NPORT-EX 2 MassachusettsTaxExemptTrust.htm EX-MHE

Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

November 30, 2019

  

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (MHE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Municipal Bonds — 146.8%

 

California — 1.7%

 

Tobacco — 1.7%  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB, Series A-1, 5.00%, 06/01/47

  $ 535     $ 550,574  
   

 

 

 

Massachusetts — 139.6%

 

County/City/Special District/School District — 3.4%  

Town of Holyoke Massachusetts, GO, Refunding,
5.00%, 09/01/26

    1,000       1,103,790  
   

 

 

 
Education — 58.6%  

Collegiate Charter School of Lowell, RB, 5.00%, 06/15/54(a)

    545       577,384  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, RB:

   

Emerson College Issue, Series A,
5.00%, 01/01/47

    1,000       1,140,100  

Emerson College Issue, Series A,
5.25%, 01/01/42

    500       586,125  

Foxborough Regional Charter School, Series A,
7.00%, 07/01/20(b)

    250       258,525  

Merrimack College, 5.00%, 07/01/47

    550       613,014  

Mount Holyoke College, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    500       526,210  

UMass Boston Student Housing Project, 5.00%, 10/01/48

    1,000       1,123,710  

UMass Darthmouth Student Housing Project,
5.00%, 10/01/48

    200       231,130  

Wellesley College, Series J, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    1,950       2,122,633  

Wentworth Institute Technology, 5.00%, 10/01/46

    500       563,945  

WGBH Educational Foundation, Series A (AMBAC), 5.75%, 01/01/42

    650       977,802  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB:

   

Boston University, Series P, 5.45%, 05/15/59

    1,500       1,958,265  

Emerson College, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/20(b)

    185       185,564  

Emerson College, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/20(b)

    15       15,045  

Emmanuel College Issue, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    250       289,735  

Foxborough Regional Charter School Issue, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    150       169,518  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Education (continued)  

International Charter School, 5.00%, 04/15/40

  $ 1,000     $ 1,083,300  

Suffolk University, 4.00%, 07/01/39

    500       536,330  

Trustees of Deerfield Academy, 5.00%, 10/01/40

    1,675       1,722,503  

Wellesley College Issue, Series L, 4.00%, 07/01/44

    250       283,480  

Western New England University, 5.00%, 09/01/43

    500       586,015  

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, RB, Education Loan, Issue I, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/27

    1,000       1,146,750  

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

    180       183,967  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Berklee College of Music, Inc., Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/37

    70       70,193  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB:

   

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

    500       551,070  

Tufts University, Series M, 5.50%, 02/15/27

    1,000       1,276,780  

University of Massachusetts Building Authority, RB, Senior-Series 2, 5.00%, 11/01/39

    500       547,975  
   

 

 

 
      19,327,068  
Health — 18.7%  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Refunding RB:

   

Atrius Health Issue, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/39

    250       296,802  

Atrius Health Issue, Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/49

    250       264,710  

Boston Medical Center, Series E, 4.00%, 07/01/38

    500       538,235  

Carleton-Willard Village, 5.63%, 12/01/30

    500       500,485  

New Bridge Charles, Inc., 4.13%, 10/01/42(c)

    550       574,805  

Partners Healthcare, Series L,
5.00%, 07/01/21(b)

    995       1,056,083  

Partners Healthcare, Series L, 5.00%, 07/01/36

    5       5,276  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    250       293,005  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2019

  

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (MHE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Health (continued)  

Massachusetts Health & Educational

Facilities Authority, RB:

   

Children’s Hospital, Series M,
5.25%, 12/01/19(b)

  $ 600     $ 600,000  

Children’s Hospital, Series M,
5.50%, 12/01/19(b)

    500       500,000  

Southcoast Health Obligation Group, Series D, 5.00%, 07/01/39

    500       501,605  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Winchester Hospital, Series H, 5.25%, 07/01/20(b)

    1,000       1,024,020  
   

 

 

 
      6,155,026  
Housing — 8.9%  

Massachusetts HFA, RB, M/F Housing:

   

Series A, 3.80%, 12/01/43

    500       531,305  

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

    185       188,221  

Series C-1, 3.15%, 12/01/49(a)

    1,000       1,002,760  

Massachusetts HFA, Refunding RB, AMT:

   

Series A, 4.50%, 12/01/47

    500       532,895  

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/30

    135       137,388  

Series C, 5.35%, 12/01/42

    545       550,832  
   

 

 

 
      2,943,401  
State — 26.1%  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO:

   

Series C, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    1,000       1,164,380  

Series G, 4.00%, 09/01/42

    1,000       1,101,150  

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Refunding RB:

   

Senior Series A, 5.25%, 07/01/29

    730       968,389  

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

    2,100       2,528,673  

Massachusetts School Building Authority, RB:

   

Dedicated Sales Tax, Senior Series A, 5.00%, 05/15/43

    500       555,640  

Series B, 5.00%, 10/15/21(b)

    1,000       1,073,160  

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

    825       1,203,724  
   

 

 

 
      8,595,116  
Transportation — 23.9%  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/22(b)

    1,000       1,097,790  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/21(b)

    500       529,095  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Transportation (continued)  

Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Refunding RB, Senior Series B:

   

5.00%, 01/01/32

  $ 1,120     $ 1,123,416  

5.00%, 01/01/37

    1,000       1,003,050  

Massachusetts Port Authority, RB, AMT:

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    1,000       1,076,460  

Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    1,750       2,001,090  

Metropolitan Boston Transit Parking Corp., Refunding RB, 5.25%, 07/01/36

    1,000       1,056,860  
   

 

 

 
      7,887,761  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Massachusetts

 

    46,012,162  
Puerto Rico — 5.5%  
State — 3.7%  

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

   

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

    113       116,678  

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

    747       785,194  

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

    150       151,732  

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

    168       173,242  
   

 

 

 
      1,226,846  
Tobacco — 0.7%  

Children’s Trust Fund, Refunding RB, Tobacco Settlement Asset-Backed Bonds, 5.63%, 05/15/43

    215       218,260  
   

 

 

 
Utilities — 1.1%  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, RB, Senior Lien, Series A:

   

5.00%, 07/01/33

    115       119,585  

5.13%, 07/01/37

    75       77,963  

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority, Refunding RB, Senior Lien, Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/38

    170       172,503  
   

 

 

 
      370,051  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico

 

    1,815,157  

Total Municipal Bonds — 146.8%
(Cost — $44,600,918)

 

    48,377,893  
   

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2019

  

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (MHE)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(d)

 

Massachusetts — 15.3%

 

Education — 10.4%  

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

  $ 1,006     $ 1,048,891  

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

    2,000       2,372,880  
   

 

 

 
    3,421,771  
Health — 1.5%  

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

    430       488,106  
   

 

 

 
State — 3.4%  

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

    1,001       1,133,251  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 15.3%
(Cost — $4,796,779)

 

    5,043,128  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 162.1%
(Cost — $49,397,697)

 

    53,421,021  
   

 

 

 
Security       
Shares
    Value  

Short-Term Securities — 5.9%

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 0.95%(f)(g)

  $ 1,953,254     $ 1,953,449  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 5.9%
(Cost — $1,953,449)

 

    1,953,449  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 168.0%
(Cost — $51,351,146)

 

    55,374,470  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.8)%

 

    (927,268

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (9.5)%

 

    (3,142,741

VRDP Shares, at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (55.7)%

 

    (18,347,228
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 32,957,233  
   

 

 

 
 
(a)

When-issued security.

(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)

Represent bonds transferred to a TOB Trust in exchange of cash and residual certificates received by the Trust. These bonds serve as collateral in a secured borrowing.

(e)

All or a portion of the security is subject to a recourse agreement. The aggregate maximum potential amount the Trust could ultimately be required to pay under the agreement, which expires on November 15, 2024, is $1,551,389.

(f)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(g)

During the period ended November 30, 2019, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate/affiliates of the Trust for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares
Held at
08/31/19
     Net
Activity
     Shares
Held at
11/30/19
     Value at
11/30/19
     Income      Net Realized
Gain (Loss) 
(a)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

     76,210        1,877,044        1,953,254      $ 1,953,449      $ 1,383      $ (2    $ 3  
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Includes net capital gain distributions, if applicable.

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’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.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2019

  

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (MHE)

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

AGC — Assured Guarantee Corp.

AMBAC — American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.

AMT — Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)

FHA — Federal Housing Administration

GO — General Obligation Bonds

HFA — Housing Finance Agency

M/F — Multi-Family

RB — Revenue Bonds

 

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

    5        03/20/20      $ 647      $ 735  

Long U.S. Treasury Bond

    10        03/20/20        1,590        3,579  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

    3        03/31/20        357        226  
          

 

 

 
     $ 4,540  
    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

November 30, 2019

  

BlackRock Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Trust (MHE)

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

 

   

Level 1 — Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that the Trust has the ability to access

 

   

Level 2 — Other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

 

   

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee’s (the “Global Valuation Committee’s) assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds. There may not be a secondary market, and/or there are a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investments and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Trust’s most recent financial statements as contained in its annual report.

The following tables summarize the Trust’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

 

Investments:

 

Long-Term Investments(a)

   $        $ 53,421,021        $        $ 53,421,021  

Short-Term Securities

     1,953,449                            1,953,449  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 1,953,449        $ 53,421,021        $        $ 55,374,470  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(b)

 

Assets:

 

Interest rate contracts

   $ 4,540        $        $        $ 4,540  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a) See above Schedule of Investments for values in each sector/state or political subdivision.

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

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

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Liabilities:

 

TOB Trust Certificates

   $        $ (3,136,631      $        $ (3,136,631

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value

              (18,500,000                 (18,500,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ (21,636,631      $        $ (21,636,631
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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