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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:_____811-21280________________________

____BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust____
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 
19809 
(Address of principal executive offices) 
(Zip code) 


Robert S. Kapito, President
BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust
40 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022
(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 888-825-2257_____________

Date of fiscal year end:___December 31, 2006__________________________________

Date of reporting period:__ June 30, 2006_________________________________


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

FIXED INCOME           LIQUIDITY           EQUITIES           ALTERNATIVES           BLACKROCK SOLUTIONS


BlackRock
Closed-End Funds
Semi-Annual Report

JUNE 30, 2006 (UNAUDITED)


 

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP)


 

 

 

 

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED
MAY LOSE VALUE
NO BANK GUARANTEE


TABLE OF CONTENTS 
   
Letter to Shareholders  1 
   
Trusts’ Summaries  2 
   
Financial Statements   
   
     Portfolios of Investments  5 
   
     Statements of Assets and Liabilities  31 
   
     Statements of Operations  32 
   
     Statements of Cash Flows  33 
   
     Statements of Changes in Net Assets  34 
   
Financial Highlights  36 
   
Notes to Financial Statements  39 
   
Board Review of Investment Management Agreements  45 
   
Dividend Reinvestment Plans  49 
   
Additional Information  50 
   
Section 19 Notices  51 

 

 

Privacy Principles of the Trusts

     The Trusts are committed to maintaining the privacy of shareholders and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information the Trusts collect, how we protect that information and why, in certain cases, we may share information with select other parties.

     Generally, the Trusts do not receive any non-public personal information relating to their shareholders, although certain non-public personal information of shareholders may become available to the Trusts. The Trusts do not disclose any non-public personal information about their shareholders or former shareholders to anyone, except as permitted by law or as is necessary in order to service shareholder accounts (for example, to a transfer agent or third-party administrator).

     The Trusts restrict access to non-public personal information about their shareholders to BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. The Trusts maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards designed to protect the non-public personal information of their shareholders.

 


LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

June 30, 2006

Dear Shareholder:

     We are pleased to report that during the semi-annual period, the Trusts provided the opportunity to invest in various portfolios of fixed income securities. This report contains the Trusts’ unaudited as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and audited financial statements for prior periods as well as a listing of the portfolios’ holdings.

     The portfolio management team continuously monitors the fixed income markets and adjusts the portfolios in order to gain exposure to various issuers and security types. This strategy enables the Trusts to move among different sectors, credits and coupons to capitalize on changing market conditions.

     The following table shows the Trusts’ yields, closing market prices per share and net asset values (“NAV”) per share as of June 30, 2006.

                                                             Trust (Ticker)  Yield1 Market Price  NAV 
BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)  7.91 %  $18.96    $19.05   
BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)  9.32   2.64    2.55   
BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP) 
8.09
 
24.72 
 
23.60 
 

1Yield is based on closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results. These yields may increase/decrease due to an increase/decrease in the monthly distribution per share.

     BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), a world leader in asset management, has a proven commitment to managing fixed income securities. As of June 30, 2006, BlackRock managed $305 billion in fixed income securities, including 20 open-end and 48 closed-end bond funds. BlackRock is recognized for its emphasis on risk management and proprietary analytics and for its reputation managing money for the world’s largest institutional investors. BlackRock Advisors, Inc., and its affiliate, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., which manage the Trusts, are wholly owned subsidiaries of BlackRock.

     On behalf of BlackRock, we thank you for your continued confidence and assure you that we remain committed to excellence in managing your assets.

Sincerely,


Laurence D. Fink  Ralph L. Schlosstein 
Chief Executive Officer  President 
BlackRock Advisors, Inc.  BlackRock Advisors, Inc. 

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TRUST SUMMARIES (unaudited)
JUNE 30, 2006

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

Trust Information

 
Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:  BGT
Initial Offering Date:  August 30, 2004
Closing Market Price as of 6/30/06:  $18.96  
Net Asset Value as of 6/30/06:  $19.05  
Yield on Closing Market Price as of 6/30/06 ($18.96):1 7.91 % 
Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2 $0.125  
Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2 $1.500  
Leverage as of 6/30/06:3 38 % 

1 Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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

3 As a percentage of managed assets (as defined in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements).

The table below summarizes the Trust’s market price and NAV:

         
  6/30/06  12/31/05  Change High  Low 
Market Price  $18.96  $17.16  10.49 %  $18.97  $17.12 
NAV  $19.05  $19.13  (0.42 )%  $19.38  $19.01 

The following charts show the portfolio composition of the Trust’s long-term investments and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond investments:

Portfolio Composition

     
Composition  June 30, 2006 December 31, 2005
Foreign Government Bonds  15 %  20 % 
Consumer Products  11   11  
Media  10   10  
Financial Institutions  10   3  
Energy  9   10  
Basic Materials  9   10  
Telecommunications  6   6  
Health Care  6   6  
Entertainment & Leisure  5   5  
Conglomerates  4   4  
Technology  3   3  
Containers & Packaging  3   2  
Automotive  2   2  
Building & Development  2   2  
Real Estate  2   3  
Industrials  1   1  
Aerospace & Defense  1   1  
Transportation  1    
Ecological Services & Equipment    1  

Corporate Credit Breakdown3

 
 Credit Rating  June 30, 2006 December 31, 2005
 BBB/Baa  16 %  19 % 
 BB/Ba  48   54  
 B  32   22  
 CCC/Caa  4   5  

3 Using the higher of Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) or Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”) rating. Corporate bonds represented approximately 21.5% and 20.5% of net assets on June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.

2


TRUST SUMMARIES (unaudited)
JUNE 30, 2006

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

Trust Information

   
Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:  HIS
Initial Offering Date:  August 10, 1988
Closing Market Price as of 6/30/06:  $2.64  
Net Asset Value as of 6/30/06:  $2.55  
Yield on Closing Market Price as of 6/30/06 ($2.64):1 9.32 % 
Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2 $0.0205  
Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2 $0.2460  
Leverage as of 6/30/06:3 31 % 

1 Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

2 A change in the distribution rate was declared on August 15, 2006. The Monthly Distribution per Share was decreased to $0.0182. The Yield on Closing Market Price, Current Monthly Distribution and Current Annualized Distribution do not reflect the new distribution rate. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end. The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to further change.

3 As a percentage of managed assets (as defined in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements).

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV:

         
  6/30/06  12/31/05  Change High  Low 
Market Price  $2.64  $2.33  13.30 %  $2.74  $2.33 
NAV  $2.55  $2.61  (2.30 )%  $2.66  $2.54 

The following charts show the portfolio composition and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s corporate bond investments:

Corporate Portfolio Composition

     
Composition  June 30, 2006 December 31, 2005
Energy  13 %  13 % 
Telecommunications  13   10  
Media  12   13  
Basic Materials  11   11  
Financial Institutions  8   9  
Technology  6   5  
Consumer Products  6   7  
Industrials  6   10  
Containers & Packaging  5   4  
Health Care  4   3  
Aerospace & Defense  4   3  
Entertainment & Leisure  4   4  
Building & Development  3   2  
Automotive  2   3  
Transportation  2   2  
Ecological Services & Equipment  1   1  

Corporate Credit Breakdown3

 
Credit Rating  June 30, 2006 December 31, 2005
BBB/Baa  1 %  1 % 
Ba/BB  25   23  
B/B  62   61  
CCC/Caa  12   14  
Not Rated    1  

3 Using the higher of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch rating. Corporate bonds represented approximately 138.3% and 141.8% of net assets on June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.

3


TRUST SUMMARIES (unaudited)
JUNE 30, 2006

BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP)

Trust Information

   
Symbol on New York Stock Exchange:  BPP
Initial Offering Date:  February 28, 2003
Closing Market Price as of 6/30/06:  $24.72  
Net Asset Value as of 6/30/06:  $23.60  
Yield on Closing Market Price as of 6/30/06 ($24.72):1 8.09 % 
Current Monthly Distribution per Share:2 $0.166667  
Current Annualized Distribution per Share:2 $2.000004  
Leverage as of 6/30/06:3 34 % 

1 Yield on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

2 The distribution is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end.

3 As a percentage of managed assets (as defined in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements).

The table below summarizes the changes in the Trust’s market price and NAV:

         
  6/30/06  12/31/05  Change  High   Low 
Market Price  $24.72  $24.20  2.15 %  $25.38  $24.20 
NAV  $23.60  $24.43  (3.40 )%  $24.79  $23.43 

The following charts show the portfolio composition and credit quality allocations of the Trust’s long-term investments:

Portfolio Composition

         
Composition  June 30, 2006 December 31, 2005
Financial Institutions  72 %  72 % 
Real Estate  11   12  
Energy  6   6  
Media  3   2  
Automotive  2   1  
Transportation  2    
Basic Materials  1   1  
Consumer Products  1   3  
Technology  1    
Telecommunications  1   1  
Building & Development    1  
Industrials    1  

Credit Breakdown3

         
Credit Rating  June 30, 2006 December 31, 2005
AA/Aa  18 %  13 % 
A  36   39  
BBB/Baa  29   29  
BB/Ba  9   11  
B  6   7  
CCC/Caa    1  
Not Rated  2    

3 Using the higher of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch rating.

4


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited)
JUNE 30, 2006

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

    Principal         
    Amount         
Rating1    (000)    Description    Value 
 
        LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—164.1%     
        Corporate Bonds—22.0%     
        Aerospace & Defense—0.2%     
B    $    671    DI Finance/DynCorp. Intl., 9.50%, 2/15/13    $     697,840 
        Automotive—0.3%     
        Autonation, Inc.,     
BB+    602      7.00%, 4/15/14    59,400 
BB+    702 ,3    7.045%, 4/15/13    70,700 
BB-    1502 ,3 Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 7.576%, 5/15/14    149,250 
CCC-    7753   Delco Remy Intl., Inc., 9.068%, 4/15/09    759,500 
B-    250    Lear Corp., 8.11%, 5/15/09    242,500 
CCC+    220    Metaldyne Corp., 10.00%, 11/01/13    212,300 
        Total Automotive    1,493,650 
        Basic Materials—1.9%     
B+    1,0003   Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 6.51%, 6/15/11 (Canada)    975,000 
B+    970    AK Steel Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/12    955,450 
B+    2603   Boise Cascade LLC, 6.474%, 10/15/12    258,700 
B+    2,0403 ,4 Bowater, Inc., 7.91%, 3/15/10    2,055,300 
BB+    10    Chemtura Corp., 6.875%, 6/01/16    9,662 
B+    20    Domtar, Inc., 7.125%, 8/15/15 (Canada)    17,400 
B+    70    Donohue Forest Products, 7.625%, 5/15/07 (Canada)    70,700 
B+    750    Hercules, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/29    708,750 
        Ineos Group Holdings PLC (United Kingdom),     
B2    225       (EUR), 7.875%, 2/07/16    269,080 
B2    4302      8.50%, 2/15/16    405,275 
        Lyondell Chemical Co.,     
BB-    300       11.125%, 7/15/12    326,250 
BB-    300       Ser. A, 9.625%, 5/01/07    306,000 
B-    565    Nalco Co., 8.875%, 11/15/13    567,119 
        NewPage Corp.,     
B3    55       10.00%, 5/01/12    56,925 
B3    1,5003      11.399%, 5/01/12    1,636,875 
B-    50    PQ Corp., 7.50%, 2/15/13    47,125 
        Total Basic Materials    8,665,611 
        Building & Development—0.3%     
B+    1,0003   Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., 6.84%, 10/01/10 (Canada)    960,000 
B2    902   Compression Polymers Corp., 10.50%, 7/01/13    91,350 
B-    195    Goodman Global Holding Co., Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/12    188,663 
        Total Building & Development    1,240,013 
        Consumer Products—1.2%     
B3    45    ALH Finance LLC, 8.50%, 1/15/13    43,369 
CCC+    7003   Ames True Temper, Inc., 9.068%, 1/15/12    687,750 
B-    400    Cenveo Corp., 7.875%, 12/01/13    390,000 
CCC    1,0503   Duane Reade, Inc., 7.91%, 12/15/10    1,023,750 
B-    75    Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp., 8.375%, 6/01/12    65,062 
B    40    Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14    41,800 
B-    5052   Knowledge Learning Corp., Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/15    462,075 
B-    400    Lazydays RV Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12    378,000 
B-    1803   Levi Strauss & Co., 7.73%, 4/01/12    182,700 
B3    302 ,3 Nutro Products, Inc., 9.23%, 10/15/13    30,563 
BB-    802   Quebecor World, Inc., 8.75%, 3/15/16 (Canada)    72,746 
BB    2,0002   Reynolds American, Inc., 7.625%, 6/01/16    1,952,500 
B-    1352   Rite Aid Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/08    131,456 
        Total Consumer Products    5,461,771 
        Containers & Packaging—0.1%     
B-    502   Packaging Dynamics Finance Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/16    50,000 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

    Principal         
    Amount         
Rating1    (000)    Description    Value 
        Containers & Packaging—(cont’d)     
B2    $ 250    Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/11    $      257,188 
        Total Containers & Packaging    307,188 
        Ecological Services & Equipment—0.1%     
BB-    625    Allied Waste NA, Inc., 5.75%, 2/15/11    581,250 
        Energy—7.8%     
BB-    7502   AES Corp., 9.00%, 5/15/15    806,250 
B+    130    ANR Pipeline Co., 9.625%, 11/01/21    150,475 
B    352   Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15    34,738 
BB-    70    Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, 7.50%, 5/15/15 (France)    68,425 
B+    375    El Paso Production Holding Co., 7.75%, 6/01/13    378,750 
B1    505    Foundation Pennsylvania Coal Co., 7.25%, 8/01/14    493,006 
BB+    14,430    Gazprom OAO, 9.625%, 3/01/13 (Germany)    16,492,047 
BB    40    Grant Prideco, Inc., 6.125%, 8/15/15    36,800 
B-    730    KCS Energy, Inc., 7.125%, 4/01/12    688,025 
        Pemex Project Funding Master Trust,     
BBB    8004      9.375%, 12/02/08    858,800 
Baa1    12,7003      Ser. 15, 3.87%, 10/15/09    13,144,500 
        Reliant Energy, Inc.,     
B    180       6.75%, 12/15/14    166,050 
B    750       9.25%, 7/15/10    750,000 
B    300    Whiting Petroleum Corp., 7.25%, 5/01/13    288,000 
BB-    590    Williams Cos., Inc., 8.75%, 3/15/32    646,050 
        Total Energy    35,001,916 
        Entertainment & Leisure—0.1%     
B3    1552   Greektown Holdings LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13    162,944 
B    602   Pokagon Gaming Authority, 10.375%, 6/15/14    62,025 
B    25    Poster Financial Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11    25,937 
B+    402   San Pasqual Casino, 8.00%, 9/15/13    40,100 
B+    20    Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 6.625%, 12/01/14    19,025 
        Total Entertainment & Leisure    310,031 
        Financial Institutions—4.0%     
B+    92    AES Ironwood LLC, 8.857%, 11/30/25    99,936 
Ba3    2,000    Alrosa Finance Ltd., 8.125%, 5/06/08 (Luxembourg)    2,047,500 
BB    140    American Real Estate Partners LP/American Real Estate Finance Corp., 7.125%, 2/15/13    134,400 
BB    630    Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13    641,025 
B+    60    Ford Motor Credit Co., 7.25%, 10/25/11    53,222 
        General Motors Acceptance Corp.,     
BB    3,000 3      3.56%, 1/16/07    2,992,450 
BB    200       6.875%, 8/28/12    190,368 
BB+    5,455    Kazkommerts Intl. BV, 8.50%, 4/16/13 (Netherlands)    5,594,648 
BB+    3,0002   Kazkommertsbank Intl. BV, 8.50%, 4/16/13 (Netherlands)    3,067,500 
BBB    253   Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 2.193%, 7/13/07    24,978 
B+    7502   Rainbow National Services LLC, 8.75%, 9/01/12    787,500 
A2    2,000    Sberbank, 6.875%, 10/24/06 (Russia)    2,006,600 
B-    3003   Universal City Florida Holding Co. I/II, 7.96%, 5/01/10    307,500 
        Total Financial Institutions    17,947,627 
        Health Care—0.7%     
B    2802   Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 7.75%, 4/01/14 (Canada)    269,500 
B3    2,1152 ,3 Healthsouth Corp., 11.418%, 6/15/14    2,083,275 
B-    25    Select Medical Corp., 7.625%, 2/01/15    21,625 
B    325    Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/31    259,188 
B-    630    Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 10.125%, 11/01/11    653,625 
        Total Health Care    3,287,213 
        Industrials—0.4%     
B-    80    NationsRent Cos., Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/15    85,000 
CCC+    325    Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., 8.375%, 11/15/14    286,000 
B3    2102   Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13    216,300 
CCC+    445    Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12    404,950 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

    Principal         
    Amount         
Rating1    (000)    Description    Value 
        Industrials—(cont’d)     
B       $ 825    United Rentals NA, Inc., 7.00%, 2/15/14    $ 754,875 
        Total Industrials    1,747,125 
        Media—0.6%     
B-             502   Affinion Group, Inc., 10.125%, 10/15/13    50,125 
B+           1003   Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.716%, 4/01/09    106,000 
        Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC/Charter Communications Holdings II Capital Corp.,     
CCC-           680       10.25%, 9/15/10    681,700 
CCC-             452      10.25%, 9/15/10    45,000 
        Echostar DBS Corp.,     
BB-           300 2      7.125%, 2/01/16    286,500 
BB-           750       6.375%, 10/01/11    717,187 
B2           100    Emmis Operating Co., 6.875%, 5/15/12    98,750 
B             80    Medianews Group, Inc., 6.875%, 10/01/13    73,300 
B2             802   Network Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13    78,800 
B3             70    Nexstar Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/14    63,700 
B2           3502 ,3 Paxson Communications Corp., 8.318%, 1/15/12    352,625 
B           2502   R.H. Donnelley, Inc., 8.875%, 1/15/16    245,938 
CCC+           1002   Unity Media GmbH, 10.375%, 2/15/15 (Germany)    99,000 
        Total Media    2,898,625 
        Real Estate—1.3%     
BB+       6,3504   Rouse Co., 5.375%, 11/26/13    5,717,047 
        Technology—0.7%     
BBB-       1,5003   Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 5.891%, 7/15/09    1,530,000 
B+           9653   MagnaChip Semiconductor SA/MagnaChip Semiconductor Finance Co., 6.66%, 12/15/11 (Luxembourg)    916,750 
B2             502   Sensata Technologies BV, 8.00%, 5/01/14 (Netherlands)    48,625 
B-           2502 ,3 Sungard Data Systems, Inc., 4.50%, 8/15/13    263,750 
B           140    Superior Essex Communications LLC/Essex Group, Inc., 9.00%, 4/15/12    142,450 
        Total Technology    2,901,575 
        Telecommunications—2.2%     
B1           810    Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13    795,825 
B1           350    Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc., 8.375%, 11/01/11    359,625 
B3           1153   Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., 10.789%, 5/01/13    117,013 
        Intelsat Ltd. (Bermuda),     
B             75       5.25%, 11/01/08    70,500 
B+             50       8.25%, 1/15/13    49,625 
B+           200       8.625%, 1/15/15    201,500 
B+           4853      9.609%, 1/15/12    491,062 
B+       1,500    Nordic Telephone Co. Holding ApS (EUR), 8.352%, 5/03/16 (Denmark)    1,991,194 
B       2,3503   Qwest Communications Intl., Inc., 6.768%, 2/15/09    2,397,000 
BB+       2,5003   Qwest Corp., 7.741%, 6/15/13    2,662,500 
BB           4003   Rogers Wireless Communications, Inc., 5.525%, 12/15/10 (Canada)    412,000 
B2           1502   Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 10.75%, 12/01/15 (Luxembourg)    157,687 
        Total Telecommunications    9,705,531 
        Transportation—0.1%     
B1             302   Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 1/01/14    30,750 
B3           315    Horizon Lines LLC, 9.00%, 11/01/12    319,725 
        Total Transportation    350,475 
        Total Corporate Bonds    98,314,488 
        Bank Loans—117.4%     
        Aerospace & Defense—1.9%     
       2,948    Caci Intl., Inc., LIBOR + 1.50%, 2/04/07    2,945,526 
           896    Camp Acquisition Co., Loan A, LIBOR + 3.25%, 8/30/11    896,367 
           988    DI Finance/Dyncorp Intl., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 1/31/11    987,500 
       2,000    MRO Acquisition LLC, LIBOR + 5.25%, 9/15/11    2,005,000 
           313    Primus Intl., Inc.,     
           LIBOR + 2.50%, 6/16/12    313,281 
           188       0.50%, 6/16/12    187,969 
           826    Standard Aero Holdings, Inc., LIBOR + 2.25%, 8/18/12    823,629 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

    Principal         
    Amount         
    (000)    Description    Value 
        Aerospace & Defense—(cont’d)     
    $     493    U.S. Investigations Services LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 10/15/12    $           492,066 
        Total Aerospace & Defense    8,651,338 
        Automotive—3.2%     
    1,000    Dana Corp., LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/12/08    999,375 
        Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.,     
    500       LIBOR + 2.75%, 4/01/10    501,562 
    1,000       LIBOR + 3.50%, 4/01/11    1,008,000 
    1,000    GPX Intl. Tire Corp., LIBOR + 2.50%, 3/31/12    1,005,000 
    748    IAP Worldwide Services, Inc., LIBOR + 3.00%, 12/31/12    749,060 
    499    Keystone Automotive, Inc., Loan C, LIBOR + 2.50%, 11/30/10    498,127 
    1,000    Lear Corp., LIBOR + 2.50%, 3/23/12    991,042 
    926    Metaldyne Corp., Loan D, LIBOR + 4.50%, 12/31/09    937,159 
    498    Precision Parts Intl., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.75%, 10/15/11    496,256 
    1,246    Progressive Moulded Products Ltd., Loan B, LIBOR + 4.50%, 8/30/11    1,107,318 
    2,993    TI Group Automotive Systems, Loan C, LIBOR + 3.25%, 6/30/11    2,948,303 
        TRW Automotive Acquisitions Corp.,     
    491       Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 6/30/12    490,183 
    2,469       Loan E, LIBOR + 1.50%, 10/31/10    2,464,430 
        Total Automotive    14,195,815 
        Basic Materials—12.2%     
    2,522    Appleton Papers, Inc., LIBOR + 2.25%, 6/30/10    2,531,007 
        Basell NV,     
    417       Loan B2, LIBOR + 2.50%, 9/30/13    421,701 
    83       Loan B4, LIBOR + 2.50%, 8/01/14    84,340 
    83       Loan C4, LIBOR + 3.00%, 8/01/13    84,340 
    417       Loan C2, LIBOR + 3.00%, 9/30/14    421,701 
    968    Berry Plastics Corp., LIBOR + 1.75%, 7/22/10    965,932 
    1,654    Boise Cascade Corp., Loan D, LIBOR + 1.75%, 10/31/11    1,655,828 
        Brenntag Group,     
    1,607       Loan B2, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/31/13    1,617,318 
    393       LIBOR + 2.50%, 1/18/14    395,673 
    1,000       LIBOR + 6.50%, 12/31/12    1,007,500 
    789    Buckeye Technologies, Inc., LIBOR + 2.00%, 4/15/10    786,736 
    3,579    Celanese AG, LIBOR + 2.00%, 6/03/11    3,584,300 
    2,000    Cognis Deutschland, Loan B, LIBOR + 4.75%, 11/15/13    2,035,834 
    938    Compass Minerals Group, Inc., LIBOR + 1.50%, 12/31/12    938,658 
    1,426    Foundation Coal Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 7/30/11    1,425,277 
    985    Hercules, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 4/07/10    985,171 
    7,023    Huntsman Intl. LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/15/12    6,984,184 
        Ineos Group Holdings PLC,     
    2,250       Loan A4, LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/16/12    2,256,187 
    1,750       Loan B2, LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/16/13    1,758,696 
    1,750       Loan C2, LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/16/14    1,760,063 
    3,444    Innophos, Inc., LIBOR, 8/15/10    3,445,789 
        Invista BV,     
    2,470       Loan B1, LIBOR + 1.50%, 4/30/11    2,469,391 
    1,256       Loan B2, LIBOR + 1.50%, 4/30/11    1,255,794 
    2,000    ISP Chemco, Inc., LIBOR + 1.75%, 2/28/13    1,998,214 
    750    John Maneely Co., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 3/31/13    754,375 
    220    Kraton Polymers LLC, LIBOR + 2.00%, 12/15/10    218,892 
    5,777    Nalco Co., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 11/04/10    5,768,112 
    495    PQ Corp., LIBOR + 2.00%, 2/28/12    495,000 
    499    Pregis Corp., Loan B2, LIBOR + 2.50%, 10/15/12    644,306 
    500    Professional Paint, Inc., LIBOR + 2.25%, 5/30/12    501,250 
    2,833    Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., Loan E, LIBOR + 2.00%, 8/15/12    2,835,869 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

  Principal         
  Amount         
  (000)    Description    Value 
      Basic Materials—(cont’d)     
      UPC Distribution Corp. (EUR),     
  $ 1,000       Loan J, LIBOR, 3/31/13    $    1,275,725 
  1,000       Loan K, LIBOR, 12/31/13    1,276,237 
      Total Basic Materials    54,639,400 
      Building & Development—2.9%     
  500    Contech Construction Products, Inc., LIBOR + 2.00%, 2/15/12    500,313 
  1,500    Custom Building Products, Inc., LIBOR + 5.00%, 4/30/12    1,504,375 
  500    Euramax Intl., Inc., LIBOR + 7.00%, 7/15/13    502,500 
  1,250    Harmon Koval, 3.25%, 12/31/06    1,250,000 
  2,000    Landsource Communities Development LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 3/31/10    2,002,500 
  500    Nacco Industries, Inc., LIBOR + 2.00%, 3/31/13    498,750 
  982    Nortek, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 8/24/11    980,571 
  1,750    Ply Gem Industries, Inc., LIBOR + 2.25%, 8/15/11    1,745,624 
  650    Pro Build Holdings, TBD    649,594 
  950    Rhodes Ranch, LIBOR + 3.25%, 11/15/10    950,000 
  2,494    United Subcontractors, Inc., LIBOR + 3.00%, 12/31/12    2,487,516 
      Total Building & Development    13,071,743 
      Business Equipment & Services—0.2%     
  988    Latham Intl., PRIME + 2.75%, 12/31/10    987,510 
      Conglomerates—6.0%     
  500    AGY Holding Corp., LIBOR + 2.75%, 4/30/12    502,187 
      Atlantis Plastics, Inc.,     
  990       LIBOR + 2.75%, 9/30/11    991,237 
  750       LIBOR + 7.25%, 9/30/11    753,750 
  1,496    Blount Intl., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/15/10    1,507,472 
  4,988    Colfax Intl., (EUR), LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/30/11    6,387,238 
  1,710    Fidelity National Information Solutions, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 3/30/13    1,708,166 
  419    Gentek, Inc., LIBOR + 4.25%, 3/15/12    421,527 
  3,439    Honeywell Security, Loan B, PRIME + 2.00%, 6/28/10    3,438,807 
      Invensys Intl. Holdings Ltd.,     
  275       Loan B1, LIBOR + 3.50%, 8/30/09    272,816 
  1,727       LIBOR, 3/05/09    1,679,687 
  2,000       LIBOR + 4.75%, 11/30/09    2,020,000 
      Jarden Corp.,     
  498       Loan B2, LIBOR + 1.75%, 1/24/12    495,438 
  478       Loan B3, LIBOR + 1.75%, 1/24/12    475,296 
  1,496       LIBOR + 2.00%, 1/15/12    1,495,113 
  461    Lionbridge Technologies, Inc., LIBOR + 3.50%, 9/15/11    463,648 
  760    Mueller Group, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 9/30/12    762,747 
  367    Penn Engineering & Manufacturing, LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/30/11    371,211 
  2,439    Polypore, Inc., LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/15/11    2,455,213 
  670    Rexnord Corp., LIBOR + 2.25%, 10/31/09    672,017 
      Total Conglomerates    26,873,570 
      Consumer Products—16.9%     
  1,000    Aearo Technologies, Inc., LIBOR + 6.50%, 9/30/13    1,016,250 
  1,001    24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 6/30/12    1,004,375 
  465    Adams Outdoor Advertising LP, LIBOR + 1.75%, 10/15/12    465,927 
  998    Aearo Technologies, Inc., LIBOR + 2.50%, 3/31/13    1,004,150 
  1,980    Alliance One Intl., Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.50%, 5/13/10    1,984,951 
  497    Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 7/31/12    495,733 
  500    Bare Escentuals Beauty, Inc., LIBOR + 7.00%, 7/10/13    505,000 
      Berkline Bench Craft,     
  1,583       Loan B, LIBOR + 3.75%, 10/31/11    1,345,373 
  2,000       LIBOR + 10.00%, 4/30/12    1,460,000 
  750    Bumble Bee Foods LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 4/30/11    747,188 
  1,582    Burger King Corp., Loan B1, LIBOR + 1.50%, 2/28/13    1,578,002 
  1,496    Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/15/13    1,449,760 
  885    Carrols Corp., LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/31/10    889,653 
  496    Centerplate, Inc., LIBOR + 3.25%, 10/15/10    498,102 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

  Principal         
  Amount         
  (000)    Description    Value 
      Consumer Products—(cont’d)     
  $ 1,000    Central Garden & Pet Co., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 9/30/12    $      998,333 
  495    Chiquita Brands Intl., Inc., Loan C, LIBOR + 2.25%, 7/15/13    493,556 
  896    CKE Restaurants, Inc., LIBOR + 2.00%, 5/17/09    901,471 
  999    Coinmach Corp., Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/15/12    1,001,905 
  1,668    Commonwealth Brands, Inc., LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/15/12    1,674,173 
  2,500    Cracker Barrel, Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 5/15/13    2,489,375 
  743    Culligan Intl. Co., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 10/15/11    741,108 
  3,500    Denny’s Corp., LIBOR + 5.13%, 8/25/10    3,552,500 
  1,096    Desa Intl., Inc., LIBOR + 5.75%, 12/30/11    1,096,926 
      Eastman Kodak Co.,     
  878       Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.25%, 10/15/12    875,452 
  368       Loan B2, LIBOR + 2.25%, 10/15/12    366,575 
  1,000    Easton Bell Sports, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 3/31/12    999,167 
  1,353    Eight O’Clock Coffee, Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 12/15/06    1,352,679 
  500    Fender Musical Instruments Corp., LIBOR + 6.00%, 9/30/12    501,250 
      Foodvest Ltd. (GBP),     
  438       Loan B, TBD    813,576 
  438       Loan C, TBD    817,621 
  1    Herbalife Intl., Inc., TBD    505 
      Hertz Corp.,     
  191       LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/31/07    190,989 
  359       LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/31/12    360,046 
  2    Knoll, Inc., TBD    1,883 
  988    Landry’s Restaurants, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 12/31/10    987,500 
  710    Language Line, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 4.25%, 6/14/11    713,479 
  574    Le-Natures, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 5/30/10    577,864 
  1,742    Maidenform, Inc., LIBOR + 1.75%, 5/14/10    1,742,424 
  898    Mapco Express, Inc., LIBOR + 2.75%, 5/15/11    899,344 
  1,444    Movie Gallery, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 5.25%, 4/30/11    1,396,172 
  1,661    Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc., LIBOR + 2.50%, 4/15/13    1,670,738 
  1,552    New Page, Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 4/30/12    1,556,021 
  3,500    Olympus Cable Holdings LLC, Loan B, PRIME + 2.00%, 9/30/10    3,343,046 
  1,500    Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp., Loan B2, LIBOR + 2.45%, 12/09/07    1,500,000 
  543    Oreck Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 1/31/12    546,312 
      Oriental Trading Co., Inc.,     
  1,326       Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 8/06/10    1,329,283 
  1,500       LIBOR + 4.75%, 12/02/10    1,511,250 
  3,438    OSI Group LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 9/15/11    3,435,452 
  1    Pantry, Inc., TBD    1,251 
  901    PBM Products LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 7/31/11    900,864 
  2,140    Pierre Foods, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 7/15/10    2,137,325 
  750    Pivotal Promontory LLC, LIBOR + 6.50%, 9/15/11    745,000 
  1,960    Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/07/11    1,966,533 
  956    Propex Fabrics, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 8/30/12    954,574 
  2,000    Quiznos Corp., LIBOR + 2.25%, 5/01/12    1,994,166 
  2,157    R.H. Donnelley, Inc., Loan D2, LIBOR + 1.50%, 12/31/11    2,146,066 
  1,497    Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc., LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/15/11    1,503,732 
  673    Spectrum Brands, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 1/31/12    674,663 
  1,400    Sturm Foods, Inc., LIBOR, 5/31/11    1,401,750 
  1,496    Supervalu, Inc., TBD    1,492,509 
      Synventive Acquisition, Inc.,     
  746       Loan B, LIBOR + 3.50%, 7/27/12    723,863 
  808       LIBOR + 14.0%, 2/17/14    743,419 
  499    Travelcenters of America, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 6/30/11    498,750 
  923    Tupperware Corp., LIBOR + 1.50%, 11/07/12    917,199 
  525    Warnaco, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 1/31/12    523,031 
      Waterpik Technologies, Inc.,     
  500       LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/15/13    502,500 
  750       LIBOR + 6.50%, 10/15/13    761,250 
      Total Consumer Products    75,470,884 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

  Principal         
  Amount         
  (000)    Description    Value 
 
      Containers & Packaging—5.5%     
  $2,636    Bluegrass Container Co. LLC, TBD    $    2,636,364 
  200    Covalence Specialty Materials Corp., LIBOR + 3.25%, 8/15/13    201,417 
  329    Flexsol Packaging Corp., LIBOR + 3.25%, 11/30/11    329,839 
      Georgia-Pacific Corp.,     
  2,494       LIBOR + 2.00%, 2/28/13    2,488,296 
  1,500       LIBOR + 2.00%, 2/28/14    1,511,682 
      Graham Packaging Co. LP,     
  5,673       Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 10/01/11    5,676,783 
  1,429       Loan C, LIBOR + 4.25%, 4/01/12    1,445,239 
  3,425    Graphic Packaging Intl., Inc., Loan C, LIBOR + 2.50%, 8/08/10    3,450,899 
  1,000    Mark IV Industries, Inc., TBD    1,000,000 
      Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.,     
  896       Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/01/11    898,642 
  750       Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.50%, 2/15/14    965,883 
  750       Loan C1, LIBOR + 3.00%, 2/15/15    969,223 
  2,940    Solo Cup, Inc., LIBOR + 2.50%, 2/27/11    2,947,199 
      Total Containers & Packaging    24,521,466 
      Ecological Services & Equipment—0.5%     
      Envirosolutions, Inc.,     
  432       LIBOR + 3.50%, 2/28/09    435,946 
  1,568       LIBOR + 3.50%, 7/15/12    1,580,304 
      Total Ecological Services & Equipment    2,016,250 
      Energy—6.9%     
  1,500    AES Corp., LIBOR + 1.75%, 4/30/08    1,505,356 
  1,396    Astoria Generating Co. Acquisitions LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 2/23/13    1,393,772 
      Boart Longyear Co.,     
  188       LIBOR + 3.00%, 7/28/12    188,844 
  1,304       LIBOR + 3.00%, 11/30/12    1,307,387 
  500       LIBOR + 7.00%, 4/30/13    505,000 
  958    Cellnet Technology, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 4/30/12    964,266 
      Coffeyville Resources LLC,     
  893       Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 7/15/12    895,780 
  600       LIBOR + 2.50%, 6/22/11    601,688 
  355    Cogentrix Delaware Holdings, Inc., LIBOR + 1.50%, 4/30/12    354,699 
  500    Coleto Creek Power, Loan C1, LIBOR + 2.00%, 8/05/12    500,000 
  249    Complete Production Services, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 8/31/12    248,958 
      El Paso Production Holding Co.,     
  970       Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 11/30/09    974,310 
  750       LIBOR + 2.85%, 11/23/09    753,333 
  1,497    Key Energy Services, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 8/15/12    1,501,861 
      LSP General Finance Co. LLC,     
  40       0.875%, 4/15/13    40,236 
  960       LIBOR + 1.75%, 4/15/13    955,597 
  469    Mainline LP, LIBOR + 2.38%, 12/31/11    471,792 
  500    Meg Energy Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/15/13    501,250 
  432    MGG Holdings, LIBOR + 2.00%, 12/15/10    432,193 
  998    Mirant NA LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 1/05/13    994,650 
  5,006    NRG Energy, Inc., LIBOR + 2.00%, 1/31/13    5,008,714 
  1,247    Petro Geological Services, Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/31/12    1,250,383 
  389    Petrohawk, LIBOR + 4.50%, 7/31/10    390,833 
      Plum Point Energy Associates,     
  716       Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 3/14/14    717,764 
  194       LIBOR + 3.75%, 3/14/14    194,852 
  2,984    Reliant Energy, Inc., LIBOR + 2.38%, 4/30/10    2,981,023 
  2,123    Semcrude LP, LIBOR + 2.25%, 2/28/11    2,128,947 
  1,498    Trinidad Energy Services Income Trust, LIBOR + 2.50%, 4/15/11    1,497,500 
      Wolf Hollow I LP,     
  100       0.50%, 6/22/12    99,688 
  894       Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 6/15/12    891,049 
  500       LIBOR, 12/15/12    503,750 
      Total Energy    30,755,475 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

  Principal         
  Amount         
  (000)    Description    Value
      Entertainment & Leisure—7.6%     
  $      993    Blockbuster Entertainment Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.75%, 8/20/11    $      992,275 
  1,965    Boyd Gaming Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 5/14/11    1,965,000 
  3,229    CCM Merger, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 7/31/12    3,215,783 
  1,000    Century Theatres, Inc., LIBOR + 1.88%, 3/01/13    1,001,000 
  750    Edge Las Vegas, LIBOR, 6/15/07    750,000 
  2,000    Greektown Holdings LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/15/12    2,012,500 
  2,500    Hallmark Entertainment LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/31/11    2,503,125 
  1,493    Hit Entertainment Ltd., LIBOR + 2.25%, 8/31/12    1,494,366 
      Hollywood Theaters, Inc.,     
  1,719       LIBOR + 3.25%, 8/01/09    1,727,972 
  2,500       LIBOR + 7.00%, 1/21/10    2,518,750 
  1,485    Kerasotes Theatres, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 11/01/11    1,488,093 
  3,005    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/15/12    3,017,293 
  996    Penn National Gaming, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 5/31/12    997,072 
  750    Riverside Casino & Golf Resort LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 4.00%, 11/15/12    750,000 
  980    Universal City Development Partners LP, Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 6/30/12    979,387 
  1,500    Venetian Casino Resorts LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 6/15/11    1,500,000 
      Wembley, Inc.,     
  995       LIBOR + 2.00%, 8/31/11    994,378 
  500       LIBOR + 3.75%, 8/31/12    502,917 
  1,099    Wyndham Intl., Inc., Loan E, LIBOR + 4.50%, 9/11/07    1,099,350 
  4,000    Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., LIBOR + 2.13%, 12/31/11    4,009,168 
  477    Yellowstone Mountain Club, LIBOR + 2.375%, 10/15/10    477,451 
      Total Entertainment & Leisure    33,995,880 
      Financial Institutions—12.8%     
  1,001    Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., LIBOR + 2.00%, 4/15/13    990,000 
  750    Ameritrade Holding Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 1/31/13    747,938 
  1,020    Arias Acquisitions, Inc., LIBOR + 3.75%, 7/30/11    1,002,150 
  2,000    Audatex, LIBOR + 5.50%, 10/15/13 (EUR)    2,611,394 
  4,975    Billing Services Group, LIBOR + 2.50%, 5/05/12 (EUR)    6,363,276 
  500    CCC Information Services Group, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 2/15/13    501,666 
  10,000    Century Corp., PRIME + 2.00%, 12/31/09    9,557,140 
  2    Global Cash Access LLC, TBD    17,860 
      GS Holdings Corp.,     
  64       0.50%, 5/15/13    63,438 
  686       LIBOR + 1.75%, 5/15/13    684,219 
  3,354    Jostens, Inc., Loan C, LIBOR + 2.00%, 10/15/11    3,363,807 
  750    Level 3 Financing, TBD    749,062 
  2,000    Moeller Group, LIBOR, 9/17/12    2,597,751 
  1,088    N.E.W. Holdings I LLC, LIBOR + 3.00%, 7/15/11    1,093,075 
      Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.,     
  1,266       Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 4/18/12    1,263,821 
  734       Loan C, LIBOR + 1.75%, 4/18/12    732,862 
  6,000    Navistar Financial Corp., LIBOR + 5.00%, 2/28/09    6,030,000 
  3,000    NTL, Inc., Loan A, LIBOR + 5.00%, 3/23/11    2,996,250 
      Owens Illinois Group, Inc.,     
  2,000       Loan B, LIBOR, 6/30/13 (EUR)    2,558,101 
  1,000       Loan B, LIBOR, 6/30/13    999,583 
  1,493    Pinnoak Resources LLC, LIBOR + 3.25%, 11/22/12    1,485,037 
  1,247    Professional Service, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 10/31/12    1,250,772 
  1,908    Ripplewood Phosphorus U.S. LLC, LIBOR + 3.25%, 7/16/11    1,884,009 
  1,500    Targa Resources, Inc., LIBOR + 2.25%, 10/31/07    1,498,750 
  3,744    TPG Springs, Loan C, TBD (GBP)    5,945,495 
  461    USI Holdings Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 7/30/08    464,133 
      Total Financial Institutions    57,451,589 
      Health Care—8.3%     
  3,361    Arizant, Inc., LIBOR + 3.75%, 8/15/10    3,369,183 
  1,995    CCS Medical, Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 10/31/12    1,898,368 
  2,363    Community Health Systems, Inc., LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/15/11    2,364,580 
  3,271    Concentra Operating Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 9/30/11    3,277,132 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

  Principal         
  Amount         
  (000)    Description    Value
      Health Care—(cont’d)     
  $      902    Davita, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 6/30/12    $     903,338 
  796    Duloxetine Royalty, LIBOR + 4.50%, 10/15/13    800,306 
  6,000    Healthsouth Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.25%, 3/15/13    5,995,716 
  2,948    IASIS Healthcare Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 6/30/11    2,960,395 
  2,480    Jean Coutu Group, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 6/30/11    2,481,585 
  467    Kinetic Concepts, Inc., Loan B2, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/05/10    469,983 
  1,000    Multiplan, Inc., LIBOR + 2.00%, 4/15/13    994,583 
  1,000    National Renal Institutes, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/15/13    997,500 
      Quintiles Transnational Corp.,     
  1,001       LIBOR + 2.00%, 3/31/13    998,438 
  250       LIBOR + 4.00%, 3/31/14    253,203 
  499    Radnet Management, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 4.00%, 3/15/11    497,503 
  1,001    Select Medical Corp., Loan B , LIBOR +1.75%, 2/28/12    978,491 
  3,014    U.S. Oncology, Inc., LIBOR + 2.25%, 6/30/11    3,024,853 
  990    Vanguard Health Holding Co. II, LIBOR + 2.25%, 9/30/11    993,306 
      Warner Chilcott Corp.,     
  2,161       Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 1/18/11    2,168,368 
  871       Loan C, LIBOR + 2.50%, 1/18/11    873,746 
  402       Loan D, LIBOR + 2.50%, 1/18/11    403,646 
  530       LIBOR + 2.50%, 1/18/11    531,342 
      Total Health Care    37,235,565 
      Industrials—1.8%     
  150    Acosta, Inc., LIBOR + 5.75%, 6/15/13    153,000 
  408    Alderwoods Group, Inc., Loan B2, LIBOR + 2.00%, 9/29/09    408,311 
      Bolthouse Farms, Inc.,     
  998       LIBOR + 2.50%, 12/01/12    1,003,111 
  500       LIBOR + 5.50%, 12/01/13    506,875 
  403    Chart Industries, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 10/15/12    402,526 
  2,000    Drummond Co., Inc., LIBOR + 1.25%, 2/15/12    1,997,501 
      Novelis, Inc.,     
  229       Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 1/13/10    229,354 
  398       Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 12/30/11    398,352 
  625    QTC Acquisition, Inc., LIBOR + 6.50%, 5/04/13    625,000 
  2,000    Tinnerman Palnut Engineered Products, Inc., LIBOR + 7.75%, 11/01/11    1,940,000 
  308    Worldspan LP, LIBOR + 2.75%, 6/30/07    304,075 
      Total Industrials    7,968,105 
      Media—16.3%     
  1,840    Alliance Atlantis Communications, Inc., Loan C, LIBOR + 1.50%, 11/30/11    1,834,705 
      American Lawyers Media, Inc.,     
  1,719       LIBOR + 2.50%, 3/15/10    1,714,244 
  2,000       LIBOR + 5.75%, 3/07/11    2,011,500 
  1,000    American Media Operations, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.00%, 1/31/13    1,005,750 
  973    Bragg Communications, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 9/15/11    972,576 
  1,250    Bresnan Communications Group LLC, LIBOR + 2.00%, 10/15/13    1,256,980 
  6,398    Cablecom SCA, Loan A, LIBOR, 12/31/10 (CHF)    5,235,632 
  4,000    Cablevision Systems Corp., LIBOR + 1.50%, 3/31/13    3,977,916 
  2,000    Century TCI California LP, PRIME, 12/31/07    1,983,334 
      Cequel Communications LLC,     
  3,500       Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/01/13    3,477,498 
  2,500       LIBOR + 2.25%, 11/01/13    2,483,928 
  3,500    Charter Communications Holdings LLC/Charter Communication Holdings Capital Corp.,     
         LIBOR + 2.63%, 4/28/13    3,505,148 
  739    CMP Susquehanna Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 5/05/12    738,593 
  3,443    Dex Media East LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 12/31/08    3,424,338 
      Dex Media West LLC,     
  882       Loan B1, LIBOR + 1.50%, 9/09/10    877,016 
  1,566       Loan B2, LIBOR + 1.50%, 9/01/09    1,556,750 
  2,000    DirecTV Holdings LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 1.50%, 3/06/10    1,998,612 
  798    Emmis Communications Co., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 5/15/12    799,101 
  1,250    Gatehouse Media Operating, Inc., TBD    1,247,656 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

  Principal         
  Amount         
  (000)    Description    Value
      Media—(cont’d)     
      Insight Midwest Holdings LLC,     
  $    3,550       Loan A, LIBOR + 1.25%, 6/30/09    $       3,530,560 
  2,977       Loan C, LIBOR + 2.00%, 12/31/09    2,975,606 
  4,000    KDG Media Technologies AG, Loan A, PRIME, 3/31/12 (EUR)    5,128,409 
  1,496    Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico Ltd., LIBOR + 2.25%, 2/15/13    1,493,445 
  1,500    Mediacom Broadband LLC, TBD    1,494,375 
  1,971    Mediacom Communications Corp., Loan A, LIBOR + 1.00%, 3/31/10    1,952,125 
  1,975    Mediacom Illinois LLC, Loan C, LIBOR + 1.75%, 1/15/15    1,967,240 
  300    Medianews Group, Inc., TBD    300,125 
  1,936    Mission Broadcasting, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/14/12    1,931,345 
      NEP Supershooters LP,     
  676       LIBOR + 4.00%, 2/01/11    681,610 
  500       LIBOR + 8.00%, 8/01/11    505,000 
  1,250    New Wave Communications, TBD    1,250,000 
  1,926    Nexstar Finance, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 8/14/12    1,921,055 
  500    Prism Business Media, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 10/15/12    500,000 
  750    Puerto Rico Cable Acquisition Co., LIBOR + 6.25%, 7/31/11    753,750 
  748    Quebecor Media, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 1/17/13    749,528 
      TDC,     
  1,000       Loan B2, TBD    1,290,535 
  1,000       Loan C2, TBD    1,295,705 
  148    Triple Crown Media, Inc., LIBOR + 3.25%, 12/30/12    147,610 
  500    Wide Open West Finance LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 4/30/13    500,000 
  1,919    WMG Acquisition Corp., LIBOR + 2.00%, 4/08/11    1,920,678 
  997    Young Broadcasting, Inc., LIBOR + 2.50%, 11/01/12    992,514 
      Total Media    73,382,492 
      Publishing—0.2%     
  748    Endurance Business Media, Loan B, LIBOR + 2.25%, 3/15/12    748,125 
      Real Estate—1.4%     
  1,055    Acoustical Materials, LIBOR + 2.75%, 4/30/12    1,054,567 
  2,596    Headwaters, Inc., LIBOR + 2.00%, 4/30/11    2,597,906 
  781    Kyle Acquisition Group LLC, LIBOR + 2.00%, 7/31/08    780,371 
  866    Lake Las Vegas Resort, LIBOR + 2.75%, 10/13/09    866,594 
  496    Masonite Intl. Corp., LIBOR + 2.00%, 3/31/13    489,717 
  403    Stewart Enterprises, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 11/30/11    402,737 
      Total Real Estate    6,191,892 
      Technology—4.4%     
  500    Activant Solutions, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 4/30/13    495,312 
  748    Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.00%, 3/31/13    746,259 
  750    Crown Castle Intl. Corp., TBD    752,813 
  2,908    Directed Electronics, Inc., LIBOR + 2.25%, 3/15/10    2,917,837 
  500    Electrical Components Intl. Holdings Co., LIBOR + 6.50%, 5/19/14    501,250 
  495    Federal IT Systems, Inc., LIBOR + 2.50%, 4/30/11    497,165 
  1,001    Nuance Communications, Inc., LIBOR + 2.00%, 12/29/13    991,875 
      Sensata Technologies BV,     
  2,000       Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 4/30/13    1,986,786 
  1,500       TBD (EUR)    1,918,576 
  352    SS&C Technologies, Inc., LIBOR + 2.50%, 11/04/12    352,972 
  2,481    Sungard Data Systems, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 1/05/13    2,487,247 
  2,114    UGS Corp., LIBOR + 2.00%, 5/30/11    2,108,436 
  2,868    Verifone, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 6/30/11    2,864,238 
  1,286    Westcom Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 2.75%, 12/31/10    1,290,884 
      Total Technology    19,911,650 
      Telecommunications—7.2%     
  1,000    Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc., LIBOR + 1.75%, 1/31/12    998,000 
  2,000    Atlantic Broadband Finance LLC, Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.75%, 1/30/11    2,031,250 
  450    Cavalier Telecom, Loan B, LIBOR + 4.50%, 3/31/12    454,500 
  4,369    Centennial Cellular Operating Co., LIBOR + 2.25%, 2/09/11    4,380,037 
  500    Communication Supply Corp., LIBOR + 2.75%, 2/28/12    500,000 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

    Principal         
    Amount         
Rating1    (000)    Description    Value 
        Telecommunications—(cont’d)     
    $     500    Country Road Communications LLC, LIBOR, 6/30/13    $       506,250 
    750    Fairpoint Communications, Inc., LIBOR + 1.75%, 2/15/12    746,813 
    988    Intelsat Zeus Ltd., PRIME + 0.75%, 7/31/11    987,088 
    2,000    Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc., Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 11/30/11    1,999,584 
        IPC Acquisition Corp.,     
    959       LIBOR + 2.75%, 8/15/11    961,508 
    750       LIBOR + 7.25%, 8/15/12    757,500 
    1,000    Madison River Capital LLC, Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.25%, 7/31/12    1,001,250 
    500    Nortel Networks Corp., Loan A, LIBOR + 2.00%, 2/15/07    498,750 
    741    NTELOS, Inc., LIBOR + 2.25%, 2/24/10    739,468 
    750    Nuvox Communications, TBD    755,625 
        PanAmSat Corp.,     
    819       Loan A1, LIBOR + 2.50%, 8/20/09    819,818 
    428       Loan A2, LIBOR + 2.50%, 8/20/09    427,588 
    1,970       Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.00%, 7/16/11    1,975,492 
    2,000    Qwest Corp., Loan A, LIBOR + 4.75%, 6/30/07    2,027,750 
    449    Triton PCS, Inc., LIBOR + 3.25%, 11/15/09    450,884 
    1,433    Valor Telecommunication Enterprises II LLC, Loan B, LIBOR + 1.75%, 2/28/12    1,432,736 
        Wind Acquisition Finance SA,     
    2,000       Loan B1, LIBOR + 2.75%, 7/31/12    2,564,496 
    2,000       Loan C1, LIBOR + 3.25%, 7/31/13    2,577,287 
    2,000       TBD    2,552,105 
        Total Telecommunications    32,145,779 
`        Transportation—1.2%     
    875    Delta Air Lines, Inc., Loan A, LIBOR + 2.75%, 4/15/08    882,344 
    360    Sirva Worldwide, Inc., LIBOR + 4.50%, 12/31/09    350,062 
    607    Transport Industries LP, Loan B, LIBOR + 2.50%, 9/30/11    608,501 
    875    UAL Corp., Loan B, LIBOR + 3.75%, 1/31/12    883,203 
    2,500    Vanguard Car Rental Holdings, Inc., TBD    2,503,125 
        Total Transportation    5,227,235 
        Total Bank Loans    525,441,763 
        Foreign Government Bonds—24.7%     
B    3,840    Argentina Republic, 4.005%, 8/03/12    3,175,680 
BB-    4,357    Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 2.75%, 12/18/07    4,356,736 
        Federative Republic of Brazil,     
BB    9,4353      7.72%, 6/29/09    10,732,312 
BB    640       Ser. B, 10.00%, 8/07/11    727,360 
B+    1,600    Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 6.75%, 2/19/09    1,570,778 
BB+    5,6893   Kingdom of Morocco, 5.688%, 1/02/09    5,631,998 
A-    8004   Malaysia, 8.75%, 6/01/09    858,000 
A    2,4004   Republic of Chile, 6.875%, 4/28/09    2,469,000 
NR    1,2003   Republic of Colombia, 8.047%, 3/17/13    1,311,000 
BB    3,200    Republic of Costa Rica, 9.335%, 5/15/09    3,416,000 
BB+    800    Republic of El Salvador, 9.50%, 8/15/06    803,200 
        Republic of Panama,     
BB    12,714       2.75%, 7/17/16    12,714,273 
BB    2,000       8.25%, 4/22/08    2,070,000 
        Republic of Peru,     
BB    5,432       4.50%, 3/07/17    5,173,980 
BB    2,400       9.125%, 1/15/08    2,496,000 
BBB+    2,4004   Republic of South Africa, 7.375%, 4/25/12    2,502,000 
BB-    2,400    Republic of the Philippines, 8.875%, 4/15/08    2,474,347 
BB-    2,400    Republic of Turkey, 12.00%, 12/15/08    2,616,000 
NR    950    Republic of Uruguay, 6.875%, 1/19/16 (EUR)    1,163,456 
        Republic of Venezuela,     
BB-    2,214       3.063%, 3/31/07    2,213,931 
BB-    4,0003      6.09%, 4/20/11    3,990,000 
NR    4,800       9.125%, 6/18/07    4,903,200 
BB-    2,000       11.00%, 3/05/08 (EUR)    2,821,074 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT) (continued)

    Principal         
    Amount         
Rating1    (000)    Description    Value 
        Foreign Government Bonds—(cont’d)     
BBB    $    4,000    Russian Federation, 10.00%, 6/26/07    $ 4,148,000 
        Ukraine,     
BB-    16,1002 ,3,4    6.365%, 8/05/09    16,864,750 
BB-    2,8002      6.875%, 3/04/11    2,730,000 
        United Mexican States,     
BBB         4,8003 ,4    5.75%, 1/13/09    4,834,800 
NR    10,000       8.00%, 12/24/08 (MXN)    879,974 
NR    9,820       9.00%, 12/22/11 (MXN)    883,876 
      Total Foreign Government Bonds    110,531,725 
             
    Shares         
        Common Stock—0.0%     
    9475   Critical Care Systems Intl., Inc.    4,482 
        Total investments—164.1% (cost $732,049,8066)    $ 734,292,458 
        Liabilities in excess of other assets—(9.7)%    (43,367,262)
        Preferred shares at redemption value, including dividends payable—(54.4)%    (243,516,274)
        Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders—100%    $ 447,408,922 


1Using the higher of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch rating.

2Security is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions in accordance with Rule 144A under that Act, to qualified institutional buyers. As of June 30, 2006, the Trust held 7.2% of its net assets, with a current market value of $32,258,997, in securities restricted as to resale.

3Variable rate security. Rate shown is interest rate as of June 30, 2006.

4Entire or partial principal amount pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements. See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements for details of open reverse repurchase agreements.

5Non-income producing security.

6Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $732,180,724. The net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis is $2,111,734, consisting of $7,641,991 gross unrealized appreciation and $5,530,257 gross unrealized depreciation.

 

A category in the Corporate Bonds and Bank Loans sections may contain multiple industries as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC’s”) Standard Industry Codes.

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS 
CHF    Swiss Franc    GBP    British Pound 
CND    Canadian Dollar    MXN    Mexican Peso 
EUR    European Monetary Unit    TBD    To Be Determined 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited)
JUNE 30, 2006

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

    Principal         
    Amount         
Rating1    (000)    Description    Value 
 
        LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—141.4%     
        Corporate Bonds—139.6%     
        Aerospace & Defense—5.7%     
BB-    $      250    AAR Corp., 6.875%, 12/15/07    $       250,313 
B    630    Argo-Tech Corp., 9.25%, 6/01/11    648,900 
B+    80    Armor Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 8/15/13    82,800 
BB    1,750    Availl, Inc., 7.625%, 7/01/11    1,824,375 
        BE Aerospace, Inc.,     
BB-    1,135       8.50%, 10/01/10    1,194,587 
B    420       8.875%, 5/01/11    434,700 
B    2,875    DI Finance/DynCorp. Intl., 9.50%, 2/15/13    2,990,000 
B    170    DRS Technologies, Inc., 7.625%, 2/01/18    168,725 
BB    270    Sequa Corp., 9.00%, 8/01/09    284,175 
        Total Aerospace & Defense    7,878,575 
        Automotive—3.0%     
        Autonation, Inc.,     
BB+    3602      7.00%, 4/15/14    356,400 
BB+    3602 ,3    7.045%, 4/15/13    363,600 
BB-    702 ,3 Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 7.576%, 5/15/14    69,650 
CCC-    500    Delco Remy Intl., Inc., 9.375%, 4/15/12    280,000 
CCC    130    Dura Operating Corp., 8.625%, 4/15/12    110,500 
B    405    Lear Corp., 8.11%, 5/15/09    392,850 
BB-    22    Meritor Automotive, Inc., 6.80%, 2/15/09    21,450 
CCC+    1,735    Metaldyne Corp., 10.00%, 11/01/13    1,674,275 
CCC+    200    Stanadyne Corp., 10.00%, 8/15/14    185,500 
B    155    Tenneco, Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/14    155,000 
BB-    550    TRW Automotive, Inc., 9.375%, 2/15/13    584,375 
        Total Automotive    4,193,600 
        Basic Materials—14.7%     
        Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., (Canada)     
B+    155       6.00%, 6/20/13    125,550 
B+    180       8.375%, 4/01/15    163,800 
B+    595    AK Steel Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/12    586,075 
B-    1,200    Alpha Natural Resources LLC/Alpha Natural Resources Capital Corp., 10.00%, 6/01/12    1,287,000 
B    2152 ,3 BCI US Finance Corp./Borden 2 Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 9.099%, 7/15/10    219,300 
BB-    3503   Bowater, Inc., 7.91%, 3/15/10    352,625 
B+    275    Catalyst Paper Corp., 7.375%, 3/01/14 (Canada)    246,125 
BB+    60    Chemtura Corp., 6.875%, 6/01/16    57,975 
BB-    1,010    Del Monte Corp., 8.625%, 12/15/12    1,037,775 
        Domtar, Inc. (Canada),     
B+    160       7.125%, 8/15/15    139,200 
B+    640       7.875%, 10/15/11    603,200 
B+    390    Donohue Forest Products, 7.625%, 5/15/07 (Canada)    393,900 
        Equistar Chemicals LP/Equistar Funding Corp.,     
BB-    125       8.75%, 2/15/09    128,750 
BB-    2,780       10.125%, 9/01/08    2,939,850 
BB-    1,250       10.625%, 5/01/11    1,343,750 
B3    5002   Huntsman Intl. LLC, 7.375%, 1/01/15    468,750 
        Huntsman LLC,     
Ba3    1,450       11.625%, 10/15/10    1,605,875 
B2    4203      12.318%, 7/15/11    437,850 
BB    200    IMC Global, Inc., 10.875%, 6/01/08    213,000 
B2    9852   Ineos Group Holdings PLC, 8.50%, 2/15/16 (United Kingdom)    928,362 
CCC+    2,205    Innophos, Inc., 8.875%, 8/15/14    2,180,194 
B+    300    Jacuzzi Brands, Inc., 9.625%, 7/01/10    316,500 
BB+    790    Lyondell Chemical Co., 10.50%, 6/01/13    870,975 
B-    345    Nalco Co., 8.875%, 11/15/13    346,294 
B3    985    NewPage Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/12    1,019,475 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS) (continued)

    Principal         
    Amount         
Rating1    (000)    Description    Value 
        Basic Materials—(cont’d)     
        Nova Chemicals Corp. (Canada),     
BB     $       100       6.50%, 1/15/12    $      92,000 
BB       1,2603      8.405%, 11/15/13    1,260,000 
        Rhodia SA (France),     
B-           980       8.875%, 6/01/11    982,450 
B-           162       10.25%, 6/01/10    173,340 
        Total Basic Materials    20,519,940 
        Building & Development—3.9%     
B2           5402   Compression Polymers Corp., 10.50%, 7/01/13    548,100 
B       2,000    ERICO Intl. Corp., 8.875%, 3/01/12    2,045,000 
B-       1,000    Goodman Global Holding Co., Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/12    967,500 
Ba2       1,000    K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/13    912,500 
        North American Energy Partners, Inc. (Canada),     
Caa1           685       8.75%, 12/01/11    661,025 
B           330       9.00%, 6/01/10    348,150 
        Total Building & Development    5,482,275 
        Consumer Products—8.5%     
CCC+           6953   Ames True Temper, Inc., 9.068%, 1/15/12    682,837 
CCC+           4752   Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., 11.125%, 4/15/14    456,000 
B-           565    Cenveo Corp., 7.875%, 12/01/13    550,875 
B3           280 2   Education Management LLC/Education Management Corp., 8.75%, 6/01/14    277,200 
B-           930    Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp., 8.375%, 6/01/12    806,775 
B           928    Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14    969,760 
B-       1,5852   Knowledge Learning Corp., Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/15    1,450,275 
B-       2,425    Lazydays RV Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12    2,291,625 
B           1103   Levi Strauss & Co., 7.73%, 4/01/12    111,650 
CCC-       1,230    Merisant Co., 9.50%, 7/15/13    774,900 
B2           2402   Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc., 9.00%, 10/15/15    250,800 
B3           1102 ,3 Nutro Products, Inc., 9.23%, 10/15/13    112,063 
        Quebecor World, Inc. (Canada),     
BB-    85       6.125%, 11/15/13    70,468 
BB-           4902      8.75%, 3/15/16    445,570 
BB-           400    Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15    369,000 
BB+           3502   Reynolds American, Inc., 7.625%, 6/01/16    341,688 
        Rite Aid Corp.,     
B-           750       4.75%, 12/01/06    743,437 
B-           3552      6.125%, 12/15/08    345,681 
BB-           250       8.125%, 5/01/10    251,563 
CCC+           500    Swift & Co., 12.50%, 1/01/10    497,500 
        Total Consumer Products    11,799,667 
        Containers & Packaging—6.6%     
B1           4302   Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/15    421,400 
B       1,575    Crown Cork & Seal, Inc., 8.00%, 4/15/23    1,449,000 
B           285    Crown European Holdings SA, 7.375%, 12/15/26    248,663 
CCC+           125    Graham Packaging Co., Inc., 8.50%, 10/15/12    122,500 
B+       1,000    Jefferson Smurfit Corp., 7.50%, 6/01/13    895,000 
B       2,600    Owens Brockway, 8.25%, 5/15/13    2,619,500 
B           250    Owens Illinois, Inc., 7.35%, 5/15/08    251,875 
B-           2502   Packaging Dynamics Finance Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/16    250,000 
CCC+           9452   Pregis Corp., 12.375%, 10/15/13    982,800 
B+       1,870    Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/11    1,923,762 
        Total Containers & Packaging    9,164,500 
        Ecological Services & Equipment—1.2%     
BB-           200    Allied Waste NA, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/08    207,000 
B           400    Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/13    418,500 
CCC           800    Waste Services, Inc., 9.50%, 4/15/14    805,000 
B2           3002   WCA Waste Corp., 9.25%, 6/15/14    303,000 
        Total Ecological Services & Equipment    1,733,500 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS) (continued)

    Principal         
    Amount         
Rating1    (000)    Description    Value 
        Energy—18.2%     
BB    $      250    AES Corp., 9.50%, 6/01/09    $       265,000 
Ba2    285    ANR Pipeline Co., 9.625%, 11/01/21    329,887 
B2    305    Aquila Finance Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/11 (Canada)    315,675 
B    420 2   Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15    416,850 
        Chesapeake Energy Corp.,     
BB    435       6.375%, 6/15/15    404,550 
BB    235       6.625%, 1/15/16    220,313 
BB-    110    ChipPAC, Inc., 2.50%, 6/01/08    107,763 
        CMS Energy Corp.,     
BB-    80       7.50%, 1/15/09    81,200 
BB-    160       8.50%, 4/15/11    166,800 
BB-    390    Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, 7.50%, 5/15/15 (France)    381,225 
B    815    Compton Petroleum Finance Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13    768,137 
B    1,875    Dynegy Danskammer LLC, 7.27%, 11/08/10    1,875,000 
NR    740    East Cameron Gas Co., 11.25%, 7/09/19 (Cayman Islands)    740,000 
B+    602   Edison Mission Energy, 7.50%, 6/15/13    58,800 
        El Paso Corp.,     
B    3,2502      9.625%, 5/15/12    3,514,062 
B    2052      10.75%, 10/01/10    224,219 
Ba2    50    El Paso Natural Gas Co., 8.875%, 6/15/32    53,250 
B+    682    Elwood Energy LLC, 8.159%, 7/05/26    736,188 
B-    1,180    Exco Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/11    1,126,900 
Ba1    100    Grant Prideco, Inc., 6.125%, 8/15/15    92,000 
        Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Corp.,     
B    7752      7.75%, 11/01/15    732,375 
B    1392      10.50%, 9/01/10    149,773 
BBB-    152    Homer City Funding LLC, 8.734%, 10/01/26    169,194 
B-    720    KCS Energy, Inc., 7.125%, 4/01/12    678,600 
        Midwest Generation LLC,     
B+    200       8.56%, 1/02/16    210,759 
Ba3    295       8.75%, 5/01/34    313,438 
        Mirant Americas Generation LLC,     
B    180       8.30%, 5/01/11    177,750 
B    1,160       9.125%, 5/01/31    1,131,000 
B2    1,465    Mission Energy Holdings Co., 13.50%, 7/15/08    1,637,137 
        NRG Energy, Inc.,     
B1    100       7.25%, 2/01/14    97,625 
B1    570       7.375%, 2/01/16    556,462 
B-    1,510    Orion Power Holdings, Inc., 12.00%, 5/01/10    1,713,850 
B+    1302   Pogo Producing Co., 7.875%, 5/01/13    129,025 
        Reliant Energy, Inc.,     
BB-    210       6.75%, 12/15/14    193,725 
BB-    285       9.25%, 7/15/10    285,000 
Ba1    734    Salton SEA Funding, 8.30%, 5/30/11    766,623 
Ba2    305    Southern Natural Gas Co., 8.00%, 3/01/32    312,625 
B    4002 ,3 Stone Energy Corp., 8.24%, 7/15/10    399,816 
B-    3452   Targa Resources, Inc., 8.50%, 11/01/13    332,925 
Ba2    5912   Tenaska Alabama Partners LP, 7.00%, 6/30/21    573,422 
BBB-    60    Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp., 7.25%, 12/01/26    58,200 
BBB-    200    TXU Corp., 6.55%, 11/15/34    176,037 
        Whiting Petroleum Corp.,     
B2    35       7.00%, 2/01/14    33,075 
B2    650       7.25%, 5/01/13    835,200 
BB+    1,660    Williams Cos., Inc., 8.75%, 3/15/32    1,817,700 
        Total Energy    25,359,155 
        Entertainment & Leisure—5.6%     
B3    470    AMC Entertainment, Inc., 11.00%, 2/01/16    502,900 
BB+    500    Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 7.875%, 3/15/10    518,750 
Ba3    2503   Felcor Lodging LP, 9.57%, 6/01/11    257,500 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS) (continued)

    Principal         
    Amount         
Rating1    (000)    Description    Value 
        Entertainment & Leisure—(cont’d)     
        Gaylord Entertainment Co.,     
B-    $     450       6.75%, 11/15/14    $       417,375 
B-    1,000       8.00%, 11/15/13    998,750 
B3    8402   Greektown Holdings LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13    883,050 
B    3502   Pokagon Gaming Authority, 10.375%, 6/15/14    361,813 
B    905    Poster Financial Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11    938,937 
B-    705    Riddell Bell Holdings, Inc., 8.375%, 10/01/12    694,425 
BBB-    500    Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 6.875%, 12/01/13    489,942 
B+    1402   San Pasqual Casino, 8.00%, 9/15/13    140,350 
BB    630    Seneca Gaming Corp., 7.25%, 5/01/12    613,462 
B+    300    Station Casinos, Inc., 6.625%, 3/15/18    272,250 
B    500    Virgin River Casino, 9.00%, 1/15/12    500,000 
B+    150    Warner Music Group, 7.375%, 4/15/14    145,125 
B+    125    Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 6.625%, 12/01/14    118,906 
        Total Entertainment & Leisure    7,853,535 
        Financial Institutions—12.8%     
B+    277    AES Ironwood LLC, 8.857%, 11/30/25    299,808 
B    625    BCP Crystal US Holdings Corp., 9.625%, 6/15/14 (Luxembourg)    671,875 
BB    170    Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13    172,975 
        E*Trade Financial Corp.,     
Ba2    220       7.375%, 9/15/13    220,000 
Ba2    205       7.875%, 12/01/15    210,125 
BB    1,075    Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., 7.75%, 4/26/12 (Canada)    946,000 
        Ford Motor Credit Co.,     
BB    190       5.70%, 1/15/10    165,584 
BB    450       7.25%, 10/25/11    399,170 
BB    1,620    General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/11-8/28/12    1,543,987 
        iPayment, Inc.,     
CCC+    1,0152      9.75%, 5/15/14    1,020,075 
NR    1,6002      11.625%, 7/15/14    1,584,000 
B-    1,745    K&F Acquisition, Inc., 7.75%, 11/15/14    1,718,825 
B2    1,6552   Nell AF SARL, 8.375%, 8/15/15 (Luxembourg)    1,592,938 
B+    2,5502   Rainbow National Services LLC, 10.375%, 9/01/14    2,824,125 
Caa1    2,130    Standard Aero Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/14    1,879,725 
B-    1103   Universal City Florida Holding Co. I/II, 7.96%, 5/01/10    112,750 
B-    2,500    Visant Corp., 7.625%, 10/01/12    2,425,000 
Aa3    110    Western Financial Bank, 9.625%, 5/15/12    121,404 
        Total Financial Institutions    17,908,366 
        Health Care—6.4%     
B    1,1152   Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 7.75%, 4/01/14 (Canada)    1,073,188 
        Healthsouth Corp.,     
B3    2,4502      10.75%, 6/15/16    2,387,892 
B3    9652 ,3    11.418%, 6/15/14    950,525 
B-    900    Norcross Safety Products LLC/Norcross Capital Corp., 9.875%, 8/15/11    933,750 
B-    330    Select Medical Corp., 7.625%, 2/01/15    285,450 
B    670    Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/31    534,325 
B-    1,190    Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 10.125%, 11/01/11    1,234,625 
B-    1,500    VWR Intl., Inc., 8.00%, 4/15/14    1,456,875 
        Total Health Care    8,856,630 
        Industrials—7.8%     
B    1,000    Blount, Inc., 8.875%, 8/01/12    997,500 
B+    1,000    H&E Equipment Services LLC/H&E Finance Corp., 11.125%, 6/15/12    1,104,290 
B-    575    NationsRent Cos., Inc., 9.50%, 5/01/15    610,938 
CCC+    200    Polypore, Inc., 8.75%, 5/15/12    190,000 
BB-    1,910    Rent-A-Center, Inc., 7.50%, 5/01/10    1,895,675 
BB    772    Service Corp. Intl., 7.70%, 4/15/09    775,860 
B3    1,7202   Sunstate Equipment Co. LLC, 10.50%, 4/01/13    1,771,600 
B+    175    Terex Corp., 7.375%, 1/15/14    172,375 
CCC+    610    Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12    555,100 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS) (continued)

    Principal         
    Amount         
Rating1    (000)    Description    Value 
        Industrials—(cont’d)     
        United Rentals NA, Inc.,     
B    $     1,900       7.00%, 2/15/14    $     1,738,500 
B       1,050       7.75%, 11/15/13    997,500 
        Total Industrials    10,809,338 
        Media—16.9%     
B-           9802   Affinion Group, Inc., 10.125%, 10/15/13    982,450 
CCC           565    American Media Operations, Inc., 10.25%, 5/01/09    528,275 
B+           7503   Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.716%, 4/01/09    795,000 
        Charter Communications Holdings II, LLC/Charter Communications Holdings II Capital Corp.,     
Caa1       2,940       10.25%, 9/15/10    2,947,350 
Caa1           5652      10.25%, 9/15/10    565,000 
B           5002   Charter Communications Operating/Charter Communications Operating Capital, 8.375%, 4/30/14    500,625 
B3           7152   CMP Susquehanna Corp., 9.875%, 5/15/14    664,950 
BB           500    Dex Media East LLC/Dex Media East Finance Co., 9.875%, 11/15/09    528,750 
B       1,088    Dex Media West LLC/Dex Media Finance Co., 9.875%, 8/15/13    1,179,120 
B       1,000    Echostar Communications Corp., 5.75%, 5/15/08    980,000 
        Echostar DBS Corp.,     
BB-           3252      7.125%, 2/01/16    310,375 
BB-           3653      8.758%, 10/01/08    370,475 
B2           350    Emmis Operating Co., 6.875%, 5/15/12    345,625 
B           250    General Cable Corp., 9.50%, 11/15/10    268,125 
CCC+           410    Houghton Mifflin Co., 9.875%, 2/01/13    426,400 
B1           590    LIN Television Corp., 6.50%, 5/15/13    538,375 
B           465    Medianews Group, Inc., 6.875%, 10/01/13    426,056 
B2           4952   Network Communications, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13    487,575 
B3           770    Nexstar Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/14    700,700 
B2           5752 ,3 Paxson Communications Corp., 8.318%, 1/15/12    579,313 
        Primedia, Inc.,     
B2       1,740       8.00%, 5/15/13    1,566,000 
B2           9403      9.165%, 5/15/10    961,150 
B       2,6352   RH Donnelley Corp., 8.875%, 1/15/16    2,592,181 
BB+           410    Scholastic Corp., 5.00%, 4/15/13    352,305 
B           225    Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 4.875%, 7/15/18    198,441 
Caa1           280    Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc., 9.625%, 8/01/13    263,900 
CCC+           1752   Unity Media GmbH, 10.375%, 2/15/15 (Germany)    173,250 
        Vertis, Inc.,     
B3       1,020       9.75%, 4/01/09    1,037,850 
CCC           665       10.875%, 6/15/09    653,363 
Caa3           2502      13.50%, 12/07/09    203,125 
Caa2       1,550    Young Broadcasting, Inc., 10.00%, 3/01/11    1,371,750 
        Total Media    23,497,854 
        Technology—7.9%     
        Amkor Technology, Inc.,     
CCC           160       5.00%, 3/15/07    157,713 
CCC+       1,270       9.25%, 6/01/16    1,203,325 
B+       1,235    Celestica, Inc., 7.625%, 7/01/13 (Canada)    1,197,950 
BB+           500    Fisher Scientific Intl., Inc., 3.25%, 3/01/24    556,250 
B+           2002   Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., 9.875%, 7/01/12 (South Korea)    212,750 
        MagnaChip Semiconductor SA/MagnaChip Semiconductor Finance Co. (Luxembourg),     
Ba3    853      7.741%, 12/15/11    80,750 
B2           490       8.00%, 12/15/14    406,700 
B2           4702   Sensata Technologies BV, 8.00%, 5/01/14 (Netherlands)    457,075 
CCC+           5302   SS&C Technologies, Inc., 11.75%, 12/01/13    548,550 
BB           900    STATS ChipPAC Ltd., 7.50%, 7/19/10 (Singapore)    875,250 
        Sungard Data Systems, Inc.,     
B-           6902 ,3    8.525%, 8/15/13    727,950 
B-           2352      9.125%, 8/15/13    245,575 
B-       1,5202      10.25%, 8/15/15    1,577,000 
B           865    Superior Essex Communications LLC/Essex Group, Inc., 9.00%, 4/15/12    880,137 
B-           4402   UGS Capital Corp. II, 10.375%, 6/01/11    434,500 
B-           890    UGS Corp., 10.00%, 6/01/12    958,975 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS) (continued)

    Principal         
    Amount         
Rating1    (000)    Description    Value 
        Technology—(cont’d)     
BB+    $      500    Xerox Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/13    $        503,750 
        Total Technology    11,024,200 
        Telecommunications—17.6%     
A-    7503   Airgate PCS, Inc., 6.891%, 10/15/11    766,875 
BB-    1,000    American Tower Corp., 7.125%, 10/15/12    997,500 
B+    645    Centennial Communications Corp., 8.125%, 2/01/14    620,813 
BB-    2,085    Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13    2,048,512 
B3    1703   Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., 10.789%, 5/01/13    172,975 
B+    500    Insight Midwest LP/Insight Capital, 10.50%, 11/01/10    521,250 
        Intelsat Ltd. (Bermuda),     
BB-    855       8.875%, 1/15/15    861,413 
BB-    4202      9.25%, 6/15/16    435,225 
BB-    8953      9.609%, 1/15/12    906,187 
B    1,0002 ,3    11.64%, 6/15/13    1,020,000 
        Lucent Technologies, Inc.,     
B1    965       6.45%, 3/15/29    820,250 
B1    2,200       6.50%, 1/15/28    1,842,500 
B+    1,9802   Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS, 8.875%, 5/01/16 (Denmark)    2,034,450 
B-    150    Nortel Networks Corp., 6.875%, 9/01/23 (Canada)    120,000 
B-    8802 ,3 Nortel Networks Ltd., 9.73%, 7/15/11 (Canada)    895,400 
        PanAmSat Corp.,     
B    1,517       9.00%, 8/15/14    1,547,340 
B    7002      9.00%, 6/15/16    703,500 
NR    3,0004 ,5 Poland Telecom Finance BV, 14.00%, 12/01/07 (Netherlands)     
B+    230    Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.00%, 8/03/09    225,400 
        Qwest Corp.,     
BB+    8503      7.741%, 6/15/13    905,250 
BB+    1,440       9.125%, 3/15/12    1,530,000 
BB-    615    Rogers Wireless, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/12 (Canada)    631,913 
B    1,000    Rural Cellular Corp., 8.25%, 3/15/12    1,026,250 
B+    1,1002   Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 10.75%, 12/01/15 (Luxembourg)    1,156,375 
        Windstream Corp.,     
BB+    1,2302      8.125%, 8/01/13    1,254,600 
BB+    1,4202      8.625%, 8/01/16    1,453,796 
        Total Telecommunications    24,497,774 
        Transportation—2.8%     
BB-    280    American Airlines, Inc., 7.324%, 4/15/11    273,000 
B    680    CHC Helicopter Corp., 7.375%, 5/01/14 (Canada)    655,350 
BB-    5852   Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 1/01/14    599,625 
B3    1,616    Horizon Lines LLC, 9.00%, 11/01/12    1,640,240 
BB+    660    Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., 8.25%, 3/15/13    683,100 
        Total Transportation    3,851,315 
      Total Corporate Bonds    194,430,224 
             
    Shares         
        Common Stocks—0.0%     
    4956   Crown Castle Intl. Corp.    17,097 
    4,7376   Curative Health Services, Inc.    22,419 
    64,4675 ,6 Goss Holdings, Inc.    1 
        Total Common Stocks    39,517 
        Preferred Securities—1.8%     
    10,000    Crown Castle Intl. Corp., 6.25%    555,929 
    10,300    Emmis Communications Corp., 6.25%    408,112 
    5002   NRG Energy, Inc., 4.00%    641,562 
    5,000    Owens Illinois, Inc., 4.75%    175,000 
    30,000    Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., 7.00%    667,500 
    60,000    Superior Essex Holding Corp., Ser. A, 9.50%    48,000 
        Total Preferred Securities    2,496,103 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS) (continued)

  Shares    Description    Value 
      Warrant—0.0%     
  3,7002 ,5,6 Pliant Corp., expires 6/01/10    $                    — 
  Total Long-Term Investments (cost $203,590,563)    196,965,844 
         
  Principal         
  Amount         
(000)         
      SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—6.3%     
      U.S. Government and Agency Zero Coupon Bond—6.3%     
  $8,8007   Federal Home Loan Bank Disc. Notes, 4.752%, 7/03/06 (cost $8,797,678)    8,797,678 
      Total investments—147.7% (cost $212,388,2418)    $205,763,522 
      Liabilities in excess of other assets—(47.7)%    (66,446,048) 
      Net Assets—100%    $139,317,474 

   

1 Using the higher of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch rating.

2Security is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions in accordance with Rule 144A under that Act,

to qualified institutional buyers. As of June 30, 2006, the Trust held 36.7% of its net assets, with a current market value of $51,168,239, in securities restricted as to resale.

3Variable rate security. Rate shown is interest rate as of June 30, 2006.

4 Issuer is in default and/or bankruptcy.

5Security is fair valued.

6Non-income producing security.

7Rate shown is the yield to maturity as of June 30, 2006.

8Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $212,937,438. The net unrealized depreciation on a tax basis is $7,173,916, consisting of $1,983,944 gross

unrealized appreciation and $9,157,860 gross unrealized depreciation.
 

A category in the Corporate Bonds and Preferred Securities sections may contain multiple industries as defined by the SEC’s Standard Industry Codes.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited)

JUNE 30, 2006

BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP)

Rating1    Shares    Description    Value 
        LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—145.7%     
        Preferred Securities—61.6%     
        Building & Development—0.1%     
Ba3    25,000    Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.625%    $      560,000 
        Consumer Products—0.5%     
BBB-    20,0002   Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., 7.875%    1,928,750 
        Energy—4.1%     
BB+    5,000    Devon Energy Corp., Ser. A, 6.49%    501,719 
B-    115,000    Hanover Compressor Capital Trust, 7.25%    6,123,405 
Baa3    275,000    Nexen, Inc., 7.35%    6,883,250 
BBB    180,000    PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 6.25%    4,331,250 
        Total Energy    17,839,624 
        Financial Institutions—42.2%     
A3    6002   ABN Amro NA, Inc., 6.46%    606,375 
Baa2    300,000    ACE Ltd., Ser. C, 7.80%    7,790,640 
BBB-    242,414    Arch Capital Group Ltd., 8.00%    6,167,012 
A2    30,0002   Banesto Holdings Ltd., Ser. A, 10.50%    900,000 
A    100,000    Bear Stearns Co., Inc., Ser. E, 6.15%    4,984,380 
BB    60,000    Chevy Chase Preferred Capital Corp., Ser. A, 10.375%    3,187,500 
        CIT Group, Inc.,     
A-    80,000       6.35%    1,960,000 
A3    23,600       (CORTS), 6.75%    576,548 
AA    40,000    Citigroup Capital X, 6.10%    904,800 
AA    50,000    Citigroup Capital XI, 6.00%    1,112,500 
BB    80,000    Colonial Capital Trust IV, 7.875%    2,004,800 
        Credit Suisse First Boston (SATURNS),     
AA-    11,100       6.25%    265,290 
AA-    12,300       7.00%    302,504 
Baa3    300,000    Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., 7.75%    7,233,000 
        Everest RE Capital Trust,     
A-    72,500       7.85%    1,841,957 
A-    30,000       Ser. B, 6.20%    634,800 
AA    15,200    Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd., 5.60%    324,672 
        First Republic Bank,     
BBB-    185,000       6.25%    4,382,187 
BBB-    277,200       6.70%    6,973,326 
BBB-    120,000    First Republic Preferred Capital Corp., 7.25%    2,896,800 
Aa3    85,000    Fleet Capital Trust VII, 7.20%    2,118,200 
Aa3    26,100    Fleet Capital Trust VIII, 7.20%    656,415 
        Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,     
Aa3    102,900       (SATURNS), 6.00%    2,299,177 
A+    200,000       Ser. B, 6.20%    4,940,000 
AA-    200,000    HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.20% (United Kingdom)    4,620,000 
AA-    260,000    HSBC Bank, Inc., 6.50%    6,404,629 
A    76,700    ING Groep NV, 7.05%    1,929,488 
A1    80,000    J.P. Morgan Chase Capital XII, 6.25%    1,825,000 
A3    117,200    KeyCorp Capital V, 5.875%    2,512,475 
A3    100,000    Kraft Foods, Inc. (CORTS), 5.875%    2,124,000 
A    113,400    Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust III, Ser. K, 6.375%    2,608,200 
A    90,000    Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust IV, Ser. L, 6.375%    2,078,100 
A    31,100    Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Ser. D, 5.67%    1,425,742 
A+    20,000    Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust III, 7.00%    493,750 
A+    86,900    Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust V, 7.28%    2,205,522 
A-    625,000    MetLife, Inc., Ser. B, 6.50%    15,393,750 
A+    187,000    Morgan Stanley Capital Trust III, 6.25%    4,222,460 
        Morgan Stanley Group, Inc.,     
A+    300,0003      Ser. A, 6.18%    7,554,000 
Aa3    101,000       (PPLUS), 7.05%    2,523,008 
BBB    7,200    News Holdings Ltd. (CORTS), 8.125%    181,584 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP) (continued)

Rating1    Shares    Description    Value 
        Financial Institutions—(cont’d)     
A    209,400    PartnerRE Ltd., Ser. C, 6.75%    $       4,992,892 
BBB    79,385    Phoenix Cos., Inc., 7.45%    1,953,665 
BBB+    18,400    PLC Capital Trust IV, 7.25%    452,526 
A-    93,9753   Principal Financial Group, Inc., Ser. B, 6.518%    2,499,735 
A+    82,000    Prudential PLC, 6.50%    1,983,580 
        RenaissanceRE Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda),     
BBB    271,725       Ser. B, 7.30%    6,640,280 
BBB    100,000       Ser. C, 6.08%    2,186,000 
BBB-    30    Roslyn Real Estate Asset Corp., Ser. C, 8.95%    3,078,750 
AA-    375,000    Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC ADR, Ser. N, 6.35%    8,868,750 
Baa2    24    Safeco Capital Trust (SATURNS), 8.25%    594,751 
        Safeco Corp. (CORTS),     
Baa2    4,100       8.072%    106,600 
Baa2    2,000       8.375%    52,700 
Baa2    29,200       8.75%    859,064 
A    5,000    SLM Corp., Ser. A, 6.97%    267,500 
A-    103,439    Structured Repackaged Asset-Backed Trust Securities, 6.50%    2,333,584 
A    602   Union Planters Preferred Funding Corp., 7.75%    6,328,125 
Aa3    150,000    USB Capital VII, 5.875%    3,232,500 
BBB-    11,100    Valero Energy Corp. (PPLUS), 7.25%    279,165 
A2    404,400    Wachovia Preferred Funding Corp., Ser. A, 7.25%    10,640,775 
Baa1    5,200    Washington Mutual, Inc. (CORTS), 7.65%    130,975 
Baa2    2,0002 ,3 Zurich RegCaPS Funding Trust, 6.58%    2,015,000 
        Total Financial Institutions    182,661,508 
        Media—2.4%     
BBB+    253,100    AOL Time Warner, Inc. (CABCO), Ser. A-1, 7.625%    6,390,775 
BBB    110,0003   Comcast Corp., 2.00%    3,964,257 
        Total Media    10,355,032 
        Real Estate—12.2%     
        BRE Properties, Inc.,     
BBB-    225,000       Ser. C, 6.75%    5,247,000 
BBB-    80,000       Ser. D, 6.75%    1,867,504 
BBB-    238,888    CarrAmerica Realty Corp., Ser. E, 7.50%    6,017,589 
BBB-    120,000    Developers Diversified Realty Corp., 7.375%    2,955,000 
        Duke Realty Corp.,     
BBB    90,000       Ser. J, 6.625%    2,103,750 
BBB    160,800       Ser. K, 6.50%    3,693,383 
BBB    100,000       Ser. M, 6.95%    2,455,000 
BBB+    172,000    Kimco Realty Corp., Ser. F, 6.65%    4,111,883 
        Mills Corp.,     
NR    150,000       Ser. B, 9.00%    3,427,500 
NR    40,000       Ser. G, 7.875%    900,000 
BBB+    255,200    NB Capital Corp., 8.35%    6,699,000 
BBB    75,000    Regency Centers Corp., 6.70%    1,760,160 
Aa3    302   Sun Trust Real Estate Investment Corp., 9.00%    3,723,000 
A-    320,000    Weingarten Realty Investors, Ser. D, 6.75%    7,846,400 
        Total Real Estate    52,807,169 
        Technology—0.1%     
NR    776,546    Superior Essex Holding Corp., Ser. A, 9.50%    621,237 
      Total Preferred Securities    266,773,320 
             
    Principal         
    Amount         
    (000)         
        Trust Preferred Securities—26.2%     
        Energy—1.6%     
BB+    $     3,000    HL&P Capital Trust II, 8.257%, 2/01/37    3,045,000 
BB+    4,655    KN Capital Trust III, 7.63%, 4/15/28    3,896,440 
        Total Energy    6,941,440 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP) (continued)

    Principal         
    Amount         
Rating1    (000)    Description    Value 
        Financial Institutions—20.3%     
BB+    $     4,500    AFC Capital Trust I, 8.207%, 2/03/27    $     4,546,029 
NR    9,0002   AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, 7.30%, 10/14/49    8,973,513 
A3    9,774    AXA SA, 7.10%, 5/29/49 (France)    9,674,068 
A+    3,557    BNP Paribas Capital Trust V, 7.20%, 12/31/49    3,557,711 
BBB-    1,100    Colonial Capital Trust II, 8.92%, 1/15/27    1,160,409 
A1    3,000    Credit Agricole Preferred Fund Trust II, 7.00%, 8/29/49    2,928,900 
A+    4,5002 ,3 Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust I, 7.872%, 12/29/49    4,718,160 
A+    15,0002 ,3 Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust VII, 5.628%, 1/19/49    13,834,455 
A-    8,0002   Dresdner Funding Trust I, 8.151%, 6/30/31    9,126,852 
Baa2    1,100    FCB/NC Capital Trust I, 8.05%, 3/01/28    1,151,846 
BBB+    10,0002 ,3 Mangrove Bay Pass-Through Trust, 6.102%, 7/15/33    9,534,700 
BB+    3,145    Markel Capital Trust I, 8.71%, 1/01/46    3,285,794 
NR    2,000    NBP Capital Trust III, 7.375%, 10/29/49    2,005,144 
A+    7,5002   Sun Life of Canada U.S. Capital Trust I, 8.526%, 5/29/49    7,942,133 
BB+    5,0002   Webster Capital Trust I, 9.36%, 1/29/27    5,296,359 
        Total Financial Institutions    87,736,073 
        Real Estate—2.6%     
Baa2    8,1802   Sovereign Real Estate Investment Corp., 12.00%, 8/29/49    11,247,500 
        Transportation—1.7%     
BBB    7,6603   BNSF Funding Trust I, 6.613%, 12/15/55    7,195,390 
        Total Trust Preferred Securities    113,120,403 
        Corporate Bonds—57.9%     
        Aerospace & Defense—0.4%     
B    130    Argo-Tech Corp., 9.25%, 6/01/11    133,900 
B    1,615    DI Finance/DynCorp. Intl., 9.50%, 2/15/13    1,679,600 
        Total Aerospace & Defense    1,813,500 
        Automotive—2.6%     
        Autonation, Inc.,     
BB+    1902 ,3    7.045%, 4/15/13    191,900 
BB+    1902      7.00%, 4/15/14    188,100 
BB-    302 ,3 Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 7.576%, 5/15/14    29,850 
B    80    Lear Corp., 8.11%, 5/15/09    77,600 
CCC+    250    Metaldyne Corp., 11.00%, 11/01/13    241,250 
NR    8,000    Porsche Intl. Financing, 7.20%, 2/28/49 (Ireland)    7,440,800 
B-    2,850    Rexnord Corp., 10.125%, 12/15/12    3,152,812 
        Total Automotive    11,322,312 
        Basic Materials—1.5%     
B+    70    Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 8.375%, 4/01/15 (Canada)    63,700 
B+    940    AK Steel Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/12    925,900 
B    1002 ,3 BCI US Finance Corp./Borden 2 Nova Scotia Finance ULC, 9.099%, 7/15/10    102,000 
BB+    30    Chemtura Corp., 6.875%, 6/01/16    28,988 
B+    80    Domtar, Inc., 7.125%, 8/15/15 (Canada)    69,600 
B+    200    Donohue Forest Products, 7.625%, 5/15/07 (Canada)    202,000 
B2    2203   Huntsman LLC, 12.318%, 7/15/11    229,350 
B2    1,1802   Ineos Group Holdings PLC, 8.50%, 2/15/16 (United Kingdom)    1,112,150 
        Lyondell Chemical Co.,     
BB+    2,235       11.125%, 7/15/12    2,430,562 
BB+    465       Ser. A, 9.625%, 5/01/07    474,300 
B3    300    NewPage Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/12    310,500 
BB    4703   Nova Chemicals Corp., 8.405%, 11/15/13 (Canada)    470,000 
        Total Basic Materials    6,419,050 
        Building & Development—0.3%     
B2    2602   Compression Polymers Corp., 10.50%, 7/01/13    263,900 
B    300    ERICO Intl. Corp., 8.875%, 3/01/12    306,750 
B-    695    Goodman Global Holding Co., Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/12    672,412 
B    170    North American Energy Partners, Inc., 9.00%, 6/01/10 (Canada)    179,350 
        Total Building & Development    1,422,412 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP) (continued)

    Principal         
    Amount         
Rating1    (000)    Description    Value 
        Consumer Products—0.7%     
B3    $     115    ALH Finance LLC, 8.50%, 1/15/13    $         110,831 
B-    145    Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp., 8.375%, 6/01/12    125,787 
B    110    Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14    114,950 
B-    1402   Knowledge Learning Corp., Inc., 7.75%, 2/01/15    128,100 
B-    1,260    Lazydays RV Center, Inc., 11.75%, 5/15/12    1,190,700 
B    4603   Levi Strauss & Co., 7.73%, 4/01/12    466,900 
BB-    2502   Quebecor World, Inc., 8.75%, 3/15/16 (Canada)    227,332 
BB-    300    Quiksilver, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/15    276,750 
B-    3252   Rite Aid Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/08    316,469 
        Total Consumer Products    2,957,819 
        Containers & Packaging—0.2%     
B1    3852   Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/15    377,300 
B-    902   Packaging Dynamics Finance Corp., 10.00%, 5/01/16    90,000 
B+    330    Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., 9.75%, 2/01/11    339,488 
        Total Containers & Packaging    806,788 
        Ecological Services & Equipment—0.1%     
BB-    290    Allied Waste NA, Inc., 5.75%, 2/15/11    269,700 
        Energy—2.9%     
BB    3,000    AES Corp., 8.875%, 2/15/11    3,150,000 
B2    235    Aquila Finance Corp., 7.75%, 6/15/11 (Canada)    243,225 
B    2202   Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.50%, 12/01/15    218,350 
BB    30    Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/20    27,750 
BB-    60    ChipPAC, Inc., 2.50%, 6/01/08    58,780 
BB-    85    CMS Energy Corp., 8.50%, 4/15/11    88,612 
BB-    210    Compagnie Generale de Geophysique SA, 7.50%, 5/15/15 (France)    205,275 
B    350    Compton Petroleum Finance Corp., 7.625%, 12/01/13    329,875 
B2    710    Dresser, Inc., 9.375%, 4/15/11    720,650 
B    200    Dynegy Danskammer LLC, 7.27%, 11/08/10    200,000 
B+    2252   Edison Mission Energy, 7.50%, 6/15/13    220,500 
Ba1    100    Grant Prideco, Inc., 6.125%, 8/15/15    92,000 
B    2802   Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Corp., 7.75%, 11/01/15    264,600 
B+    18    Midwest Generation LLC, 8.56%, 1/02/16    18,734 
        Mirant Americas Generation LLC,     
B    55       8.30%, 5/01/11    54,313 
B    40       9.125%, 5/01/31    39,000 
B-    2,950    Orion Power Holdings, Inc., 12.00%, 5/01/10    3,348,250 
        Reliant Energy, Inc.,     
BB-    190       6.75%, 12/15/14    175,275 
BB-    50       9.25%, 7/15/10    50,000 
B-    4202   Targa Resources, Inc., 8.50%, 11/01/13    405,300 
B2    55    Whiting Petroleum Corp., 7.00%, 2/01/14    51,975 
        Williams Cos., Inc.,     
BB+    505       8.75%, 3/15/32    552,975 
BB+    2,000       7.125%, 9/01/11    2,000,000 
        Total Energy    12,515,439 
        Entertainment & Leisure—0.2%     
B3    4352   Greektown Holdings LLC, 10.75%, 12/01/13    457,294 
B    1802   Pokagon Gaming Authority, 10.375%, 6/15/14    186,075 
B    130    Poster Financial Group, Inc., 8.75%, 12/01/11    134,875 
B+    130 2   San Pasqual Casino, 8.00%, 9/15/13    130,325 
B+    40    Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 6.625%, 12/01/14    38,050 
        Total Entertainment & Leisure    946,619 
        Financial Institutions—42.8%     
AA-    9,6052 ,4 American General Institute Capital, 7.57%, 12/01/45    10,696,102 
BB    415    American Real Estate Partners LP/American Real Estate Finance Corp., 7.125%, 2/15/13    398,400 
BBB+    4,0003   Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 7.518%, 6/01/66    4,014,787 
Aa3    5,000    BAC Capital Trust V, 5.625%, 3/08/35    4,316,940 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP) (continued)

    Principal         
    Amount         
Rating1    (000)    Description    Value 
        Financial Institutions—(cont’d)     
        Barclays Bank PLC (United Kingdom),     
NR    $      5,000       6.278%, 12/29/49    $       4,365,125 
AA    10,0002 ,3    7.375%, 6/29/49    10,514,200 
B    190    BCP Crystal US Holdings Corp., 9.625%, 6/15/14 (Luxembourg)    204,250 
BB    920    Crum & Forster Holdings Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13    936,100 
        E*Trade Financial Corp.,     
Ba2    125       7.375%, 9/15/13    125,000 
Ba2    170       7.875%, 12/01/15    174,250 
BB    4,455    Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., 7.75%, 4/26/12 (Canada)    3,920,400 
BBB    11,500    First Midwest Capital Trust I, 6.95%, 12/01/33    11,320,496 
BB    125    Ford Motor Credit Co., 7.25%, 10/25/11    110,881 
BB    580    General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.875%, 8/28/12    552,066 
AA-    10,0002 ,3 HBOS PLC, 5.92%, 9/29/49 (United Kingdom)    9,054,880 
AA-    7,000    HSBC Bank NA, 5.875%, 11/01/34    6,342,021 
A1    5,000    J.P. Morgan Chase Capital XVII, 5.85%, 8/01/35    4,411,034 
BBB-    9,000    Kingsway America, Inc., 7.50%, 2/01/14    8,926,535 
A-    7,8003   Lincoln National Corp., 7.00%, 5/17/66    7,737,581 
A+    7,399    Lloyds Bank Ltd., 6.90%, 10/10/49 (United Kingdom)    7,232,523 
BBB    8,2163   MUFG Capital Finance 1 Ltd., 6.346%, 7/29/49 (Cayman Islands)    7,925,071 
B2    5402   Nell AF SARL, 8.375%, 8/15/15 (Luxembourg)    519,750 
A    6,000    Prudential PLC, 6.50%, 6/29/49 (United Kingdom)    5,513,400 
AA    10,0002 ,3 Rabobank Capital Funding II, 5.26%, 12/31/49    9,389,530 
AA-    4,0003   RBS Capital Trust I, 5.512%, 9/29/49    3,715,616 
A-    10,0003   Reinsurance Group of America, Inc., 6.75%, 12/15/65    9,192,676 
A3    4,000    Resparcs Funding Ltd., 8.00%, 12/30/49 (Hong Kong)    4,064,937 
        Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (Sweden),     
A    7,1852 ,3    4.958%, 3/29/49    6,401,260 
A    5,0002 ,3    5.471%, 3/29/49    4,553,985 
Baa2    2,000    Sovereign Capital Trust, 9.00%, 4/01/27    2,110,422 
Caa1    30    Standard Aero Holding, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/14    26,475 
NR    3,7355   Structured Asset Receivable Trust, 1.649%, 1/21/10    3,734,512 
A2    10,0002 ,3 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., 5.625%, 7/29/49 (Japan)    9,222,200 
AA    10,0003   UBS Preferred Funding Trust I, 8.622%, 10/29/49    10,939,190 
B-    603   Universal City Florida Holding Co. I/II, 7.493%, 5/01/10    61,500 
A+    5,0003   Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.80%, 3/15/42    4,871,490 
A2    3,0002 ,3 Westpac Capital Trust IV, 5.256%, 12/29/49    2,684,568 
Baa2    5,0002 ,3 ZFS Finance Trust I, 6.479%, 12/15/65    5,002,897 
        Total Financial Institutions    185,283,050 
        Health Care—0.2%     
B    2202   Angiotech Pharmaceutical, Inc., 7.75%, 4/01/14 (Canada)    211,750 
B-    160    Select Medical Corp., 7.625%, 2/01/15    138,400 
B-    520    Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 10.125%, 11/01/11    539,500 
        Total Health Care    889,650 
        Industrials—0.3%     
CCC+    1,205    Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12    1,096,550 
B    225    United Rentals NA, Inc., 7.00%, 2/15/14    205,875 
        Total Industrials    1,302,425 
        Media—1.5%     
B-    4752   Affinion Group, Inc., 10.125%, 10/15/13    476,188 
B+    2303   Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.716%, 4/01/09    243,800 
B    1,950    Dex Media West LLC/Dex Media Finance Co., 9.875%, 8/15/13    2,113,312 
        Echostar DBS Corp.,     
BB-    200       5.75%, 10/01/08    195,500 
BB-    752      7.125%, 2/01/16    71,625 
B2    30    Emmis Operating Co., 6.875%, 5/15/12    29,625 
B1    200    LIN Television Corp., 6.50%, 5/15/13    182,500 
B    220    Medianews Group, Inc., 6.875%, 10/01/13    201,575 
B2    2202   Network Communication, Inc., 10.75%, 12/01/13    216,700 
B3    330    Nexstar Finance, Inc., 7.00%, 1/15/14    300,300 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP) (continued)

    Principal         
    Amount         
Rating1    (000)    Description    Value 
        Media—(cont’d)     
B2    $     3502 ,3 Paxson Communications Corp., 8.757%, 1/15/12    $         352,625 
        Primedia, Inc.,     
B2           100       8.00%, 5/15/13    90,000 
B2           2803      9.165%, 5/15/10    286,300 
BBB+           719    TCI Communications, Inc., 7.875%, 2/15/26    765,344 
B3           650    Vertis, Inc., 9.75%, 4/01/09    661,375 
        Total Media    6,186,769 
        Real Estate—1.5%     
        Rouse Co.,     
BB+       5,000       3.625%, 3/15/09    4,635,489 
BB+       2,000       5.375%, 11/26/13    1,800,645 
        Total Real Estate    6,436,134 
        Technology—0.5%     
B+           210    Celestica, Inc., 7.625%, 7/01/13 (Canada)    203,700 
B+           1202   Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., 9.875%, 7/01/12 (South Korea)    127,650 
        MagnaChip Semiconductor SA/MagnaChip Semiconductor Finance Co. (Luxembourg),     
B2             20       8.00%, 12/15/14    16,600 
Ba3             553      8.579%, 12/15/11    52,250 
BB             60    STATS ChipPAC Ltd., 7.50%, 7/19/10 (Singapore)    58,350 
        Sungard Data Systems, Inc.,     
B-           3752 ,3    8.525%, 8/15/13    395,625 
B-           1152      9.125%, 8/15/13    120,175 
B-           3202      10.25%, 8/15/15    332,000 
B           500    Superior Essex Communications LLC/Essex Group, Inc., 9.00%, 4/15/12    508,750 
B-           110    UGS Corp., 10.00%, 6/01/12    118,525 
        Total Technology    1,933,625 
        Telecommunications—1.9%     
BB-           290    Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/13    284,925 
B3           1903   Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc., 9.948%, 5/01/13    193,325 
        Intelsat Ltd. (Bermuda),     
BB-           230       8.625%, 1/15/15    231,725 
BB-           5002      9.25%, 6/15/16    518,125 
BB-           3653      9.609%, 1/15/12    369,563 
B           8352 ,3    11.64%, 6/15/13    851,700 
        Lucent Technologies, Inc.,     
B1             25       6.45%, 3/15/29    21,250 
B1           185       6.50%, 1/15/28    154,938 
B+           8452   Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS, 8.875%, 5/01/16 (Denmark)    868,237 
B-             80    Nortel Networks Corp., 6.875%, 9/01/23 (Canada)    64,000 
        PanAmSat Corp.,     
B           125       9.00%, 8/15/14    127,500 
B           4802      9.00%, 6/15/16    482,400 
        Qwest Corp.,     
BB+           4603      7.741%, 6/15/13    489,900 
BB+       1,845       7.875%, 9/01/11    1,868,062 
B+           4202   Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 10.75%, 12/01/15 (Luxembourg)    441,525 
        Windstream Corp.,     
BB+           6402      8.125%, 8/01/13    652,800 
BB+           7402      8.625%, 8/01/16    757,612 
        Total Telecommunications    8,377,587 
        Transportation—0.3%     
B             90    CHC Helicopter Corp., 7.375%, 5/01/14 (Canada)    86,737 
BB-       1,2352   Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 1/01/14    1,265,875 
B3             32    Horizon Lines LLC, 9.00%, 11/01/12    32,480 
        Total Transportation    1,385,092 
        Total Corporate Bonds    250,267,971 
        Total Long-Term Investments (cost $645,792,348)    630,161,694 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP) (continued)

  Principal         
  Amount         
  (000)    Description    Value 
      SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—3.9%     
      U.S. Government and Agency Zero Coupon Bond—3.9%     
  $    16,9006   Federal Home Loan Bank Disc. Notes, 4.872%, 7/03/06 (cost $16,895,428)    $   16,895,428 
      Total investments before borrowed bonds and investments sold short (cost $662,687,7757)    647,057,122 
      BORROWED BONDS—10.2%     
  24,9398   U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.60%, 7/05/06    24,939,219 
      U.S. Treasury Notes,     
  8,9228      4.45%, 7/05/06    8,922,250 
  10,0368      4.60%, 7/05/06    10,036,000 
      Total Borrowed Bonds (cost $43,897,469)    43,897,469 
      INVESTMENTS SOLD SHORT—(10.0)%     
  (24,125)   U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 2/15/31    (24,528,339)
      U.S. Treasury Notes,     
  (10,400)      4.50%, 2/15/16    (9,893,000)
  (8,900)      5.125%, 5/15/16    (8,887,485)
      Total Investments Sold Short (proceeds $43,125,134)    (43,308,824)
      Total investments net of borrowed bonds and investments sold short—149.8%    $ 647,645,767 
      Other assets in excess of liabilities—1.3%    5,639,492 
      Preferred shares at redemption value, including dividends payable—(51.1)%    (220,853,207)
      Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders—100%    $ 432,432,052 


1Using the higher of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch rating.

2Security is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions in accordance with Rule 144A under that Act, to qualified institutional buyers. As of June 30, 2006, the Trust held 38.7% of its net assets, with a current market value of $167,266,451, in securities restricted as to resale.

3Variable rate security. Rate shown is interest rate as of June 30, 2006.

4Security, or a portion thereof, pledged as collateral with a value of $2,799,763 on 328 short U.S. Treasury Bond futures contracts expiring September 2006. The notional value of such contracts on June 30, 2006 was $34,983,250, with an unrealized gain of $229,903.

5Illiquid security. As of June 30, 2006, the Trust held 0.9% of its net assets, with a current market value of $3,734,512 in these securities.

6Rate shown is the yield to maturity as of June 30, 2006.

7Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $662,894,460. The net unrealized depreciation on a tax basis is $15,837,338, consisting of $6,447,997 gross unrealized appreciation and $22,285,335 gross unrealized depreciation.

8The interest rate and maturity date shown represent the terms of the borrowed transaction, not the security borrowed.

 

A category in the Preferred Securities, Trust Preferred Securities and Corporate Bonds sections may contain multiple industries as defined by the SEC’s Standard Industry Codes.

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS 
ADR    American Depository Receipt    PPLUS    Preferred Plus 
CABCO    Corporate Asset Backed Corp.    SATURNS    Structured Asset Trust Unit Repackagings 
CORTS    Corporate Backed Trust Securities         

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (unaudited)
June 30, 2006 
 

  Global   High     Preferred  
  Floating Rate   Income     Opportunity  
  Income Trust   Shares        Trust  
  (BGT)   (HIS)    (BPP)  
Assets           
Investments at value1 $ 734,292,458     $ 205,763,522     $  647,057,122  
Investments in affiliates  31,148   4,774       68,823  
Cash  44,040   37,702       1,241,630  
Foreign currency at value2 2,311,128   768        
Receivable from investments sold  21,504,318   2,485,569       550,941  
Deposits with brokers as collateral for borrowed bonds          43,897,469  
Interest receivable  10,260,716   3,952,915       6,742,050  
Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps          9,268,241  
Other assets    36,055     26,449     22,960  
    768,479,863     212,271,699     708,849,236  
 
Liabilities           
Reverse repurchase agreement  31,221,000          
Payable for investments purchased  45,044,791   9,339,189       10,744,610  
Variation margin payable          256,250  
Loan payable    62,000,000        
Investments sold short at value3         43,308,824  
Interest payable  75,633   208,749       773,749  
Unrealized loss on foreign currency exchange contracts  622,421          
Dividends payable—common shares    1,118,179        
Investment advisory fee payable  328,877   124,616       354,815  
Deferred Trustees’ fees  31,148   4,774       68,823  
Payable to affiliates  43,492          
Other accrued expenses    187,305     158,718     56,906  
    77,554,667     72,954,225     55,563,977  
 
Preferred Shares at Redemption Value           
$0.001 par value per share and $25,000 liquidation value per share,           
   including dividends payable4   243,516,274         220,853,207  
 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders  $ 447,408,922   $ 139,317,474   $  432,432,052  
Composition of Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders:           
   Par value  $ 23,481   $     $  18,327  
   Paid-in capital in excess of par  444,771,968   402,537,649       434,050,370  
   Undistributed (distribution in excess of) net investment income  1,399,268   (1,130,959 )      (1,022,057 ) 
   Accumulated net realized gain (loss)  (57,959 )  (255,464,533 )      5,701,594  
   Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)    1,272,164     (6,624,683 )    (6,316,182 ) 
Net assets applicable to common shareholders, June 30, 2006  $ 447,408,922   $ 139,317,474   $  432,432,052  
 
Net asset value per common share5 $ 19.05   $ 2.55   $ 23.60  
 
1 Investments at cost  $ 732,049,806     $ 212,388,241     $ 662,687,775  
2 Foreign currency at cost  2,300,083   732        
3 Proceeds received          43,125,134  
4 Preferred shares outstanding  9,738         8,832  
5 Common shares outstanding  23,481,021   54,545,365       18,327,056  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
For the six months ended June 30, 2006
 

    Global       High        Preferred  
    Floating Rate       Income       Opportunity  
    Income Trust       Shares       Trust  
    (BGT)       (HIS)       (BPP)  
Investment Income           
   Interest income  $ 23,857,605     $ 8,575,491     $ 12,748,971  
   Dividend income          73,902       9,113,141  
   Income from affiliates    1,025       164       2,367  
         Total investment income    23,858,630       8,649,557       21,864,479  
Expenses           
   Investment advisory    2,639,826       760,054       2,155,326  
   Transfer agent    7,421       9,917       7,421  
   Custodian    211,617       34,991       69,553  
   Reports to shareholders    51,136       42,399       52,674  
   Directors/Trustees    22,134       10,046       22,203  
   Registration    8,201       16,032       8,201  
   Independent accountants    25,865       21,080       22,666  
   Legal    42,837       16,612       42,808  
   Insurance    23,305       7,087       22,819  
   Auction agent    320,445             286,412  
   Deferred Trustees’ fees    1,025       164       2,367  
   Miscellaneous    40,322       50,028       31,092  
         Total expenses excluding interest expense    3,394,134       968,410       2,723,542  
             Interest expense    380,999       1,607,925       61,077  
         Total expenses    3,775,133       2,576,335       2,784,619  
             Less fees waived by Advisor    (703,954 )             
             Less fees paid indirectly    (25,996 )      (5,231 )      (11,780 ) 
         Net expenses    3,045,183       2,571,104       2,772,839  
Net investment income    20,813,447       6,078,453       19,091,640  
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)           
Net realized gain (loss) on:           
         Investments    (150,086 )      (987,272 )      1,126,201  
         Foreign currency    366,606       (108,959 )       
         Futures and swaps                1,608,374  
         Short sales                1,569,414  
    216,520       (1,096,231 )      4,303,989  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:           
         Investments    (2,595,606 )      (1,518,478 )      (27,998,525 ) 
         Foreign currency    (1,171,407 )      (35,854 )       
         Futures and swaps                9,620,582  
         Short sales                (92,078 ) 
    (3,767,013 )      (1,554,332 )      (18,470,021 ) 
Net loss    (3,550,493 )      (2,650,563 )      (14,166,032 ) 
 
Dividends from Net Investment Income to           
     Preferred Shareholders    (5,336,499 )            (4,939,342 ) 
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets           
     Applicable to Common Shareholders           
     Resulting from Operations  $ 11,926,455     $ 3,427,890     $ (13,734 ) 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
For the six months ended June 30, 2006
 

    Global       High       Preferred  
Reconciliation of Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    Floating Rate       Income       Opportunity  
Resulting from Operations to Net Cash    Income Trust       Shares       Trust  
Provided by (Used for) Operating Activities    (BGT)       (HIS)        (BPP)  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $ 11,926,455     $ 3,427,890     $ (13,734 ) 
Purchases of long-term investments    (279,098,282 )      (91,765,720 )      (386,348,040 ) 
Proceeds from sales of long-term investments    230,495,362       96,353,214       376,875,454  
Net proceeds (purchases) of short-term investments    24,665,656       (7,392,730 )      (2,584,615 ) 
Increase in deposits with brokers as collateral for borrowed bonds                (31,774,206 ) 
Amortization of premium and discount on investments    541,350       176,032       375,639  
Net realized loss (gain) on investments    150,086       987,272       (1,126,201 ) 
Decrease in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments    2,595,606       1,518,478       27,998,525  
Net effect of exchange rates on foreign currency    (366,606 )      108,959        
Increase in investments sold short                31,206,635  
Increase in unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps                (7,905,714 ) 
Increase in investments in affiliates    (5,524 )      (1,893 )      (6,854 ) 
Increase in receivable for investments sold    (15,780,576 )      (2,485,569 )      (550,941 ) 
Decrease in unrealized gain on foreign currency exchange contracts    388,125       35,926        
Decrease in variation margin receivable                158,501  
Decrease (Increase) in interest receivable    (2,564,676 )      322,374       (927,362 ) 
Increase in other assets    (16,812 )      (20,470 )      (3,783 ) 
Increase in payable for investments purchased    9,820,172       9,339,189       10,744,610  
Increase in unrealized loss on foreign currency exchange contracts    415,252              
Increase in variation margin payable                256,250  
Increase in interest payable    75,633       14,036       652,241  
Increase (Decrease) in investment advisory fee payable    4,325       (6,349 )      (13,840 ) 
Increase in deferred Trustees’ fees    5,524       1,893       6,854  
Increase in payable to affiliates    6,147              
Increase (Decrease) in other accrued expenses    21,455       (76,101 )      (69,592 ) 
   Total adjustments    (28,647,783 )      7,108,541       16,963,561  
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities  $ (16,721,328 )    $ 10,536,431     $ 16,949,827  
 
Decrease in Cash and Foreign Currency           
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities  $ (16,721,328 )    $ 10,536,431     $ 16,949,827  
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities:           
   Capital contributions          136,555       521,174  
   Increase in reverse repurchase agreements    31,221,000              
   Decrease in loan payable          (4,000,000 )       
   Decrease in preferred shares at redemption value including           
       dividends payable    (20,992 )            (24,801 ) 
   Cash dividends paid to common shareholders    (16,436,714 )      (6,703,213 )      (18,316,299 ) 
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities:    14,763,294       (10,566,658 )      (17,819,926 ) 
   Net decrease in cash and foreign currency    (1,958,034 )      (30,227 )      (870,099 ) 
   Cash and foreign currency at beginning of period    4,313,202       68,697       2,111,729  
   Cash and foreign currency at end of period  $ 2,355,168     $ 38,470     $ 1,241,630  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the six months ended June 30, 2006 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2005
 

  Global Floating Rate     High Income  
  Income Trust     Shares  
  (BGT)     (HIS)  
    2006       2005       2006       2005  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable               
     to Common Shareholders:               
Operations:               
   Net investment income  $ 20,813,447     $ 38,524,476     $ 6,078,453     $ 13,001,428  
   Net realized gain (loss)    216,520       (733,873 )      (1,096,231 )      (643,102 ) 
   Net change in unrealized depreciation    (3,767,013 )      (3,318,879 )      (1,554,332 )      (11,571,661 ) 
   Dividends and distributions to preferred shareholders from:               
         Net investment income    (5,336,499 )      (7,702,674 )             
         Net realized gains          (22,268 )            
Net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to common               
   shareholders resulting from operations    11,926,455       26,746,782       3,427,890       786,665  
Dividends and Distributions to Common               
     Shareholders from:               
   Net investment income1   (13,736,397 )      (28,572,525 )      (6,704,279 )      (14,468,525 ) 
   Net realized gains          (164,417 )             
Total dividends and distributions    (13,736,397 )     (28,736,942 )     (6,704,279 )     (14,468,525 ) 
Capital Share Transactions:               
   Offering costs relating to preferred shares          81,708              
   Reinvestment of common dividends                136,555       840,842  
Total decrease    (1,809,942 )     (1,908,452 )     (3,139,834 )     (12,841,018 ) 
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders               
Beginning of period    449,218,864       451,127,316       142,457,308       155,298,326  
End of period  $ 447,408,922     $ 449,218,864     $ 139,317,474     $ 142,457,308  
End of period undistributed (distribution in excess of) net               
   investment income  $ 1,399,268     $ (341,283 )   $ (1,130,959 )    $ (505,133 ) 


1

A portion of the dividend from net investment income for the six months ended June 30, 2006 may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Preferred
Opportunity Trust
(BPP)
  2006       2005  
 
 
 
$
19,091,640    
$
38,669,601  
  4,303,989       2,371,550  
  (18,470,021 )      (17,454,454 ) 
 
  (4,939,342 )      (4,681,820 ) 
        (2,471,709 ) 
 
  (13,734 )      16,433,168  
 
 
  (15,265,330 )      (31,788,280 ) 
        (11,272,655 ) 
  (15,265,330 )      (43,060,935 ) 
 
        8,740  
  521,174        
  (14,757,890 )      (26,619,027 ) 
 
  447,189,942       473,808,969  
$ 432,432,052     $ 447,189,942  
 
$ (1,022,057 )    $ 90,975  

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (BGT)

    Six Months       For the Year     For the period  
    Ended       Ended     August 30, 20041  
    June 30, 2006       December 31,     through  
    (unaudited)       2005     December 31, 2004  
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:                 
Net asset value, beginning of period  $  19.13     $  19.21     $  19.10 2
Investment operations:                 
   Net investment income    0.88       1.64       0.33  
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)    (0.15 )      (0.17 )      0.35  
Dividends and distributions to preferred shareholders from:                 
   Net investment income    (0.23 )      (0.33 )      (0.04 ) 
   Net realized gains          3      
Net increase from investment operations    0.50       1.14       0.64  
Dividends and distributions to common shareholders from:                 
   Net investment income    (0.58 )      (1.22 )      (0.37 ) 
   Net realized gains          3      
Total dividends and distributions    (0.58 )      (1.22 )      (0.37 ) 
Capital charges with respect to issuance of:                 
   Common shares                (0.04 ) 
   Preferred shares                (0.12 ) 
Total capital charges                (0.16 ) 
Net asset value, end of period  $  19.05     $  19.13     $  19.21  
Market price, end of period  $  18.96     $  17.16     $  18.63  
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN4   14.76 %      (1.34 )%      (5.00 )% 
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS OF COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:5                
Total expenses    1.68 %6     1.56 %      1.26 %6
Net expenses    1.36 %6     1.23 %      0.97 %6
Net expenses excluding interest expense    1.19 %6     1.15 %      0.97 %6
Net investment income before preferred share dividends    9.29 %6     8.52 %      5.04 %6
Preferred share dividends    2.38 %6     1.71 %      0.62 %6
Net investment income available to common shareholders    6.91 %6     6.81 %      4.42 %6
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                 
Average net assets (000)  $  451,931     $  452,179     $  446,660  
Portfolio turnover    29 %      46 %      11 % 
Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of period (000)  $  447,409     $  449,219     $  451,126  
Preferred shares outstanding (000)  $  243,450     $  243,450     $  243,450  
Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period (000)  $  31,221     $      $   
Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000)  $  14,891     $  10,722     $  114  
Reverse repurchase agreements weighted average interest rate    5.16 %      3.27 %      2.24 % 
Asset coverage per preferred share, end of period  $  74,158     $  71,139     $  71,330  


1Commencement of investment operations. This information includes the initial investment by BlackRock Funding, Inc.
2Net asset value, beginning of period, reflects a deduction of $0.90 per share sales charge from the initial offering price of $20.00 per share.
3Amounted to less than $0.01 per common share outstanding.
4 Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the current market price on the first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions. Total investment returns for less than a full year are not annualized. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
5Ratios are calculated on the basis of income and expenses applicable to both the common and preferred shares relative to the average net assets of the common shareholders.
6Annualized.

The information in the above Financial Highlights represents the operating performance for a common share outstanding, total investment returns, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for each period indicated. This information has been determined based upon financial information provided in the financial statements and market price data for the Trust’s common shares.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

BlackRock High Income Shares (HIS)

  Six Months Ended                                
  June 30, 2006     Year Ended December 31,    
  (unaudited)     2005     20041     20031     20021     20011  
PER SHARE OPERATING                                   
   PERFORMANCE:                                   
Net asset value, beginning of period  $  2.61     $  2.87     $  2.86     $  2.42     $  3.05     $  3.88  
Investment operations:                                   
   Net investment income    0.11       0.24       0.28 2     0.32 2     0.36 2     0.55 2
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)    (0.05 )      (0.23 )      0.03       0.40       (0.62 )      (0.81 ) 
Net increase (decrease) from investment                                   
   operations    0.06       0.01       0.31       0.72       (0.26 )      (0.26 ) 
Dividends and distributions from:                                   
   Net investment income    (0.12 )3     (0.27 )      (0.30 )      (0.28 )      (0.29 )      (0.57 ) 
   Tax return of capital                            (0.08 )       
Total dividends and distributions    (0.12 )      (0.27 )      (0.30 )      (0.28 )      (0.37 )      (0.57 ) 
Net asset value, end of period  $  2.55     $  2.61     $  2.87     $  2.86     $  2.42     $  3.05  
Market value, end of period  $  2.64     $  2.33     $  2.90     $  2.87     $  2.32     $  3.36  
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN4    18.78 %      (11.28 )%      12.24 %      37.23 %      (21.23 )%      (6.85 )% 
 
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS:                                   
Total expenses    3.63 %5     3.04 %      2.23 %      2.21 %      2.53 %      3.43 % 
Net expenses    3.62 %5     3.04 %      2.23 %      2.21 %      2.53 %      3.43 % 
Net expenses excluding interest expense    1.36 %5     1.37 %      1.39 %      1.46 %      1.49 %      1.26 % 
Net investment income    8.56 %5     8.82 %      9.70 %      11.99 %      13.29 %      15.56 % 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                                   
Average net assets (000)  $  143,171     $  147,376     $  152,815     $ 143,397     $ 144,665     $  174,851  
Portfolio turnover    46 %      115 %      56 %      93 %      134 %      82 % 
Net assets, end of period (000)  $  139,317     $  142,457     $  155,298     $ 154,298     $ 129,538     $  161,693  
Loan outstanding, end of period (000)  $  62,000     $  66,000     $  69,000     $ 68,000     $ 51,000     $  73,800  
Asset coverage, end of period6 $  3,247     $  3,158     $  3,251     $  3,269     $  3,540     $  3,191  
Loan average daily balance (000)  $  63,326     $  65,992     $  64,081     $ 60,604     $ 68,577     $  74,023  
Loan weighted average interest rate    4.59 %      3.37 %      2.01 %      1.72 %      2.20 %      5.50 % 


1Audited by other Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

2Net investment income per share has been recalculated in accordance with SEC requirements, with the exception that end-of-the-year accumulated undistributed/(overdistributed) net investment income has not been adjusted to reflect current-year permanent differences between financial and tax accounting.

3A portion of the dividends from net investment income for the six months ended June 30, 2006 may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end.

4Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the current market price on the first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at rates obtained under the Trust dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

5Annualized.

6Per $1,000 of loan outstanding.

 

The information in the above Financial Highlights represents the operating performance for a common share outstanding, total investment returns, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for each period indicated. This information has been determined based upon financial information provided in the financial statements and market price data for the Trust’s common shares.

 

The performance set forth in this table is the financial data of BlackRock High Income Shares (formerly CIGNA High Income Shares). BlackRock began managing CIGNA High Income Shares on March 2, 2005.


See Notes to Financial Statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (BPP)

                  For the period
  Six Months Ended               February 28, 20031
  June 30, 2006     Year Ended December 31,        through
  (unaudited)     2005     2004     December 31, 2003
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE:                     
Net asset value, beginning of period  $ 24.43     $ 25.88     $ 25.58     $ 23.88 2
Investment operations:                     
   Net investment income    1.04     2.11       2.22       1.72  
   Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)    (0.77 )    (0.82 )      0.33       1.93  
   Dividends and distributions to preferred shareholders from:                     
       Net investment income    (0.27 )    (0.26 )      (0.16 )      (0.10 ) 
       Net realized gains        (0.13 )      (0.02 )       
Net increase from investment operations        0.90       2.37       3.55  
Dividends and distributions to common shareholders from:                     
   Net investment income    (0.83 )3    (1.74 )      (2.00 )      (1.66 ) 
   Net realized gains        (0.61 )      (0.07 )       
Total dividends and distributions    (0.83 )    (2.35 )      (2.07 )      (1.66 ) 
Capital charges with respect to issuance of:                     
   Common shares                    (0.05 ) 
   Preferred shares                    (0.14 ) 
Total capital charges                    (0.19 ) 
Net asset value, end of period  $ 23.60     $ 24.43     $ 25.88     $ 25.58  
Market price, end of period  $ 24.72     $ 24.20     $ 25.39     $ 24.83  
TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN4    6.43 %      4.83 %      11.01 %      6.28 % 
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS                     
   OF COMMON SHAREHOLDERS:5                     
Total expenses    1.26 %6    1.51 %      1.44 %      1.52 %6 
Net expenses    1.26 %6    1.51 %      1.44 %      1.52 %6 
Net expenses excluding interest expense    1.23 %6    1.22 %      1.19 %      1.16 %6 
Net investment income before preferred share dividends    8.65 %6    8.37 %      8.66 %      8.35 %6 
Preferred share dividends    2.24 %6    1.27 %      0.62 %      0.48 %6 
Net investment income available to common shareholders    6.41 %6    7.10 %      8.04 %      7.87 %6 
 
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                     
Average net assets of common shareholders (000)  $ 445,210     $ 461,868     $ 468,110     $ 449,345  
Portfolio turnover    52 %    77 %      88 %      98 % 
Net assets applicable to common shareholders, end of period (000)  $ 432,432     $ 447,190     $ 473,809     $ 468,243  
Preferred shares value outstanding, end of period (000)  $ 220,800     $ 220,800     $ 220,800     $ 220,841  
Reverse repurchase agreements outstanding, end of period (000)  $     $     $     $ 3,486  
Reverse repurchase agreements average daily balance (000)  $ 2,605     $ 2,904     $ 782     $ 19,822  
Reverse repurchase agreements weighted average interest rate    4.73 %    3.07 %      1.50 %      1.44 % 
Asset coverage per preferred share, end of period  $ 73,968     $ 75,642     $ 78,650     $ 78,021  


1 Commencement of investment operations. This information includes the initial investment by BlackRock Funding, Inc.
2 Net asset value, beginning of period, reflects a deduction of $1.12 per share sales charge from the initial offering price of $25.00 per share.
3 A portion of the dividends from net investment income for the six months ended June 30, 2006 may be deemed a tax return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year end.
4 Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a share at the current market price on the first day and a sale at the current market price on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Trust’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions. Total investment returns for less than a full year are not annualized. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
5 Ratios are calculated on the basis of income and expenses applicable to both the common and preferred shares relative to the average net assets of the common shareholders.
6 Annualized.

The information in the above Financial Highlights represents the operating performance for a common share outstanding, total investment returns, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for each period indicated. This information has been determined based upon financial information provided in the financial statements and market price data for the Trust’s common shares.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

Note 1. Organization & Accounting Policies

BlackRock High Income Shares (“High Income”) (formerly CIGNA High Income Shares), a Massachusetts business trust, is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). BlackRock Global Floating Rate Income Trust (“Global”) and BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust (“Preferred Opportunity”) are organized as Delaware statutory trusts and are registered as non-diversified and diversified, closed-end management investment companies, respectively, under the 1940 Act. Global, High Income and Preferred Opportunity are individually referred to as a “Trust” and collectively as the “Trusts”.

     Under the Trusts’ organizational documents, their officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trusts. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trusts enter into contracts with their vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Trusts’ maximum exposure under these arrangements are unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trusts. However, based on experience, the Trusts consider the risk of loss from such claims to be remote.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trusts.

Investment Valuation: The Trusts value most of their investments on the basis of current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services selected under the supervision of each Trust’s Board of Trustees (each a “Board”). In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments, and calculated yield measures based on valuation technology commonly employed in the market for such investments. Exchange-traded options are valued at their last sales price as of the close of options trading on applicable exchanges. In the absence of a last sale, options are valued at the average of the quoted bid and asked prices as of the close of business. A futures contract is valued at the last sale price as of the close of the commodities exchange on which it trades. Swap quotations are provided by dealers selected under the supervision of the Board. Short-term securities may be valued at amortized cost. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Investments or assets for which such current market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value (“Fair Value Assets”) as determined in good faith under procedures established by, and under the general supervision and responsibility of, each Trust’s Board. The investment advisor and/or sub-advisor will submit its recommendations regarding the valuation and/or valuation methodologies for Fair Value Assets to a valuation committee. The valuation committee may accept, modify or reject any recommendations. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets shall be subsequently reported to the Board.

     When determining the price for a Fair Value Asset, the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor shall seek to determine the price that the Trust might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. The cost of investments sold and the related gain or loss is determined by use of a specific identification method, generally first-in, first out, for both financial reporting and Federal income tax purposes. Each Trust records interest income on an accrual basis and amortizes premium and/or accretes discount on securities purchased using the interest method.

Repurchase Agreements: In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, a Trust’s custodian takes possession of the underlying collateral securities, the value of which at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by a Trust may be delayed or limited.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: The Trusts may enter into reverse repurchase agreements with qualified third-party broker-dealers as determined by and under the direction of each Trust’s Board. Interest on the value of reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based upon competitive market rates at the time of issuance. At the time a Trust enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will establish and maintain a segregated account with the lender, containing liquid investment grade securities having a value not less than the repurchase price, including accrued interest of the reverse repurchase agreement.

Loan Payable: High Income has an $80 million revolving credit agreement (the “Agreement”), which expires on October 31, 2007. Prior to expiration of the Agreement, principal is repayable in whole or in part at the option of the Trust. Borrowings under this Agreement bear interest at a variable rate tied to the lender’s average daily cost of funds, or at fixed rates, as may be agreed to between the Trust and the lender. The Trust may borrow up to 331/3% of its total assets up to the committed amount or 100% of the borrowing base eligible assets, as determined under the terms of the Agreement. In accordance with the terms of the Agreement, the Trust has pledged its portfolio assets as collateral for the borrowing.

Bank Loans: In the process of buying, selling and holding bank loans, a Trust may receive and/or pay certain fees. These fees are in addition to interest payments received and may include facility fees, commitment fees, amendment fees, commissions and prepayment penalty fees. When a Trust buys a bank loan it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a bank loan it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, a Trust may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit portion of a bank loan. In certain circumstances, a Trust may receive a prepayment penalty fee upon the prepayment of a bank loan by a borrower. Other fees received by a Trust may include covenant waiver fees and covenant modification fees.

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Credit Default Swaps: Credit default swaps are agreements in which one party pays fixed periodic payments to a counterparty in consideration for a guarantee from the counterparty to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place. Risks arise from the possible inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

     During the term of the swap, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by “marking-to-market” to reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, a Trust will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Trust’s basis in the contract, if any.

     The Trusts are exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other party to the swap. However, the Advisor of the Trusts monitor swaps and do not anticipate non-performance by any counterparty.

Total Return Swaps: Total return swaps are agreements in which one party commits to pay interest in exchange for a market-linked return. To the extent the total return of the security or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Trust will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.

     During the term of the swap, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by “marking-to-market” to reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, a Trust will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Trust’s basis in the contract, if any.

     The Trusts are exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other party to the swap. However, the Advisor of the Trusts monitor swaps and do not anticipate non-performance by any counterparty.

Interest Rate Swaps: Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a floating rate of interest on a notional principal amount and receives a fixed rate of interest on the same notional principal amount for a specified period of time. Alternatively, a party may pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate. Interest rate swaps are efficient as asset/liability management tools. In more complex swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.

     During the term of the swap, changes in the value of the swap are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by “marking-to-market” to reflect the market value of the swap. When the swap is terminated, a Trust will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Trust’s basis in the contract, if any.

     The Trusts are exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other party to the swap. However, the Advisor of the Trusts monitor swaps and do not anticipate non-performance by any counterparty.

Swap Options: Swap options are similar to options on securities except that instead of selling or purchasing the right to buy or sell a security, the writer or purchaser of the swap option is granting or buying the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate swap agreement at any time before the expiration of the option. Premiums received or paid from writing or purchasing options are recorded as liabilities or assets and are subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option written or purchased. Premiums received or paid from writing or purchasing options which expire unexercised are treated by a Trust on the expiration date as realized gains or losses. The difference between the premium and the amount paid or received on effecting a closing purchase or sale transaction, including brokerage commission, is also treated as a realized gain or loss. If an option is exercised, the premium paid or received is added to the cost of the purchase or the proceeds from the sale in determining whether a Trust has realized a gain or loss on investment transactions. The main risk that is associated with purchasing swap options is that the swap option expires without being exercised. In this case, the option expires worthless and the premium paid for the swap option is considered the loss. The main risk that is associated with the writing of a swap option is the market risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the interest rate swap underlying the written swap option. Swap options may be used by the Trusts to manage the duration of the Trusts’ portfolios in a manner similar to more generic options described above.

Financial Futures Contracts: A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a financial instrument for a set price on a future date. Initial margin deposits are made upon entering into futures contracts and can be either cash or securities. During the period the futures contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by marking-to-market on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contract at the end of each day’s trading. Variation margin payments are made or received, depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the contract is closed, a Trust records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Trust’s basis in the contract.

     Financial futures contracts, when used by the Trusts, help in maintaining a targeted duration. Futures contracts can be sold to effectively shorten an otherwise longer duration portfolio. In the same sense, futures contracts can be purchased to lengthen a portfolio that is shorter than its duration target. Thus, by buying or selling futures contracts, the Trusts may attempt to manage the duration of positions so that changes in interest rates do not change the duration of the portfolio unexpectedly.

Forward Currency Contracts: The Trusts enter into forward currency contracts primarily to facilitate settlement of purchases and sales of foreign securities and to help manage the overall exposure to foreign currency. A forward contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date (usually the security transaction settlement date) at a negotiated forward rate. In the event that a security fails to settle within the normal settlement period, the forward currency contract is renegotiated at a new rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the settlement value of the original and renegotiated forward contracts is isolated and is included in net realized gains (losses) from foreign currency transactions. Risks may arise as a result of the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contract.

     Forward currency contracts, when used by the Trusts, help to manage the overall exposure to the foreign currency backing some of the investments held by the Trusts. Forward currency contracts are not meant to be used to eliminate all of the exposure to the foreign currency, rather they allow the Trusts to limit their exposure to foreign currency within a narrow band to the objectives of the Trusts.

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Foreign Currency Translation: Foreign currency amounts are translated into United States dollars on the following basis:

  (i)

market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities at the current rates of exchange.

 
  (ii)  

purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses—at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

     The Trusts isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held at period end. Similarly, the Trusts isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of portfolio securities sold during the period.

     Net realized and unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses includes realized foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign portfolio securities, maturities of foreign reverse repurchase agreements, sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, the difference between the amounts of interest and discount recorded on the Trusts’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid and changes in unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses in the value of portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities arising as a result of changes in the exchange rate.

     Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin, including unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

Short Sales: The Trusts may make short sales of securities as a method of managing potential price declines in similar securities owned. When a Trust makes a short sale, it may borrow the security sold short and deliver it to the broker-dealer through which it made the short sale as collateral for its obligation to deliver the security upon conclusion of the sale. The Trusts may have to pay a fee to borrow the particular securities and may be obligated to pay over any payments received on such borrowed securities. A gain, limited to the price at which a Trust sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited as to dollar amount, will be recognized upon the termination of a short sale if the market price is greater or less than the proceeds originally received.

Bonds Borrowed Agreements: In a bonds borrowed agreement, the Trust borrows securities from a third party, with the commitment that they will be returned to the lender on an agreed-upon date. Bonds borrowed agreements are primarily entered into to settle short positions. In a bonds borrowed agreement, the Trust’s third-party broker takes possession of the underlying collateral securities or cash to settle such short positions. The value of the underlying collateral securities or cash approximates the principal amount of the bonds borrowed transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that bonds borrowed transactions exceed one business day, the value of the collateral with any counterparty is marked-to-market on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the lender defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the lender of the security, realization of the collateral by the Trust may be delayed or limited.

Segregation: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) require a Trust to segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., when-issued securities, reverse repurchase agreements or futures contracts), each Trust will, consistent with certain interpretive letters issued by the Commission, designate on its books and records cash or liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated.

Federal Income Taxes: It is each Trust’s intention to continue to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute sufficient amounts of their taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provisions have been recorded.

Dividends and Distributions: Each Trust declares and pays dividends and distributions to common shareholders monthly from net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains and, if necessary, other sources. Net long-term capital gains, if any, in excess of loss car-ryforwards may be distributed in accordance with the 1940 Act. Dividends and distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates and such differences may be material.

Deferred Compensation and BlackRock Closed-End Share Equivalent Investment Plan: Under the deferred compensation plan approved by each Trust’s Board, non-interested Trustees are required to 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 other BlackRock closed-end funds selected by the Trustees. These amounts are shown on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as “Investments in affiliates.” This has the same economic effect for the Trustees as if the Trustees had invested the deferred amounts in such Trusts.

     The deferred compensation plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of the Trust. Each Trust may, however, elect to invest in common shares of those Trusts selected by the Trustees in order to match its deferred compensation obligations.

Other: Expenses that are directly related to one of the Trusts are charged directly to that Trust. Other operating expenses are generally prorated to the Trusts on the basis of relative net assets of all of the BlackRock closed-end funds.

Note 2. Agreements

Each Trust has an Investment Management Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”), a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., (“BFM”), a wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., serves as sub-advisor to the Trusts. BlackRock, Inc. is an indirect, majority owned subsidiary of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. The Investment Management Agreements for the Trusts covers both investment advisory and administration services.

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     Effective March 2, 2005, High Income entered into an Investment Management Agreement with the Advisor, and a sub-advisory agreement with BFM. Prior to March 2, 2005, High Income had an Investment Management Agreement with CIGNA Investment Advisors, Inc. (“CIAI”) and a sub-advisory agreement with Shenkman Capital Management, Inc.

     The investment advisory fee paid to the Advisor is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate equal to 0.75% of Global’s weekly net assets. The investment advisory fee paid to the Advisor is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate equal to 0.65% of Preferred Opportunity’s average weekly managed assets. “Managed assets” means the total assets of a Trust (including any assets attributable to any borrowing that may be outstanding) minus the sum of accrued liabilities (other than debt representing financial leverage). The investment advisory fee paid to the Advisor (and CIAI prior to March 2, 2005) is computed weekly and payable monthly based on an annual rate equal to 0.75% of the first $200 million of High Income’s average weekly managed assets and 0.50% thereafter. The Advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the investment advisory fees or other expenses on Global as a percentage of its average weekly managed assets as follows: 0.20% for the first five years of the Trust’s operations (through August 30, 2009), 0.15% in year six (through August 30, 2010), 0.10% in year seven (though August 30, 2011) and 0.05% in year eight (through August 30, 2012).

     The Advisor pays BFM fees for its sub-advisory services.

     Pursuant to the agreements, the Advisor provides continuous supervision of the investment portfolio and pays the compensation of officers of each Trust who are affiliated persons of the Advisor, as well as occupancy and certain clerical and accounting costs for each Trust. Each Trust bears all other costs and expenses, which include reimbursements to the Advisor for costs of employees that provide pricing, secondary market support and compliance services to each Trust. Prior to March 2, 2005, for administrative services, High Income reimbursed CIAI for a portion of the compensation and related expenses of the Trust’s Treasurer and Secretary and certain persons who assisted in carrying out the responsibilities of those offices. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, the Trusts reimbursed the Advisor the following amounts, which are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statement of Operations:

Trust    Amount 
Global    $ 17,309 
High Income      2,650 
Preferred Opportunity      8,679 

     Pursuant to the terms of their custody agreements, each Trust received earnings credits from its custodian for positive cash balances maintained, which are used to offset custody fees. These credits are shown in the Statement of Operations as “fees paid indirectly.”

Note 3. Portfolio Investments

Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, dollar rolls and U.S. government securities, for the six months ended June 30, 2006 aggregated as follows:

Trust    Purchases    Sales 
Global    $ 279,098,282    $ 230,495,362 
High Income      91,765,720      96,353,214 
Preferred Opportunity      268,328,083      254,710,994 

Purchases and sales of U.S. government securities for the six months ended June 30, 2006 aggregated as follows:

Trust    Purchases       Sales 
Preferred Opportunity    $80,614,203     $84,753,950 

Details of open forward currency contracts held in Global at June 30, 2006 were as follows:

           Contract to         Value at      Value at       
Foreign    Settlement      Sell/      Settlement      June 30,      Unrealized    
Currency    Date      Deliver      Date      2006      Depreciation  
Sold:                             
Swiss Franc    7/20/06    $ 5,500,000    $ 4,435,484    $ 4,509,240    $ (73,756 )   
Euro    7/20/06    38,197,220      48,410,257      48,926,349      (516,092 )   
British Pound    7/20/06    £ 2,000,500      3,689,240      3,700,953      (11,713 )   
Mexican Peso    7/20/06    $ 21,517,417      1,874,362      1,895,222      (20,860 ) 
                          $ (622,421 ) 

Details of open interest rate swaps held in Preferred Opportunity at June 30, 2006 were as follows:

Notional                  
Amount   Fixed   Floating    Termination    Unrealized   
(000)   Rate (a)   Rate    Date    Appreciation 
80,000   4.495 %    3-month LIBOR    10/19/14    $6,456,540   
65,000   5.118     3-month LIBOR    11/10/15      2,811,701 
              $9,268,241 

(a) Preferred Opportunity pays fixed interest rate and receives floating rate.

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Note 4. Borrowings

Details of open reverse repurchase agreements held in Global at June 30, 2006 were as follows (please see corresponding Underlying Collateral Chart below):

        Trade    Maturity      Net Closing       
Counter Party    Rate   Date    Date      Amount      Par 
Credit Suisse Securities LLC    5.250 %     6/05/06    7/06/06    $  6,431,947    $  6,403,000 
    5.330      6/12/06    7/06/06      1,295,261      1,291,000 
    5.420      6/12/06    7/26/06      1,888,427      1,876,000 
    5.300      6/13/06    7/06/06      15,202,014      15,133,000 
    5.300      6/15/06    7/06/06      1,412,586      1,409,000 
    5.500      6/30/06    7/07/06      5,114,464      5,109,000 
                      $  31,221,000 

Details of underlying collateral for open reverse repurchase agreements held in Global at June 30, 2006 were as follows:

            Maturity      Original      Current      Market 
Counter Party    Description    Rate   Date      Face      Face      Value 
Credit Suisse Securities LLC    Bowater, Inc.    7.910 %    03/15/10    $ 2,040,000    $ 2,040,000    $ 2,055,300 
    Malaysia    8.750     06/01/09      800,000      800,000      858,000 
    Pemex Project Funding Master Trust    9.375     12/02/08      800,000      800,000      858,800 
    Republic of South Africa    7.375     04/25/12      2,400,000      2,400,000      2,502,000 
    Republic of Chile    6.875     04/28/09      2,400,000      2,400,000      2,469,000 
    Rouse Co.    5.375     11/26/13      6,350,000      6,350,000      5,717,047 
    Ukraine    6.365     08/05/09      13,900,000      13,900,000      14,560,250 
    United Mexican States    5.750     01/13/09      4,800,000      4,800,000      4,834,800 
                            $ 33,855,197 

Note 5. Income Tax Information

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended December 31, 2005 were as follows:

     Ordinary    Long-term    Total 
Distributions Paid From:    Income    Gains    Distributions 
Global    $36,326,312        $     135,572        $36,461,884 
High Income     14,468,525        —          14,468,525 
Preferred Opportunity     38,101,545        12,112,919          50,214,464 

     For federal income tax purposes, High Income had capital loss carryforwards at December 31, 2005 (most recent tax year end). These amounts may be used to offset future realized capital gains, if any:

Capital Loss     
Carryforward Amount    Expires 
  $ 24,744,772    2007 
  35,363,213    2008 
  55,878,284    2009 
  102,576,339    2010 
  28,467,396    2011 
  2,339,279    2012 
$ 249,369,283     

     On July 13, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48) “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”. FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken in the course of preparing the Trusts’ tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax benefits of positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be booked as a tax expense in the current year and recognized as: a liability for unrecognized tax benefits; a reduction of an income tax refund receivable; a reduction of deferred tax asset; an increase in deferred tax liability; or a combination thereof. Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FIN 48 and its impact in the financial statements has not yet been determined.

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Note 6. Capital

There are an unlimited number of $0.001 par value common shares authorized for Global and Preferred Opportunity. There are an unlimited number of no par value shares authorized for High Income. At June 30, 2006, the shares owned by affiliates of the Advisor of Global were 6,742.

     During the six months ended June 30, 2006 and year ended December 31, 2005, the following Trusts issued additional shares under the terms of their dividend reinvestment plan:

    Six Months ended    Year ended 
Trust      June 30, 2006    December 31, 2005 
High Income                 52,024    302,078 
Preferred Opportunity                 21,279   
        — 

     As of June 30, 2006, Global and Preferred Opportunity have the following series of preferred shares outstanding as listed in the table below. The preferred shares have a liquidation value of $25,000 per share plus any accumulated unpaid dividends.

Trust      Series        Shares             Trust      Series        Shares 
Global   
T7 
  3,246    Preferred Opportunity   
T7 
  2,944 
   
W7 
  3,246       
W7 
  2,944 
   
R7 
  3,246       
R7 
  2,944 

     Dividends on seven-day preferred shares are cumulative at a rate which is reset every seven days based on the results of an auction. The dividend ranges on the preferred shares for Global and Preferred Opportunity for the six months ended June 30, 2006 were as follows:

Trust        Series       
Low
     
High
      Average       Trust          Series       
Low
     
High
     
Average
Global    T7    3.61 %    4.87 %    4.35 %    Preferred Opportunity    T7    4.11 %    5.21 %    4.53 % 
    W7    3.93     5.00     4.36         W7    4.11     5.26     4.54  
    R7    3.70     5.00     4.42         R7    4.11     5.20     4.56  

Note 7. Dividends

Global and Preferred Opportunity may not declare dividends or make other distributions on common shares or purchase any such shares if, at the time of the declaration, distribution or purchase, asset coverage with respect to the outstanding preferred shares and any other borrowings would be less than 200%. The preferred shares are redeemable at the option of Global and Preferred Opportunity, in whole or in part, on any dividend payment date at $25,000 per share plus any accumulated or unpaid dividends whether or not declared. The preferred shares are also subject to mandatory redemption at $25,000 per share plus any accumulated or unpaid dividends, whether or not declared, if certain requirements relating to the composition of the assets and liabilities of Global and Preferred Opportunity, as set forth in Global’s and Preferred Opportunity’s Declaration of Trust, are not satisfied. The holders of preferred shares have voting rights equal to the holders of common shares (one vote per share) and will vote together with holders of common shares as a single class. However, holders of preferred shares, voting as a separate class, are also entitled to elect two Trustees for Global and Preferred Opportunity. In addition, the 1940 Act requires that along with approval by shareholders that might otherwise be required, the approval of the holders of a majority of any outstanding preferred shares, voting separately as a class would be required to (a) adopt any plan of reorganization that would adversely affect the preferred shares, (b) change a Trust’s sub-classification as a closed-end investment company or change its fundamental investment restrictions and (c) change the nature of its business so as to cease to be an investment company.

     Subsequent to June 30, 2006, the Boards declared dividends from undistributed earnings per common share for Global and Preferred Opportunity payable July 31, 2006, to shareholders of record on July 14, 2006 and for High Income payable August 10, 2006 to shareholders of record on July 28, 2006. The per share common dividends declared were as follows:

      Common Dividend 
Trust       
Per Share 
Global       
$0.125000   
High Income     
0.020500 
Preferred Opportunity     
0.166667 

     The dividends declared on preferred shares for the period July 1, 2006 to July 31, 2006 for Global and Preferred Opportunity were as follows:

       
Dividends 
         
Dividends 
Trust    Series   
Declared 
  Trust      Series   
Declared 
Global    T7    $305,643    Preferred Opportunity    T7    $286,952 
    W7    298,567        W7    281,859 
    R7    302,332        R7    285,509 

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BOARD REVIEW OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

     Under the 1940 Act, the continuation of each Trust’s investment management and sub-advisory agreements is required to be approved annually by the Boards, including the Board members who are not “interested persons” of the Trusts or BlackRock Advisors, Inc. and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (together the “Advisors”) as defined in the 1940 Act (“the independent Trustees”). At a meeting held on May 23, 2006, the Board of each Trust, including the independent trustees, met to consider the annual continuation of each Trust’s agreement (the “Current Agreements”). The Boards first considered the annual continuation of each Current Agreement without considering the impending Transaction (as defined below) under “Additional Information” between BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (“Merrill Lynch”) because the Current Agreements needed to be re-approved whether or not the Transaction closes. Accordingly, it was appropriate to review each Current Agreement without considering the impending Transaction, and then to separately consider the impact of the Transaction on the Current Agreements.

     At the meeting on May 23, 2006, the Board of each Trust, including the independent trustees, unanimously approved the continuance of each current investment management agreement and, if applicable, current sub-advisory agreement for each Trust and then approved a new management agreement and a new sub-advisory agreement for each Trust.

Information Received by the Boards

     To assist each Board in its evaluation of the Current Agreements, the independent trustees received information from BlackRock on or about April 22, 2006 which detailed, among other things: the organization, business lines and capabilities of the Advisors, including the responsibilities of various departments and key personnel and biographical information relating to key personnel; financial statements for BlackRock, Inc., The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and each Trust; the advisory and/or administrative fees paid by each Trust to BlackRock Advisors, Inc. and BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (collectively the “Advisors”), including comparisons, compiled by an independent third party, with the management fees of funds with similar investment objectives (“Peers”); the profitability of BlackRock and certain industry profitability analyses for advisors to registered investment companies; the expenses of BlackRock in providing the various services; non-investment advisory reimbursements and “fallout” benefits to BlackRock; the expenses of each Trust, including comparisons of the respective Trust’s expense ratios (both before and after any fee waivers) with the expense ratios of its Peers; and each Trust’s performance for the past one-, three-, five-and ten-year periods, when applicable, as well as each Trust’s performance compared to its Peers. This information supplemented the information received by each Board throughout the year regarding each Trust’s performance, expense ratios, portfolio composition, trade execution and compliance.

     In addition to the foregoing materials, independent legal counsel to the independent trustees provided a legal memorandum outlining, among other things, the duties of the Boards under the 1940 Act, as well as the general principles of relevant law in reviewing and approving advisory contracts, the requirements of the 1940 Act in such matters, an advisor’s fiduciary duty with respect to advisory agreements and compensation, and the standards used by courts in determining whether investment company boards of directors have fulfilled their duties and factors to be considered by the boards in voting on advisory agreements.

     The independent trustees reviewed this information and discussed it with independent counsel in executive session prior to the Board meeting. At the Board meeting on May 23, 2006, BlackRock made a presentation to and responded to additional questions from the Boards. After the presentations and after additional discussion the Boards considered each Current Agreement and, in consultation with independent counsel, reviewed the factors set out in judicial decisions and SEC statements relating to the renewal of the Current Agreements.

Matters Considered by the Boards

     The Current Agreements

     In connection with their deliberations with respect to the Current Agreements, the Boards considered all factors they believed relevant with respect to each Trust, including the following: the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Advisors; the investment performance of each Trust; the costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Advisors and their affiliates from their relationship with the Trusts; the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the BlackRock closed-end fund complex grows; and whether BlackRock realizes other benefits from its relationship with the Trusts.

     Nature and Quality of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Services. In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the Advisors’ services, the Boards reviewed information concerning the types of services that the Advisors provide and are expected to provide to each Trust, narrative and statistical information concerning each Trust’s performance record and how such performance compares to each Trust’s Peers, information describing BlackRock’s organization and its various departments, the experience and responsibilities of key personnel and available resources. The Boards noted the willingness of the personnel of BlackRock to engage in open, candid discussions with the Boards. The Boards further considered the quality of the Advisors’ investment process in making portfolio management decisions. Given the Boards’ experience with BlackRock, the Boards noted that they were familiar with and continue to have a good understanding of the organization, operations and personnel of BlackRock. The Boards also noted that the formation of Portfolio Review Committees and a Compliance Committee had helped the Boards to continue to improve their understanding of BlackRock’s organization, operations and personnel.

     In addition to advisory services, the independent trustees considered the quality of the administrative or non-investment advisory services provided to the Trusts. In this regard, the Advisors provide each Trust with such administrative and other services (exclusive of, and in addition to, any such services provided by others for the Trusts) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the respective Trust. In addition to investment management services, the Advisors and their affiliates provide each Trust with services such as: preparing shareholder reports and communications, including annual and semi-annual financial statements and Trust websites; communications with analysts to support secondary market trading; assisting with daily accounting and pricing; preparing periodic filings with regulators and stock

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exchanges; overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; administering and organizing Board meetings and preparing the Board materials for such meetings; providing legal and compliance support (such as helping to prepare proxy statements and responding to regulatory inquiries); and performing other Trust administrative tasks necessary for the operation of the respective Trust (such as tax reporting and fulfilling regulatory filing requirements). The Boards considered the Advisors’ policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

     Investment Performance of the Trusts. As previously noted, the Boards received performance information regarding each Trust and its Peers. Among other things, the Boards received materials reflecting each Trust’s historic performance and each Trust’s performance compared to its Peers. More specifically, each Trust’s one-, three-, five- and ten-year total returns (when applicable) were evaluated relative to its respective Peers (including the performance of individual Peers as well as the Peers’ median performance).

     The Boards reviewed a narrative analysis of the third-party Peer rankings that was prepared by BlackRock at the Boards’ request. The summary placed the Peer rankings into context by analyzing various factors that affect these comparisons. In evaluating the performance information, in certain limited instances, the Boards noted that the Peers most similar to a given Trust still would not adequately reflect such Trust’s investment objectives and strategies, thereby limiting the usefulness of the comparisons of such Trust’s performance with that of its Peers. The Boards noted that BGT and BPP had performed better than or equal to the median of their Peers and benchmarks in the past one-year period. The Boards also noted that HIS had performed worse than the median of its Peers in at least one of the past one-, three- and five-year periods or worse than its applicable benchmark in more than one of these periods. The Boards considered the following reasons why HIS may have underperformed its Peers or its benchmarks, but also noted that it is often difficult to determine why a Trust underperformed a Peer because it is difficult to obtain perfect information with respect to the Peers.

     The Board noted that HIS has under-performed its respective Peers in each of the above periods, but that it invests in relatively high quality debt because the Advisor has been concerned that relatively lower quality debt was not providing adequate returns for the increased risk present. The Board noted that higher quality debt had been under-performing lower quality debt during 2005, reducing the Trust’s relative performance. The Board also noted that the Advisor had been managing HIS only since March 2005 and restructured its portfolio through April 2005.

     After considering this information, the Boards concluded that the performance of each Trust, in light of and after considering the other facts and circumstances applicable to each Trust, supports a conclusion that each Trust’s Current Agreement should be renewed.

     Fees and Expenses. In evaluating the management fees and expenses that a Trust is expected to bear, the Boards considered each Trust’s current management fee structure and the Trust’s expected expense ratios in absolute terms as well as relative to the fees and expense ratios of applicable Peers. In reviewing fees, the Boards, among other things, reviewed comparisons of each Trust’s gross management fees after any applicable reimbursements and fee waivers and total expense ratios after any applicable waivers with those of the applicable Peers. The Boards also reviewed a narrative analysis of the Peer rankings that was prepared by an independent third party and summarized by BlackRock at the request of the Boards. This summary placed the rankings into context by analyzing various factors that affect these comparisons.

     The Boards noted that BGT pays fees lower than or equal to the median fees paid by its Peers in each of (i) contractual management fees payable by a Trust prior to any fee waivers (“contractual management fees”), (ii) actual management fees paid by a Trust after taking into consideration fee waivers (“actual management fees”) and (c) total expenses. The Boards noted the following reasons why BPP and HIS have contractual or actual management fees or total expenses higher than the median of their Peers:

  • De minimis. The Board of BPP noted that the Trust pays actual management fees and/or incur total expenses that are no more than 4 bps higher than the median of its Peers. Nevertheless, the Trust has contractual management fees that are lower than the median of its peers.

  • Other Factors. The Board of HIS noted that the Trust pays actual management fees and incurs total expenses and is subject to contractual management fees that are worse than the median of its Peers. The Boards noted that BlackRock has agreed to cap HIS’s operating expenses.

     The Boards also compared the management fees charged to the Trusts and other closed-end investment companies by the Advisors to the management fees the Advisors charge other types of clients (such as open-end investment companies and separately managed institutional accounts). With respect to open-end investment companies, the management fees charged to the Trusts generally were higher than those charged to the open-end investment companies. The Boards also noted that the Advisors provide the Trusts with certain services not provided to open-end funds, such as leverage management in connection with the issuance of preferred shares, stock exchange listing compliance requirements, rating agency compliance with respect to the leverage employed by the Trusts and secondary market support and other services not provided to the Trusts, such as monitoring of subscriptions and redemptions. With respect to separately managed institutional accounts, the management fees for such accounts were generally lower than those charged to the comparable Trusts. The Boards noted, however, the various services that are provided and the costs incurred by the Advisors in managing and operating the Trusts. For instance, the Advisors and their affiliates provide numerous services to the Trusts that are not provided to institutional accounts including, but not limited to: preparing shareholder reports and communications, including annual and semi-annual financial statements; preparing periodic filings with regulators and stock exchanges; overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; administering and organizing Board meetings and preparing the Board materials for such meetings; income monitoring; expense budgeting; preparing proxy statements; and performing other Trust administrative tasks necessary for the operation of the respective Trust (such as tax reporting and fulfilling regulatory filing requirements). Further, the Boards noted the increased compliance requirements for the Trusts in light of new SEC regulations and other legislations. These services are generally not required to the same extent, if at all, for separate accounts.

     In connection with the Boards’ consideration of this information, the Boards reviewed the considerable investment management experience of the Advisors and considered the high level of investment management, administrative and other services provided by the Advisors. In light

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of these factors and the other facts and circumstances applicable to each Trust, the Boards concluded that the fees paid and expenses incurred by each Trust under its Current Agreements supports a conclusion that each Trust’s Current Agreements should be renewed.

     Profitability. The Directors also considered BlackRock’s profitability in conjunction with their review of fees. The Directors reviewed BlackRock’s revenues, expenses and profitability margins on a before and after after-tax basis. In reviewing profitability, the Directors recognized that one of the most difficult issues in determining profitability is establishing a method of allocating expenses. The Directors also reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Boards also recognized that individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is generally not publicly available.

     The Boards recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix, and therefore comparability of profitability is somewhat limited. Nevertheless, to the extent available, the Boards considered BlackRock’s pre-tax profit margin compared to the pre-tax profitability of various publicly-traded investment management companies and/or investment management companies that publicly disclose some or all of their financial results. The comparison indicated that BlackRock’s pre-tax profitability was in the second quartile of the fifteen companies compared (including BlackRock), with the most profitable quartile being ranked first and the least profitable quartile being ranked fourth.

     In evaluating the reasonableness of the Advisors’ compensation, the Boards also considered any other revenues paid to the Advisors, including partial reimbursements paid to the Advisors for certain non-investment advisory services. The Boards noted that these payments were less than the Advisors’ costs for providing these services. The Boards also considered indirect benefits that the Advisors and their affiliates are expected to receive that are attributable to their management of the Trusts.

     In reviewing each Trust’s fees and expenses, the Boards examined the potential benefits of economies of scale, and whether any economies of scale should be reflected in the Trusts’ fee structures, for example through the use of breakpoints. In this connection, the Boards reviewed information provided by BlackRock, noting that most closed-end fund complexes do not have fund-level breakpoints, as closed-end funds generally do not experience substantial growth after their initial public offering and each fund is managed independently consistent with its own investment objectives. The Boards also noted that the one Trust that has a breakpoint in its fee structure, HIS, was inherited by BlackRock when it took over managing HIS from another manager and that BlackRock simply retained the structure it inherited. The information also revealed that only one closed-end fund complex used a complex-level breakpoint structure for advisory fees, and that this complex generally is homogeneous with regard to the types of funds managed and is about three times as large as the Trusts’ complex.

     The Boards concluded that BlackRock’s profitability, in light of all the other facts and circumstances applicable to each Trust, supports a conclusion that each Trust’s Current Agreements should be renewed.

     Other Benefits. In evaluating fees, the Boards also considered indirect benefits or profits the Advisors or their affiliates may receive as a result of their relationships with the Trusts. The Trustees, including the independent trustees, considered the intangible benefits that accrue to the Advisors and their affiliates by virtue of their relationships with the Trusts, including potential benefits accruing to the Advisors and their affiliates as a result of participating in offerings of the Trusts’ shares, potentially stronger relationships with members of the broker-dealer community, increased name recognition of the Advisors and their affiliates, enhanced sales of other investment funds and products sponsored by the Advisors and their affiliates and increased assets under management which may increase the benefits realized by the Advisors from soft dollar arrangements with broker-dealers. The Boards also considered the unquantifiable nature of these potential benefits.

     Miscellaneous. During the Boards’ deliberations in connection with the Current Agreements, the Boards were aware that the Advisor pays compensation, out of its own assets, to the lead underwriter and to certain qualifying underwriters of many of its closed-end funds, and to employees of the Advisors’ affiliates that participated in the offering of such funds. The Boards considered whether the management fee met applicable standards in light of the services provided by the Advisors, without regard to whether the Advisors ultimately pay any portion of the anticipated compensation to the underwriters.

     Conclusion with respect to the Current Agreements. In reviewing the Current Agreements without considering the impending Transaction, the Trustees did not identify any single factor discussed above as all-important or controlling. The Trustees, including the independent trustees, unanimously determined that each of the factors described above, in light of all the other factors and all of the facts and circumstances applicable to each respective Trust, was acceptable for each Trust and supported the Trustees’ conclusion that the terms of each Current Agreement were fair and reasonable, that the respective Trust’s fees are reasonable in light of the services provided to the respective Trust, and that each Current Agreement should be approved.

     The Transaction

     On February 15, 2006, BlackRock and Merrill Lynch announced that they had entered into an agreement pursuant to which Merrill Lynch would contribute its investment management business, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (“MLIM”), to BlackRock, one of the largest publicly traded investment management firms in the United States, to form a new asset management company that will be one of the world’s preeminent, diversified global money management organizations with approximately $1 trillion in assets under management (the “Transaction”). Based in New York, BlackRock currently manages assets for institutional and individual investors worldwide through a variety of equity, fixed income, cash management and alternative investment products. The new company will operate under the BlackRock name and be governed by a board of directors with a majority of independent members. The new company will offer a full range of equity, fixed income, cash management and alternative investment products with strong representation in both retail and institutional channels, in the U.S. and in non-U.S. markets. It will have over 4,500 employees in 18 countries and a major presence in most key markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Europe. Merrill Lynch will own no more than 49.8% of the total issued and outstanding capital stock of the new company and it will own no more than 45% of the new company’s common stock, and The PNC Financial Services Group,

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Inc. (“PNC”), which currently holds a majority interest in BlackRock, will retain approximately 34% of the new company’s common stock. Each of Merrill Lynch and PNC has agreed that it will vote all of its shares on all matters in accordance with the recommendation of BlackRock’s board. Completion of the Transaction is subject to various regulatory approvals, client consents, approval by BlackRock shareholders and customary conditions. The Transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of Merrill Lynch, BlackRock and PNC and is expected to close at the end of the third quarter of 2006.

     Although BlackRock has informed the Boards that it does not believe the Transaction will be an assignment of the Current Agreements under the 1940 Act, it is possible that the Transaction could be determined to be such an assignment, which would result in the automatic termination of each Current Agreement. Due to this uncertainty, each Trust submitted its post-Transaction management agreements and sub-advisory agreements (collectively the “New Agreements”) to shareholders to prevent any potential disruption in the Advisor’s ability to continue to provide services to the Trusts after completion of the Transaction. The New Agreements will be effective upon the completion of the Transaction or, if the Transaction is not completed, at such time as the Boards determine.

     Consequences of the Transaction. On February 23, 2006, April 21, 2006 and May 23, 2006, members of BlackRock management made presentations on the Transaction to the Boards and the Boards discussed with management and amongst themselves management’s general plans and intentions regarding the Trusts, including the preservation, strengthening and growth of BlackRock’s business and its combination with MLIM’s business. The Boards also inquired about the plans for and anticipated roles and responsibilities of certain BlackRock employees and officers after the Transaction. The independent trustees also met in executive session to discuss the Transaction. After these meetings, BlackRock continued to update the Boards with respect to its plans to integrate the operations of BlackRock and MLIM and the potential impact of those plans on the Trusts as those plans were further developed.

     After considering and approving the Current Agreements, the Boards (including the independent trustees) then considered the information received at these meetings and the consequences of the Transaction to each Trust, including, among other things:

     (i) that BlackRock, MLIM and their investment advisory subsidiaries are experienced and respected asset management firms, and that BlackRock advised the Boards that in connection with the closing of the Transaction, it intends to take steps to combine the investment management operations of BlackRock and MLIM, which, among other things, may involve sharing common systems and procedures, employees (including portfolio managers), investment and trading platforms, and other resources. Furthermore, it is expected that these combination processes will result in changes to portfolio managers or portfolio management teams for some of the BlackRock closed-end funds, but not the Trusts;

     (ii) that BlackRock advised the Boards that following the Transaction, there is not expected to be any diminution in the nature, quality and extent of services provided to the Trusts and their shareholders by the Advisors, including compliance services;

     (iii) that BlackRock advised the Boards that it has no present intention to alter the expense waivers and reimbursements currently in effect for certain of the Trusts;

     (iv) the experience, expertise, resources and performance of MLIM that will be contributed to BlackRock after the closing of the Transaction and their anticipated impact on BlackRock’s ability to manage the Trusts;

     (v) that BlackRock and MLIM would derive benefits from the Transaction and that as a result, they have a financial interest in the matters that were being considered;

     (vi) the potential effects of regulatory restrictions on the Trusts as a result of Merrill Lynch’s equity stake in BlackRock after the Transaction;

     (vii) the fact that each Trust’s aggregate investment advisory and sub-advisory fees will not increase by virtue of the New Agreements;

     (viii) the terms of the New Agreements, including the differences from the Current Agreements;

     (ix) that the Trusts would not bear the costs of obtaining shareholder approval of the New Agreements; and

     (x) that BlackRock and Merrill Lynch have agreed to conduct their respective businesses (and use reasonable best efforts to cause their respective affiliates to conduct their respective businesses) to enable the conditions of Section 15(f) to be true in relation to any registered investment companies advised by MLIM and registered under the 1940 Act and have agreed to the same conduct in relation to the BlackRock registered investment companies to the extent it is determined the Transaction is an assignment under the 1940 Act.

     Nature and Quality of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Services. The Boards considered the expected impact of the Transaction on the operations, facilities, organization and personnel of the Advisors, the potential implications of regulatory restrictions on the Trusts following the Transaction and the ability of the Advisors to perform their duties after the Transaction. The Boards considered that the services to be provided and the standard of care under the New Agreements are the same as under the Current Agreements. The Boards also considered statements by management of BlackRock that, in connection with integrating the operations of the Advisors and MLIM, the objective was to preserve the best of both organizations in order to enhance BlackRock’s ability to provide investment advisory services following completion of the Transaction.

     The Boards noted that it is impossible to predict with certainty the impact of the Transaction on the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Advisors to the Trusts, but concluded based on the information currently available and in light of all of the current facts and circumstances that the Transaction is likely to provide the Advisors with additional resources with which to serve the Trusts and was not expected to adversely affect the nature, quality and extent of the services to be provided to the Trusts and their shareholders by the Advisors and was not expected to materially adversely affect the ability of the Advisors to provide those services.

     The Boards considered that BlackRock currently intends that the portfolio managers for the Trusts will remain the same following completion of the Transaction.

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     Investment Performance of the Trusts. The Boards examined MLIM’s investment performance with respect to its closed-end funds. The Boards noted the Advisors’ and MLIM’s considerable investment management experience and capabilities. The Boards considered this information together with the level of services expected to be provided to the Trusts. Although the Boards noted that it is impossible to predict the effect, if any, that consummation of the Transaction would have on the future performance of the Trusts, the Boards concluded that the information currently available, in light of all of the current facts and circumstances, supported approving the New Agreements.

     Fees. The Boards noted that the fees payable by the Trusts under the New Agreements are identical to the fees payable under the Current Agreements. The Boards also considered the fees paid by the MLIM closed-end funds. In light of (i) the Boards’ approval of the fees paid by each Trust pursuant to the Current Agreements earlier at the May 23rd meeting, (ii) the fact that the Transaction would cause no change to the fees paid by any Trust and (iii) the Boards’ earlier conclusion with respect to the services expected to be provided to the Trusts under the New Agreements, the Boards concluded that the fee structure under the New Agreements was reasonable.

     Profitability. Management of the Advisors stated to the Boards that, following the Transaction, the current intention is to continue to determine profitability and report profitability to the Boards in the same way as they did prior to the Transaction, subject to management’s desire to preserve the best practices of MLIM. Management of the Advisors stated that any changes in the methods used to determine profitability and report profitability to the Boards would be discussed with the Boards. The Boards considered the potential for increased economies of scale as a result of the Transaction and whether any economies of scale should be reflected in the Trusts’ fee structures. The Boards also considered that the process of integrating the operations of the Advisors and MLIM was in the early stages and that considerable expense would be incurred in connection with integrating such operations, all of which made it difficult to conclude that economies of scale would be realized as a result of the Transaction. In light of the foregoing, the Boards concluded that, at this time, no changes were necessary to the fee structure of the Trusts as a result of the Transaction.

     Other Benefits. In evaluating ancillary benefits to be received by the Advisors and their affiliates under the New Agreements, the Boards considered whether the Transaction would have an impact on the ancillary benefits received by the Advisors by virtue of the Current Agreements. Based on its review of the materials provided, including materials received in connection with its approval of the continuance of each Current Agreement earlier at the May 23rd meetings of the Boards and its discussions with the Advisors, the Boards noted that such benefits were difficult to quantify with certainty at this time and indicated that it would continue to evaluate them going forward.

     Conclusion with respect to the New Agreements. The Boards did not identify any single consequence of the Transaction discussed above as all-important or controlling. The Boards, including a majority of the independent trustees, unanimously approved each New Agreement and unanimously recommended its approval by shareholders of each respective Trust in order to assure continuity of investment advisory services to the Trusts after the Transaction.

DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLANS

     Pursuant to each Trust’s respective Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”), shareholders of High Income may elect, while shareholders of Global and Preferred Opportunity are automatically enrolled, to have all distributions of dividends and capital gains reinvested by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Plan Agent”) in the respective Trust’s shares pursuant to the Plan. Shareholders who do not participate in the Plan will receive all distributions in cash paid by check and mailed directly to the shareholders of record (or if the shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to the nominee) by the Plan Agent, which serves as agent for the shareholders in administering the Plan.

     After each Trust declares a dividend or determines to make a capital gain distribution, the Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participant’s account, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of unissued but authorized shares from the Trust (“newly issued shares”) or (ii) by open market purchases. If, on the dividend payment date, the NAV is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition being referred to herein as “market premium”), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in newly issued shares on behalf of the participants. The number of newly issued shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend by the NAV on the date the shares are issued. However, if the NAV is less than 95% of the market price on the payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the payment date. If, on the dividend payment date, the NAV is greater than the market value per share plus estimated brokerage commissions (such condition being referred to herein as “market discount”), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in shares acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases.

     Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by notice if received and processed by the Plan Administrator prior to the dividend record date; otherwise such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution.

     The Plan Agent’s fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends and distributions will be paid by each Trust. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent’s open market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. The automatic reinvestment of dividends and distributions will not relieve participants of any Federal income tax that may be payable on such dividends or distributions.

     Each Trust reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan; however, each Trust reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Participants who request a sale of shares through the Plan Agent are subject to a $2.50 sales fee and a $0.15 per share sold brokerage commission. All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Agent at 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021 or (800) 699-1BFM.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     The Joint Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 23, 2006 for shareholders of record as of February 28, 2006, to elect a certain number of Trustees for each of the following Trusts to three-year terms expiring in 2009: Elected the Class I Trustee as follows:

   
Richard E. Cavanagh 
 
    Votes For    Votes Withheld   
Global   
20,989,376 
 
281,296 
 
Preferred Opportunity   
17,002,345 
 
220,430 
 

Elected the Class II Trustees as follows:

    Frank J. Fabozzi        Kathleen F. Feldstein        Ralph L. Schlosstein 
   
Votes For 
      Votes Withheld    Votes For        Votes Withheld   
Votes For 
     
Votes Withheld 
Global   
8,4121
  19 1  
8,412 1
 
19 1
  20,992,753    277,919 
High Income   
49,238,439 
 
1,144,514 
 
49,164,938 
 
1,218,015 
  49,213,688    1,169,265 
Preferred Opportunity    N/A    N/A   
7,768 1
 
74 1
  N/A    N/A 
Elected the Class III Trustees as follows:                     
    Andrew F. Brimmer    Kent Dixon    Robert S. Kapito 
   
Votes For 
  Votes Withheld    Votes For    Votes Withheld   
Votes For 
 
Votes Withheld 
Preferred Opportunity   
16,982,874 
  239,901   
17,001,489 
  221,286    17,008,291    214,484 

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Voted on by holders of preferred shares only

     On May 23, 2006, the Board of High Income approved a change to its non-fundamental investment policy to eliminate the average maturity restriction of its portfolio.

     During the period, there were no material changes in the investment objectives or policies or their charters or by-laws of Global or Preferred Opportunity that have not been approved by the shareholders or in the principal risk factors associated with investment in these Trusts. There have been no changes in the persons who are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of these portfolios.

     Each Trust listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has filed with the NYSE its annual chief executive officer certification regarding compliance with the NYSE’s listing standards and has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission the certification of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

     The Trusts do not make available copies of their respective Statements of Additional Information because the Trusts’ shares are not continuously offered, which means that the Statement of Additional Information of each Trust has not been updated after completion of such Trust’s offering and the information contained in each Trust’s Statement of Additional Information may have become outdated.

     Quarterly performance and other information regarding the Trusts may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at http://www.blackrock.com/indiv/products/closedendfunds/funds.html. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Trusts and does not, and is not intended, to incorporate BlackRock’s website into this report.

     Certain of the officers of the Trusts listed on the inside back cover of this Report to Shareholders are also officers of the Advisor or Sub-Advisor. They serve in the following capacities for the Advisor or Sub-Advisor; Robert S. Kapito—Director and Vice Chairman of the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor, Henry Gabbay, Anne Ackerley, Bartholomew Battista, Brian P. Kindelan and Vincent B. Tritto—Managing Directors of the Advisor and the Sub-Advisor, and James Kong—Managing Director of the Sub-Advisor.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE BLACKROCK CLOSED-END FUNDS SEMI-ANNUAL INVESTOR UPDATE

     The Semi-Annual Investor Update (“Update”) is available on the Internet and may be accessed through BlackRock’s website at http://www.blackrock.com/indiv/products/closedendfunds/i_update.html. The Update provides information on the fixed income markets and summaries of BlackRock closed-end funds’ investment objectives and strategies. It also contains recent news regarding the BlackRock closed-end funds.

     Historically, BlackRock provided this information in materials mailed with the Funds’ semi-annual report. However, we believe that making this information available through BlackRock’s website allows us to communicate more fully and efficiently with the Funds’ shareholders.

If you would like to receive a hard copy of the BlackRock Closed-End Funds Semi-Annual Investor Update, please call (800) 699-1BFM.

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SECTION 19 NOTICES

     Set forth below is a summary of notices, sent by each Trust, if any, pursuant to Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Section 19 requires each Trust to accompany dividend payments with a notice if any part of that payment is from a source other than accumulated net investment income, not including profits or losses from the sale of securities or other properties. These notices are not for tax reporting purposes and were provided only for informational purposes in order to comply with the requirements of Section 19. In January 2007, after the completion of each Trust’s tax year, shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV which will reflect the amount of income, capital gain and return of capital paid by the Trust taxable in calendar year 2006 and reportable on your 2006 federal and other income tax returns.

            Net   
Distributions from 
 
Distributions 
        Total    Investment   
Proceeds from the 
 
from Return 
        Distributions   
Income 
 
Sale of Securities 
 
of Capital 
BlackRock    Apr-06    $0.02050    $0.01708    $      $  0.00342 
High Income Shares                         
(HIS)                         
BlackRock    Jan-06    $0.16667    $0.14290    $  0.02380    $   
Preferred    Apr-06    $0.16667    $0.14933    $      $  0.01737 
Opportunity    May-06    $0.16667    $0.11089    $  0.05581    $   
Trust (BPP)                         

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BlackRock Closed-End Funds

Directors/Trustees  Transfer Agent 
     Ralph L. Schlosstein, Chairman       Computershare Trust Company, N.A. 
     Andrew F. Brimmer, Lead Trustee       250 Royall Street 
     Richard E. Cavanagh       Canton, MA 02021 
     Kent Dixon 
     (800) 699-1BFM 
     Frank J. Fabozzi   
     Kathleen F. Feldstein  Auction Agent1 
     R. Glenn Hubbard       Bank of New York 
     Robert S. Kapito       101 Barclay Street, 7 West 
       New York, NY 10286 
Officers   
     Robert S. Kapito, President  Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 
     Henry Gabbay, Treasurer       Deloitte & Touche LLP 
     Bartholomew Battista, Chief Compliance Officer       200 Berkeley Street 
     Anne Ackerley, Vice President       Boston, MA 02116 
     James Kong, Assistant Treasurer   
     Vincent B. Tritto, Secretary  Legal Counsel 
     Brian P. Kindelan, Assistant Secretary       Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 
       4 Times Square 
Investment Advisor       New York, NY 10036 
     BlackRock Advisors, Inc.   
     100 Bellevue Parkway  Legal Counsel – Independent Trustees 
     Wilmington, DE 19809       Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 
     (800) 227-7BFM       919 Third Avenue 
       New York, NY 10022 
Sub-Advisor   
     BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.     This report is for shareholder information. This is not a prospec- 
     40 East 52nd Street  tus intended for use in the purchase or sale of Trust shares. 
     New York, NY 10022  Statements and other information contained in this report are as 
  dated and are subject to change. 
Accounting Agent and Custodian   
     State Street Bank and Trust Company  BlackRock Closed-End Funds 
     2 Avenue de Lafayette  c/o BlackRock Advisors, Inc. 
     Boston, MA 02111  100 Bellevue Parkway 
_______ Wilmington, DE 19809 
1 For Global and Preferred Opportunity. 
(800) 227-7BFM 

The Trusts will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact the Transfer Agent at (800) 699-1BFM.

The Trusts have delegated to the Advisor the voting of proxies relating to their voting securities pursuant to the Advisor’s proxy voting policies and procedures. You may obtain a copy of these proxy voting policies and procedures, without charge, by calling (800) 699-1BFM. These policies and procedures are also available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) at http://www.sec.gov.

Information on how proxies relating to the Trusts’ voting securities were voted (if any) by the Advisor during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 699-1BFM or on the website of the Commission at http://www.sec.gov.

The Trusts file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of their respective fiscal years with the Commission on Form N-Q. Each Trust’s Form N-Q will be available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Each Trust’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information regarding the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. Each Trust’s Form N-Q may also be obtained upon request, without charge, by calling (800) 699-1BFM.


 

This report is for shareholder information. This is not a prospectus intended for
use in the purchase or sale of Trust shares. Statements and other information
contained in this report are as dated and are subject to change.

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
The Registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
(a) Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
(b) There have been no changes in the Portfolio Managers identified in Item 8(a) of the most recent annual report.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
No such purchases were made during the period covered by this report.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
No matters were voted on by shareholders during the period covered by this report.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded, as of that date, that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this Form N-CSR was accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


(b) There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal half-year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a) (1) Not applicable.

(a) (2) Separate certifications of the Principal Executive and Financial Officers pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 furnished as EX-99.CERT.

(b) Certification of Principal Executive and Financial Officers pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 furnished as EX-99.906 CERT.


SIGNATURES

     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.

(Registrant)___BlackRock Preferred Opportunity Trust__________

By:     /s/ Henry Gabbay                                                                             
Name: Henry Gabbay
Title: Treasurer
Date: September 1, 2006

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:     /s/ Robert S. Kapito                                                                         
Name: Robert S. Kapito
Title: Principal Executive Officer
Date: September 1, 2006

By:     /s/ Henry Gabbay                                                                             
Name: Henry Gabbay

Title: Principal Financial Officer
Date: September 1, 2006