8,233,529       37,757,855  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

Cash dividends paid to shareholders

    (13,200,394     (26,335,446

Decrease in bank overdraft

          (51,186

Net borrowing of reverse repurchase agreements

    3,328,069       (10,731,223
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used for financing activities

    (9,872,325     (37,117,855
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH IMPACT FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS

 

Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations

  $ 11,524     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY

   

Net increase (decrease) in restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency

    (1,627,272     640,000  

Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at beginning of year

    3,500,001       1,997,260  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at end of year

  $ 1,872,729     $ 2,637,260  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

Cash paid during the year for interest expense

  $ 1,029,245     $ 4,939,335  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of distributions paid to Common Shareholders

    76,934        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS      37  


Statements of Cash Flows  (continued)

Year Ended December 31, 2019

 

     BGIO      BKT  

RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY AT THE END OF YEAR TO THE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

    

Cash

  $ 94,439      $  

Cash pledged:

 

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    220,000         

Futures contracts

    293,000        2,146,260  

Centrally cleared swaps

           491,000  

Foreign currency at value

    1,265,290         
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 1,872,729      $ 2,637,260  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY AT THE BEGINNING OF YEAR TO THE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

    

Cash

    43,062         

Cash pledged:

 

Collateral — reverse repurchase agreements

           216,000  

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    1,030,000         

Futures contracts

    73,000        1,781,260  

Centrally cleared swaps

    86,000         

Foreign currency at value

    2,267,939         
 

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 3,500,001      $ 1,997,260  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

38    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BGIO  
    Year Ended December 31,           

Period from
02/27/17 (a)

to 12/31/17

 
    2019      2018        
         

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 8.96      $ 9.99        $ 9.85 (b) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income(c)

    0.57        0.62          0.50  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.84        (1.05        0.18  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    1.41        (0.43        0.68  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions(d)

 

From net investment income

    (0.62      (0.60        (0.51

From net realized gain

                    (0.01
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.62      (0.60        (0.52
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital changes with respect to issuance of shares

                    (0.02
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.75      $ 8.96        $ 9.99  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 9.86      $ 8.32        $ 9.80  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

 

Based on net asset value

    16.11      (4.11 )%(f)         6.87 %(g) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Based on market price

    26.46      (9.24 )%         3.26 %(g) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)

 

Total expenses

    1.70      1.66        1.60 %(i)(j) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    1.70      1.65        1.59 %(i)(j) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and excluding interest expense

    0.91      0.93        0.93 %(i)(j) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

    5.94      6.52        5.99 %(i)(j) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $ 215,909      $ 198,272        $ 220,991  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 54,954      $ 50,976        $ 100,982  
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(k)

    41      83        125
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Commencement of operations.

(b) 

Net asset value, beginning of period, reflects a reduction of $0.15 per share sales charge from the initial offering price of $10.00 per share.

(c) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(d) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(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) 

Includes payment received from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Trust’s total return.

(g) 

Aggregate total return.

(h) 

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

    Year Ended December 31,            

Period from
02/27/17 (a)

to 12/31/17

 
  2019      2018         

Investments in underlying funds

                       0.03
 

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

(i) 

Annualized.

(j) 

Audit costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios and net investment income ratio. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 1.61%,1.60%, 0.94% and 5.99%, respectively.

(k) 

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

    Year Ended December 31,            

Period from
02/27/17 (a)

to 12/31/17

 
  2019      2018         

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)

    41      78               93
 

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      39  


Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    BKT  
   

Year Ended

12/31/19

    

Period from

09/01/18 to

12/31/18

          Year Ended August 31,  
          2018      2017      2016      2015  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 6.25      $ 6.31       $ 6.74      $ 6.96      $ 7.08      $ 7.27  
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

    0.25        0.08         0.24        0.25        0.28        0.32  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.21        0.03         (0.34      (0.15      (0.05      (0.11
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.46        0.11         (0.10      0.10        0.23        0.21  
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

 

From net investment income

    (0.29      (0.13       (0.30      (0.32      (0.35      (0.40

From return of capital

    (0.12      (0.04       (0.03                     
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.41      (0.17       (0.33      (0.32      (0.35      (0.40
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 6.30      $ 6.25       $ 6.31      $ 6.74      $ 6.96      $ 7.08  
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

  $ 6.05      $ 5.64       $ 5.77      $ 6.31      $ 6.60      $ 6.30  
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(c)

 

Based on net asset value

    7.91      2.06 %(d)        (1.14 )%       1.82      3.64      3.56
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Based on market price

    14.83      0.72 %(d)        (3.44 )%       0.53      10.44      4.35
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(e)

 

Total expenses

    2.06      2.08 %(f)(g)        1.79      1.29      1.08      0.99 %(h) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    2.06      2.08 %(f)        1.79      1.28      1.08      0.99 %(h) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

    0.94      0.99 %(f)        1.04      0.90      0.89      0.90 %(h) 
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

    3.95      4.04 %(f)        3.72      3.63      4.01      4.48
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

 

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

  $ 401,715      $ 398,629       $ 402,763      $ 430,830      $ 444,882      $ 452,616  
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

  $ 175,655      $ 186,799       $ 186,441      $ 185,769      $ 152,859      $ 173,695  
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(i)

    255      95       373      346      141      191
 

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(b) 

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations.

(c) 

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.

(d) 

Aggregate total return.

(e) 

Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds as follows:

 

   

Year Ended

12/31/19

    

Period from

09/01/18
to 12/31/18

            Year Ended August 31,  
            2018     2017      2016      2015  

Investments in underlying funds

                       0.01     0.01          
 

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(f) 

Annualized.

(g) 

Audit fees were not annualized in the calculation of the expenses ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 2.11%.

(h) 

Includes reorganization costs. Without these costs, total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly, and total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly and excluding interest expense would have been 0.99%, 0.99% and 0.89% for the year ended August 31, 2015.

(i) 

Includes MDRs. Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

   

Year Ended

12/31/19

    

Period from

09/01/18
to 12/31/18

            Year Ended August 31,  
            2018     2017      2016      2015  

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)

    136      45               181     161      63      78
 

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

40    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Notes to Financial Statements  

 

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 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust

  BGIO    Delaware    Non-diversified

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

  BKT    Maryland    Diversified

The Board of Directors of BKT and Board of Trustees of BGIO are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board of Trustees” or the “Board,” and the directors/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 (“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.

 

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 (the “trade dates”). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is 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. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, 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., dollar rolls, TBA sale commitments, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, swaps and short sales) 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: For BGIO, distributions from net investment income are declared monthly and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date and made at least annually. Distributions paid by BKT are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Subject to BKT’s managed distribution plan, BKT intends 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. See Note 8, Income Tax Information, for the tax character of each Trust’s distributions paid during the period.

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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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

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.

Recent Accounting Standards: The Trusts have adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update 2017-08 to amend the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. Under the new standard, the Trusts have changed the amortization period for the premium on certain purchased callable debt securities with non-contingent call features to the earliest call date. In accordance with the transition provisions of the standard, the Trusts applied the amendments on a modified retrospective basis beginning with the fiscal period December 31, 2019. The adjusted cost basis of securities at December 31, 2018 for BGIO is $256,472,875. This change in accounting policy has been made to comply with the newly issued accounting standard and had no impact on accumulated earnings (loss) or the net asset value of the BGIO.

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 trusts, including other trusts managed by the Manager, are prorated among those trusts 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 the Board. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Trust’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Fixed-income securities for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third party pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more independent brokers or dealers as obtained from a third party pricing service. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a trust 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.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds are valued at NAV each business day.

 

   

Futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price.

 

   

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.

 

   

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.

 

   

To-be-announced (“TBA”) commitments are valued on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by pricing services.

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.

 

 

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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 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

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

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 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 trust’s initial investment in the IOs may not fully recoup.

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities: Stripped mortgage-backed securities are typically issued by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest (IOs) and principal (POs) distributions on a pool of Mortgage Assets. Stripped mortgage-backed securities may be privately issued.

Zero-Coupon Bonds: Zero-coupon bonds are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.

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.

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 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 trust 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 Trust 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 trust’s investment policies.

When a trust 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 trust 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 trust upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded as realized gains. A trust may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.

 

 

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Floating rate loan interests are usually freely callable at the borrower’s option. A trust 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 trust having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. A trust 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 trust 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 trust may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, a trust assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. A trust’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 trust 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 trust having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and a trust may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

In connection with floating rate loan interests, certain trusts may also enter into unfunded floating rate loan interests (“commitments”). In connection with these commitments, a trust 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, BGIO had the following unfunded floating rate loan interests:

 

Trust Name   Borrower      Par      Commitment
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
 

BGIO

    Connect Finco Sarl      $ 191,502      $ 187,980      $ 192,279      $ 4,299  

Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities: Certain trusts 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 trust 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 trust may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, a trust is not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, a trust 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 trust’s maximum amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions.

TBA Commitments: TBA commitments are forward agreements for the purchase or sale of mortgage-backed securities for a fixed price, with payment and delivery on an agreed upon future settlement date. The specific securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date. However, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate and mortgage terms. When entering into TBA commitments, a trust may take possession of or deliver the underlying mortgage-backed securities but can extend the settlement or roll the transaction. TBA commitments involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased or sold declines or increases, respectively, prior to settlement date.

In order to better define contractual rights and to secure rights that will help a trust mitigate their counterparty risk, TBA commitments may be entered into by a trust under Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (each, an “MSFTA”). An MSFTA typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of default and/or termination event. 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 the collateral currently pledged by a trust and the counterparty. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover the obligations of a trust and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral for TBA commitments or cash received as collateral for TBA commitments, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by a trust, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Typically, a trust is permitted to sell, re-pledge or use the collateral it receives; however, the counterparty is not permitted to do so. To the extent amounts due to a trust are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, a trust bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions: Certain trusts may sell TBA mortgage-backed securities and simultaneously contract to repurchase substantially similar (i.e., same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specific future date at an agreed upon price. During the period between the sale and repurchase, a trust is not entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Mortgage dollar roll transactions are treated as purchases and sales and realize gains and losses on these transactions. Mortgage dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities that a trust is required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities.

Borrowed Bond Agreements: Repurchase agreements may be referred to as borrowed bond agreements when entered into in connection with short sales of bonds. In a borrowed bond agreement, a trust borrows a bond from a counterparty in exchange for cash collateral. The agreement contains a commitment that the security and the cash will be returned to the counterparty and a trust at a mutually agreed upon date. Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time. Earnings on cash collateral and compensation to the lender of the bond are based on agreed upon rates between a trust and the counterparty. The value of the underlying cash collateral approximates the market value and accrued interest of the borrowed bond. To the extent that a borrowed bond transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the cash collateral in the possession of the counterparty is monitored on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. As the market value of the borrowed bond changes, the cash collateral is periodically increased or decreased with a frequency and in amounts prescribed in the borrowed bond agreement. A trust may also experience delays in gaining access to the collateral.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: Reverse repurchase agreements are agreements with qualified third party broker dealers in which a trust sells securities to a bank or broker-dealer and agrees to repurchase the same securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. A trust receives cash from the sale to use for other investment purposes. During the term of the reverse repurchase agreement, a trust 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 trust 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 trust suffers a loss on its investment of the transaction proceeds from a reverse repurchase agreement, a trust would still be required to pay the

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

full repurchase price. Further, a trust remains subject to the risk that the market value of the securities repurchased declines below the repurchase price. In such cases, a trust 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 trust 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 trust may receive a fee for the use of the security by the counterparty, which may result in interest income to a trust.

For the year ended December 31, 2019, the average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding and the daily weighted average interest rate for the Trusts were as follows:

 

     Average Amount
Outstanding
     Daily Weighted Average
Interest Rate
 

BGIO

  $ 59,363,408        2.83

BKT

    185,636,514        2.44  

Borrowed bond agreements and reverse repurchase transactions are entered into by a trust under Master Repurchase Agreements (each, an “MRA”), which permit a trust, 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 trust. With borrowed bond agreements and reverse repurchase transactions, typically a trust 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 trust 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 trust upon the maturity of the transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, a trust is considered an unsecured creditor with respect to excess collateral and, as such, the return of excess collateral may be delayed.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of BGIO’s open reverse repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MRA on a net basis:

 

BGIO                              
Counterparty  

Reverse Repurchase

Agreements

   

Fair Value of

Non-cash Collateral

Pledged Including

Accrued Interest (a)

    

Cash Collateral

Pledged/Received

     Net Amount  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

  $ (14,075,958   $ 14,075,958      $      $  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    (19,311,522     19,311,522                

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    (1,215,646     1,215,646                

Goldman Sachs & Co LLC

    (666,417     666,417                

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    (19,684,833     19,684,833                
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ (54,954,376   $ 54,954,376      $      $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral with a value of $65,730,476 has been pledged in connection with open reverse repurchase agreements. Excess of collateral pledged to the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 

As of period end, the following table is a summary of BKT’s open borrowed bond agreements and reverse repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MRA on a net basis:

 

BKT  
Counterparty    Borrowed
Bonds
Agreements
 (a)
    

Reverse

Repurchase

Agreements

   

Borrowed

Bonds at

Value

including

Accrued

Interest (b)

   

Net

Amount

before

Collateral

   

Non-cash

Collateral

Received

    

Cash

Collateral

Received

    

Fair Value of

Non-cash

Collateral

Pledged

Including

Accrued

Interest (c)

    

Cash

Collateral

Pledged

    

Net

Collateral

(Received) /

Pledged

    

Net

Exposure

Due (to) /

from

Counterparty (d)

 

Credit Suisse AG

   $ 958,265      $     $ (983,945   $ (25,680   $      $      $      $      $      $ (25,680

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

            (58,456,093           (58,456,093                   58,456,093               58,456,093         

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

            (117,198,980           (117,198,980                   117,198,980               117,198,980         
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 958,265      $ (175,655,073   $ (983,945   $ (175,680,753   $      $      $ 175,655,073      $      $ 175,655,073      $ (25,680
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Included in Investments at value-unaffiliated in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 
  (b) 

Includes accrued interest on borrowed bonds in the amount of $3,256 which is included in interest expense payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 
  (c) 

Net collateral, including accrued interest, with a value of $181,191,022 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.

 
  (d) 

Net exposure represents the net receivable (payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

 

 

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In the event the counterparty of securities under an MRA files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a trust’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 trust’s obligation to repurchase the securities.

Short Sale Transactions: In short sale transactions, a trust sells a security it does not hold in anticipation of a decline in the market price of that security. When a trust makes a short sale, it will borrow the security sold short (borrowed bond) and deliver the fixed-income security to the counterparty to which it sold the security short. An amount equal to the proceeds received by a trust is reflected as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the market value of the short sale. A trust is required to repay the counterparty interest on the security sold short, which, if applicable, is included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations. A trust is exposed to market risk based on the amount, if any, that the market value of the security increases beyond the market value at which the position was sold. Thus, a short sale of a security involves the risk that instead of declining, the price of the security sold short will rise. The short sale of securities involves the possibility of an unlimited loss since there is an unlimited potential for the market price of the security sold short to increase. A gain is limited to the price at which a trust sold the security short. A realized gain or loss is recognized upon the termination of a short sale if the market price is either less than or greater than the proceeds originally received. There is no assurance that a trust will be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price.

 

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.

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 amounts 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.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

 

   

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.

 

   

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.

 

 

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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, each Trust’s 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, BGIO pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.60% of the average daily value of the Trust’s managed assets. For purposes of calculating this fee, “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).

For such services, BKT pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.65% of the average weekly value of the Trust’s net assets. For purposes of calculating this fee, “net assets” means the total assets of the Trust minus the sum of its accrued liabilities (including the aggregate indebtedness constituting financial leverage).

With respect to BGIO, the Manager entered into sub-advisory agreements with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”) and BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (“BRS”), each an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIL and BRS, for services they provide for that portion of BGIO for which BIL or BRS, as applicable, acts as sub-adviser, a monthly fee that is equal to a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by BGIO to the Manager.

Administration: BKT has an Administration Agreement with the Manager. The administration fee paid monthly to the Manager is computed at an annual rate of 0.15% of the Trust’s average weekly net assets. For BKT, the Manager may reduce or discontinue these arrangements at any time without notice.

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. Prior to December 1, 2019, this waiver and/or reimbursement was voluntary. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

     BGIO      BKT  

Amounts waived

  $ 3,486      $ 4,972  

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.

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 year ended December 31, 2019, the purchase and sale transactions and any net realized gains (losses) with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales      Net Realized Gain
(Loss)
 

BGIO

  $      $ 110,965      $ (7,153

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the year ended December 31, 2019, purchases and sales of investments, including paydowns, mortgage dollar rolls and excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

     BGIO      BKT  

Purchases

  $ 118,775,398      $ 1,456,435,297  

Sales

    109,055,427        1,396,553,454  

For the year ended December 31, 2019, purchases and sales related to mortgage dollar rolls were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

BKT

  $ 649,378,246      $ 649,187,477  

 

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 BGIO’s and BKT’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open, for BGIO, for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and the period ended December 31, 2017 and for BKT, each of the three years ended August 31, 2018, the year ended December 31, 2019 and the period ended December 31, 2018. 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 December 31, 2019, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Trust’s financial statements.

The tax character of distributions paid was as follows:

 

     BGIO      BKT  

Ordinary income

    

12/31/19

  $ 13,652,939      $ 18,834,138  

12/31/18

    13,277,327        8,502,470  

08/31/18

           19,309,786  

Return of capital

    

12/31/19

           7,501,308  

12/31/18

           2,470,634  

08/31/18

           1,505,499  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

    

12/31/19

  $ 13,652,939      $ 26,335,446  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

12/31/18

  $ 13,277,327      $ 10,973,104  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

08/31/18

  $ N/A      $ 20,815,285  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of period end, the tax components of accumulated loss were as follows:

 

     BGIO     BKT  

Non-expiring capital loss carryforwards(a)

  $ (8,102,789   $ (66,479,922

Net unrealized gains(b)

    6,403,278       2,265,284  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ (1,699,511   $ (64,214,638
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Amounts available to offset future realized capital gains.

 
  (b) 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized gains was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and straddles, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain futures and foreign currency contracts, amortization methods for premiums and discounts on fixed income securities, the classification of investments, the accounting for swap agreements and the timing of distributions.

 

As of December 31, 2019, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for investments and derivatives based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     BGIO     BKT  

Tax cost

  $ 263,445,009     $ 601,955,664  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 12,196,891     $ 29,946,409  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (5,190,618     (25,226,469
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 7,006,273     $ 4,719,940  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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9.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, certain 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.

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.

BGIO will terminate on or about February 28, 2022. BGIO is not a target term fund and thus does not seek to return its initial public offering price of $10.00 per common share upon termination. The final distribution of net assets upon termination may be more than, equal to or less than $10.00 per common share.

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.

Investment Objective Risk: There is no assurance that BGIO will achieve its investment objective. A variety of circumstances may make it extremely difficult for BGIO to achieve its investment objective. Such circumstances include, but may not be limited to, the existence of an inverted yield curve, a rapid and significant increase in interest rates, a significant decrease in issuer credit quality generally and/or increased defaults, increased volatility in currency markets and/or in currency exchange rates and negative economic, market, political and/or social developments impacting emerging markets. Additionally, the limited term of the Trust may increase the risk that BGIO may not meet its investment objective. A limited term limits the period during which BGIO can generate returns and increases the potential impact that a disruptive market event or one or more of the conditions outlined above could have on BGIO’s annualized returns.

Valuation Risk: 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.

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.

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 the Trusts deposits collateral with its counterparty to a written option.

With exchange-traded 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: BGIO may invest in securities that are rated below investment grade quality (sometimes called “junk bonds”), which are predominantly speculative, have greater credit risk and generally are less liquid than, and have more volatile prices than, higher quality securities.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)

 

Each Trust invests a significant portion of its assets in fixed-income securities and/or uses 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. Certain 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.

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

BGIO is authorized to issue an unlimited numbers of shares, par value $0.001, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. BKT is authorized to issue 200 million shares, par value $0.01, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. The Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued Common Shares to Preferred Shares without the approval of Common Shareholders.

For BKT, for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, shares issued and outstanding remained constant. For BGIO, shares issued and outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2018 remained constant and for the year ended December 31, 2019, shares issued and outstanding increased by 7,866 shares as a result of a dividend reinvestment.

BKT participates in an open market share repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”). From December 1, 2018 through November 30, 2019, BKT 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, BKT 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 BKT will purchase shares in any particular amounts. For the year ended December 31, 2019, BKT did not repurchase any shares.

For the period shown, shares repurchased and cost, including transaction costs, were as follows:

 

BKT   Shares      Amount  

Year Ended December 31, 2019

         $  

Period Ended December 31, 2018

            

Year Ended August 31, 2018

    145,423        854,488  

As of December 31, 2019, BlackRock HoldCo 2, Inc., an affiliate of the Trusts, owned 17,919 shares of BGIO.

 

11.

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)     Paid (b)     Declared (c)  

BGIO

  $ 0.050000     $ 0.016950     $ 0.050000  

BKT

    0.034400             0.034400  

 

  (a) 

Net investment income dividend paid on January 9, 2020 to Common Shareholders of record on December 31, 2019.

 
  (b) 

Net investment income special dividend paid on January 9, 2020 to Common Shareholders of record on December 31, 2019.

 
  (c) 

Net investment income dividend declared on February 3, 2020, payable to shareholders of record on February 14, 2020.

 

 

 

52    2019 BLACKROCK ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees/Directors of BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust and BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.:

Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust and BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (the “Funds”), including the schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2019, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of December 31, 2019, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, and the changes in their net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Fund   Statements of Changes in Net Assets   Financial Highlights

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust

 

For each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2019

 

For the two years in the period ended December 31, 2019, and the period from February 27, 2017 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2017

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

  For the year ended December 31, 2019, for the period from September 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018 and for the year ended August 31, 2018   For the year ended December 31, 2019, the period from September 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018 and for each of the four years in the period ended August 31, 2018

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian, agent banks and brokers; when replies were not received from agent banks or brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

February 25, 2020

We have served as the auditor of one or more BlackRock investment companies since 1992.

 

 

Important Tax Information  (unaudited)

During fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, the following information is provided with respect to the ordinary income distribution paid by the Funds:

 

     Month Paid    BGIO      BKT  

Qualified Dividend Income for Individuals(a)

  February 2019 — January 2020      2.05     

Interest-Related Dividends and Qualified Short-Term Gains for Non-U.S. Residents(b)

  January 2019 —December 2019      40.88        100.00  
    January 2020      40.88         

 

  (a) 

The Fund hereby designates the percentage indicated above or the maximum amount allowable by law.

 
  (b) 

Represents the portion of the taxable ordinary distributions eligible for exemption from U.S. withholding tax for nonresident aliens and foreign corporations.

 

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM / IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION      53  


Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Plan

 

Pursuant to each Trust’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Reinvestment Plan”), Common Shareholders are automatically enrolled to have all distributions of dividends and capital gains and other distributions reinvested by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Reinvestment Plan Agent”) in the respective Trust’s Common Shares pursuant to the Reinvestment Plan. Shareholders who do not participate in the Reinvestment Plan will receive all distributions in cash paid by check and mailed directly to the shareholders of record (or if the shares are held in street name or other nominee name, then to the nominee) by the Reinvestment Plan Agent, which serves as agent for the shareholders in administering the Reinvestment Plan.

After the Trusts declare a dividend or determines to make a capital gain or other distribution, the Reinvestment Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participants’ accounts, depending upon the following circumstances, either (i) through receipt of unissued but authorized shares from the Trusts (“newly issued shares”) or (ii) by purchase of outstanding shares on the open market or on the Trust’s primary exchange (“open-market purchases”). If, on the dividend payment date, the net asset value per share (“NAV”) is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition often referred to as a “market premium”), the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in newly issued shares acquired on behalf of the participants. The number of newly issued shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend by the NAV on the date the shares are issued. However, if the NAV is less than 95% of the market price on the dividend payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the dividend payment date. If, on the dividend payment date, the NAV is greater than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition often referred to as a “market discount”), the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in shares acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases. If the Reinvestment Plan Agent is unable to invest the full dividend amount in open-market purchases, or if the market discount shifts to a market premium during the purchase period, the Reinvestment Plan Agent will invest any un-invested portion in newly issued shares. Investments in newly issued shares made in this manner would be made pursuant to the same process described above and the date of issue for such newly issued shares will substitute for the dividend payment date.

You may elect not to participate in the Reinvestment Plan and to receive all dividends in cash by contacting the Reinvestment Plan Agent, at the address set forth below.

Participation in the Reinvestment Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Reinvestment Plan Agent prior to the dividend record date. Additionally, the Reinvestment Plan Agent seeks to process notices received after the record date but prior to the payable date and such notices often will become effective by the payable date. Where late notices are not processed by the applicable payable date, such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution.

The Reinvestment Plan Agent’s fees for the handling of the reinvestment of distributions will be paid by each Trust. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Reinvestment Plan Agent’s open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of all distributions. The automatic reinvestment of all distributions will not relieve participants of any U.S. federal, state or local income tax that may be payable on such dividends or distributions.

Each Trust reserves the right to amend or terminate the Reinvestment Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Reinvestment Plan; however, each Trust reserves the right to amend the Reinvestment Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Participants that request a sale of shares are subject to a $2.50 sales fee and a $0.15 per share sold brokerage commission fee. All correspondence concerning the Reinvestment Plan should be directed to Computershare Trust Company, N.A. through the internet at computershare.com/blackrock, or in writing to Computershare, P.O. Box 505000, Louisville, KY 40233, Telephone: (800) 699-1236. Overnight correspondence should be directed to the Reinvestment Plan Agent at Computershare, 462 South 4th Street, Suite 1600, Louisville, KY 40202.

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information

 

Independent Trustees (a)
         

Name

Year of Birth (b)

  

Position(s) Held

(Length of Service) (c)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Number of BlackRock-Advised

Registered Investment Companies

(“RICs”) Consisting of
Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen
 (d)

  

Public Company and Other

Investment Company

Directorships Held During

Past Five Years

Richard E. Cavanagh

1946

   Co-Chair of the Board and Trustee
(Since 2007)
   Director, The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 1998; Board Chair, Volunteers of America (a not-for-profit organization) from 2015 to 2018 (board member since 2009); Director, Arch Chemicals (chemical and allied products) from 1999 to 2011; Trustee, Educational Testing Service from 1997 to 2009 and Chairman thereof from 2005 to 2009; Senior Advisor, The Fremont Group since 2008 and Director thereof since 1996; Faculty Member/Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard University since 2007 and Executive Dean from 1987 to 1995; President and Chief Executive Officer, The Conference Board, Inc. (global business research organization) from 1995 to 2007.    86 RICs consisting of 110 Portfolios    None

Karen P. Robards

1950

   Co-Chair of the Board and Trustee
(Since 2007)
   Principal of Robards & Company, LLC (consulting and private investing) since 1987; Co-founder and Director of the Cooke Center for Learning and Development (a not-for-profit organization) since 1987; Director of Enable Injections, LLC (medical devices) since 2019; Investment Banker at Morgan Stanley from 1976 to 1987.    86 RICs consisting of 110 Portfolios    Greenhill & Co., Inc.; AtriCure, Inc. (medical devices) from 2000 until 2017

Michael J. Castellano

1946

   Trustee
(Since 2011)
   Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Group LLC from 2001 to 2011; Chief Financial Officer of Lazard Ltd from 2004 to 2011; Director, Support Our Aging Religious (non-profit) from 2009 to June 2015 and since 2017; Director, National Advisory Board of Church Management at Villanova University since 2010; Trustee, Domestic Church Media Foundation since 2012; Director, CircleBlack Inc. (financial technology company) since 2015.    86 RICs consisting of 110 Portfolios    None

Cynthia L. Egan

1955

   Trustee
(Since 2016)
   Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury from 2014 to 2015; President, Retirement Plan Services, for T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. from 2007 to 2012; executive positions within Fidelity Investments from 1989 to 2007.    86 RICs consisting of 110 Portfolios    Unum (insurance); The Hanover Insurance Group (insurance); Envestnet (investment platform) from 2013 until 2016

Frank J. Fabozzi (d)

1948

   Trustee
(Since 2007)
   Editor of The Journal of Portfolio Management since 1986; Professor of Finance, EDHEC Business School (France) since 2011; Visiting Professor, Princeton University for the 2013 to 2014 academic year and Spring 2017 semester; Professor in the Practice of Finance, Yale University School of Management from 1994 to 2011 and currently a Teaching Fellow in Yale’s Executive Programs; Board Member, BlackRock Equity-Liquidity Funds from 2014 to 2016; affiliated professor Karlsruhe Institute of Technology from 2008 to 2011.    87 RICs consisting of 111 Portfolios    None

Henry Gabbay

1947

   Trustee
(Since 2019)
   Board Member, BlackRock Equity-Bond Board from 2007 to 2018; Board Member, BlackRock Equity-Liquidity and BlackRock Closed-End Fund Boards from 2007 through 2014; Consultant, BlackRock, Inc. from 2007 to 2008; Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. from 1989 to 2007; Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Allocation Target Shares (formerly, BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares) from 2005 to 2007 and Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006.    86 RICs consisting of 110 Portfolios    None

 

 

TRUSTEE AND OFFICER INFORMATION      55  


Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Independent Trustees (a) (continued)
         

Name

Year of Birth (b)

  

Position(s) Held

(Length of Service) (c)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Number of BlackRock-Advised

Registered Investment Companies

(“RICs”) Consisting of
Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen
 (d)

  

Public Company and Other

Investment Company

Directorships Held During

Past Five Years

R. Glenn Hubbard

1958

   Trustee
(Since 2007)
   Dean, Columbia Business School from 2004 to 2019; Faculty member, Columbia Business School since 1988.    86 RICs consisting of 110 Portfolios    ADP (data and information services); Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (insurance); KKR Financial Corporation (finance) from 2004 until 2014

W. Carl Kester (d)

1951

   Trustee
(Since 2007)
   George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School since 2008; Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs from 2006 to 2010; Chairman of the Finance Unit, from 2005 to 2006; Senior Associate Dean and Chairman of the MBA Program from 1999 to 2005; Member of the faculty of Harvard Business School since 1981.    87 RICs consisting of 111 Portfolios    None

Catherine A. Lynch (d)

1961

   Trustee
(Since 2016)
   Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and various other positions, National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust from 2003 to 2016; Associate Vice President for Treasury Management, The George Washington University from 1999 to 2003; Assistant Treasurer, Episcopal Church of America from 1995 to 1999.    87 RICs consisting of 111 Portfolios    None
Interested Trustees (a)(e)
         

Name

Year of Birth (b)

  

Position(s) Held

(Length of Service) (c)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   

Number of BlackRock-Advised

Registered Investment Companies

(“RICs”) Consisting of
Investment Portfolios
(“Portfolios”) Overseen
 (d)

  

Public Company and
Other Investment Company

Directorships Held During

Past Five Years

Robert Fairbairn

1965

   Trustee
(Since 2018)
   Vice Chairman of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Member of BlackRock’s Global Executive and Global Operating Committees; Co-Chair of BlackRock’s Human Capital Committee; Senior Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2010 to 2019; oversaw BlackRock’s Strategic Partner Program and Strategic Product Management Group from 2012 to 2019; Member of the Board of Managers of BlackRock Investments, LLC from 2011 to 2018; Global Head of BlackRock’s Retail and iShares® businesses from 2012 to 2016.    123 RICs consisting of 287 Portfolios    None

John M. Perlowski (d)

1964

   Trustee
(Since 2015);
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Since 2010)
   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Head of BlackRock Global Accounting and Product Services since 2009; Advisory Director of Family Resource Network (charitable foundation) since 2009.    124 RICs consisting of 288 Portfolios    None

(a) The address of each Trustee is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055.

(b) Each Independent Trustee holds office until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal as provided by the Trust’s by-laws or charter or statute, or until December 31 of the year in which he or she turns 75. Trustees who are “interested persons,” as defined in the Investment Company Act serve until their successor is duly elected and qualifies or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal as provided by the Trust’s by-laws or statute, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. The Board may determine to extend the terms of Independent Trustees on a case-by-case basis, as appropriate.

(c) Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new fund boards in 2007. Certain Independent Trustees first became members of the boards of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock funds as follows: Richard E. Cavanagh, 1994; Frank J. Fabozzi, 1988; R. Glenn Hubbard, 2004; W. Carl Kester, 1995; and Karen P. Robards, 1998. Mr. Gabbay became a member of the boards of the open-end funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex in 2007.

(d) Dr. Fabozzi, Dr. Kester, Ms. Lynch and Mr. Perlowski are also trustees of the BlackRock Credit Strategies Fund.

(e) Mr. Fairbairn and Mr. Perlowski are both “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Trust based on their positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Mr. Fairbairn and Mr. Perlowski are also board members of the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex.

 

 

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Trustee and Officer Information  (continued)

 

Officers Who Are Not Trustees (a)
     

Name

Year of Birth (b)

  

Position(s) Held

(Length of Service)

   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

Jonathan Diorio

1980

   Vice President
(Since 2015)
   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2015; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2011 to 2015.

Neal J. Andrews

1966

   Chief Financial Officer
(Since 2007)
   Chief Financial Officer of the iShares® exchange traded funds since 2019; Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006.

Jay M. Fife

1970

   Treasurer
(Since 2007)
   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007.

Charles Park

1967

   Chief Compliance Officer
(Since 2014)
   Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer for certain BlackRock-advised Funds from 2014 to 2015; Chief Compliance Officer of BlackRock Advisors, LLC and the BlackRock-advised Funds in the BlackRock Multi-Asset Complex and the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex since 2014; Principal of and Chief Compliance Officer for iShares® Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC since 2012 and BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) since 2006; Chief Compliance Officer for the BFA-advised iShares® exchange traded funds since 2006; Chief Compliance Officer for BlackRock Asset Management International Inc. since 2012.

Janey Ahn

1975

   Secretary
(Since 2012)
   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2018; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2009 to 2017.

(a) The address of each Officer is c/o BlackRock, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, New York 10055.

(b) Officers of the Trusts serve at the pleasure of the Board.

 

Effective February 19, 2020, Henry Gabbay resigned as a Trustee of the Trusts.

 

Investment Adviser

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

Sub-Advisers(a)

BlackRock International Limited

Edinburgh, EH3 8BL

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

079912 SIngapore

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

 

 

(a) 

For BGIO.

 

 

TRUSTEE AND OFFICER INFORMATION      57  


Additional Information

 

Proxy Results

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on July 29, 2019 for shareholders of record on May 30, 2019, to elect trustee nominees for each Trust. There were no broker non-votes with regard to any of the Trusts.

Shareholders elected the Class III Trustees as follows:

 

  

 

  Richard E. Cavanagh     Frank J. Fabozzi     Robert Fairbairn     Henry Gabbay  
     Votes For     Votes Withheld     Votes For     Votes Withheld     Votes For     Votes Withheld     Votes For     Votes Withheld  

BGIO

    20,723,623       78,433       20,727,524       74,532       20,729,549       72,507       20,723,623       78,433  

For the Trust listed above, Trustees whose term of office continued after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders because they were not up for election are Michael J. Castellano, Cynthia L. Egan, R. Glenn Hubbard, Catherine A. Lynch, John M. Perlowski, Karen P. Robards, and W. Carl Kester.

Shareholders elected the Class III Trustees as follows:

 

  

 

  Richard E. Cavanagh     Cynthia L. Egan     Robert Fairbairn     Henry Gabbay  
     Votes For     Votes Withheld     Votes For     Votes Withheld     Votes For     Votes Withheld     Votes For     Votes Withheld  

BKT

    48,455,197       9,734,020       48,498,033       9,691,184       48,603,011       9,586,206       48,633,620       9,555,597  

For the Trust listed above, Trustees whose term of office continued after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders because they were not up for election are Michael J. Castellano, R. Glenn Hubbard, Catherine A. Lynch, John M. Perlowski, Karen P. Robards, Frank J. Fabozzi and W. Carl Kester.

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 Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) the certification of their chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Dividend Policy

BGIO’s dividend policy is to distribute all or a portion of its net investment income to its shareholders on a monthly basis. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of dividend distributions, the distributions paid by BGIO for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by BGIO during such month. The portion of distributions that exceeds BGIO’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which are measured on a tax basis, will constitute a nontaxable return of capital. BGIO’s current accumulated but undistributed net investment income, if any, is disclosed as accumulated earnings (loss) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, which comprises part of the financial information included in this report.

BKT’s policy is to make monthly distributions to shareholders. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of dividend distributions, BKT 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 BKT.

The distributions paid by BKT for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by BKT during such month. Furthermore, the final tax characterization of distributions is determined after the year-end of BKT and is reported in BKT’s annual report to shareholders. Distributions can be characterized as ordinary income, capital gains and/or return of capital. BKT’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 BKT’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 BKT’s total return performance. When total distributions exceed total return performance for the period, the difference reduces BKT’s total assets and net asset value per share (“NAV”) and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing BKT’s expense ratio and reducing the amount of assets BKT has available for long term investment.

 

 

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Additional Information  (continued)

 

General Information

The Trusts do not make available copies of its Statement 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.

On July 29, 2019, the Board approved the elimination of BKT’s non-fundamental policy limiting investments in illiquid securities to 20% of BKT’s net assets. As a result, BKT may invest without limit in illiquid securities.

Except as described above, during the period, 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. 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, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and 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.

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, and for reporting periods ended prior to March 31, 2019, filed such information on Form N-Q. The Trusts’ Forms N-PORT and N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Trusts’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 882-0052.

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.

 

 

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Additional Information  (continued)

 

BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Currency
EGP    Egyptian Pound
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound
HKD    Hong Kong Dollar
IDR    Indonesian Rupiah
USD    U.S. Dollar
Portfolio Abbreviations
ABS    Asset-Backed Security
CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation
ETF    Exchange Traded Fund
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
OTC    Over-the-Counter
PIK    Payment-In-Kind
TBA    To-Be-Announced
S&P    Standard & Poor’s
 

 

 

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Item 2 –

Code of Ethics – The registrant (or the “Fund”) has adopted a code of ethics, as of the end of the period covered by this report, applicable to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. During the period covered by this report, the code of ethics was amended to update certain information and to make other non-material changes. During the period covered by this report, there have been no waivers granted under the code of ethics. The registrant undertakes to provide a copy of the code of ethics to any person upon request, without charge, who calls 1-800-882-0052, option 4.

 

Item 3 –

Audit Committee Financial Expert – The registrant’s board of directors (the “board of directors”), has determined that (i) the registrant has the following audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee and (ii) each audit committee financial expert is independent:

Michael Castellano

Frank J. Fabozzi

Henry Gabbay

Catherine A. Lynch

Karen P. Robards

The registrant’s board of directors has determined that Karen P. Robards qualifies as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to Item 3(c)(4) of Form N-CSR.

Ms. Robards has a thorough understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, financial statements and internal control over financial reporting as well as audit committee functions. Ms. Robards has been President of Robards & Company, a financial advisory firm, since 1987. Ms. Robards was formerly an investment banker for more than 10 years where she was responsible for evaluating and assessing the performance of companies based on their financial results. Ms. Robards has over 30 years of experience analyzing financial statements. She also is a member of the audit committee of one publicly held company and a non-profit organization.

Under applicable securities laws, a person determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the audit committee or board of directors.

 

Item 4 –

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The following table presents fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) in each of the last two fiscal years for the services rendered to the Fund:

 

     

 

(a) Audit Fees

   (b) Audit-Related Fees1    (c) Tax Fees2    (d) All Other Fees
Entity Name    Current
  Fiscal Year  
End
   Previous
  Fiscal Year  
End
  

Current

Fiscal Year
End

   Previous
  Fiscal Year  
End
   Current
  Fiscal Year  
End
   Previous
  Fiscal Year  
End
   Current
  Fiscal Year  
End
   Previous
  Fiscal Year  
End

BlackRock 2022

Global Income

Opportunity Trust

   $63,240    $63,240    $0    $0    $15,400    $15,400    $0    $0

 

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The following table presents fees billed by D&T that were required to be approved by the registrant’s audit committee (the “Committee”) for services that relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund and that are rendered on behalf of BlackRock Advisors, LLC ( the “Investment Adviser” or “BlackRock”) and entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with BlackRock (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Affiliated Service Providers”):

 

      Current Fiscal Year End    Previous Fiscal Year End
(b) Audit-Related Fees1    $0    $0
(c) Tax Fees2    $0    $0
(d) All Other Fees3    $2,050,500    $2,274,000

  1 The nature of the services includes assurance and related services reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements not included in Audit Fees, including accounting consultations, agreed-upon procedure reports, attestation reports, comfort letters, out-of-pocket expenses and internal control reviews not required by regulators.

  2 The nature of the services includes tax compliance and/or tax preparation, including services relating to the filing or amendment of federal, state or local income tax returns, regulated investment company qualification reviews, taxable income and tax distribution calculations.

  3 Non-audit fees of $2,050,500 and $2,274,000 for the current fiscal year and previous fiscal year, respectively, were paid to the Fund’s principal accountant in their entirety by BlackRock, in connection with services provided to the Affiliated Service Providers of the Fund and of certain other funds sponsored and advised by BlackRock or its affiliates for a service organization review and an accounting research tool subscription. These amounts represent aggregate fees paid by BlackRock and were not allocated on a per fund basis.

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures:

The Committee has adopted policies and procedures with regard to the pre-approval of services. Audit, audit-related and tax compliance services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require specific pre-approval by the Committee. The Committee also must approve other non-audit services provided to the registrant and those non-audit services provided to the Investment Adviser and Affiliated Service Providers that relate directly to the operations and the financial reporting of the registrant. Certain of these non-audit services that the Committee believes are (a) consistent with the SEC’s auditor independence rules and (b) routine and recurring services that will not impair the independence of the independent accountants may be approved by the Committee without consideration on a specific case-by-case basis (“general pre-approval”). The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Committee provides for a different period. Tax or other non-audit services provided to the registrant which have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant will only be deemed pre-approved provided that any individual project does not exceed $10,000 attributable to the registrant or $50,000 per project. For this purpose, multiple projects will be aggregated to determine if they exceed the previously mentioned cost levels.

Any proposed services exceeding the pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Committee, as will any other services not subject to general pre-approval (e.g., unanticipated but permissible services). The Committee is informed of each service approved subject to general pre-approval at the next regularly scheduled in-person board meeting. At this meeting, an analysis of such services is presented to the Committee for ratification. The Committee may delegate to the Committee Chairman the authority to approve the provision of and fees for any specific engagement of permitted non-audit services, including services exceeding pre-approved cost levels.

 

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(e)(2) None of the services described in each of Items 4(b) through (d) were approved by the Committee pursuant to the de minimis exception in paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) Not Applicable

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees, defined as the sum of the fees shown under “Audit-Related Fees,” “Tax Fees” and “All Other Fees,” paid to the accountant for services rendered by the accountant to the registrant, the Investment Adviser and the Affiliated Service Providers were:

 

Entity Name   

Current Fiscal Year

End

  

Previous Fiscal Year

End

               

BlackRock 2022 Global Income

Opportunity Trust

   $15,400    $15,400   

Additionally, the amounts billed by D&T in connection with services provided to the Affiliated Service Providers of the Fund and of other funds sponsored or advised by BlackRock or its affiliates during the current and previous fiscal years for a service organization review and an accounting research tool subscription were:

 

    Current Fiscal    

Year End

 

    Previous Fiscal    

Year End

$2,050,500   $2,274,000

These amounts represent aggregate fees paid by BlackRock and were not allocated on a per fund basis.

(h) The Committee has considered and determined that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Investment Adviser, and the Affiliated Service Providers that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5 –

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

  (a)

The following individuals are members of the registrant’s separately designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(58)(A)):

Michael Castellano

Frank J. Fabozzi

Henry Gabbay

Catherine A. Lynch

Karen P. Robards

 

  (b)

Not Applicable

 

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Item 6 –

Investments

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

 

Item 7 –

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – The board of directors has delegated the voting of proxies for the Fund’s portfolio securities to the Investment Adviser pursuant to the Investment Adviser’s proxy voting guidelines. Under these guidelines, the Investment Adviser will vote proxies related to Fund securities in the best interests of the Fund and its stockholders. From time to time, a vote may present a conflict between the interests of the Fund’s stockholders, on the one hand, and those of the Investment Adviser, or any affiliated person of the Fund or the Investment Adviser, on the other. In such event, provided that the Investment Adviser’s Equity Investment Policy Oversight Committee, or a sub-committee thereof (the “Oversight Committee”) is aware of the real or potential conflict or material non-routine matter and if the Oversight Committee does not reasonably believe it is able to follow its general voting guidelines (or if the particular proxy matter is not addressed in the guidelines) and vote impartially, the Oversight Committee may retain an independent fiduciary to advise the Oversight Committee on how to vote or to cast votes on behalf of the Investment Adviser’s clients. If the Investment Adviser determines not to retain an independent fiduciary, or does not desire to follow the advice of such independent fiduciary, the Oversight Committee shall determine how to vote the proxy after consulting with the Investment Adviser’s Portfolio Management Group and/or the Investment Adviser’s Legal and Compliance Department and concluding that the vote cast is in its client’s best interest notwithstanding the conflict. A copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures are attached as Exhibit 99.PROXYPOL. Information on how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, (i) at www.blackrock.com and (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Item 8 –

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

(a)(1) As of the date of filing this Report:

The registrant is managed by a team of investment professionals comprised of Amer Bisat, Managing Director at BlackRock, Rick Rieder, Managing Director at BlackRock, Trevor Slaven, Director at BlackRock, Robert Wuertz, Director at BlackRock and Jacob Caplain, Director at BlackRock. Messrs. Bisat, Rieder, Slaven, Wuertz and Caplain are the Fund’s portfolio managers and are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio and the selection of its investments. Messrs. Bisat and Rieder have been members of the Fund’s portfolio management team since 2017. Messrs. Slaven, Wuertz and Caplain have been members of the Fund’s portfolio management team since 2018.

 

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Portfolio Manager

 

  

Biography

 

Amer Bisat

   Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2013; Partner at Traxis from 2007 to 2013; Partner at Rubicon from 2004 to 2007; Portfolio Manager at UBS from 2002 to 2004; Portfolio Manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management from 1999 to 2002. Senior economist at the IMF from 1991 to 1998.

Rick Rieder

   Global Chief Investment Officer of Fixed Income, Co-head of BlackRock’s Global Fixed Income platform, member of Global Operating Committee and Chairman of the BlackRock firmwide Investment Council. Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009. President and Chief Executive Officer of R3 Capital Partners from 2008 to 2009; Managing Director of Lehman Brothers from 1994 to 2008.

Trevor Slaven

   Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2018; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2014 to 2017; and an Associate of BlackRock, Inc. from 2010 to 2014.

Robertz Wuertz

  

Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2012.

 

Jacob Caplain

   Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2019; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2017 to 2018; Associate of BlackRock, Inc., from 2015 to 2016; Analyst of BlackRock, Inc. from 2012 to 2014.

(a)(2)As of December 31, 2019:

 

(i) Name of

Portfolio Manager

  

Other

Registered

Investment

Companies

  

Other Pooled

Investment

Vehicles

  

Other

Accounts

  

Other

  Registered  

Investment

Companies

  

Other Pooled

Investment

Vehicles

  

Other

Accounts

Amer Bisat

   5    5    0        0        0        0
     $1.64 Billion        $1.41 Billion        $0        $0        $0        $0

Rick Rieder

   20    44    15        0        4        13
     $103.0 Billion        $37.31 Billion        $6.83 Billion            $0        $287.2 Million        $6.51 Billion    

Trevor Slaven

   3    1    7        0        0        0
     $873.8 Million        $74.14 Million        $5.23 Billion            $0        $0        $0

Robert Wuertz

   2    3    5        0        1        4
     $590.3 Million        $2.84 Billion        $941.0 Million            $0        $138.8 Million        $426.2 Million    

Jacob Caplain

   2    3    2        0        1        2
     $590.3 Million        $2.84 Billion        $336.7 Million            $0        $138.8 Million        $336.7 Million    

 

  (iv)

Portfolio Manager Potential Material Conflicts of Interest

 

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BlackRock has built a professional working environment, firm-wide compliance culture and compliance procedures and systems designed to protect against potential incentives that may favor one account over another. BlackRock has adopted policies and procedures that address the allocation of investment opportunities, execution of portfolio transactions, personal trading by employees and other potential conflicts of interest that are designed to ensure that all client accounts are treated equitably over time. Nevertheless, BlackRock furnishes investment management and advisory services to numerous clients in addition to the Fund, and BlackRock may, consistent with applicable law, make investment recommendations to other clients or accounts (including accounts which are hedge funds or have performance or higher fees paid to BlackRock, or in which portfolio managers have a personal interest in the receipt of such fees), which may be the same as or different from those made to the Fund. In addition, BlackRock, Inc., its affiliates and significant shareholders and any officer, director, shareholder or employee may or may not have an interest in the securities whose purchase and sale BlackRock recommends to the Fund. BlackRock, Inc., or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders, or any officer, director, shareholder, employee or any member of their families may take different actions than those recommended to the Fund by BlackRock with respect to the same securities. Moreover, BlackRock may refrain from rendering any advice or services concerning securities of companies of which any of BlackRock, Inc.’s (or its affiliates’ or significant shareholders’) officers, directors or employees are directors or officers, or companies as to which BlackRock, Inc. or any of its affiliates or significant shareholders or the officers, directors and employees of any of them has any substantial economic interest or possesses material non-public information. Certain portfolio managers also may manage accounts whose investment strategies may at times be opposed to the strategy utilized for a fund. It should also be noted that Messrs. Bisat, Rieder, Slaven, Wuertz and Caplain may be managing hedge fund and/or long only accounts, or may be part of a team managing hedge fund and/or long only accounts, subject to incentive fees. Messrs. Bisat, Rieder, Slaven, Wuertz and Caplain may therefore be entitled to receive a portion of any incentive fees earned on such accounts.

As a fiduciary, BlackRock owes a duty of loyalty to its clients and must treat each client fairly. When BlackRock purchases or sells securities for more than one account, the trades must be allocated in a manner consistent with its fiduciary duties. BlackRock attempts to allocate investments in a fair and equitable manner among client accounts, with no account receiving preferential treatment. To this end, BlackRock, Inc. has adopted policies that are intended to ensure reasonable efficiency in client transactions and provide BlackRock with sufficient flexibility to allocate investments in a manner that is consistent with the particular investment discipline and client base, as appropriate.

(a)(3) As of December 31, 2019:

Portfolio Manager Compensation Overview

The discussion below describes the portfolio managers’ compensation as of December 31, 2019.

BlackRock’s financial arrangements with its portfolio managers, its competitive compensation and its career path emphasis at all levels reflect the value senior management places on key resources. Compensation may include a variety of components and may vary from year to year based on a number of factors. The principal components of compensation include a base salary, a performance-based discretionary bonus, participation in various benefits programs and one or more of the incentive compensation programs established by BlackRock.

 

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Base Compensation. Generally, portfolio managers receive base compensation based on their position with the firm.

Discretionary Incentive Compensation

Discretionary incentive compensation is a function of several components: the performance of BlackRock, Inc., the performance of the portfolio manager’s group within BlackRock, the investment performance, including risk-adjusted returns, of the firm’s assets under management or supervision by that portfolio manager relative to predetermined benchmarks, and the individual’s performance and contribution to the overall performance of these portfolios and BlackRock. In most cases, these benchmarks are the same as the benchmark or benchmarks against which the performance of the funds or other accounts managed by the portfolio managers are measured. Among other things, BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officers make a subjective determination with respect to each portfolio manager’s compensation based on the performance of the funds and other accounts managed by each portfolio manager relative to the various benchmarks. Performance of fixed income funds is measured on a pre-tax and/or after-tax basis over various time periods including 1-, 3- and 5- year periods, as applicable. With respect to these portfolio managers, such benchmarks for the Fund and other accounts are:

 

Portfolio Manager

 

   Applicable Benchmarks

Amer Bisat

   A combination of market-based indices (e.g., EMBI Global Non-Diversified Index) and certain customized indices.

Rick Rieder

Trevor Slaven

Robert Wuertz

Jacob Caplain

 

 

   A combination of market-based indices (e.g., Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index), certain customized indices and certain fund industry peer groups.

Distribution of Discretionary Incentive Compensation -

Discretionary incentive compensation is distributed to portfolio managers in a combination of cash, deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards, and/or deferred cash awards that notionally track the return of certain BlackRock investment products.

Portfolio managers receive their annual discretionary incentive compensation in the form of cash. Portfolio managers whose total compensation is above a specified threshold also receive deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards annually as part of their discretionary incentive compensation. Paying a portion of discretionary incentive compensation in the form of deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock puts compensation earned by a portfolio manager for a given year “at risk” based on BlackRock’s ability to sustain and improve its performance over future periods. In some cases, additional deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock may be granted to certain key employees as part of a long-term incentive award to aid in retention, align interests with long-term shareholders and motivate performance. Deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards are generally granted in the form of BlackRock, Inc. restricted stock units that vest pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan and, once vested, settle in BlackRock, Inc. common stock. The portfolio managers of this Fund have deferred BlackRock, Inc. stock awards.

 

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For certain portfolio managers, a portion of the discretionary incentive compensation is also distributed in the form of deferred cash awards that notionally track the returns of select BlackRock investment products they manage, which provides direct alignment of portfolio manager discretionary incentive compensation with investment product results. Deferred cash awards vest ratably over a number of years and, once vested, settle in the form of cash. Only portfolio managers who manage specified products and whose total compensation is above a specified threshold are eligible to participate in the deferred cash award program.

Other Compensation Benefits. In addition to base salary and discretionary incentive compensation, portfolio managers may be eligible to receive or participate in one or more of the following:

Incentive Savings Plans — BlackRock, Inc. has created a variety of incentive savings plans in which BlackRock, Inc. employees are eligible to participate, including a 401(k) plan, the BlackRock Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), and the BlackRock Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). The employer contribution components of the RSP include a company match equal to 50% of the first 8% of eligible pay contributed to the plan capped at $5,000 per year, and a company retirement contribution equal to 3-5% of eligible compensation up to the Internal Revenue Service limit ($280,000 for 2019). The RSP offers a range of investment options, including registered investment companies and collective investment funds managed by the firm. BlackRock, Inc. contributions follow the investment direction set by participants for their own contributions or, absent participant investment direction, are invested into a target date fund that corresponds to, or is closest to, the year in which the participant attains age 65. The ESPP allows for investment in BlackRock, Inc. common stock at a 5% discount on the fair market value of the stock on the purchase date. Annual participation in the ESPP is limited to the purchase of 1,000 shares of common stock or a dollar value of $25,000 based on its fair market value on the purchase date. All of the eligible portfolio managers are eligible to participate in these plans.

(a)(4) Beneficial Ownership of Securities – As of December 31, 2019.

 

Portfolio Manager    Dollar Range of Equity Securities

of the Fund Beneficially Owned

 

  

Amer Bisat

 

   $100,001 - $500,000

Rick Rieder

 

   Over $1,000,000

Trevor Slaven

 

   $10,001 - $50,000

Robert Wuertz

 

   $100,001 - $500,000

Jacob Caplain

 

   $10,001 - $50,000

(b) Not Applicable

 

Item 9 –

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable due to no such purchases during the period covered by this report.

 

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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.

(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

(a) The following table shows the dollar amounts of income, and dollar amounts of fees and/or compensation paid, relating to the Fund’s securities lending activities during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. The Fund did not engage in any securities lending activity during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

 

BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust

 

(1)  

Gross income from securities lending activities

            $ 0  
(2)   Fees and/or compensation for securities lending activities and related services      
  (a)    Securities lending income paid to BIM for services as securities lending agent    $ 0     
  (b)    Collateral management expenses (including fees deducted from a polled cash collateral vehicle) not included in (a)    $ 0     
  (c)    Administrative fees not included in (a)    $ 0     
  (d)    Indemnification fees not included in (a)    $ 0     
  (e)    Rebate (paid to borrowers)    $ 0     
  (f)    Other fees not included in (a)    $ 0     
(3)  

Aggregate fees/compensation for securities lending activities

            $ 0  
(4)  

Net income from securities lending activities

            $ 0  

(b) BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”) serves as securities lending agent for the Fund and in that role administers the Fund’s securities lending program pursuant to the terms of a securities lending agency agreement entered into between the Fund and BIM.

 

Item 13 –

Exhibits attached hereto

(a)(1) – Code of Ethics – See Item 2

(a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto

(a)(3) – Not Applicable

(a)(4) – Not Applicable

(b) – Certifications – Attached hereto

 

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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 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust   
By:        /s/ John M. Perlowski                   
   John M. Perlowski      
   Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of   
   BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust   

Date: March 6, 2020

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:        /s/ John M. Perlowski                   
   John M. Perlowski      
   Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of   
   BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust   

Date: March 6, 2020

 

By:        /s/ Neal J. Andrews                   
   Neal J. Andrews   
   Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of   
   BlackRock 2022 Global Income Opportunity Trust   

Date: March 6, 2020

 

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