N-CSRS 1 d219889dncsrs.htm BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS CALIFORNIA QUALITY FUND, INC. BLACKROCK MUNIHOLDINGS CALIFORNIA QUALITY FUND, 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: 811-08573

 

Name of Fund:   BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

 

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, 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: 07/31/2022

Date of reporting period: 01/31/2022


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.

 


 

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  JANUARY 31, 2022

 

  

2022 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ)

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (MIY)

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA)

 

 

 

 

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee


The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of January 31, 2022 saw a continuation of the resurgent growth that followed the initial coronavirus (or “COVID-19”) pandemic reopening, albeit at a slower pace. The global economy weathered the emergence of several variant strains and the resulting peaks and troughs in infections amid optimism that increasing vaccinations and economic adaptation could help contain the pandemic’s disruptions. Continued growth meant that the U.S. economy regained and then surpassed its pre-pandemic output. However, rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation.

Equity prices were mixed, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, which particularly weighed on relatively high valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. Overall, small-capitalization U.S. stocks declined slightly, while large-capitalization U.S. stocks posted a strong advance. International equities from developed markets also gained, although emerging market stocks declined, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose significantly during the reporting period as the economy expanded rapidly and inflation reached its highest annualized reading in decades. In the corporate bond market, the improving economy assuaged credit concerns and led to positive returns for high-yield corporate bonds, outpacing the modest negative return of investment-grade corporate bonds.

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) maintained accommodative monetary policy during the reporting period by keeping near-zero interest rates. However, the Fed’s tone shifted late in the period, as it reduced its bond-buying program and raised the prospect of higher rates in 2022. Continued high inflation and the Fed’s new tone led many analysts to anticipate that the Fed will raise interest rates multiple times throughout the year.

Looking ahead, however, the horrific war in Ukraine has significantly clouded the outlook for the global economy. Sanctions on Russia and general wartime disruption are likely to drive already-high commodity prices even further upwards, and we have already seen spikes in energy and metal markets. While this will exacerbate inflationary pressure, it could also constrain economic growth, making the Fed’s way forward less clear. Its challenge will be combating inflation without stifling a recovery that is now facing additional supply shocks.

In this environment, we favor an overweight to equities, as we believe low interest rates and continued economic growth will support further gains, albeit likely more modest than what we saw in 2021. 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. and other developed-market equities have room for further growth, while we believe Chinese equities stand to gain from a more accommodative monetary and fiscal environment. 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,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of January 31, 2022
     6-Month   12-Month

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

  3.44%   23.29%

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

  (8.41)   (1.21)

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

  (3.43)   7.03

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (4.59)   (7.23)

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

  0.01   0.04

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

  (3.87)   (4.43)

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

  (3.17)   (2.97)

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

  (2.56)   (1.22)

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

  (1.55)   2.05

 

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

    14  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    35  

Statements of Operations

    36  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    37  

Statements of Cash Flows

    39  

Financial Highlights

    40  

Notes to Financial Statements

    44  

Additional Information

    54  

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

    57  

 

 

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Municipal Market Overview For the Reporting Period Ended January 31, 2022

 

Municipal Market Conditions

Municipal bonds posted modestly negative total returns during the period amid rising interest rates spurred by strong economic growth and above trend inflation, waning COVID-19 variant fears, and hawkish Fed monetary 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 positive excess returns versus duration matched U.S. Treasuries. However, the market faced several bouts of volatility, including temporary valuation-based market corrections in February 2021 and January 2022. Shorter duration and lower credit quality strategies outperformed.

 

Technical support was helpful as robust demand outpaced supply. During the 12 months ended January 31, 2022, municipal bond funds experienced net inflows totaling $71 billion (based on data from the Investment Company Institute). However, the post-pandemic inflow cycle, which spanned 92-weeks and garnered $149 billion, came to an end late in the period with modest outflows. At the same time, the market absorbed $453 billion in issuance, a small increase from the $448 billion issued during the prior 12-month period. Taxable municipal issuance, which draws a unique buyer base, remained proportionally elevated, helping to make supply more easily digestible.

 

  

 

    S&P Municipal Bond Index

        Total Returns as of January 31, 2022    

          6 months: (2.56%)

        12 months: (1.22%)

   

A Closer Look at Yields

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From January 31, 2021 to January 31, 2022, yields on AAA-rated 30-year municipal bonds increased by 57 basis points (“bps”) from 1.38% to 1.95%, while ten-year rates increased by 83 bps from 0.72% to 1.55% and five-year rates increased by 100 bps from 0.22% to 1.22% (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 22 bps, led by 26 bps of flattening between ten- and 30-year maturities.

After maintaining historically tight valuations for most of the reporting period, the most recent market correction has restored value to the asset class and reset municipal-to-Treasury ratios to levels on par with their 5-year averages.

 

 

Financial Conditions of Municipal Issuers

Buoyed by successive federal aid injections, vaccine distribution, and the subsequent re-opening of the economy, states and many local governments experienced revenue growth above forecasts in 2021. Increased immunity (natural or through vaccinations), the possible weakness of future variants, and new treatments could bring the end of the pandemic closer, leading to a longer-lasting return to more normal economic activity that bodes well for state and local fiscal conditions. Any prolonged inflation in a post-COVID recovery, especially from continued worker shortages, would adversely affect state and local entities. However, wage pressures, less consumer spending and higher interest rates could be offset by increased revenue collections, particularly sales and personal income tax receipts. 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. 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 2022. Work-from-home policies will continue to be headwinds for mass transit farebox revenue and commercial real estate values. BlackRock anticipates that a small subset of the market, mainly non-rated stand-alone projects, will remain susceptible to credit deterioration. While credit fundamentals have improved noticeably across the municipal space, BlackRock advocates careful credit selection as the course of economic recovery remains unclear.

The opinions expressed are those of BlackRock as of January 31, 2022 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 January 31, 2022     BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc.’s (MUC) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes and California personal income taxes. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in municipal obligations exempt from U.S. federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax) and California personal income taxes. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in investment grade municipal obligations with remaining maturities of one year or more at the time of investment. The municipal obligations in which the Fund primarily invests are either rated investment grade quality, or are considered by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of investment. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in securities that are rated below investment grade, or are considered by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of purchase. The Fund may invest directly in securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

On September 24, 2021, the Boards of Directors of BlackRock MuniYield California Fund, Inc. (MYC), BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund, Inc. (MCA) and the Fund each approved the reorganization of MYC and MCA into MUC. The reorganization was approved by each Fund’s shareholders and is expected to occur during the second quarter of 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

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

Fund Information

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

  MUC

Initial Offering Date

  February 27, 1998

Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2022 ($14.34)(a)

  4.60%

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

  10.02%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.0550

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.6600

Leverage as of January 31, 2022(d)

  39%

 

  (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 and state tax rate of 54.1%, 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. In connection with the Reorganization, the Fund declared a special distribution, which is payable on May 2, 2022. See Note 11 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on the special distribution.

 

 

  (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

 

     01/31/22      07/31/21      Change      High      Low  

Closing Market Price

  $ 14.34      $ 16.09        (10.88 )%     $   16.33      $   14.24  

Net Asset Value

    15.01        16.16        (7.12      16.19        15.01  

Performance

Returns for the period ended January 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

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

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

      (5.10 )%       (3.07 )%       4.15      4.58

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

      (8.95      (0.24      4.43        4.32  

California Customized Reference Benchmark(c)

      (3.48      (2.19      3.61        N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)

      (3.10      (1.89      3.46        3.20  

S&P® Municipal Bond Index(e)

      (2.56      (1.22      3.42        3.29  

Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds at NAV(f)

      (4.97      (2.90      4.37        5.04  

Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds at Market Price(f)

            (8.40      (1.57      3.62        4.64  

 

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

 

 

  (c) 

The California Customized Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond: California Exempt Total Return Index Unhedged (90%) and the California Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (10%). Effective October 1, 2021, the Fund changed its reporting benchmarks from S&P Municipal Bond Index and Lipper California Municipal Debt Funds to Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index and the California Customized Reference Benchmark. The investment adviser believes the new benchmarks are more appropriate reporting benchmarks for the Fund. The California Customized Reference Benchmark commenced on September 30, 2016.

 

 

  (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) 

A broad, market value-weighted index that seeks to measure the performance of the U.S. municipal bond market.

 

 

  (f) 

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

 

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.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of January 31, 2022 (continued)    BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

 

The Fund is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Fund is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Fund’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

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

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

Fixed-income assets experienced rising yields (and falling prices) during the six-month period. The Fed pivoted to a more hawkish tone on monetary policy as inflation accelerated well beyond its 2% target and labor markets improved toward its mandate of full employment. In this environment, the benefit of municipal bonds’ yield was insufficient to make up for the decline in prices.

Positions in long-dated securities were the largest detractors from performance due to their higher interest-rate sensitivity. AA rated bonds were the Fund’s largest allocation among the various credit tiers and thus were most significant detractors on an absolute basis. In terms of sectors, housing bonds—led by the high yield workforce housing sub-sector—were the largest detractors.

The Fund actively sought to manage interest rate risk using U.S. Treasury futures. Since U.S. Treasury yields rose, as prices fell, this strategy contributed to results. Positions in select longer-dated bonds that were pre-refunded also helped performance.

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.

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

Sector(a)(b)   01/31/22     07/31/21  

County/City/Special District/School District

    33     38

Health

    18       19  

Transportation

    15       13  

Education

    9       9  

Utilities

    8       8  

Housing

    7       4  

State

    5       4  

Tobacco

    5       5  

Corporate

    (c)       (c)  

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

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

2022

    7

2023

    8  

2024

    3  

2025

    19  

2026

    9  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

Credit Rating(a)(e)   01/31/22     07/31/21  

AAA/Aaa

    10     14

AA/Aa

    54       54  

A

    18       17  

BBB/Baa

    2       3  

BB/Ba

    (c)       1  

B

    (c)       (c)  

N/R(f)

    16       11  

 

 

 

(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 January 31, 2022 and July 31, 2021, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 2% and less than 1%, respectively, of the Fund’s total investments.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of January 31, 2022    BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc.’s (MUJ) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with current income exempt from U.S. federal income tax and New Jersey personal income taxes. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in long-term, investment grade municipal obligations exempt from U.S federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax) and New Jersey personal income taxes. The municipal obligations in which the Fund primarily invests are either rated investment grade quality, or are considered by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of investment. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in municipal obligations with remaining maturities of one year or more at the time of investment. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in securities that are rated below investment grade, or are considered by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of purchase. The Fund may invest directly in securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

On September 24, 2021, the Boards of Directors of BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund, Inc. (MYJ) and the Fund each approved the reorganization of MYJ into MUJ. The reorganization was approved by each Fund’s shareholders and is expected to occur during the second quarter of 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

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

Fund Information

 

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

  MUJ

Initial Offering Date

  March 11, 1998

Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2022 ($14.42)(a)

  5.24%

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

  10.82%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.0630

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.7560

Leverage as of January 31, 2022(d)

  40%

 

  (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 and state tax rate of 51.55%, 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. In connection with the Reorganization, the Fund declared a special distribution, which is payable on May 2, 2022. See Note 11 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on the special distribution.

 

 

  (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

 

     01/31/22      07/31/21      Change      High      Low  

Closing Market Price

  $ 14.42      $ 15.63        (7.74 )%     $ 16.06      $ 14.19  

Net Asset Value

    15.15        16.29        (7.00      16.30        15.15  

Performance

Returns for the period ended January 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

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

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

      (4.70 )%       (2.28 )%       5.15      4.89

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

      (5.46      4.72        5.45        4.69  

New Jersey Customized Reference Benchmark(c)

      (3.26      (1.07      4.97        N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)

      (3.10      (1.89      3.46        3.20  

S&P® Municipal Bond Index(e)

      (2.56      (1.22      3.42        3.29  

Lipper New Jersey Municipal Debt Funds at NAV(f)

      (4.71      (2.48      4.95        4.68  

Lipper New Jersey Municipal Debt Funds at Market Price(f)

            (6.88      3.16        5.06        4.66  

 

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

 

 

  (c) 

The New Jersey Customized Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond: New Jersey Exempt Total Return Index Unhedged (90%) and the New Jersey Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (10%). Effective October 1, 2021, the Fund changed its reporting benchmarks from S&P Municipal Bond Index and Lipper New Jersey Municipal Debt Funds to Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index and the New Jersey Customized Reference Benchmark. The investment adviser believes the new benchmarks are more appropriate reporting benchmarks for the Fund. The New Jersey Customized Reference Benchmark commenced on September 30, 2016.

 

 

  (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) 

A broad, market value-weighted index that seeks to measure the performance of the U.S. municipal bond market.

 

 

  (f) 

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

 

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.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of January 31, 2022 (continued)    BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ)

 

The Fund is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Fund is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Fund’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

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

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

Fixed-income assets experienced rising yields (and falling prices) during the six-month period. The Fed pivoted to a more hawkish tone on monetary policy as inflation accelerated well beyond its 2% target and labor markets improved toward its mandate of full employment.

The Fund was positioned longer on the yield curve, with a heavier weighting in bonds with maturities of 20 year and above. This positioning detracted from performance, since longer-dated bonds underperformed due to their higher degree of interest-rate sensitivity. Holdings in the state tax-backed sector detracted the most, since it is the largest sector weighting in the portfolio. Positions in transportation issues detracted, as well. Similarly, the A and BBB ratings categories were the Fund’s largest allocations and thus were most significant detractors on an absolute basis. Positions in lower-coupon bonds, which tend to be more sensitive to moves in interest rates, also hurt performance. The Fund’s use of leverage, which magnified the impact of falling prices, was an additional detractor.

The Fund actively sought to manage interest rate risk using U.S. Treasury futures. Since U.S. Treasury yields rose, as prices fell, this strategy contributed to 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.

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

     
Sector(a)(b)   01/31/22     07/31/21  

State

    28     28

Transportation

    26       27  

Education

    16       15  

County/City/Special District/School District

    11       10  

Health

    7       6  

Utilities

    5       5  

Tobacco

    3       4  

Housing

    3       4  

Corporate

    1       1  

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

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

2022

    10

2023

    9  

2024

    14  

2025

    9  

2026

    7  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

     
Credit Rating(a)(d)   01/31/22     07/31/21  

AAA/Aaa

    4     5

AA/Aa

    35       36  

A

    23       22  

BBB/Baa

    31       31  

BB/Ba

    3       3  

B

    (e)       (e)  

N/R(f)

    4       3  

 

 

 

(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)  

Rounds to less than 1% of total investments.

(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 January 31, 2022 and July 31, 2021, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade each represents less than 1% of the Fund’s total investments.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of January 31, 2022    BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (MIY)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc.’s (MIY) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from U.S. federal and Michigan 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 obligations exempt from U.S. federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax) and Michigan income taxes. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in long-term municipal obligations that are investment grade quality, or are considered by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of investment. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in securities that are rated below investment grade, or are considered by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of purchase. The Fund may invest directly in 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

  MIY

Initial Offering Date

  October 30, 1992

Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2022 ($14.33)(a)

  4.69%

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

  8.54%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.0560

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.6720

Leverage as of January 31, 2022(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 and state tax rate of 45.05%, 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.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

     01/31/22      07/31/21      Change      High      Low  

Closing Market Price

  $ 14.33      $ 15.80        (9.30 )%     $   15.98      $   14.15  

Net Asset Value

    15.02        16.04        (6.36      16.06        15.02  

Performance

Returns for the period ended January 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

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

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

      (4.27 )%       (1.97 )%       4.67      4.95

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

      (7.28      1.17        5.77        4.64  

Michigan Customized Reference Benchmark(c)

      (2.99      (1.43      4.22        N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)

      (3.10      (1.89      3.46        3.20  

S&P® Municipal Bond Index(e)

      (2.56      (1.22      3.42        3.29  

Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds at NAV(f)

      (3.83      (1.48      4.21        4.04  

Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds at Market Price(f)

            (5.77      0.74        4.46        4.12  

 

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

 
  (c) 

The Michigan Customized Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg Municipal Bond: Michigan Exempt Total Return Index Unhedged (90%) and the Michigan Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (10%). Effective October 1, 2021, the Fund changed its reporting benchmarks from S&P Municipal Bond Index and Lipper Other States Municipal Debt Funds to Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index and the Michigan Customized Reference Benchmark. The investment adviser believes the new benchmarks are more appropriate reporting benchmarks for the Fund. The Michigan Customized Reference Benchmark commenced on September 30, 2016.

 
  (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) 

A broad, market value-weighted index that seeks to measure the performance of the U.S. municipal bond market.

 
  (f) 

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

 

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.

The Fund is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Fund is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Fund’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of January 31, 2022 (continued)    BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (MIY)

 

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

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

Fixed-income assets experienced rising yields (and falling prices) during the six-month period. The Fed pivoted to a more hawkish tone on monetary policy as inflation accelerated well beyond its 2% target and labor markets improved toward its mandate of full employment. In this environment, the benefit of yield was insufficient to make up for the decline in municipal bond prices.

The Fund’s holdings in bonds with maturities of ten years and above detracted from performance. The Fund was also adversely impacted by the ongoing loss of income from higher-yielding securities being called or maturing. The Fund’s use of leverage, while augmenting income, further detracted by amplifying the effect of falling prices.

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.

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

     
Sector(a)(b)   01/31/22     07/31/21  

Education

    27     28

Health

    19       21  

State

    18       16  

County/City/Special District/School District

    17       16  

Utilities

    7       7  

Transportation

    5       4  

Housing

    4       5  

Corporate

    2       2  

Tobacco

    1       1  

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

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

2022

    10

2023

    15  

2024

    9  

2025

    12  

2026

    11  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

     
Credit Rating(a)(d)   01/31/22     07/31/21  

AAA/Aaa

    3     2

AA/Aa

    61       61  

A

    27       28  

BBB/Baa

    4       4  

BB/Ba

    (e)       (e)  

N/R(f)

    5       5  

 

 

 

(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)  

Rounds to less than 1% of total investments.

(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 January 31, 2022 and July 31, 2021, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade each represents less than 1% of the Fund’s total investments.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of January 31, 2022    BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund’s (MPA) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with as high a level of current income exempt from U.S. federal and Pennsylvania 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 obligations exempt from U.S. federal income taxes (except that the interest may be subject to the U.S. federal alternative minimum tax) and Pennsylvania income taxes. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in long-term municipal obligations that are investment grade quality, or are considered by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of investment. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in securities that are rated below investment grade, or are considered by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality, at the time of purchase. The Fund may invest directly in 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

  MPA

Initial Offering Date

  October 30, 1992

Yield on Closing Market Price as of January 31, 2022 ($14.77)(a)

  4.47%

Tax Equivalent Yield(b)

  7.96%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.0550

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(c)

  $0.6600

Leverage as of January 31, 2022(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 and state tax rate of 43.87%, 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

 

     01/31/22      07/31/21      Change      High      Low  

Closing Market Price

  $ 14.77      $ 16.23        (9.00 )%     $   17.27      $   14.54  

Net Asset Value

    15.55        16.64        (6.55      16.66        15.55  

Performance

Returns for the period ended January 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

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

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

      (4.59 )%       (1.47 )%       5.05      4.85

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

      (7.09      5.01        5.17        4.37  

Pennsylvania Customized Reference Benchmark(c)

      (2.89      (1.24      4.09        N/A  

Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index(d)

      (3.10      (1.89      3.46        3.20  

S&P® Municipal Bond Index(e)

      (2.56      (1.22      3.42        3.29  

Lipper Pennsylvania Municipal Debt Funds at NAV(f)

      (3.60      (0.50      4.86        4.50  

Lipper Pennsylvania Municipal Debt Funds at Market Price(f)

            (5.04      4.40        5.72        4.46  

 

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

 
  (c) 

The Pennsylvania Customized Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg Pennsylvania Total Return Index Unhedged (90%) and the Pennsylvania Bloomberg Municipal Bond: High Yield (non-Investment Grade) Total Return Index (10%). Effective October 1, 2021, the Fund changed its reporting benchmarks from S&P Municipal Bond Index and Lipper Pennsylvania Municipal Debt Funds to Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index and the Pennsylvania Customized Reference Benchmark. The investment adviser believes the new benchmarks are more appropriate reporting benchmarks for the Fund. The Pennsylvania Customized Reference Benchmark commenced on September 30, 2016.

 
  (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) 

A broad, market value-weighted index that seeks to measure the performance of the U.S. municipal bond market.

 
  (f) 

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

 

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.

The Fund is presenting the performance of one or more indices for informational purposes only. The Fund is actively managed and does not seek to track or replicate the performance of any index. The index performance shown is not intended to be indicative of the Fund’s investment strategies, portfolio components or past or future performance.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of January 31, 2022 (continued)    BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA)

 

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

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

Fixed-income assets experienced rising yields (and falling prices) during the six-month period. The Fed pivoted to a more hawkish tone on monetary policy as inflation accelerated well beyond its 2% target and labor markets improved toward its mandate of full employment.

The Fund was positioned longer on the yield curve, with a heavier weighting in bonds with maturities of 20 year and above. This positioning detracted from performance, since longer-dated bonds underperformed due to their higher degree of interest-rate sensitivity. Holdings in the health care sector detracted the most, since it is the largest sector weighting in the portfolio. Similarly, A rated bonds were the Fund’s largest allocation on a ratings basis and thus were most significant detractors from absolute performance. Positions in lower-coupon bonds, which tend to be more sensitive to moves in interest rates, also hurt performance. The Fund’s use of leverage, which magnified the impact of falling prices, was an additional detractor.

The Fund actively sought to manage interest rate risk using U.S. Treasury futures. Since U.S. Treasury yields rose, as prices fell, this strategy contributed to 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.

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

SECTOR ALLOCATION

     
Sector(a)(b)   01/31/22     07/31/21  

Health

    28     27

County/City/Special District/School District

    20       18  

Education

    16       18  

Transportation

    11       11  

State

    11       10  

Utilities

    9       10  

Housing

    2       2  

Corporate

    2       1  

Tobacco

    1       3  

CALL/MATURITY SCHEDULE

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

2022

      6

2023

      3  

2024

      7  

2025

      13  

2026

            6  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

Credit Rating(a)(d)   01/31/22     07/31/21  

AAA/Aaa

    %(e)       (e)  

AA/Aa

    50       49  

A

    30       29  

BBB/Baa

    5       6  

BB/Ba

    3       3  

B

    1       1  

CCC/Caa

    1       1  

N/R(f)

    10       11  

 

 

 

(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)  

Rounds to less than 1% of total investments.

(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 January 31, 2022 and July 31, 2021, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents 1% and 2%, respectively, of the Fund’s total investments.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Municipal Bonds

 

California — 110.1%

 

Corporate — 0.3%  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB, Series A, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/29

  $          1,620     $       1,802,845  
   

 

 

 
County/City/Special District/School District — 37.0%  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB, 5.00%, 06/01/43

    2,000       2,363,026  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, SAB

   

Series B, 4.00%, 09/02/40

    605       663,537  

Series B, 4.00%, 09/02/50

    735       797,921  

Series C, 4.00%, 09/02/40

    2,160       2,368,991  

Series C, 4.00%, 09/02/50

    1,550       1,682,691  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, SAB, S/F Housing

   

5.00%, 09/02/39

    535       626,855  

5.00%, 09/02/40

    400       473,393  

5.00%, 09/02/44

    615       710,128  

5.00%, 09/02/49

    900       1,031,702  

4.00%, 09/02/50

    320       343,584  

5.00%, 09/02/50

    320       374,211  

Series C, 5.00%, 09/02/44

    130       150,108  

Series C, 5.00%, 09/02/49

    640       733,655  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, ST

   

4.00%, 09/01/41

    295       321,872  

4.00%, 09/01/51

    565       611,436  

Chabot-Las Positas Community College District, GO, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/47

    1,500       1,663,263  

Chaffey Joint Union High School District, GO, CAB(a)

   

Series C, 0.00%, 08/01/32

    250       182,836  

Series C, 0.00%, 08/01/33

    500       349,530  

Series C, 0.00%, 08/01/34

    510       341,130  

Series C, 0.00%, 08/01/35

    545       348,326  

Series C, 0.00%, 08/01/36

    500       305,360  

Series C, 0.00%, 08/01/37

    650       378,727  

Series C, 0.00%, 08/01/38

    625       347,658  

Series C, 0.00%, 08/01/39

    750       398,464  

Series C, 0.00%, 08/01/40

    1,855       940,776  

Series C, 0.00%, 08/01/41

    305       147,731  

Series C, 0.00%, 02/01/42

    350       165,646  

ChiNo.Valley Unified School District, GO, Series B, 5.00%, 08/01/55

    1,285       1,560,238  

City of Dixon California, ST, 4.00%, 09/01/45

    535       570,503  

City of Roseville California, ST, 4.00%, 09/01/50

    365       391,410  

City of Sacramento California Transient Occupancy Tax Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/43

    1,230       1,420,703  

Coronado Community Development Agency Successor Agency, Refunding TA, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/33

    1,785       2,005,039  

County of Santa Clara California, GO, Series B, 4.00%, 08/01/43

    10,225       10,354,950  

El Dorado Irrigation District, Refunding RB, Series A, (AGM), 5.25%, 03/01/24(b)

    10,000       10,870,910  

Elk Grove Unified School District, GO, 4.00%, 08/01/46

    10,000       10,823,980  

Fremont Union High School District, Refunding GO, 4.00%, 08/01/40

    2,500       2,656,808  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
County/City/Special District/School District (continued)  

Garden Grove Unified School District, GO, Series C, 5.25%, 08/01/23(b)

  $        5,500     $       5,857,665  

Glendale Community College District, GO, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/46

    8,000       8,762,360  

Hayward Unified School District, GO, Series A, (BAM), 4.00%, 08/01/48

    2,000       2,211,798  

Kern Community College District, GO(b)

   

Series C, 5.25%, 11/01/23

    5,715       6,146,477  

Series C, 5.75%, 11/01/23

    12,085       13,101,916  

Los Alamitos Unified School District, Refunding GO, 5.25%, 08/01/23(b)

    3,700       3,940,611  

Los Angeles County Facilities Inc., RB

   

5.00%, 12/01/28(b)

    7,130       8,751,590  

5.00%, 12/01/51

    11,140       13,047,580  

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 06/01/28

    315       383,559  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    2,000       2,399,888  

Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/45

    1,430       1,600,074  

Mount San Jacinto Community College District, GO

   

Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/35

    3,565       4,010,654  

Series C, 2.38%, 08/01/51

    6,115       5,525,300  

Natomas Unified School District, GO, (BAM), 4.00%, 08/01/42

    5,000       5,441,725  

Orange County Community Facilities District, ST

   

4.00%, 08/15/40

    345       369,822  

4.00%, 08/15/50

    320       339,827  

Rio Elementary School District, GO, Series A, (AGM), 5.25%, 08/15/25(b)

    5,865       6,674,012  

Riverside County Public Financing Authority, Refunding TA, Series A, (BAM), 4.00%, 10/01/40

    4,045       4,414,381  

San Benito High School District, GO, 4.00%, 08/01/48

    5,000       5,480,045  

San Bernardino County Transportation Authority, RB, Series A, 5.25%, 03/01/40

    4,545       4,914,695  

San Diego Unified School District, GO, Series B, 3.25%, 07/01/48

    6,000       6,288,312  

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

   

Series K-2, 0.00%, 07/01/38

    2,755       1,568,399  

Series K-2, 0.00%, 07/01/39

    3,340       1,819,218  

Series K-2, 0.00%, 07/01/40

    4,285       2,232,481  

San Jose Financing Authority, RB, 5.75%, 05/01/42

    4,500       4,517,554  

San Jose Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/23(b)

    5,800       6,124,591  

San Luis Obispo County Community College District, Refunding GO, Series B, 4.00%, 08/01/43

    3,555       3,992,692  

San Marcos Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, Refunding TA

   

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/32

    1,700       1,914,127  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/33

    1,125       1,266,002  

Santa Clara Unified School District, GO, 4.00%, 07/01/48

    10,000       10,923,970  

Santa Clarita Community College District, Refunding GO, 4.00%, 08/01/46

    10,000       10,924,240  

South San Francisco Public Facilities Financing Authority, RB, 4.00%, 06/01/46

    4,890       5,525,592  

Washington Township Health Care District, GO, Series B, 5.50%, 08/01/38

    1,625       1,788,239  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
County/City/Special District/School District (continued)  

West Contra Costa Unified School District, GO(b)

   

Series A, 5.50%, 08/01/23

  $          2,500     $       2,671,853  

Series B, 5.50%, 08/01/23

    3,195       3,414,628  
   

 

 

 
      227,822,975  
Education — 10.1%            

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

    5,800       8,423,038  

California Enterprise Development Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/50

    650       760,720  

Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/57

    600       699,544  

California Enterprise Development Authority, Refunding RB(c)

   

4.00%, 06/01/51

    625       674,422  

4.00%, 06/01/61

    345       370,158  

California Municipal Finance Authority, RB(c)

   

Series A, 5.50%, 08/01/34

    250       264,209  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/39

    285       310,360  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/49

    480       515,181  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/57

    940       1,004,342  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB
5.00%, 08/01/39

    1,105       1,252,635  

Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/42

    1,750       2,001,571  

California School Finance Authority, RB(c)

   

5.00%, 06/01/40

    355       382,933  

5.00%, 06/01/50

    555       591,179  

5.00%, 06/01/59

    885       938,543  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/49

    850       984,962  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/58

    4,135       4,417,806  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/59

    1,380       1,521,059  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/61

    850       861,155  

Series B, 4.00%, 07/01/45

    560       560,301  

Hastings Campus Housing Finance Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    785       918,206  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/61

    3,935       4,505,473  

University of California, RB, Series M, 5.00%, 05/15/47

    15,000       17,425,620  

University of California, Refunding RB

   

Series AO, 5.00%, 05/15/40

    5,430       6,058,637  

Series AZ, 4.00%, 05/15/48

    6,000       6,584,088  
   

 

 

 
      62,026,142  
Health — 12.4%            

California Health Facilities Financing Authority Refunding RB, 3.00%, 08/15/51(c)

    2,875       2,868,666  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB
4.00%, 11/15/47

    825       913,197  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/35

    1,960       2,337,733  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/42

    450       504,834  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/23(b)

    10,000       10,582,360  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/24(b)

    4,745       5,230,010  

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/38

    6,225       6,814,396  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/26(b)

    3,385       3,958,169  

Series B, 5.00%, 11/15/46

    4,910       5,691,736  

California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/37

    3,110       3,575,502  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/39(c)

    250       279,718  

Series A, 5.00%, 02/01/42

    5,250       6,001,973  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Health (continued)            

California Municipal Finance Authority, Refunding RB (continued)

   

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/49(c)

  $             280     $          307,904  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, RB

   

4.00%, 08/01/45

    2,500       2,547,855  

4.00%, 07/01/48

    2,220       2,418,439  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 04/01/42

    3,005       3,220,885  

4.00%, 04/01/47

    2,655       2,822,602  

5.00%, 04/01/47

    2,995       3,382,263  

Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/51

    1,635       1,875,917  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/53

    1,000       1,175,751  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/57

    3,250       3,334,331  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/57

    1,750       2,060,315  

Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue, Refunding RB, Series L, 5.00%, 05/15/47

    4,000       4,507,192  
   

 

 

 
      76,411,748  
Housing — 11.7%            

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

   

3.00%, 08/01/56

    1,500       1,254,456  

4.00%, 02/01/50

    455       427,294  

4.00%, 08/01/51

    2,320       2,074,839  

3.00%, 02/01/57

    1,520       1,196,982  

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/49

    3,840       4,124,087  

Series A, 4.00%, 02/01/56

    4,615       4,524,263  

Series A-1, 4.00%, 08/01/50

    480       437,131  

Series A-1, 3.00%, 02/01/57

    955       802,801  

California Housing Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing Class A, (FHLMC), 3.75%, 03/25/35

    7,919       8,862,950  

Series 2021-1, Class A, 3.50%, 11/20/35

    2,327       2,542,341  

Series A, 4.25%, 01/15/35

    926       1,061,077  

California Housing Finance, RB, M/F Housing, Series 2, Class A, 4.00%, 03/20/33

    3,996       4,429,933  

CMFA Special Finance Agency VII, RB, M/F Housing, 4.00%, 08/01/47(c)

    1,420       1,291,182  

CMFA Special Finance Agency VIII, RB, M/F Housing, 3.00%, 08/01/56(c)

    1,860       1,521,752  

CMFA Special Finance Agency XII, RB, M/F Housing, Series A, 3.25%, 02/01/57(c)

    1,400       1,169,108  

CMFA Special Finance Agency, RB, M/F Housing(c)

   

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/45

    1,155       1,092,453  

Series A-2, 4.00%, 08/01/45

    1,135       1,131,588  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, RB, M/F Housing(c)

   

4.00%, 10/01/46

    2,180       2,077,139  

2.65%, 12/01/46

    1,825       1,566,472  

4.00%, 07/01/56

    1,490       1,504,453  

3.13%, 08/01/56

    605       524,563  

4.00%, 08/01/56

    1,905       1,828,596  

3.25%, 04/01/57

    755       657,959  

4.00%, 04/01/57

    2,025       1,859,357  

4.00%, 05/01/57

    2,335       2,245,355  

3.13%, 06/01/57

    1,455       1,159,738  

4.00%, 06/01/58

    3,195       3,012,029  

4.00%, 12/01/58

    2,025       1,898,049  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Housing (continued)            

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority, RB, M/F Housing(c) (continued)

   

Series A, 2.45%, 02/01/47

  $             775     $          654,458  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/51

    1,325       1,416,565  

Series A-2, 4.00%, 09/01/56

    2,700       2,748,568  

Series B, 4.00%, 02/01/57

    605       584,331  

Freddie Mac Multifamily ML Certificates, RB, M/F Housing, Series CA, Class A, 3.35%, 11/25/33

    9,558       10,300,600  
   

 

 

 
      71,982,469  
State — 3.3%            

California State Public Works Board, RB, Series I, 5.50%, 11/01/33

    2,015       2,166,758  

City of Roseville California, ST, 4.00%, 09/01/45

    100       107,314  

State of California, Refunding GO

   

4.00%, 10/01/41

    10,075       11,560,519  

5.00%, 08/01/45

    5,690       6,325,334  
   

 

 

 
      20,159,925  
Tobacco — 7.6%            

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 06/01/49

    320       356,618  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/49

    465       520,654  

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, Refunding RB, CAB(a)

   

0.00%, 06/01/55

    3,185       757,944  

Series B-2, Subordinate, 0.00%, 06/01/55

    4,780       911,575  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., Refunding RB

   

0.00%, 06/01/66(a)

    3,660       566,993  

Series A, (AGM-CR SAP), 5.00%, 06/01/25(b)

    9,765       10,986,885  

Series A-1, 3.50%, 06/01/22(b)

    6,330       6,393,692  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 06/01/22(b)

    11,350       11,520,250  

Series A-1, 5.00%, 06/01/28(b)

    7,560       9,172,896  

Series A-2, 5.00%, 06/01/22(b)

    1,645       1,669,614  

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 06/01/48

    1,130       1,302,357  

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California, Refunding RB, CAB, 0.00%, 06/01/54(a)

    13,750       2,662,096  
   

 

 

 
      46,821,574  
Transportation — 18.5%            

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, Sub Lien, 5.00%, 10/01/35

    1,500       1,712,895  

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

    5,000       5,427,660  

California Municipal Finance Authority, ARB, AMT, Senior Lien, 4.00%, 12/31/47

    13,915       14,978,412  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/40

    3,830       4,239,791  

Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/45

    5,000       6,037,890  

Series D, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/35

    2,000       2,220,732  

Series D, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/36

    1,500       1,664,479  

Sub-Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/47

    6,725       7,639,049  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, Refunding ARB, 5.00%, 05/15/43

    7,000       8,501,101  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Transportation (continued)            

County of Sacramento California Airport System Revenue, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/41

  $          2,500     $       2,841,360  

Sub-Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    1,250       1,424,215  

Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport SJC, Refunding RB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/41

    3,075       3,518,387  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 03/01/47

    11,770       13,466,222  

Port of Los Angeles, Refunding ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 08/01/44

    500       542,559  

Riverside County Transportation Commission, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 06/01/46

    1,235       1,396,048  

4.00%, 06/01/47

    380       419,679  

3.00%, 06/01/49

    3,180       3,196,103  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, Refunding ARB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    4,275       4,973,535  

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

   

4.00%, 05/01/52(d)

    5,500       6,194,980  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/29

    6,435       6,498,050  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/44

    5,000       5,880,420  

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/47

    5,000       5,677,505  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 05/01/41

    5,000       5,608,955  
   

 

 

 
      114,060,027  
Utilities — 9.2%            

City of Riverside California Electric Revenue, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/43

    3,500       4,249,893  

City of San Francisco California Public Utilities Commission Water Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/39

    5,245       5,854,548  

East Bay Municipal Utility District Water System Revenue, RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/45

    4,585       5,076,342  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/49

    11,190       13,565,279  

Los Angeles Department of Water, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    8,825       10,182,214  

San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, Subordinate, 5.00%, 08/01/43

    9,655       11,500,215  

San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Revenue, Refunding RB, Series B, 4.00%, 10/01/42

    3,000       3,057,267  

San Juan Water District, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.25%, 02/01/33

    1,095       1,097,653  

San Mateo Foster City Public Financing Authority, RB, 4.00%, 08/01/44

    2,000       2,262,468  
   

 

 

 
      56,845,879  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in California

      677,933,584  

Puerto Rico — 4.8%

   
State — 4.8%            

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

   

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

    8,317       9,100,154  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
State (continued)            

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

   

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

  $        11,280     $     12,550,354  

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

    2,677       2,905,883  

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

    553       607,216  

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

    848       929,879  

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

    822       903,204  

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

    8,705       2,815,380  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico

      29,812,070  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 114.9%
(Cost: $669,615,021)

      707,745,654  
   

 

 

 
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(e)  
California — 44.1%            
County/City/Special District/School District — 15.8%  

Palomar Community College District, GO, Series C, 5.00%, 08/01/25(b)

    15,140       17,101,750  

Riverside County Public Financing Authority, RB, 5.25%, 11/01/25(b)

    10,000       11,459,260  

Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, Refunding SAB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/43

    9,990       11,493,422  

San Luis Obispo County Community College District, Refunding GO, Series A, 4.00%, 08/01/40

    6,585       7,114,561  

San Mateo County Community College District, GO, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/25(b)

    17,615       19,943,695  

Southwestern Community College District, GO, Series D, 5.00%, 08/01/25(b)

    10,820       12,225,702  

West Valley-Mission Community College District, GO, Series B, 4.00%, 08/01/40

    17,000       18,326,051  
   

 

 

 
      97,664,441  
Education — 3.8%            

California State University, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/43

    6,001       6,758,523  

University of California, RB, Series AM, 5.25%, 05/15/44

    10,210       11,122,896  

University of California, Refunding RB, Series AF, 5.00%, 05/15/39

    5,000       5,243,110  
   

 

 

 
      23,124,529  
Health — 16.2%            

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 11/15/49(f)

    5,000       5,775,859  

5.00%, 11/15/56

    6,000       7,096,820  

Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/23(b)

    14,520       15,430,869  

Series B, 5.00%, 08/15/55

    4,500       5,162,655  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/25(b)

    19,425       21,966,739  

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/47

    4,997       5,345,829  

Sub-Series A-2, 4.00%, 11/01/44

    17,720       19,676,447  

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

    19,070       19,187,280  
   

 

 

 
      99,642,498  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Transportation — 5.8%            

Bay Area Toll Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 04/01/49(f)

  $ 10,005     $ 11,066,437  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports, ARB

   

Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/40

    5,500       6,088,472  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/41

    3,645       4,080,080  

Series D, AMT, 5.00%, 05/15/41

    13,332       14,748,759  
   

 

 

 
      35,983,748  
Utilities — 2.5%            

City of Los Angeles California Wastewater System Revenue, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/44

    13,790       15,319,663  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in California

      271,734,879  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 44.1%
(Cost: $256,294,922)

      271,734,879  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 159.0%
(Cost: $925,909,943)

      979,480,533  
   

 

 

 
     Shares         

Short-Term Securities

   
Money Market Funds — 2.8%            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds California Money Fund, Institutional Class, 0.01%(g)(h)

    17,118,189       17,107,918  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.8%
(Cost: $17,114,999)

 

    17,107,918  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 161.8%
(Cost: $943,024,942)

 

    996,588,451  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.9%

 

    5,631,387  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (21.5)%

 

    (132,184,780

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value — (41.2)%

 

    (254,000,000
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $   616,035,058  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Zero-coupon bond.

 

(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) 

When-issued security.

 

(e) 

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.

 

(f) 

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 May 15, 2025, is $10,754,131. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

 

(g) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

 

(h) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

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.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. (MUC)

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
01/31/22
    Shares
Held at
01/31/22
    Income     Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds California Money Fund, Institutional Class

  $ 19,391,202     $     $ (2,260,431 )(a)    $ (8,007   $ (14,846   $ 17,107,918       17,118,189     $ 23,419     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

For the period ended January 31, 2022, 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

   $        $        $        $        $ 1,060,539        $        $ 1,060,539  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

   

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $25,855,176

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

   $        $ 707,745,654        $             —        $ 707,745,654  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

              271,734,879                   271,734,879  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     17,107,918                            17,107,918  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $   17,107,918        $ 979,480,533        $        $   996,588,451  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

   $             —        $ (132,144,550      $             —        $ (132,144,550

VMTP Shares at Liquidation Value

              (254,000,000                 (254,000,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ (386,144,550      $        $ (386,144,550
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  

Municipal Bonds

    
Guam — 0.3%             
Utilities — 0.3%             

Guam Government Waterworks Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/50

  $        1,015      $        1,197,632  
    

 

 

 
New Jersey — 124.0%             
Corporate — 1.5%             

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB(a)

    

Series A, (NPFGC), 5.25%, 07/01/25

    535        608,108  

Series A, (NPFGC), 5.25%, 07/01/26

    1,415        1,655,772  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB

    

3.38%, 04/01/38

    2,230        2,278,471  

3.50%, 04/01/42

    1,675        1,710,793  

Series A, AMT, 2.20%, 10/01/39(b)

    850        857,018  
    

 

 

 
       7,110,162  
County/City/Special District/School District — 11.0%             

Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Inc., Refunding RB

    

5.25%, 11/01/39

    11,130        11,959,997  

5.25%, 11/01/44

    3,755        4,005,947  

City of Bayonne New Jersey, Refunding GO, (BAM, SAW), 5.00%, 07/01/26(c)

    3,720        4,301,194  

County of Essex New Jersey, GO, Series B, (SCH BD RES FD), 3.00%, 09/01/46

    1,700        1,736,689  

County of Mercer New Jersey, Refunding GO, 2.38%, 02/15/30

    1,640        1,686,674  

Essex County Improvement Authority, RB, (GTD), 4.00%, 11/01/49

    575        637,538  

Essex County Improvement Authority, Refunding RB

    

(NPFGC GTD), 5.50%, 10/01/27

    250        305,759  

(NPFGC GTD), 5.50%, 10/01/28

    4,840        6,078,188  

Ewing Township Board of Education, GO

    

4.00%, 07/15/38

    1,470        1,661,338  

4.00%, 07/15/39

    1,330        1,500,908  

Gloucester County Improvement Authority, RB

    

(BAM), 4.00%, 07/01/46

    465        521,543  

(BAM), 4.00%, 07/01/51

    645        722,579  

Hudson County Improvement Authority, RB, 4.00%, 10/01/51

    2,800        3,136,020  

Hudson County Improvement Authority, RB, CAB, Series A-1, (NPFGC GTD), 0.00%, 12/15/32(d)

    1,000        773,870  

Jersey City Redevelopment Agency, 4.00%, 12/15/31

    2,720        3,227,005  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB

    

5.00%, 06/15/23(c)

    3,065        3,237,796  

Series KK, 5.00%, 09/01/22(c)

    325        333,058  

Series QQQ, 4.00%, 06/15/50

    2,070        2,257,484  

Township of Irvington New Jersey, Refunding GO, Series A, (AGM, SAW), 5.00%, 07/15/24(c)

    1,175        1,283,535  

Union County Utilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, (GTD), 5.25%, 12/01/31

    645        647,287  
    

 

 

 
       50,014,409  
Education — 18.2%             

Atlantic County Improvement Authority, RB, Series A, (AGM), 4.00%, 07/01/46

    1,300        1,387,506  

Clifton Board of Education GO

    

(AGM), 2.25%, 08/15/45

    3,425        3,068,666  

(AGM), 2.25%, 08/15/46

    3,425        3,050,165  
Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  
Education (continued)             

Gloucester County Improvement Authority, RB

    

5.00%, 07/01/44

  $        1,985      $        2,195,716  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/31

    1,950        2,182,358  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/32

    1,775        1,985,323  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    2,250        2,515,183  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/34

    1,200        1,340,658  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB

    

Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/35

    2,000        2,079,328  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/38

    190        220,259  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/47

    795        832,502  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/50

    495        562,518  

Series A, 5.25%, 11/01/54(e)

    2,235        2,319,890  

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

    460        520,503  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB

    

(AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/37

    3,990        4,632,550  

(AGM), 5.00%, 06/01/42

    810        939,319  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, RB

    

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    1,345        1,580,737  

Series C, (AGM), 3.25%, 07/01/49

    585        605,263  

Series C, (AGM), 4.00%, 07/01/50

    495        551,007  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

    

Series A, (BAM), 5.00%, 07/01/28

    1,135        1,311,473  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/39

    15,555        16,846,361  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/44

    3,540        3,826,754  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/47

    1,145        1,213,188  

Series D, 5.00%, 07/01/38

    500        522,623  

Series D, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    600        626,212  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, RB

    

Series 1A, AMT, 4.00%, 12/01/28.

    280        285,559  

Series 1A, AMT, 4.50%, 12/01/28

    740        757,731  

Series 1A, AMT, 4.00%, 12/01/29

    190        193,717  

Series 1A, AMT, 4.50%, 12/01/29

    935        957,131  

Series 1A, AMT, 4.63%, 12/01/30

    920        942,502  

Series 1A, AMT, 4.00%, 12/01/31

    300        305,744  

Series 1A, AMT, 4.13%, 12/01/35

    180        182,540  

Series 1A-1, AMT, 4.00%, 12/01/29

    1,885        1,961,371  

Series 1A-1, AMT, 4.25%, 12/01/32

    680        707,193  

Series 1A-1, AMT, 4.50%, 12/01/36

    595        618,532  

Sub-Series C, AMT, 4.00%, 12/01/48

    1,760        1,906,135  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, Refunding RB

    

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

    585        585,511  

Series 1, AMT, 5.38%, 12/01/24

    485        485,426  

Series B, AMT, 3.00%, 12/01/32

    3,435        3,539,555  

New Jersey Institute of Technology, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/45

    7,500        8,324,272  

Newark Board of Education, Refunding GO

    

(BAM SCH BD RES FD), 3.00%, 07/15/38

    700        723,253  

(BAM SCH BD RES FD), 3.00%, 07/15/39

    120        123,940  

(BAM SCH BD RES FD), 3.00%, 07/15/41

    1,500        1,541,013  

Sustainability Bonds, (BAM), 3.00%, 07/15/42

    485        496,506  

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Refunding RB, Series L, 5.00%, 05/01/23(c)

    1,565        1,643,048  
    

 

 

 
       83,196,741  
Health — 8.4%             

Camden County Improvement Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 02/15/33

    2,000        2,132,470  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  
Health (continued)             

Middlesex County Improvement Authority, RB, AMT, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 09/01/30

  $           475      $           476,884  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB

    

5.00%, 01/01/34

    675        754,499  

5.00%, 01/01/39

    675        750,279  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB

    

5.00%, 07/01/42

    2,270        2,623,739  

4.00%, 07/01/44

    2,175        2,402,703  

2.38%, 07/01/46

    1,495        1,290,465  

3.00%, 07/01/51

    760        749,498  

Series A, 5.50%, 07/01/43

    7,105        7,513,182  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Refunding RB

    

5.00%, 07/01/25

    1,000        1,017,714  

5.00%, 07/01/26

    3,720        3,784,951  

5.00%, 07/01/28

    3,000        3,219,012  

5.00%, 07/01/29

    715        766,013  

5.00%, 07/01/34

    1,330        1,527,456  

5.00%, 07/01/39

    1,825        2,077,043  

4.00%, 07/01/41

    1,600        1,742,486  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/43

    1,865        2,014,685  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/43

    3,080        3,550,602  
    

 

 

 
       38,393,681  
Housing — 5.5%             

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB, Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 05/01/27

    2,260        2,266,809  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing

    

Series H, 2.15%, 10/01/41

    1,710        1,539,335  

Series H, 2.30%, 10/01/46

    1,285        1,135,083  

Series H, 2.40%, 04/01/52

    1,285        1,134,033  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, Refunding RB

    

Series 2, AMT, 4.60%, 11/01/38

    3,120        3,156,988  

Series 2, AMT, 4.75%, 11/01/46

    3,795        3,829,356  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, Refunding RB, M/F Housing

    

Series A, (HUD SECT 8), 2.25%, 11/01/36

    640        604,133  

Series A, (HUD SECT 8), 2.45%, 11/01/45

    475        432,247  

Series A, (HUD SECT 8), 2.65%, 11/01/46

    640        589,740  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/01/48

    370        385,029  

Series A, (HUD SECT 8), 2.55%, 11/01/50

    430        386,355  

Series A, (HUD SECT 8), 2.70%, 11/01/51

    640        578,439  

Series A, 4.10%, 11/01/53

    220        232,099  

Series A, (HUD SECT 8), 2.63%, 11/01/56

    430        377,828  

Series A, (HUD SECT 8), 2.75%, 11/01/56

    640        569,455  

Series D, AMT, 4.25%, 11/01/37

    490        513,206  

Series D, AMT, 4.35%, 11/01/42

    1,000        1,039,220  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, Refunding RB, S/F Housing

    

Series A, 3.75%, 10/01/35

    3,420        3,704,298  

Series E, 2.25%, 10/01/40

    1,500        1,387,347  

Series E, 2.40%, 10/01/45

    1,155        1,051,298  
    

 

 

 
       24,912,298  
State — 35.3%             

Garden State Preservation Trust, RB, CAB(d)

    

Series B, (AGM), 0.00%, 11/01/23

    15,725        15,393,124  

Series B, (AGM), 0.00%, 11/01/25

    10,000        9,388,840  
Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  
State (continued)             

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB

    

4.00%, 06/15/49

  $        2,930      $        3,192,944  

Series A, (NPFGC), 5.25%, 07/01/24

    1,785        1,948,347  

Series A, (NPFGC), 5.25%, 07/01/25

    4,465        5,028,800  

Series A, (NPFGC), 5.25%, 07/01/26

    7,415        8,561,418  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/15/43

    1,235        1,433,873  

Series EEE, 5.00%, 06/15/43

    5,395        6,276,349  

Series WW, 5.25%, 06/15/33

    380        424,942  

Series WW, 5.00%, 06/15/34

    5,500        6,100,320  

Series WW, 5.00%, 06/15/36

    3,115        3,449,202  

Series WW, 5.25%, 06/15/40

    7,915        8,733,601  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB

    

5.00%, 06/15/22(c)

    11,875        12,029,292  

4.00%, 07/01/46

    2,770        3,032,078  

Series N-1, (AMBAC), 5.50%, 09/01/26

    800        936,695  

Series N-1, (NPFGC), 5.50%, 09/01/27

    1,000        1,197,137  

Series NN, 5.00%, 03/01/23(c)

    5,000        5,218,210  

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

    5,000        5,431,235  

Sub-Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/33

    3,875        4,431,396  

Sub-Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/34

    7,300        7,908,484  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, RB

    

Series A, 4.00%, 09/01/28

    9,705        10,347,918  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/33

    5,370        5,841,883  

New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, Refunding RB, (NPFGC), 5.50%, 03/01/22(a)

    4,200        4,216,888  

South Jersey Port Corp., ARB

    

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/42

    3,000        3,402,057  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/48

    1,500        1,689,606  

State of New Jersey, GO
2.00%, 06/01/37

    3,225        3,017,030  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/28

    3,500        4,194,526  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/29

    1,105        1,340,926  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/30

    3,410        3,917,691  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/31

    3,000        3,483,291  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/32

    7,755        9,193,312  
    

 

 

 
       160,761,415  
Tobacco — 5.5%             

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Refunding RB

    

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/46

    3,000        3,402,798  

Series A, 5.25%, 06/01/46

    1,960        2,257,755  

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

    17,315        19,490,647  
    

 

 

 
       25,151,200  
Transportation — 31.6%             

New Brunswick Parking Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, (AGM MUN GOVT GTD), 3.00%, 09/01/39

    2,500        2,573,855  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RB

    

AMT, 5.13%, 01/01/34

    2,290        2,443,247  

AMT, 5.38%, 01/01/43

    7,730        8,251,752  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, 4.00%, 06/15/50

    2,130        2,318,277  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB

    

Series A, (NPFGC), 5.75%, 06/15/24

    1,205        1,331,503  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/30

    2,250        2,552,996  

Series AA, 5.25%, 06/15/33

    5,690        5,991,382  

Series AA, 5.25%, 06/15/34

    1,305        1,458,087  

Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/38

    2,340        2,523,021  

Series AA, 4.00%, 06/15/50

    6,300        6,855,616  

Series B, 5.00%, 06/15/33

    1,340        1,574,031  

Series BB, 4.00%, 06/15/50

    3,325        3,602,175  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  
Transportation (continued)             

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB (continued)

    

Series D, 5.00%, 06/15/32

  $        3,300      $        3,620,229  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, RB, CAB(d)

    

Series A, 0.00%, 12/15/35

    6,000        3,961,392  

Series C, (AGM), 0.00%, 12/15/32

    8,800        6,754,572  

Series C, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 12/15/35

    4,160        2,803,457  

Series C, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 12/15/36

    7,210        4,678,785  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Refunding RB

    

4.00%, 12/15/39

    165        181,923  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/26

    400        457,597  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/31

    7,480        8,554,809  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/32

    750        921,942  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/32

    4,285        5,043,381  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/33

    3,315        4,043,942  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/15/34

    1,950        2,195,679  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/15/35

    2,950        3,319,198  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/15/35

    1,095        1,280,577  

Series A, 4.00%, 06/15/36

    2,655        2,977,559  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/42

    5,000        5,064,885  

Series AA, 5.00%, 06/15/33

    3,000        3,046,515  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, RB

    

Series A1, 5.00%, 01/01/35

    1,440        1,672,468  

Series E, 5.00%, 01/01/45

    8,000        8,747,176  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Refunding RB

    

Series A, (AGM), 5.25%, 01/01/29

    4,000        4,980,620  

Series A, (BHAC-CR AGM), 5.25%, 01/01/29

    500        618,174  

Series A, (AGM), 5.25%, 01/01/30

    4,000        5,081,828  

Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/34

    2,300        2,724,258  

Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/40

    5,740        6,778,670  

Series G, 5.00%, 01/01/36

    5,000        5,919,260  

Series G, 4.00%, 01/01/43

    3,320        3,659,135  

South Jersey Transportation Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/45

    2,865        3,424,428  
    

 

 

 
       143,988,401  
Utilities — 7.0%             

Essex County Utilities Authority, Refunding RB, (AGC

    

GTD), 4.13%, 04/01/22

    2,000        2,005,398  

New Jersey Infrastructure Bank, RB 2.00%, 09/01/43

    915        793,233  

2.25%, 09/01/50

    2,245        1,943,564  

Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, Refunding RB

    

Series J, (AGM), 3.00%, 12/01/40

    1,140        1,181,017  

Series J, (AGM), 3.00%, 12/01/41

    1,170        1,209,798  

Series J, (AGM), 3.00%, 12/01/42

    1,190        1,227,154  

Series J, (AGM), 3.00%, 12/01/43

    1,220        1,254,427  

Series J, (AGM), 3.00%, 12/01/44

    1,250        1,281,440  

Series J, (AGM), 3.00%, 12/01/45

    1,275        1,305,605  

Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority, RB, CAB(d)

    

Series A, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 09/01/26

    4,100        3,803,197  

Series A, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 09/01/28

    6,600        5,823,847  
Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  
Utilities (continued)             

Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority, RB, CAB(d) (continued)

    

Series A, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 09/01/29

  $        9,650      $          8,283,434  

Series A, (NPFGC), 0.00%, 09/01/33

    2,350        1,791,670  
    

 

 

 
       31,903,784  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in New Jersey

 

     565,432,091  
New York — 6.5%             
Transportation — 6.5%             

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, ARB

    

Consolidated, 93rd Series, 6.13%, 06/01/94

    1,000        1,109,644  

Consolidated, 218th Series, AMT, 4.00%, 11/01/34

    1,640        1,854,747  

Consolidated, 218th Series, AMT, 4.00%, 11/01/47

    2,485        2,695,604  

Consolidated, 221st Series, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/45

    2,165        2,371,907  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB

    

Consolidated, 206th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/42

    3,110        3,590,644  

Consolidated, 206th Series, AMT, 5.00%, 11/15/47

    3,475        3,962,185  

Series 178th, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/33

    4,005        4,268,537  

Series 223, AMT, 4.00%, 07/15/51

    2,960        3,250,740  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding RB

    

Consolidated, 200th Series, 5.00%, 09/01/36

    3,090        3,762,980  

Consolidated, 212th Series, 4.00%, 09/01/37

    2,460        2,807,406  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in New York

       29,674,394  
Pennsylvania — 2.7%             
Transportation — 2.7%             

Delaware River Port Authority, RB 5.00%, 01/01/29

    2,000        2,148,566  

5.00%, 01/01/37

    8,830        9,436,771  

Delaware River Port Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 01/01/27

    785        812,251  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Pennsylvania

 

     12,397,588  
    

 

 

 
Puerto Rico — 4.8%             
State — 4.8%             

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

    

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

    583        637,897  

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

    3,462        3,851,891  

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

    11,732        12,735,086  

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

    878        964,079  

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

    638        699,603  

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

    618        679,051  

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

    7,564        2,446,356  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico

       22,013,963  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 138.3%
(Cost: $594,001,503)

       630,715,668  
    

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(f)  
New Jersey — 23.8%             
County/City/Special District/School District — 6.2%  

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

  $        3,120      $        3,564,924  

Union County Utilities Authority, Refunding RB

    

Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/41

    7,574        7,598,126  

Series A, AMT, 5.25%, 12/01/31

    17,231        17,292,149  
    

 

 

 
       28,455,199  
Education — 7.5%             

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB(g)

    

AMT, 3.00%, 08/01/41

    9,749        9,777,478  

AMT, 3.00%, 08/01/43

    14,021        14,061,990  

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Refunding RB, Series L, 5.00%, 05/01/23(c)

    10,000        10,498,745  
    

 

 

 
       34,338,213  
Health — 3.2%             

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, RB

    

4.00%, 07/01/47

    6,133        6,571,560  

4.00%, 07/01/51

    7,006        7,899,816  
    

 

 

 
       14,471,376  
State — 4.8%             

Garden State Preservation Trust, RB, Series A, 5.75%, 11/01/28

    12,460        14,696,198  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series NN, 5.00%, 03/01/23(g)

    6,698        6,990,490  
    

 

 

 
       21,686,688  
Transportation — 2.1%             

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/22(c)(g)

    9,300        9,466,317  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in New Jersey

       108,417,793  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 23.8%
(Cost: $105,504,875)

       108,417,793  
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 162.1%
(Cost: $699,506,378)

       739,133,461  
    

 

 

 
Security  

Par

(000)

     Value  

Short-Term Securities

 

Commercial Paper — 1.1%  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Refunding ARB, 0.13%, 03/03/22

  $          5,100      $        5,099,832  
    

 

 

 
       5,099,832  
    

 

 

 
     Shares          
Money Market Funds — 1.6%  

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

    6,938,365        6,938,365  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 2.7%
(Cost: $12,038,874)

       12,038,197  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 164.8%
(Cost: $711,545,252)

       751,171,658  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.5%

       2,585,821  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (13.4)%

 

     (61,186,532

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (51.9)%

 

     (236,696,654
    

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

     $ 455,874,293  
    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Security is collateralized by municipal bonds or U.S. Treasury obligations.

(b) 

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.

(c) 

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.

(d) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(e) 

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.

(f) 

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.

(g) 

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 July 1, 2022 to February 1, 2037, is $24,100,690. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(h) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(i) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

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.

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
    Proceeds
from Sales
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Value at
01/31/22
    Shares
Held at
01/31/22
    Income     Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

  $  22,337,405     $  —     $  (15,397,763 )(a)    $  (768   $  (509   $  6,938,365       6,938,365     $  366     $  —  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ)

 

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

     60          03/22/22        $ 7,678        $ 181,781  

U.S. Long Bond

     24          03/22/22          3,733          133,689  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     55          03/31/22          6,557          131,647  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 447,117  
                 

 

 

 

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)

  $  —     $  —     $     $     $  447,117     $     $  447,117  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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 January 31, 2022, 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

   $  —        $  —        $        $        $  491,104        $        $  491,104  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                                

Futures contracts

   $        $        $        $        $  1,295,484        $        $  1,295,484  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Futures contracts:

   

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $18,168,879

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

   $             —        $  630,715,668        $             —        $  630,715,668  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

              108,417,793                   108,417,793  

 

 

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January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc. (MUJ)

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Commercial Paper

   $        $ 5,099,832        $             —        $ 5,099,832  

Money Market Funds

     6,938,365                            6,938,365  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $     6,938,365        $  744,233,293        $        $    751,171,658  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Interest Rate Contracts

   $ 447,117        $        $        $ 447,117  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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

                 

TOB Trust Certificates

   $             —        $  (61,170,038      $             —        $ (61,170,038

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value

              (237,100,000                 (237,100,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $  (298,270,038      $        $  (298,270,038
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) 

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (MIY)

    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security

 

Par

(000)

   

Value

 
Municipal Bonds  
Michigan — 137.7%  
Corporate — 3.4%  

Monroe County Economic Development Corp., Refunding RB, Series AA, (NPFGC), 6.95%, 09/01/22

  $      14,500     $      15,035,326  
   

 

 

 
County/City/Special District/School District — 27.0%  

Battle Creek School District, Refunding GO, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/37

    1,170       1,337,650  

Berkley School District, GO, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/35

    2,965       3,301,545  

Byron Center Public Schools, GO

   

Series I, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/43

    4,475       5,198,961  

Series I, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/47

    740       857,832  

Columbia School District, GO, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 11/01/23(a)

    5,185       5,549,511  

County of Saginaw Michigan, GO, 4.00%, 11/01/42

    2,000       2,199,714  

Dearborn School District, GO

   

Series A, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 11/01/23(a)

    1,500       1,605,452  

Series A, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/33

    1,600       1,705,910  

Series A, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/34

    1,200       1,278,917  

Dowagiac Union School District, GO, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/41

    1,140       1,293,036  

East Lansing School District, GO, Series I, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/42

    1,000       1,155,548  

Farmington Public School District, Refunding GO

   

(AGM), 5.00%, 05/01/33

    1,500       1,671,507  

(AGM), 5.00%, 05/01/34

    1,500       1,670,589  

(AGM), 5.00%, 05/01/35

    1,000       1,113,116  

Fraser Public School District, Refunding GO

   

(Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/43

    2,000       2,309,284  

(Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/47

    3,225       3,714,819  

Gibraltar School District, GO, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/36

    750       890,617  

Grandville Public Schools, GO

   

Series I, (AGM), 4.00%, 05/01/38

    910       1,035,095  

Series II, (AGM), 5.00%, 05/01/40

    3,250       3,603,106  

Gull Lake Community School District, GO, Series I, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/45

    4,000       4,703,048  

Hudsonville Public Schools, GO

   

Series I, (Q-SBLF), 4.00%, 05/01/43

    1,875       2,109,420  

Series I, (Q-SBLF), 4.00%, 05/01/44

    1,950       2,189,546  

Series I, (Q-SBLF), 4.00%, 05/01/45

    2,040       2,287,203  

Jackson Public Schools, GO, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/42

    4,000       4,706,524  

Kentwood Public Schools, GO 5.00%, 05/01/41

    1,120       1,275,382  

5.00%, 05/01/44

    1,815       2,058,148  

Livonia Public Schools, GO, Series I, (AGM), 5.00%, 05/01/23(a)

    5,000       5,259,985  

Mattawan Consolidated School District, GO, Series I, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/25(a)

    3,375       3,783,685  

Michigan Finance Authority, RB
5.00%, 11/01/34

    215       259,562  

5.00%, 11/01/38

    2,500       3,008,147  

5.00%, 11/01/43

    4,000       4,784,756  

Series H-1, 5.00%, 10/01/24

    5,400       5,891,022  

Mona Shores Public Schools, GO

   

Series I, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/42

    1,000       1,208,817  

Series I, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/43

    1,025       1,236,883  

 

 

Security

 

Par

(000)

    

Value

 
County/City/Special District/School District (continued)  

Mona Shores Public Schools, GO (continued)

    

Series I, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/44

  $        1,525      $        1,837,166  

Portage Public Schools, GO, 4.00%, 11/01/44

    3,940        4,518,309  

Swartz Creek Community Schools, GO, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/44

    4,270        5,102,377  

Troy School District, GO, (Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 11/01/23(a)

    2,000        2,140,602  

Walled Lake Consolidated School District, GO

    

(Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 11/01/23(a)

    7,010        7,502,811  

(Q-SBLF), 5.00%, 05/01/50

    3,000        3,638,001  

West Ottawa Public Schools, GO

    

(AGM), 4.00%, 11/01/39

    1,105        1,272,547  

(AGM), 4.00%, 11/01/40

    800        920,162  

(AGM), 4.00%, 11/01/41

    845        970,850  

(AGM), 4.00%, 11/01/46

    1,725        1,965,481  

Zeeland Public Schools, GO

    

Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 05/01/25(a)

    2,000        2,242,184  

Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 05/01/33

    1,000        1,111,286  
    

 

 

 
       119,476,113  
Education — 30.1%  

Grand Valley State University, RB, 5.00%, 12/01/43

    1,600        1,886,069  

Lake Superior State University, RB, (AGM), 5.00%, 01/15/48

    3,750        4,336,590  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB 4.00%, 02/01/29

    700        743,294  

5.00%, 02/01/33

    830        914,058  

4.00%, 12/01/33

    1,720        1,781,691  

5.00%, 12/01/36

    1,550        1,637,544  

5.00%, 09/01/40

    1,000        1,090,050  

5.00%, 12/01/40

    2,900        3,033,980  

5.00%, 12/01/45

    4,400        4,592,746  

4.00%, 09/01/46

    1,750        1,936,919  

Series 25-A, AMT, 4.00%, 11/01/29

    5,900        6,037,169  

Series 25-A, AMT, 4.00%, 11/01/30

    2,850        2,915,248  

Series 25-A, AMT, 4.00%, 11/01/31

    3,150        3,221,215  

Michigan State University, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/38

    10,000        10,566,580  

Michigan Technological University, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/45

    1,800        2,009,221  

Michigan Technological University, Refunding RB 5.00%, 10/01/31

    1,080        1,378,066  

5.00%, 10/01/32

    1,250        1,592,648  

5.00%, 10/01/33

    1,325        1,683,888  

5.00%, 10/01/34

    1,400        1,775,274  

Oakland University, RB
5.00%, 03/01/32

    400        401,348  

5.00%, 03/01/41

    3,635        4,092,999  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/01/38

    5,490        5,702,688  

Series A, 5.00%, 03/01/43

    16,845        17,476,469  

University of Michigan, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/39

    3,425        3,694,332  

Wayne State University, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/40

    13,000        13,821,028  

Western Michigan University, RB, Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/51

    5,000        6,124,220  

Western Michigan University, Refunding RB

    

(AGM), 5.00%, 11/15/23(a)

    1,750        1,875,417  

5.25%, 11/15/23(a)

    8,475        9,119,812  

(AGM), 5.25%, 11/15/23(a)

    1,000        1,076,084  

5.00%, 11/15/44

    5,650        6,756,564  

5.00%, 11/15/49

    8,680        10,370,361  
    

 

 

 
       133,643,572  
 

 

 

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January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (MIY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security

 

Par

(000)

   

Value

 
Health — 29.6%  

Grand Traverse County Hospital Finance Authority, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/44

  $        4,230     $        4,577,803  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/47

    2,200       2,377,976  

Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/49

    2,610       3,042,534  

Series B, 4.00%, 07/01/49

    2,000       2,172,062  

Grand Traverse County Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 07/01/32

    2,135       2,706,877  

5.00%, 07/01/33

    1,125       1,420,466  

5.00%, 07/01/34

    1,180       1,485,258  

Kalamazoo Economic Development Corp., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 05/15/32

    865       943,532  

5.00%, 05/15/42

    425       458,525  

Kentwood Economic Development Corp., RB, 4.00%, 11/15/45

    750       811,328  

Kentwood Economic Development Corp., Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/41

    2,335       2,661,606  

Michigan Finance Authority, RB 5.00%, 11/15/36

    2,500       2,576,292  

Series S, 4.00%, 11/01/46

    1,025       1,079,045  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB 5.00%, 06/01/24(a)

    1,500       1,636,004  

5.00%, 06/01/26

    290       334,808  

5.00%, 11/01/32

    4,000       4,116,620  

5.00%, 11/15/37

    3,000       3,443,559  

5.00%, 11/15/41

    1,000       1,142,839  

5.00%, 11/15/45

    3,750       4,118,437  

5.00%, 12/01/45

    19,445       21,932,638  

4.00%, 11/15/46

    8,500       9,052,848  

4.00%, 12/01/47

    4,000       4,544,676  

Series S, 5.00%, 05/15/32

    1,000       1,115,091  

Series S, 5.00%, 05/15/33

    2,000       2,228,672  

Series S, 5.00%, 05/15/34

    6,500       7,238,277  

Series S, 5.00%, 05/15/35

    4,945       5,502,806  

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/35

    2,250       2,278,912  

Series C, 4.00%, 06/01/22(a)

    5,300       5,361,708  

Michigan Strategic Fund, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/15/43

    1,220       1,379,739  

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

    27,365       29,364,205  
   

 

 

 
      131,105,143  
Housing — 6.7%  

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

   

Series A, 4.45%, 10/01/34

    1,000       1,025,102  

Series A, 4.63%, 10/01/39

    3,490       3,568,382  

Series A, 4.30%, 10/01/40

    3,320       3,481,422  

Series A, 4.00%, 10/01/43

    7,420       7,887,156  

Series A, 4.75%, 10/01/44

    5,000       5,106,580  

Series A, 2.45%, 10/01/46

    5,000       4,587,900  

AMT, (GNMA), 4.75%, 04/20/37

    2,850       2,851,906  

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, RB, S/F Housing, Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/44

    1,220       1,244,095  
   

 

 

 
      29,752,543  

Security

 

Par

(000)

   

Value

 
State — 23.3%  

Flint Economic Development Corp., RB, 5.25%, 10/01/41

  $        4,950     $        4,966,523  

Michigan Finance Authority, RB

   

Series F, 5.00%, 04/01/31

    1,000       1,003,509  

Series F, 5.25%, 10/01/41

    8,595       8,624,120  

Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series I, 5.00%, 04/15/41

    4,750       5,433,948  

Series I, 4.00%, 10/15/46

    6,250       7,205,937  

Michigan Strategic Fund, RB

   

Series A, 5.25%, 10/15/40

    3,000       3,378,201  

AMT, (AGM), 4.25%, 12/31/38

    14,000       15,806,056  

AMT, 5.00%, 12/31/43

    15,000       17,231,235  

Michigan Strategic Fund, Refunding RB, 5.25%, 10/15/31

    7,000       7,026,362  

State of Michigan Trunk Line Revenue, RB 4.00%, 11/15/46

    17,910       20,530,412  

Series B, 4.00%, 11/15/45

    8,000       9,067,280  

State of Michigan, COP, (AMBAC), 0.00%, 06/01/22(b)(c)

    3,000       2,995,329  
   

 

 

 
      103,268,912  
Tobacco — 1.8%  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, Class 1, 4.00%, 06/01/40

    1,250       1,407,608  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB, CAB, Series B-2, Class 2, 0.00%, 06/01/65(c)

    50,000       6,471,050  
   

 

 

 
      7,878,658  
Transportation — 7.8%  

Gerald R Ford International Airport Authority, ARB

   

AMT, (GTD), 5.00%, 01/01/46

    1,685       2,102,846  

AMT, (GTD), 5.00%, 01/01/51

    2,250       2,811,996  

Wayne County Airport Authority, ARB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/42

    1,000       1,164,149  

Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/46

    2,000       2,508,216  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/35

    3,850       4,333,583  

Series D, 5.00%, 12/01/45

    7,500       8,347,530  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/42

    1,000       1,149,807  

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/47

    1,250       1,422,495  

Series C, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/39

    1,475       1,608,498  

Wayne County Airport Authority, Refunding ARB, Series F, AMT, 5.00%, 12/01/34

    8,000       8,968,568  
   

 

 

 
      34,417,688  
Utilities — 8.0%  

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

    2,655       2,707,335  

City of Detroit Michigan Water Supply System Revenue, RB, Series A, Senior Lien, (NATL), 5.00%, 07/01/34

    10       10,035  

Downriver Utility Wastewater Authority, Refunding RB, (AGM), 5.00%, 04/01/43

    1,000       1,150,033  

Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue, RB, Series B, 2nd Lien, 5.00%, 07/01/46

    10,000       11,276,040  

Karegnondi Water Authority, Refunding RB 5.00%, 11/01/41

    2,750       3,189,249  

5.00%, 11/01/45

    3,000       3,476,103  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series D-1, 5.00%, 07/01/34

    2,000       2,243,102  

Series D-1, 5.00%, 07/01/35

    750       841,304  

Series C-3, Senior Lien, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/31

    1,000       1,085,779  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (MIY)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security

 

Par

(000)

   

Value

 
Utilities (continued)  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB (continued)

   

Series C-3, Senior Lien, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/32

  $        5,250     $        5,696,764  

Series C-3, Senior Lien, (AGM), 5.00%, 07/01/33

    3,000       3,253,599  

Michigan Strategic Fund, RB, AMT, 4.00%, 10/01/61(d)

    445       488,138  
   

 

 

 
      35,417,481  
   

 

 

 
Total Municipal Bonds in Michigan     609,995,436  
Puerto Rico — 4.7%  
State — 4.7%  

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

   

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

    534       584,283  

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

    825       917,912  

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

    1,109       1,203,820  

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

    103       113,098  

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

    616       675,479  

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

    7,451       8,280,095  

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

    5,880       6,372,479  

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

    597       655,976  

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

    6,295       2,035,935  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico

 

    20,839,077  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 142.4%

 

 

(Cost: $603,451,774)

 

    630,834,513  
   

 

 

 
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(e)  
Michigan — 17.4%  
Education — 13.4%  

Eastern Michigan University, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 03/01/44

    10,000       10,847,760  

Michigan Finance Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/44

    10,002       11,120,665  

Michigan Finance Authority, Refunding RB, AMT, Series 25-A, 4.00%, 11/01/28

    8,750       8,956,495  

Michigan State University, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 02/15/44(f)

    5,750       6,956,509  

University of Michigan, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 04/01/46

    10,000       11,394,314  

Wayne State University, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 11/15/43(f)

    8,530       10,102,325  
   

 

 

 
      59,378,068  
State — 1.3%  

Michigan State Building Authority, Refunding RB, Series I, 5.00%, 10/15/45

    5,150       5,774,631  
   

 

 

 

Security

 

Par

(000)

   

Value

 
Utilities — 2.7%        

Lansing Board of Water & Light, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/44

  $      10,000     $      12,054,249  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Michigan

 

    77,206,948  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 17.4%

 

 

(Cost: $72,782,875)

 

    77,206,948  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 159.8%

 

 

(Cost: $676,234,649)

 

    708,041,461  
   

 

 

 
     Shares         
Short-Term Securities  

Money Market Funds — 0.5%

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class, 0.01%(g)(h)

    2,506,301       2,506,301  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.5%
(Cost: $2,506,552)

 

    2,506,301  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 160.3%
(Cost: $678,741,201)

 

    710,547,762  

Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.2%

 

    5,424,533  

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (9.3)%

 

    (41,283,021

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (52.2)%

 

    (231,536,377
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 443,152,897  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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.

(b) 

Security is collateralized by municipal bonds or U.S. Treasury obligations.

(c) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(d) 

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.

(e) 

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.

(f) 

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 15, 2026 to February 15, 2027, is $9,881,914. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(g) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(h) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

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.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc. (MIY)

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer

  

Value at

07/31/21

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

01/31/22

    

Shares

Held at

01/31/22

    

Income

    

Capital Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

   $ 2,854,776      $      $ (347,455 )(a)     $ 200      $ (1,220    $ 2,506,301        2,506,301      $ 336      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

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

   $        $ 630,834,513        $        $ 630,834,513  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

              77,206,948                   77,206,948  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     2,506,301                            2,506,301  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $     2,506,301        $ 708,041,461        $                 —        $   710,547,762  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

   $        $ (41,267,055      $        $ (41,267,055

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value

              (231,900,000                 (231,900,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $             —        $   (273,167,055      $                 —        $   (273,167,055
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited)

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  

Municipal Bonds

 

Guam — 0.3%

 

Utilities — 0.3%  

Guam Government Waterworks Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/50

  $           460     $         542,769  
   

 

 

 
Pennsylvania — 116.7%            
Corporate — 2.3%            

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB

   

Series A, AMT, 0.58%, 08/01/37(a)

    2,755       2,697,619  

Series A, AMT, 3.25%, 08/01/39(b)

    1,950       1,980,036  

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

    135       141,323  
   

 

 

 
      4,818,978  
County/City/Special District/School District — 31.5%  

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 05/01/42(c)

    1,980       2,371,840  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/35

    190       191,709  

Series A, 5.00%, 05/01/42

    450       453,895  

Altoona Area School District, GO

   

(BAM, SAW), 5.00%, 12/01/25(d)

    725       825,820  

Series A, (AGM, SAW), 5.00%, 12/01/36

    1,180       1,327,768  

Bethlehem Area School District, GO

   

Series A, (BAM, SAW), 5.00%, 08/01/34

    1,610       1,796,882  

Series A, (BAM, SAW), 5.00%, 08/01/35

    1,210       1,351,115  

Borough of West Chester Pennsylvania, Refunding GO, 3.50%, 11/15/35

    1,095       1,163,993  

Boyertown Area School District, GO

   

(SAW), 5.00%, 10/01/36

    610       656,866  

(SAW), 5.00%, 10/01/38

    920       990,013  

Bristol Township School District, GO

   

(SAW), 5.00%, 06/01/40

    775       812,407  

(BAM, SAW), 5.00%, 06/01/42

    1,685       1,957,769  

Chester County Industrial Development Authority, SAB(b)

   

4.25%, 03/01/35

    715       706,896  

4.75%, 03/01/50

    1,525       1,501,575  

City of Lancaster Pennsylvania, GO, (BAM), 4.00%, 11/01/42

    1,705       1,882,252  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Refunding GO, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/37

    1,360       1,586,266  

City of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, GO, Series B, 5.00%, 09/01/22(d)

    1,095       1,123,227  

Coatesville School District, GO, CAB(e)

   

Series A, (BAM, SAW), 0.00%, 10/01/34

    160       105,615  

Series A, (BAM, SAW), 0.00%, 10/01/35

    1,435       906,785  

Series A, (BAM, SAW), 0.00%, 10/01/37

    1,395       807,870  

Coatesville School District, Refunding GO, CAB(e)

   

Series B, (BAM, SAW), 0.00%, 10/01/33

    275       189,390  

Series B, (BAM, SAW), 0.00%, 10/01/34

    550       363,052  

Series C, (BAM, SAW), 0.00%, 10/01/33

    360       254,694  

County of Monroe Pennsylvania, GO

   

Series A, 4.00%, 07/15/30

    455       529,833  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/15/31

    530       615,616  

Series A, 4.00%, 07/15/32

    695       804,602  

Dallastown Area School District, Refunding GO, (SAW), 5.00%, 04/15/34

    1,235       1,371,369  

East Pennsboro Area School District, GO (BAM, SAW), 4.00%, 10/01/40

    355       395,018  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
County/City/Special District/School District (continued)  

East Pennsboro Area School District, GO (continued)

   

(BAM, SAW), 4.00%, 10/01/44

  $           840     $          932,244  

Fox Chapel Area School District, GO

   

(SAW), 5.00%, 02/01/39

    1,345       1,574,700  

(SAW), 5.00%, 02/01/42

    1,250       1,441,914  

Governor Mifflin School District, GO

   

Series A, (SAW), 4.00%, 04/01/39

    360       405,564  

Series A, (SAW), 4.00%, 04/01/40

    225       252,510  

Series A, (SAW), 4.00%, 04/01/42

    640       715,092  

Series A, (SAW), 4.00%, 04/01/43

    570       635,419  

Series A, (SAW), 4.00%, 04/01/46

    665       738,194  

Manheim Township School District, GO

   

Series A, (SAW), 4.00%, 02/01/34

    260       294,366  

Series A, (SAW), 4.00%, 02/01/35

    510       576,329  

Series A, (SAW), 4.00%, 02/01/36

    345       389,491  

Marple Newtown School District, GO, (SAW), 3.00%, 06/01/40

    1,375       1,454,241  

Northampton County Industrial Development Authority, TA, 7.00%, 07/01/32

    140       146,639  

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

    2,560       2,857,265  

Shaler Area School District, GO, CAB, (XLCA SAW), 0.00%, 09/01/30(e)

    6,145       5,109,340  

Springfield School District/Delaware County, GO

   

(SAW), 5.00%, 03/01/36

    870       1,024,757  

(SAW), 5.00%, 03/01/37

    890       1,047,265  

(SAW), 5.00%, 03/01/40

    1,025       1,204,207  

(SAW), 5.00%, 03/01/43

    775       908,130  

State Public School Building Authority, RB, CAB(e)

   

(AGM, SAW), 0.00%, 12/15/22

    1,640       1,626,263  

(AGM, SAW), 0.00%, 12/15/23

    1,980       1,933,221  

(AGM, SAW), 0.00%, 12/15/24

    1,980       1,895,826  

(AGM, SAW), 0.00%, 12/15/25

    1,770       1,655,814  

Township of Lower Paxton Pennsylvania, GO
5.00%, 04/01/24(d)

    1,870       2,027,741  

Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/39

    400       446,797  

Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/40

    150       166,889  

Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/42

    315       348,571  

Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/50

    395       433,334  

Tredyffrin Easttown School District, GO, (SAW), 5.00%, 02/15/39

    695       812,798  

West Shore School District, GO

   

(SAW), 5.00%, 11/15/43

    2,095       2,463,410  

(SAW), 4.00%, 11/15/45

    715       812,392  

(SAW), 4.00%, 11/15/48

    360       405,756  

(SAW), 5.00%, 11/15/48

    1,200       1,407,479  
   

 

 

 
      65,188,095  
Education — 16.0%            

Berks County Municipal Authority, Refunding RB 5.00%, 10/01/39

    160       173,182  

5.00%, 10/01/49

    430       457,903  

Bethlehem Redevelopment Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 10/01/38

    170       189,327  

City of Erie Higher Education Building Authority, Refunding RB

    105       117,618  

4.00%, 05/01/36

   

5.00%, 05/01/47

    335       396,187  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GO, First Series, 5.00%, 06/01/22(d)

    2,460       2,496,622  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Education (continued)            

Delaware County Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 08/01/40

  $        1,205     $       1,345,937  

5.00%, 08/01/45

    1,610       1,782,318  

East Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority, RB(d)

   

5.00%, 07/01/23

    785       830,402  

5.00%, 07/01/25

    1,255       1,413,278  

Latrobe Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 03/01/46

    285       298,948  

Lehigh County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 05/01/51

    840       865,973  

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 11/01/38

    1,160       1,320,402  

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/26

    165       186,874  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/27

    185       213,266  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/28

    195       228,302  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/29

    190       225,799  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/30

    140       168,724  

Series A, 2.63%, 06/01/42

    1,205       1,161,058  

Series B, AMT, Subordinate, 3.13%, 06/01/48

    350       327,963  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series AT-1, 4.00%, 06/15/34

    2,000       2,179,712  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 05/01/37

    1,325       1,338,410  

Series A, 5.25%, 07/15/23(d)

    1,580       1,679,453  

Series A, 5.50%, 07/15/23(d)

    385       410,620  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, RB

   

4.00%, 06/15/29

    280       292,851  

5.00%, 06/15/39

    335       359,380  

4.00%, 06/01/41

    260       281,565  

5.00%, 06/15/49

    935       991,786  

5.00%, 06/15/50

    575       606,899  

4.00%, 06/01/51

    205       216,999  

4.00%, 06/01/56

    290       305,029  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 05/01/30

    440       490,648  

5.00%, 05/01/40

    375       411,272  

5.00%, 06/15/40(b)

    320       364,033  

4.00%, 05/01/42

    2,985       3,006,710  

4.00%, 11/01/45

    740       820,244  

5.00%, 05/01/50

    1,120       1,204,915  

5.00%, 06/15/50(b)

    610       685,056  

Series 2015, 5.00%, 04/01/45

    2,170       2,410,913  

Swarthmore Borough Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 09/15/38

    830       880,293  
   

 

 

 
      33,136,871  
Health — 24.8%            

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, RB, Series B, (NPFGC), 6.00%, 07/01/26

    2,000       2,386,106  

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/37

    1,700       1,868,003  

Series A, (AGM-CR), 4.00%, 04/01/44

    3,440       3,749,655  

Series A, 5.00%, 04/01/47

    700       804,260  

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, RB, 4.00%, 07/01/51

    1,000       1,086,009  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Health (continued)            

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 10/01/37

  $           940     $       1,033,603  

County of Lehigh Pennsylvania, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/49

    600       655,804  

Cumberland County Municipal Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 01/01/25(d)

    1,310       1,453,944  

5.00%, 01/01/29(d)

    70       85,839  

4.00%, 01/01/36

    395       434,732  

4.13%, 01/01/38

    160       176,543  

5.00%, 01/01/38

    1,290       1,404,875  

5.00%, 01/01/39

    690       812,452  

Doylestown Hospital Authority, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/49

    500       568,547  

DuBois Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 07/15/48

    2,060       2,189,143  

Franklin County Industrial Development Authority, RB

   

5.00%, 12/01/29

    70       76,707  

5.00%, 12/01/39

    135       146,576  

5.00%, 12/01/49

    100       107,440  

5.00%, 12/01/54

    365       390,623  

Geisinger Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 04/01/50

    900       985,346  

Series A-2, 5.00%, 02/15/39

    4,050       4,664,952  

Lancaster County Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/35

    575       633,537  

Lancaster Industrial Development Authority, RB 4.00%, 12/01/44

    420       453,554  

5.00%, 12/01/44

    665       749,870  

4.00%, 12/01/49

    565       606,781  

Lancaster Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB(d)

   

5.38%, 05/01/23

    520       549,284  

5.75%, 05/01/23

    865       917,729  

Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 05/01/52

    2,700       3,230,104  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/37

    840       981,106  

Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/48

    1,500       1,708,868  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, RB

   

Series C, 4.00%, 11/15/43

    200       222,317  

Series C, 5.00%, 11/15/45

    915       1,082,139  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 05/15/22(d)

    1,420       1,438,366  

5.25%, 01/01/40

    220       232,368  

Mount Lebanon Hospital Authority, RB, 4.00%, 07/01/48

    2,345       2,518,626  

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 08/15/46

    1,000       1,124,194  

5.00%, 08/15/48

    1,125       1,302,577  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 5.00%, 09/01/45

    2,000       2,169,032  

Pottsville Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/41

    3,000       3,442,077  

Wayne County Hospital & Health Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, (GTD), 4.00%, 07/01/46

    1,595       1,690,424  

West Cornwall Township Municipal Authority, Refunding RB

   

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/36

    230       253,403  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Health (continued)            

West Cornwall Township Municipal Authority, Refunding RB (continued)

   

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/41

  $        225     $          245,586  

Series A, 4.00%, 11/15/46

    335       362,062  

Westmoreland County Industrial Development Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/37

    360       406,025  
   

 

 

 
      51,401,188  
Housing — 3.3%            

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, RB, S/F Housing

   

Series 137, 2.45%, 10/01/41

    685       651,714  

Series 137, 2.60%, 04/01/46

    2,730       2,609,940  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, RB, M/F Housing

   

Series A, 3.50%, 12/01/36

    810       650,434  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/46

    2,970       2,326,849  

Series A, 4.00%, 12/01/51

    805       614,033  
   

 

 

 
      6,852,970  
State — 8.8%            

Commonwealth Financing Authority, RB
5.00%, 06/01/34

    4,175       4,926,621  

5.00%, 06/01/35

    1,295       1,526,073  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GO, First Series, 5.00%, 05/15/28

    1,300       1,563,448  

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

    7,000       7,785,120  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, Sub-Series B, 5.25%, 12/01/48

    1,930       2,305,240  
   

 

 

 
      18,106,502  
Tobacco — 2.0%            

Commonwealth Financing Authority, RB, 5.00%, 06/01/33

    3,575       4,221,267  
   

 

 

 
Transportation — 15.2%            

Allegheny County Airport Authority, ARB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 01/01/51

    500       593,699  

City of Philadelphia PA Airport Revenue, Refunding, ARB, AMT, (AGM), 4.00%, 07/01/46

    610       673,150  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Airport Revenue, Refunding ARB

   

Series B, AMT, 5.00%, 07/01/37

    1,100       1,262,799  

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

    2,105       2,407,227  

Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, RB, 5.00%, 07/01/42

    1,500       1,761,242  

Delaware River Port Authority, RB
5.00%, 01/01/29

    475       510,284  

5.00%, 01/01/37

    2,285       2,442,018  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Refunding RB, Series A, AMT, 5.00%, 11/01/41

    6,025       6,167,371  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB
5.00%, 12/01/29

    260       320,909  

5.00%, 12/01/30

    325       407,873  

5.00%, 12/01/31

    590       751,921  

3.00%, 12/01/51

    1,470       1,418,775  

Sub-Series B-1, 5.00%, 06/01/42

    2,345       2,692,576  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, CAB(e) Sub-Series A-3, (AGM), 0.00%, 12/01/40

    1,275       770,128  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Transportation (continued)            

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, RB, CAB(e) (continued)

   

Sub-Series A-3, 0.00%, 12/01/42

  $        4,760     $       2,480,726  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Refunding RB

   

Series A-1, 5.25%, 12/01/45

    3,270       3,680,218  

Series C, 5.00%, 12/01/46

    425       523,109  

Series C, 3.00%, 12/01/51

    920       941,623  

Series C, 4.00%, 12/01/51

    340       380,367  

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, RB, 5.00%, 06/01/32

    1,075       1,322,791  
   

 

 

 
      31,508,806  
Utilities — 12.8%            

Aliquippa Municipal Water Authority Water & Sewer Revenue, RB

   

(BAM), 4.00%, 11/15/46

    205       230,033  

(BAM), 4.00%, 11/15/51

    595       665,625  

(BAM), 4.00%, 11/15/55

    750       834,555  

Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, RB, (BAM), 5.25%, 12/01/41

    1,410       1,506,653  

Allegheny Valley Joint Sewage Authority RB, 4.00%, 08/01/52

    755       841,699  

Allegheny Valley Joint Sewage Authority, RB, 4.00%, 08/01/47

    370       412,982  

Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority, RB

   

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

    780       856,417  

Series A, (AGM), 5.00%, 12/01/40

    1,000       1,091,324  

City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Water & Wastewater Revenue, RB

   

Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/43

    3,040       3,638,390  

Series A, 5.00%, 11/01/45

    1,790       2,186,186  

Series A, 5.25%, 10/01/52

    810       958,159  

Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority, RB, 5.00%, 05/01/23(d)

    420       441,703  

New Kensington Municipal Sanitary Authority, RB, (AGM), 3.25%, 12/01/47

    1,195       1,223,403  

Oxford Area Sewer Authority, Refunding RB

   

(BAM), 4.00%, 07/01/22

    100       101,354  

(BAM), 4.00%, 07/01/23

    135       140,579  

(BAM), 3.00%, 07/01/25

    100       105,387  

(BAM), 4.00%, 07/01/28

    160       182,291  

(BAM), 4.00%, 07/01/29

    165       190,296  

(BAM), 4.00%, 07/01/30

    120       139,953  

(BAM), 4.00%, 07/01/31

    100       117,989  

(BAM), 4.00%, 07/01/33

    100       117,054  

(BAM), 4.00%, 07/01/34

    200       232,604  

(BAM), 3.00%, 07/01/35

    100       106,464  

(BAM), 4.00%, 07/01/37

    220       254,248  

(BAM), 4.00%, 07/01/39

    240       276,746  

(BAM), 4.00%, 07/01/41

    260       298,930  

(BAM), 3.00%, 07/01/46

    1,255       1,296,269  

(BAM), 2.38%, 07/01/55

    400       357,947  

Philadelphia Gas Works Co., Refunding RB

   

5.00%, 08/01/30

    800       892,962  

5.00%, 08/01/31

    600       669,372  

5.00%, 08/01/32

    800       892,013  

5.00%, 08/01/33

    400       445,757  

5.00%, 08/01/34

    700       779,659  
 

 

 

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January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
Utilities (continued)            

Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority, RB, Series B, (AGM), 4.00%, 09/01/50

  $           900     $       1,028,817  

Westmoreland County Municipal Authority, Refunding RB, (BAM), 5.00%, 08/15/36

    2,000       2,320,552  

Williamsport Sanitary Authority, Refunding RB, (BAM), 4.00%, 01/01/40

    580       641,414  
   

 

 

 
      26,475,786  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Pennsylvania

      241,710,463  
Puerto Rico — 4.8%            
State — 4.8%            

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

   

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

    265       289,953  

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

    389       432,809  

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

    519       563,375  

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

    46       50,510  

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

    283       310,325  

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

    3,423       3,803,888  

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

    2,701       2,927,222  

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

    274       301,068  

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

    3,618       1,170,137  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Puerto Rico

      9,849,287  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds — 121.8%
(Cost: $240,090,476)

      252,102,519  
   

 

 

 
Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts(f)

 

Pennsylvania — 36.5%            
Education — 9.8%            

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 11/01/47

    3,900       4,568,964  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series AR, 4.00%, 06/15/38

    11,335       12,074,447  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, RB, 4.00%, 12/01/48(g)

    3,300       3,662,523  
   

 

 

 
      20,305,934  
Health — 19.6%            

County of Lehigh Pennsylvania, Refunding RB, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/49(g)

    2,501       2,734,077  

General Authority of Southcentral Pennsylvania, Refunding RB

   

4.00%, 06/01/49

    5,385       5,924,807  

Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/24(d)

    7,000       7,631,358  

Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority, Refunding RB, 4.00%, 09/01/44(g)

    3,100       3,364,622  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, RB, Series B, 4.00%, 03/15/40

    8,000       8,533,260  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, RB, Series A, 4.00%, 08/15/39(g)

    7,815       7,918,601  

St Mary Hospital Authority, Refunding RB, 5.00%, 12/01/48

    3,754       4,532,411  
   

 

 

 
      40,639,136  
Security   Par
(000)
    Value  
State — 3.2%            

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, GO, 1st Series, 4.00%, 03/01/38(g)

  $        6,000     $       6,726,879  
   

 

 

 
Transportation — 2.0%            

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

    1,680       1,965,284  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Refunding RB, Sub- Series B-2, 5.00%, 06/01/35

    1,850       2,172,729  
   

 

 

 
      4,138,013  
Utilities — 1.9%            

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

    3,493       3,863,817  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds in Pennsylvania

      75,673,779  
   

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts — 36.5%
(Cost: $70,907,750)

      75,673,779  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 158.3%
(Cost: $310,998,226)

      327,776,298  
   

 

 

 
    

    

Shares

        

Short-Term Securities

 

Money Market Funds — 3.6%  

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

    7,453,454       7,453,454  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 3.6%
(Cost: $7,453,907)

 

    7,453,454  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 161.9%
(Cost: $318,452,133)

 

    335,229,752  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.7)%

 

    (3,650,657

Liability for TOB Trust Certificates, Including Interest Expense and Fees Payable — (20.4)%

 

    (42,195,124

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value, Net of Deferred Offering Costs — (39.8)%

 

    (82,344,443
   

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares — 100.0%

 

  $ 207,039,528  
   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

When-issued security.

(d) 

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.

(e) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(f) 

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.

(g) 

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 August 15, 2022 to June 1, 2039, is $14,130,711. See Note 4 of the Notes to Financial Statements for details.

(h) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(i)

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

 

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.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA)

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended January 31, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliated Issuer   Value at
07/31/21
    Purchases
at Cost
   

Proceeds

from Sales

    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
   

Value at

01/31/22

    Shares
Held at
01/31/22
    Income     Capital Gain
Distributions
from
Underlying
Funds
 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, MuniCash, Institutional Class

  $ 25,907     $ 7,427,941 (a)    $     $ 59     $ (453   $ 7,453,454       7,453,454     $ 476     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (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

     29          03/22/22        $ 3,711        $ 86,818  

U.S. Long Bond

     14          03/22/22          2,177          77,985  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     25          03/31/22          2,980          58,405  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 223,208  
                 

 

 

 

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)

   $      $      $      $      $ 223,208      $      $ 223,208  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (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 January 31, 2022, 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

   $      $      $      $      $   223,393      $      $ 223,393  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Futures contracts

   $      $      $      $      $   688,673      $      $ 688,673  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $8,788,871

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments  (unaudited) (continued)

January 31, 2022

  

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA)

 

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

   $        $ 252,102,519        $        $ 252,102,519  

Municipal Bonds Transferred to Tender Option Bond Trusts

              75,673,779                   75,673,779  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     7,453,454                            7,453,454  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $     7,453,454        $   327,776,298        $                 —        $   335,229,752  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

                 

Assets

                 

Interest Rate Contracts

   $ 223,208        $        $        $ 223,208  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (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

                 

TOB Trust Certificates

   $          $    (42,183,181      $        $ (42,183,181

VRDP Shares at Liquidation Value

              (82,600,000                 (82,600,000
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $                 —          $  (124,783,181      $                 —        $ (124,783,181
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities  (unaudited) 

January 31, 2022

 

     MUC      MUJ      MIY      MPA  

ASSETS

          

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)

  $ 979,480,533      $ 744,233,293      $ 708,041,461      $ 327,776,298  

Investments, at value — affiliated(b)

    17,107,918        6,938,365        2,506,301        7,453,454  

Cash pledged for futures contracts

           228,000               117,000  

Receivables:

          

Investments sold

    6,230,000               2,214,539         

Dividends — affiliated

    77        39        25        26  

Interest — unaffiliated

    11,635,744        4,801,005        7,361,707        2,904,899  

Variation margin on futures contracts

           5,250               3,062  

Prepaid expenses

    27,952        11,676        118,116        88,772  

Other assets

    286,000                       
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,014,768,224        756,217,628        720,242,149        338,343,511  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

ACCRUED LIABILITIES

          

Payables:

          

Investments purchased

    9,172,734               2,209,229        5,743,291  

Accounting services fees

    57,468        46,861        45,218        25,931  

Custodian fees

    4,979        2,263        3,279        1,900  

Income dividend distributions — Common Shares

    2,257,279        1,896,102        1,652,534        732,345  

Interest expense and fees

    40,230        16,494        15,966        11,943  

Investment advisory fees

    477,260        327,952        302,887        141,271  

Directors’ and Officer’s fees

    339,441        4,518        4,384        12,531  

Other accrued expenses

    5,776        8,923        6,909        66,912  

Professional fees

    33,703        35,083        28,547        26,226  

Reorganization costs

    180,691        118,077                

Transfer agent fees

    19,055        16,430        16,867        12,196  

Variation margin on futures contracts

           3,940               1,813  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

    12,588,616        2,476,643        4,285,820        6,776,359  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

OTHER LIABILITIES

          

TOB Trust Certificates

    132,144,550        61,170,038        41,267,055        42,183,181  

VRDP Shares, at liquidation value of $100,000 per share, net of deferred offering
costs(c)(d)(e)

           236,696,654        231,536,377        82,344,443  

VMTP Shares, at liquidation value of $100,000 per share(c)(d)(e)

    254,000,000                       
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other liabilities

    386,144,550        297,866,692        272,803,432        124,527,624  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    398,733,166        300,343,335        277,089,252        131,303,983  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

  $ 616,035,058      $ 455,874,293      $ 443,152,897      $ 207,039,528  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS CONSIST OF

          

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

  $ 581,916,175      $ 423,299,928      $ 418,118,813      $ 194,139,041  

Accumulated earnings

    34,118,883        32,574,365        25,034,084        12,900,487  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

  $ 616,035,058      $ 455,874,293      $ 443,152,897      $ 207,039,528  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value per Common Share

  $ 15.01      $ 15.15      $ 15.02      $ 15.55  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)   Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 925,909,943      $ 704,606,378      $ 676,234,649      $ 310,998,226  

(b)   Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 17,114,999      $ 6,938,874      $ 2,506,552      $ 7,453,907  

(c)   Preferred Shares outstanding

    2,540        2,371        2,319        826  

(d)   Preferred Shares authorized

    18,140        10,491        8,919        1,000,000  

(e)   Par value per Preferred Share

  $ 0.10      $ 0.10      $ 0.10      $ 0.05  

(f)   Common Shares outstanding

    41,041,435        30,096,853        29,509,535        13,315,371  

(g)   Common Shares authorized

    199,981,860        199,989,509        199,991,081        Unlimited  

(h)   Par value per Common Share

  $ 0.10      $ 0.10      $ 0.10      $ 0.10  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations  (unaudited)

Six Months Ended January 31, 2022

 

       
       
     MUC     MUJ     MIY     MPA  

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — affiliated

  $ 23,419     $ 366     $ 336     $ 476  

Interest — unaffiliated

    16,650,581       13,513,747       12,704,081       5,562,725  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    16,674,000       13,514,113       12,704,417       5,563,201  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    2,869,697       1,966,704       1,818,256       847,350  

Reorganization

    309,411       294,594              

Accounting services

    68,845       56,664       54,323       31,061  

Professional

    45,894       42,427       37,193       33,897  

Directors and Officer

    17,740       14,929       14,429       7,027  

Transfer agent

    16,225       15,630       16,512       13,253  

Registration

    7,191       5,279       5,179       4,273  

Custodian

    6,254       5,729       4,181       5,095  

Liquidity fees

          12,174             339,278  

Remarketing fees on Preferred Shares

          11,952             21,205  

Miscellaneous

    39,026       36,702       37,904       38,839  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs

    3,380,283       2,462,784       1,987,977       1,341,278  

Interest expense, fees and amortization of offering costs(a)

    1,461,593       1,290,736       1,401,752       202,478  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    4,841,876       3,753,520       3,389,729       1,543,756  

Less:

       

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (197,031     (133,865     (393     (410
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    4,644,845       3,619,655       3,389,336       1,543,346  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    12,029,155       9,894,458       9,315,081       4,019,855  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    (607,303     (28,794     211,805       252,518  

Investments — affiliated

    (8,007     (768     200       59  

Futures contracts

    1,060,539       491,104             223,393  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    445,229     461,542     212,005     475,970  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    (46,248,696     (34,660,106     (29,921,272     (15,274,535

Investments — affiliated

    (14,846     (509     (1,220     (453

Futures contracts

          1,295,484             688,673  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (46,263,542)     (33,365,131)     (29,922,492)     (14,586,315)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (45,818,313     (32,903,589     (29,710,487     (14,110,345
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $ (33,789,158   $ (23,009,131   $ (20,395,406   $ (10,090,490
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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

 

    MUC     MUJ  
     Six Months Ended
01/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/21
    Six Months Ended
01/31/22
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
07/31/21
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 12,029,155     $ 26,826,689     $ 9,894,458     $ 22,057,671  

Net realized gain

    445,229       1,503,270       461,542       1,383,050  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (46,263,542     7,313,166       (33,365,131     12,798,349  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    (33,789,158     35,643,125       (23,009,131     36,239,070  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to Common Shareholders

    (13,539,783     (26,734,123     (11,373,560     (22,445,028
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Reinvestment of common distributions

    472,286       146,828       153,766        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    (46,856,655     9,055,830       (34,228,925     13,794,042  

Beginning of period

    662,891,713       653,835,883       490,103,218       476,309,176  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 616,035,058     $ 662,891,713     $ 455,874,293     $ 490,103,218  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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)

 

    MIY     MPA  
    

Six Months Ended

01/31/22
(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

07/31/21

   

Six Months Ended
01/31/22

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
07/31/21
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

       

OPERATIONS

       

Net investment income

  $ 9,315,081     $ 20,189,799     $ 4,019,855     $ 9,126,228  

Net realized gain

    212,005       325,842       475,970       777,507  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (29,922,492     3,731,074       (14,586,315     6,126,035  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders resulting from operations

    (20,395,406     24,246,715       (10,090,490     16,029,770  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS(a)

       

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to Common Shareholders

    (9,915,204     (19,535,312     (4,392,369     (8,782,520
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

       

Reinvestment of common distributions

                138,459        

Redemption of shares resulting from share repurchase program (including transaction costs)

                      (18,678
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

                138,459       (18,678
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS

       

Total increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Shareholders

    (30,310,610     4,711,403       (14,344,400     7,228,572  

Beginning of period

    473,463,507       468,752,104       221,383,928       214,155,356  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 443,152,897     $ 473,463,507     $ 207,039,528     $ 221,383,928  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 January 31, 2022

 

    MUC     MUJ     MIY     MPA  
 

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

  $ (33,789,158   $  (23,009,131)     $  (20,395,406)     $  (10,090,490)  

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

    100,265,091       35,369,411       54,987,033       30,615,889  

Purchases of long-term investments

    (86,875,052     (51,840,440     (57,254,829     (22,911,155

Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities

    2,260,431       15,397,763       347,455       (7,427,941

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments and other fees

    3,454,813       707,686       2,556,678       752,370  

Net realized (gain) loss on investments

    615,310       29,562       (212,005     (252,577

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

    46,263,542       34,660,615       29,922,492       15,274,988  

(Increase) Decrease in Assets

       

Receivables

       

Dividends — affiliated

    18       67       21       (7

Interest — unaffiliated

    1,202,800       100,756       438       105,923  

Variation margin on futures contracts

          (5,250           (3,062

Prepaid expenses

    (21,741     23       25,318       (4,266

Other assets

    (286,000                  

Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities

       

Payables

       

Accounting services fees

    (70,331     (56,078     (54,434     (31,814

Custodian fees

    (3,681     (4,756     (3,306     (1,838

Interest expense and fees

    (3,445     (1,450     1,435       342  

Investment advisory fees

    1,308       (5,950     (7,312     (3,360

Directors’ and Officer’s fees

    (92,307     1,231       1,156       (178

Other accrued expenses

    (7,031     (1,589     (5,899     (5,838

Professional fees

    (25,678     (15,100     (20,952     (16,429

Reorganization costs

    180,691       118,077              

Transfer agent fees

    (3,722     (2,583     (2,507     (2,476

Variation margin on futures contracts

          (89,390           (48,067
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    33,065,858       11,353,474       9,885,376       5,950,014  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES

       

Cash dividends paid to Common Shareholders

    (13,065,858     (11,219,184     (9,915,204     (4,253,442

Repayments of TOB Trust Certificates

    (20,000,000     (5,035,462           (1,828,403

Proceeds from TOB Trust Certificates

          4,671,366              

Amortization of deferred offering costs

          10,695       29,828       9,674  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used for financing activities

    (33,065,858     (11,572,585     (9,885,376     (6,072,171
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH

       

Net decrease in restricted and unrestricted cash

          (219,111           (122,157

Restricted and unrestricted cash at beginning of period

          447,111             239,157  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Restricted and unrestricted cash at end of period

  $     $ 228,000     $     $ 117,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

       

Cash paid during the period for interest expense

  $ 1,465,038     $ 1,281,491     $ 1,370,489     $ 192,462  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES

       

Reinvestment of common distributions

  $ 472,286     $ 153,766     $     $ 138,459  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AT THE END OF PERIOD TO THE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

       

Cash pledged

       

Futures contracts

          228,000             117,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     $ 228,000     $     $ 117,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
See notes to financial statements.        

 

 

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

                  MUC               
    Six Months Ended               Year Ended July 31,
        01/31/22          
          (unaudited)             2021       2020       2019       2018       2017      

Net asset value, beginning of period

      $ 16.16     $ 15.95     $ 15.56     $ 15.03     $ 15.53     $ 16.51
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

        0.29       0.65       0.58       0.57       0.64       0.69

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

        (1.11 )       0.21       0.35       0.54       (0.47 )       (0.93 )
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

        (0.82 )       0.86       0.93       1.11       0.17       (0.24 )
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders(b)

                         

From net investment income

        (0.33 )       (0.65 )       (0.54 )       (0.57 )       (0.67 )       (0.74 )

From net realized gain

                          (0.01 )            
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions to Common Shareholders

        (0.33 )       (0.65 )       (0.54 )       (0.58 )       (0.67 )       (0.74 )
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 15.01     $ 16.16     $ 15.95     $ 15.56     $ 15.03     $ 15.53
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

      $ 14.34     $ 16.09     $ 14.67     $ 14.00     $ 13.07     $ 14.75
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(c)

                         

Based on net asset value

        (5.10 )%(d)       5.78 %       6.55 %       8.17 %       1.54 %       (1.08 )%
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Based on market price

        (8.95 )%(d)       14.52 %       8.92 %       11.92 %       (7.03 )%       (4.73 )%
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders(e)

                         

Total expenses

        1.48 %(f)(g)       1.46 %       2.11 %       2.58 %       2.38 %       2.04 %
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

        1.42 %(f)(g)       1.41 %       2.05 %       2.50 %       2.29 %       1.96 %
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering costs(h)

        0.97 %(f)(g)       0.92 %       0.92 %       0.92 %       0.93 %       0.93 %
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

        3.68 %(g)       4.11 %       3.75 %       3.82 %       4.20 %       4.44 %
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                         

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

      $ 616,035     $ 662,892     $ 653,836     $ 637,822     $ 616,387     $ 636,865
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

VMTP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

      $ 254,000     $ 254,000     $ 254,000     $ 254,000     $ 254,000     $ 254,000
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VMTP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of  period

      $ 342,533     $  360,981     $  357,416     $ 351,111     $  342,672     $  350,734
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

      $ 132,145     $ 152,145     $ 158,512     $ 159,555     $ 185,905     $ 181,685
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

        10 %       4 %       16 %       24 %       24 %       19 %
     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(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) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(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 1.39%, 1.36% and 0.91%, respectively.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

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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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

              

MUJ

 
Six Months Ended     Year Ended July 31,  
        01/31/22  
          (unaudited)     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 16.29     $ 15.83     $ 15.95     $ 15.28     $ 15.57     $ 16.55  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.33       0.73       0.69       0.66       0.71       0.77  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (1.09     0.48       (0.16     0.64       (0.26     (0.94
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.76     1.21       0.53       1.30       0.45       (0.17
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income(b)

      (0.38     (0.75     (0.65     (0.63     (0.74     (0.81
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 15.15     $ 16.29     $ 15.83     $ 15.95     $ 15.28     $ 15.57  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

    $ 14.42     $ 15.63     $ 14.21     $ 14.43     $ 12.90     $ 14.88  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(c)

             

Based on net asset value

      (4.70 )%(d)      8.22     3.98     9.44     3.52     (0.57 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

      (5.46 )%(d)      15.67     3.17     17.28     (8.55 )%      (2.44 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders(e)

             

Total expenses

      1.56 %(f)(g)      1.44     2.14     2.49     2.23     1.89
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      1.50 %(f)(g)      1.44     2.14     2.49     2.23     1.89
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering costs(h)(i)

      0.97 %(f)(g)      0.89     0.92     0.92     0.93     0.91
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

      4.10 %(g)       4.59     4.39     4.28     4.60     4.95
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 455,874     $ 490,103     $ 476,309     $ 481,024     $ 460,727     $ 469,417  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

    $ 237,100     $ 237,100     $ 237,100     $ 237,100     $ 237,100     $ 237,100  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

    $ 292,271     $ 306,707     $ 300,890     $ 302,878     $ 294,318     $ 297,983  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

    $ 61,170     $  61,534     $  71,300     $ 59,415     $  62,747     $  63,877  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      5     10     13     8     14     8
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(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 1.43%, 1.43% and 0.90%, respectively.

(g) 

Annualized.

(h) 

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.

(i) 

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     Year Ended July 31,  
         01/31/22  
                 (unaudited)     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  

Expense ratios

       0.96             0.88             0.91             0.91             0.93             0.91
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

                   MIY  
    Six Months Ended     Year Ended July 31,  
        01/31/22  
          (unaudited)     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 16.04     $ 15.88     $ 15.70     $ 15.04     $ 15.48     $ 16.36  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.32       0.68       0.63       0.62       0.69       0.75  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (1.00     0.14       0.14       0.66       (0.42     (0.86
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.68     0.82       0.77       1.28       0.27       (0.11
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income(b)

      (0.34     (0.66     (0.59     (0.62     (0.71     (0.77
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 15.02     $ 16.04     $ 15.88     $ 15.70     $ 15.04     $ 15.48  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

      $14.33     $ 15.80     $ 14.24     $ 14.24     $ 12.89     $ 14.19  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(c)

             

Based on net asset value

      (4.27 )%(d)       5.61     5.52     9.42     2.37     (0.07 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

      (7.28 )%(d)       16.02     4.31     15.80     (4.29 )%      (2.56 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders(e)

             

Total expenses

      1.45 %(f)       1.44     2.07     2.46     2.16     1.88
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      1.45 %(f)       1.44     2.07     2.46     2.16     1.88
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering costs(g)(h)

      0.85 %(f)       0.85     1.20     1.09     0.89     0.89
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

      3.99 %(f)       4.32     4.06     4.11     4.49     4.81
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

    $ 443,153     $  473,464     $  468,752     $ 464,366     $  444,947     $  457,888  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

    $ 231,900     $ 231,900     $ 231,900     $ 231,900     $ 231,900     $ 231,900  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

    $ 291,097     $ 304,167     $ 302,135     $ 300,244     $ 291,870     $ 297,450  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

    $ 41,267     $ 41,267     $ 41,362     $ 64,527     $ 60,002     $ 52,002  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      8     7     9     15     8     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) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

 

(f) 

Annualized.

 

(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       

 

 
        01/31/22     Year Ended July 31,  
                    (unaudited)     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  

Expense ratios

      0.85             0.85             0.88             0.90             0.89             0.89
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights  (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

         MPA  
    Six Months Ended     Year Ended July 31,  
        01/31/22  
                (unaudited)     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  
               

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 16.64     $ 16.09     $ 16.06     $ 15.27     $ 15.74     $ 16.76  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.30       0.69       0.65       0.63       0.71       0.76  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (1.06     0.52       (0.05     0.80       (0.47     (1.03
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.76     1.21       0.60       1.43       0.24       (0.27
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders from net investment income(b)

      (0.33     (0.66     (0.57     (0.64     (0.71     (0.75
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 15.55     $ 16.64     $ 16.09     $ 16.06     $ 15.27     $ 15.74  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

    $ 14.77     $ 16.23     $ 14.09     $ 14.18     $ 13.26     $ 14.69  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Applicable to Common Shareholders(c)

             

Based on net asset value

      (4.59 )%(d)       8.09     4.33     10.32     2.09     (1.20 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

      (7.09 )%(d)       20.40     3.47     12.18     (5.01 )%      (3.83 )% 
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders(e)

             

Total expenses

      1.42 %(f)       1.48     2.13     2.55     2.26     1.91
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      1.41 %(f)       1.48     2.12     2.55     2.26     1.91
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense, fees, and amortization of offering costs(g)(h)

      1.23 %(f)       1.25     1.23     0.99     0.95     0.94
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income to Common Shareholders

      3.68 %(f)       4.24     4.08     4.11     4.56     4.83
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

             

Net assets applicable to Common Shareholders, end of period (000)

    $ 207,040     $ 221,384     $ 214,155     $ 214,359     $ 203,956     $ 210,170  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

VRDP Shares outstanding at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period (000)

    $ 82,600     $ 82,600     $ 82,600     $ 82,600     $ 82,600     $ 82,600  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage per VRDP Shares at $100,000 liquidation value, end of period

    $ 350,653     $  368,019     $  359,268     $ 359,514     $  346,921     $  354,444  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

    $ 42,183     $ 44,012     $ 54,482     $ 52,814     $ 58,176     $ 55,826  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      8     13     12     21     21     15
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(f) 

Annualized.

(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     Year Ended July 31,  
        01/31/22  
                        (unaudited)     2021     2020     2019     2018     2017  

Expense ratios

      0.90             0.92             0.93             0.96             0.95             0.94
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc

  MUC    Maryland    Diversified

BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund, Inc

  MUJ    Maryland    Non-diversified

BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund, Inc.

  MIY    Maryland    Non-diversified

BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund.

  MPA    Massachusetts    Non-diversified

The Boards of Directors and Boards of Trustees of the Funds are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board,” and the directors/trustees 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.

On September 24, 2021, the Boards of Directors of BlackRock MuniYield California Fund (MYC), BlackRock MuniYield California Quality Fund (MCA) and MUC each approved the reorganization of MYC and MCA into MUC. The reorganization was approved by each Fund’s shareholders and is expected to occur during the second quarter of 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

On September 24, 2021, the Boards of Directors of BlackRock MuniYield New Jersey Fund (MYJ) and MUJ each approved the reorganization of MYJ into MUJ. The reorganization was approved by each Fund’s shareholders and is expected to occur during the second quarter of 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

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 open-end non-index fixed-income funds and all BlackRock-advised closed-end funds referred to as the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each 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.

 

 

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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.

 

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.

 

 

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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. 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: The 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. MIY’s and MPA’s 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  

MUC

  $ 54,279      $ 299,403      $ 89,893      $ 443,575  

MUJ

    30,850        114,746        64,637        210,233  

MIY

    27,211        87,636        23,554        138,401  

MPA

    19,574        90,673        28,675        138,922  

 

 

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For the six months ended January 31, 2022, 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

 

 

 

 

 

MUC

  $  271,734,879     $   132,144,550       0.06% — 0.16%      $   132,307,593        0.66

MUJ

    108,417,793       61,170,038       0.06    — 0.14           61,886,770        0.67  

MIY

    77,206,948       41,267,055       0.09    — 0.22           41,267,055        0.66  

MPA

    75,673,779       42,183,181       0.09    — 0.20           42,789,336        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.

 
  (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 January 31, 2022, 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 January 31, 2022.

 

 

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 the following percentages of the average daily value of each Fund’s net assets:

 

     MUC     MUJ     MIY     MPA  

Investment advisory fees

    0.55     0.50     0.49     0.49

 

 

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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.

Expense Waivers and Reimbursements: 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 January 31, 2022, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

Fund Name  

Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed

by the Manager

 

MUC

  $ 42  

MUJ

    810  

MIY

    393  

MPA

    410  

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 January 31, 2022, there were no fees waived by the Manager pursuant to this arrangement.

The Manager, for MUC, voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fee on the proceeds of the Preferred Shares and TOB Trusts that exceed 35% of total assets 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). The voluntary waiver may be reduced or discontinued at any time without notice. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended January 31, 2022 the waiver was $106,068.

The Manager reimbursed MUC and MUJ $90,921 and $133,055 respectively, for reorganization costs.

Directors and Officers: Certain directors and/or officers of the Fund 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 January 31, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments, were as follows:    

 

Fund Name   Purchases      Sales  

MUC

  $  96,047,786      $  106,335,091  

MUJ

    47,560,440        35,369,411  

MIY

    59,464,058        57,201,572  

MPA

    25,899,446        30,615,889  

 

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 January 31, 2022, 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 July 31, 2021, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

Fund Name   Non-Expiring  

MUC

  $  19,765,284  

MUJ

    8,621,838  

MIY

    8,035,624  

MPA

    5,479,103  

 

 

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As of January 31, 2022, 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)

 

MUC

  $  811,833,267       $ 60,167,836        $ (7,557,202     $ 52,610,634  

MUJ

    650,946,780        45,218,532        (5,716,575     39,501,957  

MIY

    637,612,900        34,633,869        (2,966,062     31,667,807  

MPA

    276,233,925        19,625,905        (2,590,051     17,035,854  

 

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.

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.

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 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

 

 

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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 substantial amount of their assets in issuers located in a single state or limited number of states. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, regulatory, political or social conditions affecting that state or group of states could 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 states or U.S. territories are presented in the Schedules 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.

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 ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 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

MPA is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Common Shares, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. MUC, MUJ and MIY each 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, except for MPA, which is $0.05. The Board is authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued Common Shares to Preferred Shares without the approval of Common Shareholders. MPA is authorized to issue 1 million Preferred Shares.

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
01/31/22
     Year Ended
07/31/21
 

MUC

    29,799        9,153  

MUJ

    9,684         

MPA

    8,523         

For the six months ended January 31, 2022 and the year ended July 31, 2021, shares issued and outstanding remained constant for MIY.

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. From December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022, 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, 2021, subject to certain conditions. There is no assurance that the Funds will purchase shares in any particular amounts.

 

 

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The total cost of the shares repurchased is reflected in MPA’s Statements of Changes in Net Assets. For the periods shown, shares repurchased and cost, including transaction costs were as follows:

 

     MPA  
     Shares      Amounts  

Six Months Ended January 31, 2022

         $  

Year Ended July 31, 2021

    1,307        18,678  

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

MUJ, MIY and MPA (for purposes of this section, each 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
 

MUJ

    06/30/11        1,727      $  172,700,000        07/01/41  
    04/13/15        644        64,400,000        07/01/41  

MIY

    04/21/11        1,446        144,600,000        05/01/41  
    09/14/15        873        87,300,000        05/01/41  

MPA

    05/19/11        663        66,300,000        06/01/41  
      04/13/15        163        16,300,000        06/01/41  

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.

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:

 

     MUJ    MIY    MPA

Expiration date

  04/30/23    07/09/22    07/02/22

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.

 

 

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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

 

 

 

    

Fitch Ratings, Inc.

Short-Term

Ratings

 

 

 

  

 

S&P Global

Short-Term

Ratings

 

 

 

MUJ

    Aa2        AA        N/A        N/A  

MIY

    Aa2        AA        N/A        N/A  

MPA

    Aa2        AA        F1+        A-1+  

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, Inc., Fitch Ratings, Inc. and S&P Global Ratings. 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

01/31/22

MUJ

  04/17/14    04/15/23

MIY

  06/25/20    06/25/22

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 January 31, 2022, the annualized dividend rate for the VRDP Shares were as follows:

 

           MUJ    MIY    MPA

Dividend rates

       0.90%    1.06%    0.13%

For the six months ended January 31, 2022, VRDP Shares issued and outstanding of each VRDP Fund remained constant.

VMTP Shares

MUC (for purposes of this section, a “VMTP Fund”) have 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 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

 

 

MUC

    03/22/12        2,540      $  254,000,000        03/30/23        Aa2        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.

 

 

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Subject to certain conditions, VMTP Shares may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of the VMTP Fund. The redemption price per VMTP Share is equal to the liquidation preference per share plus any outstanding unpaid dividends.

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 January 31, 2022, the average annualized dividend rates for the VMTP Shares were as follows:

 

           MUC  

Dividend rates

       0.80%

For the six months ended January 31, 2022, VMTP Shares issued and outstanding of each VMTP Fund 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

 

 

MUC

  $  1,018,018      $  

MUJ

    1,069,808        10,695  

MIY

    1,233,523        29,828  

MPA

    53,882        9,674  

 

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

 

 

MUC

    02/01/22        02/15/22        03/01/22      $  0.055000  
    03/01/22        03/15/22        04/01/22        0.055000  
    03/18/22        04/07/22        05/02/22        0.055000 (a) 

MUJ

    02/01/22        02/15/22        03/01/22        0.063000  
    03/01/22        03/15/22        04/01/22        0.063000  
    03/18/22        04/07/22        05/02/22        0.063000 (a) 

MIY

    02/01/22        02/15/22        03/01/22        0.056000  
    03/01/22        03/15/22        04/01/22        0.056000  

MPA

    02/01/22        02/15/22        03/01/22        0.055000  
      03/01/22        03/15/22        04/01/22        0.055000  

 

  (a)

Net investment income special dividend.

 

 

     Preferred Shares(a)
Fund Name   Shares    Series    Declared

MUC

  VMTP    W-7    $ 176,826

MUJ

  VRDP    W-7    183,249

MIY

  VRDP    W-7    201,658

MPA

  VRDP    W-7    16,316

 

  (a)

Dividends declared for period February 1, 2022 to February 28, 2022.    

 

 

 

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Additional Information

 

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 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.

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 July 31, 2021. This information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased the relevant Fund.

On November 2, 2021, each of MUC, MUJ and MIY divided its Board of Directors into three classes, with one class standing for election each year, effective November 18, 2021. In addition, on November 2, 2021, each of MUC, MUJ and MIY amended and restated its Bylaws to classify its Board of Directors and adopt a voting standard of a majority of the outstanding shares for the election of directors in a contested election.

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:

 

 

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Additional Information  (continued)

 

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.

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   Transfer Agent
BlackRock Advisors, LLC   Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Wilmington, DE 19809   Canton, MA 02021
Accounting Agent and Custodian   VRDP Liquidity Provider
State Street Bank and Trust Company   Bank of America, N.A.(a)
Boston, MA 02111   New York, NY 10036
  The Toronto-Dominion Bank(b)
  New York, NY 10019

 

 

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Additional Information  (continued)

 

Fund and Service Providers (continued)    

 

(a) For MUJ.

  VRDP Remarketing Agent

(b) For MPA and MIY.

  BofA Securities, Inc.(a)
  New York, NY 10036
  TD Securities (USA) LLC(b)
  New York, NY 10019
  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.
AGM-CR    AGM Insured Custodial Receipt
AMBAC    AMBAC Assurance Corp.
AMT    Alternative Minimum Tax
ARB    Airport Revenue Bonds
BAM    Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
BHAC-CR    Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp. - Custodian Receipt
CAB    Capital Appreciation Bonds
COP    Certificates of Participation
CR    Custodian Receipt
FHLMC    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
GNMA    Government National Mortgage Association
GO    General Obligation Bonds
GTD    GTD Guaranteed
HUD SECT 8    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
       Section 8
M/F    Multi-Family
NPFGC    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
Q-SBLF    Qualified School Bond Loan Fund
RB    Revenue Bond
S/F    Single-Family
SAB    Special Assessment Bonds
SAN    State Aid Notes
SAP    Subject to Appropriations
SAW    State Aid Withholding
SCH BD RES FD    School Board Resolution Fund
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

 

Item 13 –

Exhibits attached hereto

 

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(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 MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc.

 

   By:     

/s/ John M. Perlowski                            

       John M. Perlowski
       Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
       BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc.

Date: March 23, 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 MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc.

Date: March 23, 2022

 

   By:     

/s/ Trent Walker                            

       Trent Walker
       Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
       BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc.

Date: March 23, 2022

 

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