N-CSRS 1 d369530dncsrs.htm BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC. BLACKROCK FLOATING RATE INCOME STRATEGIES FUND, INC.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-21413

 

Name of Fund:   BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

 

Fund Address:   100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31/2022

Date of reporting period: 06/30/2022


Item  1 – Report to Stockholders

(a) The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


 

LOGO

  JUNE 30, 2022

 

 

   

  

2022 Semi-Annual Report

(Unaudited)

 

 

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
        Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee        


Supplemental Information  (unaudited)

 

Section 19(a) Notices

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.’s (DSU), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.’s (FRA), BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.’s (BKT) and BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust’s (BLW) (collectively, the “Funds” or individually, a “Fund”) amounts and sources of distributions reported are estimates and are being provided to you pursuant to regulatory requirements and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources for tax reporting purposes will depend upon each Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Each Fund will provide a Form 1099-DIV each calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

June 30, 2022

 

 

 

   
       

Total Cumulative Distributions

for the Fiscal Period

        

% Breakdown of the Total Cumulative

Distributions for the Fiscal Period

     
   

 

 

      

 

 

   
  Fund Name    

Net

Income

 

 

    

Net Realized

Capital Gains

Short-Term

 

 

 

    

Net Realized

Capital Gains

Long-Term

 

 

 

    

Return of

Capital

 

(a) 

   

Total Per

Common

Share

 

 

 

      

Net

Income

 

 

   

Net Realized

Capital Gains

Short-Term

 

 

 

   

Net Realized

Capital Gains

Long-Term

 

 

 

   

Return of

Capital

 

 

   

Total Per   

Common   

Share   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

   

 

DSU

  $  0.290020      $      $      $  0.012480     $  0.302500          96             4     100%    
 

FRA

    0.315017                      0.018483       0.333500            94                   6       100       
 

BKT

    0.095496                      0.071504       0.167000          57                   43       100       
 

BLW

    0.461596                      0.028904       0.490500          94                   6       100       
 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Each Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment in a Fund is returned to the shareholder. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect a Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income.” When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will reduce a Fund’s net asset value per share.

 

Section 19(a) notices for the Funds, as applicable, are available on the BlackRock website at blackrock.com.

Section 19(b) Disclosure

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.’s (DSU), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.’s (FRA) and BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust’s (BLW) (collectively, the “Funds” or individually, a “Fund”), acting pursuant to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) exemptive order and with the approval of each Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), each have adopted a managed distribution plan, consistent with its investment objectives and policies to support a level distribution of income, capital gains and/or return of capital (the “Plan”). In accordance with the Plans, the Funds currently distribute the following fixed amounts per share on a monthly basis:

 

   
Exchange Symbol  

Amount Per

Common Share

 

DSU

  $ 0.0605  

FRA

    0.0667  

BLW

    0.0981  

The fixed amounts distributed per share are subject to change at the discretion of each Fund’s Board. Under its Plan, each Fund will distribute all available net income to its shareholders as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If sufficient income (inclusive of net income and short-term capital gains) is not earned on a monthly basis, the Funds will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return of capital to shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution. Each monthly distribution to shareholders is expected to be at the fixed amount established by the Board; however, each Fund may make additional distributions from time to time, including additional capital gain distributions at the end of the taxable year, if required to meet requirements imposed by the Code and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

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

The Board may amend, suspend or terminate a Fund’s Plan at any time without prior notice to the Fund’s shareholders if it deems such actions to be in the best interests of the Fund or its shareholders. The suspension or termination of the Plan could have the effect of creating a trading discount (if the Fund’s stock is trading at or above net asset value) or widening an existing trading discount. The Funds are subject to risks that could have an adverse impact on their ability to maintain level distributions. Examples of potential risks include, but are not limited to, economic downturns impacting the markets, changes in interest rates, decreased market volatility, companies suspending or decreasing corporate dividend distributions and changes in the Code. Please refer to BLW’s prospectus for a more complete description of the Fund’s risks.

Managed Distribution Plan

BKT, with the approval of BKT’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), adopted a managed distribution plan, consistent with its investment objectives and policies, to support a level distribution of income, capital gains and/or return of capital (the “Plan”). In accordance with the Plan, BKT currently distributes a fixed amount of $0.0294 per share on a monthly basis.

The fixed amount distributed per share is subject to change at the discretion of the Board. BKT is currently not relying on any exemptive relief from Section 19(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Under its Plan, BKT will distribute all available investment income to its shareholders as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If sufficient income (inclusive of net investment income and short-term capital gains) is not earned on a monthly basis, BKT will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return of capital to shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution. Each monthly distribution to shareholders is

 

 

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Supplemental Information  (unaudited) (continued)

 

expected to be at the fixed amount established by the Board; however, BKT may make additional distributions from time to time, including additional capital gain distributions at the end of the taxable year, if required to meet requirements imposed by the Code and/or the 1940 Act.

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

The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time without prior notice to BKT’s shareholders if it deems such actions to be in the best interests of BKT or its shareholders. The suspension or termination of the Plan could have the effect of creating a trading discount (if BKT’s stock is trading at or above net asset value) or widening an existing trading discount. BKT is subject to risks that could have an adverse impact on its ability to maintain level distributions. Examples of potential risks include, but are not limited to, economic downturns impacting the markets, changes in interest rates, decreased market volatility, companies suspending or decreasing corporate dividend distributions and changes in the Code. Please refer to BKT’s prospectus for a more complete description of BKT’s risks.

 

 

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The Markets in Review

Dear Shareholder,

The 12-month reporting period as of June 30, 2022 saw the emergence of significant challenges that disrupted the economic recovery and strong financial markets. The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter of 2022, ending the run of robust growth that followed the reopening of global economies and the development of COVID-19 vaccines. Rapid changes in consumer spending led to supply constraints and elevated inflation, which reached a 40-year high. Moreover, while the foremost effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a severe humanitarian crisis, the ongoing war continued to present challenges for both investors and policymakers.

Equity prices fell, as persistently high inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates, particularly weighing on relatively high-valuation growth stocks and economically sensitive small-capitalization stocks. While both large- and small-capitalization U.S. stocks fell, declines for small-capitalization U.S. stocks were particularly steep. Both emerging market stocks and international equities from developed markets fell significantly, pressured by rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield (which is inversely related to bond prices) rose notably during the reporting period as increasing inflation drove investors’ expectations for higher interest rates. The corporate bond market also faced inflationary headwinds, and increasing uncertainty led to higher corporate bond spreads (the difference in yield between U.S. Treasuries and similarly-dated corporate bonds).

The U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), acknowledging that inflation is growing faster than expected, raised interest rates three times while indicating that additional large rate hikes were likely. Furthermore, the Fed wound down its bond-buying programs and began to reduce its balance sheet. Continued high inflation and the Fed’s statements led many analysts to anticipate that interest rates have significant room to rise before peaking.

Furthermore, the horrific war in Ukraine has significantly clouded the outlook for the global economy, leading to major volatility in energy and metals markets. Sanctions on Russia, Europe’s top energy supplier, and general wartime disruption have magnified supply problems for key commodities. We believe elevated energy prices will continue to exacerbate inflationary pressure while also constraining economic growth. Combating inflation without stifling a recovery, while buffering against ongoing supply and price shocks, will be an especially challenging environment for setting effective monetary policy. Despite the likelihood of more rate increases on the horizon, we believe the Fed will err on the side of protecting employment, even at the expense of higher inflation. However, markets have been primed to expect sharp tightening, which could weigh on valuations until central banks begin to tap the brakes.

In this environment, while we favor an overweight to equities in the long-term, the market’s concerns over excessive rate hikes from central banks moderate our outlook. Furthermore, the energy shock and a deteriorating economic backdrop in China and Europe are likely to challenge corporate earnings, so we are underweight equities overall in the near-term. We take the opposite view on credit, where higher spreads provide near-term opportunities, while the likelihood of a higher inflation regime leads us to take an underweight stance on credit in the long-term. We believe that investment-grade corporates, U.K. gilts, local-currency emerging market debt, and inflation-protected bonds (particularly in Europe) offer strong opportunities in a six- to twelve-month horizon.

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

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

LOGO

Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of June 30, 2022
     
        6-Month      12-Month 
   

U.S. large cap equities

(S&P 500® Index)

  (19.96)%    (10.62)% 
   

U.S. small cap equities

(Russell 2000® Index)

  (23.43)       (25.20)    
   

International equities

(MSCI Europe, Australasia, Far East Index)

  (19.57)       (17.77)    
   

Emerging market equities (MSCI Emerging Markets Index)

  (17.63)       (25.28)    
   

3-month Treasury bills

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

  0.15      0.18   
   

U.S. Treasury securities

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

  (11.34)       (10.94)    
   

U.S. investment grade bonds

(Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index)

  (10.35)       (10.29)    
   

Tax-exempt municipal bonds

(Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index)

  (8.98)     (8.57)  
   

U.S. high yield bonds

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

  (14.19)       (12.82)    
Past performance is not an indication of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.
 

 

 

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T H I S   P A G E   I S   N O T   P A R T   O F   Y O U R   F U N D   R E P O R T


 

Table of Contents

 

      Page

Supplemental Information

   2

The Markets in Review

   4

Semi-Annual Report:

  

The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

   6

Derivative Financial Instruments

   6

Fund Summary

   7

Financial Statements:

  

Schedules of Investments

   15

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   111

Statements of Operations

   113

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   114

Statements of Cash Flows

   116

Financial Highlights

   118

Notes to Financial Statements

   122

Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement

   136

Additional Information

   140

Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

   143

 

 

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The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging

 

The Funds may utilize leverage to seek to enhance the distribution rate on, and net asset value (“NAV”) of, their common shares (“Common Shares”). However, there is no guarantee that these objectives can be achieved in all interest rate environments.

In general, the concept of leveraging is based on the premise that the financing cost of leverage, which is based on short-term interest rates, is normally lower than the income earned by a Fund on its longer-term portfolio investments purchased with the proceeds from leverage. To the extent that the total assets of each Fund (including the assets obtained from leverage) are invested in higher-yielding portfolio investments, each Fund’s shareholders benefit from the incremental net income. The interest earned on securities purchased with the proceeds from leverage (after paying the leverage costs) is paid to shareholders in the form of dividends, and the value of these portfolio holdings (less the leverage liability) is reflected in the per share NAV.

To illustrate these concepts, assume a Fund’s capitalization is $100 million and it utilizes leverage for an additional $30 million, creating a total value of $130 million available for investment in longer-term income securities. If prevailing short-term interest rates are 3% and longer-term interest rates are 6%, the yield curve has a strongly positive slope. In this case, a Fund’s financing costs on the $30 million of proceeds obtained from leverage are based on the lower short-term interest rates. At the same time, the securities purchased by a Fund with the proceeds from leverage earn income based on longer-term interest rates. In this case, a Fund’s financing cost of leverage is significantly lower than the income earned on a Fund’s longer-term investments acquired from such leverage proceeds, and therefore the holders of Common Shares (“Common Shareholders”) are the beneficiaries of the incremental net income.

However, in order to benefit shareholders, the return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds must exceed the ongoing costs associated with the leverage. If interest and other costs of leverage exceed a Fund’s return on assets purchased with leverage proceeds, income to shareholders is lower than if a Fund had not used leverage. Furthermore, the value of the Funds’ portfolio investments generally varies inversely with the direction of long-term interest rates, although other factors can influence the value of portfolio investments. In contrast, the amount of each Fund’s obligations under its respective leverage arrangement generally does not fluctuate in relation to interest rates. As a result, changes in interest rates can influence the Funds’ NAVs positively or negatively. Changes in the future direction of interest rates are very difficult to predict accurately, and there is no assurance that a Fund’s intended leveraging strategy will be successful.

The use of leverage also generally causes greater changes in each Fund’s NAV, market price and dividend rates than comparable portfolios without leverage. In a declining market, leverage is likely to cause a greater decline in the NAV and market price of a Fund’s shares than if the Fund were not leveraged. In addition, each Fund may be required to sell portfolio securities at inopportune times or at distressed values in order to comply with regulatory requirements applicable to the use of leverage or as required by the terms of leverage instruments, which may cause the Fund to incur losses. The use of leverage may limit a Fund’s ability to invest in certain types of securities or use certain types of hedging strategies. Each Fund incurs expenses in connection with the use of leverage, all of which are borne by shareholders and may reduce income to the shareholders. Moreover, to the extent the calculation of each Fund’s investment advisory fees includes assets purchased with the proceeds of leverage, the investment advisory fees payable to the Funds’ investment adviser will be higher than if the Funds did not use leverage.

Each Fund may utilize leverage through a credit facility or reverse repurchase agreements as described in the Notes to Financial Statements, if applicable.

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

If a Fund segregates or designates on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a value not less than the value of a Fund’s obligations under a reverse repurchase agreement (including accrued interest), then such transaction is not considered a senior security and is not subject to the foregoing limitations and requirements imposed by the 1940 Act.

Derivative Financial Instruments

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

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of June 30, 2022    BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.’s (DSU) (the “Fund”) primary investment objective is to seek to provide current income by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of U.S. companies’ debt instruments, including corporate loans, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (BBB or lower by S&P Global Ratings or Baa or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”)) or unrated debt instruments, which are in the judgment of the investment adviser of equivalent quality. Corporate loans include senior and subordinated corporate loans, both secured and unsecured. The Fund may invest directly in debt instruments or synthetically through the use of derivatives. The Fund’s secondary investment objective is to provide capital appreciation.

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

Fund Information

 

   

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

  DSU

Initial Offering Date

  March 27, 1998    

Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2022 ($9.14)(a)

  7.94%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.0605

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.7260

Leverage as of June 30, 2022(c)

  32%

 

  (a) 

Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate may consist of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

 
  (b) 

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

 
  (c) 

Represents bank borrowings outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrowings), minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

     06/30/22      12/31/21      Change     High      Low    

Closing Market Price

  $ 9.14      $ 11.70        (21.88 )%    $ 11.75      $ 8.88    

Net Asset Value

    10.21         11.56         (11.68 )       11.62         10.21    

Performance

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

          Average Annual Total Returns  
   

 

 

 
     6-month     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

    (8.97 )%      (6.85 )%      3.16     5.78

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

    (19.48     (14.65     2.77       4.54  

Reference Benchmark(c)

    (9.43     (7.87     2.52       4.12  

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

    (14.19     (12.82     2.09       4.47  

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index(e)

    (4.55     (2.78     2.91       3.74  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

The Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (50%) and the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (50%). The Reference Benchmark’s index content and weightings may have varied over past periods.

 
  (d) 

Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index, an unmanaged index comprised of issues that meet the following criteria: at least $150 million par value outstanding; maximum credit rating of Ba1; at least one year to maturity; and no issuer represents more than 2% of the index.

 
  (e) 

An unmanaged market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the U.S. leveraged loan market based upon market weightings, spreads and interest payments.

 

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

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

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

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

What factors influenced performance?

Floating rate loan interest lost ground in the first half of 2022. Loans’ floating-rate feature was a beneficial attribute when rates were rising in the first quarter 2022 but inflation and recession fears hit all asset classes in the second half of the period. In this environment, no ratings category contributed to absolute performance and virtually all sectors finished with negative returns. High yield bonds also suffered losses for the period.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of June 30, 2022  (continued)    BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

B rated issues were the largest detractor within the Fund, followed by BBs and CCCs. With respect to sectors, technology, health care and cable & satellite were the main detractors.

The Fund’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Fund’s investment strategy.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Fund reduced its allocation to high yield bonds and collateralized loan obligations. Sector positioning remained broadly consistent over the past several quarters, reflecting the investment adviser’s focus on individual security selection. The Fund continued to use liquid, index-based derivatives in the loan and high-yield markets in order to manage its positioning.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund remained predominately invested in floating rate loan interest with the rest of the portfolio primarily invested in high yield bonds. The Fund’s largest sector positions were in technology, consumer cyclical services and health care, while it had lower weightings in refining, natural gas and railroads. From a credit rating perspective, the Fund continued to emphasize B rated issues, followed by BBs and CCCs. The Fund also held a smaller in position in BBB rated debt.

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

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

   
Asset Type   06/30/22   

Floating Rate Loan Interests

  84.8%

Corporate Bonds

  14.4   

Other*

  0.8   

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

 

 

 
Credit Rating(a)(b)   06/30/22      

 

 

A

    —% (c) 

BBB/Baa

    4.5     

BB/Ba

    28.1     

B

    58.6     

CCC/Caa

    7.3     

N/R

    1.5     

 

 
 
(a) 

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

(b) 

Excludes short-term securities.

(c) 

Rounds to less than 0.1% of total investments.

*

Includes one or more investment categories that individually represents less than 1.0% of the Fund’s total investments. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for details.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of June 30, 2022    BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.’s (FRA) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide shareholders with high current income and such preservation of capital as is consistent with investment in a diversified, leveraged portfolio consisting primarily of floating rate debt securities and instruments. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its managed assets in floating rate debt securities, including floating or variable rate debt securities that pay interest at rates that adjust whenever a specified interest rate changes and/or which reset on predetermined dates (such as the last day of a month or calendar quarter). The Fund invests a substantial portion of its investments in floating rate debt securities consisting of secured or unsecured senior floating rate loans that are rated below investment grade at the time of investment or, if unrated, are considered by the investment adviser to be of comparable quality. The Fund may invest directly in floating rate debt securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Fund Information

 

   

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

  FRA

Initial Offering Date

  October 31, 2003    

Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2022 ($11.39)(a)

  7.03%

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.0667

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.8004

Leverage as of June 30, 2022(c)

  32%

 

  (a) 

Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate may consist of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

 
  (b) 

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

 
  (c) 

Represents bank borrowings outstanding as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to borrowings), minus the sum of liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

      06/30/22     12/31/21     Change     High     Low  

Closing Market Price

   $ 11.39         $ 13.43           (15.19 )%    $ 13.90         $ 11.01  

Net Asset Value

     12.46       13.85       (10.04 )          13.97       12.46  

Performance

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

          Average Annual Total Returns  
   

 

 

 
     6-month     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

    (7.58 )%      (5.44 )%      2.90     4.72

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

    (12.88     (8.60     2.27       4.02  

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index(c)

    (4.55     (2.78     2.91       3.74  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

The Fund’s discount to NAV widened during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

 
  (c) 

An unmanaged market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the U.S. leveraged loan market based upon market weightings, spreads and interest payments.

 

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

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

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

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

What factors influenced performance?

Floating rate loan interest lost ground in the first half of 2022. Although their floating rate feature was a positive attribute at a time of rising rates, the benefit was offset by a broad-based decline in higher-risk segments of the bond market. In this environment, no ratings category contributed on an absolute basis. The oil field services sector delivered a gain, but all other market segments posted negative returns. High yield bonds also suffered losses in the semi-annual period.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of June 30, 2022  (continued)    BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

 

B rated issues were the largest detractor within the Fund, followed by BBs and CCCs. From a sector perspective, technology, health care and building materials were the main detractors.

The Fund’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Fund’s investment strategy.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

The Fund maintained an underweight in BB and B rated securities, and it was slightly overweight in CCCs. The investment adviser increased the portfolio’s overall credit quality due to expectations for continued near-term volatility, raising its weighting in BBs while modestly decreasing its allocations to Bs and CCCs. The average price of the Fund’s CCC holdings was $87 at the close of the period, versus $81 for the CCCs in the benchmark. The investment adviser believed this helped illustrate the importance of selectivity within rating categories.

Sector weightings have remained broadly consistent over the past few quarters, which can be attributed to the investment adviser’s emphasis on individual security selection. The Fund continued to use liquid, index-based derivatives in the loan and high-yield markets to manage its positioning.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

B rated loans were the Fund’s largest position, followed by BBs and CCCs. Its largest sector allocations included technology, health care and consumer cyclicals, while natural gas, railroads, and refining were its most notable underweights.

The investment adviser had a bias toward larger loan tranches of $1 billion and above, and it maintained a preference for loan/bond capital structures over the loan-only segment. The securities that Fund did own in the latter category were typically deals of $1 billion or more.

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

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

 

   
Asset Type   06/30/22  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

    98.2

Corporate Bonds

    1.5  

Other*

    0.3  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

 

 

   
Credit Rating(a)(b)   06/30/22  

BBB/Baa

    4.4

BB/Ba

    26.2  

B

    62.1  

CCC/Caa

    5.5  

N/R

    1.8  
 

 

(a) 

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

(b) 

Excludes short-term securities.

*

Includes one or more investment categories that individually represents less than 1.0% of the Fund’s total investments. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for details.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of June 30, 2022     BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

Investment Objective

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

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

Fund Information

 

     

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

  BKT  

Initial Offering Date

  July 22, 1988  

Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2022 ($4.54)(a)

  7.77%  

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.0294  

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.3528  

Leverage as of June 30, 2022(c)

  30%    

 

  (a) 

Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate may consist of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

 
  (b) 

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

 
  (c) 

Represents reverse repurchase agreements as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to any borrowings) minus the sum of its liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

     06/30/22      12/31/21      Change     High      Low  

Closing Market Price

  $ 4.54      $ 5.65        (19.65 )%     $  5.65      $  4.34  

Net Asset Value

    4.85        5.65        (14.16     5.65        4.66  

Performance

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

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

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

    (11.15 )%      (12.67 )%       0.12      1.44

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

    (16.83     (22.76      (0.14      1.32  

FTSE Mortgage Index(c)

    (9.09     (9.45      0.34        1.15  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

The Fund moved from neither a premium nor discount to a discount to NAV during the period, which accounts for the difference between performance based on market price and performance based on NAV.

 
  (c) 

An unmanaged index that includes all outstanding government sponsored fixed rate mortgage-backed securities, weighted in proportion to their current market capitalization.

 

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

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

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

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

What factors influenced performance?

The Fund’s substantial allocation to agency collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) as well as agency MBS derivatives (including interest-only and inverse interest-only positions) continued to provide a steady source of income over the six-month period. The Fund also benefited from general outperformance on its allocation to MBS derivatives, as prepayment speeds have decreased into the substantial rise in mortgage rates. These positive contributions have been offset by the Fund’s positioning on the MBS coupon stack, where its relative overweight to higher coupon MBS lagged the performance of lower coupons over the first half of 2022. Duration positioning has also detracted from active performance.

The Fund held derivatives during the period as a part of its investment strategy. Derivatives are utilized by the Fund in order to manage risk and/or take outright views on interest rates in the portfolio. In particular, the portfolio employed Treasury futures and interest rate swaps to manage duration and yield curve bias. The Fund’s interest rate derivatives positions contributed positively to performance during the six-month period.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of June 30, 2022  (continued)    BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

Describe recent portfolio activity.

During the period, the Fund added exposure to Agency MBS specified pools in the middle to higher end of the MBS coupon stack. The Fund also made modest additions to its Agency CMO and Agency mortgage derivative allocation to take advantage of widened valuations. The Fund reduced its position in Agency CMBS, given tight valuations relative to the yield available in Agency MBS.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

The Fund continues to hold a substantial allocation to well-structured Agency CMOs as well as Agency MBS interest-only derivatives. Security selection within the Agency CMO and MBS derivatives holdings has been focused on seasoned collateral, which demonstrates more favorable prepayment performance across both higher and lower mortgage rate scenarios relative to generic collateral. The Fund’s allocation to MBS interest-only derivatives is expected to continue benefiting from the increase in mortgage rates and corresponding decrease in borrower refinance incentive over the balance of 2022. Within its allocation to agency MBS pass-throughs, the Fund holds a tilt toward higher coupon MBS, motivated by higher income and more appealing valuations. The Fund is modestly overweight duration relative to the Reference Benchmark and slightly short convexity (i.e., the rate at which duration changes in response to interest rate movements).

The Fund held only marginal positions in other securitized assets such as non-agency residential MBS and CMBS, preferring to focus on prepayment and structural opportunities in higher quality agency-backed assets rather than seek credit exposure.

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

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

   
Asset Type(a)   06/30/22  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

    95.2

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    4.8  

Asset-Backed Securities

    (b) 

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

     
Credit Rating(a)(c)          06/30/22  

AAA/Aaa(d)

      99.9

AA/Aa

      0.1  

CCC/Caa

      (b) 

N/R

            (b) 
 

 

(a) 

Excludes short-term securities.

(b) 

Rounds to less than 0.1% of total investments.

(c) 

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

(d) 

Includes U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities which are deemed AAA/Aaa by the investment adviser.

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of June 30, 2022      BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

Investment Objective

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust’s (BLW) (the “Fund”) investment objective is to provide current income and capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in three distinct asset classes:

 

   

intermediate duration, investment grade corporate bonds, mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities and U.S. Government and agency securities;

   

senior, secured floating rate loans made to corporate and other business entities; and

   

U.S. dollar-denominated securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers rated below investment grade at the time of investment or unrated and deemed by the investment adviser to be of comparable quality and, to a limited extent, non-U.S. dollar denominated securities of non-U.S. issuers rated below investment grade or unrated and deemed by the investment adviser to be of comparable quality.

The Fund’s portfolio normally has an average portfolio duration of less than five years (including the effect of anticipated leverage), although it may be longer from time to time depending on market conditions. The Fund may invest directly in such securities or synthetically through the use of derivatives.

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

Fund Information

 

     

Symbol on New York Stock Exchange

  BLW  

Initial Offering Date

  July 30, 2003  

Current Distribution Rate on Closing Market Price as of June 30, 2022 ($12.65)(a)

  9.31%  

Current Monthly Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $0.0981  

Current Annualized Distribution per Common Share(b)

  $1.1772  

Leverage as of June 30, 2022(c)

  38%    

 

  (a) 

Current distribution rate on closing market price is calculated by dividing the current annualized distribution per share by the closing market price. The current distribution rate may consist of income, net realized gains and/or a return of capital. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

 
  (b) 

The distribution rate is not constant and is subject to change. A portion of the distribution may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain.

 
  (c) 

Represents reverse repurchase agreements as a percentage of total managed assets, which is the total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to any borrowings) minus the sum of its liabilities (other than borrowings representing financial leverage). Does not reflect derivatives or other instruments that may give rise to economic leverage. For a discussion of leveraging techniques utilized by the Fund, please see The Benefits and Risks of Leveraging and Derivative Financial Instruments.

 

Market Price and Net Asset Value Per Share Summary

 

      06/30/22        12/31/21        Change      High        Low  

Closing Market Price

   $ 12.65        $ 16.85          (24.93 )%     $ 16.85        $ 12.16  

Net Asset Value

     13.49          16.44          (17.94      16.44          13.49  

Performance

Returns for the period ended June 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

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

Fund at NAV(a)(b)

    (15.00 )%      (15.04 )%       2.51      5.35

Fund at Market Price(a)(b)

    (22.23     (19.77      2.65        4.25  

Reference Benchmark(c)

    (7.75     (6.84      2.18        3.30  

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

    (14.19     (12.82      2.09        4.47  

S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index(e)

    (4.55     (2.78      2.91        3.74  

BATS S Benchmark(f)

    (4.34     (4.82      1.35        1.57  

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

The Reference Benchmark is comprised of the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (33.33%), the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (33.33%), and the BATS S Benchmark (33.34%). The Reference Benchmark’s index content and weightings may have varied over past periods.

 
  (d) 

Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index, an unmanaged index comprised of issues that meet the following criteria: at least $150 million par value outstanding; maximum credit rating of Ba1; at least one year to maturity; and no issuer represents more than 2% of the index.

 
  (e) 

An unmanaged market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the U.S. leveraged loan market based upon market weightings, spreads and interest payments.

 
  (f) 

A composite index comprised of Bloomberg ABS 1-3 Year AAA Rated ex Home Equity Index, Bloomberg Corporate 1-5 Year Index, Bloomberg CMBS Investment Grade 1-3.5 Year Index, Bloomberg MBS 15 Year Index and Bloomberg Credit Ex-Corporate 1-5 Year Index.

 

Performance results may include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Past performance is not an indication of future results.

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

 

 

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Fund Summary  as of June 30, 2022  (continued)    BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

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

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

What factors influenced performance?

Exposure to a range of credit-oriented sectors including high yield corporate bonds, investment grade corporate bonds, floating rate bank loans and emerging market bonds weighed most heavily on the Fund’s performance. Allocations to sovereign bonds also provided negative performance. Finally, exposure to securitized assets including residential mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) and collateralized loan obligations detracted.

Exposure to U.S. Treasuries led positive contributions. The use of swaptions also contributed to performance over the period.

The Fund held derivatives during the period, including Treasury futures, currency forwards, currency options, interest rate swaps and credit default swaps. Derivative securities were employed primarily to adjust duration (sensitivity to interest rate changes) and yield curve exposure, as well as to hedge credit and currency risk. Currency forwards were used to provide the portfolio with active currency exposure. The Fund’s use of derivatives contributed to performance during the period.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

Over the period, the Fund increased exposure to high yield corporate bonds, investment grade corporate bonds, 30-year MBS, CMBS and asset-backed securities (“ABS”), while trimming exposure to emerging market bonds, 15-year MBS, sovereign issues and U.S. Treasuries.

The Fund’s practice of maintaining a specified level of monthly distributions to shareholders did not have a material impact on the Trust’s investment strategy.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

At period end, the Fund was overweight high yield corporate bonds, 30-year MBS, emerging market bonds, U.S. Treasuries and non-agency adjustable-rate MBS. The Fund was underweight investment grade corporate bonds, CMBS, ABS and 15-year MBS compared to the composite benchmark.

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

Overview of the Fund’s Total Investments

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

   
Asset Type(a)   06/30/22  

Corporate Bonds

    49.3

Floating Rate Loan Interests

    35.4  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

    5.7  

Preferred Securities

    4.4  

Asset-Backed Securities

    3.0  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

    1.0  

Other*

    1.2  

CREDIT QUALITY ALLOCATION

     
Credit Rating(a)(b)          06/30/22  

AAA/Aaa(c)

      5.6

AA/Aa

      0.4  

A

      2.8  

BBB/Baa

      13.5  

BB/Ba

      31.8  

B

      36.4  

CCC/Caa

      6.7  

CC

      0.4  

C

      (d) 

N/R(e)

            2.4  
 

 

(a) 

Excludes short-term securities.

(b) 

For financial reporting purposes, credit quality ratings shown above reflect the highest rating assigned by either S&P Global Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. if ratings differ. These rating agencies are independent, nationally recognized statistical rating organizations and are widely used. Investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BBB/Baa or higher. Below investment grade ratings are credit ratings of BB/Ba or lower. Investments designated N/R are not rated by either rating agency. Unrated investments do not necessarily indicate low credit quality. Credit quality ratings are subject to change.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Rounds to less than 0.1% of total investments.

(e) 

The investment adviser evaluates the credit quality of unrated investments based upon certain factors including, but not limited to, credit ratings for similar investments and financial analysis of sectors and individual investments. Using this approach, the investment adviser has deemed certain of these unrated securities as investment grade quality. As of June 30, 2022, the market value of unrated securities deemed by the investment adviser to be investment grade represents less than 1.0% of the Fund’s total investments.

*

Includes one or more investment categories that individually represents less than 1.0% of the Fund’s total investments. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for details.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

     Value  

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC(a)

      

Series A4, 5.66%, 06/30/27

    GBP       38      $ 48,974  

Series N, 6.46%, 03/30/32

      100        139,397  
      

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 0.0%
(Cost: $199,333)

 

     188,371  
      

 

 

 
            Shares          

Common Stocks

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.0%  

McDermott International Ltd.(b)

      141,483        80,645  
      

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%

 

Kcad Holdings I Ltd.(b)(c)

      1,075,282,733        10,753  
      

 

 

 
Metals & Mining(b) — 0.0%                   

Ameriforge Group, Inc.

      1,664        1,664  

Project Investor Holdings LLC, (Acquired 02/12/19, Cost: $255,714)(c)(d)

      14,576        1,210  
      

 

 

 
         2,874  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

      2,756                223,529  
      

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment(b) — 0.0%

 

Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.

      213        2,831  

SunPower Corp.

      1,707        26,987  
      

 

 

 
         29,818  
Specialty Retail — 0.1%                   

NMG Parent LLC(b)

      1,477        256,998  
      

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 0.1%
(Cost: $13,892,941)

         604,617  
      

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

         

Corporate Bonds

 

Aerospace & Defense — 0.7%

      

Bombardier, Inc.(e)

      

7.50%, 03/15/25

    USD       12        10,845  

7.13%, 06/15/26

      361        297,637  

7.88%, 04/15/27

      83        69,090  

6.00%, 02/15/28

      145        108,663  

F-Brasile SpA/F-Brasile U.S. LLC, Series XR,

      

7.38%, 08/15/26(e)

      200        159,296  

Rolls-Royce PLC,
5.75%, 10/15/27(e)

      200        180,260  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.(e)

      

5.50%, 01/15/25

      55        50,875  

7.50%, 04/15/25

      10        9,288  

TransDigm, Inc.

      

8.00%, 12/15/25(e)

      656        663,373  

6.25%, 03/15/26(e)

      1,077        1,037,959  

6.38%, 06/15/26

      15        14,025  

7.50%, 03/15/27

      33        31,133  

4.63%, 01/15/29

      151        121,558  
Security         

Par

(000)

     Value  
Aerospace & Defense (continued)                   

TransDigm, Inc. (continued)
4.88%, 05/01/29

    USD       96      $ 78,148  

Triumph Group, Inc., 8.88%, 06/01/24(e)

      231        232,702  
      

 

 

 
         3,064,852  
Airlines — 0.7%  

Air Canada, 3.88%, 08/15/26(e)

      101        85,435  

Air France-KLM, 3.88%, 07/01/26(a)

    EUR       100        84,884  

Allegiant Travel Co., 8.50%, 02/05/24(e)

    USD               1,065            1,051,687  

American Airlines, Inc.,
11.75%, 07/15/25(e)

      405        419,134  

American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.(e)

      

5.50%, 04/20/26

      167        153,171  

5.75%, 04/20/29

      326        278,448  

Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd.,
4.75%, 10/20/28(e)

      169        159,351  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG,
3.75%, 02/11/28(a)

    EUR       100        84,098  

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd., 5.75%, 01/20/26(e)

    USD       101        90,516  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd., 6.50%, 06/20/27(e)

      301        296,314  

Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd./Spirit IP Cayman Ltd., 8.00%, 09/20/25(e)

      13        13,701  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust

      

Series 2020-1, Class A,
5.88%, 04/15/29

      190        186,371  

Series 2020-1, Class B,
4.88%, 07/15/27

      17        15,764  

United Airlines, Inc.(e)

      

4.38%, 04/15/26

      235        207,075  

4.63%, 04/15/29

      302        256,178  
      

 

 

 
         3,382,127  
Auto Components — 0.5%  

Clarios Global LP, 6.75%, 05/15/25(e)

      721        714,114  

Clarios Global LP/Clarios U.S. Finance Co.

      

4.38%, 05/15/26(a)

    EUR       100        91,242  

6.25%, 05/15/26(e)

    USD       271        260,837  

8.50%, 05/15/27(e)

      930        898,822  

Dealer Tire LLC/DT Issuer LLC,
8.00%, 02/01/28(e)

      22        19,006  

Dornoch Debt Merger Sub, Inc.,
6.63%, 10/15/29(e)

      36        26,586  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

      

9.50%, 05/31/25

      65        67,221  

5.00%, 07/15/29

      42        34,783  

5.63%, 04/30/33

      66        52,858  

Meritor, Inc., 4.50%, 12/15/28(e)

      24        23,108  

NM Holdings Co. LLC,
12.00%, 07/01/49(b)(c)(f)

      5,150         

Titan International, Inc.,
7.00%, 04/30/28

      18        16,909  
      

 

 

 
         2,205,486  
Automobiles — 0.4%  

Allison Transmission, Inc.,
5.88%, 06/01/29(e)

      145        134,850  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

      

4.50%, 03/01/28

      35        30,363  

4.75%, 03/01/30

      73        60,024  

5.00%, 02/15/32(e)

      51        41,692  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

     Value  

Automobiles (continued)

 

Carvana Co.(e)

      

5.50%, 04/15/27

    USD       88      $ 56,790  

4.88%, 09/01/29

      72        40,940  

Constellation Automotive Financing PLC, 4.88%, 07/15/27(a)

    GBP       100        95,558  

Ford Motor Co.

      

4.35%, 12/08/26

    USD       9        8,341  

3.25%, 02/12/32

      199        148,832  

4.75%, 01/15/43

      176        125,371  

5.29%, 12/08/46

      78        59,819  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

      

3.81%, 01/09/24

      200        194,039  

4.69%, 06/09/25

      200        189,002  

5.13%, 06/16/25

      200        190,984  

5.11%, 05/03/29

      200        179,295  

4.00%, 11/13/30

      200        162,051  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 4.00%, 08/15/28(e)

      15        12,537  

Ken Garff Automotive LLC, 4.88%, 09/15/28(e)

      39        31,797  

LCM Investments Holdings II LLC,
4.88%, 05/01/29(e)

      90        68,499  

Lithia Motors, Inc., 3.88%, 06/01/29(e)

      42        35,674  

MajorDrive Holdings IV LLC,
6.38%, 06/01/29(e)

      59        40,415  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

      

3.50%, 09/01/25

      59        55,312  

3.75%, 06/15/29

      22        18,319  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/29(e)

      20        15,496  

Wabash National Corp., 4.50%, 10/15/28(e)

      70        53,550  
      

 

 

 
             2,049,550  
Banks — 0.0%  

Banco Espirito Santo SA(a)(b)(f)

      

4.75%, 01/15/22

    EUR       200        30,391  

4.00%, 01/21/22(c)

      100        15,195  

2.63%, 05/08/49(c)

      100        15,195  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series BB,
(5 year CMT + 3.45%), 3.90%(g)(h)

    USD       115        99,044  
      

 

 

 
         159,825  
Beverages — 0.4%  

ARD Finance SA, (6.50% Cash or 7.25% PIK), 6.50%, 06/30/27(e)(i)

      441        327,116  

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC, 4.00%, 09/01/29(e)

      485        389,213  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 5.25%, 08/15/27(e)

      208        148,317  

Ball Corp.

      

2.88%, 08/15/30

      12        9,659  

3.13%, 09/15/31

      157        126,642  

Silgan Holdings, Inc., 4.13%, 02/01/28

      8        7,174  

Triton Water Holdings, Inc.,
6.25%, 04/01/29(e)

      362        257,020  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV,
8.50%, 08/15/27(e)

      814        763,209  
      

 

 

 
         2,028,350  
Biotechnology — 0.0%  

Cidron Aida Finco SARL, 5.00%, 04/01/28(a)

    EUR       100        87,049  
    

 

 

 

Building Materials(e) — 0.2%

 

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.,
6.13%, 01/15/29

    USD       55        35,334  

CP Atlas Buyer, Inc., 7.00%, 12/01/28

      21        15,166  
Security         

Par

(000)

     Value  
Building Materials (continued)  

Jeld-Wen, Inc., 4.63%, 12/15/25

    USD       10      $ 8,500  

Masonite International Corp.

      

Class C, 5.38%, 02/01/28

      45        40,725  

Class C, 3.50%, 02/15/30

      69        54,922  

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.

      

5.25%, 07/15/28

      26        21,373  

9.75%, 07/15/28

      38        32,490  

SRM Escrow Issuer LLC, 6.00%, 11/01/28

      267        225,677  

Standard Industries, Inc.

      

5.00%, 02/15/27

      34        30,347  

4.38%, 07/15/30

      167        131,721  

3.38%, 01/15/31

      99        73,024  

Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., 5.25%, 01/15/29

      168        146,580  
      

 

 

 
             815,859  
Building Products(e) — 0.3%  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.,
6.38%, 06/15/30

      133        129,884  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 4.13%, 05/15/29

      32        26,023  

Foundation Building Materials, Inc.,
6.00%, 03/01/29

      52        38,090  

GYP Holdings III Corp., 4.63%, 05/01/29

      76        59,259  

LBM Acquisition LLC, 6.25%, 01/15/29

      71        45,711  

Patrick Industries, Inc., 4.75%, 05/01/29

      20        14,885  

Specialty Building Products Holdings LLC/SBP Finance Corp., 6.38%, 09/30/26

      79        64,228  

SRS Distribution, Inc.

      

4.63%, 07/01/28

      259        226,625  

6.13%, 07/01/29

      127        100,200  

6.00%, 12/01/29

      203        159,402  

White Cap Buyer LLC, 6.88%, 10/15/28

      497        397,600  

White Cap Parent LLC, (8.25% PIK),
8.25%, 03/15/26(i)

      67        55,777  
      

 

 

 
         1,317,684  
Capital Markets — 0.3%  

Aretec Escrow Issuer, Inc., 7.50%, 04/01/29(e)

      36        30,679  

Charles Schwab Corp., Series H, (10 year CMT + 3.08%), 4.00%(g)(h)

      265        203,984  

Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, 5.25%, 04/15/29(e)

      65        53,625  

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.

      

4.75%, 09/15/24

      101        94,264  

5.25%, 05/15/27

      175        155,022  

4.38%, 02/01/29

      182        147,085  

NFP Corp.(e)

      

4.88%, 08/15/28

      176        150,739  

6.88%, 08/15/28

      699        576,703  

OWL Rock Core Income Corp.,
5.50%, 03/21/25(e)

      55        52,801  
      

 

 

 
         1,464,902  
Chemicals — 0.6%                   

Ashland LLC, 3.38%, 09/01/31(e)

      89        72,390  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC, 3.38%, 02/15/29(e)

      300        244,911  

Chemours Co., 5.75%, 11/15/28(e)

      38        32,385  

Diamond BC BV, 4.63%, 10/01/29(e)

      226        180,732  

Element Solutions, Inc., 3.88%, 09/01/28(e)

      552        455,472  

EverArc Escrow SARL, 5.00%, 10/30/29(e)

      176        148,142  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

     Value  
Chemicals (continued)  

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc.,
5.50%, 04/15/26(e)

    USD       134      $ 133,330  

HB Fuller Co., 4.25%, 10/15/28

      35        29,367  

Herens Holdco SARL, 4.75%, 05/15/28(e)

      200        166,160  

Herens Midco SARL, 5.25%, 05/15/29(a)

    EUR       100        68,377  

Illuminate Buyer LLC/Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc., 9.00%, 07/01/28(e)

    USD       188        148,520  

Ingevity Corp., 3.88%, 11/01/28(e)

      23        19,262  

Kobe U.S. Midco 2, Inc., (9.25% Cash or 10.00% PIK), 9.25%, 11/01/26(e)(i)

      73        66,769  

LSF11 A5 HoldCo LLC, 6.63%, 10/15/29(e)

      36        30,330  

Lune Holdings SARL, 5.63%, 11/15/28(a)

    EUR       100        84,142  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.,
5.00%, 07/01/28(e)

    USD       55        47,866  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

      

4.00%, 04/01/31

      57        42,607  

4.38%, 02/01/32

      8        6,082  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.(e)

      

7.13%, 06/15/25

      49        48,894  

7.25%, 06/15/28

      146        144,394  

WR Grace Holdings LLC, 5.63%, 08/15/29(e)

      916        674,405  
      

 

 

 
             2,844,537  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.3%  

ADT Security Corp.(e)

      

4.13%, 08/01/29

      9        7,304  

4.88%, 07/15/32

      12        9,552  

AMN Healthcare, Inc., 4.00%, 04/15/29(e)

      28        23,660  

APX Group, Inc.(e)

      

6.75%, 02/15/27

      64        59,354  

5.75%, 07/15/29

      86        66,581  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 5.38%, 03/01/29(e)

      13        10,814  

EC Finance PLC, 3.00%, 10/15/26(a)

    EUR       100        91,409  

Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC(e)

      

6.50%, 10/01/25

    USD       24        22,644  

9.75%, 08/01/27

      17        16,616  

5.50%, 05/01/28

      95        78,414  

Herc Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 07/15/27(e)

      121        110,461  

Hertz Corp.(e)

      

4.63%, 12/01/26

      40        33,443  

5.00%, 12/01/29

      33        25,410  

Metis Merger Sub LLC, 6.50%, 05/15/29(e)

      68        54,036  

NESCO Holdings II, Inc., 5.50%, 04/15/29(e)

      74        61,975  

PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp., 8.00%, 11/15/29(e)

      3        2,378  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc., 6.25%, 01/15/28(e)

      211        176,522  

Sotheby’s/Bidfair Holdings, Inc.,
5.88%, 06/01/29(e)

      202        173,380  

Team Health Holdings, Inc.,
6.38%, 02/01/25(e)

      103        71,923  

United Rentals North America, Inc.,
5.25%, 01/15/30

      2        1,855  

Williams Scotsman International, Inc.,
4.63%, 08/15/28(e)

      74        63,085  
      

 

 

 
         1,160,816  
Communications Equipment(e) — 0.1%  

Avaya, Inc., 6.13%, 09/15/28

      223        145,507  

Ciena Corp., 4.00%, 01/31/30

      34        29,346  
Security         

Par

(000)

     Value  
Communications Equipment (continued)  

CommScope Technologies LLC, 6.00%, 06/15/25

    USD           139      $ 120,235  

CommScope, Inc.

      

6.00%, 03/01/26

      24        22,105  

8.25%, 03/01/27

      11        8,696  

7.13%, 07/01/28

      58        44,085  

4.75%, 09/01/29

      89        71,796  

Viasat, Inc.

      

5.63%, 09/15/25

      77        62,280  

5.63%, 04/15/27

      21        18,158  

6.50%, 07/15/28

      48        33,063  

Viavi Solutions, Inc., 3.75%, 10/01/29

      95        79,564  
      

 

 

 
             634,835  
Construction Materials(e) — 0.1%  

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.
4.00%, 01/15/28

      148        126,763  

3.88%, 11/15/29

      18        14,391  

BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc., 7.63%, 05/01/27

      35        28,493  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.,
3.88%, 12/15/28

      20        16,175  

IAA, Inc., 5.50%, 06/15/27

      159        148,099  

Picasso Finance Sub, Inc., 6.13%, 06/15/25

      82        79,950  

Thor Industries, Inc., 4.00%, 10/15/29

      54        42,768  

Winnebago Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 07/15/28

      37        33,883  
      

 

 

 
         490,522  
Consumer Discretionary(e) — 0.4%                   

APi Escrow Corp., 4.75%, 10/15/29

      32        25,840  

APi Group DE, Inc., 4.13%, 07/15/29

      67        53,211  

Carnival Corp.

      

10.50%, 02/01/26

      314        312,578  

5.75%, 03/01/27

      300        216,684  

9.88%, 08/01/27

      140        136,500  

4.00%, 08/01/28

      326        267,320  

6.00%, 05/01/29

      125        87,826  

CoreLogic, Inc., 4.50%, 05/01/28

      138        106,260  

Legends Hospitality Holding Co. LLC/Legends Hospitality Co-Issuer, Inc., 5.00%, 02/01/26

      52        43,576  

Life Time, Inc.

      

5.75%, 01/15/26

      80        71,718  

8.00%, 04/15/26

      69        61,496  

NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.88%, 03/15/26

      91        71,425  

NCL Finance Ltd., 6.13%, 03/15/28

      46        33,465  

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.

      

5.63%, 10/01/28

      60        55,722  

5.88%, 10/01/30

      66        60,599  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

      

10.88%, 06/01/23

      42        42,140  

9.13%, 06/15/23

      54        53,404  

11.50%, 06/01/25

      57        58,567  

5.50%, 08/31/26

      28        20,790  

5.50%, 04/01/28

      170        118,150  

Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd.,
5.63%, 02/15/29

      59        46,522  
      

 

 

 
         1,943,793  
Consumer Finance — 0.6%  

American Express Co., (5 year CMT + 2.85%), 3.55%(g)(h)

      235        191,198  

Block, Inc., 3.50%, 06/01/31(e)

      399        317,947  

HealthEquity, Inc., 4.50%, 10/01/29(e)

      312        273,000  
 

 

 

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

  17


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

     Value  

Consumer Finance (continued)

 

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC,
5.50%, 09/01/28(e)

    USD       66      $ 58,740  

Navient Corp.

      

7.25%, 09/25/23

      3        2,968  

6.13%, 03/25/24

      93        88,177  

5.88%, 10/25/24

      77        70,778  

5.50%, 03/15/29

      87        67,069  

OneMain Finance Corp.

      

6.88%, 03/15/25

      151        143,112  

3.50%, 01/15/27

          156        124,800  

6.63%, 01/15/28

      8        7,150  

5.38%, 11/15/29

      18        14,586  

4.00%, 09/15/30

      93        68,936  

Sabre Global, Inc.(e)

      

9.25%, 04/15/25

      78        75,157  

7.38%, 09/01/25

      81        75,128  

Shift4 Payments LLC/Shift4 Payments Finance Sub, Inc., 4.63%, 11/01/26(e)

      184        162,838  

SLM Corp., 3.13%, 11/02/26

      56        45,218  

Verscend Escrow Corp., 9.75%, 08/15/26(e)

      851        827,598  
      

 

 

 
             2,614,400  
Containers & Packaging(e) — 0.1%  

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC, 3.25%, 09/01/28

      200        170,714  

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.

      

6.63%, 04/15/29

      218        204,839  

8.75%, 04/15/30

      178        153,537  

LABL, Inc., 5.88%, 11/01/28

      84        67,824  

Sealed Air Corp., 4.00%, 12/01/27

      61        54,992  
    

 

 

 
         651,906  
Diversified Consumer Services — 0.5%  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp.(e)

      

6.63%, 07/15/26

      655        601,048  

9.75%, 07/15/27

      101        85,480  

6.00%, 06/01/29

      600        435,703  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 SARL, 4.63%, 06/01/28(e)

      400        326,783  

Brink’s Co., 5.50%, 07/15/25(e)

      15        14,433  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.(e)

      

3.88%, 07/01/28

      352        294,099  

4.88%, 07/01/29

      167        137,107  

Garda World Security Corp.,
4.63%, 02/15/27(e)

      11        9,460  

Rekeep SpA, 7.25%, 02/01/26(a)

    EUR       100        90,293  

Service Corp. International,
4.00%, 05/15/31

    USD       192        163,920  

Sotheby’s, 7.38%, 10/15/27(e)

      200        185,355  
      

 

 

 
         2,343,681  
Diversified Financial Services — 0.2%  

Acuris Finance U.S., Inc./Acuris Finance SARL, 5.00%, 05/01/28(e)

      200        165,964  

Castlelake Aviation Finance DAC,
5.00%, 04/15/27(e)

      24        19,924  

Central Garden & Pet Co.

      

4.13%, 10/15/30

      63        51,692  

4.13%, 04/30/31(e)

      55        44,152  

Citigroup, Inc.(g)(h)

      

Series W, (5 year CMT + 3.60%), 4.00%

      50        43,250  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)  

Citigroup, Inc.(g)(h) (continued)

     

Series Y, (5 year CMT + 3.00%), 4.15%

    USD       10     $ 8,025  

Garfunkelux Holdco 3 SA, 7.75%, 11/01/25(a)

    GBP       100       108,948  

Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., (6.50% Cash or 7.25% PIK), 6.50%, 09/15/24(e)(i)

    USD       25       18,707  

Intrum AB, 4.88%, 08/15/25(a)

    EUR       100       94,773  

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 5.00%, 08/15/28(e)

    USD       200       164,500  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp., 4.75%, 06/15/29(e)

      22       16,928  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.(e)

     

5.00%, 10/01/29

      8       6,918  

5.50%, 07/15/30

      50       44,998  

UBS Group AG, (5 year CMT + 3.31%),
4.38%(e)(g)(h)

          345       252,402  

VistaJet Malta Finance PLC/XO Management Holding, Inc., 6.38%, 02/01/30(e)

      52       41,600  
     

 

 

 
            1,082,781  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.9%  

Consolidated Communications, Inc.,
6.50%, 10/01/28(e)

      157       133,541  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 8.75%, 05/15/30(e)

      187       189,055  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.(e)

     

3.40%, 03/01/27

      28       24,117  

4.25%, 07/01/28

      153       122,591  

3.63%, 01/15/29

      66       50,889  

3.75%, 07/15/29

      116       89,692  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.

     

5.13%, 12/15/26(e)

      439       369,559  

4.00%, 02/15/27(e)

      62       52,436  

4.50%, 01/15/29(e)

      181       134,735  

5.38%, 06/15/29(e)

      498       394,304  

Series U, 7.65%, 03/15/42

      38       29,165  

SoftBank Group Corp., 5.00%, 04/15/28(a)

    EUR       100       83,123  

Sprint Capital Corp.

     

6.88%, 11/15/28

    USD       324       340,692  

8.75%, 03/15/32

      522       628,217  

Switch Ltd.(e)

     

3.75%, 09/15/28

      99       97,926  

4.13%, 06/15/29

      202       199,948  

Telecom Italia Capital SA

     

6.38%, 11/15/33

      58       44,788  

6.00%, 09/30/34

      134       101,072  

7.20%, 07/18/36

      14       10,629  

7.72%, 06/04/38

      23       17,745  

Telecom Italia SpA, 2.88%, 01/28/26(a)

    EUR       100       94,011  

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 6.00%, 01/15/30(e)

    USD       45       31,131  

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 4.75%, 04/15/28(e)

      81       66,614  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.(e)

     

4.00%, 03/01/27

      645       535,086  

6.13%, 03/01/28

      746       538,694  
     

 

 

 
        4,379,760  
Electric Utilities — 0.1%  

Edison International, Series A, (5 year CMT + 4.70%), 5.38%(g)(h)

      100       81,250  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     

2.65%, 03/01/30

      85       70,125  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Electric Utilities (continued)

 

FirstEnergy Corp. (continued)

     

Series B, 2.25%, 09/01/30

    USD       6     $ 4,755  

Series C, 3.40%, 03/01/50

      230       155,917  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC(e)

     

5.45%, 07/15/44

      139       129,925  

4.55%, 04/01/49

      51       41,036  

Pike Corp., 5.50%, 09/01/28(e)

      130       105,535  

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings, 1.00%, 11/10/21(c)(h)

          2,375        
     

 

 

 
        588,543  
Electrical Equipment — 0.1%  

Gates Global LLC/Gates Corp.,
6.25%, 01/15/26(e)

      322       298,655  

GrafTech Finance, Inc., 4.63%, 12/15/28(e)

      66       53,426  

NM Holdings Co. LLC, Series B,
9.50%, 07/01/05(b)(c)(f)

      5,125       1  
   

 

 

 
        352,082  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.3%  

BWX Technologies, Inc.(e)

     

4.13%, 06/30/28

      86       76,540  

4.13%, 04/15/29

      107       93,893  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.(e)

     

4.75%, 06/15/28

      17       13,493  

4.38%, 03/31/29

      6       4,606  

Imola Merger Corp., 4.75%, 05/15/29(e)

      203       169,842  

Vertiv Group Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/28(e)

      1,049       851,704  

Xerox Corp., 4.80%, 03/01/35

      48       36,833  
     

 

 

 
            1,246,911  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.1%  

Archrock Partners LP/Archrock Partners Finance Corp.(e)

     

6.88%, 04/01/27

      106       96,658  

6.25%, 04/01/28

      166       146,960  

USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp.

     

6.88%, 04/01/26

      45       40,937  

6.88%, 09/01/27

      229       203,238  

Vallourec SA, 8.50%, 06/30/26(a)

    EUR       8       7,742  

Weatherford International Ltd.(e)

     

6.50%, 09/15/28

    USD       4       3,590  

8.63%, 04/30/30

      68       56,425  
     

 

 

 
        555,550  
Entertainment(e) — 0.0%                  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.,
7.50%, 02/15/29

      104       87,880  

Lindblad Expeditions LLC, 6.75%, 02/15/27

      83       71,172  

NCL Corp. Ltd., 7.75%, 02/15/29

      35       26,775  
     

 

 

 
        185,827  
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service — 0.2%  

Covanta Holding Corp.

     

4.88%, 12/01/29(e)

      78       63,470  

5.00%, 09/01/30

      13       10,612  

GFL Environmental, Inc.(e)

     

3.75%, 08/01/25

      45       41,737  

5.13%, 12/15/26

      109       104,237  

4.00%, 08/01/28

      150       123,750  

3.50%, 09/01/28

      65       55,737  

4.75%, 06/15/29

      111       91,852  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service (continued)  

GFL Environmental, Inc.(e) (continued)

     

4.38%, 08/15/29

    USD       126     $ 101,430  

Stericycle, Inc., 3.88%, 01/15/29(e)

      49       40,058  

Tervita Corp., 11.00%, 12/01/25(e)

      25       27,188  

Waste Pro USA, Inc., 5.50%, 02/15/26(e)

      104       92,383  
     

 

 

 
        752,454  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.3%  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc./BPR Cumulus LLC/BPR Nimbus LLC/GGSI Sellco LL, 4.50%, 04/01/27(e)

      57       47,267  

CTR Partnership LP/CareTrust Capital Corp.,
3.88%, 06/30/28(e)

      52       44,408  

Diversified Healthcare Trust, 9.75%, 06/15/25

      19       18,739  

Global Net Lease, Inc./Global Net Lease Operating Partnership LP,
3.75%, 12/15/27(e)

      46       38,442  

HAT Holdings I LLC/HAT Holdings II LLC,
3.38%, 06/15/26(e)

      59       50,740  

Iron Mountain, Inc.(e)

     

5.25%, 07/15/30

      43       37,384  

5.63%, 07/15/32

      66       55,808  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.

     

4.63%, 08/01/29

          306       268,515  

3.50%, 03/15/31

      371       292,407  

RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp.

     

4.75%, 10/15/27

      311       275,891  

4.50%, 02/15/29(e)

      77       65,288  

RLJ Lodging Trust LP(e)

     

3.75%, 07/01/26

      40       34,663  

4.00%, 09/15/29

      31       25,464  

Service Properties Trust

     

4.35%, 10/01/24

      7       5,688  

7.50%, 09/15/25

      29       26,571  
     

 

 

 
            1,287,275  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.3%                  

Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC(e)

     

3.25%, 03/15/26

      146       127,159  

4.63%, 01/15/27

      11       9,826  

4.88%, 02/15/30

      68       58,333  

Darling Ingredients, Inc., 6.00%, 06/15/30(e)

      96       95,678  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

     

6.50%, 02/09/40

      35       37,821  

4.88%, 10/01/49

      61       53,878  

5.50%, 06/01/50

      253       242,858  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.(e)

     

4.88%, 05/15/28

      18       16,940  

4.13%, 01/31/30

      94       81,363  

4.38%, 01/31/32

      145       126,150  

Market Bidco Finco PLC, 5.50%, 11/04/27(a)

    GBP       100       92,515  

Ocado Group PLC, 3.88%, 10/08/26(a)

      100       97,624  

Performance Food Group, Inc.,
4.25%, 08/01/29(e)

    USD       168       140,280  

Post Holdings, Inc.(e)

     

5.50%, 12/15/29

      11       9,834  

4.63%, 04/15/30

      45       37,970  

4.50%, 09/15/31

      21       17,175  

U.S. Foods, Inc.(e)

     

6.25%, 04/15/25

      51       50,872  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Food & Staples Retailing (continued)  

U.S. Foods, Inc.(e) (continued)

     

4.75%, 02/15/29

    USD       121     $ 105,777  

United Natural Foods, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/28(e)

      15       14,018  
     

 

 

 
        1,416,071  
Food Products(e) — 0.2%                  

Aramark Services, Inc.

     

6.38%, 05/01/25

      110       107,618  

5.00%, 02/01/28

          211       191,210  

Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.

     

7.50%, 04/15/25

      352       323,266  

4.63%, 11/15/28

      256       216,320  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 3.75%, 12/01/31

      89       73,015  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 3.50%, 03/01/32

      57       44,531  

Simmons Foods, Inc./Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc./Simmons Pet Food, Inc./Simmons Feed, 4.63%, 03/01/29

      110       92,994  
     

 

 

 
            1,048,954  
Gas Utilities — 0.0%                  

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 5.00%, 06/01/31(e)

      29       24,661  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies(e) — 0.2%  

Avantor Funding, Inc.

     

4.63%, 07/15/28

      359       329,095  

3.88%, 11/01/29

      387       338,490  

Embecta Corp., 6.75%, 02/15/30

      49       44,116  

Hologic, Inc., 3.25%, 02/15/29

      15       12,821  
     

 

 

 
        724,522  
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.9%  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(e)

     

5.50%, 07/01/28

      37       34,569  

5.00%, 04/15/29

      17       15,261  

AdaptHealth LLC(e)

     

6.13%, 08/01/28

      24       21,228  

5.13%, 03/01/30

      9       7,586  

AHP Health Partners, Inc., 5.75%, 07/15/29(e)

      105       77,144  

Cano Health LLC, 6.25%, 10/01/28(e)

      40       32,712  

Centene Corp.

     

2.45%, 07/15/28

      200       166,808  

3.00%, 10/15/30

      480       397,800  

2.50%, 03/01/31

      409       324,648  

2.63%, 08/01/31

      107       85,119  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(e)

     

8.00%, 03/15/26

      370       336,955  

5.63%, 03/15/27

      153       129,495  

6.00%, 01/15/29

      136       112,665  

6.88%, 04/15/29

      34       21,930  

6.13%, 04/01/30

      91       55,510  

Encompass Health Corp.

     

4.50%, 02/01/28

      16       13,698  

4.75%, 02/01/30

      123       103,079  

4.63%, 04/01/31

      66       53,442  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC(e)

     

6.75%, 04/15/25

      116       112,127  

4.38%, 02/15/27

      44       37,700  

LifePoint Health, Inc., 5.38%, 01/15/29(e)

      71       52,185  

Medline Borrower LP(e)

     

3.88%, 04/01/29

      81       68,989  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)  

Medline Borrower LP(e) (continued)

     

5.25%, 10/01/29

    USD       761     $ 625,009  

ModivCare, Inc., 5.88%, 11/15/25(e)

      23       21,160  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(e)

     

4.38%, 06/15/28

      12       10,719  

3.88%, 11/15/30

      174       148,732  

3.88%, 05/15/32

      77       64,571  

Owens & Minor, Inc., 6.63%, 04/01/30(e)

      46       42,020  

Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., 7.25%, 11/01/25(e)

      149       127,171  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc./LifePoint Health, Inc., 9.75%, 12/01/26(e)

      17       16,533  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.(e)

     

6.75%, 07/01/25

      145       132,898  

10.00%, 04/15/27

      256       247,973  

Teleflex, Inc.

     

4.63%, 11/15/27

      6       5,535  

4.25%, 06/01/28(e)

      42       37,948  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.(e)

     

4.88%, 01/01/26

      214       196,880  

6.25%, 02/01/27

      30       27,612  

5.13%, 11/01/27

          343       308,700  

4.63%, 06/15/28

      26       22,640  

6.13%, 10/01/28

      55       47,068  

4.25%, 06/01/29

      14       11,791  

6.13%, 06/15/30

      91       83,955  
     

 

 

 
            4,439,565  
Health Care Technology — 0.2%  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.(e)

     

5.00%, 07/15/27

      41       38,595  

3.13%, 02/15/29

      52       42,663  

3.50%, 04/01/30

      139       113,414  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC/Change Healthcare Finance, Inc., 5.75%, 03/01/25(e)

      212       206,422  

Charles River Laboratories International,
Inc.(e)

     

4.25%, 05/01/28

      46       41,322  

3.75%, 03/15/29

      11       9,546  

4.00%, 03/15/31

      31       26,426  

Chrome Bidco SASU, 3.50%, 05/31/28(a)

    EUR       100       85,755  

Minerva Merger Sub, Inc., 6.50%, 02/15/30(e)

    USD       343       285,235  

Syneos Health, Inc., 3.63%, 01/15/29(e)

      291       246,427  
     

 

 

 
        1,095,805  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.0%  

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.(e)

     

3.88%, 01/15/28

      73       63,358  

4.38%, 01/15/28

      234       204,586  

4.00%, 10/15/30

      46       36,915  

Affinity Gaming, 6.88%, 12/15/27(e)

      8       6,720  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

     

4.75%, 12/01/27

      58       52,490  

4.75%, 06/15/31(e)

      160       135,203  

Boyne USA, Inc., 4.75%, 05/15/29(e)

      94       81,398  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(e)

     

6.25%, 07/01/25

      533       513,668  

8.13%, 07/01/27

      409       395,196  

4.63%, 10/15/29

      534       415,185  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc., 5.75%, 07/01/25(e)

      151       144,403  

Carnival Corp., 7.63%, 03/01/26(e)

      29       22,462  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security           Par
(000)
           Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)  

CCM Merger, Inc., 6.38%, 05/01/26(e)

    USD        53       $ 48,253  

CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc., 5.75%, 04/01/30(e)

       323         293,930  

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Op

        

5.50%, 05/01/25(e)

       318         308,460  

6.50%, 10/01/28

       19         18,033  

Churchill Downs, Inc., 4.75%, 01/15/28(e)

       152         135,280  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc.(e)

        

4.63%, 01/15/29

       195         166,237  

6.75%, 01/15/30

       376         288,580  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.

        

5.75%, 05/01/28(e)

       108         102,690  

3.75%, 05/01/29(e)

       35         29,685  

4.88%, 01/15/30

       199         179,846  

4.00%, 05/01/31(e)

       92         76,452  

3.63%, 02/15/32(e)

       35         27,803  

MGM Resorts International, 5.75%, 06/15/25

       73         69,532  

Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC/Midwest Gaming Finance Corp., 4.88%, 05/01/29(e)

       71         57,865  

Peninsula Pacific Entertainment LLC/Peninsula Pacific Entertainment Finance, Inc., 8.50%, 11/15/27(e)

       76         79,770  

Powdr Corp., 6.00%, 08/01/25(e)

       67         66,498  

Premier Entertainment Sub LLC/Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.(e)

        

5.63%, 09/01/29

       34         24,207  

5.88%, 09/01/31

       37         25,678  

Raptor Acquisition Corp./Raptor Co-Issuer LLC, 4.88%, 11/01/26(e)

       57         49,875  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.38%, 07/15/27(e)

       92         66,872  

Scientific Games International, Inc., 8.63%, 07/01/25(e)

       65         66,632  

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., 7.00%, 07/01/25(e)(j)

       96         97,184  

Station Casinos LLC(e)

        

4.50%, 02/15/28

       69         58,278  

4.63%, 12/01/31

       89         69,420  

Vail Resorts, Inc., 6.25%, 05/15/25(e)

       89         88,891  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 4.38%, 08/15/28(e)

       44         38,485  

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

       198         155,945  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

        

4.75%, 01/15/30(e)

       24         21,780  

5.35%, 11/01/43

       14         11,603  
        

 

 

 
           4,795,348  

Household Durables — 0.2%

 

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co.(e)

        

4.63%, 08/01/29

       32         24,000  

4.63%, 04/01/30

       46         33,780  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. LLC(e)

        

5.00%, 06/15/29

       67         50,657  

4.88%, 02/15/30

       256         185,984  

CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc., 6.75%, 07/15/25(e)

       104         91,944  

K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 10.00%, 11/15/25(e)

       20         21,204  

KB Home, 7.25%, 07/15/30

       21         19,898  
Security           Par
(000)
           Value  
Household Durables (continued)  

Mattamy Group Corp., 4.63%, 03/01/30(e)

    USD        72       $ 52,619  

NCR Corp.(e)

        

5.75%, 09/01/27

       20         17,751  

5.00%, 10/01/28

       57         48,330  

5.13%, 04/15/29

       30         25,372  

6.13%, 09/01/29

       78         67,459  

SWF Escrow Issuer Corp., 6.50%, 10/01/29(e)

       105         70,612  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.13%, 08/01/30(e)

       20         16,610  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(e)

        

4.00%, 04/15/29

       73         58,804  

3.88%, 10/15/31

       96         72,000  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., 5.70%, 06/15/28

       18         15,534  
        

 

 

 
           872,558  
Household Products — 0.0%                         

Energizer Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 12/31/27(e)

       38         33,297  
        

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers(e) — 0.1%  

Calpine Corp.

        

5.25%, 06/01/26

       28         26,600  

5.13%, 03/15/28

       380         334,514  

4.63%, 02/01/29

       22         18,310  

5.00%, 02/01/31

       14         11,318  

3.75%, 03/01/31

       4         3,254  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC

        

4.75%, 03/15/28

       20         17,994  

3.75%, 01/15/32

       82         64,985  

NRG Energy, Inc.

        

3.63%, 02/15/31

       91         71,343  

3.88%, 02/15/32

       78         61,954  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 4.75%, 01/15/30

       74         63,380  
        

 

 

 
           673,652  
Insurance(e) — 0.5%  

Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc., 6.00%, 08/01/29

       71         55,578  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer

        

4.25%, 10/15/27

       388         335,841  

6.75%, 10/15/27

       1,083         961,032  

5.88%, 11/01/29

       376         312,009  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 4.88%, 06/30/29

       82         67,152  

GTCR AP Finance, Inc., 8.00%, 05/15/27

       4         3,745  

HUB International Ltd.

        

7.00%, 05/01/26

       416         391,206  

5.63%, 12/01/29

       16         13,217  

Ryan Specialty Group LLC, 4.38%, 02/01/30

       43         37,410  
        

 

 

 
           2,177,190  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.1%  

Arches Buyer, Inc., 4.25%, 06/01/28(e)

       36         29,311  

Iliad SA, 2.38%, 06/17/26(a)

    EUR        100         91,696  

Northwest Fiber LLC/Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc.(e)

        

4.75%, 04/30/27

    USD        152         125,180  

6.00%, 02/15/28

       71         51,021  

10.75%, 06/01/28

       30         26,694  

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Interactive Media & Services (continued)  

Twitter, Inc.(e)

     

3.88%, 12/15/27

    USD       103     $ 97,104  

5.00%, 03/01/30

      71       67,361  
   

 

 

 
        488,367  
Internet Software & Services(e) — 0.4%  

ANGI Group LLC, 3.88%, 08/15/28

      106       80,708  

Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc., 6.00%, 02/15/29

      34       24,535  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc., 3.50%, 03/01/29

      55       46,370  

Match Group Holdings II LLC

     

4.63%, 06/01/28

      81       73,435  

4.13%, 08/01/30

      65       54,282  

3.63%, 10/01/31

      51       40,162  

Uber Technologies, Inc.

     

7.50%, 05/15/25

      242       239,694  

8.00%, 11/01/26

      92       91,586  

7.50%, 09/15/27

      282       273,196  

6.25%, 01/15/28

      341       315,370  

4.50%, 08/15/29

      656       539,560  
     

 

 

 
        1,778,898  
IT Services — 0.6%                  

Ahead DB Holdings LLC, 6.63%, 05/01/28(e)

      50       41,450  

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.(e)

     

3.88%, 09/01/28

      75       66,375  

4.00%, 07/01/29

      138       120,326  

CA Magnum Holdings, 5.38%, 10/31/26(e)

      201       173,865  

Camelot Finance SA, 4.50%, 11/01/26(e)

      56       51,078  

Condor Merger Sub, Inc., 7.38%, 02/15/30(e)

      279       226,763  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp., 5.00%, 12/15/29(e)

      252       217,665  

Fair Isaac Corp., 4.00%, 06/15/28(e)

      63       55,808  

Fiserv, Inc., 2.25%, 06/01/27

      1,385       1,238,718  

Gartner, Inc.(e)

     

4.50%, 07/01/28

      91       83,557  

3.63%, 06/15/29

      55       47,650  

3.75%, 10/01/30

      45       38,306  

KBR, Inc., 4.75%, 09/30/28(e)

      66       58,168  

Tempo Acquisition LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp., 5.75%, 06/01/25(e)

      190       178,740  

Twilio, Inc., 3.88%, 03/15/31

      161       132,466  

ZoomInfo Technologies LLC/ZoomInfo Finance Corp., 3.88%, 02/01/29(e)

      337       282,286  
     

 

 

 
        3,013,221  
Leisure Products — 0.0%                  

Mattel, Inc.

     

3.75%, 04/01/29(e)

      45       40,437  

6.20%, 10/01/40

      60       57,300  

5.45%, 11/01/41

      119       104,452  
     

 

 

 
        202,189  
Machinery — 0.5%                  

ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc., 4.13%, 12/15/28(e)

      35       29,225  

Husky III Holding Ltd., (13.00% Cash or 13.75% PIK), 13.00%, 02/15/25(e)(i)

      445       431,650  

Madison IAQ LLC, 5.88%, 06/30/29(e)

      1,142       875,137  

Mueller Water Products, Inc., 4.00%, 06/15/29(e)

      34       29,660  

OT Merger Corp., 7.88%, 10/15/29(e)

      37       21,251  

Schenck Process Holding GmbH/Darmstadt, 5.38%, 06/15/23(a)

    EUR       100       100,819  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Machinery (continued)        

Terex Corp., 5.00%, 05/15/29(e)

    USD       102     $ 86,700  

Titan Acquisition Ltd./Titan Co.-Borrower LLC, 7.75%, 04/15/26(e)

      171       157,183  

TK Elevator Holdco GmbH, 7.63%, 07/15/28(e)

      200       179,500  

TK Elevator U.S. Newco, Inc., 5.25%, 07/15/27(e)

      400       356,626  
     

 

 

 
        2,267,751  
Media — 2.5%                  

Adelphia Communications Corp., 10.50%, 12/31/49(b)(c)(f)(g)

      400        

Altice Financing SA(e)

     

5.00%, 01/15/28

      204       164,391  

5.75%, 08/15/29

      251       201,428  

Altice France Holding SA, 10.50%, 05/15/27(e)

      742       622,642  

AMC Networks, Inc., 4.25%, 02/15/29

      39       31,540  

Cable One, Inc.

     

1.13%, 03/15/28(k)

      66       55,308  

4.00%, 11/15/30(e)

      88       72,290  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

     

5.13%, 05/01/27(e)

      38       35,863  

5.00%, 02/01/28(e)

      62       57,207  

5.38%, 06/01/29(e)

      117       104,579  

4.75%, 03/01/30(e)

      22       18,816  

4.50%, 08/15/30(e)

      144       119,560  

4.25%, 02/01/31(e)

      257       209,455  

4.75%, 02/01/32(e)

      172       140,834  

4.50%, 05/01/32

      279       225,906  

4.50%, 06/01/33(e)

      128       100,867  

4.25%, 01/15/34(e)

      289       223,253  

Clear Channel International BV, 6.63%, 08/01/25(e)

      200       186,000  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(e)

     

5.13%, 08/15/27

      562       474,513  

7.75%, 04/15/28

      358       260,470  

7.50%, 06/01/29

      252       181,203  

CMG Media Corp., 8.88%, 12/15/27(e)

      100       79,001  

Connect Finco SARL/Connect U.S. Finco LLC, 6.75%, 10/01/26(e)

      738       663,189  

CSC Holdings LLC

     

5.25%, 06/01/24

      344       321,640  

4.13%, 12/01/30(e)

      223       173,940  

3.38%, 02/15/31(e)

      205       151,559  

Directv Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co.- Obligor, Inc., 5.88%, 08/15/27(e)

      155       132,226  

DISH DBS Corp.

     

5.88%, 07/15/22

      582       578,700  

5.25%, 12/01/26(e)

      463       362,918  

5.75%, 12/01/28(e)

      270       199,911  

5.13%, 06/01/29

      107       65,017  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC(e)

     

5.88%, 10/15/27

      144       129,471  

5.00%, 05/01/28

      165       140,250  

6.75%, 05/01/29

      146       120,085  

6.00%, 01/15/30

      86       66,173  

GCI LLC, 4.75%, 10/15/28(e)

      64       55,453  

Iliad Holding SASU(e)

     

6.50%, 10/15/26

      200       179,994  

7.00%, 10/15/28

      200       173,987  

Kaixo Bondsco Telecom SA, 5.13%, 09/30/29(a)

    EUR       100       79,382  

Lamar Media Corp., 4.00%, 02/15/30

    USD       57       47,860  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC(e)

     

6.75%, 10/15/27

      180       167,909  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security           Par
(000)
           Value  
Media (continued)  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC(e) (continued)

        

5.13%, 07/15/29

    USD        200       $ 167,000  

Liberty Broadband Corp.,
2.75%, 09/30/50(e)(k)

       481         457,518  

Ligado Networks LLC, (15.50% PIK), 15.50%, 11/01/23(e)(i)

       89         45,413  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 04/15/29(e)

       244         190,320  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(e)

        

4.88%, 11/01/24

       9         8,595  

6.50%, 05/15/27

       452         444,506  

4.75%, 10/15/27

       52         46,099  

3.75%, 01/15/28

       62         53,475  

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.(e)

        

5.00%, 08/15/27

       215         187,856  

4.25%, 01/15/29

       43         34,255  

4.63%, 03/15/30

       4         3,151  

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc.(e)

        

4.50%, 09/15/26

       815         702,758  

6.50%, 09/15/28

       414         319,970  

Scripps Escrow II, Inc., 3.88%, 01/15/29(e)

       5         4,190  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 4.13%, 12/01/30(e)

       229         181,635  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.(e)

 

3.13%, 09/01/26

       212         189,153  

5.00%, 08/01/27

       55         51,014  

4.00%, 07/15/28

       99         85,635  

4.13%, 07/01/30

       28         23,385  

3.88%, 09/01/31

       151         120,234  

Stagwell Global LLC, 5.63%, 08/15/29(e)

       32         25,713  

United Group BV, 5.25%, 02/01/30(a)

    EUR        100         77,275  

Univision Communications, Inc.(e)

        

5.13%, 02/15/25

    USD        107         100,687  

6.63%, 06/01/27

       39         37,132  

7.38%, 06/30/30

       42         41,055  

UPC Broadband Finco BV, 4.88%, 07/15/31(e)

       200         163,000  

Videotron Ltd., 3.63%, 06/15/29(e)

       85         69,000  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 4.50%, 08/15/30(e)

       200         164,342  

Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes IV DAC, 5.00%, 07/15/28(e)

       242         200,247  

WMG Acquisition Corp., 3.88%, 07/15/30(e)

       7         5,821  

Ziggo Bonds Co. BV, 5.13%, 02/28/30(e)

       200         156,882  
        

 

 

 
           11,732,106  
Metals & Mining — 0.5%  

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

        

4.88%, 10/01/29

       32         25,520  

5.13%, 10/01/31

       88         67,412  

Arconic Corp.(e)

        

6.00%, 05/15/25

       13         12,679  

6.13%, 02/15/28

       183         170,882  

Big River Steel LLC/BRS Finance Corp., 6.63%, 01/31/29(e)

       341         316,429  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

        

6.38%, 07/15/28

       14         12,496  

7.63%, 03/15/30

       64         58,771  

Commercial Metals Co.

        

4.13%, 01/15/30

       23         19,366  

4.38%, 03/15/32

       24         19,658  

Constellium SE, 3.75%, 04/15/29(e)

       500         396,536  
Security           Par
(000)
           Value  
Metals & Mining (continued)  

ERO Copper Corp., 6.50%, 02/15/30(e)

    USD        50       $ 40,125  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty. Ltd., 6.13%, 04/15/32(e)

       130         117,000  

Joseph T Ryerson & Son, Inc., 8.50%, 08/01/28(e)

 

     9         9,293  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(e)

        

4.63%, 03/01/28

       169         140,696  

4.50%, 06/01/31

       192         145,321  

Mineral Resources Ltd.(e)

        

8.00%, 11/01/27

       41         39,975  

8.50%, 05/01/30

       41         40,385  

New Gold, Inc., 7.50%, 07/15/27(e)

       170         147,900  

Novelis Corp.(e)

        

3.25%, 11/15/26

       148         125,101  

4.75%, 01/30/30

       381         316,679  

3.88%, 08/15/31

       148         113,988  

Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/29(e)

       39         33,186  

U.S. Steel Corp., 6.88%, 03/01/29

       90         78,533  
     

 

 

 
             2,447,931  
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.0%  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 5.50%, 11/01/23(e)

 

     9         8,899  
        

 

 

 
Multiline Retail — 0.0%  

NMG Holding Co., Inc./Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 7.13%, 04/01/26(e)

       123         113,354  
        

 

 

 
Offshore Drilling & Other Services(e) — 0.0%  

Entegris, Inc.

        

4.38%, 04/15/28

       29         25,593  

3.63%, 05/01/29

       10         8,362  
        

 

 

 
           33,955  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.7%  

Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp., 8.25%, 02/15/26(e)

       186         180,745  

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp.(e)

        

5.75%, 03/01/27

       80         74,400  

5.75%, 01/15/28

       15         13,656  

5.38%, 06/15/29

       66         59,107  

Antero Resources Corp., 7.63%, 02/01/29(e)

       38         38,656  

Apache Corp.

 

4.25%, 01/15/30

       68         60,265  

5.10%, 09/01/40

       130         109,769  

5.25%, 02/01/42

       18         15,057  

5.35%, 07/01/49

       41         32,396  

Arcosa, Inc., 4.38%, 04/15/29(e)

       117         99,281  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.(e)

        

9.00%, 11/01/27

       298         374,045  

5.88%, 06/30/29

       71         62,480  

Buckeye Partners LP

        

5.85%, 11/15/43

       16         11,360  

5.60%, 10/15/44

       1         696  

Callon Petroleum Co.

        

6.13%, 10/01/24

       33         33,508  

9.00%, 04/01/25(e)

       237         251,220  

6.38%, 07/01/26

       38         35,055  

8.00%, 08/01/28(e)

       250         240,150  

7.50%, 06/15/30(e)

       279         256,719  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security           Par
(000)
           Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)                         

Cellnex Telecom SA, Series CLNX, 0.75%, 11/20/31(a)(k)

    EUR        100       $ 71,367  

Centennial Resource Production LLC, 6.88%, 04/01/27(e)

    USD        36         34,187  

Central Parent, Inc./Central Merger Sub, Inc., 7.25%, 06/15/29(e)

       179           172,287  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP

        

4.50%, 10/01/29

       211         188,360  

4.00%, 03/01/31

       201         170,910  

3.25%, 01/31/32(e)

       163         128,362  

Cheniere Energy, Inc., 4.63%, 10/15/28

       616         554,751  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(e)

        

5.88%, 02/01/29

       5         4,715  

6.75%, 04/15/29

       166         160,527  

CITGO Petroleum Corp.(e)

        

7.00%, 06/15/25

       90         87,075  

6.38%, 06/15/26

       74         68,315  

Civitas Resources, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/26(e)

       28         25,130  

CNX Midstream Partners LP, 4.75%, 04/15/30(e)

       30         25,200  

CNX Resources Corp., 6.00%, 01/15/29(e)

       33         30,829  

Colgate Energy Partners III LLC(e)

        

7.75%, 02/15/26

       38         36,124  

5.88%, 07/01/29

       129         113,036  

Comstock Resources, Inc.(e)

        

6.75%, 03/01/29

       137         122,674  

5.88%, 01/15/30

       220         189,200  

CQP Holdco LP/BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC, 5.50%, 06/15/31(e)

       250         212,885  

Crescent Energy Finance LLC, 7.25%, 05/01/26(e)

       222         202,020  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.(e)

        

5.63%, 05/01/27

       16         14,240  

6.00%, 02/01/29

       13         11,344  

8.00%, 04/01/29

       27         25,077  

CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc., 5.63%, 10/15/25(e)

       441         414,540  

DCP Midstream Operating LP(e)

        

6.45%, 11/03/36

       179         175,420  

6.75%, 09/15/37

       6         5,708  

DT Midstream, Inc.(e)

        

4.13%, 06/15/29

       132         111,870  

4.38%, 06/15/31

       152         127,300  

Dycom Industries, Inc., 4.50%, 04/15/29(e)

       33         28,813  

Earthstone Energy Holdings LLC, 8.00%, 04/15/27(e)

       93         88,001  

eG Global Finance PLC

        

6.75%, 02/07/25(e)

       200         188,577  

6.25%, 10/30/25(a)

    EUR        142         133,360  

Energy Transfer LP, Series H, (5 year CMT + 5.69%), 6.50%(g)(h)

    USD        204         180,319  

EnLink Midstream LLC

        

5.63%, 01/15/28(e)

       93         85,306  

5.38%, 06/01/29

       122         106,775  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

        

4.40%, 04/01/24

       136         132,756  

4.85%, 07/15/26

       39         35,978  

5.60%, 04/01/44

       82         58,073  

5.45%, 06/01/47

       18         12,739  
Security           Par
(000)
           Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)                         

EQM Midstream Partners LP

        

6.00%, 07/01/25(e)

    USD        33       $ 31,636  

4.13%, 12/01/26

       17         14,684  

6.50%, 07/01/27(e)

       117           108,787  

4.50%, 01/15/29(e)

       8         6,495  

7.50%, 06/01/30(e)

       27         25,937  

4.75%, 01/15/31(e)

       199         158,702  

Gulfport Energy Corp., 8.00%, 05/17/26(e)

       11         11,313  

Harvest Midstream I LP, 7.50%, 09/01/28(e)

       20         18,785  

Hess Midstream Operations LP, 4.25%, 02/15/30(e)

       77         64,485  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., 6.25%, 11/01/28(e)

       10         9,425  

ITT Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 08/01/29(e)

       109         87,200  

Kinetik Holdings LP, 5.88%, 06/15/30(e)

       177         168,613  

MasTec, Inc., 4.50%, 08/15/28(e)

       56         50,382  

Matador Resources Co., 5.88%, 09/15/26

       233         223,978  

Murphy Oil Corp.

        

5.75%, 08/15/25

       35         34,633  

5.88%, 12/01/27

       20         18,665  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 4.75%, 09/15/29

       109         98,107  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(e)

        

7.25%, 01/15/26

       27         23,945  

7.50%, 01/15/28

       44         37,840  

Nabors Industries, Inc., 7.38%, 05/15/27(e)

       104         98,800  

New Fortress Energy, Inc.(e)

        

6.75%, 09/15/25

       383         361,935  

6.50%, 09/30/26

       309         279,880  

NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 02/01/26(e)

       80         72,000  

NGPL PipeCo LLC, 7.77%, 12/15/37(e)

       186         202,412  

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.13%, 03/01/28(e)

       280         263,900  

NuStar Logistics LP

        

5.75%, 10/01/25

       41         38,335  

6.00%, 06/01/26

       124         115,940  

6.38%, 10/01/30

       2         1,738  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

        

6.95%, 07/01/24

       19         19,570  

8.00%, 07/15/25

       11         11,578  

5.88%, 09/01/25

       38         37,835  

5.50%, 12/01/25

       49         48,265  

8.88%, 07/15/30

       23         26,406  

6.63%, 09/01/30

       743         765,290  

6.13%, 01/01/31

       25         25,336  

7.50%, 05/01/31

       27         29,025  

6.45%, 09/15/36

       32         32,800  

6.20%, 03/15/40

       302         297,470  

6.60%, 03/15/46

       18         19,116  

PDC Energy, Inc., 6.13%, 09/15/24

       68         67,537  

Range Resources Corp., 4.88%, 05/15/25

       39         38,041  

Rockcliff Energy II LLC, 5.50%, 10/15/29(e)

       149         135,586  

SM Energy Co.

        

5.63%, 06/01/25

       22         20,790  

6.75%, 09/15/26

       46         43,395  

6.63%, 01/15/27

       10         9,350  

6.50%, 07/15/28

       52         47,825  

Southwestern Energy Co.

        

5.38%, 02/01/29

       92         85,339  

4.75%, 02/01/32

       52         44,435  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
           Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)        

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.,
5.88%, 03/15/28

    USD       151       $ 137,675  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.(e)

       

6.00%, 03/01/27

      14         12,495  

6.00%, 12/31/30

      10         8,300  

6.00%, 09/01/31

      41         33,825  

Tap Rock Resources LLC, 7.00%, 10/01/26(e)

      245         231,333  

Transocean, Inc., 11.50%, 01/30/27(e)

      167         156,751  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC(e)

       

3.88%, 08/15/29

      265         231,802  

4.13%, 08/15/31

      224         191,412  

3.88%, 11/01/33

      581         479,325  

Vermilion Energy, Inc., 6.88%, 05/01/30(e)

      51         45,645  

Western Midstream Operating LP

       

4.75%, 08/15/28

      95         86,794  

5.45%, 04/01/44

      217         180,357  

5.30%, 03/01/48

      39         31,440  

5.50%, 08/15/48

      17         13,855  

5.75%, 02/01/50

      156         125,277  
       

 

 

 
              12,882,542  
Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(e)

       

9.00%, 12/15/25

      55         40,637  

6.13%, 02/01/27

      21         17,850  

7.00%, 01/15/28

      36         20,610  

5.00%, 02/15/29

      55         28,600  

6.25%, 02/15/29

      2         1,064  

Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH, 4.38%, 01/15/28(a)

    EUR       100         89,040  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 6.40%, 08/28/28

    USD       57         54,258  

Gruenenthal GmbH, 4.13%, 05/15/28(a)

    EUR       100         89,600  

Nidda Healthcare Holding GmbH, 3.50%, 09/30/24(a)

      200         185,174  

Option Care Health, Inc., 4.38%, 10/31/29(e)

    USD       67         57,453  

Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV(e)

       

4.13%, 04/30/28

      200         177,000  

5.13%, 04/30/31

      200         172,566  

P&L Development LLC/PLD Finance Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/25(e)

      88         61,604  

PRA Health Sciences, Inc., 2.88%, 07/15/26(e)

      200         178,000  

Prestige Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 04/01/31(e)

      70         58,044  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV, 3.75%, 05/09/27

    EUR       100         88,604  
       

 

 

 
          1,320,104  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.1%        

Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC, 6.75%, 05/15/28(e)

    USD       90         83,587  

DIC Asset AG, 2.25%, 09/22/26(a)

    EUR       100         69,689  

Howard Hughes Corp.(e)

       

5.38%, 08/01/28

    USD       8         6,700  

4.13%, 02/01/29

      51         39,336  

4.38%, 02/01/31

      63         46,625  

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.(e)

       

5.75%, 01/15/29

      321         243,421  
Security          Par
(000)
           Value  
Real Estate Management & Development (continued)              

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.(e) (continued)

 

 

5.25%, 04/15/30

    USD       43       $ 31,820  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 4.38%, 01/15/27(e)

      25         21,702  

WeWork Cos. LLC/WW Co.-Obligor, Inc., 5.00%, 07/10/25(e)

      70         45,209  
       

 

 

 
          588,089  
Road & Rail — 0.0%        

Autostrade per l’Italia SpA, 2.00%, 01/15/30(a)

    EUR       100         82,002  

Seaspan Corp., 5.50%, 08/01/29(e)

    USD       101         81,261  
       

 

 

 
          163,263  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment(e) — 0.2%  

Entegris Escrow Corp., 4.75%, 04/15/29

      398         370,629  

Sensata Technologies BV, 4.00%, 04/15/29

      36         30,531  

Sensata Technologies, Inc.

       

4.38%, 02/15/30

      223         189,813  

3.75%, 02/15/31

      49         39,271  

Synaptics, Inc., 4.00%, 06/15/29

      112         90,942  
       

 

 

 
          721,186  
Software(e) — 0.4%        

Black Knight InfoServ LLC, 3.63%, 09/01/28

      122         105,530  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.

       

7.13%, 10/02/25

      148         141,719  

9.13%, 03/01/26

      215         200,856  

Elastic NV, 4.13%, 07/15/29

      120         100,174  

Iron Mountain Information Management Services, Inc., 5.00%, 07/15/32

      73         58,919  

Maxar Technologies, Inc., 7.75%, 06/15/27

      27         26,744  

MicroStrategy, Inc., 6.13%, 06/15/28

      144         114,672  

MSCI, Inc.

       

3.63%, 09/01/30

      64         53,355  

3.88%, 02/15/31

      11         9,405  

3.63%, 11/01/31

      41         33,749  

3.25%, 08/15/33

      58         46,231  

Open Text Corp.

       

3.88%, 02/15/28

      2         1,779  

3.88%, 12/01/29

      177         148,972  

Playtika Holding Corp., 4.25%, 03/15/29

      174         143,550  

PTC, Inc., 4.00%, 02/15/28

      80         72,293  

SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 09/30/27

      393         366,496  

Veritas U.S., Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd., 7.50%, 09/01/25

      260         195,116  
       

 

 

 
              1,819,560  
Specialty Retail — 0.1%              

Arko Corp., 5.13%, 11/15/29(e)

      58         43,937  

Bath & Body Works, Inc., 7.60%, 07/15/37

      96         77,392  

Carvana Co., 10.25%, 05/01/30(e)

      53         43,460  

PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp., 7.75%, 02/15/29(e)

      253         227,829  

Staples, Inc., 7.50%, 04/15/26(e)

      90         74,598  
       

 

 

 
          467,216  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.0%  

II-VI, Inc., 5.00%, 12/15/29(e)

      164         143,090  
       

 

 

 
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods(e) — 0.0%        

Crocs, Inc.

     

4.25%, 03/15/29

    USD       11     $ 8,136  

4.13%, 08/15/31

      49       34,680  

Kontoor Brands, Inc., 4.13%, 11/15/29

      32       25,412  

Levi Strauss & Co., 3.50%, 03/01/31

      57       46,598  
     

 

 

 
        114,826  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.1%                  

Enact Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 08/15/25(e)

      129       121,663  

Home Point Capital, Inc., 5.00%, 02/01/26(e)

      58       40,020  

MGIC Investment Corp., 5.25%, 08/15/28

      47       42,086  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(e)

     

6.00%, 01/15/27

      54       46,842  

5.13%, 12/15/30

      34       25,416  

5.75%, 11/15/31

      32       24,502  

Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co- Issuer, Inc., 2.88%, 10/15/26(e)

      59       48,758  
     

 

 

 
        349,287  
Utilities(e) — 0.1%                  

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.

     

6.00%, 10/15/26

      23       19,787  

6.50%, 10/15/28

      20       16,504  

Pattern Energy Operations LP/Pattern Energy Operations, Inc., 4.50%, 08/15/28

      51       44,370  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC

     

5.63%, 02/15/27

      99       93,086  

4.38%, 05/01/29

      73       61,074  
     

 

 

 
        234,821  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.4%  

Altice France SA(e)

     

8.13%, 02/01/27

      334       307,410  

5.50%, 01/15/28

      229       184,542  

5.13%, 07/15/29

      351       265,005  

5.50%, 10/15/29

      200       152,782  

SBA Communications Corp.

     

3.13%, 02/01/29

      8       6,548  

3.88%, 02/15/27

      410       374,244  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

     

2.63%, 02/15/29

      45       37,880  

3.38%, 04/15/29

      116       101,500  

2.88%, 02/15/31

      71       58,946  

3.50%, 04/15/31

      146       126,061  

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 6.50%, 02/15/29(e)

      146       106,945  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.63%, 06/15/25(e)

      147       139,834  

Vmed O2 U.K. Financing I PLC, 4.75%, 07/15/31(e)

      200       161,570  
     

 

 

 
        2,023,267  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 21.0%
(Cost: $124,569,715)

        99,906,902  
     

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests(h)

     
Aerospace & Defense — 4.4%                  

Atlas CC Acquisition Corp.

     

Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 5.82%, 05/25/28

      4,698       4,330,576  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Aerospace & Defense (continued)                  

Atlas CC Acquisition Corp. (continued)

     

Term Loan C, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%,
0.75% Floor), 5.82%, 05/25/28

    USD       955     $ 880,795  

Bleriot U.S. Bidco, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.25%, 10/31/26

      812       786,061  

Cobham Ultra U.S. Co-Borrower LLC, USD Term Loan B, 11/17/28(l)

      326       309,429  

Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.

     

2020 CAD Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 04/06/26

      1,777       1,633,953  

2020 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 04/06/26

      3,305       3,039,152  

Nordam Group, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%), 7.19%, 04/09/26

      766       632,931  

Peraton Corp.

     

2nd Lien Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 0.75% Floor), 9.00%, 02/01/29

      1,474       1,367,262  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 02/01/28

      5,074       4,754,311  

Spirit Aerosystems, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 01/15/25

      880       855,685  

TransDigm, Inc., 2020 Term Loan F,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 12/09/25

      2,382       2,253,110  
     

 

 

 
        20,843,265  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.3%                  

AIT Worldwide Logistics Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.72%, 04/06/28

      512       462,622  

Kestrel Bidco, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.03%, 12/11/26

      366       326,789  

PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 5.92%, 12/15/28

      840       755,498  
     

 

 

 
        1,544,909  
Airlines — 2.4%                  

AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 2021 Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.81%, 04/20/28

      1,434       1,365,123  

Air Canada, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.25%, 08/11/28(c)

      1,802       1,653,702  

American Airlines, Inc.

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.40%, 01/29/27

      571       501,586  

2017 Incremental Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 2.84%, 12/15/23

      1,785       1,723,384  

2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.37%, 06/27/25

      436       385,291  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.31%, 06/21/27

      3,013       2,970,986  

United Airlines, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.39%, 04/21/28

      3,279       3,038,776  
     

 

 

 
        11,638,848  
Auto Components — 2.5%                  

Adient U.S. LLC, 2021 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 04/10/28

      721       669,066  

Clarios Global LP, 2021 USD Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 04/30/26

      3,217       2,995,511  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Auto Components (continued)                  

Truck Hero, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 5.17%, 01/31/28

    USD       1,755     $ 1,565,644  

USI, Inc.

     

2017 Repriced Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.25%, 05/16/24

      4,325       4,138,505  

2019 Incremental Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.50%, 12/02/26(c)

      247       227,563  

Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 02/05/26

      2,290       2,121,329  
     

 

 

 
        11,717,618  
Banks — 0.7%                  

Directv Financing LLC, Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor), 6.67%, 08/02/27

      2,162       1,984,738  

LABL, Inc., 2021 USD 1st Lien Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 6.67%, 10/29/28

      1,412       1,301,310  
     

 

 

 
        3,286,048  
Beverages — 0.6%                  

Naked Juice LLC

     

2nd Lien Term Loan, (SOFR + 6.00%), 8.15%, 01/24/30(c)

      1,030       926,781  

Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.25%), 5.40%, 01/24/29

      2,204       2,047,432  
     

 

 

 
        2,974,213  
Building Materials — 0.1%                  

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%,), 4.57%, 04/12/28

      515       424,934  
     

 

 

 
Building Products — 1.7%                  

CP Atlas Buyer, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 11/23/27

      1,280       1,120,846  

CPG International LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.50%), 4.09%, 04/28/29(c)

      707       653,975  

Jeld-Wen, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 07/28/28

      723       684,975  

LSF10 XL Bidco SCA, 2021 EUR Term Loan, (EURIBOR + 3.67%), 3.68%, 04/12/28

    EUR       854       762,891  

New AMI I LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 6.00%), 7.52%, 03/08/29

    USD       739       671,483  

Standard Industries, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.79%, 09/22/28

      1,426       1,375,209  

Wilsonart LLC, 2021 Term Loan E, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.51%, 12/31/26

      3,038       2,683,128  
     

 

 

 
        7,952,507  
Capital Markets — 2.5%                  

AqGen Ascensus, Inc., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%), 7.50%, 08/02/29(c)

      2,373       2,206,518  

Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC

     

2020 USD Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.28%, 04/09/27

      5,665       5,289,546  

2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.42%, 04/07/28

      1,594       1,546,180  

Eagle Broadband Investments LLC, Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.31%, 11/12/27

      1,338       1,258,095  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Capital Markets (continued)                  

FinCo I LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 06/27/25

    USD       (m)    $ 234  

Focus Financial Partners LLC, 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 06/30/28

      1,300       1,242,492  

Greenhill & Co., Inc., Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 04/12/24

      520       510,434  
     

 

 

 
        12,053,499  
Chemicals — 4.8%                  

Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 7.00%, 08/27/26

      2,914       2,834,052  

Atotech BV, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 03/18/28

      3,060       2,917,276  

Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan B3, (3 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 4.00%, 06/01/24

      602       586,834  

CPC Acquisition Corp., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.00%, 12/29/27

      647       563,263  

Element Materials Technology Group U.S. Holdings, Inc., 2017 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.09%, 06/28/24

      1,329       1,278,073  

Element Solutions, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 01/31/26

      1,755       1,726,637  

Illuminate Buyer LLC, 2021 Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 06/30/27

      1,233       1,136,560  

Lonza Group AG, USD Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 6.25%, 07/03/28

      949       844,289  

Messer Industries GmbH, 2018 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.75%, 03/02/26

      2,807       2,673,832  

Minerals Technologies, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.87%, 02/14/24

      378       376,984  

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 05/15/24

      1,330       1,282,048  

Oxea Holding Drei GmbH, 2017 USD Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.38%, 10/14/24

      1,524       1,406,912  

PQ Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.74%, 06/09/28

      1,530       1,459,753  

Pregis TopCo Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.67%, 07/31/26

      620       583,461  

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 4.75%, 03/16/27

      937       833,545  

Sparta U.S. HoldCo LLC, 2021 Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.62%, 08/02/28(c)

      1,440       1,371,857  

Starfruit Finco BV, 2018 USD Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.25%, 10/01/25

      330       311,367  

WR Grace Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.06%, 09/22/28

      473       447,340  
     

 

 

 
        22,634,083  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 5.1%                  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2021 USD Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 05/12/28

    USD       2,316     $ 2,117,936  

Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC, 2022 Term Loan, (SOFR + 4.00%), 5.30%, 02/15/29

      689       654,123  

Asurion LLC

     

2018 Term Loan B6, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.12%), 4.79%, 11/03/23

      1,208       1,158,095  

2018 Term Loan B7, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 11/03/24

      911       852,656  

2020 Term Loan B8, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 12/23/26

      693       627,068  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%), 6.92%, 01/31/28

      985       837,576  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%), 6.92%, 01/20/29

      1,402       1,184,690  

Clean Harbors, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 10/08/28

      615       608,761  

Covanta Holding Corp.

     

2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 11/30/28

      997       940,020  

2021 Term Loan C, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 11/30/28

      75       70,590  

Creative Artists Agency LLC, 2020 Incremental Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.88%, 11/27/26

      1,702       1,610,050  

Dealer Tire LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 5.92%, 12/12/25

      2,667       2,539,007  

EnergySolutions LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.00%, 05/09/25

      434       401,706  

Packers Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 4.44%, 03/09/28

      1,475       1,346,762  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor), 3.65%, 09/23/26

      1,487       1,384,857  

Tempo Acquisition LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.00%), 4.53%, 08/31/28

      4,230       4,003,009  

Vericast Corp., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor), 10.00%, 06/16/26

      383       296,554  

Verscend Holding Corp., 2021 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.67%, 08/27/25

      3,247       3,100,438  

Viad Corp., Initial Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 6.67%, 07/30/28

      691       645,879  
     

 

 

 
        24,379,777  
Communications Equipment — 0.4%                  

ViaSat, Inc., Term Loan, (SOFR + 4.50%), 6.14%, 03/02/29

      2,198       2,041,296  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering — 1.8%                  

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.40%, 06/21/24

      3,562       3,064,106  

New Arclin U.S. Holding Corp., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%), 8.67%, 09/30/29(c)

      815       768,138  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Construction & Engineering (continued)                  

Pike Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 01/21/28

    USD       925     $ 877,276  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.02%, 06/02/28

      2,422       2,229,127  

USIC Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 5.17%, 05/12/28

      1,553       1,441,516  
     

 

 

 
        8,380,163  
Construction Materials — 1.3%                  

Core & Main LP, 2021 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.12%, 07/27/28

      3,577       3,400,017  

Filtration Group Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 03/29/25

      2,111       1,995,048  

Tamko Building Products LLC, Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.33%, 06/01/26

      766       715,423  
     

 

 

 
        6,110,488  
Containers & Packaging — 1.3%                  

BWAY Holding Co., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 Week LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.31%, 04/03/24

      2,219       2,087,788  

Charter Next Generation, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 12/01/27

      1,990       1,868,876  

Pregis TopCo Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.67%, 07/31/26

      543       512,294  

Tosca Services LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 5.17%, 08/18/27

      1,033       916,477  

Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.

     

2021 Delayed Draw Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.60%, 09/15/28

      79       74,167  

2021 Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.25%, 09/15/28

      889       831,843  
     

 

 

 
        6,291,445  
Distributors — 0.9%                  

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 2019 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 01/15/27

      1,062       1,001,814  

TMK Hawk Parent Corp.(c)

     

2020 Super Priority First Out Term Loan A, (1 mo. LIBOR + 10.50%, 1.00% Floor), 11.17%, 05/30/24

      1,005       934,978  

2020 Super Priority Second Out Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.11%, 08/28/24

      3,229       2,454,358  
     

 

 

 
        4,391,150  
Diversified Consumer Services — 3.1%                  

2U, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%), 8.00%, 12/30/24

      1,264       1,206,290  

Ascend Learning LLC

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%), 7.42%, 12/10/29(c)

      681       623,115  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 12/11/28

      1,696       1,562,878  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 11/24/28(c)

      816       777,145  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Diversified Consumer Services (continued)                  

Genuine Financial Holdings LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 07/11/25

    USD       2,596     $ 2,463,760  

Midas Intermediate Holdco II LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (PRIME + 5.75%), 10.50%, 12/22/25

      2,737       2,550,658  

Nomad Foods Europe Midco Ltd., 2017 USD Term Loan B4, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.66%, 05/15/24

      1,098       1,054,268  

Okta, Inc., Term Loan, (SOFR + 6.25%), 7.63%, 12/15/26

      763       644,241  

PAI Holdco, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.99%, 10/28/27

      680       640,456  

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC

     

2020 Super Priority First Out Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.50%), 9.01%, 08/10/23

      415       401,664  

2020 Super Priority Second Out Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.50%, 1.00% Floor), 9.01%, 08/10/23

      850       593,013  

Sotheby’s, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 5.54%, 01/15/27

      1,667       1,591,488  

Voyage Australia Pty. Ltd., USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.56%, 07/20/28

      654       610,321  
     

 

 

 
        14,719,297  
Diversified Financial Services — 6.9%                  

Advisor Group, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 6.17%, 07/31/26

      919       872,075  

Alchemy Copyrights LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.06%, 03/10/28(c)

      750       721,563  

AlixPartners LLP, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 02/04/28

      1,532       1,452,840  

AqGen Island Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.81%, 08/02/28(c)

      3,115       2,896,923  

Castlelake Aviation Ltd., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.58%, 10/22/26

      2,048       1,953,904  

Cogeco Financing 2 LP, 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 09/01/28

      1,390       1,324,153  

Delta TopCo, Inc.

     

2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%, 0.75% Floor), 9.34%, 12/01/28(c)

      595       505,750  

2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.84%, 12/01/27

      1,509       1,362,521  

EG America LLC, 2018 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.25%, 02/07/25

      1,143       1,071,687  

Gainwell Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 6.25%, 10/01/27

      2,836       2,676,664  

I-Logic Technologies Bidco Ltd., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.00%), 6.20%, 02/16/28

      380       357,355  

Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.17%, 07/03/24

      1,321       1,258,137  

KKR Apple Bidco LLC

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%), 7.42%, 09/21/29

      218       207,917  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 09/23/28

      531       500,555  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)                  

LBM Acquisition LLC, Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 12/18/27

    USD       2,034     $ 1,661,835  

LEB Holdings USA, Inc., Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 11/02/27

      425       416,815  

Oscar Acquisitionco LLC, Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.50%), 6.11%, 04/29/29

      961       852,887  

Radiate Holdco LLC, 2021 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 4.92%, 09/25/26

      1,906       1,767,575  

RVR Dealership Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.75%), 5.17%, 02/08/28

      643       539,039  

Setanta Aircraft Leasing Designated Activity Co., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.25%, 11/05/28

      1,175       1,115,275  

SMG U.S. Midco 2, Inc., 2020 Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 01/23/25

      1,708       1,588,596  

SSH Group Holdings, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 6.50%, 07/30/25

      921       854,762  

Veritas U.S., Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.25%, 09/01/25

      3,335       2,720,802  

VS Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 02/28/27

      1,299       1,219,452  

White Cap Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.75%), 5.28%, 10/19/27

      1,094       1,005,452  

Ziggo Financing Partnership, USD Term Loan I, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.82%, 04/30/28

      1,876       1,745,262  
     

 

 

 
        32,649,796  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.9%  

Cablevision Lightpath LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.57%, 11/30/27

      502       472,525  

Consolidated Communications, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.19%, 10/02/27

      713       628,257  

Frontier Communications Corp., 2021 DIP Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 6.06%, 05/01/28

      1,762       1,644,663  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, 2017 Term Loan B3, (PRIME + 4.75%), 9.50%, 11/27/23

      (m)      1  

Iridium Satellite LLC, 2021 Term Loan B2,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.17%, 11/04/26

      1,698       1,625,335  

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 03/01/27

      1,676       1,549,242  

Meridian Adhesives Group, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 4.75%, 07/24/28

      1,774       1,674,293  

Virgin Media SFA Finance Ltd., GBP Term Loan L, 4.19%, 01/15/27

    GBP       1,400       1,538,332  
     

 

 

 
        9,132,648  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Electric Utilities — 0.7%                  

ExGen Renewables IV LLC, 2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 1.00% Floor), 4.08%, 12/15/27

    USD       1,110     $ 1,067,566  

Triton Water Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.75%, 03/31/28

      2,812       2,479,645  
     

 

 

 
        3,547,211  
Electrical Equipment — 1.1%                  

Arcline FM Holdings LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 7.63%, 06/23/28(c)

      1,344       1,259,855  

AZZ, Inc., Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.25%), 5.88%, 05/13/29(c)

      286       272,415  

Gates Global LLC, 2021 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.17%, 03/31/27

      2,146       2,020,652  

II-VI, Inc., 2021 Bridge Term Loan B, 07/02/29(l)

      1,519       1,452,544  
     

 

 

 
        5,005,466  
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service — 0.6%  

Asplundh Tree Expert LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 09/07/27

      1,744       1,679,987  

TruGreen LP, 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.67%, 11/02/27

      1,073       1,017,538  
     

 

 

 
        2,697,525  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%  

RHP Hotel Properties LP, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 05/11/24

      271       262,737  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.3%                  

U.S. Foods, Inc.

     

2019 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.57%, 09/13/26

      735       691,754  

2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.32%, 11/22/28

      967       918,747  
     

 

 

 
        1,610,501  
Food Products — 2.3%                  

8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc.

     

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 10/01/25

      1,184       992,826  

2021 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%), 6.42%, 10/01/25

      1,342       1,133,587  

Chobani LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.17%, 10/25/27

      2,451       2,216,988  

Froneri International Ltd., 2020 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 01/29/27

      3,272       3,003,230  

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 02/05/26

      1,677       1,561,090  

Sovos Brands Intermediate, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.25%, 06/08/28

      1,345       1,266,671  

UTZ Quality Foods LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 01/20/28

      606       576,437  
     

 

 

 
        10,750,829  
Gas Utilities — 0.5%                  

Freeport LNG Investments LLLP, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.56%, 12/21/28

      2,908       2,505,313  
     

 

 

 
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.4%                  

Electron BidCo, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 11/01/28

    USD       1,929     $ 1,801,871  

Insulet Corp., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 05/04/28

      678       642,547  

Medline Borrower LP, USD Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 10/23/28

      3,771       3,491,415  

Venga Finance SARL, 2021 USD Term Loan B, 12/04/28(c)(l)

      570       529,864  
     

 

 

 
        6,465,697  
Health Care Providers & Services — 2.7%                  

CCRR Parent, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.01%, 03/06/28

      1,405       1,329,651  

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.75%, 09/29/28

      903       852,146  

Da Vinci Purchaser Corp., 2019 Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.25%, 01/08/27

      1,414       1,336,630  

Envision Healthcare Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 10/10/25

      1,699       558,913  

EyeCare Partners LLC

     

2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.00%, 02/18/27

      1,945       1,794,061  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%), 9.00%, 11/15/29

      508       476,057  

2021 Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.00%, 11/15/28

      376       345,311  

Femur Buyer, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 6.75%, 03/05/26

      932       810,977  

Orbcomm, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 5.92%, 09/01/28

      767       707,071  

PetVet Care Centers LLC, 2021 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 02/14/25

      46       43,547  

Sotera Health Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 12/11/26

      2,247       2,131,841  

Vizient, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.25%), 3.68%, 04/28/29

      294       291,428  

WP CityMD Bidco LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.50%, 12/22/28

      2,469       2,320,953  
     

 

 

 
        12,998,586  
Health Care Services — 0.3%                  

Azalea Topco, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.74%, 07/24/26

      849       792,969  

Medical Solutions Holdings, Inc., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%), 9.88%, 11/01/29

      536       493,120  
     

 

 

 
        1,286,089  
Health Care Technology — 2.9%                  

Athenahealth, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.50%), 5.01%, 02/15/29

      2,524       2,317,125  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 1.00% Floor), 4.17%, 03/01/24

      2,996       2,910,060  

GoodRx, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 10/10/25

      830       756,073  

IQVIA, Inc., 2017 USD Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 03/07/24

      266       260,300  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Health Care Technology (continued)                  

Polaris Newco LLC, USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.67%, 06/02/28

    USD       3,272     $ 3,014,665  

Press Ganey Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 4.99%, 07/24/26(c)

      2,322       2,200,145  

Verscend Holding Corp., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%), 8.67%, 04/02/29(c)

      2,740       2,575,600  
     

 

 

 
            14,033,968  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 5.9%                  

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co., Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 11/19/26

      2,722       2,593,442  

Aimbridge Acquisition Co., Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 02/02/26

      241       213,875  

Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.25%), 4.40%, 05/24/29

      175       168,613  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 12/23/24

      1,571       1,509,922  

2020 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 07/20/25

      1,063       1,022,755  

Carnival Corp., (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.88%, 06/30/25

      620       574,682  

Churchill Downs, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 03/17/28

      687       646,632  

ECL Entertainment LLC, Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.50%, 0.75% Floor), 9.75%, 05/01/28

      812       791,002  

Equinox Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.25%, 03/08/24

      4,157       3,060,254  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.00%), 5.53%, 01/27/29

      3,201       2,943,831  

Four Seasons Hotels Ltd., New 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 11/30/23

      873       862,087  

IRB Holding Corp., 2020 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 4.42%, 02/05/25

      1,378       1,303,758  

Penn National Gaming, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.75%), 4.38%, 05/03/29

      1,288       1,232,215  

Playtika Holding Corp., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 03/13/28

      1,513       1,422,980  

Scientific Games International, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.00%), 4.36%, 04/14/29

      711       673,672  

Stars Group Holdings BV, 2018 USD Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.50%, 07/21/26

      1,050       996,778  

Station Casinos LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 02/08/27

      1,968       1,847,519  

Travelport Finance Luxembourg SARL

     

2020 Super Priority Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 1.50%, 1.00% Floor), 3.75%, 02/28/25

      1,638       1,616,168  

2021 Consented Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 7.25%, 05/29/26

      2,166       1,666,454  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)                  

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.37%, 10/02/28

    USD       793     $ 733,789  

Whatabrands LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 08/03/28

      1,996       1,866,232  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Term Loan B, 05/30/25(l)

      173       166,426  
     

 

 

 
            27,913,086  
Household Durables — 1.1%                  

ACProducts Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 6.97%, 05/17/28

      1,433       1,103,661  

Snap One Holdings Corp., Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 7.38%, 12/08/28

      943       854,974  

Solis IV BV, USD Term Loan B1, (SOFR + 3.50%), 4.84%, 02/26/29

      1,958       1,680,219  

Springs Windows Fashions LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.60%, 10/06/28

      727       595,377  

Weber-Stephen Products LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 4.92%, 10/30/27

      906       819,481  
     

 

 

 
        5,053,712  
Household Products — 0.1%                  

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 03/03/28

      474       455,633  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.7%  

Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 01/15/25

      658       630,826  

Calpine Corp.

     

2019 Term Loan B10, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 08/12/26

      1,045       989,137  

Term Loan B9, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 04/05/26

      1,894       1,779,833  
     

 

 

 
        3,399,796  
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.4%                  

AVSC Holding Corp.(i)

     

2020 Term Loan B1, (0.25% PIK), 5.11%, 03/03/25

      3,181       2,728,252  

2020 Term Loan B3, (10.00% PIK), 7.50%, 10/15/26

      1,515       1,597,852  

Diamond BC BV, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.99%, 09/29/28

      1,527       1,406,851  

Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC, 2020 Extended Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%, 1.00% Floor), 8.30%, 11/28/23

      736       729,477  

Stitch Aquisition Corp., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%), 9.00%, 07/28/28

      961       853,262  

Vertical U.S. Newco, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.02%, 07/30/27

      1,682       1,567,072  

Vertiv Group Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.87%, 03/02/27

      2,588       2,400,381  
     

 

 

 
        11,283,147  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Insurance — 4.1%                  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC

     

2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 05/09/25

    USD       2,403     $ 2,256,856  

2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.01%, 11/06/27

      3,299       3,060,832  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 05/09/25

      1,172       1,105,725  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 02/19/28

      2,969       2,799,967  

AssuredPartners, Inc.

     

2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 02/12/27

      1,288       1,204,082  

2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 02/12/27

      768       717,952  

Hub International Ltd.

     

2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.21%, 04/25/25

      2,351       2,221,520  

2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.35%, 04/25/25

      2,986       2,826,640  

NFP Corp., 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 02/15/27

      164       150,972  

Ryan Specialty Group LLC, Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 4.63%, 09/01/27(c)

      1,011       970,511  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.

     

2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 09/03/26

      1,353       1,283,716  

2020 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.92%, 09/03/26

      726       699,335  
     

 

 

 
            19,298,108  
Interactive Media & Services — 2.3%  

Adevinta ASA, USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.25%, 06/26/28

      2,196       2,094,347  

Arches Buyer, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 12/06/27

      636       579,051  

Camelot U.S. Acquisition LLC, 2020 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.67%, 10/30/26

      2,963       2,787,566  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC, 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 08/10/27

      1,695       1,625,889  

Grab Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.50%, 01/29/26

      4,499       4,093,932  
     

 

 

 
        11,180,785  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.4%  

CNT Holdings I Corp., 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.69%, 11/08/27

      1,646       1,558,700  

PUG LLC, 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 5.92%, 02/12/27(c)

      324       299,395  
     

 

 

 
        1,858,095  
Internet Software & Services — 0.3%                  

Uber Technologies, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.07%, 02/25/27

      1,543       1,473,475  
     

 

 

 
IT Services — 6.1%                  

Aruba Investments, Inc.

     

2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%), 9.38%, 11/24/28

      1,275       1,204,875  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
IT Services (continued)                  

Aruba Investments, Inc. (continued)

     

2020 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.63%, 11/24/27(c)

    USD       681     $ 626,889  

Banff Merger Sub, Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 10/02/25

      2,028       1,884,325  

Camelot Finance SA, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 10/30/26

      2,114       1,995,753  

CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.50%, 09/21/28

      1,485       1,405,117  

CoreLogic, Inc.

     

2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%), 8.19%, 06/04/29(c)

      1,248       898,560  

Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.19%, 06/02/28

      2,967       2,459,708  

Fleetcor Technologies Operating Co. LLC,

     

2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 04/28/28

      1,950       1,872,854  

Greeneden U.S. Holdings II LLC, 2020 USD Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.67%, 12/01/27

      5,037       4,803,020  

PUG LLC, USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 02/12/27(c)

      2,237       2,012,953  

Sophia LP, 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 8.00%, 1.00% Floor), 10.25%, 10/09/28

      3,730       3,702,025  

TierPoint LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 05/05/26(c)

      855       797,398  

Trans Union LLC

     

2019 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 11/16/26

      1,646       1,549,674  

2021 Term Loan B6, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 12/01/28

      2,288       2,176,833  

Virtusa Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 02/11/28

      927       873,370  

WEX, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 03/31/28

      863       828,017  

ZoomInfo LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 02/02/26

      192       185,161  
     

 

 

 
            29,276,532  
Leisure Products — 0.4%                  

Fender Musical Instruments Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.00%), 5.23%, 12/01/28

      857       808,760  

MND Holdings III Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.17%, 06/19/24

      770       750,901  

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Term Loan, (SOFR + 6.50%), 8.35%, 05/25/27

      299       284,238  
     

 

 

 
        1,843,899  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.7%  

Avantor Funding, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B5,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 11/08/27

      2,348       2,239,681  

eResearchTechnology, Inc., 2020 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.17%, 02/04/27

      3,991       3,676,235  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Life Sciences Tools & Services (continued)  

ICON Luxembourg SARL

     

LUX Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.56%, 07/03/28

    USD       2,433     $ 2,347,206  

US Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.56%, 07/03/28

      606       584,810  

Maravai Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.00%), 3.85%, 10/19/27(c)

      1,300       1,232,079  

Parexel International Corp., 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.88%, 11/15/28

      2,997       2,808,093  
     

 

 

 
            12,888,104  
Machinery — 3.0%                  

Albion Acquisitions Ltd., USD Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%), 6.43%, 08/17/26

      1,615       1,542,687  

ASP Blade Holdings, Inc., Initial Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.67%, 10/13/28

      353       307,920  

Clark Equipment Co., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.50%), 4.65%, 04/20/29

      264       254,094  

Columbus McKinnon Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.06%, 05/14/28

      358       341,148  

Filtration Group Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 10/21/28

      1,031       961,601  

Fluidra SA, 2022 USD Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.00%), 3.63%, 01/29/29

      271       261,958  

Ingersoll-Rand Services Co., 2020 USD Spinco Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.38%, 03/01/27

      2,489       2,377,164  

Madison IAQ LLC, Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.52%, 06/21/28

      3,278       2,977,638  

SPX Flow, Inc., (SOFR + 4.50%), 6.13%, 04/05/29

      1,197       1,112,167  

Titan Acquisition Ltd., 2018 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.88%, 03/28/25

      4,228       3,867,397  

Zurn LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 10/04/28

      111       108,880  
     

 

 

 
        14,112,654  
Media — 11.7%                  

Altice Financing SA

     

2017 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.79%, 07/15/25

      649       585,289  

USD 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.79%, 01/31/26

      1,732       1,560,741  

Altice France SA, 2018 Term Loan B13, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.41%, 08/14/26

      2,788       2,541,347  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.20%, 04/22/26

      1,320       1,108,482  

Cable One, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 05/03/28

      433       415,325  

Charter Communications Operating LLC, Class A, 2019 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 04/30/25

      2,581       2,508,852  

City Football Group Ltd., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.60%, 07/21/28(c)

      1,403       1,284,186  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.74%, 08/21/26

      3,381       2,894,997  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Media (continued)                  

CMG Media Corp., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 12/17/26

    USD       (m)    $ 190  

Connect Finco SARL, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.17%, 12/12/26

      7,243       6,645,054  

CSC Holdings LLC

     

2017 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.57%, 07/17/25

      579       537,212  

2019 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.82%, 04/15/27

      1,845       1,711,103  

E.W. Scripps Co., 2020 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor), 4.42%, 01/07/28

      759       716,912  

Learfield Communications LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 4.92%, 12/01/23(c)

      753       659,228  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 03/24/25

      1,526       1,471,186  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.35%, 10/17/26

      2,262       2,109,304  

MH Sub I LLC

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.42%, 09/13/24

      4,175       3,922,222  

2020 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.42%, 09/13/24

      2,530       2,377,742  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.25%), 7.92%, 02/23/29

      984       923,572  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 09/18/26

      1,004       987,637  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B4, (SOFR + 3.75%), 5.38%, 04/21/29(c)

      1,581       1,454,520  

Trader Corp., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.63%, 09/28/23(c)

      4,338       4,153,756  

Trader Interactive LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 07/28/28(c)

      495       472,664  

UPC Financing Partnership, 2021 USD Term Loan AX, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.32%, 01/31/29

      672       637,176  

Virgin Media Bristol LLC

     

2020 USD Term Loan Q, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.57%, 01/31/29

      2,097       2,004,501  

USD Term Loan N, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.82%, 01/31/28

      2,578       2,409,205  

Voyage Digital Ltd., (SOFR + 4.50%), 5.28%, 05/11/29(c)

      885       840,750  

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 05/18/25

      3,105       2,914,033  

WMG Acquisition Corp., 2021 Term Loan G, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.12%), 3.79%, 01/20/28

      1,854       1,775,822  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 03/09/27

      4,386       4,030,943  
     

 

 

 
            55,653,951  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 1.8%                  

Ascent Resources Utica LLC, 2020 Fixed 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 9.00%, 1.00% Floor), 10.02%, 11/01/25

      556       582,266  

Edgewater Generation LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 12/13/25

      1,090       921,543  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)                  

Lealand Finance Co. BV

     

2020 Make Whole Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 06/28/24

    USD       46     $ 27,614  

2020 Take Back Term Loan, (3.00% PIK), 2.83%, 06/30/25(i)

      337       169,274  

Lucid Energy Group II Borrower LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 5.87%, 11/24/28

      2,093       2,062,184  

Medallion Midland Acquisition LLC, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 10/18/28

      1,681       1,608,302  

Murphy USA, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 2.82%, 01/31/28

      568       564,947  

Oryx Midstream Services Permian Basin LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.71%, 10/05/28

      2,727       2,589,086  
     

 

 

 
            8,525,216  
Personal Products — 1.1%                  

Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (SOFR + 6.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.65%, 12/22/26

      357       349,614  

Prestige Brands, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B5,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 5.42%, 07/03/28

      194       192,054  

Sunshine Luxembourg VII SARL, 2021 Term Loan B3, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 6.00%, 10/01/26

      5,332       4,922,207  
     

 

 

 
        5,463,875  
Pharmaceuticals — 2.6%                  

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.50%, 05/04/25

      1,070       966,010  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 5.25%), 6.55%, 02/01/27

      1,900       1,624,387  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.63%, 02/22/28

      1,860       1,829,236  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc., Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 2.81%, 08/01/27

      1,328       1,251,621  

Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc., USD 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 11/15/27

      1,762       1,661,723  

Jazz Financing Lux SARL, USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 05/05/28

      2,134       2,031,860  

Option Care Health, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 10/27/28

      611       582,250  

Organon & Co., USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.63%, 06/02/28

      1,360       1,306,121  

Precision Medicine Group LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.25%, 11/18/27(c)

      1,218       1,123,332  
     

 

 

 
        12,376,540  
Professional Services — 1.2%                  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

     

2022 Incremental Term Loan B2, (SOFR + 3.25%), 4.75%, 01/18/29

      624       580,576  

Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.87%, 02/06/26

      2,088       1,965,970  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Professional Services (continued)                  

Element Materials Technology Group

     

U.S. Holdings, Inc.(l)

     

2022 USD Delayed Draw Term Loan B, 04/12/29

    USD       529     $ 506,604  

2022 USD Delayed Draw Term Loan D, 04/12/29

      1,146       1,097,641  

Galaxy U.S. Opco, Inc., Term Loan, (SOFR + 4.75%), 6.28%, 04/29/29

      1,749       1,637,501  
     

 

 

 
            5,788,292  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.8%  

Chamberlain Group, Inc., Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 11/03/28

      2,161       1,946,820  

Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 08/21/25

      2,048       1,923,502  
     

 

 

 
        3,870,322  
Road & Rail — 0.4%                  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 08/06/27

      571       539,942  

SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%), 7.09%, 08/04/25(c)

      1,346       1,197,687  
     

 

 

 
        1,737,629  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%  

ON Semiconductor Corp., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 09/19/26

      (m)      21  

Synaptics, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.36%, 12/02/28

      551       534,803  
     

 

 

 
        534,824  
Software — 12.6%                  

Applied Systems, Inc.

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.25%, 09/19/24

      431       412,475  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%), 7.75%, 09/19/25

      630       604,995  

Barracuda Networks, Inc.

     

1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.98%, 02/12/25

      2,664       2,635,266  

2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%, 0.75% Floor), 7.99%, 10/30/28

      581       579,438  

2022 Term Loan, 05/17/29(l)

      661       632,081  

Central Parent, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan B, 07/06/29(l)

      634       597,627  

Cloudera, Inc.

     

2021 Second Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.00%), 7.67%, 10/08/29(c)

      846       736,020  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 10/08/28

      2,593       2,379,536  

ConnectWise LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.75%, 09/29/28

      893       816,070  

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 10/16/28

      1,055       941,028  

Digicel International Finance Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 05/28/24(c)

      499       430,654  

E2open LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.83%, 02/04/28

      251       236,556  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Software (continued)                  

Epicor Software Corp., 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor), 9.42%, 07/31/28

    USD       1,886     $ 1,825,648  

Helios Software Holdings, Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.95%, 03/11/28

      1,887       1,730,065  

Informatica LLC, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.44%, 10/27/28

      4,478       4,240,012  

Instructure Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.27%, 10/30/28(c)

      642       608,665  

IPS Corp.

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%), 8.67%, 10/01/29

      919       851,224  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 10/02/28

      516       472,926  

Magenta Buyer LLC

     

2021 USD 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor), 6.23%, 07/27/28

      2,105           1,886,115  

2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 8.25%, 0.75% Floor), 9.48%, 07/27/29

      1,907       1,735,281  

McAfee LLC, 2022 USD Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.00%), 5.15%, 03/01/29

      3,050       2,767,875  

Netsmart Technologies, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.67%, 10/01/27

      1,380       1,310,692  

Planview Parent, Inc.

     

2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%, 0.75% Floor), 8.92%, 12/18/28(c)

      824       782,800  

Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.67%, 12/17/27

      1,894       1,779,913  

Proofpoint, Inc.

     

1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.82%, 08/31/28

      2,481       2,300,592  

2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.25%), 7.82%, 08/31/29

      1,281       1,223,355  

RealPage, Inc.

     

1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 04/24/28

      5,456       5,031,110  

2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%, 0.75% Floor), 8.17%, 04/23/29

      2,629       2,493,240  

Renaissance Holding Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 05/30/25

      581       548,595  

Severin Acquisition LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.62%, 08/01/25

      2,418       2,317,030  

Sophia LP, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.50%, 10/07/27

      3,678       3,422,567  

SS&C Technologies, Inc.

     

2018 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 04/16/25

      401       379,903  

2018 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 04/16/25

      325       308,194  

2018 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 04/16/25

      1,700       1,611,487  

Tibco Software, Inc., 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%), 7.25%, 03/03/28

      2,577       2,521,417  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Software (continued)            

Ultimate Software Group, Inc.

   

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%), 6.21%, 05/03/27

    USD       1,216     $ 1,118,920  

2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.21%, 05/04/26

      3,770       3,522,186  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 05/04/26

      2,493       2,350,271  
     

 

 

 
        60,141,829  
Specialty Retail — 3.8%            

Belron Finance U.S. LLC

   

2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.69%, 11/13/25

      1,977       1,908,080  

2019 USD Term Loan B3, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.50%, 10/30/26(c)

      1,134       1,082,898  

2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.88%, 04/13/28

      1,720       1,649,330  

EG Group Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, 6.50%, 03/31/26

      502       473,797  

Fanatics Commerce Intermediate Holdco LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 11/24/28

      599       564,297  

Mavis Tire Express Services Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.00%), 5.63%, 05/04/28

      2,658       2,452,110  

MED ParentCo LP, 1st Lien Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 5.92%, 08/31/26

      1,847       1,663,075  

PetSmart, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 4.50%, 02/11/28

      4,670       4,382,711  

Research Now Group, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.50%, 12/20/24

      860       789,894  

Restoration Hardware, Inc., 2022 Incremental Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.25%), 4.88%, 10/20/28

      753       670,170  

Reverb Buyer, Inc., 2021 First Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 6.38%, 11/01/28

      1,763       1,650,207  

WOOF Holding, Inc.(c)

   

1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.81%, 12/21/27

      485       452,134  

2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%), 9.31%, 12/21/28

      495       475,200  
     

 

 

 
            18,213,903  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.2%  

Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 6.67%, 07/23/26

      890       790,174  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.3%            

Crocs, Inc., Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.50%), 4.45%, 02/17/29

      1,659       1,506,445  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.7%            

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 05/19/28

      1,221       1,162,644  

Foundation Building Materials Holding Co. LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.49%, 01/31/28(c)

      1,061       922,602  
 

 

 

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  35


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security        

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors (continued)  

ION Trading Finance Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%), 7.00%, 04/03/28

    USD       598     $ 549,752  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 2022 Incremental Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.50%), 4.00%, 06/02/28

      868       797,678  
     

 

 

 
        3,432,676  

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.0%

 

GOGO Intermediate Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR), 4.99%, 04/30/28

      968       914,203  

MetroNet Systems Holdings LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.75%), 5.05%, 06/02/28

      624       576,029  

SBA Senior Finance II LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 04/11/25

      3,318       3,191,235  
     

 

 

 
        4,681,467  
     

 

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 123.4%
(Cost: $627,998,083)

 

        587,084,075  
     

 

 

 
          Shares        

 

 

Investment Companies

 

Fixed Income Funds — 0.1%

 

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

      16,200       328,374  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 0.1%
(Cost: $349,754)

 

      328,374  
     

 

 

 
         

Benefical

Interest (000)

       

 

 

Other Interests(n)

 

IT Services(b)(c) — 0.0%

 

Millennium Corp.

    USD       1,156        

Millennium Lender Claim Trust

      1,084        
     

 

 

 

Total Other Interests — 0.0%
(Cost: $ — )

 

     
     

 

 

 
         

Par

(000)

       

 

 

Preferred Securities

 

Capital Trusts — 0.4%(g)(h)

 

Automobiles — 0.0%                  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Series C, 5.70%

    USD       50       43,500  

Volkswagen International Finance NV, 4.38%(a)

    EUR       100       84,083  
     

 

 

 
        127,583  

Diversified Financial Services — 0.3%

 

Barclays PLC, 4.38%

    USD       200       153,373  

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.00%

      600       537,750  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

Series FF, 5.00%

      765       675,112  

Series HH, 4.60%

      166       140,191  
     

 

 

 
        1,506,426  

Electric Utilities — 0.0%

 

Edison International,
Series B, 5.00%

      55       43,760  
     

 

 

 
Security        

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%  

Vistra Corp., 7.00%(e)

    USD       77     $ 69,877  
     

 

 

 

Utilities — 0.1%

     

Electricite de France SA, 3.38%(a)

    EUR       200       136,225  
     

 

 

 
            1,883,871  
     

 

 

 
          Shares        

 

 

Preferred Stocks — 0.1%

     
Capital Markets — 0.1%                  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series J, 5.50%(g)(h)

      13,550       331,162  
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.0%

 

Alliant Holdings, Inc.(c)

      83       75,210  
     

 

 

 
        406,372  
     

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities — 0.5%
(Cost: $2,675,908)

 

      2,290,243  
     

 

 

 

Warrants

     

Metals & Mining — 0.0%

     

Ameriforge Group, Inc.

      5,283        
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

 

California Resources Corp.(b)

      1,152       11,831  
     

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%

 

Turbo Cayman Ltd.
(Strike Price $0.01)(b)(c)

      1        
     

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $ — )

 

      11,831  
     

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 145.1%
(Cost: $769,685,734)

 

      690,414,413  
     

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

     

Money Market Funds — 0.5%

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 1.33%(o)(p)

      2,322,065       2,322,065  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.5%
(Cost: $2,322,065)

 

    2,322,065  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments — 145.6%
(Cost: $772,007,799)

 

      692,736,478  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (45.6)%

 

    (216,802,197
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $     475,934,281  
     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(b) 

Non-income producing security.

(c) 

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

(d) 

Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Fund held restricted securities with a current value of $1,210, representing less than 0.05% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $255,714.

(e) 

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

(f) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(g) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(h) 

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

 

 

 

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June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

(i) 

Payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.

(j) 

All or a portion of the security has been pledged and/or segregated as collateral in connection with outstanding exchange-traded options written.

(k) 

Convertible security.

(l) 

Represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate.

(m) 

Rounds to less than 1,000.

(n) 

Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

(o) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(p) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

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

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

12/31/21

   

Purchases

at Cost

   

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

   

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

Value at

06/30/22

   

Shares

Held at

06/30/22

    Income    

Capital Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

  $ 435,992     $ 1,886,073 (a)    $     $     $     $ 2,322,065       2,322,065     $ 5,041     $  
       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

           
Currency Purchased             Currency Sold        Counterparty      Settlement Date       

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

USD

     705,477        EUR     657,000        Bank of Montreal        09/21/22        $ 13,142  

USD

     2,769,395        EUR       2,615,000        BNP Paribas S.A.        09/21/22          13,754  

USD

     438,868        GBP     354,000        Bank of America N.A.        09/21/22          7,299  

USD

     1,723,075        GBP     1,374,000        Natwest Markets PLC        09/21/22          48,003  
                        

 

 

 
                         $         82,198  
                        

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

                 
Reference Obligation/Index     

Financing

Rate Received

by the Fund

 

 

 

    

Payment

Frequency

 

 

      

Termination

Date

 

 

      

Credit

Rating

 

(a) 

    

Notional

Amount (000)

 

(b) 

     Value         

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received)

 

 

 

 

      

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

CDX.NA.HY.37.V2

     5.00      Quarterly          12/20/26          B+      USD  4,950      $ (61,886      $ 332,573        $ (394,459
                     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.

 
  (b) 

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

                   
  Reference Obligation/Index    

Financing

Rate Received

by the Fund

 

 

 

   
Payment
Frequency
 
 
   Counterparty    

Termination

Date

 

 

    
Credit
Rating
 
(a) 
   
Notional  
Amount (000)(b)
 
 
     Value      


Upfront
Premium
Paid
(Received)
 
 
 
 
   

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
 
 
 

    

 

CenturyLink, Inc.

    1.00     Quarterly      Barclays Bank PLC     12/20/23        NR       USD       170      $ (4,888   $ (4,050   $ (838  
 

CenturyLink, Inc.

    1.00       Quarterly      Barclays Bank PLC     06/20/25        NR       USD       185        (16,595     (15,429     (1,166       
 

Adler Real Estate AG

    5.00       Quarterly      Goldman Sachs International     12/20/26        CCC       EUR       10        (3,328     (21     (3,307  
  Adler Real Estate AG     5.00       Quarterly     

Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC

    12/20/26        CCC       EUR       30        (9,986     127       (10,113  
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

    5.00       Quarterly      Bank of America N.A.     12/20/26        B+       EUR       10        (1,626     (391     (1,235  
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

    5.00       Quarterly      Barclays Bank PLC     12/20/26        B+       EUR       5        (825     198       (1,023  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection (continued)

 

                   
  Reference Obligation/Index    

Financing

    Rate Received

by the Fund

 

 

 

   

Payment

Frequency

 

 

   Counterparty     

Termination

Date

 

 

    

Credit

Rating

 

(a) 

   

Notional

Amount (000)

 

(b) 

    Value      

Upfront

Premium

Paid

  (Received)

 

 

 

 

   

      Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

 
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

    5.00     Quarterly     

Credit Suisse International

     12/20/26        B+       EUR            5     $ (802      $ 204       $ (1,006  

    

 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

    5.00       Quarterly     

Credit Suisse International

     12/20/26        B+       EUR          10       (1,625        385         (2,010  
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

    5.00       Quarterly     

Morgan Stanley & Co.
International PLC

     12/20/26        B+       EUR          10       (1,625        456         (2,081           
 

CMA CGM SA

    5.00       Quarterly     

Barclays Bank PLC

     06/20/27        BB+       EUR            6       (248        178         (426  
 

CMA CGM SA

    5.00       Quarterly     

Credit Suisse International

     06/20/27        BB+       EUR          20       (868        913         (1,781  
 

CMA CGM SA

    5.00       Quarterly     

Credit Suisse International

     06/20/27        BB+       EUR            6       (256        198         (454  
                  

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

   
                   $  (42,672      $ (17,232     $ (25,440  
                  

 

 

      

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.

 
  (b) 

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

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

 

         
Description  

Swap

Premiums

Paid

    

Swap

Premiums

Received

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)

  $ 332,573      $     $        $  (394,459

OTC Swaps

    2,659        (19,891            (25,440

 

  (a) 

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $      $      $      $ 82,198      $      $      $ 82,198  

Swaps — OTC

                   

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

           2,659                                    2,659  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $ 2,659      $      $ 82,198      $      $      $ 84,857  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Swaps — centrally cleared

                   

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

  $      $ 394,459      $      $      $      $      $ 394,459  

Swaps — OTC

                   

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

           45,331                                    45,331  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $     439,790      $      $      $      $      $  439,790  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

 

 

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June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

   

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

   

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $      $     $      $ 488,751      $     $      $ 488,751  

Options purchased(a)

                               (486            (486

Swaps

           81,784                                  81,784  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $ 81,784     $      $     488,751      $ (486   $      $ 570,049  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $      $     $      $ 170,267      $     $      $ 170,267  

Swaps

           (532,005                                (532,005
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $   (532,005   $      $ 170,267      $     $      $  (361,738
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Options purchased are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments — unaffiliated.

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

Average amounts purchased — in USD

  $ 6,712,795  

Options:

 

Average value of option contracts purchased

  $ (a) 

Credit default swaps:

 

Average notional value — sell protection

  $ 5,432,732  

 

 

 

  (a) 

Derivative not held at any quarter-end. The risk exposure table serves as an indicator of activity during the period.

 

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

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

     
     Assets           Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  $ 82,198     $  

Swaps — centrally cleared

          4,109  

Swaps — OTC(a)

    2,659       45,331  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    84,857           49,440  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

          (4,109
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

  $       84,857     $ 45,331  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received (and pledged) by the Fund:

 

           
Counterparty    

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

   

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

(a) 

   

Non-Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

 

   

Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

 

   

Net Amount

of Derivative

Assets

 

 

(b)(c) 

Bank of America N.A.

  $ 7,299     $ (1,626   $     $     $ 5,673  

Bank of Montreal

    13,142                         13,142  

Barclays Bank PLC

    376       (376                  

BNP Paribas S.A

    13,754                         13,754  

Credit Suisse International

    1,700       (1,700 )                         

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    583         (583                  

Natwest Markets PLC

    48,003                         48,003  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 84,857     $ (4,285   $     $     $ 80,572  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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   BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

           
Counterparty    

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

   

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

(a) 

   

Non-Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

   

Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

(d) 

   

Net Amount

of Derivative

Liabilities

 

 

(b)(e) 

Bank of America N.A.

  $ 1,626     $ (1,626   $     $     $  

Barclays Bank PLC

    22,932       (376           (22,556 )        

Credit Suisse International

    5,251       (1,700 )                    3,551  

Goldman Sachs International

    3,328                             3,328  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    12,194       (583                 11,611  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 45,331     $ (4,285   $     $ (22,556   $ 18,490  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

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

 
  (d) 

Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (e) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                   
         
     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets

       

Investments

       

Long-Term Investments

       

Asset-Backed Securities

  $     $ 188,371     $     $ 188,371  

Common Stocks

       

Construction & Engineering

    80,645                               80,645  

Diversified Financial Services

                10,753       10,753  

Metals & Mining

          1,664       1,210       2,874  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

    223,529                   223,529  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    29,818                   29,818  

Specialty Retail

          256,998             256,998  

Corporate Bonds

       

Aerospace & Defense

          3,064,852             3,064,852  

Airlines

          3,382,127             3,382,127  

Auto Components

          2,205,486             2,205,486  

Automobiles

          2,049,550             2,049,550  

Banks

          129,435       30,390       159,825  

Beverages

          2,028,350             2,028,350  

Biotechnology

          87,049             87,049  

Building Materials

          815,859             815,859  

Building Products

          1,317,684             1,317,684  

Capital Markets

          1,464,902             1,464,902  

Chemicals

          2,844,537             2,844,537  

Commercial Services & Supplies

          1,160,816             1,160,816  

Communications Equipment

          634,835             634,835  

Construction Materials

          490,522             490,522  

Consumer Discretionary

          1,943,793             1,943,793  

Consumer Finance

          2,614,400             2,614,400  

Containers & Packaging

          651,906             651,906  

Diversified Consumer Services

          2,343,681             2,343,681  

Diversified Financial Services

          1,082,781             1,082,781  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

          4,379,760             4,379,760  

Electric Utilities

          588,543             588,543  

Electrical Equipment

          352,081       1       352,082  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

          1,246,911             1,246,911  

Energy Equipment & Services

          555,550             555,550  

Entertainment

          185,827             185,827  

Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service

          752,454             752,454  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

 

 
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

 

 

Corporate Bonds (continued)

                 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

   $        $ 1,287,275        $        $ 1,287,275  

Food & Staples Retailing.

              1,416,071                   1,416,071  

Food Products

              1,048,954                   1,048,954  

Gas Utilities

              24,661                   24,661  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

              724,522                   724,522  

Health Care Providers & Services

              4,439,565                   4,439,565  

Health Care Technology

              1,095,805                   1,095,805  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

              4,795,348                   4,795,348  

Household Durables

              872,558                   872,558  

Household Products

              33,297                   33,297  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

              673,652                   673,652  

Insurance

              2,177,190                   2,177,190  

Interactive Media & Services

              488,367                   488,367  

Internet Software & Services

              1,778,898                   1,778,898  

IT Services

              3,013,221                   3,013,221  

Leisure Products

              202,189                   202,189  

Machinery

              2,267,751                   2,267,751  

Media

              11,732,106                   11,732,106  

Metals & Mining

              2,447,931                   2,447,931  

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

              8,899                   8,899  

Multiline Retail

              113,354                   113,354  

Offshore Drilling & Other Services

              33,955                   33,955  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     71,367          12,811,175                   12,882,542  

Pharmaceuticals

              1,320,104                   1,320,104  

Real Estate Management & Development

              588,089                   588,089  

Road & Rail

              163,263                   163,263  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

              721,186                   721,186  

Software

              1,819,560                   1,819,560  

Specialty Retail

              467,216                   467,216  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

              143,090                   143,090  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

              114,826                   114,826  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

              349,287                   349,287  

Utilities

              234,821                   234,821  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

              2,023,267                   2,023,267  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

              540,008,949          47,075,126          587,084,075  

Investment Companies

     328,374                            328,374  

Other Interests

                                 

Preferred Securities

                 

Capital Trusts

              1,883,871                   1,883,871  

Preferred Stocks

     331,162                   75,210          406,372  

Warrants

     11,831                            11,831  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     2,322,065                            2,322,065  

Liabilities

                 

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)

              (66,675        (5,454        (72,129
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 3,398,791        $ 642,078,322        $ 47,187,236        $ 692,664,349  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(b)

                 

Assets

                 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   $        $ 82,198        $        $ 82,198  

Liabilities

                 

Credit Contracts

              (419,899                 (419,899
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $        $ (337,701      $        $ (337,701
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b)

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Swaps and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, bank borrowings payable of $222,000,000 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (DSU)

 

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

 

 

 
   

Common

Stocks

   

Corporate

Bonds

   

Floating

Rate Loan

Interests

   

Other

Interests

   

Preferred

Stocks

   

Unfunded

Floating

Rate

Loan

Interests

    Warrants     Total  

 

 

Assets

               

Opening balance, as of December 31, 2021

  $ 11,700     $ 1     $ 26,559,403     $ (a)    $ 86,236       (259         $ 26,657,081  

Transfers into Level 3(b)

          33,016       32,800,656                   (1,943           32,831,729  

Transfers out of Level 3(c)

                (7,991,613                 259             (7,991,354

Accrued discounts/premiums

                215,229                               215,229  

Net realized gain (loss)

                45,325                               45,325  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(d)(e)

    263       (2,626     (3,839,934           (11,026     (3,511           (3,856,835

Purchases

                6,284,128                               6,284,128  

Sales

                (6,998,068                             (6,998,068
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Closing balance, as of June 30, 2022

  $ 11,963     $ 30,391     $ 47,075,126     $ (a)    $ 75,210       (5,454         $ 47,187,236  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2022(e)

  $ 263     $ (2,626   $ (3,717,203   $     $ (11,026     (3,511         $ (3,734,104
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)

Rounds to less than $1.

 
  (b)

As of December 31, 2021, the Fund used observable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of June 30, 2022, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at beginning of period value were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 in the disclosure hierarchy.

 
  (c)

As of December 31, 2021, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of June 30, 2022, the Fund used observable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at beginning of period value were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 in the disclosure hierarchy.

 
  (d)

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

 
  (e)

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2022 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

 

The Fund’s financial instruments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third-party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third-party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 financial instruments.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

    

Shares

    Value  

Common Stocks

     
Construction & Engineering — 0.0%  

McDermott International Ltd.(a)

      123,933     $ 70,642  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%  

Kcad Holdings I Ltd.(b)

      309,827,230       3,098  
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 0.0%                  

Project Investor Holdings LLC, (Acquired 02/12/19, Cost: $214,007)(b)(c)

      12,198       1,012  
     

 

 

 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment(a) — 0.0%  

Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd.

      232       3,083  

SunPower Corp.

      1,860       29,407  
     

 

 

 
        32,490  
Software — 0.0%                  

Avaya Holdings Corp.(a)

      66       148  
     

 

 

 
Specialty Retail — 0.2%                  

NMG Parent LLC

      3,613       628,662  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 0.2%
(Cost: $5,728,234)

 

      736,052  
     

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        

Corporate Bonds

     
Airlines — 0.3%                  

Allegiant Travel Co., 8.50%, 02/05/24(d)

    USD       1,195           1,180,063  
     

 

 

 
Auto Components — 0.1%                  

Clarios Global LP, 6.75%, 05/15/25(d)

      446       441,741  
     

 

 

 
Beverages — 0.1%                  

Triton Water Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 04/01/29(d)

      410       291,100  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials — 0.0%                  

Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., 5.25%, 01/15/29(d)

      118       102,955  
     

 

 

 
Building Products — 0.0%                  

White Cap Buyer LLC, 6.88%, 10/15/28(d)

      250       200,000  
     

 

 

 
Chemicals(d) — 0.1%                  

Illuminate Buyer LLC/Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc., 9.00%, 07/01/28

      51       40,290  

WR Grace Holdings LLC, 5.63%, 08/15/29

      388       285,665  
     

 

 

 
        325,955  
Construction Materials — 0.1%  

Wolverine Escrow LLC, 9.00%, 11/15/26(d)

      1,028       599,118  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services(d) — 0.1%  

Lumen Technologies, Inc., 5.38%, 06/15/29

      398       315,126  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., 6.13%, 03/01/28

      251       181,250  
     

 

 

 
        496,376  
Electric Utilities — 0.0%                  

Pike Corp., 5.50%, 09/01/28(d)

      144       116,901  

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings, 1.00%, 11/10/21(a)(b)(e)

      1,710        
     

 

 

 
        116,901  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.2%  

Vertiv Group Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/28(d)

      901       731,540  
     

 

 

 
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1%  

Avantor Funding, Inc., 3.88%, 11/01/29(d)

    USD       374     $ 327,119  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Providers & Services — 0.1%  

Medline Borrower LP, 5.25%, 10/01/29(d)

      384       315,379  
     

 

 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure(d) — 0.1%  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 4.63%, 10/15/29

      390       303,225  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc., 6.75%, 01/15/30

      381       292,417  
     

 

 

 
        595,642  
Insurance — 0.1%                  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 6.75%, 10/15/27(d)

      357       316,795  
     

 

 

 
Internet Software & Services(d) — 0.2%  

Expedia Group, Inc., 6.25%, 05/01/25

      337       347,081  

Uber Technologies, Inc., 4.50%, 08/15/29

      381       313,372  
     

 

 

 
        660,453  
Machinery — 0.2%                  

Madison IAQ LLC, 5.88%, 06/30/29(d)

      1,203       921,883  
     

 

 

 
Media(d) — 0.3%                  

Liberty Broadband Corp., 2.75%, 09/30/50

      513       487,956  

Ligado Networks LLC, (15.50% PIK), 15.50%, 11/01/23(f)

      225       116,065  

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc., 4.50%, 09/15/26

      573       494,086  
     

 

 

 
            1,098,107  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%  

Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.63%, 09/01/30

      619       637,570  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%  

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 5.75%, 01/15/29(d)

      265       200,955  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.63%, 06/15/25(d)

      138       131,273  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 2.2%
(Cost: $11,186,948)

        9,690,925  
     

 

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests(g)

 

Aerospace & Defense — 4.1%                  

Atlas CC Acquisition Corp.

     

Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 5.82%, 05/25/28

      5,405       4,982,352  

Term Loan C, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 5.82%, 05/25/28

      1,099       1,013,360  

Bleriot U.S. Bidco, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.25%, 10/31/26

      711       688,324  

Cobham Ultra U.S. Co-Borrower LLC, USD Term Loan B, 11/17/28(h)

      374       354,990  

Nordam Group, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%), 7.19%, 04/09/26

      766       632,931  

Peraton Corp.

     

2nd Lien Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 0.75% Floor), 9.00%, 02/01/29

      1,699       1,576,157  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 02/01/28

      5,730       5,368,478  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Aerospace & Defense (continued)                  

Spirit Aerosystems, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 01/15/25

    USD       990     $ 963,005  

TransDigm, Inc., 2020 Term Loan F, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 12/09/25

      2,533       2,396,752  
   

 

 

 
            17,976,349  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%                  

AIT Worldwide Logistics Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.72%, 04/06/28

      582       525,381  

Kestrel Bidco, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.03%, 12/11/26

      416       371,405  

PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 5.92%, 12/15/28

      965       868,911  
     

 

 

 
        1,765,697  
Airlines — 3.0%                  

AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.81%, 04/20/28

      1,636       1,557,443  

Air Canada, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.25%, 08/11/28(b)

      2,048       1,878,581  

American Airlines, Inc.

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.40%, 01/29/27

      1,027       901,779  

2017 Incremental Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 2.84%, 12/15/23

      1,557       1,503,465  

2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.37%, 06/27/25

      501       443,496  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.31%, 06/21/27

      3,455       3,406,394  

United Airlines, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.39%, 04/21/28

      3,707       3,436,014  
     

 

 

 
        13,127,172  
Auto Components — 2.8%                  

Adient U.S. LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 04/10/28

      817       758,214  

Clarios Global LP, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 04/30/26

      3,646       3,395,319  

Truck Hero, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 5.17%, 01/31/28

      2,032       1,813,083  

USI, Inc.

     

2017 Repriced Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.25%, 05/16/24

      3,750       3,588,208  

2019 Incremental Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.50%, 12/02/26(b)

      214       197,881  

Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 02/05/26

      2,586       2,394,978  
     

 

 

 
        12,147,683  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Banks — 0.9%                  

Directv Financing LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor), 6.67%, 08/02/27

    USD       2,493     $ 2,288,434  

LABL, Inc., 2021 USD 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 6.67%, 10/29/28

      1,613       1,486,557  
   

 

 

 
            3,774,991  
Beverages — 0.8%                  

Naked Juice LLC

     

2nd Lien Term Loan, (SOFR + 6.00%), 8.15%, 01/24/30(b)

      1,179       1,061,038  

Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.25%), 5.40%, 01/24/29

      2,541       2,360,246  
     

 

 

 
        3,421,284  
Building Materials — 0.1%                  

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%,), 4.57%, 04/12/28

      438       361,393  
     

 

 

 
Building Products — 2.0%                  

CP Atlas Buyer, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 11/23/27

      1,473       1,289,633  

CPG International LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.50%), 4.09%, 04/28/29(b)

      800       740,000  

Jeld-Wen, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 07/28/28

      823       779,445  

LSF10 XL Bidco SCA, 2021 EUR Term Loan, (EURIBOR + 3.67%), 3.68%, 04/12/28

    EUR       854       762,891  

New AMI I LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 6.00%), 7.52%, 03/08/29

    USD       850       772,825  

Standard Industries, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.79%, 09/22/28

      1,624       1,565,717  

Wilsonart LLC, 2021 Term Loan E, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.51%, 12/31/26

      3,188       2,815,425  
     

 

 

 
        8,725,936  
Capital Markets — 3.4%                  

AqGen Ascensus, Inc., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%), 7.50%, 08/02/29(b)

      2,699       2,509,588  

Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC

     

2020 USD Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.28%, 04/09/27

      6,210       5,798,802  

2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.42%, 04/07/28

      1,806       1,751,820  

Eagle Broadband Investments LLC, Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.31%, 11/12/27

      1,522       1,430,923  

FinCo I LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 06/27/25

      820       778,938  

Focus Financial Partners LLC, 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 06/30/28

      1,477       1,412,445  

Greenhill & Co., Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 04/12/24

      1,170       1,147,338  
     

 

 

 
        14,829,854  
Chemicals — 5.4%                  

Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 7.00%, 08/27/26

      2,527       2,457,627  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Chemicals (continued)                  

Atotech BV, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 03/18/28

    USD       3,462     $ 3,300,457  

Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan B3, (3 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 4.00%, 06/01/24

      698       680,019  

CPC Acquisition Corp., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.00%, 12/29/27

      732       637,218  

Element Materials Technology Group U.S. Holdings, Inc., 2017 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.09%, 06/28/24

      1,145       1,101,156  

Element Solutions, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 01/31/26

      1,993       1,963,283  

Illuminate Buyer LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 06/30/27

      1,399       1,289,859  

Lonza Group AG, USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 6.25%, 07/03/28

      1,079       960,633  

Messer Industries GmbH, 2018 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.75%, 03/02/26

      2,438       2,322,304  

Minerals Technologies, Inc., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.87%, 02/14/24

      431       429,240  

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 05/15/24

      1,506       1,452,067  

Oxea Holding Drei GmbH, 2017 USD Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.38%, 10/14/24

      1,729       1,595,977  

PQ Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.74%, 06/09/28

      1,739       1,658,037  

Pregis TopCo Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.67%, 07/31/26

      705       663,036  

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 4.75%, 03/16/27

      1,060       943,718  

Sparta U.S. HoldCo LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.62%, 08/02/28(b)

      1,653       1,574,350  

Starfruit Finco BV, 2018 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.25%, 10/01/25

      160       151,094  

WR Grace Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.06%, 09/22/28

      538       509,496  
   

 

 

 
            23,689,571  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 6.3%                  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2021 USD Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 05/12/28

      2,636       2,410,709  

Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC, 2022 Term Loan, (SOFR + 4.00%), 5.30%, 02/15/29

      791       750,960  

Aramark Services, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 03/11/25

      155       148,191  

Asurion LLC

     

2018 Term Loan B6, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.12%), 4.79%, 11/03/23

      1,932       1,852,399  

2018 Term Loan B7, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 11/03/24

      1,133       1,059,734  

2020 Term Loan B8, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 12/23/26

      790       714,060  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%), 6.92%, 01/31/28

      1,117       949,227  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%), 6.92%, 01/20/29

      1,596       1,348,620  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)  

Clean Harbors, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 10/08/28

    USD       700     $ 693,475  

Covanta Holding Corp.

     

2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 11/30/28

      1,140       1,075,366  

2021 Term Loan C, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 11/30/28

      86       80,754  

Creative Artists Agency LLC, 2020 Incremental Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.88%, 11/27/26

      1,960       1,854,424  

Dealer Tire LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 5.92%, 12/12/25

      2,551       2,429,078  

EnergySolutions LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.00%, 05/09/25

      518       479,747  

Packers Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 4.44%, 03/09/28

      1,680       1,533,962  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor), 3.65%, 09/23/26

      1,938       1,804,762  

Tempo Acquisition LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.00%), 4.53%, 08/31/28

      4,828       4,568,385  

Vericast Corp., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor), 10.00%, 06/16/26

      333       257,414  

Verscend Holding Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.67%, 08/27/25

      3,132       2,991,519  

Viad Corp., Initial Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 6.67%, 07/30/28

      786       734,966  
     

 

 

 
            27,737,752  
Communications Equipment — 0.5%                  

ViaSat, Inc., Term Loan, (SOFR + 4.50%), 6.14%, 03/02/29

      2,528       2,347,586  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering — 2.0%                  

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc., 2017 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.40%, 06/21/24

      4,024       3,467,302  

Pike Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 01/21/28

      1,045       991,153  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.02%, 06/02/28

      2,786       2,564,207  

USIC Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 5.17%, 05/12/28

      1,760       1,633,518  
     

 

 

 
        8,656,180  
Construction Materials — 1.6%                  

Core & Main LP, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.12%, 07/27/28

      4,120       3,915,395  

Filtration Group Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 03/29/25

      2,391       2,259,611  

Tamko Building Products LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.33%, 06/01/26

      868       811,057  
     

 

 

 
        6,986,063  
Containers & Packaging — 1.6%                  

BWAY Holding Co., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 Week LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.31%, 04/03/24

      2,379       2,239,197  

Charter Next Generation, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 12/01/27

      2,299       2,159,475  

Pregis TopCo Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.67%, 07/31/26

      619       583,576  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Containers & Packaging (continued)                  

Tosca Services LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 5.17%, 08/18/27

    USD       1,183     $ 1,048,726  

Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.

     

2021 Delayed Draw Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.60%, 09/15/28

      90       84,254  

2021 Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.25%, 09/15/28

      1,010       944,973  
     

 

 

 
            7,060,201  
Distributors — 1.0%                  

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 2019 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 01/15/27

      1,200       1,132,622  

TMK Hawk Parent Corp.(b)

     

2020 Super Priority First Out Term Loan A, (1 mo. LIBOR + 10.50%, 1.00% Floor), 11.17%, 05/30/24

      954       887,345  

2020 Super Priority Second Out Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.11%, 08/28/24

      3,065       2,329,319  
     

 

 

 
        4,349,286  
Diversified Consumer Services — 3.3%                  

2U, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%), 8.00%, 12/30/24

      1,433       1,366,877  

Ascend Learning LLC

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%), 7.42%, 12/10/29(b)

      781       714,615  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 12/11/28

      1,934       1,781,956  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 11/24/28(b)

      932       888,030  

Genuine Financial Holdings LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 07/11/25

      2,238       2,124,225  

Midas Intermediate Holdco II LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (PRIME + 5.75%), 10.50%, 12/22/25

      1,713       1,596,641  

Nomad Foods Europe Midco Ltd., 2017 USD Term Loan B4, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.66%, 05/15/24

      1,118       1,074,228  

Okta, Inc., Term Loan, (SOFR + 6.25%), 7.63%, 12/15/26

      874       737,475  

PAI Holdco, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.99%, 10/28/27

      760       715,703  

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC

     

2020 Super Priority First Out Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.50%), 9.01%, 08/10/23

      467       452,351  

2020 Super Priority Second Out Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.50%, 1.00% Floor), 9.01%, 08/10/23

      732       511,052  

Sotheby’s, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 5.54%, 01/15/27

      1,789       1,708,251  

Voyage Australia Pty. Ltd., USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.56%, 07/20/28

      743       692,746  
     

 

 

 
        14,364,150  
Diversified Financial Services — 7.8%                  

Advisor Group, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 6.17%, 07/31/26

      1,026       974,285  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)                  

Alchemy Copyrights LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.06%, 03/10/28(b)

    USD       848     $ 816,132  

AlixPartners LLP, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 02/04/28

      1,740       1,650,808  

AqGen Island Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.81%, 08/02/28(b)

      3,563       3,313,592  

Castlelake Aviation Ltd., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.58%, 10/22/26

      2,335       2,228,311  

Cogeco Financing 2 LP, 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 09/01/28

      1,604       1,527,462  

Delta TopCo, Inc.

     

2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%, 0.75% Floor), 9.34%, 12/01/28(b)

      670       569,500  

2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.84%, 12/01/27

      1,738       1,569,290  

EG America LLC, 2018 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.25%, 02/07/25

      909       851,933  

Gainwell Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 6.25%, 10/01/27

      3,279       3,094,261  

I-Logic Technologies Bidco Ltd., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.00%), 6.20%, 02/16/28

      429       402,872  

Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.17%, 07/03/24

      1,681       1,601,145  

KKR Apple Bidco LLC

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%), 7.42%, 09/21/29

      248       236,530  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 09/23/28

      605       569,921  

LBM Acquisition LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 12/18/27

      2,332       1,905,845  

LEB Holdings USA, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 11/02/27

      243       238,258  

Oscar Acquisitionco LLC, Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.50%), 6.11%, 04/29/29

      1,108       983,350  

Radiate Holdco LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 4.92%, 09/25/26

      2,188       2,029,490  

RVR Dealership Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.75%), 5.17%, 02/08/28

      735       615,969  

Setanta Aircraft Leasing Designated Activity Co., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.25%, 11/05/28

      1,340       1,271,888  

SMG U.S. Midco 2, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 01/23/25

      421       391,154  

SSH Group Holdings, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 6.50%, 07/30/25

      226       209,647  

Veritas U.S., Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.25%, 09/01/25

      3,726       3,040,053  

VS Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 02/28/27

      1,474       1,383,310  

White Cap Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.75%), 5.28%, 10/19/27

      1,235       1,134,867  

Ziggo Financing Partnership, USD Term Loan I, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.82%, 04/30/28

      1,617       1,504,311  
     

 

 

 
            34,114,184  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.2%  

Cablevision Lightpath LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.57%, 11/30/27

    USD       569     $ 535,529  

Consolidated Communications, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.19%, 10/02/27

      808       711,983  

Frontier Communications Corp., 2021 DIP Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 6.06%, 05/01/28

      1,987       1,855,110  

Iridium Satellite LLC, 2021 Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.17%, 11/04/26

      1,933       1,851,068  

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 03/01/27

      1,931       1,784,431  

Meridian Adhesives Group, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 4.75%, 07/24/28

      2,028       1,913,746  

Virgin Media SFA Finance Ltd., GBP Term Loan L, 4.19%, 01/15/27

    GBP       1,000       1,098,808  
   

 

 

 
                9,750,675  
Electric Utilities — 0.9%                  

ExGen Renewables IV LLC, 2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 1.00% Floor), 4.08%, 12/15/27

    USD       1,256       1,207,779  

Triton Water Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.75%, 03/31/28

      3,232       2,850,146  
     

 

 

 
        4,057,925  
Electrical Equipment — 1.3%                  

Arcline FM Holdings LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 7.63%, 06/23/28(b)

      1,536       1,440,366  

AZZ, Inc., Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.25%), 5.88%, 05/13/29(b)

      330       314,325  

Gates Global LLC, 2021 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.17%, 03/31/27

      2,431       2,288,801  

II-VI, Inc., 2021 Bridge Term Loan B, 07/02/29(h)

      1,736       1,660,050  
     

 

 

 
            5,703,542  
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service — 0.7%  

Asplundh Tree Expert LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 09/07/27

      1,978       1,905,247  

TruGreen LP, 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.67%, 11/02/27

      1,218       1,154,879  
     

 

 

 
        3,060,126  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.2%  

RHP Hotel Properties LP, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 05/11/24

      871       854,408  
     

 

 

 
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.4%                  

U.S. Foods, Inc.

     

2019 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.57%, 09/13/26

      831       782,222  

2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.32%, 11/22/28

      1,106       1,050,753  
     

 

 

 
        1,832,975  
Food Products — 2.4%                  

8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc.

     

2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 10/01/25

      1,195       1,002,354  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Food Products (continued)                  

8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc. (continued)

 

2021 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%), 6.42%, 10/01/25

    USD       1,531     $ 1,293,662  

Chobani LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.17%, 10/25/27

      2,757       2,493,411  

Froneri International Ltd., 2020 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 01/29/27

      3,569       3,276,057  

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 02/05/26

      403       375,589  

Sovos Brands Intermediate, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.25%, 06/08/28

      1,523       1,434,388  

UTZ Quality Foods LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 01/20/28

      687       653,298  
     

 

 

 
            10,528,759  
Gas Utilities — 0.7%                  

Freeport LNG Investments LLLP, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.56%, 12/21/28

      3,352       2,888,097  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 1.7%                  

Electron BidCo, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 11/01/28

      2,202       2,057,039  

Insulet Corp., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 05/04/28

      769       728,845  

Medline Borrower LP, USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 10/23/28

      4,369       4,045,064  

Venga Finance SARL, 2021 USD Term Loan B, 12/04/28(b)(h)

      651       605,218  
     

 

 

 
        7,436,166  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.1%                  

CCRR Parent, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.01%, 03/06/28

      1,629       1,540,939  

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.75%, 09/29/28

      1,028       970,135  

Da Vinci Purchaser Corp., 2019 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.25%, 01/08/27

      1,453       1,372,983  

Envision Healthcare Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 10/10/25

      1,430       470,482  

EyeCare Partners LLC

     

2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.00%, 02/18/27

      1,677       1,547,205  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%), 9.00%, 11/15/29

      581       548,934  

2021 Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.00%, 11/15/28

      538       494,536  

Femur Buyer, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 6.75%, 03/05/26

      1,050       913,334  

Orbcomm, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 5.92%, 09/01/28

      876       807,780  

PetVet Care Centers LLC, 2021 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 02/14/25

      52       49,107  

Sotera Health Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 12/11/26

      2,539       2,408,876  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)  

Vizient, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.25%), 3.68%, 04/28/29

    USD       338     $ 335,043  

WP CityMD Bidco LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.50%, 12/22/28

      2,457       2,309,087  
   

 

 

 
        13,768,441  
Health Care Services — 0.3%                  

Azalea Topco, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.74%, 07/24/26

      973       908,693  

Medical Solutions Holdings, Inc., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%), 9.88%, 11/01/29

      611       562,120  
     

 

 

 
                1,470,813  
Health Care Technology — 3.1%                  

Athenahealth, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.50%), 5.01%, 02/15/29

      2,891       2,654,263  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 1.00% Floor), 4.17%, 03/01/24

      1,382       1,342,207  

GoodRx, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 10/10/25

      957       871,787  

IQVIA, Inc., 2017 USD Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 03/07/24

      475       465,437  

Polaris Newco LLC, USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.67%, 06/02/28

      4,181       3,852,108  

Press Ganey Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 4.99%, 07/24/26(b)

      1,698       1,608,425  

Verscend Holding Corp., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%), 8.67%, 04/02/29(b)

      3,092       2,906,480  
     

 

 

 
            13,700,707  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 6.8%                  

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co., Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 11/19/26

      2,443       2,327,237  

Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.25%), 4.40%, 05/24/29

      202       194,627  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 12/23/24

      2,005       1,927,256  

2020 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 07/20/25

      1,217       1,170,749  

Carnival Corp., (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.88%, 06/30/25

      718       665,453  

Churchill Downs, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 03/17/28

      777       731,178  

ECL Entertainment LLC, Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.50%, 0.75% Floor), 9.75%, 05/01/28

      575       560,454  

Equinox Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.25%, 03/08/24

      3,985       2,948,598  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.00%), 5.53%, 01/27/29

      4,145       3,811,527  

Four Seasons Hotels Ltd., New 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 11/30/23

      1,303       1,288,015  

IRB Holding Corp., 2020 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 4.42%, 02/05/25

      1,581       1,496,067  

Penn National Gaming, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.75%), 4.38%, 05/03/29

      1,490       1,426,013  

Playtika Holding Corp., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 03/13/28

      1,507       1,417,963  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)            

Scientific Games International, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.00%), 4.36%, 04/14/29

    USD       818     $ 775,055  

Stars Group Holdings BV, 2018 USD Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.50%, 07/21/26

      1,116       1,058,808  

Station Casinos LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 02/08/27

      2,060       1,933,628  

Travelport Finance Luxembourg SARL

   

2020 Super Priority Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 1.50%, 1.00% Floor), 3.75%, 02/28/25

      1,410       1,415,733  

2021 Consented Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 7.25%, 05/29/26

      1,674       1,287,741  

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.37%, 10/02/28

      903       836,221  

Whatabrands LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 08/03/28

      2,274       2,125,793  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 05/30/25

      534       514,899  
     

 

 

 
          29,913,015  
Household Durables — 1.7%            

ACProducts Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 6.97%, 05/17/28

      1,653       1,272,731  

Reynolds Consumer Products LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 02/04/27

      1,500       1,438,677  

Snap One Holdings Corp., Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 7.38%, 12/08/28

      1,080       979,226  

Solis IV BV, USD Term Loan B1, (SOFR + 3.50%), 4.84%, 02/26/29

      2,260       1,939,374  

Springs Windows Fashions LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.60%, 10/06/28

      829       678,680  

Weber-Stephen Products LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 4.92%, 10/30/27

      1,030       931,996  
     

 

 

 
      7,240,684  
Household Products — 0.1%            

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 03/03/28

      536       515,434  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.6%  

Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 01/15/25

      504       482,736  

Calpine Corp.

   

2019 Term Loan B10, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 08/12/26

      706       668,234  

Term Loan B9, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 04/05/26

      1,511       1,420,700  
     

 

 

 
      2,571,670  
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.5%            

AVSC Holding Corp.(f)

   

2020 Term Loan B1, (0.25% PIK), 5.11%, 03/03/25

      2,376       2,035,994  

2020 Term Loan B3, (10.00% PIK), 7.50%, 10/15/26

      1,305       1,377,205  

Diamond BC BV, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.99%, 09/29/28

      1,740       1,602,791  

Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC, 2020 Extended Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%, 1.00% Floor), 8.30%, 11/28/23

      679       672,519  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Industrial Conglomerates (continued)  

Stitch Aquisition Corp., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%), 9.00%, 07/28/28

    USD       1,092     $ 969,616  

Vertical U.S. Newco, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.02%, 07/30/27

      1,905       1,778,336  

Vertiv Group Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.87%, 03/02/27

      2,942       2,728,768  
   

 

 

 
            11,165,229  
Insurance — 4.9%                  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC

     

2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 05/09/25

      2,899       2,722,920  

2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.01%, 11/06/27

      3,807       3,531,989  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 05/09/25

      1,019       961,113  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 02/19/28

      3,380       3,186,740  

AssuredPartners, Inc.

     

2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 02/12/27

      1,411       1,319,525  

2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 02/12/27

      884       827,185  

Hub International Ltd.

     

2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.21%, 04/25/25

      2,862       2,704,024  

2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.35%, 04/25/25

      2,680       2,536,504  

NFP Corp., 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 02/15/27

      186       172,016  

Ryan Specialty Group LLC, Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 4.63%, 09/01/27(b)

      1,147       1,101,500  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.

     

2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 12/31/25

      790       740,382  

2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 09/03/26

      1,023       970,472  

2020 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.92%, 09/03/26

      824       793,244  
     

 

 

 
        21,567,614  
Interactive Media & Services — 2.6%  

Adevinta ASA, USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.25%, 06/26/28

      2,488       2,372,703  

Arches Buyer, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 12/06/27

      736       670,452  

Camelot U.S. Acquisition LLC, 2020 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.67%, 10/30/26

      3,350       3,151,766  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC, 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 08/10/27

      736       705,776  

Grab Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.50%, 01/29/26

      5,090       4,631,775  
     

 

 

 
                11,532,472  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.5%  

CNT Holdings I Corp., 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.69%, 11/08/27

    USD       1,876     $ 1,777,004  

PUG LLC, 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 5.92%, 02/12/27(b)

      369       340,596  
   

 

 

 
        2,117,600  
Internet Software & Services — 0.4%                  

Uber Technologies, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.07%, 02/25/27

      1,776       1,696,181  
     

 

 

 
IT Services — 7.3%                  

Aruba Investments, Inc.

     

2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%), 9.38%, 11/24/28

      1,440       1,360,800  

2020 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.63%, 11/24/27(b)

      769       707,748  

Banff Merger Sub, Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 10/02/25

      2,048       1,903,275  

Camelot Finance SA, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 10/30/26

      2,188       2,065,572  

CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.50%, 09/21/28

      1,691       1,601,005  

CoreLogic, Inc.

     

2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%), 8.19%, 06/04/29(b)

      1,416       1,019,160  

Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.19%, 06/02/28

      3,391       2,810,845  

Fleetcor Technologies Operating Co. LLC, 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 04/28/28

      2,054       1,972,478  

Greeneden U.S. Holdings II LLC, 2020 USD Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.67%, 12/01/27

      5,003       4,770,120  

PUG LLC, USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 02/12/27(b)

      2,542       2,287,914  

Sophia LP, 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 8.00%, 1.00% Floor), 10.25%, 10/09/28

      4,215       4,183,387  

TierPoint LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 05/05/26(b)

      965       900,318  

Trans Union LLC

     

2019 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 11/16/26

      1,865       1,755,897  

2021 Term Loan B6, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 12/01/28

      2,615       2,488,280  

Virtusa Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 02/11/28

      1,049       987,773  

WEX, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 03/31/28

      978       937,914  

ZoomInfo LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 02/02/26

      218       210,235  
     

 

 

 
            31,962,721  
Leisure Products — 0.5%                  

Fender Musical Instruments Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.00%), 5.23%, 12/01/28

      980       925,236  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Leisure Products (continued)                  

MND Holdings III Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.17%, 06/19/24

    USD       985     $ 960,695  

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Term Loan, (SOFR + 6.50%), 8.35%, 05/25/27

      346       328,918  
   

 

 

 
        2,214,849  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 3.3%                  

Avantor Funding, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 11/08/27

      2,666       2,557,075  

eResearchTechnology, Inc., 2020 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.17%, 02/04/27

      4,416       4,068,016  

ICON Luxembourg SARL

     

LUX Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.56%, 07/03/28

      2,776       2,678,204  

US Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.56%, 07/03/28

      692       667,278  

Maravai Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.00%), 3.85%, 10/19/27(b)

      1,498       1,419,854  

Parexel International Corp., 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.88%, 11/15/28

      3,425       3,209,551  
     

 

 

 
            14,599,978  
Machinery — 3.3%                  

Albion Acquisitions Ltd., USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%), 6.43%, 08/17/26

      1,845       1,761,727  

ASP Blade Holdings, Inc., Initial Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.67%, 10/13/28

      402       350,730  

Clark Equipment Co., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.50%), 4.65%, 04/20/29

      304       292,448  

Columbus McKinnon Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.06%, 05/14/28

      405       385,801  

Filtration Group Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 10/21/28

      1,179       1,099,502  

Fluidra SA, 2022 USD Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.00%), 3.63%, 01/29/29

      310       300,481  

Ingersoll-Rand Services Co., 2020 USD Spinco Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.38%, 03/01/27

      2,236       2,134,943  

Madison IAQ LLC, Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.52%, 06/21/28

      3,729       3,387,554  

SPX Flow, Inc., (SOFR + 4.50%), 6.13%, 04/05/29

      1,381       1,283,980  

Titan Acquisition Ltd., 2018 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.88%, 03/28/25

      3,895       3,562,829  

Zurn LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 10/04/28

      126       123,462  
     

 

 

 
        14,683,457  
Media — 13.4%                  

Altice Financing SA

     

2017 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.79%, 07/15/25

      1,090       982,056  

USD 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.79%, 01/31/26

      1,563       1,408,843  

Altice France SA, 2018 Term Loan B13, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.41%, 08/14/26

      3,483       3,174,760  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.20%, 04/22/26

      1,515       1,272,243  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Media (continued)                  

Cable One, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 05/03/28

    USD       1,035     $ 994,118  

Charter Communications Operating LLC, Class A, 2019 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 04/30/25

      2,619       2,545,690  

City Football Group Ltd., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.60%, 07/21/28(b)

      1,595       1,459,427  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.74%, 08/21/26

      3,846           3,293,509  

CMG Media Corp., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 12/17/26

      (i)      288  

Connect Finco SARL, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.17%, 12/12/26

      6,692       6,139,770  

CSC Holdings LLC

     

2017 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.57%, 07/17/25

      2,136       1,981,845  

2019 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.82%, 04/15/27

      1,795       1,664,114  

E.W. Scripps Co., 2020 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor), 4.42%, 01/07/28

      859       811,613  

Learfield Communications LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 4.92%, 12/01/23(b)

      877       767,148  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 03/24/25

      1,326       1,278,342  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.35%, 10/17/26

      2,544       2,372,048  

MH Sub I LLC

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.42%, 09/13/24

      3,488       3,277,024  

2020 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.42%, 09/13/24

      2,910       2,734,867  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.25%), 7.92%, 02/23/29

      951       892,471  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 09/18/26

      874       859,630  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B4, (SOFR + 3.75%), 5.38%, 04/21/29(b)

      1,822       1,676,240  

Trader Corp., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.63%, 09/28/23(b)

      4,102       3,927,411  

Trader Interactive LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 07/28/28(b)

      564       538,639  

UPC Financing Partnership, 2021 USD Term Loan AX, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.32%, 01/31/29

      768       728,039  

Virgin Media Bristol LLC

     

2020 USD Term Loan Q, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.57%, 01/31/29

      2,365       2,260,680  

USD Term Loan N, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.82%, 01/31/28

      988       923,428  

Voyage Digital Ltd., (SOFR + 4.50%), 5.28%, 05/11/29(b)

      1,018       967,100  

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 05/18/25

      3,276       3,075,188  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Media (continued)  

WMG Acquisition Corp., 2021 Term Loan G, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.12%), 3.79%, 01/20/28

    USD       2,123     $ 2,033,523  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 03/09/27

      5,045       4,636,870  
     

 

 

 
        58,676,924  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.0%                  

Edgewater Generation LLC, Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 12/13/25

      939       793,600  

Lealand Finance Co. BV

     

2020 Make Whole Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 06/28/24

      40       24,146  

2020 Take Back Term Loan, (3.00% PIK), 2.83%, 06/30/25(f)

      296       148,276  

Lucid Energy Group II Borrower LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 5.87%, 11/24/28

      2,408       2,372,713  

Medallion Midland Acquisition LLC,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 10/18/28

      1,934       1,850,740  

Murphy USA, Inc., Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 2.82%, 01/31/28

      642       638,764  

Oryx Midstream Services Permian Basin LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.71%, 10/05/28

      3,139       2,979,771  
     

 

 

 
        8,808,010  
Personal Products — 1.4%                  

Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (SOFR + 6.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.65%, 12/22/26

      409       400,255  

Prestige Brands, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 5.42%, 07/03/28

      224       221,776  

Sunshine Luxembourg VII SARL, 2021 Term Loan B3, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 6.00%, 10/01/26

      6,090       5,622,780  
     

 

 

 
        6,244,811  
Pharmaceuticals — 3.0%                  

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.50%, 05/04/25

      1,220       1,101,128  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 5.25%), 6.55%, 02/01/27

      2,180       1,863,482  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.63%, 02/22/28

      1,599       1,572,135  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc., Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 2.81%, 08/01/27

      1,525       1,437,631  

Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc., USD 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 11/15/27

      1,592       1,500,944  

Jazz Financing Lux SARL, USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 05/05/28

      2,438       2,320,839  

Option Care Health, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 10/27/28

      704       671,210  

Organon & Co., USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.63%, 06/02/28

      1,542       1,481,343  

Precision Medicine Group LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.25%, 11/18/27(b)

      1,382       1,274,805  
     

 

 

 
            13,223,517  
Professional Services — 1.5%                  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

     

2022 Incremental Term Loan B2, (SOFR + 3.25%), 4.75%, 01/18/29

      715       666,037  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Professional Services (continued)  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (continued)

   

Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.87%, 02/06/26

    USD       2,410     $ 2,269,501  

Element Materials Technology Group U.S. Holdings, Inc.(h)

     

2022 USD Delayed Draw Term Loan B, 04/12/29

      608       582,260  

2022 USD Delayed Draw Term Loan D, 04/12/29

      1,318       1,261,565  

Galaxy U.S. Opco, Inc., Term Loan, (SOFR + 4.75%), 6.28%, 04/29/29

      2,016       1,887,480  
     

 

 

 
        6,666,843  
Real Estate Management & Development — 1.0%  

Chamberlain Group, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 11/03/28

      2,470       2,224,681  

Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 08/21/25

      2,365       2,221,410  
     

 

 

 
        4,446,091  
Road & Rail — 0.4%  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 08/06/27

      662       625,477  

SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%), 7.09%, 08/04/25(b)

      1,193       1,061,520  
     

 

 

 
        1,686,997  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%  

Synaptics, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.36%, 12/02/28

      629       610,928  
     

 

 

 
Software — 14.4%  

Applied Systems, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.25%, 09/19/24

      734       702,358  

Barracuda Networks, Inc.

   

1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.98%, 02/12/25

      2,074           2,051,265  

2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%, 0.75% Floor), 7.99%, 10/30/28

      655       653,841  

2022 Term Loan, 05/17/29(h)

      766       732,488  

Central Parent, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan B, 07/06/29(h)

 

    733       690,948  

Cloudera, Inc.

   

2021 Second Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.00%), 7.67%, 10/08/29(b)

      975       848,250  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 10/08/28

      2,993       2,746,534  

ConnectWise LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.75%, 09/29/28

      1,018       929,665  

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 10/16/28

      1,202       1,071,776  

Digicel International Finance Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 05/28/24(b)

      1,034       891,734  

E2open LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.83%, 02/04/28

      286       269,281  

Epicor Software Corp., 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor), 9.42%, 07/31/28

      2,141       2,072,488  

Helios Software Holdings, Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.95%, 03/11/28

      2,134       1,956,485  

Informatica LLC, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.44%, 10/27/28

      5,147       4,873,308  

Instructure Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.27%, 10/30/28(b)

      733       694,671  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Software (continued)  

IPS Corp.

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%), 8.67%, 10/01/29

    USD       1,046     $ 968,858  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 10/02/28

      588       538,719  

Magenta Buyer LLC

     

2021 USD 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor), 6.23%, 07/27/28

      2,432       2,179,677  

2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 8.25%, 0.75% Floor), 9.48%, 07/27/29

      2,204       2,005,372  

McAfee LLC, 2022 USD Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.00%), 5.15%, 03/01/29

      3,493       3,169,898  

Netsmart Technologies, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.67%, 10/01/27

      1,566       1,488,033  

Planview Parent, Inc.

     

2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%, 0.75% Floor), 8.92%, 12/18/28(b)

      930       883,500  

Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.67%, 12/17/27

      2,138       2,009,583  

Proofpoint, Inc.

     

1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.82%, 08/31/28

      2,817       2,611,682  

2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.25%), 7.82%, 08/31/29

      1,451       1,385,705  

RealPage, Inc.

     

1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 04/24/28

      6,256       5,768,329  

2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%, 0.75% Floor), 8.17%, 04/23/29

      2,965       2,811,943  

Renaissance Holding Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 05/30/25

      677       639,272  

Severin Acquisition LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.62%, 08/01/25

      2,783       2,666,397  

Sophia LP, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.50%, 10/07/27

      4,230       3,936,831  

Tibco Software, Inc., 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%), 7.25%, 03/03/28

      861       842,494  

Ultimate Software Group, Inc.

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%), 6.21%, 05/03/27

      1,402       1,289,873  

2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.21%, 05/04/26

      4,349       4,063,914  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 05/04/26

      2,877       2,712,046  
     

 

 

 
            63,157,218  
Specialty Retail — 4.7%  

Belron Finance U.S. LLC

     

2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.69%, 11/13/25

      437       421,845  

2019 USD Term Loan B3, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.50%, 10/30/26(b)

      871       831,495  

2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.88%, 04/13/28

      3,013       2,889,589  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)  

CD&R Firefly Bidco Ltd., 2018 GBP Term Loan B1, (SONIA + 4.25%), 5.19%, 06/23/25

    GBP       1,000     $ 1,109,265  

EG Group Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, 6.50%, 03/31/26

    USD       569       537,469  

Fanatics Commerce Intermediate Holdco LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 11/24/28

      684       644,910  

Mavis Tire Express Services Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.00%), 5.63%, 05/04/28

      3,011       2,777,353  

MED ParentCo LP, 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 5.92%, 08/31/26

      1,710       1,539,828  

PetSmart, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 4.50%, 02/11/28

      5,290       4,964,502  

Research Now Group, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.50%, 12/20/24

      986       906,315  

Restoration Hardware, Inc., 2022 Incremental Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.25%), 4.88%, 10/20/28

      868       772,520  

Reverb Buyer, Inc.

     

2021 Delayed Draw Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 3.50%, 11/01/28

      65       60,417  

2021 First Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 6.38%, 11/01/28

      2,459       2,301,076  

WOOF Holding, Inc.(b)

     

1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.81%, 12/21/27

      548       511,068  

2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%), 9.31%, 12/21/28

      560       537,600  
     

 

 

 
            20,805,252  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.2%  

Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 6.67%, 07/23/26

      1,018       904,186  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.4%  

Crocs, Inc., Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.50%), 4.45%, 02/17/29

      1,900       1,725,663  
     

 

 

 
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.9%  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 05/19/28

      1,382       1,315,886  

Foundation Building Materials Holding Co. LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.49%, 01/31/28(b)

      1,221       1,062,428  

ION Trading Finance Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%), 7.00%, 04/03/28

      677       622,567  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 2022 Incremental Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.50%), 4.00%, 06/02/28

      995       913,860  
     

 

 

 
        3,914,741  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.1%  

GOGO Intermediate Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR), 4.99%, 04/30/28

      1,099       1,037,592  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)  

MetroNet Systems Holdings LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.75%), 5.05%, 06/02/28

    USD       709     $ 654,342  

SBA Senior Finance II LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 04/11/25

      3,360       3,231,830  
     

 

 

 
        4,923,764  
     

 

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 143.0%
(Cost: $671,960,920)

 

        628,063,815  
     

 

 

 
            Shares         

Investment Companies

     
Fixed Income Funds — 0.3%                  

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

      64,300       1,303,361  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 0.3%
(Cost: $1,406,588)

 

    1,303,361  
     

 

 

 
            Benefical
Interest (000)
        

Other Interests(j)

     
IT Services(a)(b) — 0.0%                  

Millennium Corp.

    USD       1,607        

Millennium Lender Claim Trust

      1,508        
     

 

 

 

Total Other Interests — 0.0%
(Cost: $ — )

         
     

 

 

 

    

Security

  Shares     Value  

Warrants

   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%

   

California Resources Corp.(a)

    999     $ 10,260  
   

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $ — )

      10,260  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 145.7%
(Cost: $690,282,690)

 

    639,804,413  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (45.7)%

 

    (200,697,356
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

 

  $ 439,107,057  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

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

(c) 

Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Fund held restricted securities with a current value of $1,012, representing less than 0.05% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $214,007.

(d) 

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

(e) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(f) 

Payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate.

(i) 

Rounds to less than 1,000.

(j) 

Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

 

 

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

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

12/31/21

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

06/30/22

    

Shares

Held at

06/30/22

     Income     

Capital Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class(a)

  $      $ 3,291,520      $ (3,291,520   $      $      $             $ 463      $  
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

As of period end, the entity is no longer held.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

             
Currency Purchased           Currency Sold        Counterparty      Settlement Date              

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

USD

    822,520          EUR        766,000        Toronto-Dominion Bank        09/21/22                          $ 15,323  

USD

    2,397,837          GBP        1,912,000        Natwest Markets PLC        09/21/22            66,877  
                          

 

 

 
                             82,200  
                          

 

 

 

EUR

    872,000          USD        925,414        Bank of Montreal        09/21/22            (6,515

EUR

    50,944          USD        54,329        Standard Chartered Bank        09/21/22            (645

GBP

    66,750          USD        81,927        Bank of Montreal        09/21/22            (551

GBP

    72,503          USD        89,293        Standard Chartered Bank        09/21/22            (903

USD

    917,455          EUR        874,000        Standard Chartered Bank        09/21/22            (3,551
                          

 

 

 
                             (12,165
                          

 

 

 
                            $     70,035  
                          

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

                 
Reference Obligation/Index     

Financing

Rate Received

by the Fund

 

 

 

    

Payment

Frequency

 

 

      

Termination

Date

 

 

     Credit

Rating(a)

    

Notional

Amount (000)

 

(b) 

     Value         


Upfront

Premium
Paid

(Received

 

 
 

      

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation

 

 

CDX.NA.HY.37.V2

     5.00      Quarterly          12/20/26        B+    USD 5,544      $ (69,312      $ 372,482        $ (441,794
                     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.

 
  (b) 

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

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

 

         
Description    Swap
Premiums
Paid
     Swap
Premiums
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)

   $ 372,482      $      $      $ (441,794

 

  (a) 

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 82,200      $      $      $ 82,200  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 12,165      $      $      $ 12,165  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                    

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

            441,794                                    441,794  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $  441,794       $      $   12,165      $      $      $  453,959   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

 

For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 240,641      $      $      $ 240,641  

Swaps

            81,308                                    81,308  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 81,308      $      $ 240,641      $      $      $ 321,949  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $      $      $      $ 144,484      $      $      $ 144,484  

Swaps

            (551,776                                  (551,776
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ (551,776    $      $ 144,484      $      $      $ (407,292
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 4,328,165  

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 575,481  

Credit default swaps:

  

Average notional value — sell protection

   $ 5,572,000  

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

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

     
      Assets        Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $         82,200        $         12,165  

Swaps — centrally cleared

              4,469  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

     82,200          16,634  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

              (4,469
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $ 82,200        $ 12,165  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received (and pledged) by the Fund:

 

           
Counterparty     

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

 

    

Non-Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

 

    

Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

 

    

Net Amount
of Derivative

Assets

 
 

 (a)(b) 

Natwest Markets PLC

   $ 66,877      $      $      $      $ 66,877  

Toronto-Dominion Bank

     15,323                             15,323  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 82,200      $      $      $      $ 82,200  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

 

           
Counterparty    

Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by

 Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

    

Derivatives

Available

    for Offset

 

 

 

    

    Non-Cash

Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

    

Cash

    Collateral

Pledged

 

 

 

    

Net Amount

of Derivative

Liabilities

 

 

(a)(c) 

Bank of Montreal

  $ 7,066      $      $      $      $ 7,066  

Standard Chartered Bank

    5,099                             5,099  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $ 12,165      $      $      $      $ 12,165  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c)

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                       
         
     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets

       

Investments

       

Long-Term Investments

       

Common Stocks

       

Construction & Engineering

  $ 70,642     $     $     $ 70,642  

Diversified Financial Services

                3,098       3,098  

Metals & Mining

                1,012       1,012  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    32,490                   32,490  

Software

    148                   148  

Specialty Retail

          628,662             628,662  

Corporate Bonds

          9,690,925             9,690,925  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

          577,998,904       50,064,911       628,063,815  

Investment Companies

    1,303,361                   1,303,361  

Other Interests

                       

Warrants

    10,260                   10,260  

Liabilities

       

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)

          (81,823     (6,188     (88,011
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 1,416,901           $  588,236,668           $  50,062,833           $  639,716,402  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(b)

       

Assets

       

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

  $     $ 82,200     $     $ 82,200  

Liabilities

       

Credit Contracts

          (441,794           (441,794

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

          (12,165           (12,165
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     $ (371,759   $     $ (371,759
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Swaps and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, bank borrowings payable of $203,000,000 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (FRA)

 

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

 

 

 
   

Common

Stocks

    

Corporate

Bonds

   

Floating

Rate

Loan

Interests

   

Other

Interests

   

Unfunded

Floating

Rate

Loan

Interests

    Total  

 

 

Assets

            

Opening balance, as of December 31, 2021

  $ 3,891      $ (a)    $ 27,319,074     $ (a)    $ (589   $ 27,322,376  

Transfers into Level 3(b)

                 35,095,500             (1,674     35,093,826  

Transfers out of Level 3(c)

                 (8,846,041           590       (8,845,451

Accrued discounts/premiums

                 197,842                   197,842  

Net realized gain (loss)

             41,658                   41,658  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(d)(e)

    219              (4,180,297           (4,515     (4,184,593

Purchases

                 7,850,180                   7,850,180  

Sales

                 (7,413,005                 (7,413,005
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Closing balance, as of June 30, 2022

  $ 4,110      $ (a)    $  50,064,911     $ (a)    $ (6,188   $ 50,062,833  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2022(d)

  $ 219      $     $ (4,057,036   $     $ (4,515   $ (4,061,332
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Rounds to less than $1.

 
  (b) 

As of December 31, 2021, the Trust used observable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of June 30, 2022, the Trust used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at beginning of period value were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 in the disclosure hierarchy.

 
  (c) 

As of December 31, 2021, the Trust used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of June 30, 2022, the Trust used observable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at beginning of period value were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 in the disclosure hierarchy.

 
  (d) 

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

 
  (e) 

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2021 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) 

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Small Business Administration, Series 2000-1, 1.00%, 11/10/21(a)

  $ 5     $  

Sterling Coofs Trust(a)

   

Series 2004-1, Class A, 2.00%, 04/15/29

    537       5,372  

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

    428       4,285  
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 0.0%
(Cost: $97,223)

      9,657  
   

 

 

 

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 3.1%  

Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2019-36, Class NJ, 3.00%, 07/25/49

    2,355       2,098,368  

Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 5083, Class IN, 4.50%, 07/25/32

    16,597       1,837,524  

Kidder Peabody Acceptance Corp., Series 1993-1, Class A6, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 16.62%), 13.61%, 08/25/23(c)

    5       5,302  

Seasoned Credit Risk Transfer Trust

   

Series 2018-2, Class MA, 3.50%, 11/25/57

    648       641,725  

Series 2018-4, Class MA, 3.50%, 03/25/58

    3,624       3,588,048  

Series 2019-1, Class MA, 3.50%, 07/25/58

    1,148       1,136,665  

Series 2019-2, Class MA, 3.50%, 08/25/58

    450       445,183  
   

 

 

 
      9,752,815  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.8%  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust(c)

   

Series 2018-C14, Class XA, 0.73%, 11/15/51

    2,085       59,492  

Series 2019-C16, Class XA, 1.72%, 06/15/52

    6,399       525,690  

Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

   

Series 2018-FL1, Class A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.95%), 2.27%, 06/15/35(b)(c)

    163       157,710  

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

    1,717       1,483,586  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2018- C44, Class XA, 0.89%, 05/15/51(c)

    4,958       160,261  
   

 

 

 
      2,386,739  
Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.0%  

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

    152       29,323  

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

    19,574       2  

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

    7,495       7  
   

 

 

 
      29,332  
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 3.4%  

Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2021-26, Class AI, 3.50%, 05/25/50

    30,600       4,931,160  

Freddie Mac REMICS, 4.00%, 10/15/40

    3,500       3,545,853  

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities, Class IT, 3.50%, 01/20/52

    12,250       2,041,901  
   

 

 

 
          10,518,914  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Principal Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.0%  

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, Series 2003-J8, Class PO, 0.01%, 09/25/23

  $ 9     $ 8,756  

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

    104       78,443  

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through

   

Certificates WMALT Trust, Series 2005-9, Class CP, 0.01%, 11/25/35

    46       28,040  
   

 

 

 
      115,239  
   

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed
Securities — 7.3%
(Cost: $23,318,672)

 

    22,803,039  
   

 

 

 

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

 

Agency Obligations — 3.2%            

Federal Housing Administration(a)

   

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

    (d)       

USGI Projects, Series 99,
7.43%, 11/01/22 -10/01/23

    5       5,173  

Resolution Funding Corp. Principal Strip, 0.00%, 04/15/30(e)

    13,000       9,913,014  
   

 

 

 
      9,918,187  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 64.6%  

Fannie Mae, Series 0040, Class K, 6.50%, 08/17/24

    9       8,818  

Fannie Mae REMICS

   

Series 1993-247, Class SN, (12 mo. LIBOR US + 63.85%), 10.00%, 12/25/23(c)

    9       8,968  

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

    2,397       2,714,148  

Series 2004-84, Class SD, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 12.75%), 9.99%, 04/25/34(c)

    676       680,480  

Series 2005-73, Class DS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 17.55%), 13.33%, 08/25/35(c)

    58       59,855  

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

    7,000       7,164,687  

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

    3,060       3,100,909  

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

    2,584       2,661,894  

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

    14,350       14,461,872  

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

    4,505       4,568,381  

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

    36,429           37,605,820  

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

    1,639       1,647,535  

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

    7,000       6,939,671  

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

    3,415       2,947,360  

Series 2018-32, Class PS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 7.23%), 5.34%, 05/25/48(c)

    5,002       4,897,049  

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

    2,001       2,029,313  

Freddie Mac REMICS

   

Series 2218, Class Z, 8.50%, 03/15/30

    490       538,476  

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

    19       18,809  

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

    1,932       1,980,884  

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

    2,063       2,152,634  

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

    1,244       1,254,953  

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

    2,000       2,013,696  

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

    3,132       3,161,920  

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

    7,615       8,037,361  

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

    2,859       2,919,995  

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

    604       622,351  

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

    15,408       15,708,585  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

Freddie Mac REMICS (continued)

   

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

  $ 8,884     $ 8,983,844  

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

    1,000       1,006,197  

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

    1,415       1,421,975  

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

    4,885       4,902,978  

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

    3,932       3,456,543  

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

    7,600       7,904,046  

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

    3,351       3,184,905  

Series 4774, Class L, 4.50%, 03/15/48

    6,219       6,449,330  

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

    1,069       1,076,953  

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

    2,196       2,110,753  

Ginnie Mae

   

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

    9,028       9,132,511  

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

    6,242       6,310,246  

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

    8,274       8,415,954  

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

    6,010       6,103,016  
   

 

 

 
          200,365,675  
Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 6.1%  

Fannie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 1999-W4, Class IO, 6.50%, 12/25/28

    41       2,297  

Fannie Mae REMICS

   

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

    2       6  

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

    133       4,002  

Series 2006-36, Class PS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.60%), 4.98%, 05/25/36(c)

    2,617       302,864  

Series 2011-134, Class ST, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.00%), 4.38%, 12/25/41(c)

      14,399       2,120,220  

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

    4,098       554,666  

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

    1,450       135,904  

Series 2015-66, Class AS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.25%), 4.63%, 09/25/45(c)

    13,733       1,315,467  

Series 2017-70, Class SA, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.15%), 4.53%, 09/25/47(c)

    19,765       2,856,134  

Series 2019-25, Class SA, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.05%), 4.43%, 06/25/49(c)

    9,874       1,304,718  

Series 2019-35, Class SA, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.10%), 4.48%, 07/25/49(c)

    3,097       420,287  

Series 2020-12, Class JI, 4.50%, 03/25/50

    8,779       1,814,956  

Freddie Mac REMICS

   

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

    1,590       82,884  

Series 3796, Class WS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.55%), 5.23%, 02/15/40(c)

    745       14,264  

Series 3923, Class SD, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.00%), 4.68%, 09/15/41(c)

    19,070       2,348,662  

Series 3954, Class SL, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.00%), 4.68%, 11/15/41(c)

    11,635       1,589,219  

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

    709       65,073  

Series 4119, Class SC, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.15%), 4.83%, 10/15/42(c)

    254       33,692  

Series 4706, Class IG, 4.00%, 07/15/47

    9,215       1,584,580  

Ginnie Mae(c)

   

Series 2009-116, Class KS, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.47%), 4.96%, 12/16/39

    413       44,457  

Series 2011-52, Class MJ, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.65%), 5.05%, 04/20/41

    3,325       247,482  
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  
Interest Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

Ginnie Mae(c) (continued)

   

Series 2011-52, Class NS, (1 mo. LIBOR
US + 6.67%), 5.16%, 04/16/41

  $ 4,038     $ 419,792  

Series 2012-97, Class JS, (1 mo. LIBOR
US + 6.25%), 4.74%, 08/16/42

    5,964       317,224  

Series 2017-101, Class SL, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 6.20%), 4.60%, 07/20/47

    10,212       1,386,827  
   

 

 

 
      18,965,677  
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 70.5%  

Fannie Mae, Series 2020-M21, Class AX, 1.94%, 01/25/58(c)

    1,724       282,206  

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities(f)

   

3.50%, 07/14/22

    4,841       4,675,129  

4.00%, 07/14/22

    41,552       41,509,536  

3.00%, 09/01/60

    4,724       4,428,351  

Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2021-23, Class CI, 3.50%, 07/25/46

    21,592       3,551,744  

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities, 5.50%, 07/14/22(f)

    5,310       5,694,996  

Freddie Mac Structured Pass-Through Certificates

   

Series 5013, Class JI, 4.00%, 09/25/50

    22,834       3,465,888  

Series K094, Class X1, 1.02%, 06/25/29(c)

    1,407       71,581  

Series K104, Class X1, 1.25%, 01/25/30(c)

    1,355       91,419  

Series K105, Class X1, 1.64%, 01/25/30(c)

    1,821       166,877  

Series K107, Class X1, 1.71%, 01/25/30(c)

    1,232       119,903  

Series K109, Class X1, 1.70%, 04/25/30(c)

    942       91,454  

Series K110, Class X1, 1.81%, 04/25/30(c)

    394       40,306  

Series K113, Class X1, 1.49%, 06/25/30(c)

    1,600       138,953  

Series K115, Class X1, 1.43%, 06/25/30(c)

    1,954       165,371  

Series K120, Class X1, 1.13%, 10/25/30(c)

    3,898       259,081  

Series K122, Class X1, 0.97%, 11/25/30(c)

    1,673       97,401  

Series T-11, Class A9, 0.13%, 01/25/28(c)

    135       135,395  

Ginnie Mae(c)

   

Series 2013-63, Class IO, 0.78%, 09/16/51

    4,995       115,339  

Series 2014-169, Class IO, 0.64%, 10/16/56

    14,155       363,182  

Series 2016-113, Class IO, 1.09%, 02/16/58

    4,427       237,574  

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities

   

7.50%, 02/15/23 - 11/15/23

    3       3,323  

8.00%, 05/15/26 - 06/15/27

    10       10,496  

5.00%, 10/20/39

    1,147       1,218,991  

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities

   

2.00%, 07/14/22(f)

    38,811       33,838,997  

2.50%, 07/14/22 - 12/01/51(f)(g)

    18,335       16,563,012  

3.00%, 07/14/22(g)

    40,100       37,339,992  

3.50%, 07/14/22(g)

    3,664       3,523,451  

4.00%, 07/14/22 - 10/01/48(f)(h)

    17,129       17,202,488  

4.50%, 07/14/22 - 09/01/41(f)(h)

    20,503       21,079,837  

5.00%, 07/14/22 - 04/01/48(f)(g)

    12,708       13,268,209  

5.50%, 07/14/22 - 06/01/38(f)

    3,852       4,133,009  

6.50%, 10/01/38 - 10/01/39

    1,333       1,450,507  

Series 1839, Class QA, 4.00%, 07/14/22(f)

    3,107       3,108,562  
   

 

 

 
          218,442,560  
Principal Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.0%  

Fannie Mae Interest Strip

   

Series 203, Class 1, 0.00%, 02/25/23

    (d)      138  

Series 228, Class 1, 0.00%, 06/25/23

    (d)      113  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 
Principal Only Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

Fannie Mae REMIC Trust, Series 1999-W4, Class PO, 0.00%, 02/25/29

  $ 20     $ 18,859  

Fannie Mae REMICS

 

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

    (d)      458  

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

    (d)      146  

Series 2002-13, Class PR, 0.01%, 03/25/32

    28       25,592  

Series G93-2, Class KB, 0.01%, 01/25/23

    1       837  

Freddie Mac REMICS

 

Series 1418, Class M, 0.01%, 11/15/22

    (d)      276  

Series 1571, Class G, 0.01%, 08/15/23

    5       4,468  

Series 1691, Class B, 0.01%, 03/15/24

    26       25,406  
   

 

 

 
    76,293  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency
Securities — 144.4%
(Cost: $487,753,895)

 

    447,768,392  
   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 151.7%
(Cost: $511,169,790)

 

    470,581,088  
   

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities

 
Borrowed Bond Agreement — 0.3%      

Credit Suisse AG, 1.43%, open (Purchased on 04/21/22 to be repurchased at $867,840, Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.75%, 11/15/42, par and fair values of $ 866,565 and $821,109, respectively)(i)(j)

    867       866,565  
   

 

 

 
    Shares        

 

 
Money Market Funds — 3.2%      

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 1.33%(k)(l)

    9,872,958       9,872,958  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 3.5%
(Cost: $10,739,524)

 

    10,739,523  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Borrowed Bonds
and — 155.2%
(Cost: $521,909,314)

 

    481,320,611  
   

 

 

 
Security  

Par

(000)

    Value  

 

 

Borrowed Bonds

   
U.S. Governments Obligations — (0.3)%                     

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.75%, 11/15/42(m)

  $   (917   $ (821,109
   

 

 

 

Total Borrowed Bonds — (0.3)%
(Proceeds: $(842,347))

      (821,109

Total Investments, Net of Borrowed Bonds
and — 154.9%
(Cost: $521,066,967)

 

    480,499,502  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (54.9)%

 

    (170,330,625
   

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

    $   310,168,877  
   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

Rounds to less than 1,000.

(e) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(f) 

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

(g) 

Represents or includes a TBA transaction.

(h) 

All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding TBA commitments.

(i) 

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

(j) 

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

(k) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(l) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

(m) 

All or a portion of the security has been pledged as collateral in connection with outstanding borrowed bonds.

 

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer  

Value at

12/31/21

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

   

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

06/30/22

    

Shares

Held at

06/30/22

     Income     

Capital Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

  $ 12,560,167      $      $ (2,687,209 )(a)    $      $      $ 9,872,958        9,872,958      $ 19,286      $  
         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

               
Counterparty  

Interest

Rate

   

Trade

Date

    

Maturity

Date

     Face Value     

Face Value

Including

Accrued Interest

   

Type of Non-Cash Underlying

Collateral

  

Remaining

Contractual Maturity

of the Agreements

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    1.31     06/10/22        07/14/22      $ 4,531,396      $ 4,534,364    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    1.31       06/10/22        07/14/22        3,238,469        3,240,590    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    1.31       06/10/22        07/14/22        5,502,926        5,506,530    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    1.31       06/10/22        07/14/22        2,776,964        2,778,783    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    1.31       06/10/22        07/14/22        975,953        976,592    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    1.31       06/10/22        07/14/22        2,549,273        2,550,942    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    1.31       06/10/22        07/14/22        3,017,268        3,019,244    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    1.31       06/10/22        07/14/22        4,514,326        4,517,283    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    1.31       06/10/22        07/14/22        3,789,031        3,791,513    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

    1.31       06/10/22        07/14/22        4,466,661        4,469,586    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    1.30       06/10/22        07/14/22        5,859,842        5,863,651    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    1.30       06/10/22        07/14/22        23,430,755        23,448,483    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    1.30       06/10/22        07/14/22        4,544,967        4,547,921    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    1.30       06/10/22        07/14/22        6,724,426        6,728,797    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    1.30       06/10/22        07/14/22        6,915,291        6,919,786    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    1.30       06/10/22        07/14/22        4,311,590        4,314,393    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    1.30       06/10/22        07/14/22        5,991,837        5,995,732    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    1.30       06/10/22        07/14/22        6,877,402        6,881,872    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    1.30       06/10/22        07/14/22        6,907,447        6,911,937    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    1.30       06/10/22        07/14/22        6,231,054        6,235,105    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    1.30       06/10/22        07/14/22        10,563,348        10,570,215    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    1.30       06/10/22        07/14/22        6,812,769        6,817,197    

U.S. Government Sponsored
Agency Securities

   Up to 30 Days
         

 

 

    

 

 

      
          $ 130,532,995      $ 130,620,516       
         

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

         
Description  

Number of

Contracts

    

Expiration

Date

    

Notional

Amount (000)

    

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

          

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

    512        09/21/22      $ 60,600        $ (685,153
          

 

 

 

Short Contracts

          

90-Day Euro-Dollar

    7        09/19/22        1,694        52,578  

10-Year U.S. Ultra Long Treasury Note

    173        09/21/22        21,982        215,734  

U.S. Long Bond

    174        09/21/22        24,028        197,673  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

    137        09/30/22        15,361        150,977  
          

 

 

 
             616,962  
          

 

 

 
             $ (68,191
          

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

               
           

 

    

 

      

 

      

 

   

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received)

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Paid by the Fund

  

Received by the Fund

  

Effective

Date

  

Termination

Date

    

Notional

Amount (000)

        
Rate   Frequency    Rate    Frequency    Value  
0.05%   Quarterly    1-Day FEDL, 1.58%    Quarterly    N/A      10/21/22      USD  1,639      $ 13,663     $ (26   $ 13,689  
1-Day SOFR, 0.82%   Quarterly    0.05%    Quarterly    N/A      10/21/22      USD  1,639        (13,247           (13,247
2.30%   Semi-Annual    3-Month LIBOR, 2.29%    Quarterly    N/A      08/31/23      USD  14,100        58,504       65,276       (6,772
2.35%   Semi-Annual    3-Month LIBOR, 2.29%    Quarterly    N/A      08/31/23      USD  12,100        42,042       57,139       (15,097
1.41%   Semi-Annual    3-Month LIBOR, 2.29%    Quarterly    N/A      11/30/23      USD  4,900        126,123       2,066       124,057  
1.70%   Semi-Annual    3-Month LIBOR, 2.29%    Quarterly    N/A      11/30/23      USD  1,500        32,101       784       31,317  
0.72%   Semi-Annual    3-Month LIBOR, 2.29%    Quarterly    N/A      03/13/25      USD  22,270        1,352,956       34,764       1,318,192  
1-Day SOFR, 0.82%   Quarterly    0.17%    Quarterly    N/A      10/21/25      USD  137        (11,631     (23     (11,608
0.18%   Quarterly    1-Day FEDL, 1.58%    Quarterly    N/A      10/21/25      USD  137        11,732       19       11,713  
1.11%   Semi-Annual    3-Month LIBOR, 2.29%    Quarterly    N/A      02/28/26      USD  4,740        309,240             309,240  
                   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                    $ 1,921,483     $ 159,999     $ 1,761,484  
                   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTC Interest Rate Swaps

 

                       
                           

 

    

 

      

 

      

 

      

 

    

Upfront
Premium

Paid

(Received)

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

   

        

    Paid by the Fund       Received by the Fund        

Effective

Date

    

Termination

Date

    

Notional

Amount (000)

        
         Rate   Frequency       Rate              Frequency    Counterparty    Value  
 

3-Month LIBOR,
2.29%

  Quarterly     5.41%    Semi-Annual    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.      N/A        08/15/22      USD  9,565      $ 225,194      $      $ 225,194    
                         

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

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

 

         
Description  

Swap

Premiums

Paid

   

Swap

Premiums

Received

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

   

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)

  $ 160,048         $ (49 )        $ 1,808,208         $ (46,724

OTC Swaps

                225,194        

 

  (a) 

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
    

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

     Equity
Contracts
    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

Contracts

     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $      $      $ 616,962      $      $ 616,962  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                   

Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

                                1,808,208               1,808,208  

Swaps — OTC

                   

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

                                225,194               225,194  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $      $      $      $ 2,650,364      $      $ 2,650,364  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                   

Futures contracts

                   

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

  $      $      $      $      $ 685,153      $      $ 685,153  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                   

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

                                46,724               46,724  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $      $      $      $ 731,877      $      $ 731,877  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

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

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $      $      $ 1,740,023     $      $ 1,740,023  

Swaps

                                (135,524            (135,524
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $      $      $      $ 1,604,499     $      $ 1,604,499  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                  

Futures contracts

  $      $      $      $      $ (235,506   $      $ (235,506

Swaps

                                2,329,770              2,329,770  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $      $      $      $  2,094,264     $      $  2,094,264  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

 

Average notional value of contracts — long

  $ 67,554,625  

Average notional value of contracts — short

  $ 66,557,103  

Interest rate swaps:

 

Average notional value — pays fixed rate

  $ 61,385,227  

Average notional value — receives fixed rate

  $ 11,340,227  

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

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (BKT)

 

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

     
     Assets     Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

   

Futures contracts

  $ 415,728     $ 470,321  

Swaps — centrally cleared

          140,608  

Swaps — OTC(a)

    225,194        
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    640,922             610,929  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    (415,728     (610,929
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

  $ 225,194     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received by the Fund:

 

           
Counterparty    

Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by

Counterparty

 

 

 

 

 

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

 

    

Non-Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

 

    

Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

 

   

Net Amount

of Derivative

Assets(

 

 

a) 

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

  $ 225,194      $      $      $ (220,000   $ 5,194  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a)

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

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

                                                                                       
         
     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets

       

Investments

       

Long-Term Investments

       

Asset-Backed Securities

  $     $     $ 9,657     $ 9,657  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

          22,803,030       9       22,803,039  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

          447,763,219       5,173       447,768,392  

Short-Term Securities

       

Borrowed Bond Agreement

          866,565             866,565  

Money Market Funds

    9,872,958                   9,872,958  

Liabilities

       

Investments

       

Borrowed Bonds

          (821,109           (821,109
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 9,872,958         $  470,611,705         $ 14,839         $  480,499,502  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(a)

       

Assets

       

Interest Rate Contracts

  $ 616,962     $ 2,033,402     $     $ 2,650,364  

Liabilities

       

Interest Rate Contracts

    (685,153     (46,724           (731,877
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ (68,191   $ 1,986,678     $     $ 1,918,487  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount or face value, including accrued interest, for financial statement purposes. As of period end, reverse repurchase agreements of $130,620,516 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities  

AIMCO CLO, Series 2017-AA, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.10%), 3.16%, 04/20/34(a)(b)

    USD       1,000     $ 931,352  

Allegro CLO II-S Ltd., Series 2014-1RA, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.00%), 4.10%, 10/21/28(a)(b)

      1,000         945,179  

ALM Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.00%), 7.04%, 10/15/29(a)(b)

      285       250,868  

Anchorage Capital CLO 3-R Ltd., Series 2014-3RA, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.50%), 6.74%, 01/28/31(a)(b)

      850       756,075  

Anchorage Capital CLO 4-R Ltd., Series 2014-4RA, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.60%), 3.84%, 01/28/31(a)(b)

      250       224,681  

Anchorage Capital CLO 7 Ltd., Series 2015-7A, Class D1R2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.50%), 4.74%, 01/28/31(a)(b)

      1,000       943,565  

Argent Securities Trust, Series 2006-W5, Class A1A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.30%), 1.92%, 06/25/36(a)

      4,398       3,033,082  

Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd.(a)(b)

     

Series 2020-2A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.30%), 4.34%, 07/19/34

      300       280,809  

Series 2021-3A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.10%), 4.28%, 07/24/34

      250       230,740  

Benefit Street Partners CLO XX Ltd., Series 2020- 20A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.05%), 3.09%, 07/15/34(a)(b)

      250       232,940  

CarVal CLO I Ltd., Series 2018-1A, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.77%),
6.81%, 07/16/31(a)(b)

      500       443,068  

CarVal CLO II Ltd., Series 2019-1A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.00%), 3.06%, 04/20/32(a)(b)

      250       237,518  

CarVal CLO III Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.44%),
7.50%, 07/20/32(a)(b)

      500       443,027  

Cayuga Park CLO Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class B1R, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 2.69%, 07/17/34(a)(b)

      250       233,873  

Cedar Funding XIV CLO Ltd., Series 2021-14A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.60%), 2.64%, 07/15/33(a)(b)

      500       476,181  

CIFC Funding Ltd., Series 2013-4A, Class DRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.80%), 4.02%, 04/27/31(a)(b)

      250       234,827  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-FX1, Class A7, 5.78%, 10/25/36

      352       261,243  

Clear Creek CLO, Series 2015-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.95%),
4.01%, 10/20/30(a)(b)

      250       232,649  

Credit Suisse ABS Repackaging Trust, Series 2013-A, Class B, 2.50%, 01/25/30(b)

      259       250,723  

CWABS Asset-Backed Certificates Trust, Series 2006-26, Class 1A, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 0.14%), 1.76%, 06/25/37(a)

      568       519,832  

Dryden 64 CLO Ltd., Series 2018-64A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.65%), 3.69%, 04/18/31(a)(b)

      250       228,587  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

Elevation CLO Ltd., Series 2021-12A, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 7.27%),
8.33%, 04/20/32(a)(b)

    USD       250     $ 222,811  

Elmwood CLO II Ltd., Series 2019-2A, Class ER, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.80%),
7.86%, 04/20/34(a)(b)

      250         235,813  

Elmwood CLO IV Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%),
2.74%, 04/15/33(a)(b)

      500       475,563  

Elmwood CLO V Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class CR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.00%),
3.06%, 10/20/34(a)(b)

      436       406,058  

Generate CLO 3 Ltd., Series 2016-1A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.60%),
4.66%, 10/20/29(a)(b)

      250       241,684  

Generate CLO 4 Ltd., Series 2016-2A, Class ER, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.75%),
7.81%, 04/20/32(a)(b)

      1,000       919,446  

Generate CLO 6 Ltd., Series 6A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.50%), 4.64%, 01/22/35(a)(b)

      750       698,444  

Golub Capital Partners CLO 55B Ltd., Series 2021- 55A, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.56%), 7.62%, 07/20/34(a)(b)

      250       232,038  

Gulf Stream Meridian 1 Ltd., Series 2020-IA, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.45%), 7.49%, 04/15/33(a)(b)

      250       231,578  

Gulf Stream Meridian 5 Ltd., Series 2021-5A, Class A2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.80%), 2.84%, 07/15/34(a)(b)

      250       242,503  

Madison Park Funding XXIX Ltd., Series 2018-29A, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.70%), 6.74%, 10/18/30(a)(b)

      250       219,566  

Madison Park Funding XXXVIII Ltd., Series 2021- 38A, Class B, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 2.69%, 07/17/34(a)(b)

      250       236,216  

Neuberger Berman CLO XX Ltd., Series 2015-20A, Class ERR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.50%), 7.54%, 07/15/34(a)(b)

      790       697,325  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 32 Ltd., Series 2019-32A, Class ER, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.10%), 7.14%, 01/20/32(a)(b)

      425       391,173  

Octagon 54 Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.05%), 4.09%, 07/15/34(a)(b)

      250       233,054  

Octagon Investment Partners 31 LLC, Series 2017- 1A, Class E, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 6.30%), 7.36%, 07/20/30(a)(b)

      500       441,503  

Octagon Investment Partners XVII Ltd., Series 2013- 1A, Class BR2, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.40%), 2.58%, 01/25/31(a)(b)

      250       237,065  

OHA Credit Partners XIII Ltd., Series 2016-13A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.70%), 2.80%, 10/25/34(a)(b)

      250       236,226  

OZLM VIII Ltd., Series 2014-8A, Class CRR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.15%), 4.19%, 10/17/29(a)(b)

      250       235,126  

OZLM XXI Ltd., Series 2017-21A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 5.54%), 6.60%, 01/20/31(a)(b)

      250       215,381  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Regatta XXIV Funding Ltd., Series 2021-5A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.10%), 4.16%, 01/20/35(a)(b)

    USD       250     $ 230,061  

Regional Management Issuance Trust, 3.88%, 10/17/33(c)

      980       936,089  

Rockford Tower CLO Ltd., Series 2017-2A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 2.85%), 3.89%, 10/15/29(a)(b)

      500       471,947  

Sterling Coofs Trust(c)

     

Series 2004-1, Class A, 2.00%, 04/15/29

      748       7,482  

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

      1,162       11,619  

TICP CLO I-2 Ltd., Series 2018-IA, Class C, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.04%), 4.25%, 04/26/28(a)(b)

      500       487,700  

TICP CLO VII Ltd., Series 2017-7A, Class ER, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 7.05%), 8.09%, 04/15/33(a)(b)

      250       223,193  

Trimaran Cavu Ltd., Series 2021-2A, Class D1, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.25%), 4.43%, 10/25/34(a)(b)

      500       467,707  

Unique Pub Finance Co. PLC(d)

     

Series A4, 5.66%, 06/30/27

    GBP       38       48,974  

Series N, 6.46%, 03/30/32

      50       69,698  

Voya CLO 2019-3 Ltd., Series 2019-3A, Class BR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.65%), 2.69%, 10/17/32(a)(b)

    USD       500       475,173  

Whitebox CLO II Ltd., Series 2020-2A, Class DR, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.35%), 4.53%, 10/24/34(a)(b)

      500       470,916  

Whitebox CLO III Ltd., Series 2021-3A, Class D, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.35%), 4.39%, 10/15/34(a)(b)

      250       235,505  
     

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities — 4.7%
(Cost: $23,901,272)

 

      22,575,456  
     

 

 

 
            Shares         

Common Stocks

 

Construction & Engineering — 0.0%  

McDermott International Ltd.(e)

      47,837       27,267  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.0%  

Kcad Holdings I Ltd.(c)

      546,753,936       5,467  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.0%  

Liberty Global PLC, Class A(e)

      193       4,063  
     

 

 

 
Household Durables — 0.0%                  

Berkline Benchcraft Equity LLC(c)

      3,155        
     

 

 

 
Metals & Mining — 0.0%  

Ameriforge Group, Inc.

      801       801  

Project Investor Holdings LLC,
(Acquired 02/12/19,
Cost: $100,687)(c)(f)

      5,738       476  
     

 

 

 
        1,277  
Software — 0.0%  

Avaya Holdings Corp.(e)

      19       43  
     

 

 

 
Security         

    

Shares

    Value  
Specialty Retail — 0.1%  

NMG Parent LLC

      1,330     $ 231,420  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks — 0.1%
(Cost: $6,928,866)

 

    269,537  
     

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        

Corporate Bonds

 

Advertising Agencies — 0.0%  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., 5.40%, 10/01/48(g)

    USD       200       194,885  
     

 

 

 
Aerospace & Defense — 2.5%  

Amsted Industries, Inc., 5.63%, 07/01/27(b)

      156       146,640  

Boeing Co., 3.20%, 03/01/29(g)

      500       432,642  

Bombardier, Inc.(b)

     

7.50%, 03/15/25

      39       35,246  

7.13%, 06/15/26(g)

      715       589,503  

7.88%, 04/15/27(g)

      605       503,608  

6.00%, 02/15/28(g)

      539       403,927  

7.45%, 05/01/34

      100       74,995  

F-Brasile SpA/F-Brasile U.S. LLC, Series XR, 7.38%, 08/15/26(b)(g)

      423       336,911  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.13%, 10/01/24

      5       4,956  

Northrop Grumman Corp., 3.85%, 04/15/45(g)

      600       505,083  

Rolls-Royce PLC, 5.75%, 10/15/27(b)(g)

      1,018       917,523  

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.(b)

     

5.50%, 01/15/25

      181       167,425  

7.50%, 04/15/25

      32       29,720  

TransDigm, Inc.

     

8.00%, 12/15/25(b)(g)

      815       824,161  

6.25%, 03/15/26(b)(g)

      6,056       5,836,470  

6.38%, 06/15/26

      46       43,010  

7.50%, 03/15/27

      105       99,058  

4.63%, 01/15/29(g)

      457       367,894  

4.88%, 05/01/29

      300       244,212  

Triumph Group, Inc., 8.88%, 06/01/24(b)(g)

      685       690,049  
     

 

 

 
          12,253,033  
Airlines — 1.9%                  

Air Canada, 3.88%, 08/15/26(b)(g)

      384       324,822  

Air France-KLM, 3.88%, 07/01/26(d)

    EUR       100       84,884  

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2013-2, Class A, 4.95%, 07/15/24(g)

    USD       664       651,516  

American Airlines, Inc., 11.75%, 07/15/25(b)(g)

      596       616,800  

American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.(b)(g)

     

5.50%, 04/20/26

      855       785,203  

5.75%, 04/20/29

      1,131       965,435  

Avianca Midco 2 Ltd., 9.00%, 12/01/28(b)

      151       130,782  

Azul Investments LLP, 5.88%, 10/26/24(d)

      200       151,225  

Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd., 4.75%, 10/20/28(b)

      77       72,553  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG, 3.50%, 07/14/29(d)

    EUR       100       78,640  

Finnair OYJ, 4.25%, 05/19/25(d)

      100       86,165  

Gol Finance SA, 7.00%, 01/31/25(b)

    USD       200       124,288  

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd.,
5.75%, 01/20/26(b)

      249       223,154  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Airlines (continued)  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, 2.75%, 03/25/25(d)

    EUR       100     $ 88,618  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd., 6.50%, 06/20/27(b)(g)

    USD       758       744,962  

United Airlines Pass-Through Trust(g)

     

Series 2015-1, Class A, 3.70%, 06/01/24

      2,430       2,418,544  

Series 2020-1, Class A, 5.88%, 04/15/29

      595       584,905  

Series 2020-1, Class B, 4.88%, 07/15/27

      41       39,409  

United Airlines, Inc.(b)(g)

     

4.38%, 04/15/26

      459       404,457  

4.63%, 04/15/29

      619       525,079  
     

 

 

 
          9,101,441  
Auto Components — 1.2%                  

Aptiv PLC, 4.40%, 10/01/46(g)

      240       190,633  

Clarios Global LP, 6.75%, 05/15/25(b)

      486       481,359  

Clarios Global LP/Clarios U.S. Finance Co.

     

4.38%, 05/15/26(d)

    EUR       100       91,242  

6.25%, 05/15/26(b)(g)

    USD       1,409       1,356,162  

8.50%, 05/15/27(b)(g)

      2,669       2,579,522  

Dealer Tire LLC/DT Issuer LLC, 8.00%, 02/01/28(b)

      334       288,543  

Dornoch Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 6.63%, 10/15/29(b)

      111       81,973  

Faurecia SE(d)

     

2.75%, 02/15/27

    EUR       100       81,478  

3.75%, 06/15/28

      100       80,809  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

     

5.00%, 07/15/29

    USD       147       121,739  

5.63%, 04/30/33

      247       197,817  

ZF Finance GmbH(d)

     

3.00%, 09/21/25

    EUR       100       91,847  

2.00%, 05/06/27

      100       80,650  
     

 

 

 
        5,723,774  
Automobiles — 1.9%                  

Allison Transmission, Inc.,
5.88%, 06/01/29(b)(g)

    USD       368       342,240  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

     

4.50%, 03/01/28

      129       111,908  

4.75%, 03/01/30

      124       101,959  

5.00%, 02/15/32(b)

      157       128,348  

Carvana Co.(b)(g)

     

5.50%, 04/15/27

      290       187,148  

4.88%, 09/01/29

      224       127,368  

Constellation Automotive Financing PLC, 4.88%, 07/15/27(d)

    GBP       100       95,558  

Ford Motor Co.

     

0.00%, 03/15/26(h)(i)

    USD       221       201,552  

4.35%, 12/08/26

      11       10,195  

3.25%, 02/12/32(g)

      623       465,942  

5.29%, 12/08/46

      48       36,811  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

     

2.98%, 08/03/22(g)

      449       449,000  

3.35%, 11/01/22(g)

      215       213,439  

3.81%, 01/09/24(g)

      629       610,254  

4.69%, 06/09/25

      200       189,002  

5.13%, 06/16/25(g)

      490       467,911  

4.13%, 08/04/25(g)

      411       389,293  

3.38%, 11/13/25(g)

      200       180,094  

4.39%, 01/08/26(g)

      400       368,424  

2.70%, 08/10/26

      295       251,384  

4.95%, 05/28/27

      200       185,750  

3.82%, 11/02/27(g)

      400       340,000  

2.90%, 02/16/28(g)

      295       237,699  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Automobiles (continued)  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC (continued)

     

5.11%, 05/03/29(g)

    USD       526     $ 471,545  

4.00%, 11/13/30

      200       162,051  

3.63%, 06/17/31(g)

      400       310,000  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 2.70%, 08/20/27(g)

      1,500       1,319,845  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 4.00%, 08/15/28(b)

      45       37,610  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 4.50%, 07/15/28(d)

    EUR       100       74,810  

Ken Garff Automotive LLC, 4.88%, 09/15/28(b)

    USD       122       99,466  

LCM Investments Holdings II LLC, 4.88%, 05/01/29(b)

      292       222,241  

Lithia Motors, Inc., 3.88%, 06/01/29(b)

      131       111,269  

MajorDrive Holdings IV LLC, 6.38%, 06/01/29(b)

      178       121,930  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

     

3.50%, 09/01/25

      214       200,625  

3.75%, 06/15/29(b)

      69       57,454  

Renault SA, 2.38%, 05/25/26(d)

    EUR       100       89,690  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., 4.63%, 11/15/29(b)

    USD       59       45,714  

TML Holdings Pte. Ltd., 4.35%, 06/09/26(d)

      200       174,787  

Wabash National Corp., 4.50%, 10/15/28(b)

      220       168,300  
     

 

 

 
          9,358,616  
Banks — 1.3%                  

Banco BPM SpA, (5 year EUR Swap + 3.17%), 2.88%, 06/29/31(a)(d)

    EUR       100       88,814  

Banco Espirito Santo SA(e)(j)

     

4.75%, 01/15/22

      100       15,195  

4.00%, 01/21/22(c)

      100       15,195  

Bangkok Bank PCL, (5 year CMT + 4.73%), 5.00%

    USD       201       183,011  

Bank of Communications Co. Ltd., (5 year CMT + 3.35%), 3.80%(a)(d)(k)

      200       195,750  

Chong Hing Bank Ltd., (5 year CMT + 3.86%), 5.70%(a)(d)(k)

      250       248,250  

Grupo Aval Ltd., 4.38%, 02/04/30(b)

      200       155,788  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, 5.02%, 06/26/24(b)(g)

      2,442       2,329,992  

Krung Thai Bank PCL, (5 year CMT + 3.53%), 4.40%(a)(d)(k)

      202       174,730  

NBK Tier 1 Ltd., 3.63%(a)(b)(k)

      279       250,280  

Standard Chartered PLC, (3 mo. LIBOR US + 1.08%), 3.89%, 03/15/24(a)(b)(g)

      1,500       1,495,369  

SVB Financial Group, Series D, (5 year CMT + 3.07%), 4.25%(a)(g)(k)

      1,000       754,531  

Wells Fargo & Co., Series BB, (5 year CMT + 3.45%), 3.90%(a)(g)(k)

      365       314,356  
     

 

 

 
        6,221,261  
Beverages — 1.5%  

Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC/Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.90%, 02/01/46(g)

      800       751,912  

ARD Finance SA, (6.50% Cash or 7.25% PIK), 6.50%, 06/30/27(b)(g)(l)

      633       469,893  

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC, 4.00%, 09/01/29(b)(g)

      1,958       1,571,295  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.(b)

     

4.13%, 08/15/26

      276       233,830  

4.75%, 07/15/27

    GBP       100       87,320  

5.25%, 08/15/27

    USD       252       179,691  

Ball Corp.

     

2.88%, 08/15/30

      36       28,977  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Beverages (continued)  

Ball Corp. (continued)

     

3.13%, 09/15/31(g)

    USD       377     $ 304,103  

Canpack SA/Canpack U.S. LLC, 3.13%, 11/01/25(b)

      211       188,450  

Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., 7.38%, 12/15/26

      34       34,731  

Mauser Packaging Solutions Holding Co., 5.50%, 04/15/24(b)(g)

      794       758,270  

OI European Group BV, 2.88%, 02/15/25(d)

    EUR       100       94,901  

Silgan Holdings, Inc., 4.13%, 02/01/28

    USD       84       75,325  

Triton Water Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 04/01/29(b)

      173       122,830  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV(b)(g)

     

5.50%, 08/15/26

      1,004       948,489  

8.50%, 08/15/27

      1,367       1,281,704  
     

 

 

 

  

                 7,131,721  
Biotechnology — 0.0%  

Cidron Aida Finco SARL, 5.00%, 04/01/28(d)

    EUR       100       87,049  
     

 

 

 
Building Materials(b) — 0.5%                  

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., 6.13%, 01/15/29

    USD       178       114,355  

CP Atlas Buyer, Inc., 7.00%, 12/01/28

      75       54,163  

James Hardie International Finance DAC, 5.00%, 01/15/28

      200       178,000  

Jeld-Wen, Inc.

     

6.25%, 05/15/25

      146       140,160  

4.63%, 12/15/25

      17       14,450  

Masonite International Corp.

     

Class C, 5.38%, 02/01/28

      101       91,405  

Class C, 3.50%, 02/15/30

      214       170,338  

New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.

     

5.25%, 07/15/28

      81       66,585  

9.75%, 07/15/28

      38       32,490  

SRM Escrow Issuer LLC, 6.00%, 11/01/28(g)

      503       425,151  

Standard Industries, Inc.(g)

     

5.00%, 02/15/27

      174       155,305  

4.75%, 01/15/28

      46       39,330  

4.38%, 07/15/30

      683       538,716  

3.38%, 01/15/31

      283       208,746  

Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Corp., 5.25%, 01/15/29

      235       205,037  
     

 

 

 
        2,434,231  
Building Products(b) — 0.7%  

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

     

5.00%, 09/30/27

      202       186,248  

6.38%, 06/15/30(g)

      423       413,089  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 4.13%, 05/15/29

      100       81,322  

Foundation Building Materials, Inc., 6.00%, 03/01/29(g)

      174       127,455  

GYP Holdings III Corp., 4.63%, 05/01/29

      237       184,796  

LBM Acquisition LLC, 6.25%, 01/15/29

      219       140,995  

Patrick Industries, Inc., 4.75%, 05/01/29

      64       47,631  

Specialty Building Products Holdings LLC/SBP Finance Corp., 6.38%, 09/30/26

      258       209,758  

SRS Distribution, Inc.(g)

     

4.63%, 07/01/28

      516       451,500  

6.13%, 07/01/29

      392       309,278  

6.00%, 12/01/29

      516       405,179  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Building Products (continued)                  

White Cap Buyer LLC, 6.88%, 10/15/28(g)

    USD       955     $ 764,000  

White Cap Parent LLC, (8.25% PIK), 8.25%, 03/15/26(l)

      210       174,825  
     

 

 

 
          3,496,076  
Capital Markets — 1.1%                  

Charles Schwab Corp., Series H, (10 year CMT + 3.08%), 4.00%(a)(g)(k)

      2,835       2,182,241  

Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, 5.25%, 04/15/29(b)

      214       176,550  

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.

     

6.25%, 05/15/26(g)

      366       342,635  

5.25%, 05/15/27(g)

      606       536,819  

4.38%, 02/01/29

      295       238,407  

Kane Bidco Ltd., 6.50%, 02/15/27(d)

    GBP       100       106,295  

NFP Corp.(b)(g)

     

4.88%, 08/15/28

    USD       522       447,077  

6.88%, 08/15/28

      1,373       1,132,780  
     

 

 

 
        5,162,804  
Chemicals — 1.8%                  

Alpek SAB de CV, 3.25%, 02/25/31(b)

      200       160,225  

Ashland LLC, 3.38%, 09/01/31(b)(g)

      296       240,759  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC, 3.38%, 02/15/29(b)(g)

    .       447       364,917  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC/Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV, 4.75%, 06/15/27(b)

      170       152,762  

Braskem Idesa SAPI, 6.99%, 02/20/32(b)

      200       155,000  

Braskem Netherlands Finance BV, (5 year CMT + 8.22%), 8.50%, 01/23/81(a)(b)

      278       278,313  

Chemours Co., 4.00%, 05/15/26

    EUR       100       92,744  

Diamond BC BV, 4.63%, 10/01/29(b)(g)

    USD       558       446,233  

Element Solutions, Inc., 3.88%, 09/01/28(b)(g)

      1,421       1,172,510  

EverArc Escrow SARL, 5.00%, 10/30/29(b)(g)

      550       462,943  

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 04/15/26(b)

 

    165       164,175  

HB Fuller Co., 4.25%, 10/15/28

      110       92,297  

Herens Holdco SARL, 4.75%, 05/15/28(b)(g)

      612       508,450  

Herens Midco SARL, 5.25%, 05/15/29(d)

    EUR       100       68,377  

Illuminate Buyer LLC/Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc., 9.00%, 07/01/28(b)(g)

    USD       368       290,720  

Ingevity Corp., 3.88%, 11/01/28(b)

      84       70,350  

Kobe U.S. Midco 2, Inc., (9.25% Cash or 10.00% PIK), 9.25%, 11/01/26(b)(l)

      230       210,367  

LSF11 A5 HoldCo LLC, 6.63%, 10/15/29(b)

      113       95,202  

Lune Holdings SARL, 5.63%, 11/15/28(d)

    EUR       100       84,142  

Minerals Technologies, Inc., 5.00%, 07/01/28(b)

    USD       169       147,081  

Monitchem HoldCo 3 SA, 5.25%, 03/15/25(d)

    EUR       100       96,018  

NOVA Chemicals Corp., 4.88%, 06/01/24(b)

    USD       67       63,683  

Sasol Financing USA LLC, 5.50%, 03/18/31

      200       152,900  

SCIL IV LLC/SCIL USA Holdings LLC, 5.38%, 11/01/26(b)

      239       191,200  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

     

4.00%, 04/01/31

      169       126,327  

4.38%, 02/01/32

      27       20,526  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.(b)(g)

     

7.13%, 06/15/25

      676       674,533  

7.25%, 06/15/28

      616       609,224  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Chemicals (continued)                  

WR Grace Holdings LLC(b)

     

5.63%, 10/01/24

    USD       216     $ 209,263  

5.63%, 08/15/29(g)

      1,371       1,009,399  
     

 

 

 
          8,410,640  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.8%  

ADT Security Corp.

     

4.13%, 06/15/23

      9       8,840  

4.13%, 08/01/29(b)

      27       21,912  

4.88%, 07/15/32(b)

      38       30,249  

Albion Financing 1 SARL/Aggreko Holdings, Inc., 6.13%, 10/15/26(b)

      200       171,165  

APX Group, Inc., 5.75%, 07/15/29(b)

      268       207,483  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 5.38%, 03/01/29(b)(g)

      36       29,945  

BCP V Modular Services Finance II PLC, 4.75%, 11/30/28(d)

    EUR       100       83,155  

EC Finance PLC, 3.00%, 10/15/26(d)

      200       182,819  

Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC(b)

     

6.50%, 10/01/25

    USD       75       70,763  

5.50%, 05/01/28

      310       255,879  

Herc Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 07/15/27(b)

      362       330,470  

Hertz Corp.(b)

     

4.63%, 12/01/26

      126       105,346  

5.00%, 12/01/29

      101       77,770  

Metis Merger Sub LLC, 6.50%, 05/15/29(b)

      214       170,054  

NESCO Holdings II, Inc., 5.50%, 04/15/29(b)

      239       200,163  

PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp., 8.00%, 11/15/29(b)

      11       8,718  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.(b)

     

5.25%, 04/15/24

      141       137,828  

5.75%, 04/15/26(g)

      421       392,582  

6.25%, 01/15/28

      188       157,280  

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc., 5.38%, 01/15/25(b)

      187       183,105  

Sotheby’s/Bidfair Holdings, Inc., 5.88%, 06/01/29(b)(g)

      653       560,482  

United Rentals North America, Inc.

     

5.50%, 05/15/27

      170       166,713  

5.25%, 01/15/30

      161       149,328  

Williams Scotsman International, Inc., 4.63%, 08/15/28(b)

      243       207,157  
     

 

 

 
        3,909,206  
Communications Equipment — 0.5%  

Avaya, Inc., 6.13%, 09/15/28(b)(g)

      481       313,852  

Ciena Corp., 4.00%, 01/31/30(b)

      104       89,766  

CommScope Technologies LLC, 6.00%, 06/15/25(b)(g)

      632       546,680  

CommScope, Inc.(b)

     

6.00%, 03/01/26

      176       162,101  

8.25%, 03/01/27

      86       67,983  

7.13%, 07/01/28(g)

      138       104,891  

4.75%, 09/01/29(g)

      234       188,767  

Nokia OYJ, 4.38%, 06/12/27

      149       140,760  

Viasat, Inc.(b)

     

5.63%, 09/15/25

      270       218,385  

5.63%, 04/15/27(g)

      67       57,932  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Communications Equipment (continued)                  

Viasat, Inc.(b) (continued)

     

6.50%, 07/15/28(g)

    USD       161     $ 110,900  

Viavi Solutions, Inc., 3.75%, 10/01/29(b)

      300       251,255  
     

 

 

 
          2,253,272  
Construction Materials(b) — 0.4%                  

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.

     

4.00%, 01/15/28(g)

      447       382,860  

3.88%, 11/15/29

      59       47,170  

BCPE Empire Holdings, Inc., 7.63%, 05/01/27

      109       88,735  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc., 3.88%, 12/15/28

      58       46,907  

IAA, Inc., 5.50%, 06/15/27(g)

      372       346,496  

Picasso Finance Sub, Inc., 6.13%, 06/15/25(g)

      403       392,925  

Thor Industries, Inc., 4.00%, 10/15/29

      168       133,056  

Winnebago Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 07/15/28

      114       104,395  

Wolverine Escrow LLC, 9.00%, 11/15/26

      672       391,642  
     

 

 

 
        1,934,186  
Consumer Discretionary — 1.2%  

APi Escrow Corp., 4.75%, 10/15/29(b)

      100       80,750  

APi Group DE, Inc., 4.13%, 07/15/29(b)

      132       104,834  

Carnival Corp.

     

10.13%, 02/01/26(d)

    EUR       100       103,511  

10.50%, 02/01/26(b)(g)

    USD       669       665,969  

5.75%, 03/01/27(b)(g)

      953       688,333  

9.88%, 08/01/27(b)(g)

      381       371,475  

4.00%, 08/01/28(b)(g)

      1,019       835,580  

6.00%, 05/01/29(b)(g)

      313       219,917  

CoreLogic, Inc., 4.50%, 05/01/28(b)(g)

      511       393,470  

Legends Hospitality Holding Co. LLC/Legends Hospitality Co-Issuer, Inc., 5.00%, 02/01/26(b)

      91       76,258  

Life Time, Inc.(b)

     

5.75%, 01/15/26

      258       231,289  

8.00%, 04/15/26

      215       191,619  

NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.88%, 03/15/26(b)

      253       198,577  

NCL Finance Ltd., 6.13%, 03/15/28(b)(g)

      261       189,878  

Nielsen Finance LLC/Nielsen Finance Co.(b)

     

5.63%, 10/01/28(g)

      479       444,847  

5.88%, 10/01/30

      192       176,287  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(b)

     

10.88%, 06/01/23

      90       90,301  

9.13%, 06/15/23

      153       151,311  

11.50%, 06/01/25

      120       123,300  

5.50%, 08/31/26

      91       67,568  

5.50%, 04/01/28(g)

      354       246,030  

Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., 5.63%, 02/15/29(b)

      183       144,296  
     

 

 

 
        5,795,400  
Consumer Finance — 1.4%  

American Express Co., (5 year CMT + 2.85%), 3.55%(a)(g)(k)

      735       598,003  

Block, Inc., 3.50%, 06/01/31(b)(g)

      1,094       871,765  

Equifax, Inc., 2.60%, 12/15/25

      59       55,617  

HealthEquity, Inc., 4.50%, 10/01/29(b)(g)

      583       510,125  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 09/01/28(b)

      220       195,800  

Navient Corp.

     

7.25%, 09/25/23

      77       76,183  

6.13%, 03/25/24

      86       81,540  

5.88%, 10/25/24

      82       75,374  

5.50%, 03/15/29

      278       214,313  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Consumer Finance (continued)  

OneMain Finance Corp.

     

6.88%, 03/15/25

    USD       226     $ 214,194  

7.13%, 03/15/26

      305       281,890  

3.50%, 01/15/27

      304       243,200  

6.63%, 01/15/28

      240       214,502  

5.38%, 11/15/29

      70       56,725  

4.00%, 09/15/30

      139       103,034  

Sabre Global, Inc.(b)

     

9.25%, 04/15/25

      164       158,022  

7.38%, 09/01/25

      252       233,730  

Shift4 Payments LLC/Shift4 Payments Finance Sub, Inc., 4.63%, 11/01/26(b)

      348       307,977  

Shift4 Payments, Inc., 0.00%, 12/15/25(h)(i)

      349       279,724  

SLM Corp., 3.13%, 11/02/26

      173       139,691  

Verscend Escrow Corp., 9.75%, 08/15/26(b)(g)

      1,817       1,767,032  
     

 

 

 
        6,678,441  
Containers & Packaging — 0.6%  

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC(b)

     

6.00%, 06/15/27

      400       395,892  

3.25%, 09/01/28

      200       170,714  

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.(b)

     

6.63%, 04/15/29(g)

      503       472,634  

8.75%, 04/15/30

      377       325,189  

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. V, 4.25%, 09/30/26

      196       180,810  

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI, 4.75%, 02/01/26(g)

      424       403,487  

Graham Packaging Co., Inc., 7.13%, 08/15/28(b)

      60       48,150  

Graphic Packaging International LLC(b)

     

4.75%, 07/15/27

      89       84,033  

3.50%, 03/15/28

      17       14,620  

3.50%, 03/01/29

      61       51,221  

Klabin Austria GmbH, 3.20%, 01/12/31(b)

      200       152,250  

LABL, Inc., 5.88%, 11/01/28(b)

      261       210,738  

Sealed Air Corp.(b)

     

5.13%, 12/01/24

      46       45,655  

4.00%, 12/01/27

      73       65,810  

Suzano Austria GmbH, 3.13%, 01/15/32

      71       53,339  
     

 

 

 
          2,674,542  
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.4%  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp.(b)(g)

     

6.63%, 07/15/26

      1,998       1,833,425  

9.75%, 07/15/27

      601       508,650  

6.00%, 06/01/29

      1,356       984,689  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 SARL, 4.63%, 06/01/28(b)(g)

      1,348       1,102,420  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.(b)(g)

     

3.88%, 07/01/28

      603       503,811  

4.88%, 07/01/29

      434       356,314  

Garda World Security Corp., 4.63%, 02/15/27(b)

      132       113,520  

Graham Holdings Co., 5.75%, 06/01/26(b)

      140       138,600  

Rekeep SpA, 7.25%, 02/01/26(d)

    EUR       100       90,293  

Service Corp. International

     

5.13%, 06/01/29

    USD       238       224,241  

3.38%, 08/15/30(g)

      263       215,331  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Diversified Consumer Services (continued)  

Service Corp. International (continued)

     

4.00%, 05/15/31

    USD       333     $ 284,299  

Sotheby’s, 7.38%, 10/15/27(b)(g)

      451       417,975  
     

 

 

 
        6,773,568  
Diversified Financial Services — 2.8%  

Acuris Finance U.S., Inc./Acuris Finance SARL, 5.00%, 05/01/28(b)(g)

      403       334,417  

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

      200       187,500  

Barclays PLC

     

3.65%, 03/16/25(g)

      3,600         3,520,426  

5.20%, 05/12/26

      200       199,146  

BNP Paribas S.A., (5 year CMT + 3.34%), 4.63%(a)(b)(g)(k)

      1,500       1,106,997  

Castlelake Aviation Finance DAC, 5.00%, 04/15/27(b)

      74       61,431  

Central Garden & Pet Co.

     

4.13%, 10/15/30

      194       159,179  

4.13%, 04/30/31(b)

      177       142,089  

Citigroup, Inc.(a)(k)

     

(5 year CMT + 3.42%), 3.88%(g)

      2,000       1,660,000  

Series W, (5 year CMT + 3.60%), 4.00%

      155       134,075  

Series Y, (5 year CMT + 3.00%), 4.15%(g)

      490       393,225  

Garfunkelux Holdco 3 SA, 7.75%, 11/01/25(d)

    GBP       100       108,948  

Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., (6.50% Cash or 7.25% PIK), 6.50%, 09/15/24(b)(l)

    USD       223       169,190  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series R, (5 year CMT + 3.22%), 4.95%(a)(g)(k)

      730       657,241  

HSBC Holdings PLC(g)
4.38%, 11/23/26

      395       386,101  

(5 year CMT + 3.22%), 4.00%(a)(k)

      290       243,111  

(5 year USD ICE Swap + 4.37%), 6.38%(a)(k)

      1,250       1,208,687  

Intrum AB, 3.00%, 09/15/27(d)

    EUR       100       80,550  

ION Trading Technologies SARL, 5.75%, 05/15/28(b)

    USD       200       159,958  

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp., 5.00%, 08/15/28(b)

      325       267,313  

Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP/Ladder Capital Finance Corp.(b)

     

4.25%, 02/01/27(g)

      170       137,245  

4.75%, 06/15/29

      67       51,552  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, (5 year CMT + 4.82%), 6.75%(a)(g)(k)

      450       423,594  

Morgan Stanley, 4.00%, 07/23/25(g)

      965       964,186  

Operadora de Servicios Mega SA de CV Sofom ER, 8.25%, 02/11/25(b)(g)

      300       194,681  

Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd., 5.95%, 10/24/22(d)

      220       217,184  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.(b)

     

5.00%, 10/01/29

      141       121,928  

5.50%, 07/15/30

      154       138,594  
     

 

 

 
        13,428,548  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.3%  

AT&T, Inc., 4.30%, 02/15/30(g)

      1,350       1,317,466  

Consolidated Communications, Inc., 6.50%, 10/01/28(b)(g)

      489       415,934  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 8.75%, 05/15/30(b)

      300       303,297  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

     

5.38%, 05/01/25

    USD       90     $ 87,171  

3.40%, 03/01/27(b)

      88       75,797  

4.63%, 09/15/27(b)

      111       94,627  

4.25%, 07/01/28(b)(g)

      785       628,981  

3.63%, 01/15/29(b)

      136       104,863  

3.75%, 07/15/29(b)

      380       293,818  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.(g)

     

5.13%, 12/15/26(b)

      839       706,287  

4.00%, 02/15/27(b)

      493       416,955  

4.50%, 01/15/29(b)

      560       416,861  

5.38%, 06/15/29(b)

      455       360,258  

Series U, 7.65%, 03/15/42

      188       144,290  

Series W, 6.75%, 12/01/23

      512       507,205  

Series Y, 7.50%, 04/01/24

      266       262,342  

Oi SA, (10.00% Cash or 8.00% Cash + 4.00% PIK), 10.00%, 07/27/25(l)

      200       92,000  

SoftBank Group Corp.(d)

     

4.50%, 04/20/25

    EUR       100       94,839  

4.75%, 07/30/25

      100       92,913  

Sprint Capital Corp.(g)

     

6.88%, 11/15/28

    USD       1,355       1,424,809  

8.75%, 03/15/32

      870       1,047,028  

Switch Ltd.(b)

     

3.75%, 09/15/28

      312       308,615  

4.13%, 06/15/29(g)

      616       609,742  

Telecom Italia Capital SA

     

6.38%, 11/15/33

      222       171,428  

6.00%, 09/30/34(g)

      432       325,845  

7.20%, 07/18/36

      98       74,406  

7.72%, 06/04/38

      44       33,946  

Telecom Italia SpA

     

4.00%, 04/11/24(d)

    EUR       150       154,442  

5.30%, 05/30/24(b)(g)

    USD       200       192,170  

1.63%, 01/18/29(d)

    EUR       200       151,345  

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Fiber Holdings, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 6.00%, 01/15/30(b)

    USD       152       105,154  

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 4.75%, 04/15/28(b)

      266       218,756  

Verizon Communications, Inc.(g)

     

2.36%, 03/15/32

      169       140,124  

3.70%, 03/22/61

      1,000       785,422  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.(b)(g)

     

4.00%, 03/01/27

      3,059       2,537,716  

6.13%, 03/01/28

      1,772       1,279,579  
     

 

 

 
          15,976,431  
Electric Utilities — 0.6%                  

Black Hills Corp., 3.15%, 01/15/27(g)

      305       290,869  

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

      200       156,412  

Enel Finance International NV, 3.63%, 05/25/27(b)(g)

      900       855,312  

Exelon Corp., 3.40%, 04/15/26(g)

      140       135,841  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     

2.65%, 03/01/30

      270       222,750  

Series B, 2.25%, 09/01/30

      21       16,643  

Series C, 3.40%, 03/01/50(g)

      717       486,054  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC(b)

     

5.45%, 07/15/44(g)

      458       428,098  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Electric Utilities (continued)  

FirstEnergy Transmission LLC(b) (continued)

     

4.55%, 04/01/49

    USD       163     $ 131,154  

NextEra Energy Operating Partners LP(b)

     

4.25%, 07/15/24(g)

      170       162,622  

4.25%, 09/15/24

      9       8,573  

Pike Corp., 5.50%, 09/01/28(b)

      80       64,945  

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings, 1.00%, 11/10/21(c)(e)(j)

      780        
     

 

 

 
        2,959,273  
Electrical Equipment(b) — 0.1%  

Gates Global LLC/Gates Corp., 6.25%, 01/15/26(g)

      416       385,840  

GrafTech Finance, Inc., 4.63%, 12/15/28

      136       110,091  
     

 

 

 
        495,931  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.4%  

BWX Technologies, Inc.(b)

     

4.13%, 06/30/28

      268       238,520  

4.13%, 04/15/29

      208       182,520  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.(b)

     

4.75%, 06/15/28

      140       111,121  

4.38%, 03/31/29

      19       14,587  

Imola Merger Corp., 4.75%, 05/15/29(b)(g)

      660       552,196  

Vertiv Group Corp., 4.13%, 11/15/28(b)(g)

      994       807,048  

Xerox Corp., 4.80%, 03/01/35

      56       42,971  
     

 

 

 
        1,948,963  
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.4%  

Archrock Partners LP/Archrock Partners Finance Corp.(b)

     

6.88%, 04/01/27

      139       126,750  

6.25%, 04/01/28(g)

      706       625,022  

Halliburton Co., 3.80%, 11/15/25(g)

      3       2,970  

Petroleos Mexicanos

     

8.75%, 06/02/29(b)

      169       151,181  

6.70%, 02/16/32(g)

      220       166,650  

USA Compression Partners LP/USA Compression Finance Corp.

     

6.88%, 04/01/26

      263       239,251  

6.88%, 09/01/27(g)

      406       360,325  

Vallourec SA, 8.50%, 06/30/26(d)

    EUR       25       24,195  

Weatherford International Ltd.(b)

     

6.50%, 09/15/28

    USD       13       11,667  

8.63%, 04/30/30

      208       172,596  
     

 

 

 
          1,880,607  
Entertainment(b) — 0.1%                  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 7.50%, 02/15/29(g)

      324       273,780  

Lindblad Expeditions LLC, 6.75%, 02/15/27

      260       222,950  

NCL Corp. Ltd., 7.75%, 02/15/29

      109       83,385  
     

 

 

 
        580,115  
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service — 0.6%  

Clean Harbors, Inc.(b)(g)

     

4.88%, 07/15/27

      250       228,750  

5.13%, 07/15/29

      172       156,090  

Covanta Holding Corp.

     

4.88%, 12/01/29(b)

      250       203,430  

5.00%, 09/01/30

      45       36,734  

GFL Environmental, Inc.(b)

     

4.25%, 06/01/25

      86       81,160  

3.75%, 08/01/25

      136       126,140  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service (continued)  

GFL Environmental, Inc.(b) (continued)

     

5.13%, 12/15/26(g)

    USD       485     $ 463,805  

4.00%, 08/01/28(g)

      431       355,575  

3.50%, 09/01/28

      198       169,785  

4.75%, 06/15/29

      378       312,795  

4.38%, 08/15/29

      259       208,495  

Stericycle, Inc., 3.88%, 01/15/29(b)

      162       132,435  

Tervita Corp., 11.00%, 12/01/25(b)

      114       123,975  

Waste Pro USA, Inc., 5.50%, 02/15/26(b)(g)

      519       461,028  
     

 

 

 
          3,060,197  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.2%  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., 4.00%, 02/01/50(g)

      450       371,148  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc./BPR Cumulus

     

LLC/BPR Nimbus LLC/GGSI Sellco LL, 4.50%, 04/01/27(b)

      178       147,604  

CTR Partnership LP/CareTrust Capital Corp., 3.88%, 06/30/28(b)

      163       139,202  

ERP Operating LP, 3.38%, 06/01/25(g)

      1,015       994,918  

Global Net Lease, Inc./Global Net Lease Operating Partnership LP, 3.75%, 12/15/27(b)(g)

      142       118,668  

Iron Mountain, Inc.(b)(g)

     

5.25%, 07/15/30

      172       149,536  

5.63%, 07/15/32

      417       352,605  

LMIRT Capital Pte. Ltd., 7.25%, 06/19/24(d)

      229       199,230  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.(g)

     

5.00%, 10/15/27

      66       60,368  

4.63%, 08/01/29

      433       379,957  

3.50%, 03/15/31

      1,400       1,103,424  

RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp.

     

4.75%, 10/15/27(g)

      644       571,299  

4.50%, 02/15/29(b)

      179       151,774  

RLJ Lodging Trust LP(b)

     

3.75%, 07/01/26

      135       116,987  

4.00%, 09/15/29

      97       79,677  

Ventas Realty LP, 4.13%, 01/15/26(g)

      650       643,024  
     

 

 

 
        5,579,421  
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.1%  

Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC(b)

     

3.25%, 03/15/26(g)

      582       506,893  

7.50%, 03/15/26(g)

      107       106,436  

4.63%, 01/15/27(g)

      766       684,283  

5.88%, 02/15/28

      320       299,081  

4.88%, 02/15/30

      138       118,382  

Bellis Acquisition Co. PLC, 3.25%, 02/16/26(d)

    GBP       100       94,341  

Darling Ingredients, Inc., 6.00%, 06/15/30(b)

    USD       313       311,951  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

     

6.50%, 02/09/40

      155       167,491  

4.88%, 10/01/49(g)

      397       350,651  

5.50%, 06/01/50(g)

      691       663,301  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.(b)

     

4.88%, 05/15/28(g)

      156       146,813  

4.13%, 01/31/30

      312       270,055  

4.38%, 01/31/32

      285       247,950  

Market Bidco Finco PLC, 5.50%, 11/04/27(d)

    GBP       100       92,515  

Ocado Group PLC, 3.88%, 10/08/26(d)

      100       97,624  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Food & Staples Retailing (continued)  

Performance Food Group, Inc., 4.25%, 08/01/29(b)(g)

    USD       395     $ 329,825  

Post Holdings, Inc.(b)

     

5.75%, 03/01/27

      89       86,219  

5.63%, 01/15/28

      73       69,291  

5.50%, 12/15/29(g)

      261       233,329  

4.63%, 04/15/30(g)

      170       143,441  

U.S. Foods, Inc., 4.75%, 02/15/29(b)

      335       292,854  
     

 

 

 
          5,312,726  
Food Products — 0.6%  

Aramark Services, Inc.(b)

     

5.00%, 04/01/25(g)

      623       596,924  

5.00%, 02/01/28

      442       400,545  

BRF SA, 4.88%, 01/24/30(d)

      200       158,600  

Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.(b)(g)

     

7.50%, 04/15/25

      757       695,205  

4.63%, 11/15/28

      364       307,580  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 3.75%, 12/01/31(b)(g)

      280       229,708  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 3.50%, 03/01/32(b)(g)

      175       136,719  

Simmons Foods, Inc./Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc./Simmons Pet Food, Inc./Simmons Feed, 4.63%, 03/01/29(b)

      284       240,094  
     

 

 

 
        2,765,375  
Gas Utilities — 0.0%                  

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp., 5.00%, 06/01/31(b)

      91       77,384  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies(b) — 0.2%  

Avantor Funding, Inc.

     

4.63%, 07/15/28(g)

      872       799,362  

3.88%, 11/01/29

      210       183,677  

Embecta Corp., 6.75%, 02/15/30

      152       136,850  

Hologic, Inc., 3.25%, 02/15/29

      46       39,316  
     

 

 

 
        1,159,205  
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.5%  

180 Medical, Inc., 3.88%, 10/15/29(b)

      200       173,000  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(b)

     

5.50%, 07/01/28

      115       107,444  

5.00%, 04/15/29

      55       49,375  

AdaptHealth LLC(b)

     

6.13%, 08/01/28

      73       64,570  

5.13%, 03/01/30

      26       21,916  

AHP Health Partners, Inc., 5.75%, 07/15/29(b)

      324       238,043  

Cano Health LLC, 6.25%, 10/01/28(b)

      125       102,225  

Centene Corp.

     

2.45%, 07/15/28(g)

      687       572,985  

4.63%, 12/15/29(g)

      1,058       986,585  

3.00%, 10/15/30(g)

      652       540,345  

2.50%, 03/01/31(g)

      1,077       854,880  

2.63%, 08/01/31

      334       265,697  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.(b)

     

8.00%, 03/15/26(g)

      1,132       1,030,901  

5.63%, 03/15/27(g)

      565       478,199  

6.00%, 01/15/29(g)

      502       415,867  

6.13%, 04/01/30

      301       183,610  

Elevance Health, Inc., 2.75%, 10/15/42(h)

      57       391,043  

Encompass Health Corp.

     

4.50%, 02/01/28

      45       38,524  

4.75%, 02/01/30(g)

      403       337,730  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)  

Encompass Health Corp. (continued)

     

4.63%, 04/01/31

    USD       211     $ 170,852  

HCA, Inc., 5.50%, 06/15/47(g)

      650       579,821  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC(b)

     

6.75%, 04/15/25

      190       183,656  

4.38%, 02/15/27

      217       185,930  

LifePoint Health, Inc., 5.38%, 01/15/29(b)(g)

      160       117,600  

Medline Borrower LP(b)(g)

     

3.88%, 04/01/29

      449       382,418  

5.25%, 10/01/29

      1,118       918,213  

ModivCare, Inc., 5.88%, 11/15/25(b)

      71       65,320  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b)

     

4.38%, 06/15/28

      303       270,661  

3.88%, 11/15/30

      226       193,180  

3.88%, 05/15/32

      238       199,584  

Owens & Minor, Inc., 6.63%, 04/01/30(b)

      142       129,713  

Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., 7.25%, 11/01/25(b)

      312       266,292  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc./LifePoint Health, Inc., 9.75%, 12/01/26(b)

      53       51,543  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.(b)(g)

     

6.75%, 07/01/25

      611       560,006  

10.00%, 04/15/27

      621       601,528  

Teleflex, Inc.

     

4.63%, 11/15/27

      80       73,800  

4.25%, 06/01/28(b)(g)

      368       332,501  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

     

4.63%, 07/15/24(g)

      204       195,785  

4.63%, 09/01/24(b)(g)

      367       352,320  

4.88%, 01/01/26(b)(g)

      1,618       1,488,560  

6.25%, 02/01/27(b)

      95       87,439  

5.13%, 11/01/27(b)(g)

      614       552,600  

4.63%, 06/15/28(b)

      81       70,533  

6.13%, 10/01/28(b)(g)

      183       156,608  

4.25%, 06/01/29(b)

      48       40,426  

6.13%, 06/15/30(b)

      283       261,090  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.75%, 07/15/25(g)

      1,470       1,468,013  
     

 

 

 
          16,808,931  
Health Care Technology — 0.8%  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.

     

5.00%, 07/15/27(b)(g)

      365       343,585  

2.38%, 03/01/28(d)

    EUR       100       85,412  

3.13%, 02/15/29(b)

    USD       157       128,808  

3.50%, 04/01/30(b)(g)

      412       336,163  

Change Healthcare Holdings LLC/Change Healthcare Finance, Inc.,
5.75%, 03/01/25(b)(g)

      732       712,741  

Charles River Laboratories
International, Inc.(b)

     

4.25%, 05/01/28

      159       142,831  

3.75%, 03/15/29

      34       29,507  

4.00%, 03/15/31

      98       83,540  

Chrome Bidco SASU, 3.50%, 05/31/28(d)

    EUR       100       85,755  

IQVIA, Inc.(b)(g)

     

5.00%, 10/15/26

    USD       463       440,929  

5.00%, 05/15/27

      437       413,446  

Minerva Merger Sub, Inc.,
6.50%, 02/15/30(b)(g)

      600       498,954  

Syneos Health, Inc., 3.63%, 01/15/29(b)(g)

      802       679,156  
     

 

 

 
        3,980,827  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 4.0%  

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.(b)

     

5.75%, 04/15/25

      207       208,206  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)  

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.(b) (continued)

     

3.88%, 01/15/28(g)

    USD       590     $ 512,073  

4.38%, 01/15/28

      134       117,156  

4.00%, 10/15/30

      146       117,165  

Accor SA, 0.70%, 12/07/27(d)

    EUR       32       13,579  

Affinity Gaming, 6.88%, 12/15/27(b)

    USD       4       3,360  

Airbnb, Inc., 0.00%, 03/15/26(h)(i)

      567       471,177  

Boyd Gaming Corp.

     

4.75%, 12/01/27

      179       161,995  

4.75%, 06/15/31(b)(g)

      376       317,728  

Boyne USA, Inc., 4.75%, 05/15/29(b)

      297       257,184  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(b)(g)

     

6.25%, 07/01/25

      1,466         1,412,828  

8.13%, 07/01/27

      1,508       1,457,105  

4.63%, 10/15/29

      624       485,160  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc., 5.75%, 07/01/25(b)(g)

      478       457,116  

Carnival Corp., 7.63%, 03/01/26(b)

      71       54,992  

CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc., 5.75%, 04/01/30(b)(g)

      668       607,880  

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Op, 5.50%, 05/01/25(b)(g)

      296       287,120  

Champion Path Holdings Ltd., 4.50%, 01/27/26(d)

      232       143,840  

Churchill Downs, Inc.(b)

     

5.50%, 04/01/27(g)

      675       641,250  

4.75%, 01/15/28

      435       387,150  

Cirsa Finance International SARL, 4.75%, 05/22/25(d)

    EUR       100       92,356  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc.(b)

     

4.63%, 01/15/29(g)

    USD       483       411,757  

6.75%, 01/15/30

      292       224,110  

Food Service Project SA, 5.50%, 01/21/27(d)

    EUR       100       89,862  

Fortune Star BVI Ltd., 6.75%, 07/02/23(d)

    USD       200       157,175  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.

     

5.38%, 05/01/25(b)

      145       142,100  

5.75%, 05/01/28(b)

      99       94,132  

3.75%, 05/01/29(b)

      110       93,296  

4.88%, 01/15/30(g)

      972       878,445  

4.00%, 05/01/31(b)

      292       242,652  

McDonald’s Corp., 3.70%, 01/30/26(g)

      405       403,762  

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., 5.25%, 04/26/26(d)

      250       175,000  

Merlin Entertainments Ltd., 5.75%, 06/15/26(b)

      200       182,501  

MGM China Holdings Ltd., 5.88%, 05/15/26(d)

      250       189,812  

MGM Resorts International

     

6.00%, 03/15/23(g)

      416       415,035  

5.75%, 06/15/25

      29       27,623  

Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC/Midwest Gaming Finance Corp., 4.88%, 05/01/29(b)

      235       191,525  

Powdr Corp., 6.00%, 08/01/25(b)

      317       314,622  

Premier Entertainment Sub LLC/Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.(b)

     

5.63%, 09/01/29

      116       82,587  

5.88%, 09/01/31

      116       80,506  

Raptor Acquisition Corp./Raptor Co-Issuer LLC, 4.88%, 11/01/26(b)

      177       154,875  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.38%, 07/15/27(b)(g)

      284       206,431  

Scientific Games International, Inc.(b)
8.63%, 07/01/25

      203       208,095  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)  

Scientific Games International, Inc.(b) (continued)

     

7.00%, 05/15/28

    USD       174     $ 163,287  

7.25%, 11/15/29

      51       47,828  

Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., 7.00%, 07/01/25(b)(g)

      533       539,572  

Spirit Issuer PLC, Series A5, 5.47%, 12/28/34(d)

    GBP       2,550       3,279,689  

Station Casinos LLC, 4.63%, 12/01/31(b)

    USD       277       216,060  

Stonegate Pub Co. Financing PLC, 8.25%, 07/31/25(d)

    GBP       100       111,170  

Vail Resorts, Inc., 6.25%, 05/15/25(b)

    USD       154       153,811  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 4.38%, 08/15/28(b)

      158       138,196  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.25%, 05/15/27(b)(g)

      192       164,446  

Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.50%, 01/15/26(d)

      347       239,864  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp.(b)

     

7.75%, 04/15/25

      239       232,609  

5.13%, 10/01/29(g)

      618       486,737  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     

4.75%, 01/15/30(b)(g)

      279       253,192  

3.63%, 03/15/31

      96       80,640  

5.35%, 11/01/43

      71       58,842  
     

 

 

 
        19,338,266  
Household Durables — 0.6%  

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co.(b)

     

4.63%, 08/01/29

      100       75,000  

4.63%, 04/01/30

      145       106,481  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential U.S. LLC(b)

     

5.00%, 06/15/29

      208       157,262  

4.88%, 02/15/30(g)

      412       299,318  

CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc., 6.75%, 07/15/25(b)

      253       223,672  

K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 7.75%, 02/15/26(b)

      219       214,620  

Mattamy Group Corp., 4.63%, 03/01/30(b)

      199       145,432  

Meritage Homes Corp., 5.13%, 06/06/27

      50       45,767  

NCR Corp.(b)

     

5.75%, 09/01/27

      220       195,257  

5.00%, 10/01/28

      110       93,269  

5.13%, 04/15/29

      145       122,632  

6.13%, 09/01/29

      92       79,567  

SWF Escrow Issuer Corp., 6.50%, 10/01/29(b)

      330       221,925  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.(b)

     

5.88%, 06/15/27

      245       225,819  

5.13%, 08/01/30

      54       44,846  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc.(b)

     

4.00%, 04/15/29

      224       180,441  

3.88%, 10/15/31(g)

      239       179,250  

Tri Pointe Group, Inc./Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.,

     

5.88%, 06/15/24

      11       10,704  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., 5.25%, 06/01/27

      15       13,112  
     

 

 

 
        2,634,374  
Household Products — 0.0%                  

Berkline Benchcraft LLC,
4.50%, 06/01/22(c)(e)(j)

      200        

Energizer Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 12/31/27(b)

      117       102,521  
     

 

 

 
        102,521  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 1.1%  

Adani Green Energy UP Ltd./Prayatna Developers Pvt Ltd./Parampujya Solar Energy, 6.25%, 12/10/24(d)

    USD       200     $ 190,725  

Azure Power Solar Energy Pvt Ltd., 5.65%, 12/24/24(d)

      200       188,663  

Calpine Corp.(b)

     

5.25%, 06/01/26(g)

      221       209,950  

4.50%, 02/15/28(g)

      249       226,061  

5.13%, 03/15/28(g)

      1,060       933,118  

4.63%, 02/01/29(g)

      106       88,221  

5.00%, 02/01/31

      43       34,762  

3.75%, 03/01/31

      5       4,067  

Clearway Energy Operating LLC(b)

     

4.75%, 03/15/28(g)

      300       269,904  

3.75%, 01/15/32

      262       207,635  

Continuum Energy Levanter Pte. Ltd., 4.50%, 02/09/27(b)

      215       167,702  

Greenko Mauritius Ltd., 6.25%, 02/21/23(d)

      200       197,975  

Greenko Solar Mauritius Ltd., 5.95%, 07/29/26(d)

      200       176,500  

India Cleantech Energy, 4.70%, 08/10/26(b)

      243       193,483  

India Green Energy Holdings

     

5.38%, 04/29/24(b)

      250       233,750  

5.38%, 04/29/24(d)

      250       233,750  

Investment Energy Resources Ltd., 6.25%, 04/26/29(b)

      200       169,600  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     

6.63%, 01/15/27(g)

      720       705,151  

5.75%, 01/15/28

      63       57,263  

5.25%, 06/15/29(b)(g)

      253       225,803  

3.63%, 02/15/31(b)(g)

      277       217,165  

3.88%, 02/15/32(b)

      134       106,434  

TerraForm Power Operating LLC(b)

     

5.00%, 01/31/28

      96       86,951  

4.75%, 01/15/30

      186       159,307  
     

 

 

 
        5,283,940  
Insurance — 2.2%                  

Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc., 6.00%, 08/01/29(b)

      231       180,825  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer(b)(g)

     

4.25%, 10/15/27

      1,166       1,009,255  

6.75%, 10/15/27

      1,896       1,682,473  

5.88%, 11/01/29

      1,182       980,835  

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd., 4.35%, 10/29/25(g)

      360       355,115  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 4.88%, 06/30/29(b)

      266       217,833  

Aon Global Ltd., 3.88%, 12/15/25(g)

      1,115       1,102,703  

GTCR AP Finance, Inc., 8.00%, 05/15/27(b)

      330       308,930  

HUB International Ltd.(b)

     

7.00%, 05/01/26(g)

      1,226       1,152,930  

5.63%, 12/01/29

      53       43,781  

Ryan Specialty Group LLC, 4.38%, 02/01/30(b)

      135       117,450  

Voya Financial, Inc., (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.58%), 5.65%, 05/15/53(a)(g)

      3,500       3,281,530  
     

 

 

 
        10,433,660  
Interactive Media & Services — 0.4%  

Arches Buyer, Inc., 4.25%, 06/01/28(b)

      110       89,563  

Cablevision Lightpath LLC(b)
3.88%, 09/15/27

      400       331,000  
 

 

 

74  

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Interactive Media & Services (continued)  

Cablevision Lightpath LLC(b) (continued)

     

5.63%, 09/15/28(g)

    USD       400     $ 312,904  

Iliad SA, 2.38%, 06/17/26(d)

    EUR       100       91,696  

Northwest Fiber LLC/Northwest Fiber Finance Sub, Inc.(b)

     

4.75%, 04/30/27

    USD       303       249,536  

6.00%, 02/15/28(g)

      309       222,051  

Twitter, Inc.(b)

     

3.88%, 12/15/27

      295       278,113  

5.00%, 03/01/30

      182       172,672  

United Group BV, 4.00%, 11/15/27(d)

    EUR       100       79,367  
     

 

 

 
          1,826,902  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.0%  

Very Group Funding PLC, 6.50%, 08/01/26(d)

    GBP       100       92,310  
     

 

 

 
Internet Software & Services — 1.1%  

ANGI Group LLC, 3.88%, 08/15/28(b)

    USD       262       199,486  

Booking Holdings, Inc., 0.75%, 05/01/25(h)

      380       455,544  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc.(b)

     

5.25%, 12/01/27

      303       277,245  

3.50%, 03/01/29

      165       139,110  

Match Group Holdings II LLC(b)

     

4.63%, 06/01/28

      157       142,336  

5.63%, 02/15/29

      177       165,495  

4.13%, 08/01/30

      198       165,351  

3.63%, 10/01/31

      158       124,425  

Uber Technologies, Inc.

     

7.50%, 05/15/25(b)(g)

      667       660,644  

0.00%, 12/15/25(h)(i)

      1,582       1,261,989  

8.00%, 11/01/26(b)(g)

      311       309,600  

7.50%, 09/15/27(b)(g)

      622       602,581  

6.25%, 01/15/28(b)(g)

      402       371,786  

4.50%, 08/15/29(b)(g)

      652       536,270  

Zillow Group, Inc., 1.38%, 09/01/26(h)

      55       54,945  
     

 

 

 
        5,466,807  
IT Services — 1.2%                  

Ahead DB Holdings LLC, 6.63%, 05/01/28(b)

      150       124,350  

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.(b)(g)

     

3.88%, 09/01/28

      272       240,720  

4.00%, 07/01/29

      391       340,924  

CA Magnum Holdings, 5.38%, 10/31/26(b)(g)

      382       330,430  

Camelot Finance SA, 4.50%, 11/01/26(b)(g)

      564       514,424  

Condor Merger Sub, Inc., 7.38%, 02/15/30(b)(g)

      786       638,837  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp., 5.00%, 12/15/29(b)(g)

      485       418,919  

Fair Isaac Corp., 4.00%, 06/15/28(b)(g)

      366       324,217  

Gartner, Inc.(b)

     

4.50%, 07/01/28

      107       98,248  

3.63%, 06/15/29

      133       115,227  

3.75%, 10/01/30(g)

      368       313,260  

International Business Machines Corp., 1.95%, 05/15/30(g)

      500       419,019  

KBR, Inc., 4.75%, 09/30/28(b)

      206       181,556  

La Financiere Atalian SASU, 5.13%, 05/15/25(d)

    EUR       100       79,919  

Science Applications International Corp., 4.88%, 04/01/28(b)(g)

    USD       289       269,492  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
IT Services (continued)  

Tempo Acquisition LLC/Tempo Acquisition Finance Corp., 5.75%, 06/01/25(b)

    USD       243     $ 228,599  

Twilio, Inc., 3.88%, 03/15/31

      353       290,438  

ZoomInfo Technologies LLC/ZoomInfo Finance Corp., 3.88%, 02/01/29(b)(g)

      692       579,649  
     

 

 

 
          5,508,228  
Leisure Products — 0.1%                  

Mattel, Inc.

     

3.75%, 04/01/29(b)

      103       92,556  

6.20%, 10/01/40

      219       209,145  

5.45%, 11/01/41

      278       244,015  
     

 

 

 
        545,716  
Machinery — 0.8%                  

ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc., 4.13%, 12/15/28(b)

      108       90,180  

Husky III Holding Ltd., (13.00% Cash or 13.75% PIK), 13.00%, 02/15/25(b)(l)

      240       232,800  

Madison IAQ LLC, 5.88%, 06/30/29(b)

      658       504,239  

Mueller Water Products, Inc., 4.00%, 06/15/29(b)

      138       120,383  

OT Merger Corp., 7.88%, 10/15/29(b)

      115       66,050  

Stevens Holding Co., Inc., 6.13%, 10/01/26(b)

      167       160,737  

Terex Corp., 5.00%, 05/15/29(b)

      333       283,050  

Titan Acquisition Ltd./Titan Co.-Borrower LLC, 7.75%, 04/15/26(b)(g)

      852       783,158  

TK Elevator Holdco GmbH, 7.63%, 07/15/28(b)(g)

      400       359,000  

TK Elevator Midco GmbH, 4.38%, 07/15/27(d)

    EUR       100       90,280  

TK Elevator U.S. Newco, Inc., 5.25%, 07/15/27(b)(g)

    USD       1,033       920,987  
     

 

 

 
        3,610,864  
Media — 9.4%                  

Altice Financing SA

     

3.00%, 01/15/28(d)

    EUR       100       78,054  

5.00%, 01/15/28(b)(g)

    USD       378       304,608  

5.75%, 08/15/29(b)(g)

      1,447       1,161,217  

Altice France Holding SA, 10.50%, 05/15/27(b)(g)

      1,673       1,403,881  

AMC Networks, Inc.

     

4.75%, 08/01/25

      222       206,802  

4.25%, 02/15/29

      123       99,653  

Block Communications, Inc., 4.88%, 03/01/28(b)

      128       108,160  

Cable One, Inc.

     

1.13%, 03/15/28(h)

      1,028       861,464  

4.00%, 11/15/30(b)

      261       214,406  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

     

5.13%, 05/01/27(b)(g)

      565       533,219  

5.00%, 02/01/28(b)

      83       76,584  

5.38%, 06/01/29(b)(g)

      731       653,397  

4.75%, 03/01/30(b)

      204       174,471  

4.50%, 08/15/30(b)(g)

      1,099       912,476  

4.25%, 02/01/31(b)(g)

      764       622,660  

4.75%, 02/01/32(b)

      451       369,279  

4.50%, 05/01/32(g)

      426       344,932  

4.50%, 06/01/33(b)

      260       204,885  

4.25%, 01/15/34(b)(g)

      991       765,547  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital(g)

     

4.91%, 07/23/25

      2,425       2,430,626  

5.38%, 05/01/47

      425       361,871  
 

 

 

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

  75


Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Media (continued)  

Clear Channel International BV, 6.63%, 08/01/25(b)(g)

    USD       384     $ 357,120  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.(b)(g)

     

5.13%, 08/15/27

      1,676       1,415,097  

7.75%, 04/15/28

      1,017       739,939  

7.50%, 06/01/29

      803       577,405  

CMG Media Corp., 8.88%, 12/15/27(b)(g)

      617       487,436  

Comcast Corp., 3.95%, 10/15/25(g)

      3,000       3,011,836  

Connect Finco SARL/Connect U.S. Finco LLC, 6.75%, 10/01/26(b)(g)

      2,266       2,036,296  

CSC Holdings LLC

     

5.25%, 06/01/24

      123       115,005  

6.50%, 02/01/29(b)(g)

      865       781,207  

5.75%, 01/15/30(b)(g)

      660       480,170  

4.13%, 12/01/30(b)(g)

      626       488,280  

3.38%, 02/15/31(b)(g)

      257       190,003  

4.50%, 11/15/31(b)(g)

      488       376,321  

Directv Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co.-Obligor, Inc., 5.88%, 08/15/27(b)(g)

      459       391,559  

Discovery Communications LLC(g)

     

3.25%, 04/01/23

      1,490       1,485,695  

3.45%, 03/15/25

      170       164,598  

DISH DBS Corp.

     

5.88%, 07/15/22(g)

      1,233       1,226,009  

5.00%, 03/15/23

      186       177,029  

7.75%, 07/01/26(g)

      601       468,480  

5.25%, 12/01/26(b)(g)

      1,226       960,988  

5.75%, 12/01/28(b)(g)

      946       700,428  

DISH Network Corp., 3.38%, 08/15/26(h)

      260       175,630  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC(b)(g)

     

5.88%, 10/15/27

      417       374,926  

5.00%, 05/01/28

      483       410,550  

6.75%, 05/01/29

      573       471,292  

6.00%, 01/15/30

      266       204,674  

GCI LLC, 4.75%, 10/15/28(b)

      198       171,557  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

     

6.38%, 05/01/26

      264       244,688  

5.25%, 08/15/27(b)

      122       104,411  

4.75%, 01/15/28(b)

      78       64,278  

Iliad Holding SASU(b)(g)

     

6.50%, 10/15/26

      486       437,385  

7.00%, 10/15/28

      498       433,228  

Kaixo Bondsco Telecom SA, 5.13%, 09/30/29(d)

    EUR       100       79,382  

Lamar Media Corp., 4.00%, 02/15/30

    USD       126       105,796  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC(b)(g)

     

6.75%, 10/15/27

      360       335,819  

5.13%, 07/15/29

      768       641,280  

Liberty Broadband Corp.(b)(h)

     

1.25%, 09/30/50

      413       385,742  

2.75%, 09/30/50

      797       758,092  

Ligado Networks LLC, (15.50% PIK), 15.50%, 11/01/23(b)(l)

      401       205,827  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 5.50%, 04/15/29(b)(g)

      748       583,440  

Liquid Telecommunications Financing PLC, 5.50%, 09/04/26(b)

      200       175,000  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b)

     

4.88%, 11/01/24

      31       29,605  

6.50%, 05/15/27(g)

      1,066       1,048,326  

4.75%, 10/15/27

      152       134,751  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Media (continued)                  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(b) (continued)

     

3.75%, 01/15/28

    USD       192     $ 165,600  

Lorca Telecom Bondco SA, 4.00%, 09/18/27(d)

    EUR       100       87,474  

Midcontinent Communications/Midcontinent Finance Corp., 5.38%, 08/15/27(b)

    USD       177       162,840  

Network i2i Ltd., (5 year CMT + 4.27%),
5.65%(a)(d)(k)

      300       277,650  

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.(b)

     

5.00%, 08/15/27(g)

      329       287,464  

4.25%, 01/15/29

      144       114,713  

4.63%, 03/15/30

      15       11,818  

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc.(b)(g)

     

4.50%, 09/15/26

      1,150       991,622  

6.50%, 09/15/28

      2,120       1,638,495  

Sable International Finance Ltd.

     

5.75%, 09/07/27(d)

      245       224,567  

5.75%, 09/07/27(b)

      200       183,320  

Scripps Escrow II, Inc., 3.88%, 01/15/29(b)

      17       14,247  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 4.13%, 12/01/30(b)(g).

 

    495       392,617  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.(b)

     

3.13%, 09/01/26(g)

      491       438,085  

5.00%, 08/01/27

      293       271,763  

4.00%, 07/15/28(g)

      347       300,155  

5.50%, 07/01/29(g)

      722       657,922  

4.13%, 07/01/30

      36       30,067  

3.88%, 09/01/31(g)

      498       396,533  

Stagwell Global LLC, 5.63%, 08/15/29(b)

      101       81,157  

Summer BC Holdco B SARL, 5.75%, 10/31/26(d)

    EUR       100       91,292  

Telenet Finance Luxembourg Notes SARL, 5.50%, 03/01/28(b)

    USD       200       176,480  

Univision Communications, Inc.(b)

     

5.13%, 02/15/25

      133       125,153  

6.63%, 06/01/27

      234       222,794  

7.38%, 06/30/30

      129       126,098  

UPC Broadband Finco BV, 4.88%, 07/15/31(b)(g)

      449       365,935  

Videotron Ltd., 3.63%, 06/15/29(b)

      262       212,681  

Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes IV DAC, 5.00%, 07/15/28(b)(g)

      754       623,911  

VZ Secured Financing BV, 3.50%, 01/15/32(d)

    EUR       100       78,639  

WMG Acquisition Corp., 3.88%, 07/15/30(b)

    USD       136       113,091  

Ziggo Bonds Co. BV(b)

     

6.00%, 01/15/27

      199       176,115  

5.13%, 02/28/30(g)

      225       176,492  

Ziggo BV, 4.88%, 01/15/30(b)(g)

      200       169,588  
     

 

 

 
        45,481,150  
Metals & Mining — 1.7%  

ABJA Investment Co. Pte Ltd., 5.95%, 07/31/24(d)

      250       249,375  

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

     

4.88%, 10/01/29

      101       80,547  

5.13%, 10/01/31

      273       209,129  

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC, 3.75%, 10/01/30

    .       200       167,250  

Arconic Corp.(b)

     

6.00%, 05/15/25(g)

      332       323,801  

6.13%, 02/15/28

      343       320,287  

Big River Steel LLC/BRS Finance Corp., 6.63%, 01/31/29(b)(g)

      861       798,961  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     

6.38%, 07/15/28

      44       39,275  

7.63%, 03/15/30

      303       278,244  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Metals & Mining (continued)  

Commercial Metals Co.

     

4.13%, 01/15/30

    USD       70     $ 58,940  

4.38%, 03/15/32

      75       61,431  

Constellium SE(b)

     

5.88%, 02/15/26(g)

      588       548,986  

5.63%, 06/15/28

      500       447,371  

3.75%, 04/15/29(g)

      756       599,563  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty. Ltd., 6.13%, 04/15/32(b)(g)

      405       364,500  

JSW Steel Ltd., 5.95%, 04/18/24(d)

      200       197,500  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.(b)

     

4.63%, 03/01/28

      191       159,011  

4.50%, 06/01/31

      347       262,637  

Mineral Resources Ltd.(b)

     

8.00%, 11/01/27

      126       122,850  

8.50%, 05/01/30

      128       126,080  

New Gold, Inc., 7.50%, 07/15/27(b)(g)

      545       474,150  

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

      237       218,973  

Novelis Corp.(b)(g)

     

3.25%, 11/15/26

      472       398,970  

4.75%, 01/30/30

      951       790,452  

3.88%, 08/15/31

      511       393,567  

Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc., 4.38%, 10/15/29(b)

      122       103,812  

thyssenkrupp AG, 2.88%, 02/22/24(d)

    EUR       84       84,433  

U.S. Steel Corp., 6.88%, 03/01/29(g)

    USD       346       301,916  

Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC, 13.88%, 01/21/24(d)

      200       178,000  
     

 

 

 
          8,360,011  
Multiline Retail — 0.1%                  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

     

6.88%, 11/01/35(g)

      295       239,687  

6.75%, 07/01/36

      71       56,793  

NMG Holding Co., Inc./Neiman Marcus Group LLC, 7.13%, 04/01/26(b)(g)

      396       364,946  
     

 

 

 
        661,426  
Offshore Drilling & Other Services — 0.1%  

Applied Materials, Inc., 3.90%, 10/01/25(g)

      285       286,780  

Entegris, Inc.(b)

     

4.38%, 04/15/28

      246       217,095  

3.63%, 05/01/29

      40       33,449  
     

 

 

 
        537,324  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 9.2%  

Aethon United BR LP/Aethon United Finance Corp., 8.25%, 02/15/26(b)(g)

      699       679,253  

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp.(b)

     

5.75%, 03/01/27

      271       252,030  

5.75%, 01/15/28

      59       53,715  

5.38%, 06/15/29

      206       184,485  

Apache Corp.

     

4.25%, 01/15/30

      205       181,681  

5.10%, 09/01/40(g)

      450       379,971  

5.25%, 02/01/42

      40       33,459  

5.35%, 07/01/49

      137       108,249  

Arcosa, Inc., 4.38%, 04/15/29(b)(g)

      374       317,359  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.(b)
9.00%, 11/01/27(g)

      639       802,062  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.(b) (continued)
5.88%, 06/30/29

    USD       291     $ 256,080  

Buckeye Partners LP

     

4.13%, 03/01/25(b)(g)

      262       242,567  

5.85%, 11/15/43

      145       102,950  

5.60%, 10/15/44

      86       59,888  

Callon Petroleum Co.

     

6.13%, 10/01/24

      126       127,940  

9.00%, 04/01/25(b)(g)

      842       892,520  

6.38%, 07/01/26

      119       109,778  

8.00%, 08/01/28(b)(g)

      583       560,030  

7.50%, 06/15/30(b)

      549       505,157  

Cellnex Telecom SA, Series CLNX, 0.75%, 11/20/31(d)

    EUR       200       142,734  

Centennial Resource Production LLC

     

6.88%, 04/01/27(b)

    USD       46       43,683  

3.25%, 04/01/28(g)(h)

      478       594,512  

Central Parent, Inc./Central Merger Sub, Inc., 7.25%, 06/15/29(b)

      560       539,000  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP(g)

     

4.50%, 10/01/29

      659       588,289  

4.00%, 03/01/31

      634       539,090  

3.25%, 01/31/32(b)

      528       415,800  

Cheniere Energy, Inc., 4.63%, 10/15/28(g)

      1,831         1,648,944  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(b)

     

5.88%, 02/01/29

      41       38,663  

6.75%, 04/15/29(g)

      518       500,922  

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

      228       220,590  

Civitas Resources, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/26(b)

      88       78,980  

CNX Midstream Partners LP, 4.75%, 04/15/30(b)

      92       77,280  

CNX Resources Corp.

     

2.25%, 05/01/26(h)

      499       729,288  

6.00%, 01/15/29(b)

      110       102,762  

Colgate Energy Partners III LLC(b)

     

7.75%, 02/15/26

      272       258,573  

5.88%, 07/01/29(g)

      353       309,316  

Comstock Resources, Inc.(b)(g)

     

6.75%, 03/01/29

      647       579,343  

5.88%, 01/15/30

      543       466,980  

CQP Holdco LP/BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC, 5.50%, 06/15/31(b)

      1,367       1,164,055  

Crescent Energy Finance LLC, 7.25%, 05/01/26(b)(g)

      708       644,280  

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.(b)

     

5.63%, 05/01/27

      52       46,280  

6.00%, 02/01/29

      47       41,011  

8.00%, 04/01/29

      90       83,588  

CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc., 5.63%, 10/15/25(b)(g)

      809       760,460  

DCP Midstream Operating LP(b)

     

6.45%, 11/03/36

      162       158,760  

6.75%, 09/15/37(g)

      295       280,619  

DT Midstream, Inc.(b)(g)

     

4.13%, 06/15/29

      408       345,780  

4.38%, 06/15/31

      518       433,825  

Dycom Industries, Inc., 4.50%, 04/15/29(b)

      102       89,057  

Earthstone Energy Holdings LLC, 8.00%, 04/15/27(b)

      290       274,412  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

eG Global Finance PLC

     

6.75%, 02/07/25(b)(g)

    USD       596     $ 561,959  

6.25%, 10/30/25(d)

    EUR       142       133,360  

8.50%, 10/30/25(b)

    USD       252       244,125  

Enbridge, Inc., (3 mo. LIBOR US + 3.64%), 6.25%, 03/01/78(a)(g)

      1,565       1,393,067  

Endeavor Energy Resources LP/EER Finance, Inc.(b)

     

6.63%, 07/15/25

      192       192,941  

5.75%, 01/30/28(g)

      386       367,723  

Energy Transfer LP(g)
3.90%, 07/15/26

      235       225,806  

Series H, (5 year CMT + 5.69%), 6.50%(a)(k)

      644       569,243  

EnLink Midstream LLC

     

5.63%, 01/15/28(b)

      249       228,400  

5.38%, 06/01/29

      335       293,195  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

     

4.40%, 04/01/24(g)

      240       234,275  

4.15%, 06/01/25

      17       15,825  

4.85%, 07/15/26

      115       106,088  

5.60%, 04/01/44

      226       160,056  

5.05%, 04/01/45

      40       27,050  

5.45%, 06/01/47

      60       42,464  

EQM Midstream Partners LP

     

6.00%, 07/01/25(b)(g)

      94       90,116  

4.13%, 12/01/26

      100       86,375  

6.50%, 07/01/27(b)(g)

      364       338,447  

4.50%, 01/15/29(b)

      21       17,049  

7.50%, 06/01/30(b)

      84       80,694  

4.75%, 01/15/31(b)(g)

      663       528,742  

EQT Corp., 1.75%, 05/01/26(h)

      193       454,611  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.

     

6.50%, 10/01/25

      46       42,435  

7.75%, 02/01/28

      118       102,076  

Geopark Ltd., 5.50%, 01/17/27(b)

      200       166,325  

Gulfport Energy Corp., 8.00%, 05/17/26(b)

      37       36,398  

Harvest Midstream I LP, 7.50%, 09/01/28(b)

      60       56,354  

Hess Corp., 4.30%, 04/01/27(g)

      50       48,739  

Hess Midstream Operations LP, 4.25%, 02/15/30(b) .

      240       200,992  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., 6.25%, 11/01/28(b)

      32       30,160  

Hilong Holding Ltd., 9.75%, 11/18/24(d)

      207       112,466  

HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd., 5.45%, 10/22/26(d)

      200       187,000  

HTA Group Ltd., 7.00%, 12/18/25(b)

      200       166,788  

IHS Holding Ltd., 6.25%, 11/29/28(b)

      200       159,500  

Impulsora Pipeline LLC, 6.05%, 12/31/42(c)

      1,382         1,223,330  

ITT Holdings LLC, 6.50%, 08/01/29(b)

      343       274,400  

Kinetik Holdings LP, 5.88%, 06/15/30(b)(g)

      553       526,796  

Matador Resources Co., 5.88%, 09/15/26(g)

      1,116       1,072,788  

Medco Bell Pte. Ltd., 6.38%, 01/30/27(d)

      250       211,250  

MPLX LP, 4.25%, 12/01/27(g)

      185       178,521  

Murphy Oil Corp.

     

5.75%, 08/15/25

      63       62,339  

5.88%, 12/01/27

      56       52,262  

6.13%, 12/01/42

      29       21,678  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 4.75%, 09/15/29

      146       131,409  

Nabors Industries Ltd.(b)

     

7.25%, 01/15/26

      85       75,382  

7.50%, 01/15/28

      140       120,400  

Nabors Industries, Inc., 7.38%, 05/15/27(b)

      331       314,450  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Neptune Energy Bondco PLC, 6.63%, 05/15/25(b)

    USD       200     $ 192,000  

New Fortress Energy, Inc.(b)(g)

     

6.75%, 09/15/25

      657         620,865  

6.50%, 09/30/26

      1,086       983,657  

NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp., 7.50%, 02/01/26(b)

      171       153,900  

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

      227       247,030  

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.13%, 03/01/28(b)(g)

      755       711,587  

NuStar Logistics LP

     

6.00%, 06/01/26

      163       152,405  

6.38%, 10/01/30

      25       21,721  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     

6.95%, 07/01/24

      63       64,890  

8.00%, 07/15/25

      36       37,890  

5.88%, 09/01/25

      117       116,491  

5.50%, 12/01/25

      151       148,735  

8.88%, 07/15/30

      100       114,808  

6.63%, 09/01/30(g)

      649       668,470  

6.13%, 01/01/31

      78       79,047  

7.50%, 05/01/31

      85       91,375  

6.45%, 09/15/36

      98       100,450  

6.20%, 03/15/40(g)

      944       929,840  

6.60%, 03/15/46

      64       67,968  

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd., (7.72% PIK), 7.72%, 12/01/26(b)(l)

      (m)      40  

Oil & Gas Holding Co., 7.63%, 11/07/24(d)

      200       205,725  

OQ SAOC, 5.13%, 05/06/28(b)

      200       188,350  

PDC Energy, Inc.

     

6.13%, 09/15/24

      75       74,490  

5.75%, 05/15/26

      235       219,215  

Petroleos Mexicanos

     

6.50%, 03/13/27(g)

      107       92,368  

5.95%, 01/28/31(g)

      273       199,181  

6.38%, 01/23/45(g)

      109       65,536  

6.75%, 09/21/47

      57       34,913  

7.69%, 01/23/50

      88       58,740  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 0.25%, 05/15/25(h)

      283       611,846  

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

      200       181,000  

Range Resources Corp.

     

5.00%, 03/15/23

      189       187,582  

4.88%, 05/15/25

      14       13,656  

Rockcliff Energy II LLC, 5.50%, 10/15/29(b)

      377       343,059  

SM Energy Co.

     

5.63%, 06/01/25

      74       69,930  

6.75%, 09/15/26

      156       147,165  

6.63%, 01/15/27

      34       31,790  

6.50%, 07/15/28

      172       158,189  

Southwestern Energy Co.

     

5.95%, 01/23/25

      18       17,782  

5.38%, 02/01/29(g)

      279       258,800  

4.75%, 02/01/32

      161       137,579  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.

     

6.00%, 04/15/27

      63       60,063  

5.88%, 03/15/28

      124       113,058  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.(b)

     

6.00%, 03/01/27

      41       36,593  

6.00%, 12/31/30

      28       23,240  

6.00%, 09/01/31

      131       108,075  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)  

Tap Rock Resources LLC,
7.00%, 10/01/26(b)(g)

    USD       768     $ 725,160  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 4.00%, 03/15/28(g)

      280       271,283  

Transocean, Inc., 11.50%, 01/30/27(b)

      171       160,506  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC(b)(g)

     

3.88%, 08/15/29

      827       723,398  

4.13%, 08/15/31

      705       602,437  

3.88%, 11/01/33

      1,545       1,274,625  

Vermilion Energy, Inc., 6.88%, 05/01/30(b)

      159       142,305  

Vivo Energy Investments BV, 5.13%, 09/24/27(b)

      200       188,500  

Western Midstream Operating LP

     

4.75%, 08/15/28

      37       33,804  

5.45%, 04/01/44

      339       281,756  

5.30%, 03/01/48

      199       160,424  

5.50%, 08/15/48

      99       80,685  

5.75%, 02/01/50(g)

      795       638,432  
     

 

 

 
          44,436,308  
Personal Products — 0.0%  

Coty, Inc., 3.88%, 04/15/26(d)

    EUR       100       92,419  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 1.5%  

AbbVie, Inc., 2.95%, 11/21/26(g)

    USD       1,750       1,658,207  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(b)

     

9.00%, 12/15/25

      114       84,229  

6.13%, 02/01/27

      64       54,400  

5.00%, 02/15/29

      108       56,160  

6.25%, 02/15/29(g)

      7       3,725  

7.25%, 05/30/29(g)

      117       63,473  

Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH, 4.38%, 01/15/28(d)

    EUR       100       89,040  

CVS Health Corp.(g)

     

4.75%, 12/01/22

    USD       165       165,423  

3.25%, 08/15/29

      1,750       1,597,508  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 6.40%, 08/28/28

      156       148,496  

Gruenenthal GmbH, 4.13%, 05/15/28(d)

    EUR       100       89,600  

Jazz Securities DAC, 4.38%, 01/15/29(b)(g)

    USD       441       392,277  

Nidda BondsCo GmbH, 7.25%, 09/30/25(d)

    EUR       100       87,313  

Nidda Healthcare Holding GmbH, 3.50%, 09/30/24(d)

      100       92,587  

Option Care Health, Inc., 4.38%, 10/31/29(b)

    USD       208       178,360  

Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV(b)(g)

     

4.13%, 04/30/28

      790       699,150  

5.13%, 04/30/31

      772       666,105  

P&L Development LLC/PLD Finance Corp., 7.75%, 11/15/25(b)

      266       186,213  

PRA Health Sciences, Inc., 2.88%, 07/15/26(b)(g)

      484       430,760  

Prestige Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 04/01/31(b)

      149       123,551  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV

     

6.00%, 01/31/25

    EUR       100       102,064  

3.75%, 05/09/27

      100       88,604  
     

 

 

 
        7,057,245  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.7%  

Adler Group SA, 2.75%, 11/13/26(d)

      100       52,502  

Arabian Centres Sukuk II Ltd., 5.63%, 10/07/26(b)(g)

    USD       260       235,592  

China Aoyuan Group Ltd.(d)(e)(j)

     

6.35%, 02/08/24

      400       32,000  

6.20%, 03/24/26

      200       16,000  

CIFI Holdings Group Co. Ltd., 6.00%, 07/16/25(d)

      200       118,500  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Real Estate Management & Development (continued)        

Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd., 6.50%, 04/08/24(d)

    USD       200     $ 124,000  

DIC Asset AG, 2.25%, 09/22/26(d)

    EUR       100       69,689  

Easy Tactic Ltd., 11.75%, 08/02/23(d)

    USD       200       43,600  

Fantasia Holdings Group Co. Ltd.(d)(e)(j)

     

11.75%, 04/17/22

      400       33,000  

11.88%, 06/01/23

      200       16,500  

9.25%, 07/28/23

      200       16,500  

9.88%, 10/19/23

      200       16,500  

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

      90       75,488  

Global Prime Capital Pte. Ltd., 5.50%, 10/18/23(d)

      200       197,037  

Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC, 5.75%, 12/01/25(b)

      100       94,655  

Howard Hughes Corp.(b)

     

5.38%, 08/01/28

      180       150,750  

4.13%, 02/01/29

      149       114,922  

4.38%, 02/01/31

      140       103,612  

Jingrui Holdings Ltd., 12.00%, 07/25/22(d)

      200       30,859  

KWG Group Holdings Ltd., 5.88%, 11/10/24(d)

      231       45,045  

MAF Sukuk Ltd.(d)

     

4.64%, 05/14/29

      275       275,137  

3.93%, 02/28/30

      238       227,632  

Modern Land China Co. Ltd.,
9.80%, 04/11/23(c)(d)(e)(j)

      431       68,960  

Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp.(b)

     

5.75%, 01/15/29

      456       345,794  

5.25%, 04/15/30

      135       99,900  

Ronshine China Holdings Ltd., 6.75%, 08/05/24(d)

      200       23,000  

Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.,
3.45%, 01/11/31(d)(e)(j)

      200       21,000  

Shui On Development Holding Ltd., 5.50%, 03/03/25(d)

      209       157,795  

Sinic Holdings Group Co. Ltd., 10.50%, 12/18/22(c)(e)(j)

      200       4,000  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 4.38%, 01/15/27(b)

      77       66,841  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.,
7.00%, 07/09/25(d)(e)(j)

      200       28,000  

Theta Capital Pte. Ltd., 8.13%, 01/22/25(d)

      200       172,000  

Times China Holdings Ltd.(d)

     

6.75%, 07/08/25

      390       54,600  

6.20%, 03/22/26

      277       38,780  

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

      200       194,000  

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

      200       169,000  

Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd.(d)(e)(j)

     

8.38%, 10/30/24

      200       14,000  

7.70%, 02/20/25

      200       13,000  

8.30%, 05/27/25

      200       13,000  
     

 

 

 
          3,573,190  
Road & Rail — 0.5%                  

Danaos Corp., 8.50%, 03/01/28(b)

      100       99,002  

Lima Metro Line 2 Finance Ltd., 5.88%, 07/05/34(b)(g)

      1,461       1,430,900  

Seaspan Corp., 5.50%, 08/01/29(b)(g)

      353       284,012  

Union Pacific Corp., 3.20%, 05/20/41(g)

      600       489,422  
     

 

 

 
        2,303,336  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.4%  

Broadcom, Inc.(g)

     

3.46%, 09/15/26

      578       553,761  

4.11%, 09/15/28

      1,594       1,512,448  

Entegris Escrow Corp., 4.75%, 04/15/29(b)(g)

      1,292       1,203,147  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (continued)  

Microchip Technology, Inc.(h)

     

0.13%, 11/15/24

    USD       250     $ 248,750  

1.63%, 02/15/25

      86       213,952  

1.63%, 02/15/27

      61       101,298  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc., 2.70%, 05/01/25

      33       31,353  

Qualcomm, Inc., 1.65%, 05/20/32(g)

      1,779       1,436,781  

Sensata Technologies BV(b)

     

5.63%, 11/01/24(g)

      229       226,060  

5.00%, 10/01/25(g)

      324       311,040  

4.00%, 04/15/29

      168       142,477  

Sensata Technologies, Inc.(b)

     

4.38%, 02/15/30(g)

      571       486,023  

3.75%, 02/15/31

      34       27,250  

Synaptics, Inc., 4.00%, 06/15/29(b)

      192       155,900  
     

 

 

 
          6,650,240  
Software — 1.6%                  

ACI Worldwide, Inc., 5.75%, 08/15/26(b)(g)

      444       428,580  

Black Knight InfoServ LLC,
3.63%, 09/01/28(b)(g)

      386       333,890  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.

     

6.50%, 10/02/25(d)

    EUR       100       98,130  

7.13%, 10/02/25(b)(g)

    USD       398       381,109  

9.13%, 03/01/26(b)(g)

      678       633,396  

Cedacri Mergeco SpA, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 4.63%), 4.63%, 05/15/28(a)(d)

    EUR       100       96,598  

Elastic NV, 4.13%, 07/15/29(b)(g)

    USD       376       313,877  

Helios Software Holdings, Inc./ION Corporate Solutions Finance SARL, 4.63%, 05/01/28(b)

      200       158,728  

Iron Mountain Information Management Services, Inc., 5.00%, 07/15/32(b)

      230       185,636  

MicroStrategy, Inc., 6.13%, 06/15/28(b)(g)

      451       359,145  

MSCI, Inc.(b)

     

4.00%, 11/15/29

      83       73,565  

3.63%, 09/01/30

      147       122,551  

3.88%, 02/15/31(g)

      373       318,915  

3.63%, 11/01/31

      129       106,186  

3.25%, 08/15/33

      183       145,868  

Open Text Corp.(b)

     

3.88%, 02/15/28(g)

      268       238,367  

3.88%, 12/01/29

      196       164,963  

Open Text Holdings, Inc., 4.13%, 02/15/30(b)(g)

      256       221,453  

Oracle Corp., 3.60%, 04/01/50(g)

      785       545,307  

Playtika Holding Corp., 4.25%, 03/15/29(b)(g)

      391       322,575  

PTC, Inc.(b)

     

3.63%, 02/15/25

      76       71,879  

4.00%, 02/15/28

      187       168,986  

SS&C Technologies, Inc., 5.50%, 09/30/27(b)(g)

      1,507       1,405,368  

Veritas U.S., Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd., 7.50%,

     

09/01/25(b)(g)

      814       610,862  
     

 

 

 
        7,505,934  
Specialty Retail — 0.4%                  

Arko Corp., 5.13%, 11/15/29(b)

      181       137,113  

Bath & Body Works, Inc., 7.60%, 07/15/37

      60       48,370  

Carvana Co., 10.25%, 05/01/30(b)

      166       136,120  

National Vision Holdings, Inc., 2.50%, 05/15/25(h)

      244       273,597  

PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp.(b)
4.75%, 02/15/28

      343       296,777  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Specialty Retail (continued)                  

PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp.(b) (continued)

     

7.75%, 02/15/29(g)

    USD       587     $ 528,599  

Staples, Inc., 7.50%, 04/15/26(b)(g)

      434       359,730  

Tendam Brands SAU, (3 mo. EURIBOR + 5.25%), 5.25%, 09/15/24(a)(d)

    EUR       100       100,035  
     

 

 

 
        1,880,341  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%  

II-VI, Inc., 5.00%, 12/15/29(b)(g)

    USD       430       375,175  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods(b) — 0.1%  

Crocs, Inc.

     

4.25%, 03/15/29

      25       18,492  

4.13%, 08/15/31

      149       105,456  

Kontoor Brands, Inc., 4.13%, 11/15/29

      98       77,824  

Levi Strauss & Co., 3.50%, 03/01/31

      125       102,187  

William Carter Co., 5.63%, 03/15/27

      160       149,826  
     

 

 

 
        453,785  
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.2%  

Home Point Capital, Inc., 5.00%, 02/01/26(b)

      194       133,860  

Jerrold Finco PLC, 5.25%, 01/15/27(d)

    GBP       100       107,335  

MGIC Investment Corp., 5.25%, 08/15/28

    USD       167       149,540  

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc.(b)

     

6.00%, 01/15/27

      147       127,514  

5.13%, 12/15/30

      104       77,743  

5.75%, 11/15/31

      98       75,039  

Rocket Mortgage LLC/Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc., 2.88%, 10/15/26(b)

      296       244,617  
     

 

 

 
        915,648  
Transportation — 0.0%                  

Autostrade per l’Italia SpA, 2.00%, 12/04/28(d)

    EUR       100       85,412  
     

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.2%                  

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

    USD       200       180,375  

Autostrade per l’Italia SpA, 1.63%, 01/25/28(d)

    EUR       100       87,256  

DP World Salaam, (5 year CMT + 5.75%),
6.00%(a)(d)(k)

    USD       200       200,563  

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd., 4.25%, 10/27/27(d)

      200       167,850  

Heathrow Finance PLC, 4.63%, 09/01/29(d)

    GBP       100       104,871  

Transurban Finance Co. Pty. Ltd., 4.13%, 02/02/26(b)(g)

    USD       435       430,488  
     

 

 

 
        1,171,403  
Utilities — 0.7%                  

American Water Capital Corp., 4.45%, 06/01/32(g)

      900       894,688  

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.(b)

     

6.00%, 10/15/26

      71       61,081  

6.50%, 10/15/28

      64       52,813  

FEL Energy VI SARL, 5.75%, 12/01/40

      188       136,904  

Genneia SA, 8.75%, 09/02/27(b)

      70       65,594  

Inkia Energy Ltd., 5.88%, 11/09/27(b)(g)

      377       342,787  

Mong Duong Finance Holdings BV, 5.13%, 05/07/29(d)

      250       201,141  

Pattern Energy Operations LP/Pattern Energy Operations, Inc., 4.50%, 08/15/28(b)(g)

      433       376,710  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Utilities (continued)                  

Star Energy Geothermal Darajat II/Star Energy Geothermal Salak, 4.85%, 10/14/38(b)

    USD       280     $ 237,265  

Star Energy Geothermal Wayang Windu Ltd., 6.75%, 04/24/33(d)

      165       154,081  

Thames Water Kemble Finance PLC, 4.63%, 05/19/26(d)

    GBP       168       190,749  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC(b)

     

5.50%, 09/01/26

    USD       8       7,555  

5.63%, 02/15/27(g)

      422       396,790  

4.38%, 05/01/29

      227       189,915  
     

 

 

 
            3,308,073  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.5%  

Altice France SA

     

5.88%, 02/01/27(d)

    EUR       100       90,805  

8.13%, 02/01/27(b)(g)

    USD       507       466,638  

5.50%, 01/15/28(b)(g)

      381       307,033  

4.13%, 01/15/29(d)

    EUR       100       78,909  

5.13%, 01/15/29(b)

    USD       200       151,522  

5.13%, 07/15/29(b)(g)

      902       681,010  

5.50%, 10/15/29(b)(g)

      477       364,385  

Kenbourne Invest SA, 6.88%, 11/26/24(b)

      275       250,130  

Millicom International Cellular SA,
5.13%, 01/15/28(d)

      248       210,994  

Rogers Communications, Inc., 5.00%, 03/15/44(g)

      545       507,319  

SBA Communications Corp.

     

3.13%, 02/01/29

      25       20,463  

3.88%, 02/15/27(g)

      1,106       1,009,546  

Sprint Corp., 7.63%, 03/01/26(g)

      506       533,135  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

     

4.75%, 02/01/28(g)

      532       515,620  

2.63%, 02/15/29

      240       202,029  

3.38%, 04/15/29

      155       135,625  

2.88%, 02/15/31(g)

      180       149,441  

3.50%, 04/15/31

      373       322,059  

Uniti Group LP/Uniti Group Finance, Inc./CSL Capital LLC, 6.50%, 02/15/29(b)(g)

      525       384,562  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc., 4.63%, 06/15/25(b)

      75       71,344  

Vmed O2 U.K. Financing I PLC

     

4.00%, 01/31/29(d)

    GBP       100       96,561  

4.50%, 07/15/31(d)

      100       95,862  

4.75%, 07/15/31(b)(g)

    USD       797       643,856  
     

 

 

 
        7,288,848  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds — 77.3%
(Cost: $426,934,217)

        372,588,936  
     

 

 

 
Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)  
Aerospace & Defense — 1.8%                  

Atlas CC Acquisition Corp.

     

Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 5.82%, 05/25/28

      2,574       2,372,876  

Term Loan C, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 5.82%, 05/25/28

      523       482,619  

Bleriot U.S. Bidco, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B,
(3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.25%, 10/31/26

      285       275,844  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Aerospace & Defense (continued)  

Cobham Ultra U.S. Co-Borrower LLC, USD Term Loan B, 11/17/28

    USD       155     $ 147,121  

Dynasty Acquisition Co., Inc.

     

2020 CAD Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 04/06/26

      784       721,040  

2020 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 04/06/26

      1,459       1,341,136  

Peraton Corp.

     

2nd Lien Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 0.75% Floor), 9.00%, 02/01/29

      455       422,068  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 02/01/28

      2,265       2,122,124  

TransDigm, Inc., 2020 Term Loan F, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 12/09/25

      853       807,335  
     

 

 

 
            8,692,163  
Air Freight & Logistics — 0.2%                  

AIT Worldwide Logistics Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.72%, 04/06/28

      275       248,346  

Kestrel Bidco, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.03%, 12/11/26

      178       158,987  

PECF USS Intermediate Holding III Corp., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 5.92%, 12/15/28

      602       542,282  
     

 

 

 
        949,615  
Airlines — 1.4%                  

AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.81%, 04/20/28

      942       897,296  

Air Canada, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.25%, 08/11/28(c)

      1,178       1,080,998  

American Airlines, Inc.

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.40%, 01/29/27

      692       607,813  

2017 Incremental Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 2.84%, 12/15/23

      763       736,184  

2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.37%, 06/27/25

      314       277,458  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%, 1.00% Floor), 7.31%, 06/21/27

      1,583       1,560,975  

United Airlines, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.39%, 04/21/28

      1,677       1,554,169  
     

 

 

 
        6,714,893  
Auto Components — 1.0%                  

Adient U.S. LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 04/10/28

      337       313,395  

Clarios Global LP, 2021 USD Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 04/30/26

      1,701       1,583,743  

Truck Hero, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 5.17%, 01/31/28

      808       720,847  

USI, Inc.

     

2017 Repriced Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.25%, 05/16/24

      1,064       1,018,192  
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Auto Components (continued)                  

USI, Inc. (continued)

     

2019 Incremental Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.50%, 12/02/26(c)

    USD       83     $ 76,454  

Wand NewCo 3, Inc., 2020 Term Loan,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 02/05/26

      1,046       968,543  
     

 

 

 
            4,681,174  
Banks — 0.4%                  

Directv Financing LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor), 6.67%, 08/02/27

      1,266       1,162,300  

LABL, Inc., 2021 USD 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 6.67%, 10/29/28

      611       563,076  
     

 

 

 
        1,725,376  
Beverages — 0.5%                  

Naked Juice LLC

     

2nd Lien Term Loan, (SOFR + 6.00%), 8.15%, 01/24/30(c)

      496       446,458  

Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.25%), 5.40%, 01/24/29

      1,954       1,815,071  
     

 

 

 
        2,261,529  
Building Materials — 0.0%                  

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%,), 4.57%, 04/12/28

      125       103,255  

MI Windows & Doors LLC, 2022 Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.50%), 5.13%, 12/18/27

      (m)      275  
     

 

 

 
        103,530  
Building Products — 0.8%                  

CP Atlas Buyer, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B,
(1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 11/23/27

      1,180       1,032,799  

CPG International LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.50%), 4.09%, 04/28/29(c)

      360       333,000  

Jeld-Wen, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 07/28/28

      336       318,145  

New AMI I LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 6.00%), 7.52%, 03/08/29

      396       359,723  

Standard Industries, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.79%, 09/22/28

      676       651,769  

Wilsonart LLC, 2021 Term Loan E, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.51%, 12/31/26

      1,473       1,301,329  
     

 

 

 
        3,996,765  
Capital Markets — 0.9%                  

AqGen Ascensus, Inc., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.50%), 7.50%, 08/02/29(c)

      231       214,842  

Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC

     

2020 USD Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.28%, 04/09/27

      2,514       2,346,782  

2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%, 0.75% Floor), 8.42%, 04/07/28

      642       622,740  

Eagle Broadband Investments LLC, Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.31%, 11/12/27

      576       541,639  

Focus Financial Partners LLC, 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 06/30/28

      628       600,594  

Greenhill & Co., Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 04/12/24

      222       217,552  
     

 

 

 
        4,544,149  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Chemicals — 2.0%                  

Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 7.00%, 08/27/26

    USD       1,036     $     1,007,027  

Atotech BV, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 03/18/28

      1,352       1,289,226  

Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan B3, (3 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 4.00%, 06/01/24

      513       499,831  

CPC Acquisition Corp., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.00%, 12/29/27

      285       248,524  

Element Materials Technology Group U.S. Holdings, Inc., 2017 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.09%, 06/28/24

      343       329,578  

Element Solutions, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 01/31/26

      847       834,590  

Illuminate Buyer LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 06/30/27

      413       381,090  

Lonza Group AG, USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 6.25%, 07/03/28

      399       355,170  

Messer Industries GmbH, 2018 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.75%, 03/02/26

      679       646,250  

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 05/15/24

      684       659,668  

New Arclin U.S. Holding Corp., 2021 Term Loan , (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 09/30/28

      515       474,014  

Oxea Holding Drei GmbH, 2017 USD Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.38%, 10/14/24

      731       674,532  

PQ Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.74%, 06/09/28

      670       639,232  

SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 4.75%, 03/16/27

      433       385,605  

Sparta U.S. HoldCo LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.62%, 08/02/28(c)

      803       765,107  

Starfruit Finco BV, 2018 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.25%, 10/01/25

      91       85,717  

WR Grace Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.06%, 09/22/28

      221       209,072  
     

 

 

 
        9,484,233  
Commercial Services & Supplies — 2.4%                  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 2021 USD Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 05/12/28

      1,243       1,137,081  

Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC, 2022 Term Loan, (SOFR + 4.00%), 5.30%, 02/15/29

      328       311,397  

Aramark Services, Inc.

     

2018 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 03/11/25

      375       358,701  

2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 04/06/28

      383       365,625  

Asurion LLC

     

2018 Term Loan B6, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.12%), 4.79%, 11/03/23

      451       432,086  

2018 Term Loan B7, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 11/03/24

      376       352,047  

2020 Term Loan B8, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 12/23/26

      885       800,763  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Commercial Services & Supplies (continued)  

Asurion LLC (continued)

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%), 6.92%, 01/31/28

    USD       364     $ 309,400  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%), 6.92%, 01/20/29

      646       545,870  

Clean Harbors, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 10/08/28

      424       419,631  

Covanta Holding Corp.

     

2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 11/30/28

      486       458,042  

2021 Term Loan C, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 11/30/28

      36       34,396  

Dealer Tire LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 5.92%, 12/12/25

      832       791,873  

EnergySolutions LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 6.00%, 05/09/25

      171       158,547  

GFL Environmental, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.24%, 05/30/25

      175       169,904  

Packers Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 4.44%, 03/09/28

      746       681,131  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor), 3.65%, 09/23/26

      301       280,221  

Tempo Acquisition LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.00%), 4.53%, 08/31/28

      2,295       2,171,810  

Vericast Corp., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor), 10.00%, 06/16/26

      121       93,940  

Verscend Holding Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.67%, 08/27/25

      1,268       1,210,573  

Viad Corp., Initial Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 6.67%, 07/30/28

      353       330,364  
     

 

 

 
        11,413,402  
Communications Equipment — 0.2%  

ViaSat, Inc., Term Loan, (SOFR + 4.50%), 6.14%, 03/02/29

      1,096           1,017,768  
     

 

 

 
Construction & Engineering — 0.9%                  

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services, Inc.,

     

2017 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.40%, 06/21/24

      1,676       1,441,775  

Pike Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 01/21/28

      424       402,261  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.02%, 06/02/28

      1,829       1,683,366  

USIC Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 5.17%, 05/12/28

      710       659,257  
     

 

 

 
        4,186,659  
Construction Materials — 0.7%  

Core & Main LP, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.12%, 07/27/28

      1,819       1,728,697  

Filtration Group Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 03/29/25

      1,116       1,054,853  

Tamko Building Products LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.33%, 06/01/26

      355       331,964  
     

 

 

 
        3,115,514  
Containers & Packaging — 0.9%  

BWAY Holding Co., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 Week LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.31%, 04/03/24

      1,049       984,081  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Containers & Packaging (continued)  

Charter Next Generation, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 12/01/27

    USD       2,233     $     2,097,231  

Pregis TopCo Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.67%, 07/31/26

      136       128,394  

Tosca Services LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 5.17%, 08/18/27

      580       514,150  

Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.

     

2021 Delayed Draw Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.60%, 09/15/28

      40       37,899  

2021 Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.25%, 09/15/28

      454       425,071  
     

 

 

 
        4,186,826  
Distributors — 0.3%                  

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc., 2019 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 01/15/27

      507       477,953  

TMK Hawk Parent Corp.(c)

     

2020 Super Priority First Out Term Loan A, (1 mo. LIBOR + 10.50%, 1.00% Floor), 11.17%, 05/30/24

      162       151,031  

2020 Super Priority Second Out Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.11%, 08/28/24

      1,310       995,908  
     

 

 

 
        1,624,892  
Diversified Consumer Services — 1.2%  

Ascend Learning LLC

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%), 7.42%, 12/10/29(c)

      299       273,585  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 12/11/28

      602       554,352  

Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 11/24/28(c)

      409       389,520  

Genuine Financial Holdings LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 07/11/25

      830       787,812  

Midas Intermediate Holdco II LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (PRIME + 5.75%), 10.50%, 12/22/25

      1,554       1,419,918  

Nomad Foods Europe Midco Ltd., 2017 USD Term Loan B4, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.66%, 05/15/24

      402       385,840  

Okta, Inc., Term Loan, (SOFR + 6.25%), 7.63%, 12/15/26

      355       299,862  

PAI Holdco, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.99%, 10/28/27

      332       312,697  

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC

     

2020 Super Priority First Out Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.50%), 9.01%, 08/10/23

      187       180,749  

2020 Super Priority Second Out Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.50%, 1.00% Floor), 9.01%, 08/10/23

      250       174,548  

Sotheby’s, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 5.54%, 01/15/27

      626       598,434  

Voyage Australia Pty. Ltd., USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.56%, 07/20/28

      306       285,248  
     

 

 

 
        5,662,565  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Diversified Financial Services — 3.2%  

Advisor Group, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 6.17%, 07/31/26

    USD       709     $ 673,530  

Alchemy Copyrights LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.06%, 03/10/28(c)

      342       329,101  

AlixPartners LLP, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 02/04/28

      772       732,230  

AqGen Island Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.81%, 08/02/28(c)

      1,509           1,403,758  

Castlelake Aviation Ltd., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.58%, 10/22/26

      978       932,985  

Cogeco Financing 2 LP, 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 09/01/28

      675       642,758  

Credito Real SAB de CV Sofom ENR, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.25%, 02/17/23(c)

      24       1,540  

Delta TopCo, Inc.

     

2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%, 0.75% Floor), 9.34%, 12/01/28(c)

      261       221,850  

2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.84%, 12/01/27

      753       679,932  

EG America LLC, 2018 USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 6.25%, 02/07/25

      512       480,161  

Gainwell Acquisition Corp., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 6.25%, 10/01/27

      1,496       1,412,146  

I-Logic Technologies Bidco Ltd., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.00%), 6.20%, 02/16/28

      206       194,130  

Kingpin Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.17%, 07/03/24

      679       646,370  

KKR Apple Bidco LLC

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.75%), 7.42%, 09/21/29

      100       95,375  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 09/23/28

      245       230,593  

LBM Acquisition LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 12/18/27

      984       804,284  

LEB Holdings USA, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 11/02/27

      150       146,793  

Oscar Acquisitionco LLC, Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.50%), 6.11%, 04/29/29

      497       441,088  

Radiate Holdco LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 4.92%, 09/25/26

      633       586,966  

RVR Dealership Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.75%), 5.17%, 02/08/28

      297       248,906  

Setanta Aircraft Leasing Designated Activity Co., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 4.25%, 11/05/28

      591       560,959  

SMG U.S. Midco 2, Inc., 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 01/23/25

      529       491,807  

SSH Group Holdings, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 6.50%, 07/30/25

      310       287,509  

Veritas U.S., Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 1.00% Floor), 7.25%, 09/01/25

      1,871       1,526,704  

VS Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 02/28/27

      724       679,318  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)  

White Cap Buyer LLC, Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.75%), 5.28%, 10/19/27.

    USD       538     $ 494,129  

Ziggo Financing Partnership, USD Term Loan I, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.82%, 04/30/28

      510       474,458  
     

 

 

 
        15,419,380  
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.6%  

Cablevision Lightpath LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.57%, 11/30/27

      227       213,100  

CenturyLink, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 03/15/27

      625       573,995  

Consolidated Communications, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.19%, 10/02/27

      349       307,834  

Frontier Communications Corp., 2021 DIP Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 6.06%, 05/01/28

      750       699,871  

Iridium Satellite LLC, 2021 Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.17%, 11/04/26

      729       698,066  

Level 3 Financing, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 03/01/27

      566       523,281  
     

 

 

 
        3,016,147  
Electric Utilities — 0.4%                  

ExGen Renewables IV LLC, 2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 1.00% Floor), 4.08%, 12/15/27

      670       644,844  

Triton Water Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.75%, 03/31/28

      1,675       1,476,507  
     

 

 

 
        2,121,351  
Electrical Equipment — 0.5%                  

Arcline FM Holdings LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%, 0.75% Floor), 7.63%, 06/23/28(c)

      631       591,778  

AZZ, Inc., Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.25%), 5.88%, 05/13/29(c)

      138       131,445  

Gates Global LLC, 2021 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.17%, 03/31/27

      859       808,625  

II-VI, Inc., 2021 Bridge Term Loan B, 07/02/29(n)

      662       633,037  
     

 

 

 
            2,164,885  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.0%  

GrafTech Finance, Inc., 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 02/12/25

      134       129,784  
     

 

 

 
Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service — 0.2%  

Asplundh Tree Expert LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 09/07/27

      785       756,231  

TruGreen LP, 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.67%, 11/02/27

      432       409,245  
     

 

 

 
        1,165,476  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 0.1%  

RHP Hotel Properties LP, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 05/11/24

      321       314,804  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Food & Staples Retailing — 0.2%  

U.S. Foods, Inc.

     

2019 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.57%, 09/13/26

    USD       761     $ 716,083  

2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.32%, 11/22/28

      468       444,115  
     

 

 

 
            1,160,198  
Food Products — 1.1%                  

8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 10/01/25

      654       548,619  

B&G Foods, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.17%, 10/10/26

      163       153,095  

Chobani LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.17%, 10/25/27

      1,734       1,568,103  

Froneri International Ltd., 2020 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 01/29/27

      1,717       1,576,125  

Hostess Brands LLC, 2019 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%, 0.75% Floor), 3.60%, 08/03/25

      418       399,886  

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B2, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 02/05/26

      254       236,243  

Sovos Brands Intermediate, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.25%, 06/08/28

      448       421,739  

UTZ Quality Foods LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 01/20/28

      274       260,568  
     

 

 

 
        5,164,378  
Gas Utilities — 0.3%  

Freeport LNG Investments LLLP, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.56%, 12/21/28

      1,795       1,546,428  
     

 

 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.8%  

Electron BidCo, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 11/01/28

      1,006       940,425  

Insulet Corp., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 05/04/28

      285       270,151  

Medline Borrower LP, USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 10/23/28

      2,630       2,434,544  

Venga Finance SARL, 2021 USD Term Loan B, 12/04/28(c)(n)

      263       244,309  
     

 

 

 
        3,889,429  
Health Care Providers & Services — 1.0%  

CHG Healthcare Services, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.75%, 09/29/28

      466       440,119  

Da Vinci Purchaser Corp., 2019 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 1.00% Floor), 6.25%, 01/08/27

      678       640,320  

Envision Healthcare Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 10/10/25

      742       244,220  

EyeCare Partners LLC

     

2020 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.00%, 02/18/27

      859       792,401  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%), 9.00%, 11/15/29

      175       165,000  

2021 Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 6.00%, 11/15/28

      156       143,873  

Femur Buyer, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 6.75%, 03/05/26

      442       384,198  

Orbcomm, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 5.92%, 09/01/28

      388       357,474  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Health Care Providers & Services (continued)  

PetVet Care Centers LLC, 2021 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 02/14/25

    USD       21     $ 19,457  

Sotera Health Holdings LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 12/11/26

      578       548,377  

Vizient, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.25%), 3.68%, 04/28/29

      127       125,889  

WP CityMD Bidco LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.50%, 12/22/28

      1,147           1,078,112  
     

 

 

 
        4,939,440  
Health Care Services — 0.3%                  

Azalea Topco, Inc., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.74%, 07/24/26.

      1,124       1,049,445  

Medical Solutions Holdings, Inc., 2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%), 9.88%, 11/01/29

      247       227,240  
     

 

 

 
        1,276,685  
Health Care Technology — 0.5%                  

Athenahealth, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.50%), 5.01%, 02/15/29.

      1,312       1,204,914  

GoodRx, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 10/10/25.

      332       302,434  

Polaris Newco LLC, USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.67%, 06/02/28

      891       820,980  

Press Ganey Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 4.99%, 07/24/26(c)

      271       256,331  
     

 

 

 
        2,584,659  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.7%  

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Co., Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 11/19/26

      988       940,924  

Aimbridge Acquisition Co., Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 02/02/26

      136       120,913  

Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.25%), 4.40%, 05/24/29

      91       87,679  

Caesars Resort Collection LLC

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 12/23/24

      1,177       1,130,824  

2020 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 07/20/25

      356       342,709  

Carnival Corp., (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.88%, 06/30/25

      396       366,910  

Churchill Downs, Inc., 2021 Incremental Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 03/17/28

      342       321,458  

Equinox Holdings, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 5.25%, 03/08/24

      2,311       1,709,942  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.00%), 5.53%, 01/27/29

      1,950       1,793,191  

Four Seasons Hotels Ltd., New 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 11/30/23

      532       525,903  

Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 2019 Term Loan B2, 06/22/26(n)

      126       121,224  

IRB Holding Corp., 2020 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 1.00% Floor), 4.42%, 02/05/25

      606       573,096  

Penn National Gaming, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.75%), 4.38%, 05/03/29

      618       591,678  

Playtika Holding Corp., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 03/13/28

      723       679,871  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued)  

Scientific Games International, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.00%), 4.36%, 04/14/29

    USD       351     $ 332,573  

Stars Group Holdings BV, 2018 USD Incremental Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.50%, 07/21/26

      563       534,118  

Station Casinos LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 02/08/27

      834       783,115  

Travelport Finance Luxembourg SARL

     

2020 Super Priority Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 1.50%, 1.00% Floor), 3.75%, 02/28/25

      537       538,852  

2021 Consented Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 7.25%, 05/29/26

      487       381,349  

Twin River Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.37%, 10/02/28

      300       278,003  

Whatabrands LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 08/03/28

      938       877,296  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 05/30/25

      199       192,098  
     

 

 

 
            13,223,726  
Household Durables — 0.6%  

ACProducts Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 6.97%, 05/17/28

      696       536,069  

Reynolds Consumer Products LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 02/04/27

      138       132,860  

Snap One Holdings Corp., Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%), 7.38%, 12/08/28

      493       446,717  

Solis IV BV, USD Term Loan B1, (SOFR + 3.50%), 4.84%, 02/26/29

      1,006       863,279  

Springs Windows Fashions LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.60%, 10/06/28

      358       293,196  

Weber-Stephen Products LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 4.92%, 10/30/27

      429       388,002  
     

 

 

 
        2,660,123  
Household Products — 0.0%  

Spectrum Brands, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 03/03/28

      218       209,781  
     

 

 

 
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.2%  

Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 01/15/25

      878       841,796  

Calpine Corp., 2019 Term Loan B10, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 08/12/26

      286       270,349  
     

 

 

 
        1,112,145  
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.0%  

AVSC Holding Corp.(l)

     

2020 Term Loan B1, (0.25% PIK), 5.11%, 03/03/25

      546       468,213  

2020 Term Loan B3, (10.00% PIK), 7.50%, 10/15/26

      450       474,976  

Diamond BC BV, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.99%, 09/29/28

      1,375       1,266,921  

Sequa Mezzanine Holdings LLC, 2020 Extended Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%, 1.00% Floor), 8.30%, 11/28/23

      234       231,525  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Industrial Conglomerates (continued)  

Stitch Aquisition Corp., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 6.75%), 9.00%, 07/28/28

    USD       262     $ 232,708  

Vertical U.S. Newco, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.02%, 07/30/27

      731       682,728  

Vertiv Group Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.87%, 03/02/27

      1,484       1,376,636  
     

 

 

 
        4,733,707  
Insurance — 1.5%  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC

     

2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 05/09/25

      834       783,407  

2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.01%, 11/06/27

      2,135       1,980,624  

AmWINS Group, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 02/19/28

      1,010       952,100  

AssuredPartners, Inc.

     

2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 02/12/27

      536       501,555  

2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 02/12/27

      284       265,628  

Hub International Ltd.

     

2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.21%, 04/25/25

      349       329,456  

2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.35%, 04/25/25

      1,429           1,352,300  

NFP Corp., 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 02/15/27.

      113       104,308  

Ryan Specialty Group LLC, Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 4.63%, 09/01/27(c)

      201       193,282  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.

     

2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 09/03/26

      522       494,930  

2020 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 1.00% Floor), 5.92%, 09/03/26

      184       177,519  
     

 

 

 
        7,135,109  
Interactive Media & Services — 1.2%  

Adevinta ASA, USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.25%, 06/26/28

      1,060       1,011,373  

Arches Buyer, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 12/06/27

      375       341,341  

Camelot U.S. Acquisition LLC, 2020 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.67%, 10/30/26

      1,614       1,517,963  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC, 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 08/10/27

      827       793,208  

Grab Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.50%, 01/29/26

      2,180       1,983,538  
     

 

 

 
        5,647,423  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.1%  

CNT Holdings I Corp., 2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 0.75% Floor), 4.69%, 11/08/27

      599       566,972  

PUG LLC, 2021 Incremental Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 5.92%, 02/12/27(c)

      111       102,545  
     

 

 

 
        669,517  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Internet Software & Services — 0.3%  

Uber Technologies, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.07%, 02/25/27

    USD       1,284     $ 1,226,515  
     

 

 

 
IT Services — 2.5%  

Aruba Investments, Inc., 2020 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.63%, 11/24/27(c)

      337       309,810  

Banff Merger Sub, Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 10/02/25

      755       701,468  

Camelot Finance SA, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 10/30/26

      1,502       1,418,324  

CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.50%, 09/21/28

      730       691,257  

CoreLogic, Inc., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.19%, 06/02/28

      1,821       1,509,253  

Fleetcor Technologies Operating Co. LLC, 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 04/28/28

      952       914,108  

Greeneden U.S. Holdings II LLC, 2020 USD Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.67%, 12/01/27

      2,569       2,449,863  

PUG LLC, USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 02/12/27(c)

      1,216       1,094,645  

Trans Union LLC

     

2019 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 11/16/26

      757       712,413  

2021 Term Loan B6, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 12/01/28

      1,510       1,437,045  

Virtusa Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 02/11/28

      443       417,618  

WEX, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 03/31/28

      432       414,008  

ZoomInfo LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 02/02/26

      89       85,830  
     

 

 

 
            12,155,642  
Leisure Products — 0.1%  

Fender Musical Instruments Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.00%), 5.23%, 12/01/28

      299       281,798  

Peloton Interactive, Inc., Term Loan, (SOFR + 6.50%), 8.35%, 05/25/27

      166       157,804  
     

 

 

 
        439,602  
Life Sciences Tools & Services — 1.4%  

Avantor Funding, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 11/08/27

      1,804       1,730,705  

eResearchTechnology, Inc., 2020 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.17%, 02/04/27

      1,836       1,691,604  

ICON Luxembourg SARL

     

LUX Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.56%, 07/03/28

      1,264       1,219,050  

US Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.56%, 07/03/28

      315       303,728  

Maravai Intermediate Holdings LLC, 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.00%), 3.85%, 10/19/27(c)

      664       629,229  

Parexel International Corp., 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.88%, 11/15/28

      1,473       1,380,062  
     

 

 

 
        6,954,378  
Security          Par
(000)
    Value  
Machinery — 1.3%  

Albion Acquisitions Ltd., USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%), 6.43%, 08/17/26

    USD       759     $ 725,078  

ASP Blade Holdings, Inc., Initial Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.67%, 10/13/28

      162       141,324  

Clark Equipment Co., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.50%), 4.65%, 04/20/29

      166       159,168  

Columbus McKinnon Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 5.06%, 05/14/28

      160       152,713  

Filtration Group Corp., 2021 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 10/21/28

      495       461,827  

Fluidra SA, 2022 USD Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.00%), 3.63%, 01/29/29

      127       123,274  

Ingersoll-Rand Services Co., 2020 USD Spinco Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.38%, 03/01/27

      567       541,930  

Madison IAQ LLC, Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.52%, 06/21/28

      1,845       1,675,878  

SPX Flow, Inc., (SOFR + 4.50%), 6.13%, 04/05/29

      590       548,694  

Titan Acquisition Ltd., 2018 Term Loan B, (6 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.88%, 03/28/25

      1,823       1,667,214  

Zurn LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 10/04/28

      64       62,217  
     

 

 

 
            6,259,317  
Media — 5.4%  

Altice Financing SA

     

2017 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.79%, 07/15/25

      438       394,950  

USD 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.79%, 01/31/26

      528       475,503  

Altice France SA, 2018 Term Loan B13, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%), 5.41%, 08/14/26

      1,325       1,207,546  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.20%, 04/22/26

      670       562,989  

Cable One, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 05/03/28

      408       391,565  

Charter Communications Operating LLC, Class A, 2019 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 04/30/25

      1,254       1,219,142  

City Football Group Ltd., Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.60%, 07/21/28(c)

      678       620,644  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.74%, 08/21/26

      1,971       1,687,959  

CMG Media Corp., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 12/17/26

      581       534,501  

Connect Finco SARL, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%, 1.00% Floor), 5.17%, 12/12/26

      3,102       2,845,723  

CSC Holdings LLC

     

2017 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.57%, 07/17/25

      647       600,410  

2019 Term Loan B5, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.82%, 04/15/27

      870       806,759  

E.W. Scripps Co., 2020 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%, 0.75% Floor), 4.42%, 01/07/28

      358       338,107  

Learfield Communications LLC, 2016 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 1.00% Floor), 4.92%, 12/01/23(c)

      372       325,744  

Lions Gate Capital Holdings LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 03/24/25

      514       495,893  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Media (continued)                  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.35%, 10/17/26

    USD       1,078     $ 1,005,542  

MH Sub I LLC

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.42%, 09/13/24

      1,890       1,775,120  

2020 Incremental Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 1.00% Floor), 5.42%, 09/13/24

      1,456       1,368,458  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.25%), 7.92%, 02/23/29

      515       482,880  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc., 2022 Term Loan B4, (SOFR + 3.75%), 5.38%, 04/21/29(c)

      806       741,520  

Trader Corp., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 1.00% Floor), 4.63%, 09/28/23(c)

      1,480       1,416,646  

Trader Interactive LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 07/28/28(c)

      230       219,613  

UPC Financing Partnership, 2021 USD Term Loan AX, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.32%, 01/31/29

      341       323,782  

Virgin Media Bristol LLC, 2020 USD Term Loan Q, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.57%, 01/31/29

      917       876,551  

Voyage Digital Ltd., (SOFR + 4.50%), 5.28%, 05/11/29(c)

      431       409,450  

William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 05/18/25.

      1,920       1,801,605  

WMG Acquisition Corp., 2021 Term Loan G, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.12%), 3.79%, 01/20/28

      910       871,330  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 03/09/27

      2,342       2,152,263  
     

 

 

 
        25,952,195  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.9%        

Ascent Resources Utica LLC, 2020 Fixed 2nd Lien

     

Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 9.00%, 1.00% Floor), 10.02%, 11/01/25

      330       345,949  

Citgo Holding, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.00%, 1.00% Floor), 8.67%, 08/01/23

      2       1,902  

Edgewater Generation LLC, Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 12/13/25

      269       227,118  

Lealand Finance Co. BV

     

2020 Make Whole Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 06/28/24

      16       9,466  

2020 Take Back Term Loan, (3.00% PIK), 2.83%, 06/30/25(l)

      114       57,233  

Lucid Energy Group II Borrower LLC, 2021 Term

     

Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%, 0.75% Floor), 5.87%, 11/24/28

      1,495       1,473,073  

Medallion Midland Acquisition LLC, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.42%, 10/18/28

      901       861,897  

Oryx Midstream Services Permian Basin LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.71%, 10/05/28

          1,499       1,423,443  
     

 

 

 
            4,400,081  
Personal Products — 0.6%        

Sunshine Luxembourg VII SARL, 2021 Term Loan

     

B3, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 6.00%, 10/01/26

      3,052       2,817,651  
     

 

 

 
Pharmaceuticals — 1.4%              

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.50%, 05/04/25

      751       678,130  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Pharmaceuticals (continued)                  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc., 2022 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 5.25%), 6.55%, 02/01/27

    USD       974     $ 832,326  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.63%, 02/22/28

      1,043       1,025,455  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 2.81%, 08/01/27

      632       595,779  

Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc., USD 2019 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.67%, 11/15/27

      656       618,679  

Jazz Financing Lux SARL, USD Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 05/05/28

      1,201       1,143,865  

Option Care Health, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 10/27/28

      220       209,695  

Organon & Co., USD Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.63%, 06/02/28

      652       625,793  

Precision Medicine Group LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.25%, 11/18/27(c)

          1,136       1,048,106  
     

 

 

 
            6,777,828  
Professional Services — 0.8%        

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

     

2022 Incremental Term Loan B2, (SOFR + 3.25%), 4.75%, 01/18/29

      305       284,250  

Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.87%, 02/06/26

      2,022       1,903,784  

Element Materials Technology Group U.S. Holdings, Inc.(n)

     

2022 USD Delayed Draw Term Loan B, 04/12/29

      310       296,512  

2022 USD Delayed Draw Term Loan D, 04/12/29

      671       642,443  

Galaxy U.S. Opco, Inc., Term Loan, (SOFR + 4.75%), 6.28%, 04/29/29

      724       677,845  
     

 

 

 
        3,804,834  
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.4%  

Chamberlain Group, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 11/03/28

      1,048       943,831  

Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.42%, 08/21/25

          1,208       1,134,576  
     

 

 

 
        2,078,407  
Road & Rail — 0.1%                  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 08/06/27

      289       272,644  

SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%), 7.09%, 08/04/25(c)

      376       331,818  
     

 

 

 
        604,462  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.1%  

CMC Materials, Inc., 2019 Term Loan B1, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.00%), 3.69%, 11/17/25

      457       454,424  

Synaptics, Inc., Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 4.36%, 12/02/28

      254       246,684  
     

 

 

 
        701,108  
Software — 5.2%        

Applied Systems, Inc.

     

2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 5.25%, 09/19/24

      95       90,511  

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%), 7.75%, 09/19/25

      90       86,428  
 

 

 

88  

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Software (continued)                  

Barracuda Networks, Inc.

     

1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 5.98%, 02/12/25

    USD       1,288     $ 1,273,773  

2022 Term Loan, 05/17/29(n)

      333       318,431  

Central Parent, Inc., 2022 USD Term Loan B, 07/06/29(n)

      292       275,248  

Cloudera, Inc.

     

2021 Second Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 6.00%), 7.67%, 10/08/29(c)

      457       397,590  

2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 10/08/28

      1,115       1,023,201  

ConnectWise LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.75%, 09/29/28

      493       449,838  

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 10/16/28

      519       462,509  

Digicel International Finance Ltd., 2017 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 05/28/24(c)

      439       378,543  

E2open LLC, 2020 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 4.83%, 02/04/28

      113       106,590  

Epicor Software Corp.

     

2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.75%, 1.00% Floor), 9.42%, 07/31/28

      296       286,528  

2020 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%, 0.75% Floor), 4.92%, 07/30/27

      288       271,701  

Helios Software Holdings, Inc., 2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.95%, 03/11/28

      868       796,270  

Informatica LLC, 2021 USD Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 4.44%, 10/27/28

      1,812           1,715,802  

Instructure Holdings, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.75%), 3.27%, 10/30/28(c)

      311       294,881  

IPS Corp., 2021 Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 5.17%, 10/02/28

      254       232,550  

Magenta Buyer LLC

     

2021 USD 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%, 0.75% Floor), 6.23%, 07/27/28

          1,022       916,208  

2021 USD 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 8.25%, 0.75% Floor), 9.48%, 07/27/29

      936       851,520  

McAfee LLC, 2022 USD Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.00%), 5.15%, 03/01/29

      1,642       1,490,115  

Netsmart Technologies, Inc., 2020 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.67%, 10/01/27

      577       547,887  

Planview Parent, Inc., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.00%, 0.75% Floor), 5.67%, 12/17/27

      1,026       964,902  

Proofpoint, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.82%, 08/31/28

      1,769       1,640,198  

RealPage, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.67%, 04/24/28

      3,471       3,200,138  

Renaissance Holding Corp., 2018 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 05/30/25

      31       29,338  

Restoration Hardware, Inc., Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 4.14%, 10/20/28

      466       407,293  

Severin Acquisition LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.00%), 4.62%, 08/01/25

      603       577,466  

Sophia LP, 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 5.50%, 10/07/27

      750       698,103  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Software (continued)                  

SS&C Technologies, Inc.

     

2018 Term Loan B3, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 04/16/25

    USD       575     $ 544,867  

2018 Term Loan B4, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 04/16/25

      466       442,060  

Tibco Software, Inc., 2020 2nd Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 7.25%), 7.25%, 03/03/28

      898       878,784  

Ultimate Software Group, Inc.

     

2021 2nd Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 5.25%), 6.21%, 05/03/27

      453       416,870  

2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.21%, 05/04/26

      1,874       1,751,346  

Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.42%, 05/04/26

          1,049       988,461  
     

 

 

 
            24,805,950  
Specialty Retail — 2.0%  

Belron Finance U.S. LLC

     

2018 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.69%, 11/13/25

      180       173,208  

2019 USD Term Loan B3, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.50%, 10/30/26(c)

      410       391,073  

2021 USD Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 2.50%), 3.88%, 04/13/28

      1,224       1,173,779  

CD&R Firefly Bidco Ltd., 2018 GBP Term Loan B1, (SONIA + 4.25%), 5.19%, 06/23/25

    GBP       1,000       1,109,265  

EG Group Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, 6.50%, 03/31/26

    USD       234       220,981  

Fanatics Commerce Intermediate Holdco LLC, Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.92%, 11/24/28

      312       294,334  

Mavis Tire Express Services Corp., 2021 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 4.00%), 5.63%, 05/04/28

      1,275       1,175,807  

MED ParentCo LP, 1st Lien Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 4.25%), 5.92%, 08/31/26

      824       742,189  

PetSmart, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%, 0.75% Floor), 4.50%, 02/11/28

      2,206       2,070,638  

Pilot Travel Centers LLC, 2021 Term Loan B, (SOFR + 2.00%), 3.63%, 08/04/28

      430       410,951  

Research Now Group, Inc., 2017 1st Lien Term Loan, (6 mo. LIBOR + 5.50%, 1.00% Floor), 6.50%, 12/20/24

      303       278,103  

Restoration Hardware, Inc., 2022 Incremental Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.25%), 4.88%, 10/20/28

      364       323,960  

Reverb Buyer, Inc.

     

2021 Delayed Draw Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 3.50%, 11/01/28

      28       26,640  

2021 First Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.50%), 6.38%, 11/01/28

      1,084       1,014,633  

WOOF Holding, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.75%), 5.81%, 12/21/27(c)

      227       211,794  
     

 

 

 
        9,617,355  
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 0.1%  

Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Term Loan, (1 mo. LIBOR + 5.00%), 6.67%, 07/23/26

      394       349,660  
     

 

 

 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.1%  

Crocs, Inc., Term Loan B, (SOFR + 3.50%), 4.45%, 02/17/29

      730       663,089  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.4%  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 2021 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 2.25%), 3.92%, 05/19/28

    USD       616     $ 586,319  

Foundation Building Materials Holding Co. LLC, 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 3.25%), 4.49%, 01/31/28(c)

      519       451,881  

ION Trading Finance Ltd., 2021 Term Loan, (3 mo. LIBOR + 4.75%), 7.00%, 04/03/28

      300       275,787  

SRS Distribution, Inc., 2022 Incremental Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.50%), 4.00%, 06/02/28

      409       375,655  
     

 

 

 
        1,689,642  
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%        

GOGO Intermediate Holdings LLC, Term Loan B, (3 mo. LIBOR), 4.99%, 04/30/28

      433       408,494  

MetroNet Systems Holdings LLC, 2021 1st Lien Term Loan, (SOFR + 3.75%), 5.05%, 06/02/28

      263       242,892  

SBA Senior Finance II LLC, 2018 Term Loan B, (1 mo. LIBOR + 1.75%), 3.42%, 04/11/25

          1,058       1,017,581  
     

 

 

 
        1,668,967  
     

 

 

 

Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 55.5%
(Cost: $286,365,541)

 

          267,612,311  
     

 

 

 

Foreign Agency Obligations

 

Argentina — 0.0%                  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond,
2.50%, 07/09/41(g)(o)

      351       90,311  
     

 

 

 
Bahrain — 0.0%                  

Bahrain Government International Bond, 6.75%, 09/20/29(d)

      200       190,975  
     

 

 

 
Chile — 0.0%                  

Chile Government International Bond, 4.34%, 03/07/42(g)

      200       178,500  
     

 

 

 
Colombia — 0.1%                  

Colombia Government International Bond

     

4.50%, 01/28/26(g)

      243       227,782  

3.88%, 04/25/27(g)

      200       176,475  

3.13%, 04/15/31

      200       148,350  
     

 

 

 
        552,607  
Dominican Republic — 0.2%  

Dominican Republic International Bond

     

5.95%, 01/25/27(d)

      307       293,146  

5.50%, 02/22/29(b)

      155       134,685  

4.50%, 01/30/30(b)

      200       159,600  

4.88%, 09/23/32(b)

      150       115,294  

6.40%, 06/05/49(d)

      150       111,544  
     

 

 

 
        814,269  
Egypt — 0.0%                  

Egypt Government International Bond, 7.50%, 02/16/61(b)

      200       110,500  
     

 

 

 
Guatemala — 0.1%                  

Guatemala Government Bond(b)

     

5.38%, 04/24/32

      200       184,162  

4.65%, 10/07/41

      200       145,788  
     

 

 

 
        329,950  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Hungary — 0.0%                  

Hungary Government International Bond, 5.25%, 06/16/29(b)

    USD       200     $ 199,271  
     

 

 

 
Indonesia — 0.1%                  

Indonesia Government International Bond

     

4.10%, 04/24/28

      221       217,105  

5.35%, 02/11/49(g)

      200           195,772  
     

 

 

 
        412,877  
Ivory Coast — 0.0%        

Ivory Coast Government International Bond, 6.38%, 03/03/28(d)

      200       176,788  
     

 

 

 
Mexico — 0.1%                  

Mexico Government International Bond(g)

     

4.15%, 03/28/27

          397       391,244  

3.75%, 01/11/28

      200       191,900  
     

 

 

 
        583,144  
Mongolia — 0.1%                  

Mongolia Government International Bond, 5.13%, 04/07/26(d)

      250       222,528  
     

 

 

 
Morocco — 0.1%                  

Morocco Government International Bond, 3.00%, 12/15/32(b)(g)

      300       213,000  
     

 

 

 
Nigeria — 0.0%                  

Nigeria Government International Bond, 7.88%, 02/16/32(d)

      200       138,500  
     

 

 

 
Oman — 0.1%                  

Oman Government International Bond, 6.50%, 03/08/47(d)

      308       258,335  
     

 

 

 
Panama — 0.1%  

Panama Government International Bond

     

3.88%, 03/17/28

      200       190,913  

3.16%, 01/23/30(g)

      245       218,249  
     

 

 

 
        409,162  
Paraguay — 0.1%                  

Paraguay Government International Bond

     

5.40%, 03/30/50(d)

      200       154,663  

5.40%, 03/30/50(b)

      200       154,662  
     

 

 

 
        309,325  
Peru — 0.1%                  

Peruvian Government International Bond(g)

     

2.78%, 01/23/31

      29       24,683  

1.86%, 12/01/32

      259       196,969  

3.00%, 01/15/34

      116       95,178  
     

 

 

 
        316,830  
Qatar — 0.0%                  

Qatar Government International Bond, 4.00%, 03/14/29(b)(g)

      200       202,000  
     

 

 

 
Romania — 0.1%                  

Romanian Government International Bond(b)

     

5.25%, 11/25/27

      168       160,020  

3.00%, 02/14/31(g)

      140       107,695  

3.63%, 03/27/32

      94       73,396  
     

 

 

 
        341,111  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Saudi Arabia — 0.1%                  

Saudi Government International Bond(d)

 

4.50%, 04/17/30

    USD       325     $ 331,500  

2.25%, 02/02/33

      200       166,000  
     

 

 

 
        497,500  
South Africa — 0.1%                  

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond

     

4.85%, 09/30/29

      200       170,725  

5.88%, 04/20/32

      200       169,000  
     

 

 

 
        339,725  
Sri Lanka — 0.0%                  

Sri Lanka Government International Bond(d)(e)(j)

     

6.85%, 03/14/24

      200       56,022  

6.35%, 06/28/24

      200       56,022  
     

 

 

 
        112,044  
Ukraine — 0.0%                  

Ukraine Government International Bond

     

9.75%, 11/01/28(d)

      236       57,820  

7.25%, 03/15/33(b)(g)

      200       49,000  
     

 

 

 
        106,820  
Uruguay — 0.0%                  

Uruguay Government International Bond, 4.38%, 10/27/27

      90       91,029  
     

 

 

 

Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 1.5%
(Cost: $8,865,676)

 

      7,197,101  
     

 

 

 
            Shares         

Investment Companies

     
Fixed Income Funds — 0.5%                  

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

          120,501           2,442,555  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies — 0.5%
(Cost: $2,670,577)

 

      2,442,555  
     

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.6%  

Alternative Loan Trust

     

Series 2005-54CB, Class 3A4, 5.50%, 11/25/35

    USD       1,117       721,357  

Series 2006-J8, Class A5, 6.00%, 02/25/37

      1,869       964,848  

Series 2007-19, Class 1A1, 6.00%, 08/25/37

      549       326,169  

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

     

Series 2005-17, Class 1A6, 5.50%, 09/25/35

      106       100,915  

Series 2006-17, Class A2, 6.00%, 12/25/36

      653       323,002  

Series 2007-HY5, Class 3A1, 3.08%, 09/25/37(a)

      309       287,454  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2005-AR5, Class 2A3, 2.82%, 10/25/35(a)

      319       200,468  
     

 

 

 
        2,924,213  
Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 0.9%  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-200P, Class C, 3.72%, 04/14/33(a)(b).

    USD       4,830     $ 4,540,043  
     

 

 

 

Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 1.5%
(Cost: $8,668,712)

 

    7,464,256  
     

 

 

 
           

Benefical

Interest (000)

        
Other Interests(p)  
IT Services(c)(e) — 0.0%                  

Millennium Corp

    USD       918        

Millennium Lender Claim Trust

      861        
     

 

 

 

Total Other Interests — 0.0%
(Cost: $ — )

         
     

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        

Preferred Securities

 

Capital Trusts — 5.0%(a)

     
Automobiles(k) — 0.1%                  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Series C, 5.70%(g)

    USD       365       317,550  

Volkswagen International Finance NV, 4.38%(d)

    EUR       100       84,083  
     

 

 

 
        401,633  
Banks(k) — 1.3%                  

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA,
6.75%(b)(g)

    USD       396       371,745  

Bank of East Asia Ltd., 5.88%(d)

      250       246,062  

Credit Agricole SA, 4.75%(b)(g)

      200       155,433  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., 3.20%(d)

      200       189,000  

ING Groep NV, 3.88%(g)

      1,750           1,267,375  

Kasikornbank PCL, 5.28%(d)

      200       183,288  

Nordea Bank Abp, 3.75%(b)(g)

      560       412,444  

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., 6.50%(d)

      200       191,163  

TMBThanachart Bank PCL, 4.90%(d)

      250       228,016  

U.S. Bancorp, 3.70%(g)

      1,665       1,277,887  

Wells Fargo & Co.(g)

     

Series S, 5.90%

          1,500       1,356,300  

Series U, 5.88%

      384       374,362  
     

 

 

 
        6,253,075  
Capital Markets — 0.5%                  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Series I, 3.75%(g)(k)

      3,110       2,538,784  
     

 

 

 
Diversified Financial Services(k) — 2.6%  

Bank of America Corp.(g)

     

Series DD, 6.30%.

      215       213,149  

Series X, 6.25%

      1,929       1,874,988  

Series Z, 6.50%

      143       141,624  

Barclays PLC, 4.38%(g)

      455       348,923  

Credit Suisse Group AG

     

6.38%(b)(g)

      295       243,743  

6.25%(d)

      200       182,000  

HSBC Holdings PLC(g)

     

6.25%

      695       681,621  

6.00%

      415       371,944  
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security         

Par

(000)

    Value  
Diversified Financial Services (continued)  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.(g)

     

Series FF, 5.00%

    USD           2,865     $ 2,528,363  

Series HH, 4.60%.

      253       213,664  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC, 7.50%(g)

      1,250       1,218,340  

NatWest Group PLC, 6.00%(g)

      1,185       1,096,608  

Societe Generale SA, 5.38%(b)(g)

      2,250       1,743,750  

UBS Group AG, 3.88%(b)(g)

      1,500       1,220,957  

Woori Bank, 4.25%(d)

      250       239,656  
     

 

 

 
            12,319,330  
Electric Utilities — 0.4%                  

Edison International, Series B, 5.00%(k)

      175       139,235  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 5.65%, 05/01/79(g)

      1,750       1,537,728  
     

 

 

 
        1,676,963  
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.1%  

Vistra Corp., 7.00%(b)(k)

      240       217,800  
     

 

 

 
Insurance — 0.0%                  

Heungkuk Life Insurance Co. Ltd.,
4.48%(d)(k)

      200       194,850  
     

 

 

 
Media — 0.0%                  

SES SA, 2.88%(d)(k)

    EUR       100       87,504  
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%  

Abertis Infraestructuras Finance BV, 3.25%(d)(k)

      100       83,583  
     

 

 

 
Real Estate Management & Development — 0.0%  

Heimstaden Bostad AB, 3.00%(d)(k)

      100       52,454  
     

 

 

 
Transportation Infrastructure — 0.0%  

Poste Italiane SpA, 2.63%(d)(k)

      100       72,833  
     

 

 

 
Utilities — 0.0%                  

Electricite de France SA, 3.00%(d)(k)

      200       159,026  
     

 

 

 
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.0%  

Vodafone Group PLC, 2.63%, 08/27/80(d)

      100       90,438  
     

 

 

 
        24,148,273  
     

 

 

 
            Shares         

Preferred Stocks — 2.0%

 

Banks — 0.0%                  

CF-B L2 (D) LLC, (Acquired 04/08/15, Cost: $134,650)(f)

      137,556       2,542  
     

 

 

 
Capital Markets(a)(k) — 2.0%                  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series J, 5.50%

      202,526       4,949,735  
Security         

    

Shares

    Value  

Capital Markets (continued)

 

Morgan Stanley

     

Series F

          120,000     $ 3,091,200  

Series K, 5.85%

      53,253       1,316,947  
     

 

 

 
        9,357,882  
     

 

 

 
        9,360,424  
     

 

 

 

Total Preferred Securities — 7.0%
(Cost: $38,275,695)

 

      33,508,697  
     

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities  

Agency Obligations — 2.3%

     

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities, 4.00%, 07/14/22(g)

    USD       11,000       10,861,593  
     

 

 

 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.2%  

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities, Series 2017-C03, Class 1M2, (1 mo. LIBOR US + 3.00%), 4.62%, 10/25/29(a)

      1,032       1,041,198  
     

 

 

 
Mortgage-Backed Securities — 6.4%  

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities, 4.00%, 12/01/44(g)

      6,775       6,822,510  

Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates, Series K042, Class X1, 1.16%, 12/25/24(a)

      32,342       679,990  

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities

     

4.00%, 07/14/22 - 04/25/52(g)(q)

      14,704       14,516,349  

2.00%, 07/18/22(q)

      5,700       5,320,149  

5.00%, 08/01/23

      6       5,977  

3.50%, 01/01/51 - 04/01/52(g)

      3,625       3,544,819  

2.50%, 12/01/51 - 01/01/52

             
     

 

 

 
        30,889,794  
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 8.9%

(Cost: $43,059,748)

 

    42,792,585  
     

 

 

 
            Shares         

Warrants

     
Metals & Mining — 0.0%  

Ameriforge Group, Inc.(e)

      2,542        
     

 

 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.0%  

California Resources Corp.(e)

      345       3,543  
     

 

 

 

Total Warrants — 0.0%
(Cost: $ — )

 

    3,543  
     

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments — 157.0%
(Cost: $845,670,304)

 

        756,454,977  
     

 

 

 
 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Security          Shares     Value  
Short-Term Securities  

Money Market Funds — 0.9%

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class, 1.33%(r)(s)

      4,320,231     $ 4,320,231  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities — 0.9%
(Cost: $4,320,231)

 

    4,320,231  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments Before TBA Sale Commitments — 157.9%
(Cost: $849,990,535)

 

    760,775,208  
     

 

 

 
           

Par

(000)

        
TBA Sale Commitments                  

Mortgage-Backed Securities — (1.3)%

 

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, 4.00%, 07/14/52(q)

    USD       (6,500     (6,409,482
     

 

 

 

Total TBA Sale Commitments — (1.3)%
(Proceeds: $(6,361,494))

 

    (6,409,482
     

 

 

 

Total Investments, Net of TBA Sale Commitments — 156.6%

(Cost: $843,629,041)

 

    754,365,726  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (56.6)%

 

    (272,501,790
     

 

 

 

Net Assets — 100.0%

      $     481,863,936  
     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

(b) 

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

(c) 

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

(d) 

This security may be resold to qualified foreign investors and foreign institutional buyers under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

(e) 

Non-income producing security.

(f) 

Restricted security as to resale, excluding 144A securities. The Fund held restricted securities with a current value of $3,018, representing less than 0.05% of its net assets as of period end, and an original cost of $235,337.

(g) 

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

(h) 

Convertible security.

(i) 

Zero-coupon bond.

(j) 

Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default.

(k) 

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(l) 

Payment-in-kind security which may pay interest/dividends in additional par/shares and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.

(m) 

Rounds to less than 1,000.

(n) 

Represents an unsettled loan commitment at period end. Certain details associated with this purchase are not known prior to the settlement date, including coupon rate.

(o) 

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

(p) 

Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

(q) 

Represents or includes a TBA transaction.

(r) 

Affiliate of the Fund.

(s) 

Annualized 7-day yield as of period end.

 

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

Affiliates

Investments in issuers considered to be affiliate(s) of the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2022 for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

                   
Affiliated Issuer   

Value at

12/31/21

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Proceeds

from Sales

    

Net

Realized

Gain (Loss)

    

Change in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

    

Value at

06/30/22

    

Shares

Held at

06/30/22

     Income     

Capital Gain

Distributions

from

Underlying

Funds

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, T-Fund, Institutional Class

   $ 4,969,680      $      $ (649,449 )(a)     $      $      $ 4,320,231        4,320,231      $ 11,898      $  
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Represents net amount purchased (sold).

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

 

 

Counterparty    

Interest

Rate

 

 

   

Trade

Date

 

 

    

Maturity

Date

 

(a) 

    Face Value       

Face Value

Including

Accrued Interest

 

 

 

  

Type of Non-Cash Underlying

Collateral

  

Remaining   

Contractual Maturity   

of the Agreements(a)

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1.80 %(b)      06/29/21        Open     $ 790,119        $           793,390      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      06/29/21        Open       371,995        374,292      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      06/29/21        Open       326,430        328,445      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      06/29/21        Open       1,023,710        1,030,030      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      06/29/21        Open       518,141        521,340      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      06/29/21        Open       549,010        552,399      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      06/29/21        Open       196,284        197,496      Corporate Bonds    Open/Demand

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

 

 
Counterparty    

Interest

Rate

 

 

   

Trade

Date

 

 

    

Maturity

Date

 

(a) 

    Face Value       

Face Value

Including

Accrued Interest

 

 

 

  

Type of Non-Cash Underlying

Collateral

    

Remaining

Contractual Maturity

of the Agreements(

 

 

a) 

 

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 %(b)      06/29/21        Open     $ 561,045        $           564,509      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.90 (b)      07/12/21        Open       1,266,580        1,272,929      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      07/15/21        Open       428,106        430,654      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      07/15/21        Open       1,213,212        1,220,433      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      07/15/21        Open       170,435        171,449      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1.95 (b)      07/16/21        Open       123,895        124,567      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      07/19/21        Open       732,929        737,250      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.90 (b)      07/22/21        Open       210,313        211,343      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.90 (b)      07/22/21        Open       642,366        645,515      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.90 (b)      07/22/21        Open       1,023,390        1,028,406      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.90 (b)      07/22/21        Open       149,425        150,157      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.90 (b)      07/22/21        Open       174,500        175,355      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      08/02/21        Open       535,435        538,488      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      08/06/21        Open       430,200        432,617      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.88 (b)      08/23/21        Open       396,880        398,616      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.88 (b)      08/23/21        Open       426,073        427,936      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1.80 (b)      10/26/21        Open       985,455        988,558      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      10/26/21        Open       1,883,612        1,892,128      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      10/27/21        Open       646,949        649,865      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      11/02/21        Open       498,995        501,202      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      11/16/21        Open       175,840        176,584      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1.80 (b)      11/18/21        Open       41,698        41,804      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1.80 (b)      11/18/21        Open       239,401        240,109      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1.80 (b)      11/18/21        Open       303,613        304,510      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      11/18/21        Open       159,428        160,097      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      11/18/21        Open       308,438        309,733      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      11/18/21        Open       42,033        42,209      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      11/19/21        Open       537,460        539,696      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      11/19/21        Open       537,460        539,696      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      11/22/21        Open       588,627        591,068      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      12/01/21        Open       1,509,941        1,516,033      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      12/01/21        Open       1,072,750        1,077,078      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.90 (b)      12/20/21        Open       783,035        785,559      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      12/27/21        Open       187,750        188,437      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1.80 (b)      01/04/22        Open       563,036        564,481      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    1.98 (b)      01/05/22        Open       661,819        664,093      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.05 (b)      01/05/22        Open       798,380        801,397      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    (1.75 )(b)      01/10/22        Open       270,443        268,194      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      01/10/22        Open       520,822        522,627      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.88 (b)      01/12/22        Open       200,640        201,217      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      01/14/22        Open       820,052        822,814      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.15 (b)      01/14/22        Open       712,470        715,356      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.10 (b)      01/20/22        Open       91,823        92,169      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.20 (b)      01/31/22        Open       156,694        157,322      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.88 (b)      01/31/22        Open       381,753        382,773      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.88 (b)      01/31/22        Open       370,099        371,088      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.88 (b)      01/31/22        Open       378,675        379,687      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.88 (b)      01/31/22        Open       355,833        356,784      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.88 (b)      01/31/22        Open       348,075        349,006      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.88 (b)      01/31/22        Open       367,200        368,182      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.88 (b)      01/31/22        Open       477,374        478,650      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.88 (b)      01/31/22        Open       347,839        348,769      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.88 (b)      01/31/22        Open       327,600        328,476      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.88 (b)      01/31/22        Open       346,090        347,015      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.15 (b)      02/03/22        Open       398,216        399,707      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.88 (b)      02/04/22        Open       321,810        322,650      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    1.79 (b)      02/11/22        Open       26,064        26,121      Foreign Agency Obligations      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    1.95 (b)      02/11/22        Open       864,000        866,422      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.88 (b)      02/11/22        Open       297,238        297,991      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      02/14/22        Open       335,265        336,264      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      02/14/22        Open       298,726        299,616      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      02/14/22        Open       258,319        259,088      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

 

 
Counterparty    

Interest

Rate

 

 

   

Trade

Date

 

 

    

Maturity

Date

 

(a) 

    Face Value       

Face Value

Including

Accrued Interest

 

 

 

  

Type of Non-Cash Underlying

Collateral

    

Remaining

Contractual Maturity

of the Agreements(

 

 

a) 

 

 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 %(b)      02/14/22        Open     $ 319,770        $           320,723      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      02/14/22        Open       320,780        321,736      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      02/14/22        Open       319,880        320,833      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    1.98 (b)      02/14/22        Open       406,700        407,881      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    1.98 (b)      02/14/22        Open       593,512        595,236      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    1.98 (b)      02/14/22        Open       303,406        304,287      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.05 (b)      02/14/22        Open       335,800        336,864      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.05 (b)      02/14/22        Open       1,573,775        1,578,761      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.10 (b)      02/14/22        Open       1,151,150        1,155,014      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.10 (b)      02/14/22        Open       176,750        177,343      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.10 (b)      02/14/22        Open       509,977        511,689      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.10 (b)      02/14/22        Open       968,830        972,082      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.10 (b)      02/14/22        Open       131,750        132,192      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.10 (b)      02/14/22        Open       327,656        328,756      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.10 (b)      02/14/22        Open       1,564,412        1,569,664      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.10 (b)      02/14/22        Open       196,188        196,846      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.13 (b)      02/14/22        Open       225,425        226,207      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.13 (b)      02/14/22        Open       207,818        208,539      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.15 (b)      02/14/22        Open       532,875        534,764      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.15 (b)      02/14/22        Open       334,588        335,774      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.15 (b)      02/14/22        Open       620,085        622,284      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.15 (b)      02/14/22        Open       1,828,170        1,834,652      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.15 (b)      02/14/22        Open       799,680        802,516      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.15 (b)      02/14/22        Open       412,665        414,128      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.15 (b)      02/14/22        Open       211,840        212,591      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.15 (b)      02/14/22        Open       386,360        387,730      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.15 (b)      02/14/22        Open       298,148        299,205      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.15 (b)      02/14/22        Open       223,780        224,573      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.15 (b)      02/14/22        Open       316,020        317,141      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.88 (b)      02/14/22        Open       641,112        642,732      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.90 (b)      02/14/22        Open       294,690        295,457      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.90 (b)      02/14/22        Open       299,663        300,442      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.90 (b)      02/14/22        Open       290,513        291,268      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.90 (b)      02/14/22        Open       274,010        274,723      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.05 (b)      02/16/22        Open       666,947        669,040      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.88 (b)      02/16/22        Open       278,509        279,206      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      02/17/22        Open       212,800        213,425      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    1.95 (b)      02/22/22        Open       570,745        572,410      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    1.99 (b)      02/22/22        Open       409,538        410,791      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    1.99 (b)      02/22/22        Open       568,800        570,541      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    1.78 (b)      02/23/22        Open       2,970        2,977      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    1.98 (b)      02/24/22        Open       429,660        430,850      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    1.95 (b)      03/01/22        Open       555,015        556,460      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      03/01/22        Open       421,094        422,261      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      03/01/22        Open       887,412        889,871      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      03/01/22        Open       406,980        408,108      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      03/01/22        Open       439,875        441,094      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      03/01/22        Open       902,457        904,958      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      03/01/22        Open       453,850        455,108      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      03/01/22        Open       650,737        652,541      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      03/01/22        Open       1,364,467        1,368,248      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      03/01/22        Open       919,150        921,697      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      03/01/22        Open       277,179        277,947      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      03/01/22        Open       552,062        553,592      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      03/01/22        Open       2,113,347        2,119,203      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    2.00 (b)      03/01/22        Open       526,297        527,756      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    1.95 (b)      03/01/22        Open       326,525        327,130      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    1.98 (b)      03/01/22        Open       836,991        839,254      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    1.98 (b)      03/01/22        Open       780,481        782,591      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    1.98 (b)      03/01/22        Open       703,099        705,000      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.00 (b)      03/01/22        Open       393,374        394,464      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

    2.05 (b)      03/01/22        Open       257,726        258,484      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

 

 
Counterparty     

Interest

Rate

 

 

   

Trade

Date

 

 

    

Maturity

Date

 

(a) 

    Face Value       

Face Value

Including

Accrued Interest

 

 

 

  

Type of Non-Cash Underlying

Collateral

    

Remaining

Contractual Maturity

of the Agreements


(a) 

 

 

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 %(b)      03/01/22        Open     $ 306,990      $ 307,892      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/01/22        Open       901,170        903,818      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/01/22        Open       865,740        868,284      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/01/22        Open       517,412        518,933      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/01/22        Open       5,730,400        5,747,241      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/01/22        Open       500,544        502,015      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/01/22        Open       1,449,850        1,454,111      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/01/22        Open       497,260        498,721      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/01/22        Open       662,590        664,537      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.10 (b)      03/01/22        Open       581,394        583,200      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.10 (b)      03/01/22        Open       1,334,565        1,338,711      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.10 (b)      03/01/22        Open       1,084,601        1,087,971      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.13 (b)      03/01/22        Open       486,412        487,973      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.13 (b)      03/01/22        Open       542,587        544,319      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/01/22        Open       239,468        240,252      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/01/22        Open       1,300,917        1,305,178      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/01/22        Open       1,200,306        1,204,237      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/01/22        Open       504,780        506,433      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/01/22        Open       703,711        706,016      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/01/22        Open       667,019        669,203      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.30 (b)      03/01/22        Open       512,645        514,582      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.30 (b)      03/01/22        Open       406,698        408,234      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.40 (b)      03/01/22        Open       529,849        532,029      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.75 (b)      03/01/22        Open       1,435,987        1,438,760      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.75 (b)      03/01/22        Open       294,325        294,893      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.75 (b)      03/01/22        Open       360,900        361,597      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.75 (b)      03/01/22        Open       1,525,492        1,528,438      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.75 (b)      03/01/22        Open       1,108,031        1,110,170      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.75 (b)      03/01/22        Open       571,497        572,601      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.75 (b)      03/01/22        Open       166,388        166,709      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.88 (b)      03/01/22        Open       611,319        612,766      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.88 (b)      03/01/22        Open       524,970        526,213      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.88 (b)      03/01/22        Open       54,780        54,910      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.88 (b)      03/01/22        Open       378,000        378,895      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.88 (b)      03/01/22        Open       322,691        323,455      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/02/22        Open       693,412        695,324      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/02/22        Open       181,250        181,750      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/02/22        Open       206,455        207,024      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/02/22        Open       1,185,765        1,189,034      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/02/22        Open       335,393        336,317      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/02/22        Open       216,405        217,002      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/02/22        Open       412,125        413,261      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/02/22        Open       250,408        251,098      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/02/22        Open       844,234        846,561      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/02/22        Open       326,690        327,591      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/02/22        Open       368,195        369,210      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/02/22        Open       1,377,832        1,381,631      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/02/22        Open       147,475        147,882      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/02/22        Open       174,000        174,480      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/02/22        Open       391,230        392,309      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/02/22        Open       59,630        59,804      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.18 (b)      03/02/22        Open       455,666        457,196      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.80 (b)      03/03/22        Open       319,550        320,215      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.80 (b)      03/03/22        Open       220,106        220,565      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.80 (b)      03/03/22        Open       143,715        144,014      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/03/22        Open       341,500        342,437      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/03/22        Open       203,683        204,241      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/03/22        Open       409,176        410,299      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.78 (b)      03/03/22        Open       230,300        230,764      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.78 (b)      03/03/22        Open       392,531        393,323      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.78 (b)      03/03/22        Open       400,950        401,758      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.78 (b)      03/03/22        Open       435,000        435,877      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

 

 
Counterparty     
Interest
Rate
 
 
   
Trade
Date
 
 
    
Maturity
Date
 
(a) 
    Face Value       

Face Value

Including

Accrued Interest

 

 

 

  

Type of Non-Cash Underlying

Collateral

    

Remaining

Contractual Maturity

of the Agreements


 

(a) 

 

 

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.78 %(b)      03/03/22        Open     $ 287,494      $ 288,073      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.78 (b)      03/03/22        Open       1,451,625        1,454,551      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.78 (b)      03/03/22        Open       1,601,970        1,605,199      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.78 (b)      03/03/22        Open       137,375        137,652      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.78 (b)      03/03/22        Open       1,456,875        1,459,812      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.78 (b)      03/03/22        Open       883,125        884,905      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.78 (b)      03/03/22        Open       992,162        994,163      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.78 (b)      03/03/22        Open       645,937        647,240      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.80 (b)      03/04/22        Open       603,630        604,872      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/04/22        Open       350,875        351,823      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/04/22        Open       660,060        661,843      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/04/22        Open       136,890        137,260      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/04/22        Open       467,066        468,328      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/04/22        Open       216,456        217,041      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/04/22        Open       620,876        622,553      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/04/22        Open       737,412        739,405      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.61 (b)      03/08/22        Open       243,338        243,688      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.65 (b)      03/08/22        Open       136,120        136,333      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.78 (b)      03/08/22        Open       1,419,412        1,422,219      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.78 (b)      03/08/22        Open       2,655,162        2,660,412      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.81 (b)      03/08/22        Open       616,225        617,502      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95 (b)      03/08/22        Open       183,656        183,991      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95 (b)      03/08/22        Open       161,081        161,486      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95 (b)      03/08/22        Open       1,443,750        1,447,381      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95 (b)      03/08/22        Open       543,637        545,005      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95 (b)      03/08/22        Open       633,041        634,634      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95 (b)      03/08/22        Open       3,523,500        3,532,363      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95 (b)      03/08/22        Open       946,906        949,288      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95 (b)      03/08/22        Open       279,650        280,353      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95 (b)      03/08/22        Open       3,026,250        3,033,862      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95 (b)      03/08/22        Open       1,836,562        1,839,742      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95 (b)      03/08/22        Open       283,158        283,674      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95 (b)      03/08/22        Open       1,297,187        1,300,450      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95 (b)      03/08/22        Open       820,000        822,063      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.98 (b)      03/08/22        Open       656,529        658,242      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.98 (b)      03/08/22        Open       461,169        462,373      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.98 (b)      03/08/22        Open       1,205,625        1,208,772      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.99 (b)      03/08/22        Open       731,737        733,671      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.00 (b)      03/08/22        Open       560,835        562,334      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/08/22        Open       270,788        271,554      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/08/22        Open       622,765        624,529      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/08/22        Open       372,775        373,831      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/08/22        Open       896,070        898,608      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/08/22        Open       512,352        513,803      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/08/22        Open       541,231        542,764      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/08/22        Open       770,931        773,114      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/08/22        Open       717,577        719,610      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/08/22        Open       300,800        301,652      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/08/22        Open       1,291,912        1,295,571      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/08/22        Open       509,312        510,755      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/08/22        Open       316,538        317,434      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      03/08/22        Open       42,129        42,248      Foreign Agency Obligations      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.10 (b)      03/08/22        Open       216,631        217,279      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.13 (b)      03/08/22        Open       560,092        561,821      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.13 (b)      03/08/22        Open       407,046        408,302      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.13 (b)      03/08/22        Open       281,295        282,163      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.13 (b)      03/08/22        Open       748,807        751,118      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/08/22        Open       527,617        529,279      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/08/22        Open       668,700        670,805      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/08/22        Open       362,194        363,334      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/08/22        Open       566,886        568,671      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/08/22        Open       472,320        473,807      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

 

 

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

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

 

 
Counterparty     
Interest
Rate
 
 
   
Trade
Date
 
 
    
Maturity
Date
 
(a) 
    Face Value       

Face Value

Including

Accrued Interest

 

 

 

  

Type of Non-Cash Underlying

Collateral

    

Remaining

Contractual Maturity

of the Agreements

 

 

(a) 

 

 

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 %(b)      03/08/22        Open     $ 109,280      $ 109,624      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/08/22        Open       405,223        406,498      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/08/22        Open       597,872        599,755      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/08/22        Open       489,837        491,380      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/08/22        Open       518,100        519,731      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/08/22        Open       222,045        222,744      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/08/22        Open       203,873        204,514      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/08/22        Open       637,130        639,136      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/08/22        Open       104,860        105,190      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/08/22        Open       414,585        415,890      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.18 (b)      03/08/22        Open       2,300,719        2,308,181      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.18 (b)      03/08/22        Open       300,514        301,488      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.18 (b)      03/08/22        Open       314,100        315,119      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.18 (b)      03/08/22        Open       2,243,587        2,250,865      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.30 (b)      03/08/22        Open       417,055        418,566      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.78 (b)      03/09/22        Open       423,563        424,400      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)      03/09/22        Open       113,040        113,306      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)      03/09/22        Open       195,570        196,031      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)      03/09/22        Open       146,094        146,438      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)      03/09/22        Open       294,500        295,194      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.13 (b)      03/10/22        Open       129,203        129,597      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.79 (b)      03/14/22        Open       234,175        234,634      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/14/22        Open       508,596        510,143      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.92 (b)      03/14/22        Open       330,704        331,481      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.92 (b)      03/14/22        Open       375,599        376,481      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.92 (b)      03/14/22        Open       328,213        328,984      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.92 (b)      03/14/22        Open       345,750        346,563      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.92 (b)      03/14/22        Open       701,222        702,871      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.25 (b)      03/15/22        Open       24,000        23,987      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.50 (b)      03/15/22        Open       195,000        195,233      Foreign Agency Obligations      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.65 (b)      03/15/22        Open       234,000        234,384      Foreign Agency Obligations      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.75 (b)      03/15/22        Open       362,160        362,862      Foreign Agency Obligations      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.80 (b)      03/15/22        Open       192,631        193,013      Foreign Agency Obligations      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.80 (b)      03/15/22        Open       1,182,812        1,185,157      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.80 (b)      03/15/22        Open       420,000        420,832      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.80 (b)      03/15/22        Open       93,090        93,275      Foreign Agency Obligations      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.80 (b)      03/15/22        Open       1,502,209        1,505,186      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.80 (b)      03/15/22        Open       1,640,000        1,643,250      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.80 (b)      03/15/22        Open       2,104,314        2,107,593      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.80 (b)      03/15/22        Open       596,831        598,014      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.80 (b)      03/15/22        Open       1,825,000        1,828,617      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.80 (b)      03/15/22        Open       1,389,062        1,391,816      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.80 (b)      03/15/22        Open       317,281        317,943      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.85 (b)      03/15/22        Open       93,938        94,138      Foreign Agency Obligations      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.85 (b)      03/15/22        Open       2,752,500        2,758,364      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.90 (b)      03/15/22        Open       207,383        207,856      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     2.00 (b)      03/15/22        Open       1,164,062        1,167,062      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     2.00 (b)      03/15/22        Open       308,029        308,822      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     2.00 (b)      03/15/22        Open       2,673,125        2,680,012      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     2.00 (b)      03/15/22        Open       581,750        583,249      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     2.00 (b)      03/15/22        Open       1,205,050        1,208,155      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     2.00 (b)      03/15/22        Open       965,775        968,263      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     2.00 (b)      03/15/22        Open       352,125        353,032      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     2.00 (b)      03/15/22        Open       336,256        337,123      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)      03/16/22        Open       161,303        161,668      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.72 (b)      03/17/22        Open       437,500        438,297      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.72 (b)      03/17/22        Open       453,125        453,951      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.72 (b)      03/17/22        Open       1,366,875        1,369,366      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

 

 

98  

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

 

 

   
  Counterparty     
Interest
Rate
 
 
   
Trade
Date
 
 
    

Maturity

Date

 

(a) 

    Face Value       

Face Value

Including

Accrued Interest

 

 

 

  

Type of Non-Cash Underlying

Collateral

    

Remaining

Contractual Maturity

of the Agreements

 

 

(a) 

 
 

 

   
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.72 %(b)      03/17/22        Open     $ 1,645,000      $ 1,647,998      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    

  

 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.72 (b)      03/17/22        Open       1,675,625        1,678,678      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.72 (b)      03/17/22        Open       1,344,375        1,346,825      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.75 (b)      03/17/22        Open       673,841        675,128      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.75 (b)      03/17/22        Open       833,750        835,342      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.77 (b)      03/17/22        Open       216,600        217,026      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.77 (b)      03/17/22        Open       182,688        183,047      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.77 (b)      03/17/22        Open       186,750        187,118      Foreign Agency Obligations      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.77 (b)      03/17/22        Open       222,250        222,687      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.77 (b)      03/17/22        Open       122,500        122,741      Foreign Agency Obligations      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.77 (b)      03/17/22        Open       50,125        50,224      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.77 (b)      03/17/22        Open       411,188        411,997      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.80 (b)      03/17/22        Open       251,119        251,635      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.80 (b)      03/17/22        Open       228,179        228,648      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.80 (b)      03/17/22        Open       214,200        214,640      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.80 (b)      03/17/22        Open       294,866        295,472      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.80 (b)      03/17/22        Open       320,823        321,482      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.80 (b)      03/17/22        Open       231,600        232,076      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.80 (b)      03/17/22        Open       321,210        321,870      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.82 (b)      03/17/22        Open       798,750        800,438      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.82 (b)      03/17/22        Open       309,833        310,487      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.82 (b)      03/17/22        Open       433,148        434,063      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.82 (b)      03/17/22        Open       332,979        333,683      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.84 (b)      03/17/22        Open       216,745        217,216      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.84 (b)      03/17/22        Open       343,406        344,152      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.84 (b)      03/17/22        Open       377,100        377,919      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.84 (b)      03/17/22        Open       411,294        412,187      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.84 (b)      03/17/22        Open       370,440        371,245      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.84 (b)      03/17/22        Open       695,200        696,710      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.84 (b)      03/17/22        Open       331,500        332,220      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.84 (b)      03/17/22        Open       425,315        426,239      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

 

 

   
  Counterparty     
Interest
Rate
 
 
   
Trade
Date
 
 
    
Maturity
Date
 
(a) 
    Face Value       

Face Value

Including

Accrued Interest

 

 

 

  

Type of Non-Cash Underlying

Collateral

    

Remaining

Contractual Maturity

of the Agreements

 

 

(a) 

 
 

 

   
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.84 %(b)      03/17/22        Open     $ 436,489      $ 437,437      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    

  

 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.84 (b)      03/17/22        Open       479,960        481,003      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.84 (b)      03/17/22        Open       299,500        300,151      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.84 (b)      03/17/22        Open       456,120        457,111      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.84 (b)      03/17/22        Open       330,630        331,348      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.84 (b)      03/17/22        Open       344,500        345,248      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.84 (b)      03/17/22        Open       332,175        332,897      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.86 (b)      03/17/22        Open       513,305        514,450      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.86 (b)      03/17/22        Open       483,035        484,112      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.86 (b)      03/17/22        Open       485,939        487,023      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.86 (b)      03/17/22        Open       109,705        109,950      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.88 (b)      03/17/22        Open       339,565        340,342      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.92 (b)      03/17/22        Open       74,588        74,767      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     1.80 (b)      03/17/22        Open       1,190,625        1,193,072      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     1.80 (b)      03/17/22        Open       194,000        194,399      Foreign Agency Obligations      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     1.85 (b)      03/17/22        Open       487,207        488,280      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     1.85 (b)      03/17/22        Open       264,688        265,270      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     1.90 (b)      03/17/22        Open       302,575        303,285      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     1.90 (b)      03/17/22        Open       322,444        323,201      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     1.90 (b)      03/17/22        Open       331,570        332,348      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     1.95 (b)      03/17/22        Open       1,490,000        1,493,715      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/22/22        Open       471,069        472,263      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      03/22/22        Open       548,625        550,244      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.80 (b)      03/30/22        Open       174,872        175,199      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/30/22        Open       833,866        835,841      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/31/22        Open       672,861        674,441      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      03/31/22        Open       357,300        358,139      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      04/01/22        Open       1,290,369        1,293,398      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      04/01/22        Open       1,392,300        1,395,651      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.18 (b)      04/01/22        Open       458,640        459,890      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.88 (b)      04/04/22        Open       261,375        261,891      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.88 (b)      04/04/22        Open       214,775        215,199      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.88 (b)      04/06/22        Open       260,684        261,189      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.80 (b)      04/11/22        Open       66,838        66,950      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.80 (b)      04/11/22        Open       197,228        197,558      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.90 (b)      04/11/22        Open       201,206        201,588      Foreign Agency Obligations      Open/Demand    
 

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.90 (b)      04/11/22        Open       212,321        212,724      Foreign Agency Obligations      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.88 (b)      04/11/22        Open       282,056        282,578      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     1.95 (b)      04/11/22        Open       90,680        90,862      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      04/12/22        Open       481,699        482,762      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     1.25 (b)      04/12/22        Open       89,700        89,543      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.80 (b)      04/14/22        Open       340,170        340,708      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.88 (b)      04/14/22        Open       166,725        167,016      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      04/19/22        Open       337,199        337,857      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    
 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      04/21/22        Open       232,360        232,804      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand    

 

 

100  

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

 

 
Counterparty     

Interest

Rate

 

 

   

Trade

Date

 

 

    

Maturity

Date

 

(a)  

      Face Value       

Face Value

Including

Accrued Interest

 

 

 

  

Type of Non-Cash Underlying

Collateral

    


Remaining  

Contractual Maturity  
of the Agreements(a

 

 
) 

 

 

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 %(b)      04/21/22        Open     $ 261,220      $ 261,744      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      04/21/22        Open       766,010        767,696      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     (0.75 )(b)      04/21/22        Open       184,150        183,653      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      04/25/22        Open       340,025        340,740      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.85 (b)      04/26/22        Open       481,504        482,243      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)      04/27/22        Open       269,188        269,620      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     (1.25 )(b)      04/28/22        Open       138,880        138,571      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      04/28/22        Open       824,377        825,832      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)      04/29/22        Open       223,549        223,892      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      05/03/22        Open       143,835        144,108      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      05/06/22        Open       367,650        368,334      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      05/06/22        Open       933,240        934,977      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      05/06/22        Open       137,925        138,192      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)      05/06/22        Open       137,271        137,507      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      05/10/22        Open       337,249        337,853      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.00 (b)      05/10/22        Open       923,105        924,759      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      05/10/22        Open       466,403        467,271      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.84 (b)      05/10/22        Open       383,381        383,981      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      05/13/22        Open       541,822        542,699      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      05/13/22        Open       204,180        204,550      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)      05/13/22        Open       260,100        260,488      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      05/16/22        Open       833,425        834,797      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.15 (b)      05/16/22        Open       621,285        622,409      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      05/18/22        Open       444,231        444,904      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.00 (b)      05/19/22        Open       791,595        792,766      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      05/23/22        Open       172,568        172,799      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.18 (b)      05/25/22        Open       644,490        645,425      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      05/27/22        Open       526,256        526,834      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      05/27/22        Open       179,973        180,170      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)      05/27/22        Open       76,624        76,711      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.75 (b)      06/03/22        Open       471,750        472,087      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.88 (b)      06/03/22        Open       448,800        449,204      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.88 (b)      06/03/22        Open       392,250        392,566      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.90 (b)      06/06/22        Open       317,363        317,612      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.80 (b)      06/08/22        Open       559,333        559,720      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.80 (b)      06/08/22        Open       387,563        387,831      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.83 (b)      06/08/22        Open       385,293        385,566      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.88 (b)      06/08/22        Open       607,060        607,511      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     1.87 (b)      06/08/22        Open       994,967        995,700      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

TD Securities (USA) LLC

     1.87 (b)      06/08/22        Open       230,520        230,690      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     1.30       06/10/22        07/14/22       1,715,132        1,716,620     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     1.30       06/10/22        07/14/22       1,664,407        1,665,489     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     1.30       06/10/22        07/14/22       1,720,432        1,721,550     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     1.30       06/10/22        07/14/22       10,535,719        10,542,567     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     1.30       06/10/22        07/14/22       6,643,796        6,648,115     

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     Up to 30 Days  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.90 (b)      06/13/22        Open       490,820        491,112      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.90 (b)      06/13/22        Open       609,765        610,128      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.90 (b)      06/13/22        Open       475,082        475,366      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.90 (b)      06/13/22        Open       477,654        477,938      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)      06/13/22        Open       394,043        394,283      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)      06/13/22        Open       758,812        759,276      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

 

 
Counterparty     

Interest

Rate

 

 

   

Trade

Date

 

 

    

Maturity

Date

 

(a)  

      Face Value       

Face Value

Including

Accrued Interest

 

 

 

  

Type of Non-Cash Underlying

Collateral

    


Remaining  

Contractual Maturity  
of the Agreements(a

 

 
) 

 

 

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 %(b)      06/13/22        Open     $ 332,821      $ 333,025      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)       06/13/22        Open       386,468        386,704      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)       06/13/22        Open       383,250        383,484      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)       06/13/22        Open       333,574        333,778      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)       06/13/22        Open       301,106        301,286      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)       06/13/22        Open       347,820        348,027      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)       06/13/22        Open       375,765        375,989      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)       06/13/22        Open       304,476        304,658      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)       06/13/22        Open       437,063        437,323      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)       06/13/22        Open       359,640        359,854      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)       06/13/22        Open       605,760        606,121      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)       06/13/22        Open       384,323        384,551      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)       06/13/22        Open       513,810        514,116      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)       06/13/22        Open       321,131        321,323      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.75 (b)       06/14/22        Open       804,375        804,772      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Bank PLC

     1.75 (b)       06/14/22        Open       452,250        452,460      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     (1.00 )(b)      06/14/22        Open       516,684        516,454      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.95 (b)       06/14/22        Open       307,680        307,851      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.95 (b)       06/14/22        Open       331,478        331,661      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.95 (b)       06/14/22        Open       286,978        287,137      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.95 (b)       06/14/22        Open       452,250        452,501      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.95 (b)       06/14/22        Open       394,654        394,872      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.95 (b)       06/14/22        Open       338,138        338,325      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)       06/14/22        Open       341,610        341,796      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)       06/14/22        Open       298,080        298,243      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)       06/14/22        Open       303,656        303,822      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)       06/14/22        Open       340,775        340,961      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)       06/14/22        Open       330,793        330,973      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)       06/14/22        Open       421,438        421,667      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)       06/14/22        Open       368,010        368,211      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)       06/14/22        Open       305,776        305,943      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)       06/14/22        Open       301,500        301,664      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)       06/14/22        Open       336,150        336,333      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)       06/14/22        Open       279,500        279,652      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95 (b)       06/14/22        Open       372,844        373,050      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95 (b)       06/14/22        Open       366,520        366,723      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.95 (b)       06/14/22        Open       544,305        544,607      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.13 (b)       06/14/22        Open       83,190        83,246      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)       06/14/22        Open       301,950        302,111      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)       06/14/22        Open       278,651        278,799      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)       06/14/22        Open       443,980        444,216      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)       06/14/22        Open       331,530        331,706      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)       06/15/22        Open       328,843        329,027      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     (3.00 )(b)      06/17/22        Open       26,550        26,528      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)       06/17/22        Open       212,031        212,149      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     1.85 (b)       06/17/22        Open       105,656        105,711      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.88 (b)       06/17/22        Open       166,061        166,148      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     1.75 (b)       06/21/22        Open       145,250        145,314      Capital Trusts      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.90 (b)       06/21/22        Open       155,649        155,723      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     (0.50 )(b)      06/22/22        Open       123,360        123,346      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)       06/22/22        Open       112,174        112,221      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.10 (b)       06/23/22        Open       65,813        65,839      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     1.75 (b)       06/23/22        Open       185,120        185,183      Foreign Agency Obligations      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     1.75 (b)       06/23/22        Open       166,297        166,354      Foreign Agency Obligations      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     1.85 (b)       06/23/22        Open       217,750        217,828      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

     1.85 (b)       06/23/22        Open       204,413        204,486      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.65 (b)       06/24/22        Open       503,882        503,975      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.98 (b)       06/24/22        Open       774,440        774,610      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     2.05 (b)       06/24/22        Open       127,500        127,529      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

     1.92 (b)       06/24/22        Open       28,000        28,006      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

     (5.00 )(b)      06/24/22        Open       78,650        78,574      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

Reverse Repurchase Agreements (continued)

 

 

 
Counterparty     

Interest

Rate

 

 

   

Trade

Date

 

 

    

Maturity

Date

 

(a)  

      Face Value       

Face Value

Including

Accrued Interest

 

 

 

  

Type of Non-Cash Underlying

Collateral

    


Remaining  

Contractual Maturity  
of the Agreements(a

 

 
) 

 

 

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.88 %(b)      06/28/22        Open     $ 265,898      $ 265,925      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      06/29/22        Open       270,020        270,035      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      06/29/22        Open       476,190        476,216      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     2.00 (b)      06/29/22        Open       293,020        293,036      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.65 (b)      06/29/22        Open       115,275        115,280      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)      06/29/22        Open       222,135        222,147      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

BNP Paribas S.A.

     1.93 (b)      06/29/22        Open       185,310        185,320      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.88 (b)       06/29/22        Open       510,351        510,378      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  

RBC Capital Markets LLC

     1.90 (b)       06/29/22        Open       223,576        223,588      Corporate Bonds      Open/Demand  
         

 

 

    

 

 

       
          $  291,585,438      $ 292,269,603        
         

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Variable rate security. Rate as of period end and maturity is the date the principal owed can be recovered through demand.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Futures Contracts

 

         
Description   

Number of

Contracts

      

Expiration

Date

      

Notional

Amount (000)

      

Value/

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Long Contracts

                 

10-Year U.S. Ultra Long Treasury Note

     141          09/21/22        $ 17,916        $ (55,397

2-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     230          09/30/22          48,264          (258,724
                 

 

 

 
                    (314,121
                 

 

 

 

Short Contracts

                 

Euro BTP

     1          09/08/22          129          (3,553

10-Year Japanese Government Treasury Bonds

     3          09/12/22          3,286          8,616  

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     288          09/21/22          34,088          95,653  

U.S. Long Bond

     45          09/21/22          6,214          120,063  

Ultra U.S. Treasury Bond

     48          09/21/22          7,409          77,093  

5-Year U.S. Treasury Note

     73          09/30/22          8,185          (44,884
                 

 

 

 
                    252,988  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ (61,133
                 

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

         
Currency Purchased        Currency Sold      Counterparty      Settlement Date       

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
USD     6,911,308        EUR     6,526,000      BNP Paribas S.A.        09/21/22        $ 34,326  
USD     867,875        EUR     820,000      State Street Bank and Trust Co.        09/21/22          3,774  
USD     17,225        GBP     14,081      Bank of America N.A.        09/21/22          59  
USD     1,206,346        GBP     973,000      Deutsche Bank AG        09/21/22          20,141  
USD     1,763,026        GBP     1,422,000      Deutsche Bank AG        09/21/22          29,435  
USD     3,418,188        GBP     2,757,000      Deutsche Bank AG        09/21/22          57,070  
                     

 

 

 
                        144,805  
                     

 

 

 
EUR     379,264        USD     401,686      Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC        09/21/22          (2,024
GBP     37,357        USD     45,696      Deutsche Bank AG        09/21/22          (154
GBP     59,608        USD     72,915      Standard Chartered Bank        09/21/22          (246
                     

 

 

 
                        (2,424
                     

 

 

 
                      $ 142,381  
                     

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection    

 

               
Reference Obligation/Index    Financing
Rate Paid
by the Fund
   

Payment

Frequency

  

Termination

Date

  

Notional

Amount (000)

     Value     

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received)

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
CDX.NA.HY.38.V2      5.00   Quarterly    06/20/27    USD 3,737      $ 104,216      $ (117,814    $ 222,030  
CDX.NA.IG.38.V1      1.00     Quarterly    06/20/27    USD 16,590        191        (146,553      146,744  
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
              $ 104,407      $ (264,367    $ 368,774  
             

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

 

               

Paid by the Fund

  

Received by the Fund

   Effective     Termination      Notional       

 

   

Upfront

Premium

Paid

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

 
Rate    Frequency    Rate    Frequency    Date     Date      Amount (000)      Value     (Received)      (Depreciation)  
1-Day SOFR, 0.82%    Annual    3.01%    Annual      10/05/22 (a)      06/30/24      USD      11,575      $ (24,128   $ 50      $ (24,178
2.86%    Annual    1-Day SOFR, 0.82%    Annual      10/05/22 (a)      11/30/26      USD      11,575        (16,677     105        (16,782
3-Month LIBOR, 2.29%    Quarterly    1.57%    Semi-Annual      N/A       02/11/30      USD      5        (482     163        (645
1.61%    Semi-Annual    3-Month LIBOR, 2.29%    Quarterly      N/A       03/28/32      USD      9,300        1,121,049       146        1,120,903  
1.66%    Semi-Annual    3-Month LIBOR, 2.29%    Quarterly      N/A       04/25/32      USD      9,020        1,082,246       144        1,082,102  
3-Month LIBOR, 2.29%    Quarterly    1.93%    Semi-Annual      N/A       10/22/51      USD      2,500        (501,385     77        (501,462
                      

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
                       $ 1,660,623     $ 685      $ 1,659,938  
                      

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Forward Swap.

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

                   
       Reference Obligation/Index     

Financing

Rate Received

by the Fund

 

 

 

 

Payment

Frequency

   Counterparty   

Termination

Date

    
Credit
Rating
 
(a) 
   

Notional   

Amount(000)(b)

 

 

     Value      

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received)

 

 

 

 

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

 

    

 

Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A.

     5.00   Quarterly    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    06/20/23      B       EUR        20         $ (3,002   $ (1,735   $ (1,267  
 

Novafives S.A.S

     5.00     Quarterly    Citibank N.A.    06/20/23      B-       EUR        10           (1,161     (668     (493  
 

Faurecia SE

     5.00     Quarterly    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    06/20/25      BB       EUR        10           100       461       (361  
 

Adler Real Estate AG

     5.00     Quarterly    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC    12/20/25      CCC       EUR            10           (3,224     1,224       (4,448  
 

Virgin Media Finance PLC

     5.00     Quarterly    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    12/20/25      B       EUR        10           257       948       (691  
 

Adler Real Estate AG

     5.00     Quarterly    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    06/20/26      NR       EUR        10           (3,280     836       (4,116  
 

Adler Real Estate AG

     5.00     Quarterly    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    06/20/26      NR       EUR        10           (3,280     939       (4,219  
 

Adler Real Estate AG

     5.00     Quarterly    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    12/20/26      CCC       EUR        10           (3,329           (3,329  
 

CMA CGM SA

     5.00     Quarterly    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    12/20/26      BB+       EUR        30           (886     1,192       (2,078  
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

     5.00     Quarterly    Bank of America N.A.    12/20/26      B+       EUR        20           (3,251     (781     (2,470  
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

     5.00     Quarterly    Barclays Bank PLC    12/20/26      B+       EUR        10           (1,650     397       (2,047  
 

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC

     5.00     Quarterly    Credit Suisse International    12/20/26      B+       EUR        10           (1,604     408       (2,012  
 

K&S AG

     5.00     Quarterly    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    12/20/26      BB       EUR        10           825       805       20    
 

CMA CGM SA

     5.00     Quarterly    Barclays Bank PLC    06/20/27      BB+       EUR        2           (92     67       (159  
 

CMA CGM SA

     5.00     Quarterly    Credit Suisse International    06/20/27      BB+       EUR        40           (1,737     1,825       (3,562  
 

CMA CGM SA

     5.00     Quarterly    Credit Suisse International    06/20/27      BB+       EUR        12           (511     396       (907  
 

CMA CGM SA

     5.00     Quarterly    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    06/20/27      BB+       EUR        12           (514     431       (945  
 

CMA CGM SA

     5.00     Quarterly    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    06/20/27      BB+       EUR        11           (483     405       (888  
 

CMA CGM SA

     5.00     Quarterly    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    06/20/27      BB+       EUR        3           (136     114       (250  
 

Ladbrokes Coral Group Ltd.

     1.00     Quarterly    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    06/20/27      BB       EUR        40           (6,679     (7,077     398    
 

Ladbrokes Coral Group Ltd.

     1.00     Quarterly    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.    06/20/27      BB       EUR        10           (1,670     (1,109     (561  
 

CMBX.NA.8

     3.00     Monthly    Barclays Bank PLC    10/17/57      N/R       USD        5,000           (861,017     (483,158     (377,859  
 

CMBX.NA.8

     3.00     Monthly    Credit Suisse International    10/17/57      N/R       USD        2,500           (430,509     (239,041     (191,468  
 

CMBX.NA.8

     3.00     Monthly    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC    10/17/57      N/R       USD        4,450           (766,305     (563,363     (202,942  

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection (continued)    

 

                   
       Reference Obligation/Index     

Financing

Rate Received

by the Fund

 

 

 

 

Payment

Frequency

   Counterparty   

Termination

Date

    
Credit
Rating
 
(a) 
   

Notional   

Amount (000)(b)

 

 

     Value      

Upfront

Premium

Paid

(Received)

 

 

 

 

   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

 

    

 

CMBX.NA.9

     3.00   Monthly    Credit Suisse International    09/17/58      N/R       USD        5,000         $ (854,607   $ (518,760   $ (335,847  
 

CMBX.NA.9

     3.00     Monthly    Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC    09/17/58      N/R       USD        1,528           (261,168     (165,932     (95,236  
                       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
                        $  (3,208,913   $  (1,971,176   $ (1,237,737  
                       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Using the rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable, provided by S&P Global Ratings.

 
  (b) 

The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

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

 

         
Description   

Swap

Premiums

Paid

    

Swap

Premiums

Received

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

Centrally Cleared Swaps(a)

   $ 685        $ (264,367    $ 2,571,779      $ (543,067

OTC Swaps

     10,448        (1,981,624      418        (1,238,155

 

  (a) 

Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and is net of any previously paid (received) swap premium amounts.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

               
     

Commodity

Contracts

    

Credit

Contracts

    

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

    

Other

  Contracts

     Total  

Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 301,425      $      $ 301,425  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          144,805                      144,805  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                    

Unrealized appreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

            368,774                      2,203,005               2,571,779  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid

            10,866                                    10,866  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $ 379,640      $      $   144,805      $   2,504,430      $      $  3,028,875  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments

                    

Futures contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts(a)

   $      $      $      $      $ 362,558      $      $ 362,558  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                    

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          2,424                      2,424  

Swaps — centrally cleared

                    

Unrealized depreciation on centrally cleared swaps(a)

                                 543,067               543,067  

Swaps — OTC

                    

Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received

            3,219,779                                    3,219,779  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $      $   3,219,779      $      $ 2,424      $ 905,625      $      $ 4,127,828  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, if any, are reported in the Schedule of Investments. In the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, only current day’s variation margin is reported in receivables or payables and the net cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in accumulated earnings (loss).

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

For the period ended June 30, 2022, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

 

 
   

Commodity

Contracts

     Credit
Contracts
   

Equity

Contracts

    

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

   

Other

Contracts

     Total  

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:

                 

Futures contracts

  $      $     $      $      $ 5,080,822     $         —      $ 5,080,822  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                        1,018,540                     1,018,540  

Options purchased(a)

                               1,023,225              1,023,225  

Options written

                               (2,977,365            (2,977,365

Swaps

           795,465                     1,465,301              2,260,766  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $ 795,465     $      $   1,018,540      $ 4,591,983     $      $ 6,405,988  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:                                              

Futures contracts

  $      $     $      $      $ 340,235     $      $ 340,235  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                        343,390                     343,390  

Options purchased(b)

                               214,358              214,358  

Options written

                               416,433              416,433  

Swaps

           (567,526                   1,006,454              438,928  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
  $      $   (567,526   $      $ 343,390      $ 1,977,480     $      $ 1,753,344  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Options purchased are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments — unaffiliated.

 
  (b) 

Options purchased are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments — unaffiliated.

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

   

Futures contracts:

  

Average notional value of contracts — long

   $ 56,842,938  

Average notional value of contracts — short

   $ 64,202,811  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

  

Average amounts purchased — in USD

   $ 15,282,621  

Average amounts sold — in USD

   $ 597,437  

Options:

  

Average value of option contracts purchased

   $ 4,578  

Average value of option contracts written

   $ 727  

Average notional value of swaption contracts purchased

   $ 24,642,500  

Average notional value of swaption contracts written

   $ 128,536,250  

Credit default swaps:

  

Average notional value — buy protection

   $ 20,988,625  

Average notional value — sell protection

   $ 18,707,121  

Interest rate swaps:

  

Average notional value — pays fixed rate

   $ 199,035,000  

Average notional value — receives fixed rate

   $ 151,744,500  

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

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

     
      Assets        Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments

       

Futures contracts

   $ 233,489        $ 429,711  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     144,805          2,424  

Swaps — centrally cleared

              222,168  

Swaps — OTC(a)

     10,866          3,219,779  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

     389,160          3,874,082  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

     (233,489        (651,879
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

   $     155,671        $     3,222,203  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received (and pledged) by the Fund:

 

           
Counterparty     


Derivative

Assets

Subject to

an MNA by
Counterparty

 

 

 

 
 

    

Derivatives

Available

for Offset

 

 

(a)  

   

Non-Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

 

    

Cash

Collateral

Received

 

 

 

   

Net Amount

of Derivative

Assets

 

 

(b)(c)  

Bank of America N.A.

    $ 59      $ (59   $             —      $     $  

Barclays Bank PLC

     464        (464                   

BNP Paribas S.A.

     34,326                           34,326  

Credit Suisse International

     2,629        (2,629                   

Deutsche Bank AG

     106,646        (154                  106,492  

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     6,549        (6,549                   

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     1,224        (1,224                   

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

     3,774                           3,774  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 155,671      $      (11,079   $      $     $ 144,592  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
                     
           
Counterparty     


Derivative

Liabilities

Subject to

an MNA by
Counterparty

 

 

 

 
 

    

Derivatives
Available

for Offset

 
 

(a) 

   

Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
 
 
    

Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
 
(d)  
   

Net Amount

of Derivative

Liabilities

 

 

(b)(e) 

Bank of America N.A.

   $ 3,251      $ (59   $      $     $ 3,192  

Barclays Bank PLC

     863,223        (464            (640,000     222,759  

Citibank N.A.

     1,161                           1,161  

Credit Suisse International

     1,291,597        (2,629            (1,200,000     88,968  

Deutsche Bank AG

     154        (154                   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

     28,626        (6,549                  22,077  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

     1,033,945        (1,224            (640,000     392,721  

Standard Chartered Bank

     246                           246  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 3,222,203      $ (11,079   $      $  (2,480,000   $ 731,124  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

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

 
  (c) 

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

 
  (d) 

Excess of collateral received/pledged, if any, from the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (e) 

Net amount represents the net amount payable due to counterparty in the event of default.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

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

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

 

         
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets

                 

Investments

                 

Long-Term Investments

                 

Asset-Backed Securities

   $        $   21,620,266        $      955,190        $   22,575,456  

Common Stocks

                 

Construction & Engineering

            27,267                            27,267  

Diversified Financial Services

                       5,467          5,467  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     4,063                            4,063  

Household Durables

                                  

Metals & Mining

              801          476          1,277  

Software

     43                            43  

Specialty Retail

              231,420                   231,420  

Corporate Bonds

                 

Advertising Agencies

              194,885                     194,885  

Aerospace & Defense

              12,253,033                   12,253,033   

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

         
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Corporate Bonds (continued)

                 

Airlines

   $        $ 9,101,441        $  —        $ 9,101,441  

Auto Components

              5,723,774                   5,723,774  

Automobiles

              9,358,616                   9,358,616  

Banks

              6,206,066          15,195          6,221,261  

Beverages

              7,131,721                   7,131,721  

Biotechnology

              87,049                   87,049  

Building Materials

              2,434,231                   2,434,231  

Building Products

              3,496,076                   3,496,076  

Capital Markets

              5,162,804                   5,162,804  

Chemicals

              8,410,640                   8,410,640  

Commercial Services & Supplies

              3,909,206                   3,909,206  

Communications Equipment

              2,253,272                   2,253,272  

Construction Materials

              1,934,186                   1,934,186  

Consumer Discretionary

              5,795,400                   5,795,400  

Consumer Finance

              6,678,441                   6,678,441  

Containers & Packaging

              2,674,542                   2,674,542  

Diversified Consumer Services

              6,773,568                   6,773,568  

Diversified Financial Services

              13,428,548                   13,428,548  

Diversified Telecommunication Services

              15,976,431                   15,976,431  

Electric Utilities

              2,959,273                   2,959,273  

Electrical Equipment

              495,931                   495,931  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

              1,948,963                   1,948,963  

Energy Equipment & Services

              1,880,607                   1,880,607  

Entertainment

              580,115                   580,115  

Environmental, Maintenance & Security Service

              3,060,197                   3,060,197  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

              5,579,421                   5,579,421  

Food & Staples Retailing

              5,312,726                   5,312,726  

Food Products

              2,765,375                   2,765,375  

Gas Utilities

              77,384                   77,384  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

              1,159,205                   1,159,205  

Health Care Providers & Services

              16,808,931                   16,808,931  

Health Care Technology

              3,980,827                   3,980,827  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     13,579          19,324,687                   19,338,266  

Household Durables

              2,634,374                   2,634,374  

Household Products

              102,521                   102,521  

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

              5,283,940                   5,283,940  

Insurance

              10,433,660                   10,433,660  

Interactive Media & Services

              1,826,902                   1,826,902  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

              92,310                   92,310  

Internet Software & Services

              5,466,807                   5,466,807  

IT Services

              5,508,228                   5,508,228  

Leisure Products

              545,716                   545,716  

Machinery

              3,610,864                   3,610,864  

Media

              45,481,150                   45,481,150  

Metals & Mining

              8,360,011                   8,360,011  

Multiline Retail

              661,426                   661,426  

Offshore Drilling & Other Services

              537,324                   537,324  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

          142,734          43,070,244          1,223,330          44,436,308  

Personal Products

              92,419                   92,419  

Pharmaceuticals

              7,057,245                   7,057,245  

Real Estate Management & Development

              3,500,230          72,960          3,573,190  

Road & Rail

              2,303,336                   2,303,336  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

              6,650,240                   6,650,240  

Software

              7,505,934                   7,505,934  

Specialty Retail

              1,880,341                   1,880,341  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

              375,175                   375,175  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

              453,785                   453,785  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance

              915,648                   915,648  

Transportation

              85,412                   85,412  

Transportation Infrastructure

              1,171,403                   1,171,403  

Utilities

              3,308,073                   3,308,073  

Wireless Telecommunication Services

              7,288,848                   7,288,848  

Floating Rate Loan Interests

               250,136,482           17,475,829           267,612,311   

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End (continued)

 

         
      Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Foreign Agency Obligations

   $        $ 7,197,101        $        $ 7,197,101  

Investment Companies

     2,442,555                            2,442,555  

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

              7,464,256                   7,464,256  

Other Interests

                                 

Preferred Securities

                 

Capital Trusts

              24,148,273                   24,148,273  

Preferred Stocks

     9,357,882                            9,357,882  

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

              42,792,585                   42,792,585  

Warrants

     3,543                            3,543  

Short-Term Securities

                 

Money Market Funds

     4,320,231                            4,320,231  

Liabilities

                 

Investments

                 

TBA Sale Commitments

              (6,409,482                 (6,409,482

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests(a)

              (42,176        (5,017        (47,193
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ 16,311,897        $ 718,260,664        $ 19,743,430          754,315,991  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investments Valued at NAV(b)

                    2,542  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 754,318,533  
                 

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments(c)

                 

Assets

                 

Credit Contracts

   $        $ 369,192        $        $ 369,192  

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

              144,805                   144,805  

Interest Rate Contracts

     301,425          2,203,005                   2,504,430  

Liabilities

                 

Credit Contracts

              (1,238,155                 (1,238,155

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

              (2,424                 (2,424

Interest Rate Contracts

     (362,558        (543,067                 (905,625
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
   $ (61,133      $ 933,356        $        $ 872,223  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

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

 
  (b) 

Certain investments of the Fund were fair valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

 
  (c) 

Derivative financial instruments are swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Swaps, futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

 

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount or face value, including accrued interest, for financial statement purposes. As of period end, reverse repurchase agreements of $292,269,603 are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

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

 

 

 
   

Asset-Backed

Securities

   

Common

Stocks

   

Corporate

Bonds

   

Floating

Rate Loan

Interests

    Other
Interests
   

Unfunded
Floating
Rate Loan

Interests

    Total  

 

 

Assets

             

Opening balance, as of December 31, 2021

  $ 1,084,298     $ 5,841     $ 1,347,279     $ 6,516,371     $ (a)    $ (127   $ 8,953,662  

Transfers into Level 3(b)

                101,934       12,629,905             (348     12,731,491  

Transfers out of Level 3(c)

    (87,594                 (2,064,598           127       (2,152,065

Accrued discounts/premiums

    (39,013                 84,898                   45,885  

Net realized gain (loss)

                      (7,474                 (7,474

Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)(d)(e)

    (2,501     102       (119,106     (1,399,531           (4,669     (1,525,705

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

   BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (BLW)

 

 

 
    Asset-Backed
Securities
   

Common

Stocks

    Corporate
Bonds
   

Floating

Rate Loan

Interests

    Other
Interests
   

Unfunded

Floating

Rate Loan
Interests

    Total  

 

 

Purchases

  $     $     $     $ 3,759,267     $     $     $ 3,759,267  

Sales

                (18,622     (2,043,009                 (2,061,631
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Closing balance, as of June 30, 2022

  $ 955,190     $ 5,943     $ 1,311,485     $ 17,475,829     $ (a)    $ (5,017   $ 19,743,430  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2022(d)

  $ (2,501   $ 102     $ (119,106   $ (1,370,278   $     $ (4,669   $ (1,496,452
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Rounds to less than $1.

 
  (b) 

As of December 31, 2021, the Fund used observable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of June 30, 2022, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at beginning of period value were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 in the disclosure hierarchy.

 
  (c) 

As of December 31, 2021, the Fund used significant unobservable inputs in determining the value of certain investments. As of June 30, 2022, the Fund used observable inputs in determining the value of the same investments. As a result, investments at beginning of period value were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 in the disclosure hierarchy.

 
  (d) 

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

 
  (e) 

Any difference between net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments still held at June 30, 2022 is generally due to investments no longer held or categorized as Level 3 at period end.

 

The Fund’s financial instruments that are categorized as Level 3 were valued utilizing third-party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in third-party information could result in a significantly lower or higher value of such Level 3 financial instruments.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

June 30, 2022

 

    DSU      FRA      BKT      BLW  

 

 

ASSETS

          

Investments, at value — unaffiliated(a)

  $ 690,414,413      $ 639,804,413      $ 471,447,653      $ 756,454,977  

Investments, at value — affiliated(b)

    2,322,065               9,872,958        4,320,231  

Cash

    2,491,274        1,828,647               278,525  

Cash pledged:

          

Collateral — reverse repurchase agreements

                         22,962,040  

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    30,000                      2,480,000  

Futures contracts

                  792,260        858,761  

Centrally cleared swaps

    470,000        526,000        771,000        1,307,000  

Foreign currency, at value(c)

                         171,105  

Receivables:

          

Investments sold

    5,936,002        5,326,437        29        7,465,851  

Reverse repurchase agreements

                         632,361  

Swaps

                         7,064  

TBA sale commitments

                         6,361,494  

Dividends — unaffiliated

                         71,033  

Dividends — affiliated

    2,353        198        9,916        5,129  

Interest — unaffiliated

    5,262,271        3,749,433        2,847,207        8,419,409  

Principal paydowns

    1,316                      1,600  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                  415,728        233,489  

Swap premiums paid

    2,659                      10,448  

Unrealized appreciation on:

          

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    82,198        82,200               144,805  

OTC swaps

                  225,194        418  

Deferred offering costs

                  104,818        110,250  

Prepaid expenses

           2,519                
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

    707,014,551        651,319,847        486,486,763        812,295,990  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

          

Bank overdraft

                  559         

Foreign bank overdraft(d)

    125,838        152,721                

Cash received:

          

Collateral — OTC derivatives

                  220,000         

Collateral — TBA commitments

                  149,000         

Borrowed bonds, at value(e)

                  821,109         

TBA sale commitments, at value(f)

                         6,409,482  

Reverse repurchase agreements, at value

                  130,620,516        292,269,603  

Payables:

          

Investments purchased

    7,410,948        7,829,112        42,229,561        25,897,088  

Reverse repurchase agreements

                         690,310  

Accounting services fees

    90,546        70,345        52,447        83,267  

Administration fees

                  38,109         

Bank borrowings

    222,000,000        203,000,000                

Custodian fees

    26,445        33,652        22,410        82,813  

Income dividend distributions

    59,422        84,809        77,929        114,933  

Interest expense

    418,517        371,919        1,198         

Investment advisory fees

    324,763        407,871        164,419        365,213  

Offering costs

                  89,414        37,147  

Directors’ and Officer’s fees

    298,596        8,078        169,804        371,928  

Other accrued expenses

    58,053        19,666        19,233        63,575  

Principal payups

                  934,094         

Professional fees

    68,432        105,086        68,197        94,022  

Transfer agent fees

    77,141        24,886        28,958        31,398  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                  470,321        429,711  

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    4,109        4,469        140,608        222,168  

Swap premiums received

    19,891                      1,981,624  

Unrealized depreciation on:

          

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

           12,165               2,424  

OTC swaps

    25,440                      1,238,155  

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

    72,129        88,011               47,193  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    231,080,270        212,212,790        176,317,886        330,432,054  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 475,934,281      $ 439,107,057      $ 310,168,877      $ 481,863,936  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2022

 

    DSU     FRA     BKT     BLW  

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

       

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

  $ 653,139,226     $ 538,835,342     $ 454,334,448     $ 623,725,400  

Accumulated loss

    (177,204,945     (99,728,285     (144,165,571     (141,861,464
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  $ 475,934,281     $ 439,107,057     $ 310,168,877     $ 481,863,936  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value(g)(h)(i)

  $ 10.21     $ 12.46     $ 4.85     $ 13.49  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(a)   Investments, at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 769,685,734     $ 690,282,690     $ 512,036,356     $ 845,670,304  

(b)   Investments, at cost — affiliated

  $ 2,322,065     $     $ 9,872,958     $ 4,320,231  

(c)   Foreign currency, at cost

  $     $     $     $ 168,551  

(d)   Foreign bank overdraft, at cost

  $ 118,842     $ 154,456     $     $  

(e) Proceeds received from borrowed bonds

  $     $     $ 842,347     $  

(f)   Proceeds from TBA sale commitments

  $     $     $     $ 6,361,494  

(g)   Shares outstanding

    46,610,312       35,232,197       63,912,834       35,711,253  

(h)   Shares authorized

    400 million       200 million       200 million       Unlimited  

(i)   Par value

  $ 0.10     $ 0.10     $ 0.010     $ 0.001  

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations (unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

    DSU     FRA     BKT     BLW  

 

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

       

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 42,425     $ 26,431     $     $ 321,873  

Dividends — affiliated

    5,041       463       19,286       11,898  

Interest — unaffiliated

    17,926,542       15,817,290       6,264,957       20,438,092  

Other income — unaffiliated

    187,723       189,061             102,729  

Foreign taxes withheld

                      (242
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment income

    18,161,731       16,033,245       6,284,243       20,874,350  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EXPENSES

       

Investment advisory

    2,067,519       2,570,503       1,070,455       2,354,584  

Commitment costs

    76,829       44,083              

Accounting services

    41,241       52,525       38,238       61,198  

Custodian

    20,608       27,323       19,992       68,963  

Registration

    7,026       5,595       10,277       5,716  

Transfer agent

    2,934       31,335       40,190       35,880  

Administration

                247,028        

Directors and Officer

          13,364              

Miscellaneous

    51,153       67,106       43,548       45,909  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses excluding interest expense

    2,267,310       2,811,834       1,469,728       2,572,250  

Interest expense

    1,484,223       1,346,391       324,850       1,026,748  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    3,751,533       4,158,225       1,794,578       3,598,998  

Less:

       

Fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager

    (688     (91     (2,365     (1,378
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

    3,750,845       4,158,134       1,792,213       3,597,620  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    14,410,886       11,875,111       4,492,030       17,276,730  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

       

Net realized gain (loss) from:

       

Investments — unaffiliated.

    (3,580,179     (3,200,982     (4,484,239     (18,888,427

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    488,751       240,641             1,018,540  

Foreign currency transactions

    23,749       20,570             (43,991

Futures contracts

                1,740,023       5,080,822  

Options written

                      (2,977,365

Swaps

    81,784       81,308       (135,524     2,260,766  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (2,985,895     (2,858,463     (2,879,740     (13,549,655
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments — unaffiliated

    (59,644,969     (45,493,505     (43,905,265     (92,911,845

Borrowed bonds

                223,985        

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    170,267       144,484             343,390  

Foreign currency translations

    (37,641     (5,172           (72,620

Futures contracts

                (235,506     340,235  

Options written

                      416,433  

Swaps

    (532,005     (551,776     2,329,770       438,928  

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

    (70,871     (86,641           (47,295
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (60,115,219     (45,992,610     (41,587,016     (91,492,774
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (63,101,114     (48,851,073     (44,466,756     (105,042,429
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

  $  (48,690,228   $  (36,975,962   $  (39,974,726   $ (87,765,699
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

        DSU     FRA  
 

 

     

 

 

 
   

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

       

Six Months Ended

06/30/22
(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

             

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income

    $ 14,410,886     $ 28,307,179              $ 11,875,111     $ 23,442,141  

Net realized gain (loss)

      (2,985,895     8,095,408           (2,858,463     6,531,134  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (60,115,219     (2,024,097         (45,992,610     (741,676
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (48,690,228     34,378,490           (36,975,962     29,231,599  
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

             

From net investment income

      (14,099,627 )(b)      (28,723,773         (11,749,938 )(b)      (23,507,568

Return of capital

            (5,103,734               (4,692,282
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (14,099,627     (33,827,507         (11,749,938     (28,199,850
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

             

Reinvestment of distributions

      43,132       171,418                  

Redemption of shares resulting from share repurchase program (including transaction costs)

                            (1,250,043
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

      43,132       171,418                 (1,250,043
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

             

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (62,746,723     722,401           (48,725,900     (218,294

Beginning of period

      538,681,004       537,958,603           487,832,957       488,051,251  
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 475,934,281     $ 538,681,004         $ 439,107,057     $ 487,832,957  
   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

(b)

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

    BKT          

 

    BLW
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

         

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

 

 

 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

                              

OPERATIONS

                   

Net investment income

    $ 4,492,030        $ 14,986,442         $ 17,276,730        $ 35,675,687  

Net realized gain (loss)

      (2,879,740        3,553,479           (13,549,655        12,937,429  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      (41,587,016        (26,249,597         (91,492,774        (24,223,210
   

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (39,974,726        (7,709,676         (87,765,699        24,389,906  
   

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

      

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS(a)

                   

From net investment income

      (10,673,445 )(b)         (18,883,406         (17,516,380 )(b)         (36,216,307

Return of capital

               (7,473,844                  (5,785,872
   

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

      

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

      (10,673,445        (26,357,250         (17,516,380        (42,002,179
   

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

                   

Reinvestment of distributions

      64,960          623,562                    825,681  
   

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

                   

Total decrease in net assets

      (50,583,211        (33,443,364         (105,282,079        (16,786,592

Beginning of period

      360,752,088          394,195,452           587,146,015          603,932,607  
   

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

             $  310,168,877        $  360,752,088         $ 481,863,936        $  587,146,015  
   

 

 

      

 

 

       

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

(b)

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

    DSU     FRA     BKT     BLW  

 

 

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations.

  $ (48,690,228   $ (36,975,962   $ (39,974,726   $ (87,765,699

Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:

       

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments and principal paydowns/payups

    128,443,652       111,471,145       796,873,779       407,984,289  

Purchases of long-term investments

    (97,002,815     (86,823,165     (818,030,094     (374,354,408

Net proceeds from sales (purchases) of short-term securities

    (1,886,073           2,851,123       929,659  

Amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments and other fees

    (484,447     (515,566     7,955,888       37,005  

Paid-in-kind income

          (202,758           (239,659

Premiums paid on closing options written

                      (7,978,624

Premiums received from options written

                      1,523,485  

Net realized loss on investments and options written

    3,591,154       3,209,573       4,534,065       21,865,792  

Net unrealized depreciation on investments, options written, swaps, borrowed bonds, foreign currency translations and unfunded floating rate loan interests

    59,584,920       45,435,662       43,951,646       93,273,718  

(Increase) Decrease in Assets

       

Receivables

       

Dividends — affiliated

    (2,343     (196     (9,055     (5,090

Dividends — unaffiliated

                      1  

Interest — unaffiliated

    (1,884,492     (1,657,178     (804,302     82,492  

Swaps

                      (7,064

Variation margin on futures contracts

                (403,156     (193,290

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    9,062       10,152              

Swap premiums paid

    (2,519                 (6,039

Prepaid expenses

    2,789       772       2,261       4,252  

Deferred offering costs

                (104,818     (110,250

Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities

       

Cash received

       

Collateral — reverse repurchase agreements

                      (264,465

Collateral — OTC derivatives

                (280,000      

Collateral — TBA commitments

                149,000        

Payables

       

Accounting services fees

    52,207       34,893       25,185       40,167  

Administration fees

                (8,402      

Custodian fees

    13,135       18,128       15,349       50,404  

Interest expense

    192,626       180,360       62,680       159,280  

Investment advisory fees

    (41,787     (42,213     (36,881     (55,553

Directors’ and Officer’s fees

    (140,911     6,043       (133,430     (178,538

Other accrued expenses

    9,971       (5,967     (7,197     14,123  

Professional fees

    (40,300     (42,305     (22,438     (44,359

Transfer agent fees

    (47,743     16,663       16,472       18,513  

Variation margin on futures contracts

                397,919       371,740  

Variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    4,109       4,469       136,376       195,744  

Swap premiums received

    (3,336                 (92,775
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities

    41,676,631       34,122,550       (2,842,756     55,254,851  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

Cash dividends paid to shareholders

    (16,816,772     (14,015,117     (12,728,756     (20,904,721

Payments for offering costs

                89,414       37,147  

Payments for bank borrowings

    (75,000,000     (77,000,000            

Proceeds from bank borrowings

    49,000,000       57,000,000              

Increase in bank overdraft

    125,838       152,721       559        

Net borrowing of reverse repurchase agreements

                15,356,539       (20,197,536
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used for) for financing activities

    (42,690,934     (33,862,396     2,717,756       (41,065,110
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH IMPACT FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS

 

Cash impact from foreign exchange fluctuations

    (7,135     1,731             8,283  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) (continued)

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

 

    DSU     FRA      BKT     BLW  

 

 

CASH AND FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

Net increase (decrease) in restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency

  $ (1,021,438   $ 261,885      $ (125,000   $ 14,198,024  

Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at beginning of period

    4,012,712       2,092,762        1,688,260       13,859,407  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Restricted and unrestricted cash and foreign currency at end of period

  $ 2,991,274     $ 2,354,647      $ 1,563,260     $ 28,057,431  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

Cash paid during the period for interest expense

  $ 1,291,597     $ 1,166,031      $ 262,170     $ 867,468  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

Reinvestment of distributions

  $ 43,132     $      $ 64,960     $  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

RECONCILIATION OF RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED CASH AT THE END OF PERIOD TO THE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

        

Cash

  $ 2,491,274     $ 1,828,647      $     $ 278,525  

Cash pledged

        

Collateral — reverse repurchase agreements

                       22,962,040  

Collateral — OTC derivatives

    30,000                    2,480,000  

Futures contracts

                 792,260       858,761  

Centrally cleared swaps

    470,000       526,000        771,000       1,307,000  

Foreign currency at value

                       171,105  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $   2,991,274     $     2,354,647      $     1,563,260     $     28,057,431  
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

F I N A N C I A L   S T A T E M E N T S

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Financial Highlights

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    DSU
   

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,     

Period from

03/01/19

to 12/31/19

    Year Ended February 28,  
 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

  

 

 

 

2018

 

(a)  

 

 

 

 

2017

 

(a)  

                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 11.56     $ 11.55     $ 12.25      $ 12.16     $ 12.62      $ 12.70     $ 11.38  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

      0.31       0.61       0.63        0.64       0.79        0.78       0.73  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (1.36     0.13       (0.50      0.21       (0.43      (0.04     1.34  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (1.05     0.74       0.13        0.85       0.36        0.74       2.07  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                 

From net investment income

               (0.30 )(d)       (0.62     (0.61      (0.73     (0.82      (0.82     (0.75

Return of capital

            (0.11     (0.22      (0.03                   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.30     (0.73     (0.83      (0.76     (0.82      (0.82     (0.75
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 10.21     $ 11.56     $ 11.55      $ 12.25     $ 12.16      $ 12.62     $ 12.70  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

    $ 9.14     $ 11.70     $ 10.45      $ 11.20     $ 10.78      $ 11.47     $ 11.68  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                 

Based on net asset value

      (8.97 )%(f)      6.67     2.57      8.03 %(f)       3.86      6.60 %(g)       19.57
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Based on market price

      (19.48 )%(f)      19.33     1.50      11.42 %(f)      1.30      5.35     25.53
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(h)

                 

Total expenses

      1.46 %(i)       1.34     1.48      2.21 %(i)(j)      2.23      1.86     1.36
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      1.46 %(i)       1.34     1.47      2.21 %(i)(j)      2.23      1.85     1.35
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

      0.88 %(i)       0.92     0.91      0.92 %(i)       0.96      0.94     0.87
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      5.59 %(i)       5.21     5.65      6.25 %(i)       6.40      6.12     6.04
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                 

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $  475,934     $  538,681     $  537,959      $  605,240     $  641,220      $  742,204     $  780,810  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

    $ 222,000     $ 248,000     $ 229,000      $ 262,000     $ 278,000      $ 338,000     $ 318,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of bank borrowings

    $ 3,144     $ 3,172     $ 3,349      $ 3,310     $ 3,308      $ 3,196     $ 3,455  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      11     47     67      53     62      59     55
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Consolidated Financial Highlights through November 30, 2017.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e) 

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(f) 

Aggregate total return.

(g) 

Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(h) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(i) 

Annualized.

(j) 

Audit costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would have been 2.23%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

    FRA
   

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,     

Period from

09/01/19

to 12/31/19

    Year Ended August 31,  
 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

  

 

 

 

2018

 

(a)  

  

 

 

 

2017

 

(a)  

                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 13.85     $ 13.81     $ 14.55      $ 14.49     $ 14.92      $ 14.93      $ 14.78  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

               0.34       0.67       0.69        0.25       0.84        0.79        0.76  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (1.40     0.17       (0.51      0.19       (0.40      (0.06      0.20  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (1.06     0.84       0.18        0.44       0.44        0.73        0.96  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                  

From net investment income

      (0.33 )(d)       (0.67     (0.70      (0.38     (0.87      (0.74      (0.81

Return of capital

            (0.13     (0.22                           
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.33     (0.80     (0.92      (0.38     (0.87      (0.74      (0.81
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 12.46     $ 13.85     $ 13.81      $ 14.55     $ 14.49      $ 14.92      $ 14.93  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

    $ 11.39     $ 13.43     $ 12.11      $ 13.44     $ 12.46      $ 13.80      $ 14.10  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                  

Based on net asset value

      (7.58 )%(f)      6.48     2.76      3.41 %(f)       3.94      5.28      6.93
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Based on market price

      (12.88 )%(f)      17.74     (2.45 )%       11.08 %(f)      (3.37 )%       3.11      8.95
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                  

Total expenses

      1.76 %(h)       1.55     1.69      2.20 %(h)(i)      2.45      2.23      1.88
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      1.76 %(h)       1.54     1.67      2.20 %(h)(i)      2.45      2.22      1.88
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

      1.17 %(h)       1.14     1.13      1.19 %(h)       1.16      1.20      1.21
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

      5.04 %(h)       4.76     5.15      5.26 %(h)       5.74      5.27      5.08
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $  439,107     $  487,833     $  488,051      $  522,545     $  526,447      $  555,370      $  555,972  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of period (000)

    $ 203,000     $ 223,000     $ 208,000      $ 214,000     $ 204,000      $ 233,000      $ 237,000  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset coverage, end of period per $1,000 of bank borrowings

    $ 3,163     $ 3,188     $ 3,346      $ 3,442     $ 3,582      $ 3,385      $ 3,346  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

      10     49     65      16     53      57      64
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Consolidated Financial Highlights through November 30, 2017.

(b) 

Based on average shares outstanding.

(c) 

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

(d) 

A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e) 

Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns. Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(f) 

Aggregate total return.

(g) 

Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h) 

Annualized.

(i) 

Audit costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would have been 2.23%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        BKT  
       

Six Months Ended
06/30/22

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,     

Period from
09/01/18

to 12/31/18

    Year Ended August 31,  
         

 

2021

    2020      2019     2018      2017  

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

          

  $ 5.65     $ 6.18     $ 6.30      $ 6.25      $ 6.31     $ 6.74      $ 6.96  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

      0.07       0.23       0.29        0.25        0.08       0.24        0.25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (0.70     (0.35     (0.00 )(b)        0.21        0.03       (0.34      (0.15
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (0.63     (0.12     0.29        0.46        0.11       (0.10      0.10  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(c)

                  

From net investment income

      (0.17 )(d)       (0.29     (0.33      (0.29      (0.13     (0.30      (0.32

Return of capital

            (0.12     (0.08      (0.12      (0.04     (0.03       
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.17     (0.41     (0.41      (0.41      (0.17     (0.33      (0.32
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 4.85     $ 5.65     $ 6.18      $ 6.30      $ 6.25     $ 6.31      $ 6.74  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

    $ 4.54     $ 5.65     $ 6.07      $ 6.05      $ 5.64     $ 5.77      $ 6.31  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

                  

Based on net asset value

      (11.15 )%(f)      (2.01 )%      4.92      7.91      2.06 %(f)       (1.14 )%       1.82
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Based on market price

      (16.83 )%(f)      (0.23 )%      7.31      14.83      0.72 %(f)       (3.44 )%       0.53
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                  

Total expenses

      1.09 %(h)       0.94     1.18      2.06      2.08 %(h)(i)       1.79      1.29
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      1.09 %(h)       0.94     1.18      2.06      2.08 %(h)       1.79      1.28
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

      0.89 %(h)       0.90     0.89      0.94      0.99 %(h)       1.04      0.90
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

      2.73 %(h)       3.91     4.55      3.95      4.04 %(h)       3.72      3.63
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $  310,169     $  360,752     $  394,195      $  401,715      $  398,629     $  402,763      $  430,830  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of
period (000)

    $ 130,621     $ 115,184     $ 156,936      $ 175,655      $ 186,799     $ 186,441      $ 185,769  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(j)

      137     248     69      255      95     373      346
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

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

(d)  A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(e)  Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns.  Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(f)  Aggregate total return.

(g)  Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)   Audit costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratio. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses would have been 2.11%.

(j)   Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

    

    

         
            

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

    Year Ended December 31,      Period from
09/01/18
    Year Ended August 31,  
         (unaudited)    

 

2021

    2020      2019      to 12/31/18     2018      2017  
 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)

      78     119     31      136      45     181      161
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

(For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

        BLW  
       

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,     

Period from

09/01/19

to 12/31/19

    Year Ended August 31,  
         

 

2021

    2020     2019      2018      2017  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 16.44     $ 16.93     $ 17.05      $ 17.03     $ 16.71      $ 17.02      $ 16.84  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income(a)

 

          

    0.48       1.00       0.98        0.31       0.94        0.95        1.01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

      (2.94     (0.31     0.08        0.18       0.33        (0.31      0.44  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

      (2.46     0.69       1.06        0.49       1.27        0.64        1.45  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions(b)

                  

From net investment income

      (0.49 )(c)       (1.02     (1.03      (0.47     (0.95      (0.95      (1.27

Return of capital

            (0.16     (0.15                           
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions

      (0.49     (1.18     (1.18      (0.47     (0.95      (0.95      (1.27
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 13.49     $ 16.44     $ 16.93      $ 17.05     $ 17.03      $ 16.71      $ 17.02  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Market price, end of period

    $ 12.65     $ 16.85     $ 15.92      $ 16.39     $ 15.44      $ 15.06      $ 15.99  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Return(d)

                  

Based on net asset value

      (15.00 )%(e)      4.18 %(f)       7.58      3.11 %(e)       8.77      4.42      9.62
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Based on market price

      (22.23 )%(e)      13.55     5.24      9.32 %(e)       9.41      0.18      10.18
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets(g)

                  

Total expenses

      1.34 %(h)       1.18     1.39      1.64 %(h)(i)      1.81      1.73      1.45
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed

      1.34 %(h)       1.18     1.39      1.64 %(h)(i)      1.81      1.73      1.45
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and excluding interest expense

      0.95 %(h)       0.92     0.90      0.89 %(h)       0.84      0.89      0.89
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income

      6.41 %(h)       5.90     6.07      5.32 %(h)       5.69      5.60      6.00
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Data

                  

Net assets, end of period (000)

    $ 481,864     $ 587,146     $ 603,933      $ 611,068     $ 610,251      $ 612,048      $ 629,728  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings outstanding, end of
period (000)

    $  292,270     $  312,356     $  275,105      $  213,399     $  202,539      $  234,622      $  252,280  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate(j)

      41     66     65      14     50      50      55
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                    

(a)  Based on average shares outstanding.

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

(c)  A portion of the distributions from net investment income may be deemed a return of capital or net realized gain at fiscal year-end.

(d)  Total returns based on market price, which can be significantly greater or less than the net asset value, may result in substantially different returns.  Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions at actual reinvestment prices.

(e)  Aggregate total return.

(f)  Includes payment from an affiliate, which had no impact on the Fund’s total return.

(g)  Excludes fees and expenses incurred indirectly as a result of investments in underlying funds.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)   Audit costs were not annualized in the calculation of the expense ratios. If these expenses were annualized, the total expenses and total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed would have been 1.66%.

(j)   Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

    

    

         
       

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

(unaudited)

    Year Ended December 31,     

Period from

09/01/19

to 12/31/19

    Year Ended August 31,  
       

 

2021

    2020     2019      2018      2017  
                   

      

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)

      30     52     58      14     50      50      55
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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1.

ORGANIZATION

The following are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as closed-end management investment companies and are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds”, or individually as a “Fund”:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Herein Referred To As       Organized     Diversification
Classification
 

 

 

BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.

    DSU       Maryland       Diversified  

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

    FRA       Maryland       Diversified  

BlackRock Income Trust, Inc.

    BKT       Maryland       Diversified  

BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust

    BLW       Delaware       Diversified  

 

 

The Boards of Directors and Boards of Trustees of the Funds are collectively referred to throughout this report as the “Board,” and the directors/trustees thereof are collectively referred to throughout this report as “Directors”. The Funds determine and make available for publication the net asset values (“NAVs”) of their Common Shares on a daily basis.

The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of open-end non-index fixed-income funds and all BlackRock-advised closed-end funds referred to as the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are executed. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined using the specific identification method. Dividend income and capital gain distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend dates at fair value. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend dates may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend dates. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, and payment-in-kind interest are recognized daily on an accrual basis. For convertible securities, premiums attributable to the debt instrument are amortized, but premiums attributable to the conversion feature are not amortized.

Foreign Currency Translation: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

Each Fund does not isolate the effect of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates from the effect of fluctuations in the market prices of investments for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Foreign Taxes: The Funds may be subject to foreign taxes (a portion of which may be reclaimable) on income, stock dividends, capital gains on investments, or certain foreign currency transactions. All foreign taxes are recorded in accordance with the applicable foreign tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign jurisdictions in which each Fund invests. These foreign taxes, if any, are paid by each Fund and are reflected in its Statements of Operations as follows: foreign taxes withheld at source are presented as a reduction of income, foreign taxes on securities lending income are presented as a reduction of securities lending income, foreign taxes on stock dividends are presented as “Foreign taxes withheld”, and foreign taxes on capital gains from sales of investments and foreign taxes on foreign currency transactions are included in their respective net realized gain (loss) categories. Foreign taxes payable or deferred as of June 30, 2022, if any, are disclosed in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Funds file withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover a portion of amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. The Statements of Operations include tax reclaims recorded as well as professional and other fees, if any, associated with recovery of foreign withholding taxes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., dollar rolls, TBA sale commitments, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, options written and swaps) or certain borrowings (e.g., reverse repurchase transactions) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under

 

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such investments or borrowings. Doing so allows the investments or borrowings to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

Distributions: Distributions paid by the Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Subject to the Funds’ managed distribution plan, the Funds intend to make monthly cash distributions to shareholders, which may consist of net investment income, and net realized and unrealized gains on investments and/or return of capital.

The character of distributions is determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. The portion of distributions that exceeds a Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, which are measured on a tax basis, will constitute a non-taxable return of capital.

Deferred Compensation Plan: Under the Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) approved by each Fund’s Board, the directors who are not “interested persons” of the Funds, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Directors”), may defer a portion of their annual complex-wide compensation. Deferred amounts earn an approximate return as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in common shares of certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex selected by the Independent Directors. This has the same economic effect for the Independent Directors as if the Independent Directors had invested the deferred amounts directly in certain funds in the BlackRock Fixed-Income Complex.

The Plan is not funded and obligations thereunder represent general unsecured claims against the general assets of each Fund, as applicable. Deferred compensation liabilities, if any, are included in the Directors’ and Officer’s fees payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and will remain as a liability of the Funds until such amounts are distributed in accordance with the Plan. Net appreciation (depreciation) in the value of participants’ deferral accounts is allocated among the participating funds in the Fixed-Income Complex and reflected as Directors and Officer expense on the Statements of Operations. The Directors and Officer expense may be negative as a result of a decrease in value of the deferred accounts.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund are charged to that Fund. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

 

3.

INVESTMENT VALUATION AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Investment Valuation Policies: Each Fund’s investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) each day that the Fund is open for business and, for financial reporting purposes, as of the report date. U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price a fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Each Fund determines the fair values of its financial instruments using various independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. If a security’s market price is not readily available or does not otherwise accurately represent the fair value of the security, the security will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to oversee the pricing function for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

   

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at that day’s official closing price, as applicable, on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price.

 

   

Fixed-income investments for which market quotations are readily available are generally valued using the last available bid price or current market quotations provided by independent dealers or third-party pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more independent brokers or dealers as obtained from a third-party pricing service. Pricing services generally value fixed-income securities assuming orderly transactions of an institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in such securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots may trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. The pricing services may use matrix pricing or valuation models that utilize certain inputs and assumptions to derive values, including transaction data (e.g., recent representative bids and offers), market data, credit quality information, perceived market movements, news, and other relevant information. Certain fixed-income securities, including asset-backed and mortgage related securities may be valued based on valuation models that consider the estimated cash flows of each tranche of the entity, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche. The amortized cost method of valuation may be used with respect to debt obligations with sixty days or less remaining to maturity unless the Manager determines such method does not represent fair value.

 

   

Investments in open-end U.S. mutual funds (including money market funds) are valued at that day’s published NAV.

 

   

Futures contracts are valued based on that day’s last reported settlement or trade price on the exchange where the contract is traded.

 

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of trading on the NYSE based on that day’s prevailing forward exchange rate for the underlying currencies.

 

   

Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade. An exchange-traded option for which there is no mean price is valued at the last bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will

 

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be used, unless it is determined that the prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the option. Over-the-counter (“OTC”) options and options on swaps (“swaptions”) are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model, which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of the underlying instruments.

 

   

Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by independent pricing services or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of trading on the NYSE. Each business day, the Funds use current market factors supplied by independent pricing services to value certain foreign instruments (“Systematic Fair Value Price”). The Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities at fair value as of the close of trading on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

If events (e.g., market volatility, company announcement or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such investment, or in the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). The fair valuation approaches that may be used by the Global Valuation Committee include market approach, income approach and cost approach. Valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, use of market comparables and matrix pricing are types of valuation approaches and are typically used in determining fair value. When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant and consistent with the principles of fair value measurement. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

For investments in equity or debt issued by privately held companies or funds (“Private Company” or collectively, the “Private Companies”) and other Fair Valued Investments, the fair valuation approaches that are used by the Global Valuation Committee and third-party pricing services utilize one or a combination of, but not limited to, the following inputs.

 

   
     Standard Inputs Generally Considered By Third-Party Pricing Services
Market approach   (i)  

recent market transactions, including subsequent rounds of financing, in the underlying investment or comparable issuers;

  (ii)  

recapitalizations and other transactions across the capital structure; and

    (iii)  

market multiples of comparable issuers.

Income approach   (i)  

future cash flows discounted to present and adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, and/or market risks;

  (ii)  

quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and

    (iii)  

other risk factors, such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates.

Cost approach   (i)  

audited or unaudited financial statements, investor communications and financial or operational metrics issued by the Private Company;

  (ii)  

changes in the valuation of relevant indices or publicly traded companies comparable to the Private Company;

  (iii)  

relevant news and other public sources; and

    (iv)  

known secondary market transactions in the Private Company’s interests and merger or acquisition activity in companies comparable to the Private Company.

Investments in series of preferred stock issued by Private Companies are typically valued utilizing market approach in determining the enterprise value of the company. Such investments often contain rights and preferences that differ from other series of preferred and common stock of the same issuer. Enterprise valuation techniques such as an option pricing model (“OPM”), a probability weighted expected return model (“PWERM”), current value method or a hybrid of those techniques are used as deemed appropriate under the circumstances. The use of these valuation techniques involve a determination of the exit scenarios of the investment in order to appropriately allocate the enterprise value of the company among the various parts of its capital structure.

The Private Companies are not subject to the public company disclosure, timing, and reporting standards applicable to other investments held by a Fund. Typically, the most recently available information by a Private Company is as of a date that is earlier than the date a Fund is calculating its NAV. This factor may result in a difference between the value of the investment and the price a Fund could receive upon the sale of the investment.

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

 

   

Level 1 – Unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access;

 

   

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

 

   

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Global Valuation Committee’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of financial instruments).

 

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The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Investments classified within Level 3 have significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments. Level 3 investments include equity or debt issued by Private Companies that may not have a secondary market and/or may have a limited number of investors. The categorization of a value determined for financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

As of June 30, 2022, certain investments of BLW were fair valued using NAV per share as no quoted market value is available and therefore have been excluded from the fair value hierarchy.

 

4.

SECURITIES AND OTHER INVESTMENTS

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates or as debt instruments. Asset-backed securities issued as pass-through certificates represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets. Asset-backed securities issued as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations, are typically issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an asset-backed security will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. In addition, a fund may subsequently have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates. If a fund has purchased such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the premium paid.

For mortgage pass-through securities (the “Mortgage Assets”) there are a number of important differences among the agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the securities that they issue. For example, mortgage-related securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by Ginnie Mae and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. However, mortgage-related securities issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, including Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates, which are solely the obligations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States, but are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury.

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities are securities issued by non-governmental issuers and have no direct or indirect government guarantees of payment and are subject to various risks. Non-agency mortgage loans are obligations of the borrowers thereunder only and are not typically insured or guaranteed by any other person or entity. The ability of a borrower to repay a loan is dependent upon the income or assets of the borrower. A number of factors, including a general economic downturn, acts of God, terrorism, social unrest and civil disturbances, may impair a borrower’s ability to repay its loans.

Collateralized Debt Obligations: Collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”), including collateralized bond obligations (“CBOs”) and collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), are types of asset-backed securities. A CDO is an entity that is backed by a diversified pool of debt securities (CBOs) or syndicated bank loans (CLOs). The cash flows of the CDO can be split into multiple segments, called “tranches,” which will vary in risk profile and yield. The riskiest segment is the subordinated or “equity” tranche. This tranche bears the greatest risk of defaults from the underlying assets in the CDO and serves to protect the other, more senior, tranches from default in all but the most severe circumstances. Since it is shielded from defaults by the more junior tranches, a “senior” tranche will typically have higher credit ratings and lower yields than their underlying securities, and often receive investment grade ratings from one or more of the nationally recognized rating agencies. Despite the protection from the more junior tranches, senior tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to future defaults and the disappearance of one or more protecting tranches as a result of changes in the credit profile of the underlying pool of assets.

Multiple Class Pass-Through Securities: Multiple class pass-through securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities, may be issued by Ginnie Mae, U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities or by trusts formed by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans. In general, CMOs are debt obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by a pool of residential or commercial mortgage loans or mortgage pass-through securities (the “Mortgage Assets”). The payments on these are used to make payments on the CMOs or multiple pass-through securities. Multiple class pass-through securities represent direct ownership interests in the Mortgage Assets. Classes of CMOs include interest only (“IOs”), principal only (“POs”), planned amortization classes and targeted amortization classes. IOs and POs are stripped mortgage-backed securities representing interests in a pool of mortgages, the cash flow from which has been separated into interest and principal components. IOs receive the interest portion of the cash flow while POs receive the principal portion. IOs and POs can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise and fall, the value of IOs tends to move in the same direction as interest rates. POs perform best when prepayments on the underlying mortgages rise since this increases the rate at which the principal is returned and the yield to maturity on the PO. When payments on mortgages underlying a PO are slower than anticipated, the life of the PO is lengthened and the yield to maturity is reduced. If the underlying Mortgage Assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a fund’s initial investment in the IOs may not fully recoup.

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities: Stripped mortgage-backed securities are typically issued by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest (IOs) and principal (POs) distributions on a pool of Mortgage Assets. Stripped mortgage-backed securities may be privately issued.

Zero-Coupon Bonds: Zero-coupon bonds are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.

Capital Securities and Trust Preferred Securities: Capital securities, including trust preferred securities, are typically issued by corporations, generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities characteristics. In the case of trust preferred securities, an affiliated business trust of a corporation issues these securities,

 

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generally in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly structured securities. The securities can be structured with either a fixed or adjustable coupon that can have either a perpetual or stated maturity date. For trust preferred securities, the issuing bank or corporation pays interest to the trust, which is then distributed to holders of these securities as a dividend. Dividends can be deferred without creating an event of default or acceleration, although maturity cannot take place unless all cumulative payment obligations have been met. The deferral of payments does not affect the purchase or sale of these securities in the open market. These securities generally are rated below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities and are freely callable at the issuer’s option.

Preferred Stocks: Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well), but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Warrants: Warrants entitle a fund to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date of the warrants, if any. If the price of the underlying stock does not rise above the strike price before the warrant expires, the warrant generally expires without any value and a fund will lose any amount it paid for the warrant. Thus, investments in warrants may involve more risk than investments in common stock. Warrants may trade in the same markets as their underlying stock; however, the price of the warrant does not necessarily move with the price of the underlying stock.

Floating Rate Loan Interests: Floating rate loan interests are typically issued to companies (the “borrower”) by banks, other financial institutions, or privately and publicly offered corporations (the “lender”). Floating rate loan interests are generally non-investment grade, often involve borrowers whose financial condition is troubled or uncertain and companies that are highly leveraged or in bankruptcy proceedings. In addition, transactions in floating rate loan interests may settle on a delayed basis, which may result in proceeds from the sale not being readily available for a fund to make additional investments or meet its redemption obligations. Floating rate loan interests may include fully funded term loans or revolving lines of credit. Floating rate loan interests are typically senior in the corporate capital structure of the borrower. Floating rate loan interests generally pay interest at rates that are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. Since the rates reset only periodically, changes in prevailing interest rates (and particularly sudden and significant changes) can be expected to cause some fluctuations in the NAV of a fund to the extent that it invests in floating rate loan interests. The base lending rates are generally the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the prime rate offered by one or more U.S. banks or the certificate of deposit rate. Floating rate loan interests may involve foreign borrowers, and investments may be denominated in foreign currencies. These investments are treated as investments in debt securities for purposes of a fund’s investment policies.

When a fund purchases a floating rate loan interest, it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan interest, it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, a fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit amount of a floating rate loan interest. Facility and commitment fees are typically amortized to income over the term of the loan or term of the commitment, respectively. Consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned. Prepayment penalty fees, which may be received by a fund upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded as realized gains. A fund may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.

Floating rate loan interests are usually freely callable at the borrower’s option. A fund may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans (“Participations”) or assignments (“Assignments”) of all or a portion of loans from third parties. Participations typically will result in a fund having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. A fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the Participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing Participations, a fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of offset against the borrower. A fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, a fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. A fund’s investment in loan participation interests involves the risk of insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the Participation, a fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower. Assignments typically result in a fund having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and a fund may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

In connection with floating rate loan interests, the Funds may also enter into unfunded floating rate loan interests (“commitments”). In connection with these commitments, a fund earns a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is included in interest income in the Statements of Operations, is recognized ratably over the commitment period. Unfunded floating rate loan interests are marked-to-market daily, and any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations. As of period end, the Funds had the following unfunded floating rate loan interests:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Borrower    Par      Commitment
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

DSU

  Athenahealth, Inc.    $   427,753      $ 427,753      $   392,733      $ (35,020)  
  CP Iris Holdco I, Inc.      103,475        103,475        94,809        (8,666)  
  Precision Medicine Group LLC      70,375        70,375        64,921        (5,454)  
  Reverb Buyer, Inc.      336,748        335,077        315,112        (19,965)  
  Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.      47,249        47,249        44,225        (3,024)  

FRA

  Athenahealth, Inc.      490,008        490,008        449,891        (40,117)  
  CP Iris Holdco I, Inc.      117,872        117,872        108,000        (9,872)  
  Precision Medicine Group LLC      79,851        79,851        73,663        (6,188)  
  Reverb Buyer, Inc.      469,568        467,797        439,398        (28,399)  
  Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.      53,674        53,674        50,239        (3,435)  

 

 

 

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Fund Name   Borrower    Par      Commitment
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

 

 

BLW

  Athenahealth, Inc.    $   222,425      $ 222,425      $   204,215      $ (18,210)  
  CP Iris Holdco I, Inc.      50,902        50,902        46,639        (4,263)  
  New Arclin U.S. Holding Corp.      75,553        75,176        69,547        (5,629)  
  Precision Medicine Group LLC      64,734        64,733        59,717        (5,017)  
  Reverb Buyer, Inc.      207,051        206,277        193,748        (12,529)  
  Trident TPI Holdings, Inc.      24,144        24,144        22,598        (1,545)  

 

 

TBA Commitments: TBA commitments are forward agreements for the purchase or sale of securities, including mortgage-backed securities for a fixed price, with payment and delivery on an agreed upon future settlement date. The specific securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date. However, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate and mortgage terms. When entering into TBA commitments, a fund may take possession of or deliver the underlying mortgage-backed securities but can extend the settlement or roll the transaction. TBA commitments involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased or sold declines or increases, respectively, prior to settlement date, if there are expenses or delays in connection with the TBA transactions, or if the counterparty fails to complete the transaction.

In order to better define contractual rights and to secure rights that will help a fund mitigate its counterparty risk, TBA commitments may be entered into by a fund under Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (each, an “MSFTA”). An MSFTA typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of default and/or termination event. The collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of the collateral currently pledged by a fund and the counterparty. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover the obligations of a fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral for TBA commitments or cash received as collateral for TBA commitments, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by a fund, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Typically, a fund is permitted to sell, re-pledge or use the collateral it receives; however, the counterparty is not permitted to do so. To the extent amounts due to a fund are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, a fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions: The Funds may sell TBA mortgage-backed securities and simultaneously contract to repurchase substantially similar (i.e., same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specific future date at an agreed upon price. During the period between the sale and repurchase, a fund is not entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Mortgage dollar roll transactions are treated as purchases and sales and a fund realizes gains and losses on these transactions. Mortgage dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities that a fund is required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities.

Borrowed Bond Agreements: Repurchase agreements may be referred to as borrowed bond agreements when entered into in connection with short sales of bonds. In a borrowed bond agreement, a fund borrows a bond from a counterparty in exchange for cash collateral. The agreement contains a commitment that the security and the cash will be returned to the counterparty and a fund at a mutually agreed upon date. Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time. Earnings on cash collateral and compensation to the lender of the bond are based on agreed upon rates between a fund and the counterparty. The value of the underlying cash collateral approximates the market value and accrued interest of the borrowed bond. To the extent that a borrowed bond transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the cash collateral in the possession of the counterparty is monitored on a daily basis to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. As the market value of the borrowed bond changes, the cash collateral is periodically increased or decreased with a frequency and in amounts prescribed in the borrowed bond agreement. A fund may also experience delays in gaining access to the collateral.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements: Reverse repurchase agreements are agreements with qualified third-party broker dealers in which a fund sells securities to a bank or broker-dealer and agrees to repurchase the same securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. A fund receives cash from the sale to use for other investment purposes. During the term of the reverse repurchase agreement, a fund continues to receive the principal and interest payments on the securities sold. Certain agreements have no stated maturity and can be terminated by either party at any time. Interest on the value of the reverse repurchase agreements issued and outstanding is based upon competitive market rates determined at the time of issuance. A fund may utilize reverse repurchase agreements when it is anticipated that the interest income to be earned from the investment of the proceeds of the transaction is greater than the interest expense of the transaction. Reverse repurchase agreements involve leverage risk. If a fund suffers a loss on its investment of the transaction proceeds from a reverse repurchase agreement, a fund would still be required to pay the full repurchase price. Further, a fund remains subject to the risk that the market value of the securities repurchased declines below the repurchase price. In such cases, a fund would be required to return a portion of the cash received from the transaction or provide additional securities to the counterparty.

Cash received in exchange for securities delivered plus accrued interest due to the counterparty is recorded as a liability in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities at face value including accrued interest. Due to the short-term nature of the reverse repurchase agreements, face value approximates fair value. Interest payments made by a fund to the counterparties are recorded as a component of interest expense in the Statements of Operations. In periods of increased demand for the security, a fund may receive a fee for the use of the security by the counterparty, which may result in interest income to a fund.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the average daily amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding and the weighted average interest rate for the Funds were as follows:

 

     
Fund Name  

Average Amount

Outstanding

    

    Weighted Average    

Interest Rate    

BKT

  $ 138,813,748      0.45%

BLW

    319,787,316      0.65   

Borrowed bond agreements and reverse repurchase transactions are entered into by a fund under Master Repurchase Agreements (each, an “MRA”), which permit a fund, under certain circumstances, including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or

 

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posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from a fund. With borrowed bond agreements and reverse repurchase transactions, typically a fund and counterparty under an MRA are permitted to sell, re-pledge, or use the collateral associated with the transaction. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of the MRA counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, a fund receives or posts securities and cash as collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price to be paid or received by a fund upon the maturity of the transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, a fund is considered an unsecured creditor with respect to excess collateral and, as such, the return of excess collateral may be delayed.

As of period end, the following table is a summary of BKT’s open borrowed bond agreements and reverse repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MRA on a net basis:

 

 
    BKT      
       Counterparty    

Borrowed
Bonds
Agreements
 
 
(a) 
   

Reverse
Repurchase
Agreements
 
 
 
   




Borrowed
Bonds at
Value
including
Accrued
Interest
 
 
 
 
 
(b)  
   

Net

Amount

before

Collateral

 

 

 

 

   

Non-Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
 
   

Cash
Collateral
Received
 
 
 
   





Fair Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral
Pledged
Including
Accrued
Interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
(c)  
   

Cash
Collateral
Pledged
 
 
 
   



Net

Collateral
(Received)/
Pledged

 

 
 
 

   


Net

Exposure

Due (to)/

from
Counterparty

 

 

 

 
(d) 

 

        

 

Credit Suissie AG

  $ 866,565     $     $ (822,307   $ 44,258     $     $     $     $     $     $ 44,258    
 

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.

          (35,385,427)             (35,385,427                 35,385,427             35,385,427          
 

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

          (95,235,089)             (95,235,089                 95,235,089             95,235,089          
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
    $ 866,565     $  (130,620,516   $ (822,307   $  (130,576,258   $     $     $  130,620,516     $     $  130,620,516     $ 44,258    
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

  (a) 

Included in Investments at value-unaffiliated in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 
  (b) 

Includes accrued interest on borrowed bonds in the amount of $1,198 which is included in interest expense payable in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 
  (c) 

Collateral, if any, with a value of $136,054,638 has been pledged in connection with open reverse repurchase agreements. Excess of collateral pledged to the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 
  (d) 

Net exposure represents the net receivable (payable) that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default.

 

As of period end, the following table is a summary of BLW’s open reverse repurchase agreements by counterparty which are subject to offset under an MRA on a net basis:

 

         
Counterparty    
Reverse Repurchase
Agreements
 
 
    


Fair Value of
Non-Cash Collateral
Pledged Including
Accrued Interest
 
 
 
(a)  
   
Cash Collateral
Pledged/Received
 
(a) 
    Net Amount  

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ (25,350,576    $ 25,350,576     $     $  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    (58,389,696      58,389,696              

BNP Paribas S.A.

    (113,626,846      113,626,846              

Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank

    (25,151,772      25,151,772              

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

    (5,265,259      5,265,259              

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    (22,294,341      22,294,341              

Nomura Securities International, Inc.

    (773,851      773,851              

RBC Capital Markets LLC

    (40,190,872      40,190,872              

TD Securities (USA) LLC

    (1,226,390      1,226,390              
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ (292,269,603    $ 292,269,603     $     $  
 

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) 

Collateral, if any, with a value of $327,758,189 has been pledged in connection with open reverse repurchase agreements. Excess of collateral pledged to the individual counterparty is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

 

In the event the counterparty of securities under an MRA files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, a fund’s use of the proceeds from the agreement may be restricted while the counterparty, or its trustee or receiver, determines whether or not to enforce a fund’s obligation to repurchase the securities.

Short Sale Transactions: In short sale transactions, a fund sells a security it does not hold in anticipation of a decline in the market price of that security. When a fund makes a short sale, it will borrow the security sold short (borrowed bond) and deliver the fixed-income security to the counterparty to which it sold the security short. An amount equal to the proceeds received by a fund is reflected as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the market value of the short sale. A fund is required to repay the counterparty interest on the security sold short, which, if applicable, is included in interest expense in the Statements of Operations. A fund is exposed to market risk based on the amount, if any, that the market value of the security increases beyond the market value at which the position was sold. Thus, a short sale of a security involves the risk that instead of declining, the price of the security sold short will rise. The short sale of securities involves the possibility of an unlimited loss since there is an unlimited potential for the market price of the security sold short to increase. A gain is limited to the price at which a fund sold the security

 

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short. A realized gain or loss is recognized upon the termination of a short sale if the market price is either less than or greater than the proceeds originally received. There is no assurance that a fund will be able to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price.

 

5.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and/or to manage their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, equity risk, interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, commodity price risk or other risks (e.g., inflation risk). Derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure are included in the Schedules of Investments. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.

Futures Contracts: Futures contracts are purchased or sold to gain exposure to, or manage exposure to, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk) and changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

Futures contracts are exchange-traded agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and on a specified date. Depending on the terms of a contract, it is settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash amount on the settlement date. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, are shown as cash pledged for futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if any, shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on futures contracts in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the notional amount of the contract at the time it was opened and the notional amount at the time it was closed. The use of futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of futures contracts and interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or underlying assets.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk).

A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a specified date. These contracts help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Funds are denominated and in some cases, may be used to obtain exposure to a particular market. The contracts are traded OTC and not on an organized exchange.

The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When a contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies, and such value may exceed the amount(s) reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Cash amounts pledged for forward foreign currency exchange contracts are considered restricted and are included in cash pledged as collateral for OTC derivatives in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. A Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund.

Options: The Funds may purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease their exposure to the risks of underlying instruments, including equity risk, interest rate risk and/or commodity price risk and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums.

A call option gives the purchaser (holder) of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller (writer) to sell (when the option is exercised) the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period.

Premiums paid on options purchased and premiums received on options written, as well as the daily fluctuation in market value, are included in investments at value –unaffiliated and options written at value, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When an instrument is purchased or sold through the exercise of an option, the premium is offset against the cost or proceeds of the underlying instrument. When an option expires, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations to the extent of the premiums received or paid. When an option is closed or sold, a gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid. When the Funds write a call option, such option is typically “covered,” meaning that they hold the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Funds write a put option, cash is segregated in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation. These amounts, which are considered restricted, are included in cash pledged as collateral for options written in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

   

Swaptions — The Funds may purchase and write options on swaps (“swaptions”) primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of the Funds’ holdings, as a duration management technique or to protect against an increase in the price of securities it anticipates purchasing at a later date. The purchaser and writer of a swaption is buying or granting the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default swap agreement (interest rate risk and/or credit risk) at any time before the expiration of the option.

In purchasing and writing options, the Funds bear the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that they may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Funds purchasing or selling a security when they otherwise would not, or at a price different from the current market value.

 

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Swaps: Swap contracts are entered into to manage exposure to issuers, markets and securities. Such contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”).

For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid and any upfront fees received are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the contract. The daily fluctuation in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC Swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received or paid are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, a realized gain or loss is recorded in the Statements of Operations equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Funds’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid.

In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap contract, the swap contract is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the CCP becomes the Funds’ counterparty on the swap. Each Fund is required to interface with the CCP through the broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, each Fund is required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited is shown as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Amounts pledged, which are considered restricted cash, are included in cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, each Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in market value of the contract (“variation margin”). Variation margin is recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and shown as variation margin receivable (or payable) on centrally cleared swaps in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty are amortized over the term of the contract and recorded as realized gains (losses) in the Statements of Operations, including those at termination.

 

   

Credit default swaps — Credit default swaps are entered into to manage exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which a fund is not otherwise exposed (credit risk).

The Funds may either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit default swaps are agreements in which the protection buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a promise from the protection seller to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation acceleration, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either (i) receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index, or (ii) receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index.

 

   

Interest rate swaps — Interest rate swaps are entered into to gain or reduce exposure to interest rates or to manage duration, the yield curve or interest rate (interest rate risk).

Interest rate swaps are agreements in which one party pays a stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, in exchange for another party’s stream of interest payments, either fixed or floating, on the same notional amount for a specified period of time. In more complex interest rate swaps, the notional principal amount may decline (or amortize) over time.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help it mitigate its counterparty risk, a Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with its counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, a Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

Collateral Requirements: For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a counterparty is subject to a certain minimum transfer amount threshold before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, the counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, interest may be paid pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from the counterparties are not fully collateralized, each Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of

 

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their agreement with such counterparty, each Fund bears the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required for all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

6.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Investment Advisory: Each Fund entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment adviser and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”), to provide investment advisory and administrative services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund.

For such services, DSU and FRA pay the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to the following percentages of the average daily value of each Fund’s net assets, plus the proceeds of any debt securities or outstanding borrowings used for leverage:

 

 

 
     DSU     FRA  

 

 

Investment advisory fees

     0.55     0.75%  

 

 

For purposes of calculating these fees, “net assets” mean the total assets of each Fund minus the sum of its accrued liabilities.

For such services, BKT pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.65% of the average weekly value of the Fund’s net assets. For purposes of calculating this fee, “net assets” means the total assets of the Fund minus the sum of its accrued liabilities (including the aggregate indebtedness constituting financial leverage).

For such services, BLW pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate equal to 0.55% of the average weekly value of the Fund’s managed assets, plus the proceeds of any debt securities or outstanding borrowings used for leverage. For purposes of calculating this fee, “managed assets” are determined as total assets of the Fund (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) less the sum of its accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes).

With respect to each Fund, the Manager entered into separate sub-advisory agreements with BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. With respect to BLW, the Manager also entered into a separate sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (“BSL”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIL and, with respect to BLW, BSL for services they provide for that portion of each Fund for which BIL, and, with respect to BLW, BSL acts as sub-adviser, a monthly fee that is equal to a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by each Fund to the Manager.

Administration: BKT has an Administration Agreement with the Manager. The administration fee paid monthly to the Manager is computed at an annual rate of 0.15% of the Fund’s average weekly net assets. For BKT, the Manager may reduce or discontinue this arrangement at any time without notice.

Distribution Fees: BKT and BLW has entered into a Distribution Agreement with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Manager, to provide for distribution of BKT and BLW common shares on a reasonable best efforts basis through an equity shelf offering (a “Shelf Offering”) (the “Distribution Agreement”). Pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, BRIL will receive commissions with respect to sales of common shares at a commission rate of 1.00% of the gross proceeds of the sale of BKT’s and BLW’s common shares and a portion of such commission is re-allowed to broker-dealers engaged by BRIL. The commissions retained by BRIL during the period ended June 30, 2022 amounted to $0.

Expense Waivers and Reimbursements: With respect to each Fund, the Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees each Fund pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds (the “affiliated money market fund waiver”) through June 30, 2023. The contractual agreement may be terminated upon 90 days’ notice by a majority of the Independent Directors, or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. These amounts are included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the amounts waived were as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name   

Fees Waived and/or Reimbursed

by the Manager

 

 

 

DSU

   $ 688  

FRA

     91  

BKT

     2,365  

BLW

     1,378  

 

 

 

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The Manager contractually agreed to waive its investment advisory fee with respect to any portion of each Fund’s assets invested in affiliated equity and fixed-income mutual funds and affiliated exchange-traded funds that have a contractual management fee through June 30, 2023. The agreement can be renewed for annual periods thereafter, and may be terminated on 90 days’ notice, each subject to approval by a majority of the Funds’ Independent Directors. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, there were no fees waived by the Manager pursuant to this arrangement.

Directors and Officers: Certain directors and/or officers of the Funds are directors and/or officers of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in Directors and Officer in the Statements of Operations.

Other Transactions: The Funds may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment adviser, common officers, or common directors. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the purchase and sale transactions and any net realized gains (losses) with affiliated funds in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name    Purchases      Sales     

Net Realized

Gain (Loss)

 

 

 

DSU

   $ 456,617      $  125,692      $ 4,655  

BLW

     2,750,638        600,425        (202,676

 

 

 

7.

PURCHASES AND SALES

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, purchases and sales of investments, including paydowns/payups, mortgage dollar rolls and excluding short-term investments, were as follows:

 

 

 
     U.S. Government Securities      Other Securities  
  

 

 

 
Fund Name    Purchases      Sales      Purchases      Sales  

 

 

DSU

     $      $      $ 85,246,297      $  130,978,800  

FRA

                   69,415,248        110,938,902  

BKT

                   691,915,959        699,089,318  

BLW

            30,008,004        348,843,702        372,840,391  

 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, purchases and sales related to mortgage dollar rolls were as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name    Purchases      Sales  

 

 

BKT

   $  300,994,273      $  301,428,859  

BLW

     93,596,040        93,722,896  

 

 

 

8.

INCOME TAX INFORMATION

It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no U.S. federal income tax provision is required.

Each Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns generally remains open for a period of three years after they are filed. The statutes of limitations on each Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of June 30, 2022, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

As of December 31, 2021, the Funds had non-expiring capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name    Non-Expiring  

 

 

DSU

   $ 91,035,096  

FRA

     43,416,429  

BKT

     93,655,659  

BLW

     35,107,732  

 

 

As of June 30, 2022, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost of investments (including short positions and derivatives, if any) for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name    Tax Cost     

Gross Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Gross Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

 

 

DSU

   $  772,580,917      $ 824,354        $ (81,006,494     $ (80,182,140

FRA

     690,593,576        501,403        (51,662,325     (51,160,922

BKT

     522,054,386        10,076,205        (48,870,255     (38,794,050

BLW

     851,190,543        5,363,566        (94,954,666     (89,591,100

 

 

 

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9.

BANK BORROWINGS

DSU and FRA are party to a senior committed secured, 360-day rolling line of credit facility and a separate security agreement (the “SSB Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”). SSB may elect to terminate its commitment upon 360-days written notice to DSU and FRA. As of period end, DSU and FRA have not received any notice to terminate. DSU and FRA have granted a security interest in substantially all of their assets to SSB.

The SSB Agreement allows for the following maximum commitment amounts:

 

 

 
Fund Name   Commitment Amounts  

 

 

DSU

  $ 340,000,000  

FRA

    274,000,000  

 

 

Advances will be made by SSB to DSU and FRA, at DSU’s and FRA’s option of (a) the higher of (i) 0.80% above the Fed Funds rate and (ii) 0.80% above Overnight LIBOR or (b) 0.80% above 7-day, 30-day, 60-day or 90-day LIBOR. Overnight LIBOR and LIBOR rates are subject to a 0% floor.

In addition, DSU and FRA paid a commitment fee (based on the daily unused portion of the commitments). Advances to DSU and FRA as of period end, if any, are shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as bank borrowings payable. Based on the short-term nature of the borrowings under the line of credit and the variable interest rate, the carrying amount of the borrowings approximates fair value.

DSU and FRA may not declare dividends or make other distributions on shares or purchase any such shares if, at the time of the declaration, distribution or purchase, asset coverage with respect to the outstanding short-term borrowings is less than 300%.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the maximum amount borrowed, the average daily borrowing and the weighted average interest rate, if any, under the credit agreement were as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name   

Maximum

Amount Borrowed

    

Average Amount

Outstanding

    

Daily Weighted Average   

Interest Rate   

 

 

 

DSU

   $ 255,000,000      $ 238,127,072        1.26%  

FRA

     233,000,000        215,546,961        1.26     

 

 

 

10.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

In the normal course of business, the Funds invest in securities or other instruments and may enter into certain transactions, and such activities subject each Fund to various risks, including among others, fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of an issuer to meet all of its obligations. The value of securities or other instruments may also be affected by various factors, including, without limitation: (i) the general economy; (ii) the overall market as well as local, regional or global political and/or social instability; (iii) regulation, taxation or international tax treaties between various countries; or (iv) currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Local, regional or global events such as war, acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, recessions, or other events could have a significant impact on the Funds and their investments.

Each Fund may invest without limitation in illiquid or less liquid investments or investments in which no secondary market is readily available or which are otherwise illiquid, including private placement securities. A Fund may not be able to readily dispose of such investments at prices that approximate those at which a Fund could sell such investments if they were more widely traded and, as a result of such illiquidity, a Fund may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions if necessary to raise funds to meet its obligations. Limited liquidity can also affect the market price of investments, thereby adversely affecting a Fund’s NAV and ability to make dividend distributions. Privately issued debt securities are often of below investment grade quality, frequently are unrated and present many of the same risks as investing in below investment grade public debt securities.

Market Risk: Each Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force each Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. Each Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from each Fund’s portfolio will decline if each Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed-income securities at market interest rates that are below each Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.

An outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus has developed into a global pandemic and has resulted in closing borders, quarantines, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The impact of this pandemic, and other global health crises that may arise in the future, could affect the economies of many nations, individual companies and the market in general in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen at the present time. This pandemic may result in substantial market volatility and may adversely impact the prices and liquidity of a fund’s investments. Although vaccines have been developed and approved for use by various governments, the duration of this pandemic and its effects cannot be determined with certainty.

Valuation Risk: The market values of equities, such as common stocks and preferred securities or equity related investments, such as futures and options, may decline due to general market conditions which are not specifically related to a particular company. They may also decline due to factors which affect a particular industry or industries. A Fund may invest in illiquid investments. An illiquid investment is any investment that a Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. A Fund may experience difficulty in selling illiquid investments in a timely manner at the price that it believes the investments are worth. Prices may fluctuate widely over short or extended periods in response to company, market or economic news. Markets also tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising and falling prices. This volatility may cause each Fund’s NAV to experience significant increases or decreases over short periods of time. If there is a general decline in the securities and other markets, the NAV of a Fund may lose value, regardless of the individual results of the securities and other instruments in which a Fund invests.

 

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The price a Fund could receive upon the sale of any particular portfolio investment may differ from a Fund’s valuation of the investment, particularly for securities that trade in thin or volatile markets or that are valued using a fair valuation technique or a price provided by an independent pricing service. Changes to significant unobservable inputs and assumptions (i.e., publicly traded company multiples, growth rate, time to exit) due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore a Fund’s results of operations. As a result, the price received upon the sale of an investment may be less than the value ascribed by a Fund, and a Fund could realize a greater than expected loss or lesser than expected gain upon the sale of the investment. A Fund’s ability to value its investments may also be impacted by technological issues and/or errors by pricing services or other third-party service providers.

Counterparty Credit Risk: The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions, including making timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honoring its obligations. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

For OTC options purchased, each Fund bears the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Funds should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Funds do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Funds, and not the counterparty, to perform. The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk with respect to options written to the extent each Fund deposits collateral with its counterparty to a written option.

With exchange-traded options purchased, exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

Concentration Risk: A diversified portfolio, where this is appropriate and consistent with a fund’s objectives, minimizes the risk that a price change of a particular investment will have a material impact on the NAV of a fund. The investment concentrations within each Fund’s portfolio are disclosed in its Schedule of Investments.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in high yield securities. High yield securities that are rated below investment-grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) or are unrated may be deemed speculative, involve greater levels of risk than higher-rated securities of similar maturity and are more likely to default. High yield securities may be issued by less creditworthy issuers, and issuers of high yield securities may be unable to meet their interest or principal payment obligations. High yield securities are subject to extreme price fluctuations, may be less liquid than higher rated fixed-income securities, even under normal economic conditions, and frequently have redemption features.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Funds may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.

Certain Funds invest a significant portion of their assets in securities backed by commercial or residential mortgage loans or in issuers that hold mortgage and other asset-backed securities. When a Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes a greater risk of prepayment or payment extension by securities issuers. Changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults on assets underlying these securities, can affect the value, income and/or liquidity of such positions. Investment percentages in these securities are presented in the Schedules of Investments.

LIBOR Transition Risk: The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority announced a phase out of the LIBOR. Although many LIBOR rates ceased to be published or no longer are representative of the underlying market they seek to measure after December 31, 2021, a selection of widely used USD LIBOR rates will continue to be published through June 2023 in order to assist with the transition. The Funds may be exposed to financial instruments tied to LIBOR to determine payment obligations, financing terms, hedging strategies or investment value. The transition process away from LIBOR might lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets for, and reduce the effectiveness of new hedges placed against instruments whose terms currently include LIBOR. The ultimate effect of the LIBOR transition process on the Funds is uncertain.

 

11.

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

DSU is authorized to issue 400 million shares, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. FRA and BKT are authorized to issue 200 million shares, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. BLW is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, all of which were initially classified as Common Shares. The par value for DSU’s, FRA’s, BKT’s and BLW’s shares is $0.10, $0.10, $0.010 and $0.001, respectively. The Board for DSU, FRA and BLW are each authorized, however, to reclassify any unissued Common Shares to Preferred Shares without the approval of Common Shareholders.

 

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Common Shares

For the periods shown, shares issued and outstanding increased by the following amounts as a result of dividend reinvestment:

 

 

 
Fund Name   

Six Months Ended

06/30/22

   

Year Ended

12/31/21

 

 

 

DSU

     3,721       14,784  

BKT

     11,662       104,060  

BLW

           49,148  

 

 

The Funds participate in an open market share repurchase program (the “Repurchase Program”). From December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022, each Fund may repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding common shares under the Repurchase Program, based on common shares outstanding as of the close of business on November 30, 2021, subject to certain conditions. The Repurchase Program has an accretive effect as shares are purchased at a discount to the Fund’s NAV. There is no assurance that the Funds will purchase shares in any particular amounts.

The total cost of the shares repurchased is reflected in Funds’ Statements of Changes in Net Assets. For the periods shown, shares repurchased and cost, including transaction costs were as follows:

 

 

 
     FRA  
  

 

 

 
     Shares        Amounts  

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022

            $  

Year Ended December 31, 2021

     102,939          1,250,043  

 

 

BKT and BLW have filed a prospectus with the SEC allowing it to issue an additional 25,000,000 and 10,000,000 Common Shares, respectively, through an equity Shelf Offering. Under the Shelf Offering, BKT and BLW, subject to market conditions, may raise additional equity capital from time to time in varying amounts and utilizing various offering methods at a net price at or above each Fund’s NAV per Common Share (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). As of period end, 25,000,000 and 10,000,000 Common Shares, respectively, remain available for issuance under the Shelf Offering. For the period ended June 30, 2022, BKT and BLW did not issue any Common Shares. See Additional Information - Shelf Offering Program for additional information.

 

12.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were issued and the following items were noted:

The Funds declared and paid or will pay distributions to Common Shareholders as follows:

 

 

 
Fund Name   

Declaration

Date

    

Record

Date

    

Payable/

Paid Date

      

Dividend Per

Common Share

 

 

 

DSU

     07/01/22        07/15/22        07/29/22        $ 0.060500  
     08/01/22        08/15/22        08/31/22          0.060500  

FRA

     07/01/22        07/15/22        07/29/22          0.066700  
     08/01/22        08/15/22        08/31/22          0.066700  

BKT

     07/01/22        07/15/22        07/29/22          0.029400  
     08/01/22        08/15/22        08/31/22          0.029400  

BLW

     07/01/22        07/15/22        07/29/22          0.098100  
     08/01/22        08/15/22        08/31/22          0.098100  

 

 

 

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The Boards of Directors/Trustees, as applicable (collectively, the “Board,” the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (“DSU”), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (“FRA”), BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (“BKT”), and BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (“BLW” and collectively with the DSU, FRA, and BKT, the “Funds” and each, a “Fund”) met on April 14, 2022 (the “April Meeting”) and May 19-20, 2022 (the “May Meeting”) to consider the approval to continue the investment advisory agreements (the “Advisory Agreements”) between each Fund and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), each Fund’s investment advisor. The Board also considered the approval to continue the sub-advisory agreements (the “Sub-Advisory Agreements”) between (1) the Manager, BlackRock International Limited (“BIL”) and each Fund and (2) the Manager, BlackRock (Singapore) Limited (“BRS” and together with BIL, the “Sub-Advisors”) and BLW. The Manager and the Sub-Advisors are referred to herein as “BlackRock.” The Advisory Agreements and the Sub-Advisory Agreements are referred to herein as the “Agreements.”

The Approval Process

Consistent with the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Board considers the approval of the continuation of the Agreements for each Fund on an annual basis. The Board members who are not “interested persons” of each Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, are considered independent Board members (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board’s consideration entailed a year-long deliberative process during which the Board and its committees assessed BlackRock’s various services to each Fund, including through the review of written materials and oral presentations, and the review of additional information provided in response to requests from the Independent Board Members. The Board had four quarterly meetings per year, each typically extending for two days, as well as additional ad hoc meetings and executive sessions throughout the year, as needed. The committees of the Board similarly met throughout the year. The Board also had an additional one-day meeting to consider specific information surrounding the renewal of the Agreements. In particular, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to each Fund by BlackRock, BlackRock’s personnel and affiliates, including (as applicable): investment management services; accounting oversight; administrative and shareholder services; oversight of each Fund’s service providers; risk management and oversight; and legal, regulatory and compliance services. Throughout the year, including during the contract renewal process, the Independent Board Members were advised by independent legal counsel, and met with independent legal counsel in various executive sessions outside of the presence of BlackRock’s management.

During the year, the Board, acting directly and through its committees, considered information that was relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to each Fund and its shareholders. BlackRock also furnished additional information to the Board in response to specific questions from the Board. Among the matters the Board considered were: (a) investment performance for one-year, three-year, five-year, and/or since inception periods, as applicable, against peer funds, relevant benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable, as well as BlackRock senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analyses of the reasons for any outperformance or underperformance relative to its peers, benchmarks, and other performance metrics, as applicable; (b) leverage management, as applicable; (c) fees, including advisory, administration, if applicable, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by each Fund for services; (d) Fund operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to each Fund; (e) the resources devoted to risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of each Fund’s investment objective, policies and restrictions, and meeting regulatory requirements; (f) BlackRock’s and each Fund’s adherence to applicable compliance policies and procedures; (g) the nature, character and scope of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates and the estimated cost of such services, as available; (h) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (i) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Board; (j) execution quality of portfolio transactions; (k) BlackRock’s implementation of each Fund’s valuation and liquidity procedures; (l) an analysis of management fees paid to BlackRock for products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund, collective investment trust and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable, and the similarities and differences between these products and the services provided as compared to each Fund; (m) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives and accountability it creates, along with investment professionals’ investments in the fund(s) they manage; (n) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business; and (o) each Fund’s market discount/premium compared to peer funds.

Prior to and in preparation for the April Meeting, the Board received and reviewed materials specifically relating to the renewal of the Agreements. The Independent Board Members are continuously engaged in a process with their independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review the nature and scope of the information provided to the Board to better assist its deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April Meeting included, among other things: (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), based on Lipper classifications, regarding each Fund’s fees and expenses as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Broadridge (“Expense Peers”) and the investment performance of each Fund as compared with a peer group of funds (“Performance Peers”); (b) information on the composition of the Expense Peers and Performance Peers and a description of Broadridge’s methodology; (c) information on the estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates pursuant to the Agreements and a discussion of fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (d) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees received in connection with other types of investment products, such as institutional accounts, sub-advised mutual funds, closed-end funds, and open-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as applicable; (e) a review of non-management fees; (f) the existence, impact and sharing of potential economies of scale, if any, with each Fund; (g) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by each Fund to BlackRock; and (h) various additional information requested by the Board as appropriate regarding BlackRock’s and each Fund’s operations.

At the April Meeting, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the Agreements and the Independent Board Members presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these questions and requests with additional written information in advance of the May Meeting.

At the May Meeting, the Board concluded its assessment of, among other things: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of each Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and to other metrics, as applicable; (c) the advisory fee and the estimated cost of the services and estimated profits realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with each Fund; (d) each Fund’s fees and expenses compared to its Expense Peers; (e) the existence and sharing of potential economies of scale; (f) any fall-out benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates as a result of BlackRock’s relationship with each Fund; and (g) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.

The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as other payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to securities lending and cash management, and BlackRock’s services related to the valuation and pricing of Fund portfolio holdings. The Board noted the willingness of BlackRock’s personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board Members evaluated the information available to it on a fund-by-fund basis. The following paragraphs provide

 

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more information about some of the primary factors that were relevant to the Board’s decision. The Board Members did not identify any particular information, or any single factor as determinative, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items and factors considered.

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services, and the resulting performance of each Fund. Throughout the year, the Board compared Fund performance to the performance of a comparable group of closed-end funds, relevant benchmarks, and performance metrics, as applicable. The Board met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment activities, including the senior investment officers. The Board also reviewed the materials provided by each Fund’s portfolio management team discussing each Fund’s performance, investment strategies and outlook.

The Board considered, among other factors, with respect to BlackRock: the number, education and experience of investment personnel generally and each Fund’s portfolio management team; research capabilities; investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage; portfolio trading capabilities; use of technology; commitment to compliance; credit analysis capabilities; risk analysis and oversight capabilities; and the approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall risk management program, including the continued efforts of BlackRock and its affiliates to address cybersecurity risks and the role of BlackRock’s Risk & Quantitative Analysis Group. The Board engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to each Fund’s portfolio management team and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.

In addition to investment advisory services, the Board considered the nature and quality of the administrative and other non-investment advisory services provided to each Fund. BlackRock and its affiliates provide each Fund with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to each Fund by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of each Fund. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide each Fund with administrative services including, among others: (i) responsibility for disclosure documents, registration statements in connection with BKT’s and BLW’s equity shelf program and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) preparing communications with analysts to support secondary market trading of each Fund; (iii) oversight of daily accounting and pricing; (iv) responsibility for periodic filings with regulators and stock exchanges; (v) overseeing and coordinating the activities of third-party service providers including, among others, each Fund’s custodian, fund accountant, transfer agent, and auditor; (vi) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (vii) providing legal and compliance support; (viii) furnishing analytical and other support to assist the Board in its consideration of strategic issues such as the merger, consolidation or repurposing of certain closed-end funds; and (ix) performing or managing administrative functions necessary for the operation of each Fund, such as tax reporting, expense management, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements, and shareholder call center and other services. The Board reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, shareholder services, and legal and compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The Board considered the operation of BlackRock’s business continuity plans, including in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

B. The Investment Performance of each Fund and BlackRock

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed and considered the performance history of each Fund throughout the year and at the April Meeting. In preparation for the April Meeting, the Board was provided with reports independently prepared by Broadridge, which included an analysis of each Fund’s performance as of December 31, 2021, as compared to its Performance Peers. The performance information is based on net asset value (NAV), and utilizes Lipper data. Lipper’s methodology calculates a fund’s total return assuming distributions are reinvested on the ex-date at a fund’s ex-date NAV. Broadridge ranks funds in quartiles, ranging from first to fourth, where first is the most desirable quartile position and fourth is the least desirable. In connection with its review, the Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of each Fund as compared to its Performance Peers and certain performance metrics (“Performance Metrics”). The Board and its Performance Oversight Committee regularly review and meet with Fund management to discuss the performance of each Fund throughout the year.

In evaluating performance, the Board focused particular attention on funds with less favorable performance records. The Board also noted that while it found the data provided by Broadridge generally useful, it recognized the limitations of such data, including in particular, that notable differences may exist between a fund and its Performance Peers (for example, the investment objectives and strategies). Further, the Board recognized that the performance data reflects a snapshot of a period as of a particular date and that selecting a different performance period could produce significantly different results. The Board also acknowledged that long-term performance could be impacted by even one period of significant outperformance or underperformance, and that a single investment theme could have the ability to disproportionately affect long-term performance.

The Board reviewed and considered DSU’s performance relative to DSU’s Performance Metrics. Based on an overall rating relative to the Performance Metrics, DSU generally performed in line with expectations. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Performance Metrics are an appropriate performance comparison for DSU, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

The Board reviewed and considered FRA’s performance relative to FRA’s Performance Metrics. Based on an overall rating relative to the Performance Metrics, FRA generally performed in line with expectations. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Performance Metrics are an appropriate performance comparison for FRA, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

The Board reviewed and considered BKT’s performance relative to BKT’s Performance Metrics. Based on an overall rating relative to the Performance Metrics, BKT generally performed in line with expectations. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Performance Metrics are an appropriate performance comparison for BKT, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board. The Board also considered alternative measures of performance when evaluating the BKT’s performance, including a set of peer funds selected by BlackRock.

The Board reviewed and considered the BLW’s performance relative to BLW’s Performance Metrics. Based on an overall rating relative to the Performance Metrics, BLW generally performed above expectations. The Board noted that BlackRock believes that the Performance Metrics are an appropriate performance comparison for BLW, and that BlackRock has explained its rationale for this belief to the Board.

 

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C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Estimated Cost of the Services and Estimated Profits Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with each Fund

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed each Fund’s contractual management fee rate compared with those of its Expense Peers. The contractual management fee rate represents a combination of the advisory fee and any administrative fees, before taking into account any reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board also compared each Fund’s total expense ratio, as well as its actual management fee rate as a percentage of managed assets, which is the total assets of each Fund (including any assets attributable to money borrowed for investment purposes) minus the sum of each Fund’s accrued liabilities (other than money borrowed for investment purposes) to those of its Expense Peers. The total expense ratio represents a fund’s total net operating expenses, excluding any investment related expenses. The total expense ratio gives effect to any expense reimbursements or fee waivers, and the actual management fee rate gives effect to any management fee reimbursements or waivers. The Board considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock and its affiliates to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, as applicable, including institutional accounts and sub-advised mutual funds (including mutual funds sponsored by third parties).

The Board received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability methodology and was also provided with an estimated profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to each Fund. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to each Fund and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to available aggregate estimated profitability data provided for the prior two years. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s estimated profitability with respect to certain other U.S. fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the estimated profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, precision of expense allocations and business mix. The Board thus recognized that calculating and comparing profitability at the individual fund level is difficult.

The Board noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s overall operating margin, in general, compared to that of certain other publicly traded asset management firms. The Board considered the differences between BlackRock and these other firms, including the contribution of technology at BlackRock, BlackRock’s expense management, and the relative product mix.

The Board considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Board. The Board further considered factors including but not limited to BlackRock’s commitment of time, assumption of risk, and liability profile in servicing each Fund, including in contrast to what is required of BlackRock with respect to other products with similar investment mandates across the open-end fund, closed-end fund, sub-advised mutual fund, collective investment trust, and institutional separate account product channels, as applicable.

The Board noted that DSU’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the first quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio each ranked in first quartile, relative to the Expense Peers.

The Board noted that FRA’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the first quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio each ranked in the first quartile, relative to the Expense Peers.

The Board noted that BKT’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the third quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio ranked in the second and first quartiles, respectively, relative to the Expense Peers.

The Board noted that BLW’s contractual management fee rate ranked in the first quartile, and that the actual management fee rate and total expense ratio each ranked in the first quartile, relative to the Expense Peers.

D. Economies of Scale

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of each Fund increase. The Board also considered the extent to which each Fund benefits from such economies of scale in a variety of ways, and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or breakpoint structure in order to enable each Fund to more fully participate in these economies of scale. The Board considered each Fund’s asset levels and whether the current fee was appropriate.

Based on the Board’s review and consideration of the issue, the Board concluded that most closed-end funds do not have fund level breakpoints because closed-end funds generally do not experience substantial growth after the initial public offering. Closed-end funds are typically priced at scale at a fund’s inception. The Board noted that although BKT and BLW may from time to time make additional share offerings pursuant to its equity shelf program, the growth of BKT and BLW’s assets will occur primarily through the appreciation of its investment portfolio.

E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members

The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates may derive from BlackRock’s respective relationships with each Fund, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and its risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to each Fund, including for administrative, securities lending and cash management services. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Board also noted that, subject to applicable law, BlackRock may use and benefit from third-party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts.

In connection with its consideration of the Agreements, the Board also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Board received reports from BlackRock which included information on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices throughout the year.

 

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The Board noted the competitive nature of the closed-end fund marketplace, and that shareholders are able to sell their Fund shares in the secondary market if they believe that each Fund’s fees and expenses are too high or if they are dissatisfied with the performance of each Fund.

The Board also considered the various notable initiatives and projects BlackRock performed in connection with its closed-end fund product line. These initiatives included developing equity shelf programs; efforts to eliminate product overlap with fund mergers; ongoing services to manage leverage that has become increasingly complex; periodic evaluation of share repurchases and other support initiatives for certain BlackRock funds; and continued communication efforts with shareholders, fund analysts and financial advisers. With respect to the latter, the Independent Board Members noted BlackRock’s continued commitment to supporting the secondary market for the common shares of its closed-end funds through a comprehensive secondary market communication program designed to raise investor and analyst awareness and understanding of closed-end funds. BlackRock’s support services included, among other things: sponsoring and participating in conferences; communicating with closed-end fund analysts covering the BlackRock funds throughout the year; providing marketing and product updates for the closed-end funds; and maintaining and enhancing its closed-end fund website.

Conclusion

At the May Meeting, as a result of the discussions that occurred during the April Meeting, and as a culmination of the Board’s year-long deliberative process, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, approved, by unanimous vote of those present, the continuation of the Advisory Agreements between the Manager and each Fund for a one-year term ending June 30, 2023 , and the Sub-Advisory Agreements among (1) the Manager, BIL and each Fund and (2) the Manager, BRS and BLW for a one-year term ending June 30, 2023. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, as well as other information, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of each Fund and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreements, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination.

 

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Additional Information

 

Fund Certification

The Funds are listed for trading on the NYSE and have filed with the NYSE their annual chief executive officer certification regarding compliance with the NYSE’s listing standards. The Funds filed with the SEC the certification of its chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Regulation Regarding Derivatives

On October 28, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted regulations governing the use of derivatives by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). The Funds will be required to implement and comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. Once implemented, Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, treat derivatives as senior securities and require funds whose use of derivatives is more than a limited specified exposure amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager.

Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) Integration

Although a Fund does not seek to implement a specific ESG, impact or sustainability strategy unless otherwise disclosed, Fund management will consider ESG characteristics as part of the investment process for actively managed Funds. These considerations will vary depending on a Fund’s particular investment strategies and may include consideration of third-party research as well as consideration of proprietary BlackRock research across the ESG risks and opportunities regarding an issuer. Fund management will consider those ESG characteristics it deems relevant or additive when making investment decisions for a Fund. The ESG characteristics utilized in a Fund’s investment process are anticipated to evolve over time and one or more characteristics may not be relevant with respect to all issuers that are eligible for investment. ESG characteristics are not the sole considerations when making investment decisions for a Fund. Further, investors can differ in their views of what constitutes positive or negative ESG characteristics. As a result, a Fund may invest in issuers that do not reflect the beliefs and values with respect to ESG of any particular investor. ESG considerations may affect a Fund’s exposure to certain companies or industries and a Fund may forego certain investment opportunities. While Fund management views ESG considerations as having the potential to contribute to a Fund’s long-term performance, there is no guarantee that such results will be achieved.

Dividend Policy

Each Fund’s policy is to make monthly distributions to shareholders. In order to provide shareholders with a more stable level of dividend distributions, each Fund employs a managed distribution plan (the “Plan”), the goal of which is to provide shareholders with consistent and predictable cash flows by setting distribution rates based on expected long-term returns of each Fund.

The distributions paid by a Fund for any particular month may be more or less than the amount of net investment income earned by a Fund during such month. Furthermore, the final tax characterization of distributions is determined after the year-end of a Fund and is reported in each Fund’s annual report to shareholders. Distributions can be characterized as ordinary income, capital gains and/or return of capital. Each Fund’s taxable net investment income and net realized capital gains (“taxable income”) may not be sufficient to support the level of distributions paid. To the extent that distributions exceed the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, the excess may be treated as a non-taxable return of capital.

A return of capital is a return of a portion of an investor’s original investment. A return of capital is not expected to be taxable, but it reduces a shareholder’s tax basis in his or her shares, thus reducing any loss or increasing any gain on a subsequent disposition by the shareholder of his or her shares. It is possible that a substantial portion of the distributions paid during a calendar year may ultimately be classified as return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes when the final determination of the source and character of the distributions is made.

Such distributions, under certain circumstances, may exceed a Fund’s total return performance. When total distributions exceed total return performance for the period, the difference reduces the Fund’s total assets and net asset value (“NAV”) per share and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the Fund’s expense ratio and reducing the amount of assets the Fund has available for long term investment.

General Information

The Funds, other than BKT and BLW, do not make available copies of their Statements of Additional Information because the Funds’ shares, other than BKT and BLW, are not continuously offered, which means that the Statement of Additional Information of each Fund, other than BKT and BLW, has not been updated after completion of the respective Fund’s offerings and the information contained in each Fund’s Statement of Additional Information may have become outdated.

BKT’s and BLW’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about its Board and is available, without charge upon request by calling (800)-882-0052.

The following information is a summary of certain changes since December 31, 2021. This information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased the relevant Fund.

Except if noted otherwise herein, there were no changes to the Funds’ charters or by-laws that would delay or prevent a change of control of the Funds that were not approved by the shareholders.

In accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, each Fund may from time to time purchase shares of its common stock in the open market or in private transactions.

 

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Additional Information  (continued)

 

General Information (continued)

Quarterly performance, semi-annual and annual reports, current net asset value and other information regarding the Funds may be found on BlackRock’s website, which can be accessed at blackrock.com. Any reference to BlackRock’s website in this report is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.

Electronic Delivery

Shareholders can sign up for e-mail notifications of quarterly statements, annual and semi-annual shareholder reports and, for BKT and BLW only, prospectuses, by enrolling in the electronic delivery program. Electronic copies of shareholder reports and, for BKT and BLW only, prospectuses, are available on BlackRock’s website.

To enroll in electronic delivery:

Shareholders Who Hold Accounts with Investment Advisers, Banks or Brokerages:

Please contact your financial adviser. Please note that not all investment advisers, banks or brokerages may offer this service.

Householding

The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including for BKT and BLW only, prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports, Rule 30e-3 notices and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Funds at (800) 882-0052.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to their reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. Additionally, each Fund makes its portfolio holdings for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year available at blackrock.com/fundreports.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Voting Records

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request (1) by calling (800) 882-0052; (2) on the BlackRock website at blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at sec.gov.

Availability of Fund Updates

BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Funds on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds” section of blackrock.com as well as certain other material information as necessary from time to time. Investors and others are advised to check the website for updated performance information and the release of other material information about the Funds. This reference to BlackRock’s website is intended to allow investors public access to information regarding the Funds and does not, and is not intended to, incorporate BlackRock’s website in this report.

Shelf Offering Program

From time-to-time, BKT and BLW may seek to raise additional equity capital through a Shelf Offering. In a Shelf Offering, BKT and BLW may, subject to market conditions, raise additional equity capital by issuing new Common Shares from time to time in varying amounts at a net price at or above BKT and BLW net asset value (“NAV”) per Common Share (calculated within 48 hours of pricing). While any such Shelf Offering may allow BKT and BLW to pursue additional investment opportunities without the need to sell existing portfolio investments, it could also entail risks – including that the issuance of additional Common Shares may limit the extent to which the Common Shares are able to trade at a premium to NAV in the secondary market.

On June 23, 2022, BKT filed a final prospectus with the SEC in connection with its Shelf Offering. This report and the prospectus of BKT are not offers to sell BKT Common Shares or solicitations of an offer to buy BKT Common Shares in any jurisdiction where such offers or sales are not permitted. The prospectus of BKT contains important information about BKT, including its investment objective, risks, charges and expenses. Investors are urged to read the prospectus of BKT carefully and in its entirety before investing. Copies of the final prospectus for can be obtained from BlackRock at blackrock.com.

On May 17, 2022, BLW filed a final prospectus with the SEC in connection with its Shelf Offering. This report and the prospectus of BLW are not offers to sell BLW Common Shares or solicitations of an offer to buy BLW Common Shares in any jurisdiction where such offers or sales are not permitted. The prospectus of BLW contains important information about BLW, including its investment objective, risks, charges and expenses. Investors are urged to read the prospectus of BLW carefully and in its entirety before investing. Copies of the final prospectus for can be obtained from BlackRock at blackrock.com.

 

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BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

Fund and Service Providers

 

Investment Adviser

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

Sub-Adviser

BlackRock International Limited

Edinburgh, EH3 8BL

United Kingdom

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited(a)

079912 Singapore

Accounting Agent and Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA 02111

 

(a) 

For BLW.

Transfer Agent

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Canton, MA 02021

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, MA 02116

Legal Counsel

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

New York, NY 10019

Address of the Funds

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

 

 

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Glossary of Terms Used in this Report

 

Currency Abbreviation
EUR    Euro
GBP    British Pound
USD    United States Dollar

 

Portfolio Abbreviation
ABS    Asset-Backed Security
CDI    CREST Depository Interest
CLO    Collateralized Loan Obligation
CMT    Constant Maturity Treasury
DAC    Designated Activity Company
DIP    Debtor-In-Possession
ETF    Exchange-Traded Fund
EURIBOR    Euro Interbank Offered Rate
FEDL    Fed Funds Effective Rate
IO    Interest Only
LIBOR    London Interbank Offered Rate
PCL    Public Company Limited
PIK    Payment-in-Kind
PO    Principal Only
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust
REMIC    Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit
SAB    Special Assessment Bonds
SCA    Societe en Commandite par Actions
SOFR    Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SONIA    Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate
TBA    To-Be-Announced

 

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(b) Not Applicable

 

Item 2 –

Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 3 –

Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 4 –

Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 5 –

Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 6 –

Investments

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1(a) of this Form.

(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

 

Item 7 –

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

Item 8 –

Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

(a) Not Applicable to this semi-annual report.

(b) As of the date of this filing, there have been no changes in any of the portfolio managers identified in the most recent annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

Item 9 –

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers — Not Applicable due to no such purchases during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 10 –

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders – There have been no material changes to these procedures.

 

Item 11 –

Controls and Procedures

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12 –

Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

 

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Exhibits attached hereto

(a)(1) Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report

(a)(2) Section 302 Certifications are attached

(a)(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 – Not Applicable

(a)(4) Change in Registrant’s independent public accountant – Not Applicable

(b) Section 906 Certifications are attached

(c) Notices to the registrant’s common shareholders in accordance with the order under Section  6(c) of the 1940 Act granting an exemption from Section 19(b) of the 1940 Act and Rule 19b-1 under the 1940 Act, dated May 9, 20091

 

 

1    The Fund has received exemptive relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission permitting it to make periodic distributions of long-term capital gains with respect to its outstanding common stock as frequently as twelve times each year, and as frequently as distributions are specified by or in accordance with the terms of its outstanding preferred stock. This relief is conditioned, in part, on an undertaking by the Fund to make the disclosures to the holders of the Fund’s common shares, in addition to the information required by Section 19(a) of the 1940 Act and Rule 19a-1 thereunder. The Fund is likewise obligated to file with the SEC the information contained in any such notice to shareholders and, in that regard, has attached hereto copies of each such notice made during the period.

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

 

   By:     

/s/ John M. Perlowski                            

       John M. Perlowski
       Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
       BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

Date: August 19, 2022

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

 

   By:     

/s/ John M. Perlowski                            

       John M. Perlowski
       Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
       BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

Date: August 19, 2022

 

   By:     

/s/ Trent Walker                            

       Trent Walker
       Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
       BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc.

Date: August 19, 2022

 

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