0001193125-22-001517.txt : 20220104 0001193125-22-001517.hdr.sgml : 20220104 20220104143635 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-22-001517 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 8 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20211031 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220104 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220104 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20220104 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND II, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000887394 IRS NUMBER: 223194461 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NJ FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-06660 FILM NUMBER: 22505307 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-441-7762 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: DE ZIP: 19809 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND II INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920929 N-CSRS 1 d240996dncsrs.htm BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND II, INC. BLACKROCK MUNIYIELD QUALITY FUND II, INC.

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: 811-06660

 

Name of Fund:   BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT)

 

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

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

Fund II, Inc., 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: 04/30/2022

Date of reporting period: 10/31/2021


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


 

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  OCTOBER 31, 2021

 

  

2021 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD)

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT)

 

 

 

 

 

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Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of October 31, 2021 was a remarkable period of adaptation and recovery, as the global economy dealt with the implications of the coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic. The United States began the reporting period as the initial reopening-led economic rebound was beginning to slow. Nonetheless, the economy continued to grow at a solid pace for the reporting period, eventually regaining the output lost from the pandemic. However, a rapid rebound in consumer spending pushed up against supply constraints and led to elevated inflation.

Equity prices rose with the broader economy, as the implementation of mass vaccination campaigns and passage of two additional fiscal stimulus packages further boosted stocks, and many equity indices neared or surpassed all-time highs late in the reporting period. In the United States, returns of small-capitalization stocks, which benefited the most from the resumption of in-person activities, outpaced large-capitalization stocks. International equities also gained, as both developed and emerging markets continued to recover from the effects of the pandemic.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) had fallen sharply prior to the beginning of the reporting period, which meant bonds were priced for extreme risk avoidance and economic disruption. Despite expectations of doom and gloom, the economy expanded rapidly, stoking inflation concerns in early 2021, which led to higher yields and a negative overall return for most U.S. Treasuries. In the corporate bond market, support from the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) assuaged credit concerns and led to solid returns for high-yield corporate bonds, outpacing investment-grade corporate bonds.

The Fed remained committed to accommodative monetary policy by maintaining near-zero interest rates and by reiterating that inflation could exceed its 2% target for a sustained period without triggering a rate increase. In response to rising inflation late in the period, the Fed changed its market guidance, raising the possibility of higher rates in 2022 and reducing bond purchasing beginning in late 2021.

Looking ahead, we believe that the global expansion will continue to broaden as Europe and other developed market economies gain momentum, although the Delta variant of the coronavirus remains a threat, particularly in emerging markets. While we expect inflation to remain elevated in the medium-term as the expansion continues, we believe the recent uptick owes more to temporary supply disruptions than a lasting change in fundamentals. The change in Fed policy also means that moderate inflation is less likely to be followed by interest rate hikes that could threaten the economic expansion.

Overall, we favor a moderately positive stance toward risk, with an overweight in equities. Sectors that are better poised to manage the transition to a lower-carbon world, such as technology and health care, are particularly attractive in the long-term. U.S. small-capitalization stocks and European equities are likely to benefit from the continuing vaccine-led restart, while Chinese equities stand to gain from a more accommodative monetary and fiscal environment as the Chinese economy slows. We are underweight long-term credit, but inflation-protected U.S. Treasuries, Asian fixed income, and emerging market local-currency bonds offer potential opportunities. We believe that international diversification and a focus on sustainability can help provide portfolio resilience, and the disruption created by the coronavirus appears to be accelerating the shift toward sustainable investments.

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

Sincerely,

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of October 31, 2021

 

      6-Month      12-Month  

U.S. large cap equities

(S&P 500® Index)

  10.91%     42.91%  

U.S. small cap equities

(Russell 2000® Index)

  1.85      50.80   

International equities

(MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

  4.14      34.18   

Emerging market equities

(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (4.87)     16.96   

3-month Treasury bills

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

  0.01      0.06   

U.S. Treasury securities

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

  1.59      (4.77)  

U.S. investment grade bonds

(Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

  1.06      (0.48)  

Tax-exempt municipal bonds

(S&P Municipal Bond Index)

  0.33      2.76   

U.S. high yield bonds

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

  2.36      10.53   

Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

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The Markets in Review

     2  

Semi-Annual Report:

  

Municipal Market Overview

     4  

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

     5  

Derivative Financial Instruments

     5  

Fund Summary

     6  

Financial Statements:

  

Schedules of Investments

     15  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     49  

Statements of Operations

     50  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     51  

Statements of Cash Flows

     53  

Financial Highlights

     54  

Notes to Financial Statements

     57  

Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements

     68  

Additional Information

     72  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

     75  

 

 

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Municipal Market Overview For the Reporting Period Ended October 31, 2021

 

Municipal Market Conditions

Municipal bonds posted positive total returns during the period despite elevated interest rate volatility as the market priced in more hawkish Fed policy expectations. The asset class benefited from favorable supply and demand dynamics and improved credit fundamentals amid considerable fiscal stimulus and a quicker-than-expected rebound in state and local government revenues. As a result, municipal bonds generated substantial excess returns versus duration matched U.S. Treasuries and longer duration and lower credit quality strategies outperformed. However, the market faced several headwinds including brief periods of volatility surrounding U.S. 2020 election uncertainty, a temporary valuation-based market correction in late February 2021 and more recently, the expectation of a taper announcement from the Fed.

 

Technical support was helpful throughout the period as robust demand outpaced supply. During the 12 months ended October 31, 2021, municipal bond funds experienced net inflows totaling $92 billion, with January 2021 producing the largest monthly net inflow on record (based on data from the Investment Company Institute). For the same period, the market absorbed $431 billion in issuance, notably muted compared to the $485 billion issued during the prior 12-month period. Additionally, taxable municipal issuance, which typically draws a different and unique buyer base, was proportionally elevated, making supply easily digestible by the traditional tax-exempt market.

   

 

S&P Municipal Bond Index

      Total Returns as of October 31, 2021

        6 months: 0.33%

      12 months: 2.76%

   
   

 

A Closer Look at Yields

AAA Municipal Yield Curves

 

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Source: Thomson Municipal Market Data.

From October 31, 2020 to October 31, 2021, yields on AAA-rated 30-year municipal bonds decreased by 2 basis points (“bps”) from 1.71% to 1.69%, while ten-year rates increased by 28 bps from 0.93% to 1.21% and five-year rates increased by 34 bps from 0.30% to 0.64% (as measured by Thomson Municipal Market Data). As a result, the municipal yield curve flattened over the 12-month period with the spread between two- and 30-year maturities flattening by 6 bps, led by 30 bps of flattening between ten- and 30-year maturities.

Consistent municipal outperformance has resulted in stretched valuations. After dislocating at the height of the pandemic, municipal-to-Treasury ratios posted all-time lows in February 2021 and remain well below historical averages.

 

 

Financial Conditions of Municipal Issuers

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented shock to the system impacting nearly every sector in the municipal market. Fortunately, most states and municipalities were in excellent fiscal health before the crisis, and the federal government delivered another $350 billion injection. Direct state and local government aid have provided additional support to own-source government tax receipts, which continue to outperform the dire predictions made in early 2020. Essential public services such as power, water, and sewer remain protected segments. State housing authority bonds, flagship universities, and strong national and regional health systems have absorbed the impact of the economic shock. While some segments still confront financial pressures, the combination of new federal stimulus and vaccine distribution is boosting economic activity and, consequently, increasing revenue receipts in these sectors as well. Critical providers (safety net hospitals, mass transit systems, airports) with limited resources may still experience fiscal strain but the additional aid and the re-opening of the economy will continue to support operating results through year end, despite the surging Delta variant. BlackRock anticipates that a small subset of the market, mainly non-rated stand-alone projects, will remain susceptible to credit deterioration. However, the risk of new mandated lockdowns is significantly diminished, and we expect limited impact on the high fundamental quality of state and local governments as well as essential service providers. While credit fundamentals have improved noticeably across the municipal space, BlackRock advocates careful credit selection as the market must still navigate near-term uncertainty.

The opinions expressed are those of BlackRock as of October 31, 2021 and are subject to change at any time due to changes in market or economic conditions. The comments should not be construed as a recommendation of any individual holdings or market sectors. Investing involves risk including loss of principal. Bond values fluctuate in price so the value of your investment can go down depending on market conditions. Fixed income risks include interest-rate and credit risk. Typically, when interest rates rise, there is a corresponding decline in bond values. Credit risk refers to the possibility that the bond issuer will not be able to make principal and interest payments. There may be less information on the financial condition of municipal issuers than for public corporations. The market for municipal bonds may be less liquid than for taxable bonds. Some investors may be subject to Alternative Minimum Tax (“AMT”). Capital gains distributions, if any, are taxable.

The S&P Municipal Bond Index, a broad, market value-weighted index, seeks to measure the performance of the U.S. municipal bond market. All bonds in the index are exempt from U.S. federal income taxes or subject to the AMT. Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

 

The Funds 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 Fund on its longer-term portfolio investments purchased with the proceeds from leverage. To the extent that the total assets of each Fund (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, each Fund’s shareholders benefit from the incremental net income. The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage (after paying the leverage costs) is paid to shareholders in the form of dividends, and the value of these portfolio holdings (less the leverage liability) is reflected in the per share NAV.

To illustrate these concepts, assume a Fund’s Common Shares 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 Fund’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 Fund with the proceeds from leverage earn income based on longer-term interest rates. In this case, a Fund’s financing cost of leverage is significantly lower than the income earned on a Fund’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 Common Shareholders, the return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds must exceed the ongoing costs associated with the leverage. If interest and other costs of leverage exceed a Fund’s return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds, income to shareholders is lower than if a Fund had not used leverage. Furthermore, the value of the Funds’ 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 each Fund’s obligations under its respective leverage arrangement generally does not fluctuate in relation to interest rates. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence the Funds’ NAVs positively or negatively. Changes in the future direction of interest rates are very difficult to predict accurately, and there is no assurance that a Fund’s intended leveraging strategy will be successful.

The use of leverage also generally causes greater changes in each Fund’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 Fund’s Common Shares than if the Fund were not leveraged. In addition, each Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times or at distressed values in order to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to the use of leverage or as required by the terms of leverage instruments, which may cause the Fund to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit a Fund’s ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. Each Fund incurs expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by Common Shareholders and may reduce income to the Common Shares. Moreover, to the extent the calculation of each Fund’s investment advisory fees includes assets purchased with the proceeds of leverage, the investment advisory fees payable to the Funds’ investment adviser will be higher than if the Funds did not use leverage.

To obtain leverage, each Fund has issued Variable Rate Demand Preferred Shares (“VRDP Shares”) or Variable Rate Muni Term Preferred Shares (“VMTP Shares”) (collectively, “Preferred Shares”) and/or leveraged its assets through the use of tender option bond trusts (“TOB Trusts”) as described in the Notes to Financial Statements.

Under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), each Fund is permitted to issue debt up to 33 1/3% of its total managed assets or equity securities (e.g., Preferred Shares) up to 50% of its total managed assets. A Fund may voluntarily elect to limit its leverage to less than the maximum amount permitted under the 1940 Act.In addition, a Fund may also be subject to certain asset coverage, leverage or portfolio composition requirements imposed by the Preferred Shares’ governing instruments or by agencies rating the Preferred Shares, which may be more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act.

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

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of October 31, 2021    BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc.’s (MYD) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds exempt from U.S. federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax). The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 75% of its assets in municipal bonds rated investment grade, or deemed to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser, at the time of investment and invests primarily in long-term municipal bonds with a maturity of more than ten years at the time of investment. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Fund Information

 

     

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

  MYD  

Initial Offering Date

  November 29, 1991    

Yield on Closing Market Price as of October 31, 2021 ($14.37)(a)

  4.47%  

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

  7.55%  

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.0535  

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.6420  

Leverage as of October 31, 2021(d)

  37%    

 

  (a)

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

 
  (b)

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal tax rate of 40.8%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 
  (c)

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 
  (d)

Represents VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

     10/31/21      04/30/21      Change      High      Low  

Closing Market Price

  $ 14.37      $ 14.62        (1.71 )%       $  15.52      $  14.21  

Net Asset Value

    14.97        15.26        (1.90      15.69        14.92  

Performance

Returns for the period ended October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

              Average Annual Total Returns  
                                       
     6-month          1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

    0.28       7.87        4.65        6.70

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

    0.48         13.55          4.94          6.06  

Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) at NAV(c)

    0.71         7.59          4.57          6.33  

Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) at Market Price(c)

    0.95         12.95          5.73          6.40  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)(e)

    0.01         2.64          3.41          3.88  

National Customized Reference Benchmark(f)

    0.25           3.42            3.70            N/A  

 

  (a)

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

 
  (b)

The Fund’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)

Average return. Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date as calculated by Lipper.

 
  (d)

An unmanaged index that tracks the U.S. long term tax-exempt bond market, including state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, pre-refunded bonds, and insured bonds.

 
  (e)

The Fund is presenting the performance of a broad-based securities market index (“broad-based index”) to satisfy SEC reporting requirements. The broad-based index is presented only for informational purposes, as the Fund is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of the broad-based index or any other index.

 
  (f)

The National Customized Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index Total Return Index Value Unhedged (90%) and the Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (10%). Effective October 1, 2021, the Fund changed its benchmark against which it measures its performance from Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) to the National Customized Reference Benchmark.

 

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

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

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of October 31, 2021 (continued)    BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD)

 

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

Municipal bonds produced flat returns in the past six months. After performing well in the span from May 2021 through July 2021, municipal bonds lost ground in the second half of the period on concerns that the Fed was set to begin tapering its stimulative quantitative easing policy and start raising interest rates in 2022. In a continuation of a trend that has been in place since mid-2020, lower-rated issues outperformed higher-quality securities amid investors’ continued search for yield.

Income was a key contributor to performance since overall price action was slightly negative. Positions in longer-dated bonds on the lower end of the investment-grade spectrum, especially those rated A and BBB, contributed to performance. Holdings in non-investment grade and unrated securities also added value, as strong investor risk appetites buoyed the prices of lower-rated debt. At the sector level, tax-backed, tobacco, corporate and education issues performed well, as did residential and commercial land development projects. Yield curve positioning was an additional positive due to holdings in longer-dated securities, where prices remained relatively stable compared to the intermediate maturity range.

The Fund used U.S. Treasury futures in an effort to manage interest rate risk, which was a slight detractor to Fund performance. An allocation to the housing sector also detracted somewhat late in the reporting period as rates rose.

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

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of October 31, 2021 (continued)    BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD)

 

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

 

Sector(a)(b)   10/31/21     04/30/21   

 

Transportation

    24   22%

State

    16     19   

Health

    16     14   

County/City/Special District/School District

    10     10   

Utilities

    10     11   

Education

    8     7   

Tobacco

    7     8   

Corporate

    6     6   

Housing

    3     3   

 

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

 

Calendar Year Ended December 31,(a)(c)   Percentage   

 

2021

  4%

2022

  6   

2023

  6   

2024

  7   

2025

  6   

 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

 

Credit Rating(a)(d)   10/31/21     04/30/21   

 

AAA/Aaa

    5   5%

AA/Aa

    36     36   

A

    27     25   

BBB/Baa

    15     16   

BB/Ba

    5     5   

B

    2     2   

C

        1   

N/R(e)

    10     10   

 

 

 

(a)

Excludes short-term securities.

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

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, Inc. 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.

(e)

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 2% and 3%, respectively, of the Fund’s total investments.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of October 31, 2021    BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.’s (MQY) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds exempt from U.S federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax). The Fund invests in municipal bonds which are in the three highest quality rating categories (A or better), or which are deemed to be of comparable quality by the adviser, at the time of investment. The Fund invests primarily in long-term municipal bonds with maturities of more than ten years at the time of investment. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Fund Information

 

     

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

  MQY  

Initial Offering Date

  June 26, 1992    

Yield on Closing Market Price as of October 31, 2021 ($16.12)(a)

  4.69%  

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

  7.92%  

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.0630  

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.7560  

Leverage as of October 31, 2021(d)

  37%    

 

  (a)

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

 
  (b)

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal tax rate of 40.8%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 
  (c)

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 
  (d)

Represents VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VRDP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

     10/31/21      04/30/21      Change          High      Low  

Closing Market Price

  $ 16.12      $ 15.92        1.26 %       $ 17.08      $ 15.92  

Net Asset Value

    16.22        16.57        (2.11      16.87        16.18  

Performance

Returns for the period ended October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

              Average Annual Total Returns  
                                       
     6-month          1 Year           5 Years           10 Years  

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

    0.15       6.16        5.08        6.55

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

    3.60         7.58          6.11          6.81  

Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) at NAV(c)

    0.71         7.59          4.57          6.33  

Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) at Market Price(c)

    0.95         12.95          5.73          6.40  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)(e)

    0.01         2.64          3.41          3.88  

National Customized Reference Benchmark(f)

    0.25           3.42            3.70            N/A  

 

  (a)

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

 
  (b)

The Fund’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)

Average return. Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date as calculated by Lipper.

 
  (d)

An unmanaged index that tracks the U.S. long term tax-exempt bond market, including state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, pre-refunded bonds, and insured bonds.

 
  (e)

The Fund is presenting the performance of a broad-based securities market index (“broad-based index”) to satisfy SEC reporting requirements. The broad-based index is presented only for informational purposes, as the Fund is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of the broad-based index or any other index.

 
  (f)

The National Customized Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index Total Return Index Value Unhedged (90%) and the Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (10%). Effective October 1, 2021, the Fund changed its benchmark against which it measures its performance from Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) to the National Customized Reference Benchmark.

 

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

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

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of October 31, 2021 (continued)    BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

 

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

Municipal bonds produced flat returns in the past six months. After performing well in the span from May 2021 through July 2021, municipal bonds lost ground in the second half of the period on concerns that the Fed was set to begin tapering its stimulative quantitative easing policy and start raising interest rates in 2022. In a continuation of a trend that has been in place since mid-2020, lower-rated issues outperformed higher-quality securities amid investors’ continued search for yield.

The Fund’s positions in bonds further down the credit spectrum contributed to performance. High-yield issues posted the strongest returns, led by allocations to the tobacco sector and Puerto Rico. Within the investment grade space, the health care and transportation sectors outperformed. Yield curve positioning was also a positive, as holdings in longer-term bonds outperformed and added incremental yield to the Fund’s return.

The Fund used U.S. Treasury futures in an effort to manage interest rate risk, which detracted from Fund performance due to the rally in longer-term debt. Holdings in short-term, pre-refunded bonds also hurt results.

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

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of October 31, 2021 (continued)    BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

 

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

     
Sector(a)(b)   10/31/21     04/30/21  

Transportation

    24     23

County/City/Special District/School District

    19       17  

Health

    15       15  

State

    12       15  

Housing

    8       7  

Utilities

    8       9  

Education

    8       8  

Tobacco

    3       4  

Corporate

    3       2  

Other

    (c)      (c) 
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

     
Credit Rating(a)(e)   10/31/21     04/30/21  

AAA/Aaa

    5     5

AA/Aa

    41       44  

A

    30       28  

BBB/Baa

    12       11  

BB/Ba

    4       3  

B

    (c)      (c) 

CCC/Caa

    (c)      (c) 

C

          (c) 

N/R(f)

    8       9  
 

 

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

   
Calendar Year Ended December 31,(a)(d)   Percentage  

2021

    2

2022

    6  

2023

    7  

2024

    7  

2025

    7  

    

 

 

(a)

Excludes short-term securities.

(b)

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

(c)

Rounds to less than 1% of total investments.

(d)

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

(e)

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, Inc. 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.

(f)

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 1% and 1%, respectively, of the Fund’s total investments.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of October 31, 2021     BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.’s (MQT) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from U.S federal income taxes as is consistent with its investment policies and prudent investment management. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its assets in municipal bonds exempt from U.S. federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S federal alternative minimum tax). The Fund invests in municipal bonds which are in the three highest quality rating categories (A or better), or are deemed to be of comparable quality by the investment adviser at the time of investment. The Fund invests primarily in long-term municipal bonds with maturities of more than ten years at the time of investment. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Fund Information

 

   

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

   MQT

Initial Offering Date

       August 28, 1992    

Yield on Closing Market Price as of October 31, 2021 ($14.14)(a)

   4.58%

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

   7.74%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

   $ 0.0540

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

   $ 0.6480

Leverage as of October 31, 2021(d)

   38%

 

  (a)

Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

 
  (b)

Tax equivalent yield assumes the maximum marginal U.S. federal tax rate of 40.8%, which includes the 3.8% Medicare tax. Actual tax rates will vary based on income, exemptions and deductions. Lower taxes will result in lower tax equivalent yields.

 
  (c)

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change.

 
  (d)

Represents VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund, including any assets attributable to VMTP Shares and TOB Trusts, minus the sum of its accrued liabilities. Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

     10/31/21      04/30/21      Change      High      Low  

Closing Market Price

  $ 14.14      $ 13.92        1.58 %       $  15.17      $  13.92  

Net Asset Value

    14.28        14.58        (2.06      14.85        14.24  

Performance

Returns for the period ended October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

                 Average Annual Total Returns  
            6-month      1 Year      5 Years      10 Years  

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

      0.14      5.97      4.90      6.65

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

      3.86        13.47        6.31        6.99  

Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) at NAV(c)

      0.71        7.59        4.57        6.33  

Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) at Market Price(c)

      0.95        12.95        5.73        6.40  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)(e)

      0.01        2.64        3.41        3.88  

National Customized Reference Benchmark(f)

            0.25        3.42        3.70        N/A  

 

  (a)

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

 
  (b)

The Fund’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)

Average return. Returns reflect reinvestment of dividends and/or distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date as calculated by Lipper.

 
  (d)

An unmanaged index that tracks the U.S. long term tax-exempt bond market, including state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, pre-refunded bonds, and insured bonds.

 
  (e)

The Fund is presenting the performance of a broad-based securities market index (“broad-based index”) to satisfy SEC reporting requirements. The broad-based index is presented only for informational purposes, as the Fund is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of the broad-based index or any other index.

 
  (f)

The National Customized Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index Total Return Index Value Unhedged (90%) and the Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (10%). Effective October 1, 2021, the Fund changed its benchmark against which it measures its performance from Lipper General & Insured Municipal Debt Funds (Leveraged) to the National Customized Reference Benchmark.

 

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

Past performance is not an indication of future results.

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

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of October 31, 2021 (continued)    BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT)

 

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

Municipal bonds produced flat returns in the past six months. After performing well in the span from May 2021 through July 2021, municipal bonds lost ground in the second half of the period on concerns that the Fed was set to begin tapering its stimulative quantitative easing policy and start raising interest rates in 2022. In a continuation of a trend that has been in place since mid-2020, lower-rated issues outperformed higher-quality securities amid investors’ continued search for yield.

The Fund’s positions in bonds further down the credit spectrum contributed to performance. High-yield issues posted the strongest returns, led by allocations to the tobacco sector and Puerto Rico. Within the investment grade space, the health care and transportation sectors outperformed. Yield curve positioning was also a positive, as holdings in longer-term bonds outperformed and added incremental yield to the Fund’s return.

The Fund used U.S. Treasury futures in an effort to manage interest rate risk, which detracted from Fund performance due to the rally in longer-term debt. Holdings in short-term, pre-refunded bonds also hurt results.

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

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of October 31, 2021 (continued)    BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT)

 

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

 

     
Sector(a)(b)   10/31/21     04/30/21  

Transportation

    29     28

County/City/Special District/School District

    19       17  

Health

    17       16  

State

    11       14  

Utilities

    8       9  

Housing

    6       6  

Education

    5       5  

Tobacco

    3       3  

Corporate

    2       2  

Other

          (c) 
CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

     
Credit Rating(a)(e)   10/31/21     04/30/21  

AAA/Aaa

    4     4

AA/Aa

    39       42  

A

    32       30  

BBB/Baa

    11       11  

BB/Ba

    3       2  

B

          (c) 

N/R(f)

    11       11  
 

 

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

 

   
Calendar Year Ended December 31,(a)(d)   Percentage  

2021

    2

2022

    6  

2023

    8  

2024

    8  

2025

    7  

    

 

 

(a)

Excludes short-term securities.

(b)

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

(c)

Rounds to less than 1% of total investments.

(d)

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

(e)

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, Inc. 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.

(f)

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of October 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 1% and 1%, respectively, of the Fund’s total investments.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Municipal Bonds

   
Alabama — 1.9%            

County of Jefferson Alabama Sewer Revenue, Refunding RB

   

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

  $     1,665     $ 1,815,704  

Series A, Senior Lien, (AGM), 5.25%, 10/01/48

    3,175       3,469,745  

Series D, Sub Lien, 6.00%, 10/01/42

    7,410       8,365,512  
   

 

 

 
      13,650,961  
Arizona — 3.0%            

Glendale Industrial Development Authority, RB 5.00%, 05/15/41

    190       217,126  

5.00%, 05/15/56

    750       838,583  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46(a)

    3,575       3,903,453  

Salt Verde Financial Corp., RB
5.00%, 12/01/32

    7,365       9,489,641  

5.00%, 12/01/37

    5,000       6,840,855  
   

 

 

 
          21,289,658  
Arkansas — 1.0%            

Arkansas Development Finance Authority, RB 5.00%, 12/01/47

    1,120       1,348,638  

Series A, AMT, 4.50%, 09/01/49(a)

    5,230       5,691,192  
   

 

 

 
      7,039,830  
California — 4.4%            

California Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series V-1, 5.00%, 05/01/49

    4,455       6,794,427  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    2,560       2,751,916  

Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/45

    820       924,514  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB, S/F Housing

   

Series A, 5.25%, 08/15/39

    305       325,362  

Series A, 5.25%, 08/15/49

    770       815,690  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 11/21/45(a)

    1,650       1,717,530  

California State Public Works Board, RB, Series I, 5.00%, 11/01/38

    1,605       1,745,746  

California Statewide Financing Authority, RB, Series A, 6.00%, 05/01/43

    3,285       3,293,695  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, Refunding ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/31

    715       932,525  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/32

    860       1,113,736  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/33

    850       1,096,803  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/38

    605       763,817  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/39

    650       819,687  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A-1, 5.25%, 06/01/47

    1,140       1,169,505  

Series A-2, 5.00%, 06/01/47

    4,525       4,635,197  

State of California, GO, (AMBAC), 5.00%, 04/01/31

    10       10,035  

State of California, Refunding GO, 3.00%, 12/01/46

    1,045       1,112,973  

Stockton Public Financing Authority, RB, Series A, 6.25%, 10/01/23(b)

    740       824,438  
   

 

 

 
      30,847,596  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Colorado — 1.7%            

Arapahoe County School District No.6 Littleton, GO, Series A, (SAW), 5.50%, 12/01/43

  $ 2,635     $ 3,364,365  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/44

        3,735       4,200,560  

Denver Connection West Metropolitan District, GO, Series A, 5.38%, 08/01/47

    1,250       1,309,114  

State of Colorado, COP, Series O, 4.00%, 03/15/44

    2,695       3,086,810  
   

 

 

 
      11,960,849  
Connecticut — 0.7%            

State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 05/01/36

    690       812,984  

Series A, 4.00%, 05/01/39

    440       512,666  

State of Connecticut, GO, Series A, 4.00%, 01/15/38

    3,080       3,616,056  
   

 

 

 
      4,941,706  
Delaware — 0.4%            

Delaware Transportation Authority, RB,
5.00%, 06/01/55

    2,430           2,736,642  
   

 

 

 
District of Columbia — 7.3%            

District of Columbia, Refunding RB
5.00%, 04/01/35

    910       1,084,171  

5.00%, 10/01/48

    4,875       5,804,979  

District of Columbia, TA, 5.13%, 06/01/41

    4,440       4,455,323  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue, Refunding ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/37

    715       835,877  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/38

    715       835,214  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/39

    1,060       1,236,788  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/40

    860       1,000,946  

Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/41

    795       923,604  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/53

    4,240       4,308,201  

Series B, Subordinate, 4.00%, 10/01/49

    1,615       1,798,884  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue, Refunding RB, CAB(c)

   

Series B, 2nd Senior Lien, (AGC), 0.00%, 10/01/31

    8,350       6,872,559  

Series B, 2nd Senior Lien, (AGC), 0.00%, 10/01/32

    15,000       11,967,915  

Series B, 2nd Senior Lien, (AGC), 0.00%, 10/01/33

    13,410       10,392,696  
   

 

 

 
      51,517,157  
Florida — 4.1%            

Alachua County Health Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/44

    4,825       5,423,807  

Capital Projects Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/32

    405       501,519  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/33

    455       560,956  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/34

    455       558,901  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    150       183,669  

Collier County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/45

    2,790       3,137,014  

County of Lee Florida Airport Revenue, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/46

    2,665       3,293,860  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/37

    680       799,545  

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/38

    680       797,522  

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/39

    505       591,247  

Florida Development Finance Corp., RB(a)
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/40

    455       523,047  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Florida (continued)            

Florida Development Finance Corp., RB(a) (continued)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/50

  $ 1,510     $ 1,707,455  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/55

    905       1,022,615  

Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority, RB, 6.25%, 07/01/28(d)(e)

    3,037       2,711,453  

Sarasota County Florida Utility System Revenue, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/45

    905       1,140,262  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/50

    1,360       1,693,169  

Volusia County Educational Facility Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/15/49

    3,695       4,456,728  
   

 

 

 
      29,102,769  
Georgia — 2.4%            

Gainesville & Hall County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, (GTD), 5.50%, 02/15/25(b)

    1,075       1,249,172  

Georgia Housing & Finance Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series B, 2.50%, 06/01/50

    1,510       1,498,778  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/35

    1,040       1,397,009  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/36

    1,040       1,411,003  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/37

    1,145       1,567,550  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/38

    630       870,615  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/49

    2,100       3,025,921  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, RB, 4.00%, 01/01/49

    3,290       3,620,257  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/51

    465       529,250  

Sub-Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/49

    1,285       1,415,972  
   

 

 

 
      16,585,527  
Idaho — 1.4%            

Power County Industrial Development Corp., RB, AMT, 6.45%, 08/01/32

        10,000           10,042,690  
   

 

 

 
Illinois — 10.0%            

Chicago Board of Education, GO

   

Series C, 5.25%, 12/01/35

    3,095       3,429,768  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/46

    4,040       4,393,159  

Series H, 5.00%, 12/01/36

    460       537,951  

Chicago Board of Education, Refunding GO

   

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/25

    1,365       1,586,131  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/25

    1,735       2,016,001  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/31

    1,000       1,179,469  

Series F, 5.00%, 12/01/22

    1,305       1,366,138  

Series G, 5.00%, 12/01/34

    455       531,837  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Refunding RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 01/01/37

    1,960       2,276,724  

Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund, RB, 5.25%, 12/01/21(b)

    2,130       2,138,735  

Cook County Community College District No. 508, GO, 5.50%, 12/01/38

    1,635       1,775,361  

Illinois Finance Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/47

    500       563,063  

Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/50

    270       302,746  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/45

    2,705       3,378,229  

Series C, 5.00%, 01/01/37

    5,815       6,569,979  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/57

    1,835       2,118,722  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Illinois (continued)            

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 06/15/50

  $ 2,830     $ 3,132,066  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, CAB(c)

   

Series B, (AGM), 0.00%, 06/15/43

    10,925       6,088,109  

Series B, (AGM), 0.00%, 06/15/47

        27,225       13,143,359  

State of Illinois, GO

   

5.50%, 07/01/38

    4,000       4,291,780  

5.00%, 02/01/39

    3,195       3,467,096  

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/38

    2,510       2,654,681  

State of Illinois, Refunding GO, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/28

    1,000       1,212,511  

University of Illinois, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/44

    2,045       2,245,242  
   

 

 

 
          70,398,857  
Indiana — 2.0%            

City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB

   

AMT, 6.75%, 01/01/34

    1,635       1,797,571  

AMT, 7.00%, 01/01/44

    3,950       4,350,874  

Indiana Finance Authority, RB(b)

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/23

    3,925       4,218,668  

Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 07/01/23

    840       906,623  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/15/40

    2,580       2,717,086  
   

 

 

 
      13,990,822  
Iowa — 1.0%            

Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.25%, 12/01/25

    940       1,022,805  

Series B, 5.25%, 12/01/50(f)

    5,720       6,224,807  
   

 

 

 
      7,247,612  
Kentucky — 1.2%            

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 01/01/23(b)

    2,055       2,174,634  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/01/45

    2,625       3,170,404  

Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority, RB, CAB, Series C, Convertible, 6.75%, 07/01/43(g)

    2,485       3,016,822  
   

 

 

 
      8,361,860  
Louisiana — 1.9%            

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 04/01/45

    5,500       6,805,320  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/31

    635       636,399  

Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/32

    2,240       2,292,593  

Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/33

    2,430       2,486,838  

Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/35

    1,025       1,091,200  
   

 

 

 
      13,312,350  
Maryland — 0.8%            

County of Prince George’s Maryland, ARB, 5.20%, 07/01/34

    1,162       1,163,943  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series 2017, 5.00%, 12/01/46

    880       1,057,572  

Maryland State Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 2.50%, 07/01/47

    3,680       3,546,357  
   

 

 

 
      5,767,872  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Massachusetts — 1.8%            

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series A-1, 5.25%, 07/01/29

  $ 3,250     $ 4,237,198  

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing

   

Series C-1, 3.15%, 12/01/49

    1,165       1,182,426  

Series C-1, 3.25%, 12/01/54

    4,280       4,348,039  

Massachusetts Port Authority, ARB, Series E, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/51

    2,325       2,892,895  
   

 

 

 
      12,660,558  
Michigan — 2.6%            

City of Detroit Michigan Sewage Disposal System Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 07/01/22(b)

        8,995       9,295,802  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/49

    1,710       1,924,152  

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, 2.70%, 10/01/56

    1,995       1,961,813  

Michigan State University, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 02/15/48

    2,105       2,591,310  

Michigan Strategic Fund, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/48

    2,255       2,646,375  
   

 

 

 
          18,419,452  
Minnesota — 1.1%            

Duluth Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.25%, 02/15/48

    2,160       2,368,403  

Series A, 5.25%, 02/15/53

    4,315       5,111,769  
   

 

 

 
      7,480,172  
Missouri — 2.2%            

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, RB, 4.00%, 06/01/53

    6,030       6,717,595  

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, Refunding RB

   

5.50%, 05/01/43

    510       540,171  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/46

    1,250       1,447,663  

Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/47

    5,470       6,439,771  
   

 

 

 
      15,145,200  
Nebraska — 0.4%            

Central Plains Energy Project, RB 5.25%, 09/01/37

    1,670       1,736,665  

5.00%, 09/01/42

    925       960,212  
   

 

 

 
      2,696,877  
New Hampshire(a) — 0.7%            

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series B, 4.63%, 11/01/42

    3,205       3,338,142  

Series C, AMT, 4.88%, 11/01/42

    1,665       1,740,911  
   

 

 

 
      5,079,053  
New Jersey — 13.3%            

Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Inc., Refunding RB

   

5.25%, 11/01/39

    3,490       3,860,998  

5.25%, 11/01/44

    3,180       3,463,532  

Hudson County Improvement Authority, RB, 4.00%, 10/01/46

    3,470       3,991,801  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB
4.00%, 11/01/38

    1,075       1,214,846  

4.00%, 11/01/39

    860       967,022  

5.00%, 06/15/49

    4,850       5,812,904  

Series EEE, 5.00%, 06/15/48

    7,780       9,303,130  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
New Jersey (continued)            

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB (continued)

   

Series B, AMT, 6.50%, 04/01/31

  $ 2,155     $ 2,437,755  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding ARB, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/47

    3,040       3,493,437  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB

   

Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/44

    3,875       4,147,967  

Series BB, 5.00%, 06/15/50

    10,800       12,846,546  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, CAB, Series C, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 12/15/35(c)

    7,395       5,377,585  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/22(b)

    685       706,778  

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/42

    1,530       1,776,709  

Series E, 5.00%, 01/01/45

    5,425       6,078,886  

State of New Jersey, GO

   

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/31

    1,180       1,429,800  

Series A, 3.00%, 06/01/32

    2,715       3,018,792  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/46

    5,120       6,128,425  

Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/46

        14,860       17,104,157  
   

 

 

 
          93,161,070  
New York — 15.2%            

City of New York, GO, Series C, 5.00%, 08/01/42

    2,330       2,923,908  

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

    4,070       4,098,864  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB

   

Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/38

    4,960       5,447,355  

Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/39

    1,765       1,936,524  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series C-1, 4.75%, 11/15/45

    3,335       3,902,807  

Series C-1, 5.00%, 11/15/50

    1,085       1,286,032  

Series C-1, 5.25%, 11/15/55

    1,605       1,933,950  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 12/01/46

    1,090       1,227,230  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/50

    2,240       2,571,417  

New York City Housing Development Corp., RB, M/F Housing

   

Series A, 3.00%, 11/01/55

    2,220       2,251,337  

Series F-1, (FHA), 2.40%, 11/01/46

    5,310       5,054,419  

Series F-1, (FHA), 2.50%, 11/01/51

    3,660       3,597,410  

New York City Industrial Development Agency, Refunding RB

   

Series A, Class A, (AGM), 3.00%, 01/01/37

    455       489,452  

Series A, Class A, (AGM), 3.00%, 01/01/39

    455       487,572  

Series A, Class A, (AGM), 3.00%, 01/01/40

    320       341,834  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB

   

Sub-Series E-1, 5.00%, 02/01/42

    4,235       4,282,479  

Series C, Subordinate, 4.00%, 05/01/45

    2,275       2,619,116  

Sub-Series C-1, Subordinate, 4.00%, 05/01/40

    905       1,052,280  

New York Counties Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB, Series A, 6.25%, 06/01/41(a)

    3,500       3,549,458  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB 2.88%, 11/15/46

    7,060       7,073,746  

Series 1, Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44(a)

    8,145       8,896,792  

Series 2, Class 2, 5.15%, 11/15/34(a)

    705       787,720  

Series 2, Class 2, 5.38%, 11/15/40(a)

    1,760       1,969,662  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp., RB, Series B, Subordinate, 5.00%, 06/15/48

    3,750       4,599,311  
 

 

 

C H E D U L E   O F   I N V E S  T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
New York (continued)            

New York State Urban Development Corp., RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/49

  $     16,590     $ 18,924,296  

Series A, 3.00%, 03/15/50

    2,695       2,796,205  

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 01/01/50

    1,525       1,693,787  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    750       926,389  

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/40

    2,120       2,581,795  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/54

    2,065       2,383,873  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/54

    1,770       2,205,201  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/56

    1,850       2,319,449  

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

    421       459,171  
   

 

 

 
          106,670,841  
North Carolina — 1.3%            

County of Union North Carolina Enterprise System Revenue, RB, 3.00%, 06/01/51

    4,300       4,574,753  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/40

    240       267,778  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/40

    360       433,762  

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/45

    220       243,716  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/45

    640       767,526  

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/50

    270       299,123  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/50

    720       853,526  

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, RB, 5.00%, 02/01/49

    1,130       1,700,888  
   

 

 

 
      9,141,072  
North Dakota — 0.3%            

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

    2,000       2,362,872  
   

 

 

 
Ohio — 4.2%            

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A-2, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/37

    610       698,837  

Series A-2, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/38

    610       694,966  

Series A-2, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/39

    610       692,931  

Series A-2, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/48

    1,605       1,774,819  

Series B-2, Class 2, 5.00%, 06/01/55

    7,005       7,871,659  

County of Allen Ohio Hospital Facilities Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/01/44

    4,160       4,374,827  

County of Franklin Ohio, RB

   

Series 2017, 5.00%, 12/01/46

    840       1,001,886  

Series A, 6.13%, 07/01/22(b)

    1,380       1,434,079  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/49

    1,060       1,211,484  

County of Hamilton Ohio, Refunding RB 4.00%, 08/15/50

    1,245       1,400,514  

Series A, 3.75%, 08/15/50

    2,190       2,385,206  

County of Montgomery Ohio, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 08/01/46(h)

    1,915       2,194,421  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/49(a)

    1,545       1,772,246  

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

    1,685       1,852,893  
   

 

 

 
      29,360,768  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Oklahoma — 1.8%            

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, RB, Series B, 5.50%, 08/15/57

  $ 2,460     $ 2,993,960  

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/48

    4,320       4,875,721  

Series C, 4.00%, 01/01/42

    4,115       4,666,097  
   

 

 

 
      12,535,778  
Oregon — 0.6%            

Port of Portland Oregon Airport Revenue, Refunding ARB, Series 27-A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    3,755       4,563,046  
   

 

 

 
Pennsylvania — 3.8%            

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/42

    5,250       5,360,140  

Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia, RB, Series A, 5.63%, 07/01/42

    1,325       1,363,319  

Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/43

    2,610       3,155,443  

Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/49

    1,185       1,310,730  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/42

    1,765       2,032,163  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, AMT, 5.50%, 11/01/44

    3,210       3,391,445  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, 4.00%, 08/15/49

    4,875       5,570,253  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/44

    2,305       2,588,911  

School District of Philadelphia, GO, Series A, (SAW), 4.00%, 09/01/46(h)

    1,415       1,612,636  
   

 

 

 
      26,385,040  
Puerto Rico — 5.8%            

Children’s Trust Fund, Refunding RB
5.50%, 05/15/39

    1,430       1,465,119  

5.63%, 05/15/43

    1,430       1,446,466  

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, RB

   

Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    5,165       5,329,206  

Series A, Senior Lien, 5.13%, 07/01/37

    1,470       1,517,928  

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

   

Series A-1, Restructured, 4.75%, 07/01/53

    3,817       4,245,634  

Series A-1, Restructured, 5.00%, 07/01/58

        14,706       16,602,486  

Series A-2, Restructured, 4.78%, 07/01/58

    6,236       6,948,214  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB, CAB(c)

   

Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46

    8,495       2,766,838  

Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/51

    1,547       364,452  
   

 

 

 
          40,686,343  
Rhode Island — 2.9%            

Central Falls Detention Facility Corp., Refunding RB, 7.25%, 07/15/35(d)(e)

    4,155       623,250  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series B, 4.50%, 06/01/45

    8,215       8,784,653  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/50

    9,875       10,814,813  
   

 

 

 
      20,222,716  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
South Carolina — 3.9%            

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/48

  $     6,455     $ 7,616,990  

South Carolina Public Service Authority, RB, Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/54

    8,090       9,020,204  

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/50

    5,000       5,647,290  

Series E, 5.25%, 12/01/55

    4,550       5,233,183  
   

 

 

 
      27,517,667  
Tennessee — 1.1%            

Chattanooga Health Educational & Housing Facility Board, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 01/01/23(b)

    2,855       3,021,144  

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

    330       371,354  

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

    1,440       1,675,257  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/58

    2,025       2,416,054  
   

 

 

 
      7,483,809  
Texas — 5.6%            

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, RB, Series E, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 01/01/50

    4,525       5,067,570  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, Refunding RB, Sub Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/23(b)

    725       764,774  

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, RB, Series B-1, AMT, 5.00%, 07/15/30

    3,600       3,957,718  

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/29

    1,765       1,911,709  

City of San Antonio Texas Electric & Gas Systems Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/48

    2,440       2,991,479  

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., RB, 6.00%, 08/15/43

    1,525       1,659,543  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB

   

Series B, 7.00%, 01/01/23(b)

    485       522,894  

Series B, 6.38%, 01/01/33

    460       487,414  

North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 09/01/31(b)(c)

    4,110       2,185,377  

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/38

    1,910       2,155,425  

San Antonio Water System, Refunding RB, Series A, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 05/15/48

    2,695       3,263,405  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/48

    9,585       11,505,834  

Texas Transportation Commission, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/57

    2,435       2,787,286  
   

 

 

 
          39,260,428  
Utah — 1.0%            

County of Utah, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 05/15/43

    450       519,204  

Series A, 3.00%, 05/15/50

    2,065       2,124,763  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Utah (continued)            

Salt Lake City Corp. Airport Revenue, ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/47

  $ 1,920     $ 2,246,542  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/48

    1,845       2,181,825  
   

 

 

 
      7,072,334  
Vermont — 1.2%            

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 11/01/49

    3,640       4,511,816  

4.00%, 11/01/50

    3,275       3,742,166  
   

 

 

 
      8,253,982  
Virginia — 1.3%            

James City County Economic Development Authority Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/50

    1,485       1,612,447  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB

   

AMT, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 01/01/32

    3,270       3,366,779  

AMT, Senior Lien, 6.00%, 01/01/37

    3,900       4,032,877  
   

 

 

 
      9,012,103  
Washington — 1.6%            

Port of Seattle Washington, ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/43

        3,120       3,622,595  

Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/40

    1,565       1,740,865  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 5.75%, 01/01/23(b)

    4,745       5,049,041  

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

    715       801,020  
   

 

 

 
      11,213,521  
West Virginia — 0.5%            

West Virginia Parkways Authority, RB, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 06/01/51

    3,050       3,548,916  
   

 

 

 
Wisconsin(a) — 0.2%            

Public Finance Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/39

    190       211,404  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/49

    720       790,506  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/54

    345       377,629  
   

 

 

 
      1,379,539  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 119.6%
(Cost: $760,382,982)

          840,107,915  
   

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(i)

 

California — 2.1%            

Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 04/01/42(j)

    6,496       7,301,613  

Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, Refunding SAB, 5.00%, 10/01/47

    6,494       7,650,079  
   

 

 

 
      14,951,692  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Colorado — 2.1%            

City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/48(j)

  $ 4,775     $ 5,811,712  

County of Adams Colorado, Refunding COP, 4.00%, 12/01/45

    7,820       8,559,623  
   

 

 

 
      14,371,335  
District of Columbia — 2.2%            

District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing, Series B-2, (FHA), 4.10%, 09/01/39

    10,265       11,239,266  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, Subordinate, (AGM), 4.00%, 10/01/53

    3,779       4,270,062  
   

 

 

 
      15,509,328  
Georgia — 1.5%            

Dalton Whitfield County Joint Development Authority, RB, 4.00%, 08/15/48

    6,660       7,435,765  

Georgia Housing & Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 3.60%, 12/01/44

    3,037       3,234,280  
   

 

 

 
      10,670,045  
Illinois — 0.5%            

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series C, 4.00%, 02/15/27(b)

    6       6,515  

Series C, 4.00%, 02/15/41

    2,994       3,368,473  
   

 

 

 
      3,374,988  
Massachusetts — 0.7%            

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

    4,333       4,715,080  
   

 

 

 
New Jersey — 2.1%            

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB, 4.00%, 07/01/51

        13,080       15,053,310  
   

 

 

 
New York — 11.7%            

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, 5.75%, 02/15/47(j)

    1,057       1,057,917  

New York Liberty Development Corp., ARB, 5.25%, 12/15/43

    21,629           21,750,789  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 5.75%, 11/15/51(j)

    13,081       13,107,069  

New York Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/60

    2,760       3,159,523  

New York State Dormitory Authority, Refunding RB, Series D, 4.00%, 02/15/47

    12,580       14,277,366  

New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, Subordinate, 4.00%, 01/01/50

    6,065       6,867,254  

New York State Urban Development Corp., RB, Series A, 4.00%, 03/15/46

    13,980       15,707,201  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, 194th Series, 5.25%, 10/15/55

    5,400       6,221,704  
   

 

 

 
      82,148,823  
North Carolina — 0.9%            

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 10/01/25(b)

    5,290       6,203,281  
   

 

 

 
Ohio — 0.7%            

Ohio State University, RB, 4.00%, 12/01/48

    4,323       5,082,458  
   

 

 

 
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Pennsylvania — 0.8%            

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

  $ 4,877     $ 5,892,924  
   

 

 

 
Rhode Island — 0.5%            

Narragansett Bay Commission, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/22(b)

    3,272       3,374,808  
   

 

 

 
Texas — 6.5%            

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 08/15/43

    6,243       6,458,960  

City of San Antonio Texas Electric & Gas Systems Revenue, RB, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 02/01/23(b)

    5,060       5,357,380  

Lower Colorado River Authority, Refunding, RB, 4.00%, 05/15/43

    4,335       4,412,981  

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Sales & Use Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/21(b)

    6,920       6,920,000  

San Antonio Public Facilities Corp., Refunding RB, 4.00%, 09/15/42

    5,700       5,837,262  

Texas Water Development Board, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 10/15/49

        14,560       16,721,545  
   

 

 

 
      45,708,128  
Virginia — 2.4%            

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 07/01/60(j)

    4,496       5,169,884  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/49

    10,097       11,450,064  
   

 

 

 
      16,619,948  
Wisconsin — 1.9%            

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 12/01/46

    5,950       6,601,469  

4.00%, 12/15/49(j)

    6,200       6,964,624  
   

 

 

 
      13,566,093  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 36.6%
(Cost: $244,826,310)

      257,242,241  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 156.2%
(Cost: $1,005,209,292)

          1,097,350,156  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 0.5%            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 0.01%(k)(l)

    3,293,061     $ 3,293,391  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.5%
(Cost: $ 3,293,391)

      3,293,391  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 156.7%
(Cost: $ 1,008,502,683)

      1,100,643,547  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.9%

      6,595,999  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (21.9)%

 

    (153,797,385

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (35.7)%

 

    (251,088,960
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 702,353,201  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

(b)

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

 

(c)

Zero-coupon bond.

(d)

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(e)

Non-income producing security.

(f)

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(g)

Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect.

(h)

When-issued security.

(i)

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

(j)

All or a portion of the security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire between April 1, 2025 to November 15, 2051, is $22,120,570. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(k)

Affiliate of the Fund.

(l)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2021 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

04/30/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

10/31/21

   

Shares

Held at

10/31/21

    Income    

Capital Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

  $ 650,459     $ 2,643,556 (a)    $     $ (624   $     $ 3,293,391       3,293,061     $ 129     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

         
Description   

Number of

Contracts

      

Expiration

Date

      

Notional

Amount (000)

      

Value/

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Short Contracts

                 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     86          12/21/21        $ 11,236        $ 195,835  

U.S. Long Bond

     68          12/21/21          10,935          106,784  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     53          12/31/21          6,450          85,576  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 388,195  
                 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD)

 

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)

  $     $     $     $     $   388,195     $     $   388,195  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 period ended October 31, 2021, 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

   $      $      $      $      $ (1,822,574    $      $ (1,822,574
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $      581,972      $      $      581,972  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 29,391,910  

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

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

                                                                                               

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Municipal Bonds

   $        $ 840,107,915        $        $ 840,107,915  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

              257,242,241                   257,242,241  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     3,293,391                            3,293,391  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 3,293,391        $  1,097,350,156        $        $  1,100,643,547  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Interest Rate Contracts

   $ 388,195        $        $        $ 388,195  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

 

 

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October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (MYD)

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy as follows:

 

                                                                                               

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Liabilities

                 

TOB Trust Certificates

   $        $  (153,765,259      $        $  (153,765,259

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value

              (251,400,000                 (251,400,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ (405,165,259      $        $ (405,165,259
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

Municipal Bonds

   
Alabama — 0.8%            

Homewood Educational Building Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/34

  $ 1,145     $ 1,362,018  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/47

    1,010       1,169,158  

Selma Industrial Development Board, RB, Series A, 5.38%, 12/01/35

    545       546,722  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District, RB, Series B, 4.00%, 12/01/51(a)

    5,050       6,033,619  
   

 

 

 
      9,111,517  
Arizona — 9.3%            

Arizona Board of Regents, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/42

    1,000       1,171,588  

Arizona Board of Regents, Refunding COP, Series C, 5.00%, 06/01/22(b)

    2,595       2,667,024  

Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/42

    1,000       1,011,209  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/42

        2,785           3,130,488  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, RB

   

4.38%, 07/01/39(c)

    875       947,435  

5.00%, 07/01/54(c)

    615       673,467  

7.10%, 01/01/55(c)

    250       252,075  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/39(c)

    1,280       1,345,563  

Series A, (BAM), 5.00%, 06/01/49

    2,500       3,009,202  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/49(c)

    1,445       1,507,564  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/49(c)

    1,000       1,107,092  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/49(c)

    250       281,779  

Series A, 4.00%, 02/01/50

    2,635       2,940,897  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/54(c)

    1,110       1,156,298  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.13%, 07/01/37(c)

    500       570,607  

Series A, 5.38%, 07/01/50(c)

    1,645       1,871,742  

Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/52(c)

    600       645,719  

Series G, 5.00%, 07/01/47(c)

    2,360       2,708,036  

Series S, (SD CRED PROG), 5.00%, 07/01/37

    750       898,091  

City of Buckeye Arizona, RB, (ST INTERCEPT), 5.00%, 07/01/43

    4,000       4,563,812  

City of Goodyear Arizona Water & Sewer Revenue, RB, 2nd Series, Subordinate, (AGM), 4.00%, 07/01/45

    250       286,589  

City of Lake Havasu City Arizona Wastewater System Revenue, RB, Series B, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/40

    3,500       3,963,354  

City of Mesa Arizona Utility System Revenue, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    3,000       3,676,614  

City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., ARB
Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    3,000       3,540,855  

Junior Lien, 3.00%, 07/01/49

    1,500       1,543,353  

City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., RB
Series B, (BHAC-CR FGIC), 5.50%, 07/01/41

    100       152,123  

Series A, Junior Lien, 4.00%, 07/01/39

    1,300       1,508,434  

City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., Refunding RB

   

AMT, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/32

    700       751,509  

Series D, Junior Lien, 4.00%, 07/01/40

    1,000       1,130,091  

Florence Town, Inc. Industrial Development Authority, RB, 6.00%, 07/01/43

    500       526,029  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Arizona (continued)  

Glendale Industrial Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 05/15/56

  $ 825     $ 922,442  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, RB

   

6.63%, 07/01/23(b)

    500       552,617  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    2,000       2,173,682  

Series A, 6.75%, 07/01/44(c)

    440       503,933  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46(c)

    1,570       1,714,244  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/45(c)

    500       537,209  

5.00%, 07/01/46

    500       549,130  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima, RB(c)

   

5.00%, 06/15/47

        2,215           2,242,012  

5.00%, 07/01/49

    1,150       1,203,268  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 06/15/49(c)

    1,985       2,080,556  

5.00%, 06/15/52(c)

    530       554,745  

Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/29

    1,000       1,044,093  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Yavapai, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 08/01/43

    1,650       1,851,381  

Kyrene Elementary School District No.28, GO

   

Series B, 5.50%, 07/01/29

    480       521,555  

Series B, 5.50%, 07/01/30

    400       434,629  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/47

    1,000       1,118,433  

4.00%, 07/01/50

    1,500       1,686,900  

Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/41

    4,745       5,382,510  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/39(c)

    545       634,996  

5.00%, 07/01/47(c)

    1,000       1,096,596  

5.00%, 07/01/54(c)

    1,500       1,699,396  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/36

    1,525       1,874,898  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/38

    500       596,560  

Series A, 4.13%, 09/01/38

    550       626,694  

Series A, 4.13%, 09/01/42

    750       852,334  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/42

    1,000       1,217,158  

Maricopa County Unified School District No.11-Peoria, GO, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/35

    1,250       1,433,840  

McAllister Academic Village LLC, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/39

    500       589,179  

Northern Arizona University, RB, 5.00%, 08/01/23(b)

    3,000       3,246,234  

Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority, ARB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/38

    3,600       3,707,388  

Pinal County Industrial Development Authority, RB, AMT, 6.25%, 06/01/26

    245       260,244  

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 01/01/38

    2,000       2,456,820  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/41

    2,000       2,289,492  

Salt Verde Financial Corp., RB

   

5.50%, 12/01/29

    2,000       2,577,208  

5.00%, 12/01/32

    155       199,714  

5.00%, 12/01/37

    2,500       3,420,427  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Arizona (continued)            

Student & Academic Services LLC, RB, (BAM), 5.00%, 06/01/39

  $ 1,400     $ 1,546,688  

Town of Queen Creek Arizona Excise Tax Revenue, RB

   

4.00%, 08/01/50

    1,700       1,967,248  

Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/42

    750       920,997  

University of Arizona, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/01/39

    2,050       2,410,779  
   

 

 

 
          110,236,868  
Arkansas — 0.4%            

Arkansas Development Finance Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, 4.50%, 09/01/49(c)

    4,885       5,315,769  
   

 

 

 
California — 11.8%            

ABC Unified School District, GO, Series C, (NPFGC-IBC FGIC), 0.00%, 08/01/34(d)

    1,215       938,471  

Alvord Unified School District, Refunding GO, Series B, (AGM), 0.00%, 08/01/41(d)

    1,175       647,653  

Anaheim Public Financing Authority, RB, Series A, (AGM), 6.00%, 09/01/24

    3,505       3,878,279  

California Community Housing Agency, RB, M/F Housing(c)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/49

    320       359,126  

Series A-2, 4.00%, 08/01/47

    2,050       2,104,768  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    1,090       1,169,663  

Sub-Series A-2, 5.00%, 11/01/47

    1,770       2,594,016  

California Housing Finance, RB, M/F Housing, Series 2021-1, Class A, 3.50%, 11/20/35

    1,259       1,456,817  

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

    145       170,596  

California State Public Works Board, RB

   

Series F, 5.25%, 09/01/33

    835       906,981  

Series I, 5.50%, 11/01/31

    1,000       1,101,654  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/42

        3,480       3,549,179  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/36(c)

    1,360       1,539,633  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/46(c)

    1,680       1,871,538  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/53

    2,300       2,392,253  

Carlsbad Unified School District, GO, Series B, 6.00%, 05/01/34

    5,000       5,669,920  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A-1, 3.50%, 06/01/36

    2,315       2,355,566  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 06/01/47

    2,105       2,156,263  

Series A-2, 5.00%, 06/01/47

    1,690       1,731,156  

Grossmont Union High School District, GO, CAB, 0.00%, 08/01/31(d)

    5,000       4,192,155  

Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, GO, CAB, Series C, (AGC), 0.00%, 08/01/30(d)

    10,030       8,661,667  

Hartnell Community College District, GO, CAB, Series D, 7.00%, 08/01/34

    4,125       5,294,982  

Kern Community College District, GO, Series C, 5.50%, 11/01/23(b)

    1,620       1,787,401  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
California (continued)            

Mount San Antonio Community College District, Refunding GO, CAB, Series A, Convertible, 6.25%, 08/01/43

  $ 4,445     $ 5,131,308  

Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport SJC, Refunding RB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/36

    975       1,168,648  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/37

    1,075       1,286,274  

Poway Unified School District, Refunding GO, CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 08/01/36(d)

    8,750       6,326,451  

Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series J, 5.25%, 05/15/23(b)

    2,905       3,126,265  

Series J, 5.25%, 05/15/38

    825       886,358  

Rio Hondo Community College District, GO, CAB(d)

   

Series C, 0.00%, 08/01/37

    4,005       2,840,414  

Series C, 0.00%, 08/01/38

    5,000       3,445,365  

San Bernardino Community College District, GO, CAB, Series B, 6.38%, 08/01/34

    10,000       11,642,280  

San Diego Community College District, GO, CAB(d)

   

0.00%, 08/01/31

    2,145       1,346,324  

0.00%, 08/01/32

    2,680       1,579,721  

San Diego Unified School District, GO, CAB(d)

   

Series C, Election 2008, 0.00%, 07/01/38

    3,800       2,657,724  

Series G, Election 2008, 0.00%, 01/01/24(b)

    7,295       3,763,667  

San Diego Unified School District, Refunding GO, CAB(d)

   

Series R-1, 0.00%, 07/01/30

    5,000       4,353,220  

Series R-1, 0.00%, 07/01/31

    3,005       2,550,416  

San Francisco City & County Airport Comm-San Francisco International Airport, Refunding ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 05/01/28

    1,065       1,143,697  

Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 05/01/33

    830       886,982  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/49

    795       958,182  

San Mateo County Community College District, GO, CAB, Series C, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 09/01/30(d)

    12,740       11,187,491  

State of California, GO

   

5.50%, 04/01/28

    5       5,020  

5.00%, 04/01/42

    1,500       1,528,248  

Walnut Valley Unified School District, GO, CAB, Series B, 0.00%, 08/01/36(d)

    5,500       3,746,501  

Washington Township Health Care District, GO, Series B, Election 2004, 5.50%, 08/01/40

    625       704,750  

Yosemite Community College District, GO, Series D, 0.00%, 08/01/36(d)

        15,000       10,945,680  
   

 

 

 
          139,740,723  
Colorado — 1.2%            

Centerra Metropolitan District No.1, TA,
5.00%, 12/01/47(c)

    345       361,405  

City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 11/15/28

    1,000       1,101,534  

Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 11/15/30

    330       363,160  

Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 11/15/31

    400       439,930  

City & County of Denver Colorado, COP, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/48

    3,035       3,339,016  

City & County of Denver Colorado, RB, CAB, Series A-2, 0.00%, 08/01/37(d)

    1,760       1,053,050  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Colorado (continued)            

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/46

  $     2,555     $ 2,800,285  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/44

    1,060       1,192,127  

Series A, 3.25%, 08/01/49

    1,610       1,687,005  

Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/49

    1,705       1,891,438  

Regional Transportation District, COP, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/39

    540       576,065  
   

 

 

 
          14,805,015  
Connecticut — 0.5%            

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB, M/F Housing, Series E-1, (HUD SECT 8), 3.25%, 11/15/54

    950       975,498  

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB, S/F Housing, Series A-1, 3.80%, 11/15/39

    425       449,093  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series A-1, 5.00%, 10/01/54(c)

    205       224,436  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/41

    2,570       2,884,964  

State of Connecticut, GO, Series C, 5.00%, 06/15/32

    1,455       1,804,524  
   

 

 

 
      6,338,515  
Delaware — 0.2%            

Delaware State Health Facilities Authority, RB, 5.00%, 06/01/48

    1,605       1,881,734  
   

 

 

 
District of Columbia — 0.7%            

District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency RB, (FHA), 2.55%, 03/01/42

    4,620       4,639,215  

District of Columbia, RB, Series B-1, (NPFGC-IBC FGIC), 5.00%, 02/01/31

    435       436,531  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, Subordinate, 4.00%, 10/01/49

    2,875       3,202,347  
   

 

 

 
      8,278,093  
Florida — 8.5%            

Brevard County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 04/01/39

    3,775       4,122,443  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc., RB, Series A,
5.00%, 06/01/55(c)

    1,285       1,339,805  

City of Tampa Florida, RB, CAB(d)

   

Series A, 0.00%, 09/01/49

    1,725       622,915  

Series A, 0.00%, 09/01/53

    1,840       557,785  

County of Broward Florida Airport System Revenue, ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/45

    1,005       1,132,365  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/49

    300       360,699  

County of Broward Florida Port Facilities Revenue, ARB, Series B, AMT, 4.00%, 09/01/49

    1,930       2,162,511  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation Revenue, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/38

    1,135       1,293,840  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation Revenue, Refunding RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/34

    450       502,464  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/22(b)

    5,990       6,247,641  

County of Miami-Dade Seaport Department, ARB(b)

   

Series A, 5.38%, 10/01/23

    1,170       1,283,933  

Series A, 6.00%, 10/01/23

    4,780       5,302,464  

Series B, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/23

    3,765       4,173,365  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Florida (continued)            

County of Miami-Dade Seaport Department, ARB(b) (continued)

   

Series B, AMT, 6.25%, 10/01/23

  $     1,500     $ 1,668,654  

County of Osceola Florida Transportation Revenue, Refunding RB, CAB(d)

   

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/38

    1,000       603,463  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/41

    1,900       1,021,140  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/42

    2,210       1,140,437  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/43

    2,010       995,075  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/44

    2,055       978,408  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/45

    2,725       1,249,154  

Escambia County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 08/15/45

    5,055       5,581,448  

Florida Development Finance Corp., RB(c)

   

AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/29

    1,275       1,358,807  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 08/01/29(a)

    500       512,287  

Florida Development Finance Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 09/15/40(c)

    710       781,966  

Florida Housing Finance Corp., RB, S/F Housing, 1st Series, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 3.75%, 07/01/42

    445       469,654  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, ARB

   

Sub-Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/47

    8,755           10,414,668  

Sub-Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/52

    3,540       4,190,804  

Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, Refunding RB, Sub-Series A, AMT,
5.50%, 10/01/29

    1,995       2,183,288  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, SAB

   

5.25%, 05/01/37

    240       265,502  

3.85%, 05/01/39

    450       469,321  

5.38%, 05/01/47

    260       285,683  

4.00%, 05/01/49

    675       700,772  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, SAB, S/F Housing

   

4.00%, 05/01/40

    365       385,675  

4.00%, 05/01/50

    605       630,198  

Lee County Housing Finance Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series A-2, AMT, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 6.00%, 09/01/40

    65       65,220  

Miami-Dade County Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/40

    6,595       7,443,493  

Miami-Dade County Health Facilities Authority Refunding RB, 4.00%, 08/01/51(e)

    3,305       3,760,693  

Miami-Dade County Seaport Department Refunding RB, Series A-1, AMT, (AGM), 4.00%, 10/01/45

    2,880       3,289,694  

Orange County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 08/01/41

    1,325       1,454,168  

5.00%, 08/01/47

    3,845       4,208,964  

Orange County Housing Finance Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 3.75%, 09/01/47

    535       563,216  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, RB

   

Series B, 4.00%, 11/15/41

    160       181,436  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/42

    300       361,354  

Putnam County Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/42

    4,140       4,880,253  

Reedy Creek Improvement District, GO, Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/23(b)

    2,820       3,042,531  

State of Florida, GO, Series B, 4.00%, 07/01/39

    4,905       5,706,016  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Florida (continued)            

Storey Creek Community Development District, SAB

   

4.00%, 12/15/39

  $ 415     $ 440,362  

4.13%, 12/15/49

    350       370,944  
   

 

 

 
          100,756,978  
Georgia — 2.1%            

Gainesville & Hall County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, (GTD), 5.50%, 02/15/25(b)

        1,180       1,371,184  

George L Smith II Congress Center Authority, RB, 4.00%, 01/01/54

    430       480,562  

LaGrange-Troup County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 04/01/47

    2,980       3,256,925  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/37

    1,475       2,019,333  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/38

    910       1,257,555  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/43

    1,620       1,922,569  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/49

    1,230       1,772,326  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, RB

   

4.00%, 01/01/49

    1,005       1,106,551  

5.00%, 01/01/56

    1,370       1,609,362  

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

    7,475       9,009,378  

Private Colleges & Universities Authority, RB, 5.00%, 04/01/24(b)

    1,565       1,737,268  
   

 

 

 
      25,543,013  
Hawaii — 0.1%            

State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue, COP

   

AMT, 5.25%, 08/01/25

    485       524,901  

AMT, 5.25%, 08/01/26

    525       568,060  
   

 

 

 
      1,092,961  
Illinois — 10.6%            

Chicago Board of Education, GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/36

    2,645       3,247,732  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/38

    1,075       1,314,912  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/39

    960       1,170,179  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/40

    1,945       2,363,743  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/41

    1,265       1,535,728  

Series C, 5.25%, 12/01/35

    970       1,074,919  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/46

    1,230       1,337,773  

Series H, 5.00%, 12/01/36

    295       344,990  

Chicago Board of Education, Refunding GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/28

    540       659,675  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    2,225       2,733,646  

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/25

    415       482,230  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/25

    530       615,839  

Series G, 5.00%, 12/01/34

    290       338,973  

Chicago Board of Education, Refunding GO, CAB, Series A, 0.00%, 12/01/25(d)

    590       560,029  

Chicago Midway International Airport, Refunding ARB

   

Series A, 2nd Lien, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/41

    2,070       2,239,400  

Series A, AMT, 2nd Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/34

    1,475       1,604,008  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, ARB, Series D, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 01/01/42

    6,885       8,202,851  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Refunding ARB, Series C, AMT, Senior Lien, 5.38%, 01/01/39

    4,090       4,309,302  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Illinois (continued)            

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Refunding RB

   

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/31

  $     2,500     $ 2,518,550  

Series B, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/41

    3,800       4,391,417  

Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund, RB

   

5.25%, 12/01/21(b)

    3,435       3,449,087  

5.25%, 12/01/49

    1,610       1,821,931  

Cook County Community College District No. 508, GO

   

5.50%, 12/01/38

    1,000       1,085,848  

5.25%, 12/01/43

    1,500       1,597,975  

Cook County Forest Preserve District, Refunding GO, Series B, 5.00%, 12/15/37

    325       334,022  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series B, 4.00%, 08/15/41

    1,100       1,209,756  

Series C, 4.13%, 08/15/37

    2,430       2,695,699  

Series C, 5.00%, 08/15/44

    820       934,205  

Illinois Housing Development Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 4.13%, 10/01/38

    1,705       1,880,980  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/37

    1,785       2,077,578  

Kane McHenry Cook & De Kalb Counties Unit School District No.300, Refunding GO, 5.25%, 01/01/33

    9,145       9,647,134  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/57

    3,005       3,469,624  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, RB, CAB(d)

   

(BAM-TCRS), 0.00%, 12/15/56

    2,965       1,020,064  

Series A, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 12/15/26

    5,000       4,593,250  

Series A, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 06/15/30

    14,205           11,839,512  

Series A, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 06/15/30(f)

    800       687,390  

Series A, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 12/15/33

    9,950       7,525,364  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 06/15/50

    1,690       1,870,385  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, CAB(d)

   

Series B, (AGM), 0.00%, 06/15/44

    8,075       4,332,028  

Series B, (BAM-TCRS), 0.00%, 12/15/54

    4,140       1,527,192  

Regional Transportation Authority, RB, Series B, (NPFGC), 5.75%, 06/01/33

    3,200       4,286,058  

State of Illinois, GO

   

5.25%, 02/01/30

    2,010       2,198,494  

5.25%, 02/01/32

    2,330       2,548,503  

5.50%, 07/01/33

    2,920       3,135,528  

5.25%, 02/01/34

    1,610       1,760,983  

5.50%, 07/01/38

    2,700       2,896,951  

5.50%, 05/01/39

    2,785       3,479,278  

Series D, 5.00%, 11/01/28

    440       524,957  
   

 

 

 
      125,475,672  
Indiana — 0.5%            

City of Valparaiso Indiana, RB, AMT, 6.75%, 01/01/34

    1,350       1,484,233  

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/23(b)

    3,285       3,531,947  

Indiana Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 4.75%, 03/01/22(b)

    700       710,279  
   

 

 

 
      5,726,459  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Iowa — 0.3%            

Iowa Finance Authority, Refunding RB
5.25%, 12/01/25

  $ 865     $ 941,198  

Series B, 5.25%, 12/01/50(a)

        1,255       1,365,757  

Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., Refunding RB, Series B, AMT, 3.00%, 12/01/39

    1,885       1,925,337  
   

 

 

 
      4,232,292  
Kansas — 0.1%            

City of Lenexa Kansas, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/43

    655       700,801  
   

 

 

 
Louisiana — 1.8%            

Jefferson Sales Tax District, RB

   

Series B, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/01/34

    330       403,004  

Series B, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/01/35

    440       535,770  

Series B, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/01/36

    395       479,710  

Series B, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/01/37

    495       600,519  

Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District, ARB, Series B, AMT, (AGM), 5.50%, 01/01/29

    1,500       1,658,519  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth, RB, Series A, Sub Lien, 5.00%, 02/01/24(b)

    4,015       4,430,665  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 05/15/46

    4,600       5,329,082  

5.00%, 05/15/47

    1,895       2,153,099  

New Orleans Aviation Board, ARB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    5,080       5,691,596  
   

 

 

 
          21,281,964  
Maine — 0.0%            

Maine State Housing Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series B, 3.35%, 11/15/44

    465       486,884  
   

 

 

 
Maryland — 3.9%            

Anne Arundel County Consolidated Special Taxing District, Refunding ST,
5.00%, 07/01/32

    500       538,480  

Anne Arundel County Consolidated Special Taxing District, ST, 5.25%, 07/01/44

    250       263,434  

City of Baltimore Maryland, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/24(b)

    1,000       1,099,832  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    100       118,669  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    495       584,379  

Series C, 5.00%, 01/01/24(b)

    1,000       1,099,832  

City of Baltimore Maryland, Refunding RB 5.00%, 09/01/46

    750       781,244  

Series A, 4.50%, 09/01/33

    185       203,283  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/38

    250       277,809  

City of Baltimore Maryland, Refunding TA(c)

   

Series A, Senior Lien, 3.50%, 06/01/39

    650       672,352  

Series A, Senior Lien, 3.63%, 06/01/46

    1,095       1,124,954  

City of Baltimore Maryland, TA(c)

   

Series B, 3.70%, 06/01/39

    200       202,174  

Series B, 3.88%, 06/01/46

    300       303,020  

County of Anne Arundel Maryland, GO,
5.00%, 10/01/43

    1,745       2,117,369  

County of Anne Arundel Maryland, Refunding RB, 3.25%, 09/01/28

    360       368,518  

County of Baltimore Maryland, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 01/01/50

    500       566,302  

County of Frederick Maryland, Refunding TA, 4.63%, 07/01/43(c)

    240       280,905  

County of Howard Maryland, TA 6.10%, 02/15/44

    250       262,797  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Maryland (continued)            

County of Howard Maryland, TA (continued)

   

Series A, 4.50%, 02/15/47(c)

  $ 500     $ 522,986  

County of Montgomery Maryland, RB
4.00%, 12/01/44

    750       820,160  

Series 2016, 5.00%, 12/01/45

    750       885,118  

County of Montgomery Maryland, Refunding RB, 4.13%, 12/01/21(b)

        1,000       1,003,829  

County of Prince George’s Maryland, ARB,
5.20%, 07/01/34

    1,162       1,163,943  

County of Prince George’s Maryland, TA,
5.25%, 07/01/48(c)

    300       332,699  

Howard County Housing Commission, RB, M/F Housing

   

5.00%, 12/01/42

    500       583,815  

4.00%, 06/01/46

    500       534,447  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/44

    550       585,100  

Maryland Community Development Administration, RB, M/F Housing

   

Series A, 4.05%, 07/01/42

    1,220           1,223,848  

Series D, 3.70%, 07/01/35

    500       522,689  

Maryland Community Development Administration, Refunding RB, Series D, 3.25%, 09/01/50

    490       528,922  

Maryland Community Development Administration, Refunding RB, S/F Housing, Series B,
3.35%, 09/01/42

    720       764,333  

Maryland Economic Development Corp., ARB, AMT, 5.00%, 06/01/49

    250       289,612  

Maryland Economic Development Corp., RB, 5.00%, 07/01/56

    390       467,725  

Maryland Economic Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/37

    500       500,625  

5.00%, 07/01/39

    500       533,925  

(AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/43

    1,350       1,537,560  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/35

    100       119,477  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB

   

4.00%, 07/01/48

    300       325,462  

Series 2017, 5.00%, 12/01/46

    250       300,447  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/42

    2,330       2,783,546  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/21(b)

    1,000       1,001,716  

Series B, 4.00%, 04/15/45

    250       284,265  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/24(b)

    700       784,890  

5.00%, 06/01/29

    500       512,871  

5.00%, 07/01/34

    510       617,361  

5.00%, 07/01/35

    200       229,130  

4.00%, 07/01/39

    100       105,586  

5.00%, 07/01/40

    1,000       1,130,623  

4.00%, 07/01/41

    500       536,106  

5.00%, 08/15/42

    1,000       1,134,841  

4.13%, 07/01/47

    500       537,950  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/22(b)

    1,260       1,291,250  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/22(b)

    1,000       1,031,430  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/22(b)

    900       938,827  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/28

    100       117,699  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/45

    500       567,693  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/49

    530       641,635  

Maryland State Transportation Authority, ARB, AMT, 4.00%, 06/01/29

    1,925       1,964,364  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Maryland (continued)            

Maryland State Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/22(b)

  $ 445     $ 451,867  

Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission, Refunding RB, S/F Housing, Series C, AMT, 3.30%, 07/01/39

    4,505       4,727,813  

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, RB, Second Series, (GTD), 4.00%, 06/01/41

    875       977,989  
   

 

 

 
          46,781,527  
Massachusetts — 5.4%            

City of Holyoke Massachusetts, Refunding GO, (SAW), 5.00%, 09/01/26

    1,000       1,039,623  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Federal Highway Grant Anticipation Note Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/22(b)

    1,000       1,029,837  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO

   

Series C, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    1,000       1,142,628  

Series G, 4.00%, 09/01/42

    1,000       1,121,436  

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/29

    730       951,740  

Sub-Series A-2, 5.00%, 07/01/45

        2,100       2,506,835  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB

   

5.00%, 10/01/46

    500       564,512  

5.00%, 07/01/47

    580       660,042  

5.00%, 10/01/48

    200       226,688  

Series A, 5.25%, 01/01/42

    500       593,174  

Series A, (AMBAC), 5.75%, 01/01/42

    650       980,943  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/47

    5,945       6,838,623  

Series J, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    1,950       2,007,671  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/37

    150       168,905  

4.00%, 07/01/39

    2,545       2,802,788  

5.00%, 04/15/40

    1,000       1,096,752  

4.00%, 07/01/41

    7,685       8,733,680  

4.13%, 10/01/42(c)

    550       590,301  

4.00%, 12/01/42

    485       531,691  

5.00%, 12/01/42

    525       611,614  

5.00%, 09/01/43

    500       593,357  

4.00%, 07/01/44

    250       287,539  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/39

    250       304,684  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    250       298,572  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/49

    420       466,397  

Series A-2, 4.00%, 07/01/41

    100       116,108  

Series E, 4.00%, 07/01/38

    500       553,141  

Series P, 5.45%, 05/15/59

    1,500       1,934,344  

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/27

    1,000       1,116,432  

Series B, AMT, 2.63%, 07/01/36

    525       546,628  

AMT, Subordinate, 3.75%, 07/01/47

    2,135       2,200,542  

Series C, AMT, Subordinate, 3.00%, 07/01/51

    1,880       1,872,956  

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Refunding RB, AMT, 3.50%, 07/01/33

    125       126,993  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series M, 5.50%, 02/15/27

    1,000       1,234,970  

Series T-2, 5.00%, 10/01/32

    500       521,161  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Massachusetts (continued)            

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing

   

Series A, (FHA INS), 5.25%, 12/01/35

  $ 130     $ 130,311  

Series A, 3.80%, 12/01/43

    500       536,837  

Series A, 3.85%, 06/01/46

    130       137,648  

Series C-1, 3.15%, 12/01/49

    1,000       1,014,958  

Series D-1, 2.55%, 12/01/50

    295       287,616  

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Refunding RB

   

Series A, AMT, 4.45%, 12/01/42

    1,775       1,847,621  

Series A, AMT, 4.50%, 12/01/47

    475       501,042  

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Refunding RB, S/F Housing, Series 214, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 2.95%, 12/01/44

    465       476,217  

Massachusetts Port Authority, ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/22(b)

    1,000       1,031,415  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    1,750       1,988,822  

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/23(b)

    3,500       3,755,514  

Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/45

    750       949,011  

Sub-Series B, 4.00%, 02/15/43

        1,780       1,908,803  

Massachusetts State College Building Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, (AGC SAP),
5.50%, 05/01/39

    825       1,205,276  

University of Massachusetts Building Authority, RB, Series 1, 5.00%, 11/01/22(b)

    500       523,911  

University of Massachusetts Building Authority, Refunding RB, Series 1, Senior Lien,
5.00%, 11/01/50

    1,000       1,240,356  
   

 

 

 
          63,908,665  
Michigan — 3.7%            

Eastern Michigan University, RB

   

Series A, (AGM), 4.00%, 03/01/44

    1,455       1,645,315  

Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/47

    1,455       1,610,652  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 12/01/21(b)

    45       45,174  

4.00%, 11/15/46

    3,420       3,745,133  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/40

    7,000       7,932,575  

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing

   

Series A, 2.45%, 10/01/46

    2,275       2,201,342  

Series A, 4.05%, 10/01/48

    1,855       2,011,282  

Series A, 4.15%, 10/01/53

    1,885       2,024,375  

Series A, 2.70%, 10/01/56

    8,210       8,073,427  

Series A-1, 3.35%, 10/01/49

    3,465       3,632,297  

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, RB, S/F Housing

   

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/49

    95       98,646  

Series B, 2.95%, 12/01/39

    675       691,281  

Michigan State University, Refunding RB,
Series B, 5.00%, 02/15/48

    1,505       1,852,694  

Michigan Strategic Fund, RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/43

    3,875       4,582,900  

AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/48

    570       668,929  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E   O F   I N V E S T M E N T S

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Michigan (continued)            

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series D, 5.00%, 09/01/39

  $     2,535     $ 2,781,828  

Western Michigan University, Refunding RB, (AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/23(b)

    900       985,751  
   

 

 

 
          44,583,601  
Missouri — 0.4%            

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, RB, 4.00%, 11/15/42

    1,015       1,048,344  

Kansas City Industrial Development Authority, ARB, AMT, (AGM), 4.00%, 03/01/57

    3,730       4,163,687  
   

 

 

 
      5,212,031  
Montana — 0.0%            

City of Kalispell Montana, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 05/15/37

    170       185,193  
   

 

 

 
Nebraska — 0.6%            

Central Plains Energy Project, RB

   

5.00%, 09/01/32

    5,010       5,199,619  

5.25%, 09/01/37

    1,750       1,819,858  
   

 

 

 
      7,019,477  
Nevada — 0.2%            

Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, RB, Series B, 4.00%, 07/01/49

    2,000       2,203,078  
   

 

 

 
New Hampshire — 0.4%            

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Refunding RB(a)(c)

   

Series A, 3.63%, 07/01/43

    665       704,453  

Series B, AMT, 3.75%, 07/01/45

    1,075       1,134,545  

New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, RB, M/F Housing, Series 1, (FHA), 4.00%, 07/01/52

    3,200       3,369,203  
   

 

 

 
      5,208,201  
New Jersey — 7.6%            

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB

   

Series WW, 5.25%, 06/15/25(b)

    40       46,805  

Series WW, 5.25%, 06/15/33

    370       424,840  

Series WW, 5.00%, 06/15/34

    485       552,015  

Series WW, 5.00%, 06/15/36

    2,205       2,505,284  

Series WW, 5.25%, 06/15/40

    715       811,417  

AMT, (AGM), 5.00%, 01/01/31

    900       976,892  

AMT, 5.13%, 01/01/34

    1,620       1,764,141  

AMT, 5.38%, 01/01/43

    2,115       2,319,963  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series BBB, 5.50%, 06/15/30

    5,360       6,502,806  

Sub-Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/32

    1,510       1,678,365  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, RB

   

Series B, AMT, 3.50%, 12/01/39

    755       800,769  

Series C, AMT, Subordinate, 4.25%, 12/01/50

    2,135       2,255,344  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Refunding RB

   

1st Series, AMT, 5.50%, 12/01/25

    255       255,867  

1st Series, AMT, 5.50%, 12/01/26

    200       200,679  

1st Series, AMT, 5.75%, 12/01/27

    1,385       1,389,974  

1st Series, AMT, 5.75%, 12/01/28

    135       135,484  

1st Series, AMT, 5.88%, 12/01/33

    1,980       1,988,647  

Series B, AMT, 3.25%, 12/01/39

    5,985       6,220,941  

Sub-Series C, AMT, 3.63%, 12/01/49

    1,725       1,742,017  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
New Jersey (continued)            

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, Refunding RB, 2nd Series, AMT, 4.35%, 11/01/33

  $     2,195     $ 2,255,516  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB

   

Series A, (NPFGC), 5.75%, 06/15/25

    2,000       2,355,086  

Series A, 0.00%, 12/15/29(d)

    7,530       6,450,416  

Series AA, 5.25%, 06/15/33

    3,525       3,783,999  

Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/38

    4,325       4,765,246  

Series AA, 4.13%, 06/15/39

    1,210       1,382,599  

Series AA, 5.50%, 06/15/39

    7,190       7,721,463  

Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/45

    2,580       3,164,285  

Series AA, 3.00%, 06/15/50

    775       797,677  

Series D, 5.00%, 06/15/32

    1,610       1,811,361  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 12/15/39

    1,060       1,198,713  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/36

    180       218,150  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/42

    355       412,243  

South Jersey Transportation Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/01/50

    1,675       1,873,645  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/34

    2,180       2,614,297  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/36

    3,220       3,853,625  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/37

    2,020       2,281,531  

Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/46

    8,970       10,324,649  
   

 

 

 
          89,836,751  
New Mexico — 0.1%            

City of Santa Fe New Mexico, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/44

    200       221,623  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/49

    270       297,725  

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, Refunding RB, Series VIC, 5.00%, 08/01/44

    500       567,008  
   

 

 

 
      1,086,356  
New York — 6.6%            

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, 5.75%, 02/15/47

    560       560,642  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series C-1, 5.00%, 11/15/56

    6,550       7,415,687  

Series D, 5.00%, 11/15/31

    460       537,375  

New York City Housing Development Corp., RB, M/F Housing

   

Series A, 3.00%, 11/01/55

    1,935       1,962,314  

Series I-1, (FHA 542 (C)), 2.55%, 11/01/45

    6,665       6,568,184  

Series I-1, (FHA 542 (C)), 2.70%, 11/01/55

    1,050       1,036,473  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB, Series S-3, Subordinate, (SAW), 4.00%, 07/15/46

    2,680       2,997,411  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB, Series C, Subordinate, 4.00%, 05/01/45

    935       1,076,428  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/32

    7,000       7,324,919  

New York City Water & Sewer System, RB, Series DD-1, 3.00%, 06/15/50

    3,000       3,116,826  

New York City Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB, Series BB, 5.25%, 12/15/21(b)

    1,425       1,433,842  

New York Counties Tobacco Trust IV, Refunding RB, Series A, 6.25%, 06/01/41(c)

    1,100       1,115,544  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
New York (continued)            

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB
2.88%, 11/15/46

  $     14,775     $ 14,803,767  

Series 1, Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44(c)

    2,630       2,872,752  

New York Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/60

    1,060       1,213,440  

New York State Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing

   

Series B, (SONYMA), 3.88%, 11/01/48

    400       421,581  

Series L-1, (SONYMA), 2.50%, 11/01/45

    1,760       1,699,331  

New York State Thruway Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series B, Subordinate, 3.00%, 01/01/46

    1,575       1,642,656  

Series B, Subordinate, 4.00%, 01/01/50

    510       577,451  

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 01/01/50

    6,045       6,714,061  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    1,160       1,432,816  

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/40

    3,290       4,006,654  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB

   

Consolidated, 186th Series, AMT,
5.00%, 10/15/36

    1,475       1,650,459  

Consolidated, 186th Series, AMT,
5.00%, 10/15/44

    2,940       3,268,698  

Series 207, AMT, 4.00%, 09/15/43

    1,090       1,220,433  

Series 223, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/41

    1,175       1,367,386  
   

 

 

 
          78,037,130  
North Carolina — 0.0%            

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, RB, 4.00%, 11/01/52

    445       502,120  
   

 

 

 
Ohio — 3.5%            

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series B-2, Class 2, 5.00%, 06/01/55

    13,235       14,872,434  

County of Butler Ohio, Refunding RB,
4.00%, 11/15/37

    1,095       1,222,840  

County of Lucas Ohio, Refunding RB, Series A, 6.50%, 11/15/21(b)

    1,255       1,257,855  

County of Montgomery Ohio, Refunding RB 4.00%, 11/15/42

    715       803,171  

4.00%, 08/01/51

    890       1,024,921  

Montgomery County Refunding RB, 4.00%, 08/01/51(e)

    8,560       9,703,565  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/49(c)

    460       527,659  

Ohio Housing Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 4.00%, 09/01/48

    560       595,249  

Ohio Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission, RB

   

Series A-1, Junior Lien, 5.25%, 02/15/31

    1,000       1,061,050  

Series A-1, Junior Lien, 5.25%, 02/15/32

    950       1,007,769  

Series A-1, Junior Lien, 5.25%, 02/15/33

    1,325       1,405,239  

Ohio Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission, RB, CAB, Series A-2, Junior Lien, 0.00%, 02/15/37(d)

    10,040       6,912,641  

State of Ohio, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 01/15/50

    1,055       1,182,190  
   

 

 

 
      41,576,583  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oklahoma — 0.3%            

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, RB, Series B, 5.25%, 08/15/48

  $ 760     $ 914,262  

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/48

    1,640       1,850,968  

Tulsa County Industrial Authority, Refunding RB, 5.25%, 11/15/37

    450       510,419  
   

 

 

 
      3,275,649  
Oregon — 0.4%            

Clackamas Community College District, GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/39

    605       732,797  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/40

    440       532,304  

Clackamas County School District No.12 North Clackamas, GO, CAB, Series A, (GTD),
0.00%, 06/15/38(d)

        2,355       1,317,326  

Port of Portland Oregon Airport Revenue, ARB, Series 24B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    1,150       1,330,978  

State of Oregon Housing & Community Services Department, RB, S/F Housing, Series C,
3.95%, 07/01/43

    805       831,583  
   

 

 

 
          4,744,988  
Pennsylvania — 9.4%            

Allegheny County Airport Authority RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/56

    5,850       7,088,223  

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 05/01/42(c)

    585       667,404  

Bristol Township School District, GO, (SAW), 5.25%, 06/01/37

    1,500       1,611,087  

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, RB

   

4.00%, 07/01/46

    225       249,315  

4.00%, 08/15/50

    1,430       1,560,001  

4.00%, 07/01/51

    200       220,845  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Airport Revenue, Refunding ARB

   

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    755       907,036  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/47

    3,820       4,491,105  

Commonwealth Financing Authority, RB

   

(AGM), 4.00%, 06/01/39

    2,495       2,821,558  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/22(b)

    1,600       1,644,672  

Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Refunding RB, Series A,
4.00%, 09/01/49

    2,820       3,119,205  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB

   

Series A-1, 4.00%, 04/15/50

    2,875       3,267,205  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/34

    10,710       12,633,452  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/38

    13,195       15,504,521  

AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/42

    2,455       2,826,606  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/42

    2,245       2,525,409  

AMT, 5.50%, 11/01/44

    1,000       1,056,525  

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, RB, Series B, AMT, Subordinate, 3.00%, 06/01/47

    575       543,941  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, 4.00%, 08/15/44

    1,000       1,148,700  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A,
5.25%, 09/01/50

    6,905       7,767,193  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pennsylvania (continued)            

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series 128B, AMT,
3.85%, 04/01/38

  $     4,650     $ 5,071,509  

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Refunding RB, S/F Housing, Series 119, AMT, 3.50%, 10/01/36

    1,245       1,269,035  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/38

    1,480       1,669,803  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/41

    3,510       4,124,917  

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/40

    1,375       1,589,358  

Series C, 5.50%, 12/01/23(b)

    1,315       1,456,406  

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/39

    4,775       5,383,927  

Series A, Subordinate, 4.00%, 12/01/49

    1,215       1,358,100  

Series A, Subordinate, 4.00%, 12/01/50

    665       744,936  

Sub-Series A-1, Subordinate,
5.00%, 12/01/41

    5,155       5,956,669  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Refunding RB
3rd Series, 4.00%, 12/01/38

    4,915       5,537,259  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/40

    1,805       2,063,868  

School District of Philadelphia Refunding GOL, Series F, (SAW), 5.00%, 09/01/38

    730       858,038  

School District of Philadelphia, GO, Series A, (SAW), 4.00%, 09/01/46(e)

    2,110       2,404,708  
   

 

 

 
          111,142,536  
Puerto Rico — 5.0%            

Children’s Trust Fund, Refunding RB
5.50%, 05/15/39

    430       440,560  

5.63%, 05/15/43

    1,320       1,335,200  

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, RB

   

Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    2,120       2,187,399  

Series A, Senior Lien, 5.13%, 07/01/37

    225       232,336  

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

   

Series A-1, Restructured, 4.75%, 07/01/53

    2,864       3,185,616  

Series A-1, Restructured, 5.00%, 07/01/58

    17,311       19,543,427  

Series A-2, Restructured, 4.33%, 07/01/40

    19,762       21,671,009  

Series A-2, Restructured, 4.54%, 07/01/53

    500       550,000  

Series A-2, Restructured, 4.78%, 07/01/58

    1,528       1,702,513  

Series B-1, Restructured, 4.75%, 07/01/53

    1,377       1,526,523  

Series B-2, Restructured, 4.78%, 07/01/58

    1,335       1,486,342  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB, CAB, Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46(d)

    16,440       5,354,541  
   

 

 

 
      59,215,466  
Rhode Island — 1.7%            

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, 3.63%, 12/01/37

    1,025       1,065,206  

Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority, RB

   

Series A, 3.00%, 10/01/38

    375       396,514  

Series A, 3.00%, 10/01/39

    535       564,233  

Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/40

    1,105       1,288,860  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/35

    525       589,386  

Series B, 4.50%, 06/01/45

    12,185       13,029,944  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/50

    2,630       2,880,300  
   

 

 

 
      19,814,443  
South Carolina — 6.0%            

Charleston County Airport District, ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 07/01/38

    1,500       1,617,653  

Series A, AMT, 6.00%, 07/01/38

    1,955       2,124,471  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
South Carolina (continued)            

Charleston County Airport District, ARB (continued)

 

 

Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 07/01/41

  $ 3,725     $ 4,010,573  

County of Berkeley South Carolina, SAB 4.25%, 11/01/40

    485       536,014  

4.38%, 11/01/49

    715       786,076  

County of Charleston South Carolina, ARB, 5.25%, 12/01/38

    2,505       2,735,362  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 11/01/48

    3,090       3,730,801  

5.00%, 01/01/55(c)

    2,290       2,382,747  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/38

    5,885       7,054,232  

Series A, 4.25%, 05/01/48

    1,685       1,868,286  

South Carolina Ports Authority, ARB

   

AMT, 5.25%, 07/01/25(b)

    6,770       7,917,204  

AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/48

    530       624,112  

AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/55

    2,790       3,266,942  

South Carolina Public Service Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/54

        16,210       18,073,858  

Series E, 5.50%, 12/01/53

    1,730       1,893,435  

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/38

    4,930       5,368,489  

South Carolina State Housing Finance & Development Authority RB, Series A,
2.25%, 07/01/46

    7,565       7,273,150  
   

 

 

 
          71,263,405  
South Dakota — 0.5%            

South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 07/01/37

    2,915       3,271,277  

4.00%, 07/01/42

    3,000       3,322,044  
   

 

 

 
      6,593,321  
Tennessee — 1.1%            

Greeneville Health & Educational Facilities Board, Refunding RB, Series A,
4.00%, 07/01/40

    3,550       4,006,036  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    2,945       3,394,896  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/49

    790       870,728  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/52(a)

    3,890       5,002,882  
   

 

 

 
      13,274,542  
Texas — 8.1%            

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc., RB, Series 1B, AMT, Subordinate, 3.00%, 04/01/40

    385       354,811  

Central Texas Turnpike System, RB, Series C, 5.00%, 08/15/37

    3,290       3,669,446  

Central Texas Turnpike System, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/22(b)

    5,410       5,611,804  

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, RB, Series A, AMT, 6.63%, 07/15/38

    1,330       1,335,719  

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/15/27

    765       888,472  

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/27

    740       856,693  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Texas (continued)            

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB (continued)

   

Sub-Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/39

  $ 1,650     $ 1,908,842  

Sub-Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/40

    1,320       1,519,138  

Sub-Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/41

    1,320       1,517,633  

Sub-Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/47

    1,150       1,292,435  

City of San Antonio Texas Electric & Gas Systems Revenue, RB, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 02/01/23(b)

    1,335       1,413,347  

Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/48

    7,500       8,654,415  

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, ARB(b)

   

Series D, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/21

    7,025       7,025,000  

Series D, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/42

    3,000       3,000,000  

Series H, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/21

    4,535       4,535,000  

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Refunding RB, Series F, 5.25%, 11/01/33

    2,300    
    2,513,458  

Leander Independent School District, Refunding GO, CAB, Series D, (PSF), 0.00%, 08/15/24(b)(d)

    8,085       4,079,651  

Midland County Fresh Water Supply District No.1, RB, CAB, Series A, 0.00%, 09/15/36(d)

    5,000       2,880,090  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/50(c)

    1,210       1,289,430  

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB 4.25%, 01/01/49

    3,620       4,076,410  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/43

    570       686,405  

Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    1,375       1,442,917  

Red River Education Finance Corp., RB, 5.25%, 03/15/23(b)

    710       758,067  

San Antonio Public Facilities Corp., Refunding RB(d)

   

0.00%, 09/15/35

    8,170       4,305,296  

0.00%, 09/15/36

        17,540       8,715,135  

0.00%, 09/15/37

    12,550       5,871,593  

San Antonio Water System, Refunding RB, Series A, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 05/15/48

    1,355       1,640,784  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    1,880       2,312,633  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, 5.25%, 12/01/39

    1,850       2,022,159  

Texas City Industrial Development Corp., RB, Series 2012, 4.13%, 12/01/45

    690       738,664  

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, (GNMA), 4.25%, 09/01/43

    990       1,061,685  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/15/32

    415       542,323  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/58

    1,795       2,118,078  

AMT, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 12/31/45

    3,020       3,382,783  

Texas Transportation Commission, RB, CAB(d)

   

0.00%, 08/01/35

    310       192,400  

0.00%, 08/01/36

    170       100,087  

0.00%, 08/01/37

    225       125,302  

0.00%, 08/01/38

    810       427,396  

0.00%, 08/01/41

    1,950       872,873  

0.00%, 08/01/44

    1,010       383,262  

0.00%, 08/01/45

    1,775       638,478  
   

 

 

 
          96,760,114  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Utah — 0.6%            

City of Salt Lake City Utah Airport Revenue, ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/42

  $ 2,940     $ 3,460,001  

Salt Lake City Corp. Airport Revenue, ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/48

    1,055       1,247,602  

Utah Charter School Finance Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/49(c)

    485       511,260  

Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/15/55(c)

    935       1,050,923  

Utah Housing Corp., RB, S/F Housing, Series D-2, Class III, (FHA INS), 4.00%, 01/01/36

    475       503,308  
   

 

 

 
          6,773,094  
Virginia — 0.7%            

Lexington Industrial Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 01/01/22(b)

    560       564,424  

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

    1,395       1,417,363  

Virginia Housing Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing

   

Series D, 3.90%, 10/01/48

    1,570       1,680,023  

Series E, 3.15%, 12/01/49

    1,070       1,099,002  

Series I, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA),
2.63%, 11/01/53

    1,190       1,152,260  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/48(a)(c)

    585       612,355  

AMT, Senior Lien, 6.00%, 01/01/37

    1,715       1,773,432  
   

 

 

 
      8,298,859  
Washington — 2.7%            

King County Housing Authority, Refunding RB, 3.00%, 06/01/40

    490       511,486  

Port of Seattle Washington, ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/43

    4,645       5,393,254  

Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/40

        2,395       2,664,136  

Port of Seattle Washington, Refunding ARB, Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 08/01/46

    7,865       9,812,728  

Snohomish County Housing Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 04/01/44

    1,140       1,272,591  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, RB 4.00%, 10/01/45

    1,670       1,817,494  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/45

    1,785       2,018,210  

Series B, 5.00%, 08/15/44

    4,000       4,135,680  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 09/01/55

    315       382,882  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission, RB, M/F Housing, Series A-1, 3.50%, 12/20/35

    3,152       3,592,569  
   

 

 

 
      31,601,030  
West Virginia — 0.4%            

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/51

    3,865       4,237,965  
   

 

 

 

Wisconsin — 2.6%

   

Public Finance Authority, RB(c)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/39

    250       278,163  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/40

    450       493,509  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/40

    1,130       1,241,528  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/49

    955       1,048,518  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/54

    455       498,033  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/15/55

    1,545       1,662,697  

Series A-1, 4.50%, 01/01/35

    605       661,969  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 01/01/55

    825       902,835  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Wisconsin (continued)            

Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB(c)

   

5.00%, 09/01/49

  $ 335     $ 359,314  

5.25%, 05/15/52

        1,015       1,101,042  

5.00%, 09/01/54

    455       486,951  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority RB, 4.00%, 08/15/51(e)

    6,605       7,453,029  

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing

   

Series A, 3.15%, 11/01/44

    520       541,223  

Series A, 4.15%, 11/01/48

    5,080       5,530,830  

Series A, 4.45%, 05/01/57

    3,395       3,662,465  

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, RB, S/F Housing

   

Series A, 1.80%, 03/01/31

    400       396,184  

Series A, 1.85%, 09/01/31

    320       317,029  

Series A, 1.90%, 03/01/32

    600       594,703  

Series A, 1.95%, 09/01/32

    450       446,661  

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, M/F Housing

   

Series A, (HUD SECT 8), 2.05%, 11/01/36

    1,165       1,132,818  

Series A, (HUD SECT 8), 2.25%, 11/01/41

    805       776,249  

Series A, (HUD SECT 8), 2.45%, 11/01/46

    1,210       1,161,117  
   

 

 

 
      30,746,867  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 120.8%
(Cost: $1,293,186,667)

 

      1,434,888,250  
   

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(g)

 

Arizona — 0.9%            

City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., ARB, AMT, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    4,000       4,805,398  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/41

    5,085       5,768,192  
   

 

 

 
      10,573,590  
California — 1.6%            

Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB(h)

   

4.00%, 04/01/42

    1,998       2,245,541  

4.00%, 04/01/47

    9,108       10,156,900  

Los Angeles Unified School District, GO, Series B-1, 5.25%, 07/01/42(h)

    3,729       4,572,537  

Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, Refunding SAB, 5.00%, 10/01/47

    1,980       2,332,126  
   

 

 

 
      19,307,104  
Colorado — 0.6%            

City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/48(h)

    5,518       6,715,238  
   

 

 

 
Connecticut — 0.3%            

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB,
5.00%, 12/01/45

    3,271       3,789,379  
   

 

 

 
District of Columbia — 1.0%            

District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing, Series B-2, (FHA), 4.10%, 09/01/39

    3,052       3,341,869  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
District of Columbia (continued)            

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/30

  $     5,930     $ 6,175,579  

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    2,045       2,432,421  
   

 

 

 
          11,949,869  
Florida — 3.5%            

City of South Miami Health Facilities Authority, Inc., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 08/15/47

    4,215       5,005,595  

City of Tampa Florida, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/46

    1,917       2,112,322  

County of Broward Florida Port Facilities Revenue, ARB, Series B, AMT, 4.00%, 09/01/49

    8,100       9,075,823  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Transit System, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/22

    6,870       7,090,015  

County of Seminole Florida Sales Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, (NPFGC), 5.25%, 10/01/31

    6,300       8,212,141  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, ARB, Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/49(h)

    9,456       10,625,356  
   

 

 

 
      42,121,252  
Georgia — 1.3%            

Georgia Housing & Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 3.60%, 12/01/44

    1,574       1,688,685  

Series A, 3.70%, 06/01/49

    7,303       7,840,110  

Georgia Ports Authority, RB, 4.00%, 07/01/51(h)

    5,403       6,322,475  
   

 

 

 
      15,851,270  
Illinois — 1.9%            

City of Chicago IIllinois Waterworks Revenue, Refunding RB, 2nd Lien, (AGM), 5.25%, 11/01/33

    2,850       2,860,046  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series C, 4.00%, 02/15/27

    2       2,573  

Series C, 4.00%, 02/15/41

    912       1,025,962  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/38

    5,017       5,275,148  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    6,451       7,382,042  

Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    2,459       2,853,568  

Series C, 5.00%, 01/01/38

    3,243       3,661,524  
   

 

 

 
      23,060,863  
Kansas — 1.2%            

Wyandotte County Unified School District No. 500 Kansas City, GO, Series A, 5.50%, 09/01/26

    11,167       13,733,281  
   

 

 

 
Louisiana — 0.3%            

State of Louisiana Gasoline & Fuels Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 1st Lien, 4.00%, 05/01/41

    3,600       3,930,851  
   

 

 

 
Maryland — 1.5%            

City of Baltimore Maryland, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    6,653       7,895,215  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    3,815       4,503,036  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/49

    3,378       3,872,703  

Maryland Stadium Authority, RB, 5.00%, 05/01/42

    1,500       1,814,829  
   

 

 

 
      18,085,783  
Massachusetts — 0.9%            

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 03/01/46

    4,484       4,910,786  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB, 4.00%, 09/01/49

    1,000       1,026,595  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Massachusetts (continued)            

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 07/01/35

  $ 430     $ 492,499  

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing, Series A-1, (FHA), 3.10%, 06/01/60

    1,246       1,251,540  

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/46(h)

    2,000       2,391,206  
   

 

 

 
          10,072,626  
Michigan — 3.6%            

Michigan Finance Authority, RB

   

4.00%, 02/15/47

    5,517       6,293,124  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/44

    4,671       5,365,933  

Series A, 4.00%, 02/15/50

    3,975       4,516,906  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/39

        16,605       16,669,295  

Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series I, 5.00%, 10/15/45

    2,050       2,351,738  

Series I, 4.00%, 04/15/54

    3,765       4,240,465  

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, 4.05%, 10/01/48

    2,756       2,988,397  
   

 

 

 
      42,425,858  
Nevada — 1.8%            

County of Clark Nevada, GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/38

    7,263       8,885,841  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/48

    2,739       3,291,009  

Las Vegas Valley Water District, Refunding GO, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/46

    8,180       9,591,972  
   

 

 

 
      21,768,822  
New Jersey — 1.2%            

Hudson County Improvement Authority, RB, 5.25%, 05/01/51

    1,920       2,245,034  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series B, 4.00%, 01/01/37

    5,501       6,247,316  

Series G, 4.00%, 01/01/43

    5,103       5,718,435  
   

 

 

 
      14,210,785  
New York — 7.0%            

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, 5.75%, 02/15/47(h)

    418       418,626  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Sub- Series D-1, 5.25%, 11/15/44

    8,220       9,110,312  

New York City Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 4.15%, 11/01/38

    6,450       7,067,001  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB, Series S-1, (SAW), 4.00%, 07/15/42(h)

    3,960       4,053,715  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB

   

Series C, 3.00%, 05/01/46

    1,488       1,558,456  

Sub-Series A-3, 5.00%, 08/01/40(h)

    7,286       8,792,260  

New York City Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB

   

Series BB, 5.25%, 06/15/44

    4,408       4,435,572  

Series CC, 5.00%, 06/15/23

    6,260       6,706,466  

Series CC, 5.00%, 06/15/47

    7,061       7,563,533  

Series DD, 5.00%, 06/15/35

    3,945       4,397,219  

Series FF, 5.00%, 06/15/39

    4,050       4,649,526  

Series FF, 5.00%, 06/15/45

    3,859       3,963,592  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
New York (continued)            

New York Liberty Development Corp., ARB, 5.25%, 12/15/43

  $     4,365     $ 4,389,376  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB, 5.75%, 11/15/51(h)

    2,560       2,565,298  

New York Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/60

    1,740       1,991,873  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Series 221, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/60

    5,144       5,728,456  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, Consolidated, 198th Series, 5.25%, 11/15/56

    5,322       6,323,805  
   

 

 

 
          83,715,086  
Ohio — 1.2%            

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 11/15/43

    6,919       7,931,387  

4.00%, 11/15/49(h)

    5,325       5,782,991  
   

 

 

 
      13,714,378  
Pennsylvania — 1.5%            

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GO, 1st Series, 4.00%, 03/01/36(h)

    6,042       6,934,127  

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series 129, 3.40%, 10/01/49

    3,638       3,791,722  

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

    1,514       1,829,367  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/44

    2,907       3,061,668  

Westmoreland County Municipal Authority, Refunding RB, (BAM), 5.00%, 08/15/42

    2,120       2,397,650  
   

 

 

 
      18,014,534  
South Carolina — 0.7%            

South Carolina Ports Authority, ARB, Series B, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/49(h)

    7,065       7,826,355  
   

 

 

 
Texas — 3.6%            

County of Hidalgo Texas, GO, Series A,
4.00%, 08/15/43

    2,703       3,066,820  

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, ARB, Series H, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/37(h)

    4,501       4,501,464  

Harris County Toll Road Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 08/15/43

    2,908       3,544,809  

Houston Community College System, GO, 4.00%, 02/15/43

    3,480       3,645,793  

Howe Independent School District, GO,
(PSF-GTD), 4.00%, 08/15/43

    2,985       3,319,384  

San Antonio Public Facilities Corp., Refunding RB, 4.00%, 09/15/42

    4,438       4,544,393  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/23

    879       942,464  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/41

    8,160       9,622,768  

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, RB, S/F Housing

   

Series A, (GNMA), 3.63%, 09/01/44

    2,424       2,610,816  

Series A, (GNMA), 3.00%, 09/01/45

    1,703       1,766,305  
 

 

 

S C H E D U L E   O F   I N V E S T M E N T S

  35


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Texas (continued)            

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, RB, S/F Housing (continued)

   

Series A, (GNMA), 3.75%, 09/01/49

  $     1,640     $ 1,766,611  

Series A, (GNMA), 3.00%, 03/01/50

    3,227       3,346,751  
   

 

 

 
      42,678,378  
Virginia — 0.8%            

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 5.50%, 07/01/57

    5,313       6,525,286  

Virginia Housing Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing, Series C, 3.70%, 08/01/48

    3,045       3,215,055  
   

 

 

 
      9,740,341  
Washington — 0.9%            

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/38

    6,810       8,588,191  

Series B, 4.13%, 08/15/43

    1,641       1,798,881  
   

 

 

 
      10,387,072  
Wisconsin — 0.4%            

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/42

    2,620       2,724,563  

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, 4.30%, 11/01/53

    1,605       1,727,942  
   

 

 

 
      4,452,505  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 37.7%
(Cost: $418,933,173)

 

    448,125,220  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 158.5%
(Cost: $1,712,119,840)

 

    1,883,013,470  
   

 

 

 
Security  

    

Shares

    Value  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 2.2%  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 0.01%(i)(j)

    26,307,847       $ 26,310,478  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.2%
(Cost: $26,310,478)

 

    26,310,478  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 160.7%
(Cost: $1,738,430,318)

 

    1,909,323,948  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.2)%

 

    (14,254,644

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (21.6)%

 

    (257,094,138

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (37.9)%

 

    (450,130,434
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

    $   1,187,844,732  
 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(b)

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

(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)

Zero-coupon bond.

(e)

When-issued security.

(f)

Security is collateralized by municipal bonds or U.S. Treasury obligations.

(g)

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

(h)

All or a portion of the security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire between November 1, 2021 to November 15, 2051, is $49,472,872. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(i)

Affiliate of the Fund.

(j)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2021 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

04/30/21

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

10/31/21

    

Shares

Held at

10/31/21

     Income     

Capital Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

   $  22,733,566      $  3,576,681 (a)     $      $ 231      $      $  26,310,478        26,307,847      $ 425      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

 

 
Description   

Number of

Contracts

      

Expiration

Date

      

Notional

Amount (000)

      

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

Short Contracts

                 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     299          12/21/21        $ 39,066        $ 349,467  

U.S. Long Bond

     184          12/21/21          29,590          105,460  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     237          12/31/21          28,842          192,876  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 647,803  
                 

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $      $      $  647,803      $      $  647,803  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 period ended October 31, 2021, 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

   $        $        $        $        $  (2,509,700      $        $  (2,509,700
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                                

Futures contracts

   $        $        $        $        $ 710,581        $        $ 710,581  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 122,657,160    

 

 

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

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

                                                                                               

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Assets

           

Investments

           

Long-Term Investments

           

Municipal Bonds

   $          $  1,434,888,250          $          $  1,434,888,250      

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

            448,125,220               448,125,220  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (MQY)

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

                                                                                               

 

 
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

           

Money Market Funds

   $ 26,310,478          $      $      $ 26,310,478  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 26,310,478      $  1,883,013,470          $          $ 1,909,323,948      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

           

Assets

           

Interest Rate Contracts

   $ 647,803      $      $      $ 647,803  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy as follows:

 

                                                                                               

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Liabilities

                 

Loan for TOB Trust Certificates

   $        $ (424,880      $        $ (424,880

TOB Trust Certificates

              (256,605,277                 (256,605,277

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value

              (450,300,000                 (450,300,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $  (707,330,157      $        $  (707,330,157
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

Municipal Bonds

   

Alabama — 1.2%

   

City of Birmingham Alabama, GO, CAB, Series A-1, 5.00%, 03/01/45

  $ 915     $ 1,040,900  

Homewood Educational Building Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/34

    240       285,489  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/47

    655       758,216  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District, RB, Series B, 4.00%, 12/01/51(a)

    1,380       1,648,791  
   

 

 

 
      3,733,396  
Arizona — 2.3%            

Arizona Industrial Development Authority, RB(b)

   

5.00%, 07/01/54

    545       596,812  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/39

    480       504,586  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/49

    545       568,596  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/54

    420       437,518  

City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., Refunding RB, AMT, Senior Lien,
5.00%, 07/01/32

    1,000       1,073,585  

Glendale Industrial Development Authority, RB, 5.00%, 05/15/56

    305       341,024  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima, RB(b)

   

5.00%, 07/01/39

    500       529,268  

5.00%, 06/15/47

    830       840,122  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima, Refunding RB(b)

   

5.00%, 06/15/49

    485       508,347  

5.00%, 06/15/52

    470       491,943  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/39(b)

    200       233,026  

5.00%, 07/01/54(b)

    470       532,478  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/36

    575       706,929  
   

 

 

 
          7,364,234  
Arkansas — 0.5%            

Arkansas Development Finance Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, 4.50%, 09/01/49(b)

    1,375       1,496,250  
   

 

 

 
California — 8.5%            

California Community Housing Agency, RB, M/F Housing(b)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/49

    205       230,065  

Series A-2, 4.00%, 08/01/47

    1,325       1,360,399  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    945       1,014,065  

Sub-Series A-2, 5.00%, 11/01/47

    1,140       1,670,722  

California Housing Finance, RB, M/F Housing, Series 2021-1, Class A, 3.50%, 11/20/35

    813       940,622  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/42

    1,290       1,315,644  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A,
4.00%, 12/01/53

    865       899,695  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A-1, 3.50%, 06/01/36

    870       885,245  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 06/01/47

    785       804,117  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
California (continued)            

Mount San Antonio Community College District, Refunding GO, CAB, Series A, Convertible, 6.25%, 08/01/43(c)

  $   5,000     $ 5,772,000  

Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport SJC, Refunding RB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/36

    365       437,494  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/37

    400       478,614  

San Diego Community College District, GO, CAB(d)

   

0.00%, 08/01/31

    1,855       1,164,304  

0.00%, 08/01/32

    2,320       1,367,519  

San Diego Unified School District, GO, CAB(d)

   

Series C, Election 2008, 0.00%, 07/01/38

    1,400       979,161  

Series G, Election 2008, 0.00%, 01/01/24(e)

    2,730       1,408,472  

San Diego Unified School District, Refunding GO, CAB, Series R-1, 0.00%, 07/01/31(d)

    1,110       942,084  

San Francisco City & County Airport Comm-San Francisco International Airport, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/49

    705       849,708  

State of California, GO, 5.00%, 04/01/42

    1,500       1,528,248  

Yosemite Community College District, GO(d)

   

Series D, 0.00%, 08/01/36

    2,000       1,459,424  

Series D, Election 2004, 0.00%, 08/01/37

    2,790       1,973,747  
   

 

 

 
          27,481,349  
Colorado — 1.9%            

City & County of Denver Colorado, COP, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/48

    1,165       1,281,698  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/46

    945       1,035,722  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/44

    940       1,057,169  

Regional Transportation District, COP, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/39

    2,500       2,666,970  
   

 

 

 
      6,041,559  
Connecticut — 1.0%            

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB, M/F Housing, Series E-1, (HUD SECT 8), 3.25%, 11/15/54

    620       636,641  

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Refunding RB, S/F Housing, Series A-1, 3.80%, 11/15/39

    85       89,819  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/41

    1,650       1,852,214  

State of Connecticut, GO, Series C,
5.00%, 06/15/32

    545       675,921  
   

 

 

 
      3,254,595  
District of Columbia — 0.3%            

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, Subordinate, 4.00%, 10/01/49

    875       974,628  
   

 

 

 
Florida — 9.7%            

Brevard County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 04/01/39

    1,420       1,550,694  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc., RB(b)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/55

    480       500,472  

Series SE, 3.00%, 07/01/31

    100       102,840  

Series SE, 4.00%, 07/01/41

    165       178,643  

Series SE, 4.00%, 07/01/51

    190       202,705  

Series SE, 4.00%, 07/01/56

    160       170,008  

City of Tampa Florida, RB, CAB(d)

   

Series A, 0.00%, 09/01/49

    525       189,583  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Florida (continued)            

City of Tampa Florida, RB, CAB(d) (continued)

   

Series A, 0.00%, 09/01/53

  $ 560     $ 169,761  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation Revenue, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT,
5.00%, 10/01/38

    425       484,477  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation Revenue, Refunding RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/34

    160       178,654  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/22(e)

    1,730       1,804,551  

County of Miami-Dade Seaport Department, ARB(e)

   

Series A, 6.00%, 10/01/23

    1,780       1,974,558  

Series B, AMT, 6.00%, 10/01/23

    1,150       1,274,589  

Series B, AMT, 6.25%, 10/01/23

    360       400,477  

County of Osceola Florida Transportation Revenue, Refunding RB, CAB(d)

   

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/41

    505       271,408  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/42

    675       348,324  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/43

    615       304,463  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/44

    625       297,569  

Series A-2, 0.00%, 10/01/45

    525       240,663  

Escambia County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 08/15/45

    850       938,522  

Florida Development Finance Corp., RB(b)

   

AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/29

    480       511,551  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 08/01/29(a)

    185       189,546  

Florida Development Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Series C, 5.00%, 09/15/50(b)

    270       293,986  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, ARB

   

Sub-Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/37

    660       790,979  

Sub-Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/47

    2,170       2,581,363  

Sub-Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/52

    1,330       1,574,511  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, SAB, S/F Housing

   

4.00%, 05/01/40

    235       248,311  

4.00%, 05/01/50

    395       411,451  

Miami-Dade County Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A,
5.00%, 04/01/40

    2,635       2,974,011  

Miami-Dade County Health Facilities Authority Refunding RB, 4.00%, 08/01/51(f)

    900       1,024,092  

Miami-Dade County Seaport Department Refunding RB, Series A-1, AMT, (AGM),
4.00%, 10/01/45

    790       902,381  

Orange County Health Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 08/01/41

    495       543,255  

5.00%, 08/01/47

    1,435       1,570,836  

Orange County Housing Finance Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 3.75%, 09/01/47

    200       210,548  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, RB, Series B, 4.00%, 11/15/41

    140       158,757  

Putnam County Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 03/15/42

    1,560       1,838,936  

Reedy Creek Improvement District, GO, Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/23(e)

    1,040       1,122,069  

State of Florida, GO, Series B, 4.00%, 07/01/39

    1,840       2,140,483  

Storey Creek Community Development District, SAB, 4.13%, 12/15/49

    500       529,920  
   

 

 

 
          31,199,947  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Georgia — 1.5%            

Gainesville & Hall County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, (GTD),
5.50%, 02/15/25(e)

  $ 440     $ 511,289  

George L Smith II Congress Center Authority, RB, 4.00%, 01/01/54

    280       312,924  

LaGrange-Troup County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 04/01/47

    1,110       1,213,150  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., RB, Series A,
5.00%, 05/15/43

    615       729,864  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, RB

   

4.00%, 01/01/49

    470       517,492  

5.00%, 01/01/56

    645       757,692  

Private Colleges & Universities Authority, RB, 5.00%, 04/01/24(e)

    670       743,750  
   

 

 

 
      4,786,161  
Hawaii — 0.4%            

State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue, ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    1,150       1,301,853  
   

 

 

 
Illinois — 10.1%            

Chicago Board of Education, GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/36

    985       1,209,458  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/38

    400       489,270  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/39

    360       438,817  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/40

    730       887,163  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/41

    470       570,587  

Chicago Board of Education, Refunding GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/28

    205       250,432  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    840       1,032,028  

Chicago Board of Education, Refunding GO, CAB, Series A, 0.00%, 12/01/25(d)

    225       213,570  

Chicago Midway International Airport, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 2nd Lien, 5.00%, 01/01/34

    505       549,169  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, ARB, Series D, Senior Lien, 5.25%, 01/01/42

    2,585       3,079,792  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Refunding ARB, Series C, AMT, Senior Lien, 5.38%, 01/01/39

    3,235       3,408,457  

Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund, RB, 5.25%, 12/01/21(e)

    515       517,112  

Illinois Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series C, 4.13%, 08/15/37

    665       737,712  

Series C, 5.00%, 08/15/44

    305       347,479  

Illinois Housing Development Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 4.13%, 10/01/38

    645       711,573  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB, Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/37

    2,465           2,869,036  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/57

    670       773,593  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, RB, CAB, Series A, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 12/15/36(d)

    10,000       6,919,830  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 06/15/50

    515       569,970  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, CAB, Series B, (AGM), 0.00%, 06/15/44(d)

    2,980       1,598,692  

Regional Transportation Authority, RB, Series B, (NPFGC), 5.75%, 06/01/33

    2,000       2,678,786  

State of Illinois, GO

   

5.25%, 02/01/32

    870       951,587  

5.50%, 07/01/33

    710       762,406  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Illinois (continued)            

State of Illinois, GO (continued)

   

5.25%, 02/01/34

  $ 600     $ 656,267  

5.50%, 07/01/38

    390       418,448  
   

 

 

 
          32,641,234  
Indiana — 0.4%            

Indiana Finance Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/23(e)

    1,215       1,306,336  
   

 

 

 
Louisiana — 1.8%            

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 05/15/46

    2,400       2,780,390  

New Orleans Aviation Board, ARB, Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    2,620       2,935,430  
   

 

 

 
      5,715,820  
Maine — 0.0%            

Maine State Housing Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series B, 3.35%, 11/15/44

    175       183,236  
   

 

 

 
Maryland — 0.3%            

City of Baltimore Maryland, Refunding TA, Series A, Senior Lien, 3.63%, 06/01/46(b)

    655       672,917  

Maryland Economic Development Corp., RB, 5.00%, 07/01/56

    145       173,898  
   

 

 

 
      846,815  
Massachusetts — 1.9%            

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/47

    1,855       2,133,834  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 07/01/41

    815       926,213  

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, RB, Series C, AMT, Subordinate,
3.00%, 07/01/51

    515       513,070  

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, 3.85%, 06/01/46

    55       58,236  

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 4.45%, 12/01/42

    660       687,003  

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/23(e)

    1,110       1,191,035  

Sub-Series B, 4.00%, 02/15/43

    670       718,482  
   

 

 

 
      6,227,873  
Michigan — 4.2%            

Eastern Michigan University, RB, Series A, (AGM), 4.00%, 03/01/44

    545       616,287  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 12/01/21(e)

    15       15,058  

4.00%, 11/15/46

    1,050       1,149,821  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/40

    2,630       2,980,382  

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing

   

Series A, 2.45%, 10/01/46

    625       604,764  

Series A, 4.15%, 10/01/53

    1,680       1,804,217  

Series A, 2.70%, 10/01/56

    2,240       2,202,738  

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series B, 2.95%, 12/01/39

    450       460,854  

Michigan State University, Refunding RB,
Series B, 5.00%, 02/15/48

    570       701,685  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Michigan (continued)            

Michigan Strategic Fund, RB, AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/43

  $   1,465     $ 1,732,632  

Royal Oak Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series D, 5.00%, 09/01/39

    720       790,105  

Western Michigan University, Refunding RB, (AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/23(e)

    340       372,395  
   

 

 

 
      13,430,938  
Missouri — 0.4%            

Kansas City Industrial Development Authority, ARB, AMT, (AGM), 4.00%, 03/01/57

    1,140       1,272,548  
   

 

 

 
Nebraska — 0.8%            

Central Plains Energy Project, RB, 5.25%, 09/01/37

    2,650       2,755,785  
   

 

 

 
New Jersey — 8.6%            

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB

   

Series WW, 5.25%, 06/15/25(e)

    15       17,552  

Series WW, 5.25%, 06/15/33

    135       155,009  

Series WW, 5.00%, 06/15/34

    180       204,872  

Series WW, 5.00%, 06/15/36

    800       908,946  

Series WW, 5.25%, 06/15/40

    305       346,129  

AMT, 5.13%, 01/01/34

    610       664,275  

AMT, 5.38%, 01/01/43

    790       866,558  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, Sub-Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/32

    295       327,892  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    800       936,050  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, RB, Series C, AMT, Subordinate, 4.25%, 12/01/50

    800       845,094  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Refunding RB

   

1st Series, AMT, 5.50%, 12/01/25

    165       165,561  

1st Series, AMT, 5.50%, 12/01/26

    115       115,391  

1st Series, AMT, 5.75%, 12/01/28

    65       65,233  

Series B, AMT, 3.25%, 12/01/39

    2,150           2,234,757  

Sub-Series C, AMT, 3.63%, 12/01/49

    645       651,363  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, Refunding RB, 2nd Series, AMT, 4.35%, 11/01/33

    840       863,159  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB

   

Series A, (NPFGC), 5.75%, 06/15/25

    1,400       1,648,560  

Series A, 0.00%, 12/15/29(d)

    225       192,742  

Series AA, 5.25%, 06/15/33

    1,315       1,411,620  

Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/38

    1,180       1,300,113  

Series AA, 5.50%, 06/15/39

    4,650       4,993,714  

Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/45

    790       968,909  

Series AA, 3.00%, 06/15/50

    235       241,876  

Series D, 5.00%, 06/15/32

    525       590,661  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 12/15/39

    925       1,046,046  

South Jersey Transportation Authority, RB,
Series A, 4.00%, 11/01/50

    510       570,483  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/34

    820       983,360  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/36

    1,220       1,460,069  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
New Jersey (continued)            

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB (continued)

   

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/37

  $         745     $ 841,456  

Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/46

    2,005       2,307,795  
   

 

 

 
          27,925,245  
New Mexico — 0.2%            

City of Santa Fe New Mexico, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/39

    170       189,652  

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, Refunding RB, Series VIC, 5.00%, 08/01/44

    325       368,555  
   

 

 

 
      558,207  
New York — 8.7%            

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp., RB, 5.75%, 02/15/47

    200       200,229  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series C-1, 5.00%, 11/15/56

    1,330       1,505,781  

New York City Housing Development Corp., RB, M/F Housing, Series I-1, (FHA 542 (C)), 2.55%, 11/01/45

    1,000       985,474  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB, Series S-3, Subordinate, (SAW), 4.00%, 07/15/46

    1,000       1,118,437  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 11/01/32

    2,200       2,302,117  

New York City Water & Sewer System, RB, Series DD-1, 4.00%, 06/15/48

    5,000       5,612,530  

New York City Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB, Series BB, 5.25%, 12/15/21(e)

    1,250       1,257,756  

New York Liberty Development Corp., Refunding RB 2.88%, 11/15/46

    4,030       4,037,847  

Series 1, Class 1, 5.00%, 11/15/44(b)

    975       1,064,994  

New York Power Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/60

    395       452,178  

New York Transportation Development Corp., ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 01/01/50

    4,950       5,497,866  

New York Transportation Development Corp., RB

   

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    350       432,315  

AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/40

    1,000       1,217,828  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB

   

Consolidated, 186th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/36

    555       621,020  

Consolidated, 186th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 10/15/44

    1,110       1,234,100  

Series 207, AMT, 4.00%, 09/15/43

    410       459,062  
   

 

 

 
      27,999,534  
Ohio — 3.3%            

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series B-2, Class 2, 5.00%, 06/01/55

    4,245       4,770,191  

County of Butler Ohio, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 11/15/37

    890       993,907  

County of Lucas Ohio, Refunding RB, Series A, 6.50%, 11/15/21(e)

    460       461,047  

Montgomery County Refunding RB, 4.00%, 08/01/51(f)

    2,310       2,618,602  

Ohio Housing Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, (FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA), 4.00%, 09/01/48

    150       159,442  

Ohio Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission, RB

   

Series A-1, Junior Lien, 5.25%, 02/15/32

    610       647,093  

Series A-1, Junior Lien, 5.25%, 02/15/33

    850       901,474  
   

 

 

 
      10,551,756  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Oklahoma — 0.2%            

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/48

  $         495     $ 558,676  
   

 

 

 
Oregon — 0.4%            

Clackamas Community College District, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/40

    390       471,815  

Clackamas County School District No.12 North Clackamas, GO, CAB, Series A, (GTD), 0.00%, 06/15/38(d)

    875       489,452  

State of Oregon Housing & Community Services Department, RB, S/F Housing, Series C, 3.95%, 07/01/43

    245       253,091  
   

 

 

 
      1,214,358  
Pennsylvania — 11.8%            

Allegheny County Airport Authority RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/56

    1,610       1,950,776  

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, RB

   

4.00%, 07/01/46

    100       110,807  

4.00%, 07/01/51

    100       110,422  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Airport Revenue, Refunding ARB

   

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    670       804,919  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/47

    765       899,397  

Commonwealth Financing Authority, RB

   

(AGM), 4.00%, 06/01/39

    935       1,057,377  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/22(e)

    2,110       2,168,911  

Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/49

    840       929,125  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB

   

Series A-1, 4.00%, 04/15/50

    875       994,367  

Series B, 4.00%, 03/15/40

    3,000       3,281,250  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/34

    2,220       2,618,699  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/38

    1,155       1,357,160  

AMT, 5.00%, 06/30/42

    3,300       3,799,511  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/42

    835       939,295  

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, RB, Series B, AMT, Subordinate, 3.00%, 06/01/47

    180       170,277  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 09/01/50

    3,175       3,571,446  

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series 128B, AMT, 3.85%, 04/01/38

    1,760       1,919,539  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/38

    550       620,535  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/41

    730       857,889  

Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/40

    285       329,431  

Series C, 5.50%, 12/01/23(e)

    490       542,691  

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/39

    2,900       3,269,820  

Sub-Series A-1, Subordinate, 5.00%, 12/01/41

    1,755       2,027,925  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Refunding RB

   

3rd Series, 4.00%, 12/01/38

    1,835       2,067,318  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 12/01/40

    680       777,523  

School District of Philadelphia Refunding GOL, Series F, (SAW), 5.00%, 09/01/38

    270       317,357  

School District of Philadelphia, GO, Series A, (SAW), 4.00%, 09/01/46(f)

    575       655,311  
   

 

 

 
          38,149,078  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Puerto Rico — 4.6%            

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

   

Series A-1, Restructured, 4.75%, 07/01/53

  $         5,407     $ 6,014,185  

Series A-1, Restructured, 5.00%, 07/01/58

    3,922       4,427,781  

Series A-2, Restructured, 4.33%, 07/01/40

    1,324       1,451,898  

Series A-2, Restructured, 4.78%, 07/01/58

    276       307,522  

Series B-1, Restructured, 4.75%, 07/01/53

    424       470,040  

Series B-2, Restructured, 4.78%, 07/01/58

    411       457,593  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, RB, CAB, Series A-1, Restructured, 0.00%, 07/01/46(d)

    5,089       1,657,498  
   

 

 

 
      14,786,517  
Rhode Island — 1.3%            

Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/40

    415       484,052  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB

   

Series B, 4.50%, 06/01/45

    945       1,010,529  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/01/50

    2,340       2,562,700  
   

 

 

 
      4,057,281  
South Carolina — 7.0%            

Charleston County Airport District, ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.50%, 07/01/41

    1,360       1,464,263  

County of Berkeley South Carolina, SAB

   

4.25%, 11/01/40

    315       348,133  

4.38%, 11/01/49

    465       511,224  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 11/01/48

    2,010       2,426,832  

5.00%, 01/01/55(b)

    855       889,629  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/38

    2,220       2,661,070  

South Carolina Ports Authority, ARB

   

AMT, 5.25%, 07/01/25(e)

    2,040       2,385,686  

AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/48

    470       553,458  

South Carolina Public Service Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.50%, 12/01/54

    3,935       4,387,454  

Series E, 5.50%, 12/01/53

    2,820       3,086,408  

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/38

    1,840       2,003,655  

South Carolina State Housing Finance & Development Authority RB, Series A, 2.25%, 07/01/46

    2,060       1,980,527  
   

 

 

 
          22,698,339  
South Dakota — 0.4%            

South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 07/01/37

    1,085       1,217,611  
   

 

 

 
Tennessee — 1.1%            

Greeneville Health & Educational Facilities Board, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/40

    750       846,346  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    1,110       1,279,570  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Tennessee (continued)            

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/49

  $         210     $ 231,459  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., RB,
Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/52(a)

    1,060       1,363,254  
   

 

 

 
          3,720,629  
Texas — 14.9%            

Brazos Higher Education Authority, Inc., RB, Series 1B, AMT, Subordinate, 3.00%, 04/01/40

    115       105,982  

Central Texas Turnpike System, RB, Series C, 5.00%, 08/15/37

    1,240       1,383,013  

Central Texas Turnpike System, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/22(e)

    605       627,568  

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, RB, Series A, AMT, 6.63%, 07/15/38

    405       406,742  

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB, AMT, 5.00%, 07/15/27

    230       267,122  

City of Houston Texas Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/27

    225       260,481  

Sub-Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/39

    450       520,593  

Sub-Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/40

    360       414,310  

Sub-Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/41

    360       413,900  

Sub-Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/47

    350       393,350  

City of San Antonio Texas Electric & Gas Systems Revenue, RB, Junior Lien, 5.00%, 02/01/23(e)

    500       529,344  

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, ARB(e)

   

Series D, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/21

    1,800       1,800,000  

Series D, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/42

    1,140       1,140,000  

Series H, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/21

    2,715       2,715,000  

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Refunding RB, Series F, 5.25%, 11/01/33

    865       945,279  

Leander Independent School District, Refunding GO, CAB, Series D, (PSF),
0.00%, 08/15/24(d)(e)

    3,020       1,523,877  

Midland County Fresh Water Supply District No.1, RB, CAB, Series A, 0.00%, 09/15/36(d)

    1,850       1,065,633  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/50(b)

    450       479,540  

North Texas Tollway Authority, RB, CAB, Series C, 6.75%, 09/01/31(e)

    10,000       14,631,860  

North Texas Tollway Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.25%, 01/01/49

    1,090       1,227,427  

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/43

    790       951,333  

Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    530       556,179  

San Antonio Public Facilities Corp., Refunding RB(d)

   

0.00%, 09/15/35

    1,150       606,009  

0.00%, 09/15/36

    3,875       1,925,379  

0.00%, 09/15/37

    17,775       8,316,141  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    1,680       2,066,608  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, 5.25%, 12/01/39

    750       819,794  

Texas City Industrial Development Corp., RB, Series 2012, 4.13%, 12/01/45

    260       278,337  

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, (GNMA), 4.25%, 09/01/43

    305       327,085  
 

 

 

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October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Texas (continued)            

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/15/32

  $         125     $ 163,350  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp., RB, AMT, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 12/31/45

    1,135       1,271,344  
   

 

 

 
      48,132,580  
Utah — 0.7%            

City of Salt Lake City Utah Airport Revenue, ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    1,095       1,288,674  

Salt Lake City Corp. Airport Revenue, ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/48

    395       467,112  

Utah Charter School Finance Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/39(b)

    185       197,788  

Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/15/40(b)

    335       382,991  
   

 

 

 
      2,336,565  
Washington — 3.4%            

Port of Seattle Washington, ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/43

    1,730       2,008,682  

Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 04/01/40

    900       1,001,137  

Port of Seattle Washington, Refunding ARB, Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 08/01/46

    2,145       2,676,198  

Snohomish County Housing Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 04/01/44

    430       480,012  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, RB

   

4.00%, 10/01/45

    630       685,642  

Series B, 5.00%, 08/15/44

    3,000       3,101,760  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission, RB, M/F Housing, Series A-1, 3.50%, 12/20/35

    860       980,307  
   

 

 

 
      10,933,738  
West Virginia — 0.3%            

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/51

    870       953,953  
   

 

 

 
Wisconsin — 2.2%            

Public Finance Authority, RB(b)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/39

    100       111,265  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/40

    300       329,006  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/49

    355       389,763  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/15/54

    170       186,078  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 01/01/55

    535       585,475  

Public Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 09/01/39(b)

    295       318,942  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority RB, 4.00%, 08/15/51(f)

    1,805       2,036,748  

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, RB, M/F Housing

   

Series A, 4.15%, 11/01/48

    1,920       2,090,392  

Series A, 4.45%, 05/01/57

    1,030       1,111,146  
   

 

 

 
      7,158,815  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 116.3%
(Cost: $335,740,466)

      374,967,439  
   

 

 

 
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(g)

 

California(h) — 1.7%  

Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 04/01/47

  $         3,392     $ 3,781,647  

Los Angeles Unified School District, GO,
Series B-1, 5.25%, 07/01/42

    1,391       1,705,951  
   

 

 

 
    5,487,598  
Colorado — 0.8%            

City & County of Denver Colorado Airport System Revenue, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/48(h)

    2,084       2,536,462  
   

 

 

 
Connecticut — 0.4%            

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/45

    1,231       1,425,363  
   

 

 

 
District of Columbia — 1.0%            

District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing, Series B-2, (FHA), 4.10%, 09/01/39

    920       1,007,319  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 10/01/30

    2,190       2,280,694  
   

 

 

 
    3,288,013  
Florida — 6.1%            

City of Miami Beach Florida, RB, 5.00%, 09/01/45

    2,740       3,118,832  

City of South Miami Health Facilities Authority, Inc., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 08/15/47

    2,340       2,778,907  

County of Broward Florida Port Facilities Revenue, ARB, Series B, AMT, 4.00%, 09/01/49

    2,050       2,296,968  

County of Miami-Dade Florida Transit System, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 07/01/22(e)

    1,540       1,589,319  

County of Seminole Florida Sales Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, (NPFGC), 5.25%, 10/01/31

    4,200       5,474,761  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, ARB,
Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/49(h)

    2,117       2,378,524  

Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/35

    2,100       2,107,208  
   

 

 

 
        19,744,519  
Georgia — 1.1%            

Georgia Housing & Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 3.70%, 06/01/49

    1,770       1,900,806  

Georgia Ports Authority, RB, 4.00%, 07/01/51(f)(h)

    1,471       1,721,118  
   

 

 

 
    3,621,924  
Illinois — 4.9%            

City of Chicago IIllinois Waterworks Revenue, Refunding RB, 2nd Lien, (AGM), 5.25%, 11/01/33

    490       491,727  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/38

    1,858       1,954,537  

Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    930       1,078,788  

Regional Transportation Authority, RB, (NPFGC), 6.50%, 07/01/26

    10,000       12,156,575  
   

 

 

 
    15,681,627  
Louisiana — 0.5%            

State of Louisiana Gasoline & Fuels Tax Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 1st Lien, 4.00%, 05/01/41

    1,350       1,474,069  
   

 

 

 
Maryland — 1.3%            

City of Baltimore Maryland, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    2,478       2,940,658  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    939       1,108,863  
   

 

 

 
    4,049,521  
 

 

 

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October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Massachusetts — 0.4%            

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 03/01/46

  $         1,321     $ 1,446,928  
   

 

 

 
Michigan — 3.3%            

Michigan Finance Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/44

    1,750       2,010,789  

Series A, 4.00%, 02/15/50

    2,550       2,897,638  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/39(e)

    4,685       4,703,140  

Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB, Series I, 5.00%, 10/15/45

    760       871,864  
   

 

 

 
          10,483,431  
Nevada — 2.2%            

County of Clark Nevada, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/38

    2,716       3,323,011  

Las Vegas Valley Water District, Refunding GO, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/46

    3,080       3,611,647  
   

 

 

 
      6,934,658  
New Jersey — 1.6%            

Hudson County Improvement Authority, RB, 5.25%, 05/01/51

    720       841,888  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series B, 4.00%, 01/01/37

    2,054       2,332,104  

Series G, 4.00%, 01/01/43

    1,906       2,136,003  
   

 

 

 
      5,309,995  
New York — 7.6%            

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, RB, Sub- Series D-1, 5.25%, 11/15/44

    3,080       3,413,596  

New York City Housing Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 4.15%, 11/01/38

    1,940       2,125,578  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, RB, Series S-1, (SAW), 4.00%, 07/15/42(h)

    1,500       1,535,498  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, RB, Sub-Series A-3, 5.00%, 08/01/40(h)

    2,714       3,274,484  

New York City Water & Sewer System, Refunding RB

   

Series CC, 5.00%, 06/15/23(e)

    2,312       2,477,163  

Series CC, 5.00%, 06/15/47

    2,608       2,793,737  

Series DD, 5.00%, 06/15/35

    1,470       1,638,508  

Series FF, 5.00%, 06/15/39

    2,595       2,979,140  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB, Series 221, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/60

    1,573       1,752,108  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, Consolidated, 198th Series, 5.25%, 11/15/56

    2,001       2,377,371  
   

 

 

 
      24,367,183  
Ohio — 1.5%            

Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 11/15/43

    2,581       2,959,216  

4.00%, 11/15/49(h)

    1,875       2,036,264  
   

 

 

 
      4,995,480  
Pennsylvania — 1.1%            

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing, Series 129, 3.40%, 10/01/49

    1,362       1,419,945  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Pennsylvania (continued)            

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/44

  $         1,094     $ 1,152,071  

Westmoreland County Municipal Authority, Refunding RB, (BAM), 5.00%, 08/15/42

    800       904,774  
   

 

 

 
          3,476,790  
South Carolina — 0.6%            

South Carolina Ports Authority, ARB, Series B, AMT, 4.00%, 07/01/49(h)

    1,770       1,960,743  
   

 

 

 
Texas — 3.9%            

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, ARB, Series H, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/37(h)

    1,996       1,995,649  

Harris County Toll Road Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 08/15/43

    1,094       1,333,871  

Houston Community College System, GO, 4.00%, 02/15/43(e)

    1,305       1,367,172  

San Antonio Public Facilities Corp., Refunding RB, 4.00%, 09/15/42

    1,649       1,688,795  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 02/15/41

    3,080       3,632,123  

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, RB, S/F Housing

   

Series A, (GNMA), 3.63%, 09/01/44

    805       867,375  

Series A, (GNMA), 3.00%, 09/01/45

    408       422,767  

Series A, (GNMA), 3.75%, 09/01/49

    442       475,542  

Series A, (GNMA), 3.00%, 03/01/50

    772       801,048  
   

 

 

 
      12,584,342  
Utah — 1.7%            

County of Utah, RB, Series B, 4.00%, 05/15/47

    5,135       5,438,717  
   

 

 

 
Virginia — 0.7%            

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, RB, Series A, Senior Lien, 5.50%, 07/01/57

    1,962       2,409,907  
   

 

 

 
Washington — 1.0%            

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/38

    2,565       3,234,759  
   

 

 

 
Wisconsin — 0.6%            

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/42

    1,920       1,996,626  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 44.0%
(Cost: $131,658,423)

 

    141,948,655  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 160.3%
(Cost: $467,398,889)

      516,916,094  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Shares     Value  

 

 

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 2.0%            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 0.01%(i)(j)

    6,528,283     $ 6,528,936  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.0%
(Cost: $6,528,935)

 

    6,528,936  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 162.3%
(Cost: $473,927,824)

 

    523,445,030  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.3)%

 

    (4,054,520

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (24.9)%

 

    (80,328,893

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value — (36.1)%

 

    (116,500,000
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 322,561,617  
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. Security description also includes the reference rate and spread if published and available.

(b)

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

 

 

(c)

Step coupon security. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown reflects the rate currently in effect.

(d)

Zero-coupon bond.

(e)

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

(f)

When-issued security.

(g)

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

(h)

All or a portion of the security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Fund could ultimately be required to pay under the agreements, which expire between November 1, 2021 to July 1, 2029, is $14,002,510. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(i)

Affiliate of the Fund.

(j)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended October 31, 2021 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

04/30/21

     Purchases
at Cost
   

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

10/31/21

    

Shares

Held at

10/31/21

     Income     

Capital Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

  $  1,059,716      $  5,469,154 (a)    $      $ 65      $ 1      $  6,528,936        6,528,283      $ 76      $  
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

         
Description  

Number of

Contracts

   

Expiration

Date

   

Notional

Amount (000)

   

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Short Contracts

       

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

    78           12/21/21         $ 10,191         $ 92,643  

U.S. Long Bond

    48       12/21/21       7,719       28,026  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

    67       12/31/21       8,154       55,556  
       

 

 

 
        $ 176,225  
       

 

 

 

 

 

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October 31, 2021

   BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT)

 

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)

  $     $     $     $     $     176,225      $     $  176,225   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 period ended October 31, 2021, 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

  $     $     $     $     $   (817,685   $     $  (817,685
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

             

Futures contracts

  $     $     $     $     $ 332,128     $     $ 332,128  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 33,002,816  

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

The following table summarizes the Fund’s financial instruments categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The breakdown of the Fund’s financial instruments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments above.

 

                                                                                       
         
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Municipal Bonds

   $        $ 374,967,439        $        $ 374,967,439  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

              141,948,655                   141,948,655  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     6,528,936                            6,528,936  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 6,528,936        $  516,916,094        $        $  523,445,030  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Interest Rate Contracts

   $ 176,225        $        $        $ 176,225  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

October 31, 2021

  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (MQT)

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the fair value hierarchy as follows:

 

                                                                                           

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Liabilities

                 

TOB Trust Certificates

   $        $ (80,308,958      $        $ (80,308,958

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value

              (116,500,000                 (116,500,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $  (196,808,958      $        $  (196,808,958
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

October 31, 2021

 

    MYD      MQY     MQT  

 

 

ASSETS

      

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)

  $ 1,097,350,156      $ 1,883,013,470     $ 516,916,094  

Investments, at value — affiliated(b)

    3,293,391        26,310,478       6,528,936  

Cash

    78,923        260,534       69,016  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

    401,000        1,247,000       330,000  

Receivables:

      

Investments sold

    9,660        165,305       20,080  

TOB Trust

           3,604,609       985,461  

Dividends — affiliated

    24        80       21  

Interest — unaffiliated

    13,669,620        22,411,969       6,150,633  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    9,719        35,438       9,406  

Prepaid expenses

    4,853        1,015,141       8,336  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,114,817,346        1,938,064,024       531,017,983  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

ACCRUED LIABILITIES

      

Payables:

      

Investments purchased

    3,799,521        36,649,610       9,988,373  

Accounting services fees

    165,966        320,538       101,156  

Custodian fees

    15,044        35,017       8,086  

Income dividend distributions — Common Shares

    2,510,204        4,613,004       1,219,552  

Interest expense and fees

    32,126        63,981       19,935  

Investment advisory fees

    472,408        807,141       220,554  

Directors’ and Officer’s fees

    479,747        365,141       2,018  

Other accrued expenses

    14,300        23,740       6,345  

Professional fees

    87,807        87,531       58,043  

Transfer agent fees

    11,568        35,501       8,346  

Variation margin on futures contracts

    21,235        57,497       15,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

    7,609,926        43,058,701       11,647,408  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER LIABILITIES

      

TOB Trust Certificates

    153,765,259        256,605,277       80,308,958  

Loan for TOB Trust Certificates

           424,880        

VRDP Shares, at liquidation value of $ 100,000 per share, net of deferred offering costs(c)(d)(e)

    251,088,960        450,130,434        

VMTP Shares, at liquidation value of $ 100,000 per share(c)(d)(e)

                 116,500,000  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other liabilities

    404,854,219        707,160,591       196,808,958  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    412,464,145        750,219,292       208,456,366  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

  $ 702,353,201      $ 1,187,844,732     $ 322,561,617  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS CONSIST OF

      

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

  $ 626,508,559      $ 1,044,820,167     $ 279,861,119  

Accumulated earnings

    75,844,642        143,024,565       42,700,498  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

  $ 702,353,201      $ 1,187,844,732         $ 322,561,617      
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value per Common Share

  $ 14.97      $ 16.22     $ 14.28  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)  Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $  1,005,209,292      $  1,712,119,840     $  467,398,889  

(b)  Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 3,293,391      $ 26,310,478     $ 6,528,935  

(c) Preferred Shares outstanding

    2,514        4,503       1,165  

(d)  Preferred Shares authorized

    16,234        14,503       7,565  

(e)  Par value per Preferred Share

  $ 0.10      $ 0.10     $ 0.10  

(f)  Common Shares outstanding

    46,919,695        73,223,950       22,584,305  

(g)  Common Shares authorized

    199,983,766        199,985,497       199,992,435  

(h)  Par value per Common Share

  $ 0.10      $ 0.10     $ 0.10  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended October 31, 2021

 

    MYD     MQY     MQT  

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

     

Dividends — affiliated

  $ 129     $ 425     $ 76  

Interest — unaffiliated

    20,024,974         34,763,611         9,485,236  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    20,025,103       34,764,036       9,485,312  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

     

Investment advisory

    2,822,285       4,859,308       1,325,930  

Accounting services

    73,964       105,465       45,747  

Directors and Officer

    53,520       60,205       11,267  

Professional

    51,714       25,947       36,885  

Transfer agent

    27,538       26,451       15,765  

Liquidity fees

    12,908              

Remarketing fees on Preferred Shares

    12,673              

Registration

    8,356       5,441       4,318  

Custodian

    7,945       11,060       1,709  

Miscellaneous

    40,764       98,485       34,398  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs

    3,111,667       5,192,362       1,476,019  

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs(a)

    1,589,177       2,652,253       859,250  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    4,700,844       7,844,615       2,335,269  

Less:

     

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (673     (2,117     (373
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    4,700,171       7,842,498       2,334,896  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    15,324,932       26,921,538       7,150,416  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

     

Net realized gain (loss) from:

     

Investments — unaffiliated

    971,552       336,317       109,952  

Investments — affiliated

    (624     231       65  

Futures contracts

    (1,822,574     (2,509,700     (817,685
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (851,646     (2,173,152     (707,668
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments — unaffiliated

    (12,930,379     (23,445,484     (6,157,692

Investments — affiliated

                1  

Futures contracts

    581,972       710,581       332,128  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (12,348,407     (22,734,903     (5,825,563
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (13,200,053     (24,908,055     (6,533,231
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ 2,124,879     $ 2,013,483     $ 617,185  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Related to TOB Trusts, VMTP Shares and/or VRDP Shares.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    MYD          MQY  
   

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

04/30/21

        

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

04/30/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

          

OPERATIONS

          

Net investment income

  $ 15,324,932     $ 32,362,237           $ 26,921,538     $ 24,245,922  

Net realized gain (loss)

    (851,646 )          1,992,708          (2,173,152 )          1,775,843  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (12,348,407     85,253,215          (22,734,903     51,309,680  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    2,124,879       119,608,160          2,013,483       77,331,445  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS(a)

          

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to Common Shareholders

    (15,647,718     (31,530,034        (27,670,309     (23,782,343
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

          

Net proceeds from the issuance of common shares due to reorganization

                         704,080,024  

Reinvestment of common distributions

                   869,876       727,882  

Redemption of common shares

                         (1,564
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

                   869,876       704,806,342  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

          

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    (13,522,839     88,078,126          (24,786,950     758,355,444  

Beginning of period

    715,876,040       627,797,914          1,212,631,682       454,276,238  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 702,353,201     $  715,876,040        $ 1,187,844,732     $  1,212,631,682  
 

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

     MQT  
    

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

04/30/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

    

OPERATIONS

    

Net investment income

   $ 7,150,416     $ 14,721,109  

Net realized gain (loss)

     (707,668     1,097,159  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (5,825,563 )        33,432,792  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

     617,185       49,251,060  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS(a)

    

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to Common Shareholders

     (7,312,742     (14,051,609
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

    

Reinvestment of common distributions

     384,471        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

    

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

     (6,311,086     35,199,451  

Beginning of period

     328,872,703       293,673,252  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 322,561,617     $ 328,872,703  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) 

Six Months Ended October 31, 2021

 

    MYD     MQY     MQT  

 

 

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

     

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 2,124,879     $ 2,013,483     $ 617,185  

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/payups

    55,039,382       112,994,475       29,286,379  

Purchases of long-term investments

    (61,168,411     (91,005,249     (22,656,308

Net purchases of short-term securities

    (2,643,556     (3,576,681     (5,469,154

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments and other fees

    1,743,512       1,395,525       409,693  

Net realized gain on investments

    (970,928     (336,548     (110,017

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

    12,930,379       23,445,484       6,157,691  

(Increase) Decrease in Assets

     

Receivables

     

Dividends — affiliated

    (10     117       (8

Interest — unaffiliated

    45,288       282,038       (39,335

Variation margin on futures contracts

    (9,719     (35,438     (9,406

Prepaid expenses

    16,076       144,059       10,557  

Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities

     

Payables

     

Accounting services fees

    62,718       78,937       38,825  

Custodian fees

    7,123       8,424       1,233  

Interest expense and fees

    (12,355     (1,601     (8,023

Investment advisory fees

    15,991       13,097       4,637  

Directors’ and Officer’s fees

    39,364       36,852       1,069  

Other accrued expenses

    1,779       (35,983     (1,837

Professional fees

    (16,014     (100,164     (17,726

Reorganization costs

          (381,304      

Transfer agent fees

    (4,052     (12,988     (2,295

Variation margin on futures contracts

    (10,142     (28,033     (8,360
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    7,191,304       44,898,502       8,204,800  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES

     

Cash dividends paid to Common Shareholders

    (15,765,017     (30,284,137     (6,926,852

Repayments of TOB Trust Certificates

    (3,153,242     (20,487,908     (1,285,948

Repayments of Loan for TOB Trust Certificates

          (5,415,000      

Proceeds from TOB Trust Certificates

    11,602,448       5,413,692       (4,562

Proceeds from Loan for TOB Trust Certificates

          5,839,880        

Amortization of deferred offering costs

    8,071       32,788        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used for financing activities

    (7,307,740     (44,900,685     (8,217,362
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH

     

Net decrease in restricted and unrestricted cash

    (116,436     (2,183     (12,562

Restricted and unrestricted cash at beginning of period

    596,359       1,509,717       411,578  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Restricted and unrestricted cash at end of period

  $ 479,923     $ 1,507,534     $ 399,016  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

     

Cash paid during the period for interest expense

  $ 1,593,461     $ 2,621,066     $ 867,273  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES

     

Reinvestment of common distributions

  $     $ 869,876     $ 384,471  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AT THE END OF PERIOD TO THE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

     

Cash

  $ 78,923     $ 260,534     $ 69,016  

Cash pledged

     

Futures contracts

    401,000       1,247,000       330,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 479,923     $ 1,507,534     $ 399,016  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        MYD  
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

    Year Ended April 30,  
        2021      2020     2019      2018      2017  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

    

  $ 15.26     $ 13.38      $ 14.56     $ 14.38      $ 14.71      $ 15.61  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.33       0.69        0.66       0.73        0.79        0.84  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.29     1.86        (1.16     0.17        (0.30      (0.87
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.04       2.55        (0.50     0.90        0.49        (0.03
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income(b)

      (0.33     (0.67      (0.68     (0.72      (0.82      (0.87
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 14.97     $ 15.26      $ 13.38     $ 14.56      $ 14.38      $ 14.71  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

    $ 14.37     $ 14.62      $ 12.29     $ 14.15      $ 13.12      $ 14.75  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(c)

                

Based on net asset value

      0.28 %(d)       19.61      (3.66 )%      6.80      3.47      (0.16 )% 
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Based on market price

      0.48 %(d)       24.76      (8.94 )%      13.76      (5.85 )%       (0.65 )% 
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

                

Total expenses

      1.29 %(e)       1.36      2.07 %(f)      2.27      2.00      1.75
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      1.29 %(e)       1.36      2.07 %(f)       2.27      2.00      1.75
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering costs(g)(h)

      0.86 %(e)       0.87      0.85 %(f)       0.88      0.89      0.89
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

      4.22 %(e)       4.66      4.49 %(f)       5.10      5.33      5.52
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

    $ 702,353     $ 715,876      $ 627,798     $ 682,832      $ 674,077      $ 687,869  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

    $ 251,400     $ 251,400      $ 251,400     $ 251,400      $ 251,400      $ 251,400  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

    $ 379,377     $ 384,756      $ 349,719     $ 371,612      $ 368,129      $ 373,615  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

    $ 153,765     $ 145,316      $ 147,785     $ 136,925      $ 167,150      $ 168,316  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      5     14      19     17      9      10
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                  

(a)  Based on average Common 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)  Annualized.

                

(f)   Excludes expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds of 0.01%.

    

(g)  Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

   

(h)  The total expense ratio after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees as follows:

   

                  
     
           

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

    Year Ended April 30,  
         2021      2020     2019      2018      2017  
 

Expense ratios

              0.85 %                 0.86              0.85 %                 0.88              0.88              0.89
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        MQY  
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

    Year Ended April 30,  
        2021      2020      2019      2018      2017  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

    

  $ 16.57     $ 14.79      $ 15.67      $ 15.22      $ 15.56      $ 16.47  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.37       0.75        0.67        0.69        0.77        0.85  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.34     1.80        (0.91      0.47        (0.29      (0.89
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.03       2.55        (0.24      1.16        0.48        (0.04
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders(b)

                 

From net investment income

      (0.38     (0.77      (0.64      (0.69      (0.82      (0.87

From net realized gain

                          (0.02              
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

      (0.38     (0.77      (0.64      (0.71      (0.82      (0.87
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 16.22     $ 16.57      $ 14.79      $ 15.67      $ 15.22      $ 15.56  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

    $ 16.12     $ 15.92      $ 13.88      $ 13.99      $ 13.83      $ 15.14  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(c)

                 

Based on net asset value

      0.15 %(d)       17.56      (1.44 )%       8.42      3.28      (0.12 )% 
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Based on market price

      3.60 %(d)       20.35      3.60      6.53      (3.55 )%       (3.34 )% 
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

                 

Total expenses

      1.28 %(e)       1.48 %(f)        2.20      2.48      2.05      1.74
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      1.28 %(e)       1.47 %(f)        2.20      2.48      2.05      1.74
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering costs(g)(h)

      0.85 %(e)       0.95 %(f)        0.90      0.93      0.91      0.89
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

      4.39 %(e)       4.64      4.15      4.55      4.91      5.28
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

    $ 1,187,845     $ 1,212,632      $ 454,276      $  481,212      $  467,334      $  477,758  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

    $ 450,300     $ 450,300      $ 176,600      $ 176,600      $ 176,600      $ 176,600  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

    $ 363,790     $ 369,294      $  357,235      $ 372,487      $ 364,628      $ 370,531  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

    $ 257,030     $ 268,075      $ 129,475      $ 134,198      $ 139,144      $ 119,144  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      6     8      18      21      20      13
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                   

(a)  Based on average Common 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)  Annualized.

   

             

(f)   Includes non-recurring expenses of reorganization costs. Without these costs, total expenses, total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering cost would have been 1.42%, 1.41% and 0.90%, respectively.

    

(g)  Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VRDP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

   

(h)  The total expense ratio after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, amortization of offering costs, liquidity and remarketing fees as follows:

   

                   
     
       

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

    Year Ended April 30,  
             2021      2020      2019      2018      2017  
 

Expense ratios

      0.85     0.94      0.90      0.93      0.91      0.89
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    MQT  
   

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

(unaudited)

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2021      2020      2019      2018      2017  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 14.58     $ 13.02      $ 13.77      $ 13.37      $ 13.69      $ 14.45  
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

 

    

    0.32       0.65        0.57        0.60        0.66        0.73  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.30     1.53        (0.78      0.39        (0.29      (0.74
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      0.02       2.18        (0.21      0.99        0.37        (0.01
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income(b)

      (0.32     (0.62      (0.54      (0.59      (0.69      (0.75
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 14.28     $ 14.58      $ 13.02      $ 13.77      $ 13.37      $ 13.69  
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

    $ 14.14     $ 13.92      $ 11.99      $ 12.26      $ 11.98      $ 12.94  
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(c)

                 

Based on net asset value

      0.14 %(d)       17.24      (1.41 )%       8.21      3.01      0.12
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Based on market price

      3.86 %(d)       21.55      1.97      7.52      (2.35 )%       (4.57 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

                 

Total expenses

      1.40 %(e)       1.47      2.29      2.59      2.10      1.79
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      1.40 %(e)       1.47      2.29      2.58      2.10      1.79
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering costs(f)

      0.89 %(e)       0.91      0.92      0.95      0.92      0.90
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

      4.30 %(e)       4.57      4.04      4.47      4.75      5.13
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

    $ 322,562     $  328,873      $  293,673      $  310,611      $  301,697      $  308,707  
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

    $ 116,500     $ 116,500      $ 116,500      $ 116,500      $ 116,500      $ 116,500  
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

    $ 376,877     $ 382,294      $ 352,080      $ 366,619      $ 358,967      $ 364,984  
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

    $ 80,309     $ 80,614      $ 82,178      $ 90,517      $ 87,513      $ 72,634  
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      6     8      19      22      21      13
   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Based on average Common 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)

Annualized.

(f)

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs related to TOB Trusts and/or VMTP Shares. See Note 4 and Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) 

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

The following are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as closed-end management investment companies and are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds”, or individually as a “Fund”:

 

       
Fund Name   Herein Referred To As    Organized    Diversification
Classification

BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc.

  MYD    Maryland    Diversified

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.

  MQY    Maryland    Diversified

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.

  MQT    Maryland    Diversified

The Boards of Directors of the Funds are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board,” and the directors thereof are collectively referred to throughout this report as “Directors”. The Funds determine and make available for publication the net asset values (“NAVs”) of their Common Shares on a daily basis.

The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of non-index fixed-income mutual funds and all BlackRock-advised closed-end funds referred to as the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

Prior Year Reorganizations: The Board and shareholders of MQY (the “Acquiring Fund”) and the Board and shareholders of each of BlackRock Maryland Municipal Bond Trust (“BZM”), BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (“MHE”), BlackRock MuniYield Arizona Fund, Inc. (“MZA”), BlackRock MuniYield Investment Fund (“MYF”) and BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. (“MEN”) (individually, a “Target Fund” and collectively the “Target Funds”) approved the reorganization of each Target Fund into the Acquiring Fund. As a result, the Acquiring Fund acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed substantially all of the liabilities of each Target Fund in exchange for an equal aggregate value of newly-issued Common Shares and Preferred Shares of the Acquiring Fund.

Each Common Shareholder of a Target Fund received Common Shares of the Acquiring Fund in an amount equal to the aggregate net asset value (“NAV”) of such Common Shareholder’s Target Fund Common Shares, as determined at the close of business on April 16, 2021. Cash was distributed for any fractional shares.

Each Preferred Shareholder of a Target Fund received Preferred Shares of the Acquiring Fund in an amount equal to the aggregate liquidation preference of the Target Fund’s Preferred Shares held by such Preferred Shareholder prior to the Target Fund’s reorganizations.

The reorganizations were accomplished by a tax-free exchange of Common Shares and Preferred Shares of the Acquiring Fund in the following amounts and at the following conversion ratios:

 

           
Target Funds   Target
Fund’s
Share
Class
    

Shares Prior to

Reorganization

     Conversion
Ratio
     MQY’s
Share
Class
    

Shares of

MQY

 

BZM

    Common        2,083,853        0.91690814        Common        1,910,699 (a) 

MHE

    Common        2,371,448        0.83140659        Common        1,971,620 (a) 

MZA

    Common        4,640,560        0.89199202        Common        4,139,337 (a) 

MYF

    Common        13,713,952        0.88734134        Common        12,168,943 (a) 

MEN

    Common        29,681,476        0.74877257        Common        22,224,620 (a) 

BZM

    VRDP        160        1        VRDP        160  

MHE

    VRDP        185        1        VRDP        185  

MZA

    VRDP        373        1        VRDP        373  

MYF

    VRDP        594        1        VRDP        594  

MEN

    VRDP        1,425        1        VRDP        1,425  

 

  (a)

Net of fractional shares redeemed.

 

Each Target Fund’s net assets and composition of net assets on April 16, 2021, the valuation date of the reorganization were as follows:

 

           
     BZM    MHE    MZA    MYF    MEN

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

  $31,717,107    $32,728,595    $68,711,731    $202,001,002    $368,921,589

Paid-in-capital

  29,279,451    29,061,105    60,666,284    182,846,055    311,066,176

Accumulated earnings

  2,437,656    3,667,490    8,045,447    19,154,947    57,855,413

For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Acquiring Fund were recorded at fair value. However, the cost basis of the investments received from the Target Funds were carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Acquiring Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.

The net assets applicable to Common Shareholders of the Acquiring Fund before the reorganizations were $510,548,104. The aggregate net assets applicable to Common Shareholders of the Acquiring Fund immediately after the reorganizations amounted to $1,214,628,128. Each Target Fund’s fair value and cost of financial instruments prior to the reorganization were as follows:

 

         
Target Funds  

Fair Value of

Investments

   Cost of
Investments
   TOB Trust
Certificates
   Preferred
Shares Value

BZM

  $47,375,039    $44,331,936    $2,999,064    $16,000,000

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)

 

         
Target Funds   Fair Value of
Investments
   Cost of
Investments
   TOB Trust
Certificates
   Preferred
Shares Value

MHE

  47,924,139    43,431,566    2,965,858    18,500,000

MZA

  106,463,580    96,825,424    2,000,000    37,300,000

MYF

  308,464,746    282,979,848    52,915,670    59,400,000

MEN

  580,336,519    514,194,693    82,579,416    142,500,000

The purpose of these transactions was to combine six funds managed by the Manager with the same or substantially similar (but not identical) investment objectives, investment policies, strategies, risks and restrictions. Each reorganization was a tax-free event and was effective on April 19, 2021.

Assuming the reorganization had been completed on May 1, 2020, the beginning of the fiscal reporting period of MQY, the pro forma results of operations for the year ended April 30, 2021, are as follows:

 

 

Net investment income (loss): $53,803,674

 

 

Net realized and change in unrealized gain/loss on investments: $128,902,389

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations: $182,706,063

Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the reorganization was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of each Target Fund that have been included in MQY’s Statement of Operations since April 19, 2021.

Reorganization costs incurred by MQY in connection with the reorganization were expensed MQY. The Manager reimbursed the Fund $45,776.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates at fair value. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized daily on an accrual basis.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., futures contracts) or certain borrowings (e.g., TOB Trust transactions) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments or borrowings. Doing so allows the investments or borrowings to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

Distributions: Distributions from net investment income are declared and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend dates and made at least annually. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Distributions to Preferred Shareholders are accrued and determined as described in Note 10.

Deferred Compensation Plan: Under the Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) approved by each Fund’s Board, the directors who are not “interested persons” of the Funds, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”), may defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex selected by the Independent Directors. This has the same economic effect for the Independent Directors as if the Independent Directors had invested the deferred amounts directly in certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

The Plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Fund, as applicable. Deferred compensation liabilities, if any, are included in the Directors’ and Officer’s fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and will remain as a liability of the Funds until such amounts are distributed in accordance with the Plan.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

 

 

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3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund is open for business and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Fixed-income investments for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third-party pricing services. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), market data, 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.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

 

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that 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 include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

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

 

   

Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access;

 

   

Level 2 – Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs); and

 

   

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 financial instruments).

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Zero-Coupon Bonds: Zero-coupon bonds are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.

Forward Commitments, When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Securities: The Funds may purchase securities on a when-issued basis and may purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis. Settlement of such transactions normally occurs within a month or more after the purchase or sale commitment is made. The Funds 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.

 

 

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Since the value of securities purchased may fluctuate prior to settlement, the Funds may be required to pay more at settlement than the security is worth. In addition, a Fund is not entitled to any of the interest earned prior to settlement. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Funds assume 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, the Funds’ maximum amount of loss is the unrealized appreciation of unsettled when-issued transactions.

Municipal Bonds Transferred to TOB Trusts: Certain Funds leverage their assets through the use of “TOB Trust” transactions. The funds transfer municipal bonds into a special purpose trust (a “TOB Trust”). A TOB Trust issues two classes of beneficial interests: short-term floating rate interests (“TOB Trust Certificates”), which are sold to third-party investors, and residual inverse floating rate interests (“TOB Residuals”), which are issued to the participating funds that contributed the municipal bonds to the TOB Trust. The TOB Trust Certificates have interest rates that reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender such certificates to the TOB Trust for redemption at par and any accrued interest at each reset date. The TOB Residuals held by a fund provide the fund with the right to cause the holders of a proportional share of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates to the TOB Trust at par plus accrued interest. The funds may withdraw a corresponding share of the municipal bonds from the TOB Trust. Other funds managed by the investment adviser may also contribute municipal bonds to a TOB Trust into which a fund has contributed bonds. If multiple BlackRock-advised funds participate in the same TOB Trust, the economic rights and obligations under the TOB Residuals will be shared among the funds ratably in proportion to their participation in the TOB Trust.

TOB Trusts are supported by a liquidity facility provided by a third-party bank or other financial institution (the “Liquidity Provider”) that allows the holders of the TOB Trust Certificates to tender their certificates in exchange for payment of par plus accrued interest on any business day. The tendered TOB Trust Certificates are remarketed by a Remarketing Agent. In the event of a failed remarketing, the TOB Trust may draw upon a loan from the Liquidity Provider to purchase the tendered TOB Trust Certificates. Any loans made by the Liquidity Provider will be secured by the purchased TOB Trust Certificates held by the TOB Trust and will be subject to an increased interest rate based on number of days the loan is outstanding.

The TOB Trust may be collapsed without the consent of a fund, upon the occurrence of a termination event as defined in the TOB Trust agreement. Upon the occurrence of a termination event, a TOB Trust would be liquidated with the proceeds applied first to any accrued fees owed to the trustee of the TOB Trust, the Remarketing Agent and the Liquidity Provider. Upon certain termination events, TOB Trust Certificates holders will be paid before the TOB Residuals holders (i.e., the Funds) whereas in other termination events, TOB Trust Certificates holders and TOB Residuals holders will be paid pro rata.

While a fund’s investment policies and restrictions expressly permit investments in inverse floating rate securities, such as TOB Residuals, they restrict the ability of a fund to borrow money for purposes of making investments. The Funds’ management believes that a Fund’s restrictions on borrowings do not apply to the Funds’ TOB Trust transactions. Each fund’s transfer of the municipal bonds to a TOB Trust is considered a secured borrowing for financial reporting purposes. The cash received by the TOB Trust from the sale of the TOB Trust Certificates, less certain transaction expenses, is paid to a fund. A fund typically invests the cash received in additional municipal bonds.

Accounting for TOB Trusts: The municipal bonds deposited into a TOB Trust are presented in a fund’s Schedule of Investments and the TOB Trust Certificates are shown in Other Liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Any loans drawn by the TOB Trust pursuant to the liquidity facility to purchase tendered TOB Trust Certificates are shown as Loan for TOB Trust Certificates. The carrying amount of a fund’s payable to the holder of the TOB Trust Certificates, as reported in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as TOB Trust Certificates, approximates its fair value.

Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts, from the underlying municipal bonds is recorded by a fund on an accrual basis. Interest expense incurred on the TOB Trust transaction and other expenses related to remarketing, administration, trustee, liquidity and other services to a TOB Trust are shown as interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. Fees paid upon creation of the TOB Trust are recorded as debt issuance costs and are amortized to interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations to the expected maturity of the TOB Trust. In connection with the restructurings of the TOB Trusts to non-bank sponsored TOB Trusts, a fund incurred non-recurring, legal and restructuring fees, which are recorded as interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. Amounts recorded within interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations are:

 

         
Fund Name   Interest Expense      Liquidity Fees      Other Expenses      Total  

MYD

  $ 59,918      $ 302,777      $ 97,718      $  460,413  

MQY

    114,718        539,828        184,569        839,115  

MQT

    35,487        168,581        57,513        261,581  

For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the following table is a summary of each Fund’s TOB Trusts:

 

           
Fund Name    


Underlying
Municipal Bonds
Transferred to
TOB Trusts
 
 
 
(a)  
    

Liability for
TOB Trust
Certificates
 
 
(b) 
    



Range of
Interest Rates
on TOB Trust
Certificates at
Period End
 
 
 
 
 
    



Average

TOB Trust
Certificates
Outstanding

 

 
 
 

    



Daily Weighted
Average Rate
of Interest and
Other Expenses
on TOB Trusts
 
 
 
 
 

MYD

  $ 257,242,241      $   153,765,259        0.06% — 0.20%      $   147,334,600        0.62

MQY

    448,125,220        256,605,277        0.07 — 0.21           260,602,094        0.64  

MQT

    141,948,655        80,308,958        0.07 — 0.21           79,650,202        0.65  

 

  (a)

The municipal bonds transferred to a TOB Trust are generally high grade municipal bonds. In certain cases, when municipal bonds transferred are lower grade municipal bonds, the TOB Trust transaction may include a credit enhancement feature that provides for the timely payment of principal and interest on the bonds to the TOB Trust by a credit enhancement provider in the event of default of the municipal bond. The TOB Trust would be responsible for the payment of the credit enhancement fee and the funds, as TOB Residuals holders, would be responsible for reimbursement of any payments of principal and interest made by the credit enhancement provider. The maximum potential amounts owed by the funds, for such reimbursements, as applicable, are included in the maximum potential amounts disclosed for recourse TOB Trusts in the Schedules of Investments.

 

 

 

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  (b)

TOB Trusts may be structured on a non-recourse or recourse basis. When a Fund invests in TOB Trusts on a non-recourse basis, the Liquidity Provider may be required to make a payment under the liquidity facility to allow the TOB Trust to repurchase TOB Trust Certificates. The Liquidity Provider will be reimbursed from the liquidation of bonds held in the TOB Trust. If a fund invests in a TOB Trust on a recourse basis, a fund enters into a reimbursement agreement with the Liquidity Provider where a fund is required to reimburse the Liquidity Provider for any shortfall between the amount paid by the Liquidity Provider and proceeds received from liquidation of municipal bonds held in the TOB Trust (the “Liquidation Shortfall”). As a result, if a fund invests in a recourse TOB Trust, a fund will bear the risk of loss with respect to any Liquidation Shortfall. If multiple funds participate in any such TOB Trust, these losses will be shared ratably, including the maximum potential amounts owed by a fund at October 31, 2021, in proportion to their participation in the TOB Trust. The recourse TOB Trusts are identified in the Schedules of Investments including the maximum potential amounts owed by a fund at October 31, 2021.

 

For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the following table is a summary of each Fund’s Loan for TOB Trust Certificates:

 

         
Fund Name   Loans
Outstanding
at Period End
     Range of
Interest Rates
on Loans at
Period End
   Average
Loans
Outstanding
     Daily Weighted
Average Rate
of Interest and
Other Expenses
on Loans
 

MQY

  $ 424,880      0.50 — 0.50%    $ 593,626        0.72

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and/or to manage their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedules of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or over-the-counter (“OTC”).

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of 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 rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory: Each Fund entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), to provide investment advisory and administrative services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund.

For such services, each Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.50% of the average daily value of each Fund’s net assets.

For purposes of calculating these fees, “net assets” mean the total assets of the Fund minus the sum of its accrued liabilities (which does not include liabilities represented by TOB Trusts and the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred shares). It is understood that the liquidation preference of any outstanding preferred stock (other than accumulated dividends) and TOB Trusts is not considered a liability in determining a Fund’s NAV.

Waivers: With respect to each Fund, the Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”) through June 30, 2023. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

   
Fund Name   Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed
by the Manager
 

MYD

  $ 673  

MQY

    2,117  

MQT

    373  

 

 

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The Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of each Fund’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through June 30, 2023. 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 Funds’ Independent Directors. For the six months ended October 31, 2021, there were no fees waived by the Manager pursuant to this arrangement.

Directors and Officers: Certain directors and/or officers of the Funds are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Directors and Officer in the Statements of Operations.

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended October 31, 2021, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments, were as follows:

 

     
Fund Name   Purchases      Sales  

MYD

  $ 64,967,932      $ 54,904,042  

MQY

    127,654,859        113,159,780  

MQT

    32,644,681        29,306,459  

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Each Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for a period of three fiscal years after they are filed. The statutes of limitations on each Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of October 31, 2021, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

As of April 30, 2021, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards, subject to limitation, available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

   
Fund Name   Non-Expiring  

MYD

  $ 15,082,902  

MQY

    26,837,351  

MQT

    6,966,217  

As of October 31, 2021, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

         
Fund Name   Tax Cost      Gross Unrealized
Appreciation
     Gross Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

MYD

  $ 854,422,624      $ 98,660,986      $ (5,817,126    $ 92,843,860  

MQY

    1,481,821,155        173,801,244        (2,680,805      171,120,439  

MQT

    394,197,511        50,251,538        (1,136,752      49,114,786  

 

9.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Funds invest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments.

The Funds may hold a significant amount of bonds subject to calls by the issuers at defined dates and prices. When bonds are called by issuers and the Funds reinvest the proceeds received, such investments may be in securities with lower yields than the bonds originally held, and correspondingly, could adversely impact the yield and total return performance of a Fund.

A Fund structures and “sponsors” the TOB Trusts in which it holds TOB Residuals and has certain duties and responsibilities, which may give rise to certain additional risks including, but not limited to, compliance, securities law and operational risks.

Should short-term interest rates rise, the Funds’ investments in the TOB Trusts may adversely affect the Funds’ net investment income and dividends to Common Shareholders. Also, fluctuations in the market value of municipal bonds deposited into the TOB Trust may adversely affect the Funds’ NAVs per share.

 

 

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and various federal banking and housing agencies have adopted credit risk retention rules for securitizations (the “Risk Retention Rules”). The Risk Retention Rules would require the sponsor of a TOB Trust to retain at least 5% of the credit risk of the underlying assets supporting the TOB Trust’s municipal bonds. The Risk Retention Rules may adversely affect the Funds’ ability to engage in TOB Trust transactions or increase the costs of such transactions in certain circumstances.

TOB Trusts constitute an important component of the municipal bond market. Any modifications or changes to rules governing TOB Trusts may adversely impact the municipal market and the Funds, including through reduced demand for and liquidity of municipal bonds and increased financing costs for municipal issuers. The ultimate impact of any potential modifications on the TOB Trust market and the overall municipal market is not yet certain.

Each Fund 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 Fund may not be able to readily dispose of such investments at prices that approximate those at which a Fund could sell such investments if they were more widely traded and, as a result of such illiquidity, a Fund 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 Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) 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.

Market Risk: Each Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force each Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Fund’s portfolio will decline if each Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.

Municipal securities are subject to the risk that litigation, legislation or other political events, local business or economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, or the bankruptcy of the issuer could have a significant effect on an issuer’s ability to make payments of principal and/or interest or otherwise affect the value of such securities. Municipal securities can be significantly affected by political or economic changes, including changes made in the law after issuance of the securities, as well as uncertainties in the municipal market related to, taxation, legislative changes or the rights of municipal security holders, including in connection with an issuer insolvency. Municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets can be negatively affected by the discontinuance of the tax benefits supporting the project or assets or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from the assets. Municipal securities may be less liquid than taxable bonds, and there may be less publicly available information on the financial condition of municipal security issuers than for issuers of other securities.

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. The duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

With exchange-traded futures, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities within a single or limited number of market sectors. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political and social conditions affecting such sectors may have a significant impact on the Fund and could affect the income from, or the value or liquidity of, the Fund’s portfolio. Investment percentages in specific sectors are presented in the Schedules of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.

 

 

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LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). Although many LIBOR rates will be phased out by the end of 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against, instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

10.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

Each Fund is authorized to issue 200 million shares, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. The par value for each Fund’s Common Shares is $0.10. The par value for each Fund’s Preferred Shares outstanding is $0.10. The Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued Common Shares to Preferred Shares without the approval of Common Shareholders.

Common Shares

For the periods shown, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestment:

 

 

 
Fund Name  

Six Months Ended

10/31/21

    

Year Ended

04/30/21

 

 

 

MQY

    52,233        44,250  

MQT

    26,296         

 

 

For the six months ended October 31, 2021 and the year ended April 30, 2021, shares issued and outstanding remained constant for MYD.

For the year ended April 30, 2021, Common Shares issued and outstanding increased by 42,415,313 as a result of the reorganization of MQY.

For the year ended April 30, 2021, Common Shares issued and outstanding decreased by 94 as a result of a redemption of fractional shares from the reorganization of MQY.

The Funds participate in an open market share repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”). From December 1, 2020 through November 30, 2021, each Fund 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, 2020, subject to certain conditions. There is no assurance that the Funds will purchase shares in any particular amounts. For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the Funds did not repurchase any shares.

Preferred Shares

A Fund’s Preferred Shares rank prior to its Common Shares as to the payment of dividends by the Fund and distribution of assets upon dissolution or liquidation of the Fund. The 1940 Act prohibits the declaration of any dividend on Common Shares or the repurchase of Common Shares if the Fund fails to maintain asset coverage of at least 200% of the liquidation preference of the Fund’s outstanding Preferred Shares. In addition, pursuant to the Preferred Shares’ governing instruments, a Fund is restricted from declaring and paying dividends on classes of shares ranking junior to or on parity with its Preferred Shares or repurchasing such shares if the Fund fails to declare and pay dividends on the Preferred Shares, redeem any Preferred Shares required to be redeemed under the Preferred Shares’ governing instruments or comply with the basic maintenance amount requirement of the ratings agencies rating the Preferred Shares.

Holders of Preferred Shares have voting rights equal to the voting rights of holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) and vote together with holders of Common Shares (one vote per share) as a single class on certain matters. Holders of Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, are also entitled to (i) elect two members of the Board, (ii) elect the full Board if dividends on the Preferred Shares are not paid for a period of two years and (iii) a separate class vote to amend the Preferred Share governing documents. In addition, the 1940 Act requires the approval of the holders of a majority of any outstanding Preferred Shares, voting as a separate class, to (a) adopt any plan of reorganization that would adversely affect the Preferred Shares, (b) change a Fund’s sub-classification as a closed-end investment company or change its fundamental investment restrictions or (c) change its business so as to cease to be an investment company.

VRDP Shares

MYD and MQY (for purposes of this section, a “VRDP Fund”) have issued Series W-7 VRDP Shares, $100,000 liquidation preference per share, in one or more privately negotiated offerings to qualified institutional buyers as defined pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The VRDP Shares include a liquidity feature and may be subject to a special rate period. As of period end, the VRDP Shares outstanding were as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name  

Issue

Date

   

Shares

Issued

   

Aggregate

Principal

   

Maturity

Date

 

 

 

MYD

    06/30/11       2,514     $  251,400,000       07/01/41  

MQY

    09/15/11         1,766         176,600,000         10/01/41  
    04/19/21       2,737       273,700,000       10/01/41  

 

 

Redemption Terms: A VRDP Fund is required to redeem its VRDP Shares on the maturity date, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased. Six months prior to the maturity date, a VRDP Fund is required to begin to segregate liquid assets with the Fund’s custodian to fund the redemption. In addition, a VRDP Fund is required to redeem certain of its outstanding VRDP Shares if it fails to comply with certain asset coverage, basic maintenance amount or leverage requirements.

Subject to certain conditions, the VRDP Shares may also be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of a VRDP Fund. The redemption price per VRDP Share is equal to the liquidation preference per share plus any outstanding unpaid dividends.

 

 

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Liquidity Feature: VRDP Shares are subject to a fee agreement between the VRDP Fund and the liquidity provider that requires a per annum liquidity fee and, in some cases, an upfront or initial commitment fee, payable to the liquidity provider. These fees, if applicable, are shown as liquidity fees in the Statements of Operations. As of period end, the fee agreement is set to expire, unless renewed or terminated in advance, as follows:

 

 

 
    MYD      MQY  

 

 

Expiration date

    04/30/22        07/06/22  

 

 

The VRDP Shares are also subject to a purchase agreement in connection with the liquidity feature. In the event a purchase agreement is not renewed or is terminated in advance, and the VRDP Shares do not become subject to a purchase agreement with an alternate liquidity provider, the VRDP Shares will be subject to mandatory purchase by the liquidity provider prior to the termination of the purchase agreement. In the event of such mandatory purchase, a VRDP Fund is required to redeem the VRDP Shares six months after the purchase date. Immediately after such mandatory purchase, the VRDP Fund is required to begin to segregate liquid assets with its custodian to fund the redemption. There is no assurance that a VRDP Fund will replace such redeemed VRDP Shares with any other preferred shares or other form of leverage.

Remarketing: A VRDP Fund may incur remarketing fees on the aggregate principal amount of all its VRDP Shares, which, if any, are included in remarketing fees on Preferred Shares in the Statements of Operations. During any special rate period (as described below), a VRDP Fund may incur nominal or no remarketing fees.

Ratings: As of period end, the VRDP Shares were assigned the following ratings:

 

 

Fund Name  

Moody’s Investors

Service, Inc.

Long-Term

Ratings

    

Fitch Ratings, Inc.

Long-Term

Ratings

 

MYD

    Aa1      AA

MQY

    Aa1      AA

 

Any short-term ratings on VRDP Shares are directly related to the short-term ratings of the liquidity provider for such VRDP Shares. Changes in the credit quality of the liquidity provider could cause a change in the short-term credit ratings of the VRDP Shares as rated by Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) and Fitch. The liquidity provider may be terminated prior to the scheduled termination date if the liquidity provider fails to maintain short-term debt ratings in one of the two highest rating categories.

Special Rate Period: A VRDP Fund has commenced a “special rate period” with respect to its VRDP Shares, during which the VRDP Shares will not be subject to any remarketing and the dividend rate will be based on a predetermined methodology. During a special rate period, short-term ratings on VRDP Shares are withdrawn. As of period end, the following VRDP Funds have commenced/are set to commence a special rate period:

 

 

 
Fund Name  

Commencement

Date

   

Expiration Date as

of Period Ended

10/31/21

 

 

 

MYD

    04/17/14       04/15/22  

MQY

    03/31/21       06/21/22  

 

 

Prior to the expiration date, the VRDP Fund and the VRDP Shares holder may mutually agree to extend the special rate period. If a special rate period is not extended, the VRDP Shares will revert to remarketable securities upon the termination of the special rate period and will be remarketed and available for purchase by qualified institutional investors.

During the special rate period: (i) the liquidity and fee agreements remain in effect, (ii) VRDP Shares remain subject to mandatory redemption by the VRDP Fund on the maturity date, (iii) VRDP Shares will not be remarketed or subject to optional or mandatory tender events, (iv) the VRDP Fund is required to comply with the same asset coverage, basic maintenance amount and leverage requirements for the VRDP Shares as is required when the VRDP Shares are not in a special rate period, (v) the VRDP Fund will pay dividends monthly based on the sum of an agreed upon reference rate and a percentage per annum based on the long-term ratings assigned to the VRDP Shares and (vi) the VRDP Fund will pay nominal or no fees to the liquidity provider and remarketing agent.

Dividends: Except during the Special Rate Period as described above, dividends on the VRDP Shares are payable monthly at a variable rate set weekly by the remarketing agent. Such dividend rates are generally based upon a spread over a base rate and cannot exceed a maximum rate. A change in the short-term credit rating of the liquidity provider or the VRDP Shares may adversely affect the dividend rate paid on such shares, although the dividend rate paid on the VRDP Shares is not directly based upon either short-term rating. In the event of a failed remarketing, the dividend rate of the VRDP Shares will be reset to a maximum rate. The maximum rate is determined based on, among other things, the long-term preferred share rating assigned to the VRDP Shares and the length of time that the VRDP Shares fail to be remarketed.

For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the annualized dividend rate for the VRDP Shares were as follows:

 

 

 
    MYD     MQY  

 

 

Dividend rates

    0.89     0.79

 

 

For the six months ended October 31, 2021, VRDP Shares issued and outstanding of each VRDP Fund remained constant.    

VMTP Shares

MQT (for purposes of this section, a “VMTP Fund”), has issued Series W-7 VMTP Shares, $100,000 liquidation preference per share, in one or more privately negotiated offerings to qualified institutional buyers as defined pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The VMTP Shares are subject to certain restrictions on transfer, and a

 

 

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VMTP Fund may also be required to register its VMTP Shares for sale under the Securities Act under certain circumstances. As of period end, the VMTP Shares outstanding and assigned long-term ratings were as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name  

Issue

Date

    

Shares

Issued

    

Aggregate

Principal

    

Term

Redemption

Date

    

Moody’s

Rating

    

Fitch

Rating

 

 

 

MQT

    12/16/11        1,165      $  116,500,000        07/02/23        Aa1        AA  

 

 

Redemption Terms: A VMTP Fund is required to redeem its VMTP Shares on the term redemption date, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased or unless extended. There is no assurance that a term will be extended further or that any VMTP Shares will be replaced with any other preferred shares or other form of leverage upon the redemption or repurchase of the VMTP Shares. Six months prior to the term redemption date, a VMTP Fund is required to begin to segregate liquid assets with its custodian to fund the redemption. In addition, a VMTP Fund is required to redeem certain of its outstanding VMTP Shares if it fails to comply with certain asset coverage, basic maintenance amount or leverage requirements.

Subject to certain conditions, VMTP Shares may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of the VMTP Fund. With respect to MQT, the redemption price per VMTP Share is equal to the liquidation preference per share plus any outstanding unpaid dividends and applicable redemption premium. If MQT redeems the VMTP Shares prior to the term redemption date and the VMTP Shares have long-term ratings above A1/A+ or its equivalent by the ratings agencies then rating the VMTP Shares, then such redemption may be subject to a prescribed redemption premium (up to 2% of the liquidation preference) payable to the holder of the VMTP Shares based on the time remaining until the term redemption date, subject to certain exceptions for redemptions that are required to comply with minimum asset coverage requirements.

Dividends: Dividends on the VMTP Shares are declared daily and payable monthly at a variable rate set weekly at a fixed rate spread to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (“SIFMA”) Municipal Swap Index or to a percentage of the one-month LIBOR rate, as set forth in the VMTP Shares governing instrument. The fixed spread is determined based on the long-term preferred share rating assigned to the VMTP Shares by the ratings agencies then rating the VMTP Shares.

The dividend rate on VMTP Shares is subject to a step-up spread if the VMTP Fund fails to comply with certain provisions, including, among other things, the timely payment of dividends, redemptions or gross-up payments, and complying with certain asset coverage and leverage requirements.

For the six months ended October 31, 2021, the average annualized dividend rate for the VMTP Shares was 1.03%.

For the six months ended October 31, 2021, VMTP Shares issued and outstanding of MQT remained constant.

Offering Costs: The Funds incurred costs in connection with the issuance of VRDP and VMTP Shares, which were recorded as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the related debt liability and will be amortized over the life of the VRDP and VMTP Shares with the exception of any upfront fees paid by a VRDP Fund to the liquidity provider which, if any, were amortized over the life of the liquidity agreement. Amortization of these costs is included in interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations.

Financial Reporting: The VRDP and VMTP Shares are considered debt of the issuer; therefore, the liquidation preference, which approximates fair value of the VRDP and VMTP Shares, is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities net of deferred offering costs. Unpaid dividends are included in interest expense and fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, and the dividends accrued and paid on the VRDP and VMTP Shares are included as a component of interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations. The VRDP and VMTP Shares are treated as equity for tax purposes. Dividends paid to holders of the VRDP and VMTP Shares are generally classified as tax-exempt income for tax-reporting purposes. Dividends and amortization of deferred offering costs on VRDP and VMTP Shares are included in interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs in the Statements of Operations:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Dividends Accrued    

Deferred Offering

Costs Amortization

 

 

 

MYD

  $ 1,120,691     $ 8,073  

MQY

    1,780,349       32,789  

MQT

    597,643       26  

 

 

 

11.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were issued and the following items were noted:

The Funds declared and paid or will pay distributions to Common Shareholders as follows:

 

 

Fund Name  

Declaration

Date

    

Record

Date

    

Payable/

Paid Date

   

Dividend Per

Common Share

     

 

MYD

           
    11/01/21        11/15/21        12/01/21         $ 0.053500      
    12/06/21        12/17/21        12/31/21       0.053500    
    12/06/21        12/17/21        12/31/21       0.000920 (a)   

MQY

           
    11/01/21        11/15/21        12/01/21       0.063000    
    12/06/21        12/17/21        12/31/21       0.063000    

 

 

 

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Fund Name  

Declaration

Date

    

Record

Date

    

Payable/

Paid Date

   

Dividend Per

Common Share

     

 

MQT

             
    11/01/21        11/15/21        12/01/21         $ 0.054000    
    12/06/21        12/17/21        12/31/21       0.054000    

 

 

  (a)

Net investment income special dividend.

 

The Funds declared distributions to Preferred Shareholders as follows:

 

 

 
    Preferred Shares(a)  
 

 

 

 
Fund Name   Shares      Series      Declared  

 

 

MYD

    VRDP        W-7      $  185,766.33  

MQY

    VRDP        W-7        8,350.52  

MQT

    VMTP        W-7        97,252.13  

 

 

 

  (a)

Dividends declared for period November 1, 2021 to November 30, 2021.

 

 

 

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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreements  

 

The Boards of Directors (collectively, the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock MuniYield Fund, Inc. (“MYD”), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. (“MQY”), and BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (“MQT” and together with MYD and MQY, the “Funds” and each, a “Fund”) met on May 4, 2021 (the “May Meeting”) and June 8-9, 2021 (the “June Meeting”) to consider the approval to continue the investment advisory agreements (the “Advisory Agreements”) or (the “Agreements”) between each Fund and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager” or “BlackRock”), each Fund’s investment advisor.

The Approval Process

Consistent with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board considers the approval of the continuation of the Agreements for each Fund on an annual basis. The Board members whom are not “interested persons” of each Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, are considered independent Board members (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board’s consideration entailed a year-long deliberative process during which the Board and its committees assessed BlackRock’s various services to each Fund, including through the review of written materials and oral presentations, and the review of additional information provided in response to requests from the Independent Board Members. The Board had four quarterly meetings per year, each typically extending for two days, as well as additional ad hoc meetings and executive sessions throughout the year, as needed. The committees of the Board similarly met throughout the year. The Board also had a fifth one-day meeting to consider specific information surrounding the renewal of the Agreements. In particular, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to each Fund by BlackRock, BlackRock’s personnel and affiliates, including (as applicable): investment management services; accounting oversight; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of each Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal, regulatory and compliance services. Throughout the year, including during the contract renewal process, the Independent Board Members were advised by independent legal counsel, and met with independent legal counsel in various executive sessions outside of the presence of BlackRock’s management.

During the year, the Board, acting directly and through its committees, considered information that was relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to each Fund and its shareholders. BlackRock also furnished additional information to the Board in response to specific questions from the Board. Among the matters the Board considered were: (a) investment performance for one-year, three-year, five-year, and/or since inception periods, as applicable, against peer funds, relevant benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable, as well as BlackRock senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analyses of the reasons for any outperformance or underperformance relative to its peers, benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable; (b) leverage management, as applicable; (c) fees, including advisory, administration, if applicable, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by each Fund for services; (d) Fund operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to each Fund; (e) the resources devoted to risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of each Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions, and meeting regulatory requirements; (f) BlackRock’s and each Fund’s adherence to applicable compliance policies and procedures; (g) the nature, character and scope of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates and the estimated cost of such services, as available; (h) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (i) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Board; (j) execution quality of portfolio transactions; (k) BlackRock’s implementation of each Fund’s valuation and liquidity procedures; (l) an analysis of management fees paid to BlackRock for products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund, collective investment trust and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable, and the similarities and differences between these products and the services provided as compared to each Fund; (m) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives and accountability it creates, along with investment professionals’ investments in the fund(s) they manage; (n) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business; and (o) each Fund’s market discount/premium compared to peer funds.

Prior to and in preparation for the May Meeting, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to the renewal of the Agreements. The Independent Board Members are continuously engaged in a process with their independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review the nature and scope of the information provided to the Board to better assist its deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the May Meeting included, among other things: (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), based on Lipper classifications, regarding each Fund’s fees and expenses as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Broadridge (“Expense Peers”) and the investment performance of each Fund as compared with a peer group of funds (“Performance Peers”); (b) information on the composition of the Expense Peers and Performance Peers and a description of Broadridge’s methodology; (c) information on the estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates pursuant to the Agreements and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (d) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees received in connection with other types of investment products, such as institutional accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, closed-end funds, and open-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as applicable; (e) a review of non-management fees; (f) the existence, impact and sharing of potential economies of scale, if any, with each Fund; (g) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by each Fund to BlackRock; and (h) various additional information requested by the Board as appropriate regarding BlackRock’s and each Fund’s operations.

At the May Meeting, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the Agreements. As a result of the discussions that occurred during the May Meeting, and as a culmination of the Board’s year-long deliberative process, the Board presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these questions and requests with additional written information in advance of the June Meeting.

At the June Meeting, the Board concluded its assessment of, among other things: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of each Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and to other metrics, as applicable; (c) the advisory fee and the estimated cost of the services and estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with each Fund; (d) each Fund’s fees and expenses compared to its Expense Peers; (e) the existence and sharing of potential economies of scale; (f) any fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates as a result of BlackRock’s relationship with each Fund; and (g) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as other payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to securities lending and cash management, and BlackRock’s services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings. The Board noted the willingness of BlackRock’s personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board Members did not identify any particular information, or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items and factors considered.

 

 

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A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services, and the resulting performance of each Fund. Throughout the year, the Board compared Fund performance to the performance of a comparable group of closed-end funds, relevant benchmarks, and performance metrics, as applicable. The Board met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment activities, including the senior investment officers. The Board also reviewed the materials provided by each Fund’s portfolio management team discussing each Fund’s performance, investment strategies and outlook.

The Board considered, among other factors, with respect to BlackRock: the number, education and experience of investment personnel generally and each Fund’s portfolio management team; research capabilities; investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage; portfolio trading capabilities; use of technology; commitment to compliance; credit analysis capabilities; risk analysis and oversight capabilities; and the approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall risk management program, including the continued efforts of BlackRock and its affiliates to address cybersecurity risks and the role of BlackRock’s Risk & Quantitative Analysis Group. The Board engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to each Fund’s portfolio management team and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.

In addition to investment advisory services, the Board considered the nature and quality of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided to each Fund. BlackRock and its affiliates provide each Fund with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to each Fund by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of each Fund. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide each Fund with administrative services including, among others: (i) responsibility for disclosure documents, such as the prospectus and the statement of additional information in connection with the initial public offering and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) preparing communications with analysts to support secondary market trading of each Fund; (iii) oversight of daily accounting and pricing; (iv) responsibility for periodic filings with regulators and stock exchanges; (v) overseeing and coordinating the activities of third-party service providers including, among others, each Fund’s custodian, fund accountant, transfer agent, and auditor; (vi) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (vii) providing legal and compliance support; (viii) furnishing analytical and other support to assist the Board in its consideration of strategic issues such as the merger, consolidation or repurposing of certain closed-end funds; and (ix) performing or managing administrative functions necessary for the operation of each Fund, such as tax reporting, expense management, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements, and shareholder call center and other services. The Board reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, shareholder services, and legal and compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Board considered the operation of BlackRock’s business continuity plans, including in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

B. The Investment Performance of each Fund and BlackRock

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed and considered the performance history of each Fund throughout the year and at the May Meeting. In preparation for the May Meeting, the Board was provided with reports independently prepared by Broadridge, which included an analysis of each Fund’s performance as of December 31, 2020, as compared to its Performance Peers. The performance information is based on net asset value (NAV), and utilizes Lipper data. Lipper’s methodology calculates a fund’s total return assuming distributions are reinvested on the ex-date at a fund’s ex-date NAV. Broadridge ranks funds in quartiles, ranging from first to fourth, where first is the most desirable quartile position and fourth is the least desirable. In connection with its review, the Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of each Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and a custom peer group of funds as defined by BlackRock (“Customized Peer Group”) and a composite measuring a blend of total return and yield (“Composite”). The Board and its Performance Oversight Committee regularly review and meet with Fund management to discuss the performance of each Fund throughout the year.

In evaluating performance, the Board focused particular attention on funds with less favorable performance records. The Board also noted that while it found the data provided by Broadridge generally useful, it recognized the limitations of such data, including in particular, that notable differences may exist between a fund and its Performance Peers (for example, the investment objectives and strategies). Further, the Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot of a period as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce significantly different results. The Board also acknowledged that long-term performance could be impacted by even one period of significant outperformance or underperformance, and that a single investment theme could have the ability to disproportionately affect long-term performance.

The Board noted that for each of the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, MYD ranked in the first quartile against its Customized Peer Group Composite. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Customized Peer Group Composite is an appropriate performance metric for MYD, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

The Board noted that for the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, MQY ranked in the first, second and second quartiles, respectively, against its Customized Peer Group Composite. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Customized Peer Group Composite is an appropriate performance metric for MQY, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

The Board noted that for the one-, three- and five-year periods reported, MQT ranked in the third, third and second quartiles, respectively, against its Customized Peer Group Composite. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Customized Peer Group Composite is an appropriate performance metric for MQT, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board. The Board and BlackRock reviewed MQT’s underperformance relative to its Customized Peer Group Composite during the applicable periods.

C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Estimated Cost of the Services and Estimated Profits Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with each Fund

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed each Fund’s contractual management fee rate compared with those of its Expense Peers. The contractual management fee rate represents a combination of the advisory fee and any administrative fees, before taking into account any reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board also compared each Fund’s total expense ratio, as well as its actual management fee rate as a percentage of managed assets, which is the total assets of each Fund (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) minus the sum of each Fund’s accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes) to

 

 

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those of its Expense Peers. The total expense ratio represents a fund’s total net operating expenses, excluding any investment related expenses. The total expense ratio gives effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers, and the actual management fee rate gives effect to any management fee reimbursements or waivers. The Board considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock and its affiliates to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, as applicable, including institutional accounts and sub-advised mutual funds (including mutual funds sponsored by third parties).

The Board received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology and was also provided with an estimated profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to each Fund. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to each Fund and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to available aggregate estimated profitability data provided for the prior two years. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to certain other U.S. fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the estimated profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, precision of expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at the individual fund level is difficult.

The Board noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s overall operating margin, in general, compared to that of certain other publicly traded asset management firms. The Board considered the differences between BlackRock and these other firms, including the contribution of technology at BlackRock, BlackRock’s expense management, and the relative product mix.

The Board considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Board. The Board further considered factors including but not limited to BlackRock’s commitment of time, assumption of risk, and liability profile in servicing each Fund, including in contrast to what is required of BlackRock with respect to other products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund, collective investment trust, and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable.

The Board noted that MYD’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the first quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio each ranked in the first quartile, relative to the Expense Peers.

The Board noted that MQY’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the first quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio ranked in the first and second quartiles, respectively, relative to the Expense Peers.

The Board noted that MQT’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the first quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio ranked in the first and second quartiles, respectively, relative to the Expense Peers.

D. Economies of Scale

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of each Fund increase. The Board also considered the extent to which each Fund benefits from such economies of scale in a variety of ways, and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or breakpoint structure in order to enable each Fund to more fully participate in these economies of scale. The Board considered each Fund’s asset levels and whether the current fee was appropriate.

Based on the Board’s review and consideration of the issue, the Board concluded that most closed-end funds do not have fund level breakpoints because closed-end funds generally do not experience substantial growth after the initial public offering. Closed-end funds are typically priced at scale at a fund’s inception.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates may derive from BlackRock’s respective relationships with each Fund, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and its risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to each Fund, including for administrative, securities lending and cash management services. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Board also noted that, subject to applicable law, BlackRock may use and benefit from third-party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts.

In connection with its consideration of the Agreements, the Board also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Board received reports from BlackRock which included information on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices throughout the year.

The Board noted the competitive nature of the closed-end fund marketplace, and that shareholders are able to sell their Fund shares in the secondary market if they believe that each Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of each Fund.

The Board also considered the various notable initiatives and projects BlackRock performed in connection with its closed-end fund product line. These initiatives included developing equity shelf programs; efforts to eliminate product overlap with fund mergers; ongoing services to manage leverage that has become increasingly complex; periodic evaluation of share repurchases and other support initiatives for certain BlackRock funds; and continued communication efforts with shareholders, fund analysts and financial advisers. With respect to the latter, the Independent Board Members noted BlackRock’s continued commitment to supporting the secondary market for the common shares of its closed-end funds through a comprehensive secondary market communication program designed to raise investor and analyst awareness and understanding of closed-end funds. BlackRock’s support services included, among other things: sponsoring and participating in conferences; communicating with closed-end fund analysts covering the BlackRock funds throughout the year; providing marketing and product updates for the closed-end funds; and maintaining and enhancing its closed-end fund website.

 

 

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Conclusion

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreements between the Manager and each Fund for a one-year term ending June 30, 2022. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, as well as other information, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreements, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination.

 

 

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Additional Information  

 

Proxy Results

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on July 29, 2021 for shareholders of record on June 1, 2021, to elect director nominees for each Fund. There were no broker non-votes with regard to any of the Funds.

Shareholders elected the Directors as follows:

 

 

 
 

 

  Michael J. Castellano     Richard E. Cavanagh     Cynthia L. Egan     Robert Fairbairn  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Fund Name   Votes For     Votes Withheld     Votes For     Votes Withheld     Votes For     Votes Withheld     Votes For     Votes Withheld  

 

 

  MYD

    27,378,012       13,229,916       27,344,708       13,263,220       27,388,322       13,219,606       39,709,567       898,361  

  MQY

    60,923,126       2,477,089             60,835,400       2,564,815             61,096,425       2,303,790             61,502,110       1,898,105  

  MQT

    13,442,034       6,190,500       13,440,262       6,192,272       13,645,710       5,986,824       19,303,912       328,622  

 

 

                    

 

 

 
 

 

  Stayce Harris     J. Phillip Holloman     R. Glenn Hubbard     Catherine A. Lynch  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Fund Name   Votes For     Votes Withheld     Votes For     Votes Withheld     Votes For     Votes Withheld     Votes For     Votes Withheld  

 

 

  MYD

    39,626,104       981,824       39,693,859       914,069       27,348,680       13,259,248       39,528,936       1,078,992  

  MQY

    61,070,424       2,329,791       61,418,768       1,981,447       61,297,663       2,102,552       61,117,294       2,282,921  

  MQT

    19,002,185       630,349       19,476,079       156,455       13,918,133       5,714,401       18,597,119       1,035,415  

 

 

                    

 

 

 
 

 

  John M. Perlowski     Karen P. Robards     Frank J. Fabozzi(a)     W. Carl Kester(a)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Fund Name   Votes For     Votes Withheld     Votes For     Votes Withheld     Votes For     Votes Withheld     Votes For     Votes Withheld  

 

 

  MYD

    39,711,753       896,175       27,263,845       13,344,083       2,514       0       2,514       0  

  MQY

    61,485,234       1,914,981       61,296,068       2,104,147       4,503       0       4,503       0  

  MQT

    19,320,299       312,235       14,076,971       5,555,563       1,165       0       1,165       0  

 

 

 

(a)

Voted on by holders of Preferred Shares only.

Lorenzo A. Flores was appointed as a Director effective July 30, 2021.

Fund Certification

The Funds 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 Funds filed with the SEC the certification of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Integration

Although a Fund does not seek to implement a specific ESG, impact or sustainability strategy unless otherwise disclosed, Fund management will consider ESG characteristics as part of the investment process for actively managed Funds. These considerations will vary depending on a Fund’s particular investment strategies and may include consideration of third-party research as well as consideration of proprietary BlackRock research across the ESG risks and opportunities regarding an issuer. Fund management will consider those ESG characteristics it deems relevant or additive when making investment decisions for a Fund. The ESG characteristics utilized in a Fund’s investment process are anticipated to evolve over time and one or more characteristics may not be relevant with respect to all issuers that are eligible for investment. ESG characteristics are not the sole considerations when making investment decisions for a Fund. Further, investors can differ in their views of what constitutes positive or negative ESG characteristics. As a result, a Fund may invest in issuers that do not reflect the beliefs and values with respect to ESG of any particular investor. ESG considerations may affect a Fund’s exposure to certain companies or industries and a Fund may forego certain investment opportunities. While Fund management views ESG considerations as having the potential to contribute to a Fund’s long-term performance, there is no guarantee that such results will be achieved.

Dividend Policy

Each Fund’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 distributions, the Funds may at times pay out less than the entire amount of net investment income earned in any particular month and may at times in any particular month pay out such accumulated but undistributed income in addition to net investment income earned in that month. As a result, the distributions paid by the Funds for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by the Funds during such month. The Funds’ 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.

 

 

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Additional Information  (continued)

 

General Information

The Funds do not make available copies of their Statements of Additional Information because the Funds’ shares are not continuously offered, which means that the Statement of Additional Information of each Fund has not been updated after completion of the respective Fund’s offerings and the information contained in each Fund’s Statement of Additional Information may have become outdated.

The following information is a summary of certain changes since April 30, 2021. This information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased the relevant Fund.

Except if noted otherwise herein, there were no changes to the Funds’ charters or by-laws that would delay or prevent a change of control of the Funds that were not approved by the shareholders.

In accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, each Fund 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 Funds may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at blackrock.com. Any reference to BlackRock’s website in this report is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.

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 adviser. Please note that not all investment advisers, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

Householding

The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, annual and semi-annual reports, Rule 30e-3 notices 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 Funds at (800) 882-0052.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at blackrock.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling (800) 882-0052; (2) on the BlackRock website at blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

Availability of Fund Updates

BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Funds 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 Funds. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.

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.

 

 

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BlackRock Privacy Principles (continued)

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.

Fund and Service Providers

 

Investment Adviser

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

Accounting Agent and Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA 02111

Transfer Agent

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Canton, MA 02021

VRDP Liquidity Provider

Bank of America, N.A.(a)

New York, NY 10036

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.(b)

San Francisco, CA 94104

VRDP Remarketing Agent

BofA Securities, Inc.(a)

New York, NY 10036

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC(b)

Charlotte, NC 28202

(a) For MYD.

(b) For MQY.

VRDP Tender and Paying Agent and VMTP Redemption and Paying Agent

The Bank of New York Mellon

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, MA 02116

Legal Counsel

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

New York, NY 10019

Address of the Funds

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Portfolio Abbreviation
AGC    Assured Guaranty Corp.
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC    AMBAC Assurance Corp.
AMT    Alternative Minimum Tax
ARB    Airport Revenue Bonds
BAM    Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
BAM-TCRS    Build America Mutual Assurance Co.- Transferable Custodial Receipts
BHAC-CR    Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp. - Custodian Receipt
CAB    Capital Appreciation Bonds
COP    Certificates of Participation
CR    Custodian Receipt
FGIC    Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.
FHA    Federal Housing Administration
FHLMC    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Association
GNMA    Government National Mortgage Association
GO    General Obligation Bonds
GOL    General Obligation Ltd.
GTD    GTD Guaranteed
HUD SECT 8    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 8
INS    Insured
M/F    Multi-Family
NPFGC    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
NPFGC-IBC    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. — Insured Bond Certificate
PSF    Permanent School Fund
PSF-GTD    Permanent School Fund Guaranteed
RB    Revenue Bond
S/F    Single-Family
SAB    Special Assessment Bonds
SAP    Subject to Appropriations
SAW    State Aid Withholding
SONYMA    State of New York Mortgage Agency
ST    Special Tax
TA    Tax Allocation

 

 

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This report is intended for current holders. It is not a prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. The Funds have leveraged their Common Shares, which creates risks for Common Shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of NAV and market price of the Common Shares, and the risk that fluctuations in short-term interest rates may reduce the Common Shares’ yield. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

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(b) Not Applicable


Item 2 –

Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 3 –

Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 4 –

Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 5 –

Audit Committee of Listed Registrant – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 6 –

Investments

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1(a) of this Form.

(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

 

Item 7 –

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 8 –

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

 

  (a)

Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

  (b)

As of the date of this filing, there have been no changes in any of the portfolio managers identified in the most recent annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

Item 9 –

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers – Not Applicable due to no such purchases during the period covered by this report.

 

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 – Not Applicable

 

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Item 13 –

Exhibits attached hereto

(a)(1) Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

(a)(2) Section 302 Certifications are attached

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not Applicable

(a)(4) Change in Registrant’s independent public accountant – Not Applicable

(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached

 

 

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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 MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.

 

By:     

/s/ John M. Perlowski                            

     John M. Perlowski
     Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
     BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.

Date: January 4, 2022

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 MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.

Date: January 4, 2022

 

By:     

/s/ Trent Walker                                    

     Trent Walker
     Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
     BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.

Date: January 4, 2022

 

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EX-99.CERT 2 d240996dex99cert.htm CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 Certifications Pursuant to Section 302

EX-99. CERT

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(a) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

 

I, John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc., certify that:

1.            I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.;

2.            Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.            Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.            The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

a)            designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)            designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)            evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d)            disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.            The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)            all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b)            any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: January 4, 2022

/s/ John M. Perlowski                            

John M. Perlowski

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.


EX-99. CERT

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(a) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

 

I, Trent Walker, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc., certify that:

1.            I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.;

2.            Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.            Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.            The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

a)            designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)            designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)            evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d)            disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.            The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)            all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b)            any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: January 4, 2022

/s/ Trent Walker                            

Trent Walker

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.

EX-99.906 CERT 3 d240996dex99906cert.htm CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Certifications Pursuant to Section 906

Exhibit 99.906CERT

Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the undersigned officer of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (the “registrant”), hereby certifies, to the best of his knowledge, that the registrant’s Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended October 31, 2021 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the registrant.

Date: January 4, 2022

/s/ John M. Perlowski                            

John M. Perlowski

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the undersigned officer of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (the “registrant”), hereby certifies, to the best of his knowledge, that the registrant’s Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended October 31, 2021 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the registrant.

Date: January 4, 2022

/s/ Trent Walker                            

Trent Walker

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc.

This certification is being furnished pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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